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Nintendo games and platforms

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 997 Collections and/or Records:

LJN "Enteractive Video Games" publicity folder, Summer CES 1988, June 4–7, 1988

 Item — Location Game publisher publicity kits
Identifier: PROMO-KITS.LJN.88SCES
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of folders and catalogs that video game publishers used to advertise their games. Based on the included information, it is unclear if these were intended for retailers or the press, possibly both, since they contain information about product ordering as well as general press releases. Unless otherwise noted, the original provenance of these folders is unclear.

Dates: Publication: June 4–7, 1988

LJN "Enteractive Video Games" publicity folder, Winter CES 1989, January 7–10, 1989

 Item — Location Game publisher publicity kits
Identifier: PROMO-KITS.LJN.88WCES
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of folders and catalogs that video game publishers used to advertise their games. Based on the included information, it is unclear if these were intended for retailers or the press, possibly both, since they contain information about product ordering as well as general press releases. Unless otherwise noted, the original provenance of these folders is unclear.

Dates: Publication: January 7–10, 1989

Matchbox "Accelerated Video Games" publicity kit, distributed October 31, 1990

 Item — Location Game publisher publicity kits
Identifier: PROMO-KITS.MATCHBOX.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of folders and catalogs that video game publishers used to advertise their games. Based on the included information, it is unclear if these were intended for retailers or the press, possibly both, since they contain information about product ordering as well as general press releases. Unless otherwise noted, the original provenance of these folders is unclear.

Dates: Issued: distributed October 31, 1990

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial

 Collection
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001
Abstract

In 1980, the Mego toy company licensed the Game & Watch handheld games by Nintendo for North American release under the name "Time-Out." This commercial is believed to be the second revision of the commercial for the "Time-Out" Toss-Up, better known by its original title, Game & Watch: Ball.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial, film and container photo, June 25, 1980

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains two digital copies of the 30-second commercial for the Mego "Time-Out," one with restored colors and one pre-restoration. These videos were digitized from a 16mm film produced by DuRona Productions.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial, partial color restoration, June 25, 1980

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains two digital copies of the 30-second commercial for the Mego "Time-Out," one with restored colors and one pre-restoration. These videos were digitized from a 16mm film produced by DuRona Productions.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Mego "Time-Out" Toss-Up commercial, unrestored transfer, June 25, 1980

 Item
Identifier: PROMO-COMMERCIALS-001.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains two digital copies of the 30-second commercial for the Mego "Time-Out," one with restored colors and one pre-restoration. These videos were digitized from a 16mm film produced by DuRona Productions.

Dates: Issued: June 25, 1980

Milton Bradley, Nintendo Entertainment System games publicity folder, 1991

 Item — Location Game publisher publicity kits
Identifier: PROMO-KITS.MB.NES91
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of folders and catalogs that video game publishers used to advertise their games. Based on the included information, it is unclear if these were intended for retailers or the press, possibly both, since they contain information about product ordering as well as general press releases. Unless otherwise noted, the original provenance of these folders is unclear.

Dates: Publication: 1991

Mindscape Ultra 64 presentation, November 10, 1994

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-MINDSCAPE-BUSINESS.9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes scanned documents, digital images, disc images, and audiovisual recordings of material collected during the career of game producer Mark Flitman. The collection includes internal business and development documents, guidelines and research for licensed properties, production assets, personal correspondences, and related memorabilia and newsclippings.The materials in this collection have been arranged based on the companies Mark Flitman worked at during his...
Dates: November 10, 1994

New York magazines with NES advertisements, Volume 18, Numbers 43 and 46, November 1985

 Item — Location News and media magazines
Identifier: MAG-NEWSMAGS-NYM.1985NES
Abstract

New York magazine ran one of the earliest print advertisements for the Nintendo Entertainment System, which debuted in New York as a test market. The ad ran twice in November 1985, first on November 4 (Volume 18, Number 43, p.8–9) and again on November 25 (Volume 18, Number 46, p.12–13).

Dates: Publication: November 1985