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"Nintendo World Championships 1990" is a highly coveted and rare video game cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), created specifically for a video game competition organized by Nintendo of America. The competition took place in 1990, spanning multiple cities across the United States. The game itself is not a standalone title, but a custom NES cartridge that contains three specific game segments drawn from existing popular Nintendo games: "Super Mario Bros.," "Rad Racer," and "Tetris." The challenge for players was to achieve high scores across these segments within a tight six-minute and twenty-one-second limit, testing their versatility and skill across different gaming genres.

The cartridges were used in various tournament events and were supposed to be reused by Nintendo; however, following the competitions, some cartridges were given away as prizes. There are two main versions of the cartridge: the gold version, which was limited to 26 copies and distributed through a Nintendo Power magazine contest, and the more common gray version, approximately 90 of which were produced. These cartridges are now considered one of the most valuable and sought-after items among game collectors due to their rarity and the iconic status of the event. The Nintendo World Championships 1990 cartridge encapsulates a unique piece of video gaming history, representing one of the early instances of large-scale competitive gaming.

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