Nintendo Power (cartridge)

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The Nintendo Power cartridge was an accessory released exclusively in Japan that was used for the Super Famicom and the Game Boy. With the cartridge you could download games to it, thus allowing the customer to pay a cheaper price than they would if they went out to purchase a retail version of the game. Many games were released exclusively though this system. The Nintendo Power can be considered the successor to the Famicom Disk System, whose disks were also rewritable. The Nintendo Power cartridge also solved the piracy problems that were so common with the FDS.

Players could purchase a Nintendo Power cartridge at a video game retailer. Some retailers would have stations where you could download games onto the cartridge for a small price. These places were the only places where players could place new games on the cartridges. After this, the store clerk would give the purchaser a manual of the game.

List of games

Super Famicom

Title	Developer	Publisher	Release Date
F-Zero	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Fire Emblem: Monshō no Nazo	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Kirby Bowl	HAL Laboratory Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Mario no Super Picross	Jupiter Ape	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū	HAL Laboratory Ape	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Panel de Pon	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
RockMan 7: Shukumei no Taiketsu!	Capcom	Capcom	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
RockMan X	Capcom	Capcom	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
SimCity	Nintendo	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Super Donkey Kong	Rare	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Super Donkey Kong 2	Rare	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Super Donkey Kong 3	Rare	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Super Mario Collection	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Super Mario World	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Super Metroid	Nintendo R&D1 Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	1997-09-30September 30, 1997
Akagawa Jirō: Majotachi no Nemuri	Minato Giken	Pack-In-Video	1997-12-01December 1, 1997
Dōkyūsei 2	Elf	Banpresto	1997-12-01December 1, 1997
Heisei Shin Onigashima: Kōhen	Pax Softnica	Nintendo	1997-12-01December 1, 1997
Heisei Shin Onigashima: Zenpen	Pax Softnica	Nintendo	1997-12-01December 1, 1997
Wrecking Crew '98	Nintendo R&D1 Pax Softnica	Nintendo	1998-01-01January 1, 1998
Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	1998-02-01February 1, 1998
Super Family Gerende	Namco	Namco	1998-02-01February 1, 1998
Super Punch-Out!!	Nintendo R&D3	Nintendo	1998-03-01March 1, 1998
Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	1998-04-01April 1, 1998
Super Famicom Wars	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	1998-05-01May 1, 1998
Dr. Mario	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	1998-06-01June 1, 1998
Ring ni Kakero	Earthly Soft	NCS	1998-06-01June 1, 1998
Zootto Mahjong!	Nintendo	Nintendo	1998-07-01July 1, 1998
Sutte Hakkun	Nintendo R&D2 indieszero	Nintendo	1998-08-01August 1, 1998
Derby Stallion 98	ParityBit	Nintendo	1998-09-01September 1, 1998
Mini-Yonku Let's & Go!! Power WGP 2	Jupiter	Nintendo	1998-10-01October 1, 1998
Power Lode Runner	T&E Soft	Nintendo	1999-01-01January 1, 1999
Power Sōkoban	Thinking Rabbit	Nintendo	1999-01-01January 1, 1999
Picross NP Vol. 1	Jupiter	Nintendo	1999-04-01April 1, 1999
Tamagotchi Town	Marigul	Bandai	1999-05-01May 1, 1999
Picross NP Vol. 2	Jupiter	Nintendo	1999-06-01June 1, 1999
Famicom Bunko: Hajimari no Mori	Nintendo R&D1 Pax Softnica	Nintendo	1999-07-01July 1, 1999
Columns	Game Studio	Media Factory	1999-08-01August 1, 1999
Picross NP Vol. 3	Jupiter	Nintendo	1999-08-01August 1, 1999
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	1999-09-01September 1, 1999
Picross NP Vol. 4	Jupiter	Nintendo	1999-10-01October 1, 1999
Picross NP Vol. 5	Jupiter	Nintendo	1999-12-01December 1, 1999
Picross NP Vol. 6	Jupiter	Nintendo	2000-02-01February 1, 2000
Picross NP Vol. 7	Jupiter	Nintendo	2000-04-01April 1, 2000
Picross NP Vol. 8	Jupiter	Nintendo	2000-06-01June 1, 2000
Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	2000-08-01August 1, 2000
Metal Slader Glory: Director's Cut	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	2000-12-01December 1, 2000

