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The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) — renamed from the Family Computer, or Famicom – was first released in North America on October 18, 1985 (1985-10-18).[1] The NES was released in Europe and Australia in 1986 and 1987 and distributed by various third-party companies until Nintendo took over distribution in 1990 and 1994 respectively.[2] The final licensed NES game released was the PAL-exclusive The Lion King in 1995. The final unlicensed NES game released during its lifespan was F-22 in November 1997. The NES was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1991 in America and 1992 in Europe and Australia.
In 2017, The Mexican Runner became the first person to document beating all 714 licensed games, in the project called NESmania.