<s>
was	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
distribution	O
service	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
operated	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
ran	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
late	O
1996	O
until	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
download	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
or	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
onto	O
a	O
special	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
cartridge	B-Protocol
for	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
pre-written	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
1996	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
initially	O
offered	O
only	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
titles	O
began	O
being	O
offered	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
market	O
lifespan	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
developed	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
peripheral	O
with	O
expanded	O
RAM	B-Architecture
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
re-writable	O
disk	O
media	O
called	O
"	O
disk	O
cards	O
"	O
at	O
Disk	O
Writer	O
kiosks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
see	O
a	O
market	O
for	O
an	O
economical	O
re-writable	O
medium	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
dynamic	O
flash	B-Device
storage	I-Device
subsystem	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
a	O
peripheral	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
that	O
facilitated	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
unique	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
via	O
the	O
St.GIGA	O
satellite	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
1999	O
Jiji	O
earthquake	O
disrupting	O
production	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
kiosks	O
being	O
removed	O
from	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
was	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
would	O
first	O
purchase	O
the	O
RAM	B-Architecture
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
then	O
bring	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
store	O
featuring	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
kiosk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
selects	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
copied	O
to	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
store	O
provides	O
a	O
printed	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
prices	O
varied	O
,	O
with	O
older	O
games	O
being	O
relatively	O
cheap	O
,	O
and	O
newer	O
games	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
exclusives	O
being	O
more	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proprietary	O
medium	O
made	O
illicit	O
duplication	O
much	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
a	O
standard	O
format	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
's	O
flash	B-Device
ROM	I-Device
is	O
divided	O
internally	O
into	O
eight	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unless	O
an	O
8-block	O
game	O
is	O
loaded	O
onto	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
however	O
,	O
one	O
block	O
is	O
reserved	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
selection	O
menu	O
,	O
leaving	O
only	O
seven	O
blocks	O
for	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
each	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
has	O
a	O
small	O
amount	O
of	O
SRAM	O
for	O
saved	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
into	O
sixteen	O
blocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
are	O
rounded	O
up	O
in	O
capacity	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
10	O
megabit	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
needs	O
three	O
flash	B-Device
ROM	I-Device
blocks	O
totaling	O
12	O
megabits	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
that	O
needs	O
100	O
kilobits	O
of	O
save	O
space	O
would	O
need	O
two	O
SRAM	O
blocks	O
totaling	O
128	O
kilobits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
has	O
no	O
Super	B-General_Concept
Famicom	I-General_Concept
enhancement	I-General_Concept
chips	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
,	O
so	O
such	O
games	O
are	O
incompatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
for	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
launched	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
perceived	O
by	O
the	O
press	O
as	O
being	O
in	O
part	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
free	O
up	O
retailer	O
shelf	O
space	O
for	O
more	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Third	O
party	O
games	O
Title	O
Release	O
date	O
Publisher	O
Price	O
Genuine	O
Hanafuda	O
GB	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Artron	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Match	O
Up	O
Shogi	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Athena	B-Application
1,050	O
yen	O
Trick	O
Border	O
Grand	O
Prix	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Athena	B-Application
1,050	O
yen	O
Professional	O
Mahjong	O
Goku	O
GB	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Athena	B-Application
1,050	O
yen	O
Professional	O
Mahjong	O
Goku	O
GB2	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Athena	B-Application
1,050	O
yen	O
Purikura	O
Pocket	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Atlus	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Purikura	O
Pocket2	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Atlus	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Purikura	O
Pocket3	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Atlus	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Hamster	O
Paradise	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Atlus	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Bible	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Atlus	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Megami	B-Application
Tensei	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
:	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Bible	I-Application
II	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Atlus	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Guru	O
Guru	O
Characters	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Atlus	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Super	O
Genie	O
Heroes	O
WataruMazekko	O
Monster	O
2	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Banpresto	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Kakutou	O
Ryouri	O
Densetsu	O
Bistro	O
Recipe	O
:	O
Wonder	O
Battle	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Banpresto	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Kakutou	O
Ryouri	O
Densetsu	O
Bistro	O
Recipe	O
-	O
Gekitou	O
Foodon	O
Battle	O
Hen	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Banpresto	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Bionic	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
2	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Gargoyle	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Rockman	B-Application
