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'''''Nintendo Campus Challenge''''' is a special cart used in the [[Nintendo]] Campus Challenge. There were two different cartridges produced for it: a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] cartridge.
[[File:Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 cartridge.jpg|thumb|A cartridge used at the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge]]
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The '''{{wp|Nintendo Campus Challenge}}''' was a video game competition that was sponsored by [[Nintendo]]. The competition occurred in 1991 and 1992, and they featured a [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version produced for the 1991 competition and a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] cartridge for the 1992 competition, respectively.


==Games==
The 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge features two ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' games, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', as well as ''{{wp|Pinbot}}''. ''Super Mario Bros. 3''{{'}}s objective was to collect 25 [[coin]]s, while ''Dr. Mario''{{'}}s objective was merely to score as high as possible. After the allotted time ends, the player's scores are totaled; their score from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is multiplied by ten, and the score from ''Dr. Mario'' is multiplied by 100.
===NES version===
The NES game was used in the [[1991]] Nintendo Campus Challenge that toured fifty cities. The top prize was an all-expense trip to Florida for the next tournament, which took place in [[1992]].


The NES game was a combination of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', and ''Pinbot''. It's unknown whether ''Pinbot'' or ''Dr. Mario'' were modified, but it's known that ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' was. In ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', your goal was to collect twenty-five [[coin]]s.
The 1992 Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge featured only one ''Super Mario'' game, ''[[Super Mario World]]'', as well as ''[[fzerowiki:F-Zero|F-Zero]]'', and ''[[nwiki:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]]''. In ''Super Mario World'', players are required to get 50 coins, similarly to the ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' objective of the previous iteration. While the ''Super Mario World'' score was unadjusted, simply being the player's overall score at the time of completing the challenge, but the ''F-Zero'' score was multiplied by 100, and the ''Pilotwings'' score by 10,000.


After you played around of each game, your scores were totaled. Each scored was adjusted. Your score from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' was multiplied by ten and your score from ''Dr. Mario'' was multiplied by a hundred.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
NCCTitleScreen.png|Title screen for the Super Nintendo version
NCTitleScreen.png|Title screen for the Super Nintendo version
1992 Nintendo Challenge SMW.png|The screen giving players instructions for the ''Super Mario World'' part of the game
</gallery>


===Super Nintendo version===
==See also==
In 1992, the Nintendo Campus Challenge visited thirty-five different campuses including Central Michigan University, Arizona State University, and Texas A & M University. The prize for winning at a university was a Super Nintendo with ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''F-Zero'', and ''Pilotwings''. Second, third, and fourth place winners got $100, $75, and $50, respectively. The overall winner got $10,000.
*[[Nintendo World Championships]]
*[[Nintendo PowerFest '94]]


The Super Nintendo game was a combination of ''Super Mario World'', ''F-Zero'', and ''Pilotwings''. Like the NES game, it too was modified. In ''Super Mario World'', you have to get fifty coins. In ''F-Zero'', you have to complete two laps. In ''Pilotwings'', you have to parachute from two planes and land on a certain target.  
==External links==
 
{{NIWA|NWiki=Nintendo Campus Challenge 1992 cartridge}}
The Super Nintendo version also adjusted the player's scores. The ''F-Zero'' score was multiplied by 100 and the player's ''Pilotwings'' score was multiplied by 10,000.
*[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/06/garage_sales_unearths_nintendo.php Game Set Watch]
 
*[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0790&usg=__jQEMZ_UsD-hmvioZFB4iSz02BKc= SNES Central]
==Legacy==
There is believed to only be one original copy of both the NES and SNES cartridges. This makes them both incredibly rare.


==External links==
{{NES}}
[http://www.planetnintendo.com/thewarpzone/campus.html Planet Nintendo]<br>
{{Game competitions}}
[http://pixpipeline.com/users/jollerancher Pix Pipeline]<br>
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
[http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2006/06/garage_sales_unearths_nintendo.php Game Set Watch]<br>
[[Category:Super Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
[http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0790&usg=__jQEMZ_UsD-hmvioZFB4iSz02BKc= SNES Central]<br>
[[Category:Game competitions]]
[http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=68 RetroUSB sells a repro cart of Nintendo Campus Challenge]
[[Category:Platforming games]]
[[Category:NES Games]]
[[Category:Puzzle games]]
[[Category:Super Nintendo Games]]

Latest revision as of 10:23, November 2, 2023

Nintendo Campus Challenge Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge
A cartridge used at the 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge

The Nintendo Campus Challenge was a video game competition that was sponsored by Nintendo. The competition occurred in 1991 and 1992, and they featured a Nintendo Entertainment System version produced for the 1991 competition and a Super Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge for the 1992 competition, respectively.

The 1991 Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge features two Super Mario games, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Dr. Mario, as well as Pinbot. Super Mario Bros. 3's objective was to collect 25 coins, while Dr. Mario's objective was merely to score as high as possible. After the allotted time ends, the player's scores are totaled; their score from Super Mario Bros. 3 is multiplied by ten, and the score from Dr. Mario is multiplied by 100.

The 1992 Nintendo Campus Challenge cartridge featured only one Super Mario game, Super Mario World, as well as F-Zero, and Pilotwings. In Super Mario World, players are required to get 50 coins, similarly to the Super Mario Bros. 3 objective of the previous iteration. While the Super Mario World score was unadjusted, simply being the player's overall score at the time of completing the challenge, but the F-Zero score was multiplied by 100, and the Pilotwings score by 10,000.

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