Nintendo NES Action Set (Black Box)

This Action Set Black Box listing is the Nintendo NES Action Set in the black box design. The Action Set was the NES bundle Nintendo launched in 1988. Look at the listing photos to see exactly what this set includes.

The Nintendo NES Action Set Black Box

In 1988 the Action Set took over from the Deluxe Set, which had come with the R.O.B. robot. The Action Set dropped R.O.B. Nintendo packed it with the Control Deck, two controllers, the Zapper and a single cartridge holding both Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt.

The NES itself began in a New York City test market on October 18, 1985, then reached Los Angeles in February 1986 and the rest of North America on September 27, 1986. The console has two seven-pin controller ports on the front. Its cartridges use a 72-pin connector, compared with 60 pins on the Japanese Famicom.

The original NES contains the 10NES lockout chip. If the console cannot find a matching chip in a cartridge, the game will not load. A blinking red power light is one of the most common NES problems.

Action Set Details

• System: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
• Maker: Nintendo
• Set introduced: 1988
• Original contents: Control Deck, two controllers, Zapper, Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt Game Pak
• Box: Black box design, as named in this listing
• What you get: The set shown in the listing photos. Check the listing photos for the exact item and everything included.

Which Action Set Box Is This?

We list the Action Set twice. This listing is named for its black box. The other listing is named for a blue box. Both are the same Nintendo bundle by name, so compare the photos of each listing to pick the box you want and to see the parts included.

More NES Consoles and Accessories

Browse all our NES consoles, or see the NES Action Set (Blue Box). For an extra light gun, see the Zapper Light Gun (Gray). Read more about the Nintendo Entertainment System on Wikipedia.

Action Set Black Box: FAQs

What games came with the Nintendo NES Action Set?
One cartridge with two games: Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt.

How is the Action Set different from the Deluxe Set?
The Deluxe Set came with R.O.B. and Gyromite. The 1988 Action Set dropped them and used the Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cart.

Is everything from the original bundle included?
Check the listing photos. They show exactly what this NES Action Set bundle includes.

When did Nintendo stop making the NES?
Nintendo discontinued the NES in North America on August 14, 1995.

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