Game Boy

Title	Developer	Publisher	Release Date
Aretha	Japan Art Media	Yanoman	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Aretha II	Japan Art Media	Yanoman	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Aretha III	Japan Art Media	Yanoman	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Bakuchō Retrieve Master	TOSE	Konami	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Nettou Toshinden	AI	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Bionic Commando	Minakuchi Engineering	Capcom	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Bomberman GB 3	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
GB Genjin 2	AI	Hudson Soft	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Puzzle Bobble GB	Probe Entertainment	Taito	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Donkey Kong	Pax Softonica	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Super Donkey Kong GB	Rare	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Donkey Kong Land	Rare	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Dr. Mario	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Dragon Slayer Gaiden: Nemuri no Oukan	Agenda	Epoch	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
F-1 Race	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Game Boy Gallery	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Game Boy Gallery 2	TOSE	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Game Boy Wars	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Game Boy Wars Turbo	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Red Arremer: Makaimura Gaiden	Capcom	Capcom	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
God Medicine: Fantasy Sekai no Tanjō	Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya	Konami	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Golf	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Nemesis II	Konami	Konami	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Bitamīna Oukoku Monogatari	Namco	Namco	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Jinsei Game	Takara	Takara	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Akumajō Supesharu: Boku Dorakyura-kun	Konami	Konami	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Kirby no Block Ball	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Hoshi no Kirby	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Hoshi no Kirby 2	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Kirby no Pinball	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Kirby no Kirakira Kizzu	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Konami GB Collection Vol. 1	TOSE	Konami	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Konami GB Collection Vol. 2	TOSE	Konami	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Konami GB Collection Vol. 4	TOSE	Konami	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3	TOSE	Victor Interactive Software	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Makai-Mura Gaiden: The Demon Darkness	Sun L	Capcom	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Mario's Picross	Jupiter	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Medarot: Kabuto Version	Natsume	Imagineer	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Medarot: Kuwagata Version	Natsume	Imagineer	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Metroid II: Return of Samus	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Mogurānya	Pax Softonica	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Momotaro Dengeki 2: Momotaro Thunderbolt	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Namco Gallery Vol. 1	TOSE	Namco	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Namco Gallery Vol. 3	TOSE	Namco	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Pac-Man	Namco	Namco	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Picross 2	Jupiter	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Pro Mahjong Kiwame GB	Athena	Athena	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Purikura Pocket: Fukanzen Joshikōsei Manual	Atlus	Atlus	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Purikura Pocket 2: Kareshi Kaizō Daisakusen	Atlus	Atlus	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Purikura Pocket 3: Talent Debut Daisakusen	Avit	Atlus	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Same Game	Shimada Kikaku	Hudson Soft	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Solar Striker	Minakuchi Engineering	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Space Invaders	Taito	Taito	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Street Fighter II	Sun L	Capcom	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Super Mario Land	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Super Momotaro Dentetsu II	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Tennis	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Tetris Attack	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Trump Collection GB	Bottom Up	Bottom Up	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Umi no Nushi Tsuri 2	TOSE	Victor Interactive Software	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Yakuman	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Yoshi no Cookie	TOSE	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters	Konami Computer Entertainment Shinjuku	Konami	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Animal Breeder 2	J-Wing	J-Wing	2000-04-01April 1, 2000
Dino Breeder 2	Digital Kids	J-Wing	2000-04-01April 1, 2000
Konchuu Hakase	Ocarina System	J-Wing	2000-04-01April 1, 2000
Othello World	Dice	Tsukuda Original	2000-05-01May 1, 2000
Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima III	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	2000-06-01June 1, 2001
Go! Go! Hitchhike	Ocarina System	J-Wing	2000-06-01June 1, 2001
Mini-4 Boy II	J-Wing	J-Wing	2000-06-01June 1, 2001
Bubble Bobble Jr.	Taito	Taito	2000-07-01July 1, 2001
Dragon Slayer I	Falcom	Epoch	2000-07-01July 1, 2001
Sagaia	Act Japan	Taito	2000-07-01July 1, 2001
Alleyway	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-08-01August 1, 2001
Chou Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru: Mazekko Monster 2	Alpha Unit	Banpresto	2000-08-01August 1, 2001
Doraemon Kart	Epoch	Epoch	2000-08-01August 1, 2001
Doraemon no Game Boy de Asobōyo: Deluxe 10	Wizard	Epoch	2000-08-01August 1, 2001
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren GB	Aquamarine	Chunsoft	2000-08-01August 1, 2001
Bokujō Monogatari GB	TOSE	Victor Interactive Software	2000-08-01August 1, 2001
Kaisen Game: Radar Mission	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-08-01August 1, 2001
Pocket Puyo Puyo Tsū	Compile	Compile	2000-09-01September 1, 2001
Shanghai Pocket	Sunsoft	Sunsoft	2000-09-01September 1, 2001
Tetris	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-09-01September 1, 2001
Chibi Maruko-chan 4: Korega Nippon Dayo! Oujisama	KID	Takara	2000-11-01November 1, 2000
Chibi Maruko-chan: Maruko Deluxe Gekijō	KID	Takara	2000-11-01November 1, 2000
Medarot: Parts Collection	Natsume	Imagineer	2000-12-01December 1, 2000
Momotaro Dentetsu Jr.: Zenkoku Ramen Meguri no Maki	Make Software	Hudson Soft	2000-12-01December 1, 2000
RockMan World	Capcom	Capcom	2001-03-01March 1, 2001
RockMan World 2	Capcom	Capcom	2001-03-01March 1, 2001
RockMan World 3	Capcom	Capcom	2001-03-01March 1, 2001
RockMan World 4	Capcom	Capcom	2001-04-01April 1, 2001
RockMan World 5	Capcom	Capcom	2001-04-01April 1, 2001

