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=Console Accessories and Bundles= | =Console Accessories and Bundles= | ||
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[[File:Family-computer-network-system-front-1555532421-32-transparent.webp|250px|left|thumb|The Family Computer Network System. While an American version of the modem was never released, the modem port on the bottom of the NES was still implemented into the final design. <ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/gxyXUi336egC?hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjoloO6kNKAAxVoPkQIHUH-DncQre8FegQIAxAY</ref> <ref>https://niwanetwork.org/wiki/Famicom_Network_System</ref>]] | [[File:Family-computer-network-system-front-1555532421-32-transparent.webp|250px|left|thumb|The Family Computer Network System. While an American version of the modem was never released, the modem port on the bottom of the NES was still implemented into the final design. <ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/gxyXUi336egC?hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjoloO6kNKAAxVoPkQIHUH-DncQre8FegQIAxAY</ref> <ref>https://niwanetwork.org/wiki/Famicom_Network_System</ref>]] | ||
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The NES was also bundled with R.O.B. the robot in 1985, an accessory to the NES system that could purportedly play games alongside you on the system. A seeming cross between {{wp|R2-D2}} and [[wikipedia: E.T. (character)|E.T.]] <ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Power_Up/VuA7DQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0</ref>, R.O.B. functioned by using a series of flashing LED lights emitted from the TV set during the games ''[[wikipedia:R.O.B.|Gyromite]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:R.O.B.|Stack-Up]]'' to manually maneuver round objects to place on plastic parts connected to a standard NES controller, acting as its inputs. R.O.B. was short-lived, as he merely served as a trojan horse to get the NES into American homes, but he helped to give the NES a beginning, which led to the system becoming an American phenomenon only a year later. Along with being bundled with the NES system, a standalone R.O.B. was also released in 1986, which was released alongside a big box version of ''[[wikipedia:R.O.B.|Gyromite]]'' that contained the R.O.B. attachments included in the 1985 set. The standard (and only) ''[[wikipedia:R.O.B.|Stack-Up]]'' release also contained a set of colorful gyro blocks, which could be used by R.O.B. to play ''Stack-Up''. In short, you could acquire R.O.B. and all of his accessories in two ways: you could purchase the October 1985 bundle/NES Deluxe Set and ''Stack-Up'', or you could purchase R.O.B., the big box ''Gyromite'', and ''Stack-Up'' individually. The same R.O.B., Stack-Up, and Gyromite bundles were released for the Famicom in Japan as well, with R.O.B. having the same maroon and cream color scheme as the Famicom; this would later be present as an alternate color option in R.O.B.'s subsequent [[sw:R.O.B|''Super Smash Bros.'' appearances]]. | The NES was also bundled with R.O.B. the robot in 1985, an accessory to the NES system that could purportedly play games alongside you on the system. A seeming cross between {{wp|R2-D2}} and [[wikipedia: E.T. (character)|E.T.]] <ref>https://www.google.com/books/edition/Power_Up/VuA7DQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0</ref>, R.O.B. functioned by using a series of flashing LED lights emitted from the TV set during the games ''[[wikipedia:R.O.B.|Gyromite]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:R.O.B.|Stack-Up]]'' to manually maneuver round objects to place on plastic parts connected to a standard NES controller, acting as its inputs. R.O.B. was short-lived, as he merely served as a trojan horse to get the NES into American homes, but he helped to give the NES a beginning, which led to the system becoming an American phenomenon only a year later. Along with being bundled with the NES system, a standalone R.O.B. was also released in 1986, which was released alongside a big box version of ''[[wikipedia:R.O.B.|Gyromite]]'' that contained the R.O.B. attachments included in the 1985 set. The standard (and only) ''[[wikipedia:R.O.B.|Stack-Up]]'' release also contained a set of colorful gyro blocks, which could be used by R.O.B. to play ''Stack-Up''. In short, you could acquire R.O.B. and all of his accessories in two ways: you could purchase the October 1985 bundle/NES Deluxe Set and ''Stack-Up'', or you could purchase R.O.B., the big box ''Gyromite'', and ''Stack-Up'' individually. The same R.O.B., Stack-Up, and Gyromite bundles were released for the Famicom in Japan as well, with R.O.B. having the same maroon and cream color scheme as the Famicom; this would later be present as an alternate color option in R.O.B.'s subsequent [[sw:R.O.B|''Super Smash Bros.'' appearances]]. | ||
[[File:Nintendo-NES-Advantage-Controller.jpeg|The NES Advantage controller.]] | [[File:Nintendo-NES-Advantage-Controller.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|The NES Advantage controller.]] | ||
The NES advantage controller was also developed in the late 80s, functioning as an arcade-reminiscent alternative to the NES controller. | The NES advantage controller was also developed in the late 80s, functioning as an arcade-reminiscent alternative to the NES controller. | ||