Line #7 VideoGame/NintendoWorldChampionships


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3	''Nintendo World Championships'' was a video game on the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] named after the competition of the same name, which in turn was based on the one in ''Film/TheWizard''. The cartridge contained three [=NES=] games.
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5	* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''
6	* ''VideoGame/RadRacer''
7	* ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' (Nintendo version)
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9	The game is considered extremely valuable due to its rarity and relative prominence for a rare game. 90 gray cartridges were given to the participants in the Nintendo World Championships, and 26 gold cartridges were given to the winners of a Magazine/NintendoPower giveaway.
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11	The Championship Mode in ''VideoGame/NESRemix'' is a composite of this game and ''Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991'', replacing the ''Rad Racer'' and ''Tetris'' challenges of the former with the latter's ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and ''VideoGame/DrMario'' challenges.
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15	!!This game contains examples of:
16	* CompilationRerelease: This game contains three NES games- however, they're only playable as far as being able to complete the competition challenges.
17	* EndGameResultsScreen: The game ends by tallying your individual scores to give your final results. It's justified due to its original use in a competition.
18	* GoldenSnitch: The ''Tetris'' section is worth the most of any of the three sections. ''Super Mario Bros.'' imposes a x1 multiplier, ''Rad Racer'' uses x10, but ''Tetris'' provides '''x25''', on top of lasting until the time runs out. Therefore basic strategy is to complete the ''Super Mario Bros.'' and ''Rad Racer'' sections in order to maximize the amount of remaining time for ''Tetris''.
19	* MacGuffin: The gold cartridges that were offered as prizes for the Nintendo Power promotion serve as real life examples. Not all of them are accounted for.
20	* NoPlotNoProblem: ''Tetris'' does not have a plot, but it doesn't need one.
21	* PromotionalPowerlessPieceOfGarbage: The cartridge as a whole is somewhat famous for this: despite its status as one of the rarest and most expensive games of all time, there's really very little value to it as an actual game. All three of the involved games are pretty common, and can be picked up for a song in any retro-gaming outlet or one of the many {{Compilation Rerelease}}s they've gotten over the years. Pretty much the only somewhat unique trait to the game is the ScoringPoints and timer aspects; other than that, it's strictly useful for its historical value.
22	* SaveThePrincess: ''Super Mario Bros.'' is famous for this trope. However, given that your goal is to simply collect 50 coins, you probably won't end up doing so.
23	* ScoringPoints
24	* TimedMission: 6 minutes and 21 seconds in the official competition. [[note]]Technically 6:15, but time doesn't start until the Super Mario Bros title screen appears, which takes about 6 seconds.[[/note]] The cartridge dip switch settings allow you to change the time allotted, from 5 minutes to 9 minutes and 42 seconds.

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