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'''''Nintendo Campus Challenge''''' is a special cart used in the [[Nintendo]] Campus Challenge. There are two different cartridges produced for it: a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and | '''''Nintendo Campus Challenge''''' is a special cart used in the [[Nintendo]] Campus Challenge. There are two different cartridges produced for it: a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and an [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] cartridge. The cartridge is considered to be even rarer than the [[Nintendo World Championships]] cartridge with only one known in existence. It is currently owned by a private collector. | ||
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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 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 is a combination of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Pinbot|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'', players' goal is to collect twenty-five [[coin]]s. | The NES game is a combination of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Pinbot|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'', the players' goal is to collect twenty-five [[coin]]s. | ||
After playing around | After playing around each game, the player's scores are totaled. Each score is adjusted. The player's score from ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' is multiplied by ten and the player's score from ''Dr. Mario'' is multiplied by a hundred. | ||
===Super Nintendo version=== | ===Super Nintendo version=== | ||
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In 1992, the Nintendo Campus Challenge visited thirty-five different campuses including [[wikipedia:Central Michigan University|Central Michigan University]], [[wikipedia:Arizona State University|Arizona State University]], and [[wikipedia:Texas A & M University|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. | In 1992, the Nintendo Campus Challenge visited thirty-five different campuses including [[wikipedia:Central Michigan University|Central Michigan University]], [[wikipedia:Arizona State University|Arizona State University]], and [[wikipedia:Texas A & M University|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. | ||
The Super Nintendo game was a combination of ''Super Mario World'', ''[[wikipedia:F-Zero|F-Zero]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]]''. Like the NES game, it too was modified. In ''Super Mario World'', players are require to get fifty coins. In ''F-Zero'', players are | The Super Nintendo game was a combination of ''Super Mario World'', ''[[wikipedia:F-Zero|F-Zero]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Pilotwings|Pilotwings]]''. Like the NES game, it too was modified. In ''Super Mario World'', players are require to get fifty coins. In ''F-Zero'', players are required to complete two laps. In ''Pilotwings'', players are required to parachute from two planes and land on a certain target. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 18:47, July 26, 2011
Nintendo Campus Challenge is a special cart used in the Nintendo Campus Challenge. There are two different cartridges produced for it: a NES and an SNES cartridge. The cartridge is considered to be even rarer than the Nintendo World Championships cartridge with only one known in existence. It is currently owned by a private collector.
Games
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 is a combination of Super Mario Bros. 3, 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, the players' goal is to collect twenty-five coins.
After playing around each game, the player's scores are totaled. Each score is adjusted. The player's score from Super Mario Bros. 3 is multiplied by ten and the player's score from Dr. Mario is multiplied by a hundred.
Super Nintendo version
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.
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, players are require to get fifty coins. In F-Zero, players are required to complete two laps. In Pilotwings, players are required to parachute from two planes and land on a certain target.
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.
External links
| Game competitions | |
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| 1980s | Disk Fax tournaments |
| 1990s | Nintendo World Championships 1990 • Nintendo Campus Challenge • Nintendo Campus Challenge 2 • World 9 challenge • Nintendo PowerFest '94 • Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge • Satellaview tournaments |
| 2000s | Mario Kart Wii tournaments |
| 2010s | Nintendo World Championships (2015 • 2017) |