Game Boy Color

Title	Developer	Publisher	Release Date
Fairy Kitty no Kaiun Jiten: Yōsei no Kuni no Uranai Shugyō	TOSE	Imagineer	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Game Boy Gallery 3	TOSE	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Honkaku Yojin Uchi Mahjong: Mahjong Ou	Warashi	Warashi	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Karamuchou wa Oosawagi! Porinkiis to Okashina Nakamatachi	Starfish SD	Starfish SD	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Kaseki Sōsei Reborn II: Monster Digger	Starfish SD	Starfish SD	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible	Multimedia Intelligence Transfer	Atlus	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible II	Multimedia Intelligence Transfer	Atlus	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Super Black Bass Pocket 3	Starfish SD	Starfish SD	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Zelda no Densetsu: Yume o Miru Shima DX	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-03-01March 1, 2000
Shogi 2	Pony Canyon	Pony Canyon	2000-04-01April 1, 2000
The Shutokou Racing	Opera House	Pony Canyon	2000-04-01April 1, 2000
beatmania GB	Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe	Konami	2000-05-01May 1, 2000
Ganbare Goemon: Tengu-tō no Gyakushū!	TOSE	Konami	2000-05-01May 1, 2000
Mahjong Quest	J-Wing	J-Wing	2000-05-01May 1, 2000
Sanrio Timenet: Kako	TOSE	Imagineer	2000-05-01May 1, 2000
Sanrio Timenet: Mirai	TOSE	Imagineer	2000-05-01May 1, 2000
Kandume Monsters Parfait	Aisystem Tokyo	Starfish SD	2000-06-01June 1, 2000
Pachi Pachi Pachi-Slot: New Pulsar Hen	Starfish SD	Starfish SD	2000-06-01June 1, 2000
Sōkoban Densetsu: Hikari to Yami no Kuni	J-Wing	J-Wing	2000-06-01June 1, 2000
GuruGuru Garacters	Multimedia Intelligence Transfer	Atlus	2000-07-01July 1, 2000
Puchi Carat	ITL	Taito	2000-07-01July 1, 2000
Taisen: Tsume Shogi	Athena	Athena	2000-07-01July 1, 2000
Balloon Fight GB	Pax Softonica	Nintendo	2000-08-01August 1, 2000
Other Life: Azure Dreams GB	Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya	Konami	2000-08-01August 1, 2000
Bomberman Quest	Eleven	Hudson Soft	2000-08-01August 1, 2000
International Rally	Konami Computer Entertainment Nagoya	Konami	2000-08-01August 1, 2000
Karamuchou wa Oosawagi! Okawari!	Starfish SD	Starfish SD	2000-08-01August 1, 2000
