Nintendo Entertainment System
4:3 · Worldwide
On selected device100 Excellent
1988Card & Board GameQuiz/Trivia
Anticipation
Anticipation was marketed as Nintendo's "first video board game", and was developed by Rare for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. It allowed for single player against computer-controlled opponents, as well as multiplayer with support for up to four players.
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Nintendo Entertainment System · 1988
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