World	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Rockman	B-Application
World	I-Application
2	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Rockman	B-Application
World	I-Application
3	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Rockman	B-Application
World	I-Application
5	I-Application
April	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Rockman	B-Application
World	I-Application
4	I-Application
April	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Capcom	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Sword	O
GB	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Kemco	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Batman	B-Application
Beyond	I-Application
May	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Kemco	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Spy	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Spy	I-Application
May	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Kemco	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Authentic	O
4-person	O
Mahjong	O
Mahjong	O
King	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Child	O
1,050	O
yen	O
The	O
mysterious	O
dungeon	O
Kurenai	O
Shiren	O
GBTsukikage	O
village	O
monster	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Chunsoft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Doraemon	O
no	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
de	O
Asobuoyo	O
:	O
Deluxe	O
10	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Epoch	O
Co	O
.	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Doraemon	O
Kart	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Epoch	O
Co	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
GaidenThe	O
Crown	O
of	O
Sleep	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Epoch	O
Co	O
.	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
July	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Epoch	O
Co	O
.	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Bomberman	B-Application
GB	I-Application
3	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Momotaro	O
Dengeki	O
2	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
GB	O
Prototype	O
2	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
3	I-Application
June	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Game	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Super	O
Momotaro	O
Electric	O
Railway	O
2	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Momotaro	O
Electric	O
Railway	O
jr-Rolls	O
around	O
Ramen	O
in	O
Japan	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Same	O
Game	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Bomberman	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
August	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Fairy	O
Kitty	O
Good	O
Luck	O
Dictionary-Fortune-telling	O
of	O
Fairy	O
Land	O
-	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Imagineer	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Medarot	O
Kabuto	O
version	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Imagineer	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Medarot	O
Stag	O
Version	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Imagineer	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Sanrio	O
Timenet	O
:	O
Future	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Imagineer	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Sanrio	O
Timenet	O
:	O
Past	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Imagineer	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Medarot	O
Parts	O
Collection	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Imagineer	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Wave	O
Rider	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Jujube	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Kid	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Ganbare	B-Application
Goemon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Hoshizorashi	I-Application
Dynamites	I-Application
Arawaru	I-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Monster	O
Capsule	O
GB	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Survival	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
Feb	O
1	O
2001	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Nemesis	B-Application
II	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
It	O
's	O
a	O
World	O
Rally	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Yu-Gi-Oh	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Duel	O
Monsters	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Konami	O
GB	O
Collection	O
Vol.1	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Konami	O
GB	O
Collection	O
Vol.2	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Konami	O
GB	O
Collection	O
Vol.4	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
BeatmaniaGB	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Hanasaka	O
Tenshi	O
Tenten-kun	O
'	O
sBeat	O
Breaker	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Bakuchou	O
Retrieve	O
Master	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
God	O
Medicine	O
:	O
Birth	O
of	O
a	O
Fantasy	O
World	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Ganbare	B-Application
Goemon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tengu-tō	I-Application
no	I-Application
Gyakushū	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
May	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Azure	B-Application
Dreams	I-Application
August	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Konami	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Namco	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Namco	O
Gallery	O
VOL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Namco	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Mr.	B-Application
Driller	I-Application
June	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Namco	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Great	B-Application
Greed	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Namco	O
1,050	O
yen	O
The	O
Shutoko	O
Racing	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Shogi	O
2	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Pony	O
Canyon	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Karamuchou	O
Ha	O
Oosawagi	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
Success	O
630	O
yen	O
Petit	O
Carat	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Taito	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
July	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Taito	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Taito	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Sagaia	B-Application
July	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Taito	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Puzzle	O
Bobble	O
GB	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Taito	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Quick	O
's	O
adventure	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Taito	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Nettou	O
Toshinden	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
Takara	O
1,050	O
yen	O
Chibi	O
Maruko-chan	O
4This	O
is	O
Japan	O
!	O
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