Columns GB: Tezuka Osamu Characters	Game Studio	Media Factory	2000-09-01September 1, 2000
Qix Adventure	Taito	Taito	2000-09-01September 1, 2000
Tetris DX	Nintendo	Nintendo	2000-09-01September 1, 2000
F-1 World Grand Prix	Video System	Video System	2000-10-01October 1, 2000
Goraku Ō Tango!	J-Wing	J-Wing	2000-10-01October 1, 2000
Kakutō Ryōri Densetsu Bistro Recipe: Food Battle Version	Red 5 Software	Banpresto	2000-10-01October 1, 2000
Super Bombliss DX	TOSE	Bullet Proof Software	2000-11-01November 1, 2000
Honkaku Hanafuda GB	Altron	Altron	2000-12-01December 1, 2000
Jagainu-kun	Pack-In-Video	Pack-In-Video	2000-12-01December 1, 2000
Kakutō Ryōri Densetsu Bistro Recipe	Red 5 Software	Banpresto	2000-12-01December 1, 2000
Trickboarder GP	Natsume	Natsume	2000-12-01December 1, 2000
BeatMania GB Gotcha Mix 2	Konami Computer Entertainment Japan	Konami	2001-02-01February 1, 2001
Survival Kids	Konami Computer Entertainment Sapporo	Konami	2001-02-01February 1, 2001
Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule GB	Konami	Konami	2001-02-01February 1, 2001
Hanasaka Tenshi Tenten-kun no Beat Breaker	ITL	Konami	2001-04-01April 1, 2001
Batman Beyond	Kemco	Kemco	2001-05-01May 1, 2001
Daikatana	Will	Kemco	2001-05-01May 1, 2001
Spy vs. Spy	Kemco	Kemco	2001-05-01May 1, 2001
Hamster Paradise	Shimada Kikaku	Atlus	2001-06-01June 1, 2001
Mr. Driller	Namco	Namco	2001-06-01June 1, 2001
Pro Mahjong Kiwame GB2	Athena	Athena	2001-06-01June 1, 2001
Ganbare Goemon: Seikūshi Dynamites Arawaru!!	Konami	Konami	2001-07-01July 1, 2001
Koguru GuruGuru	Sting	Sting	2001-07-01July 1, 2001
Naminori Yarou!	Act Japan	Natsume	2001-07-01July 1, 2001
Loppi Puzzle Magazine: Kangaroo Soukangou	Game Studio	Success	2001-08-01August 1, 2001
Loppi Puzzle Magazine: Hirameku Soukangou	Game Studio	Success	2001-09-01September 1, 2001
Loppi Puzzle Magazine: Kangaroo Dai-2-Ji	Success	Success	2001-10-01October 1, 2001
Loppi Puzzle Magazine: Hirameku Dai-2-Ji	Success	Success	2001-11-01November 1, 2001
Loppi Puzzle Magazine: Kangaroo Dai-3-Ji	Success	Success	2001-12-01December 1, 2001
Loppi Puzzle Magazine: Hirameku Dai-3-Ji	Success	Success	2002-01-01January 1, 2002

External links

• Super Famicom at GameFAQs
• Game Boy at GameFAQs
• Game Boy Color at GameFAQs