| Developer | Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Third generation |
| Release date | The Americas:April 17,1986
Oceania:October 23,1986 Africa:January 21, 1987 Eurasia:March 13, 1987 |
| Retail availability | 1986-1992 |
| Introductory price | 229.99 |
| Discontinued | Worldwide:December 1992 |
| Units sold | 61.05 million |
| Media | Cartridge |
| CPU | Zilog Z80 @ 3.59 MHz |
| Best-selling game | Super Mario Bros(1986/1987) |
| Successor | Nintendo Playstation |
Nintendo Hyper-System is a home video game console developed by Nintendo during the third generation of video games. It is their first successful console after the recall of the Famicom in 1984; in fact, some games are ports from that console. It competed with the Sega Playbox and the Atari 7600.
Released from 1986 to 1987 worldwide, the Nintendo Hyper-System launched in the United States for $229.99, and has 2-player controllers,two memory card slots,8-bit Sega Master System-like color graphics,and a 16MB max cartridge. It was notable for making the save feature for video games without the need of a password, a feature that would go on to be standard today.
The Hyper-System was a huge success, selling out units across the globe, and positioned Nintendo to be a major player in the video game console market.