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'''VS. System''' was an [[arcade]] hardware platform that was available from March 1984 to 1990.
'''VS. System''' was an [[arcade]] hardware platform that was available from March [[1984]] to [[1990]].


It was produced by [[Nintendo]] concurrently with an arcade platform with similar hardware specifications, the [[PlayChoice-10]].
It was produced by [[Nintendo]] concurrently with an arcade platform with similar hardware specifications, the [[PlayChoice-10]].
The VS. System was preceded by games that used [[Z80-based arcade hardware by Nintendo]] from [[1980]] to [[1985]].


==Home versions of the games==
==Home versions of the games==
Some of the VS. System games were released on Nintendo's [[video game console]]s, both through traditional game ports and through [[emulation]].
Some of the VS. System games were released on Nintendo's [[video game console]]s, both through traditional game ports and through [[emulation]].


''[[VS. Clu Clu Land]]'' was released on the [[Family Computer Disk System]] in Japan on April 28, 1992. This version was included via emulation in ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' for [[GameCube]] on December 14, 2001 in Japan, on September 15, 2002 in North America, on June 27, 2003 and on September 24, 2004 in Europe. It was also included in ''Animal Crossing'' for [[iQue Player]] in China on June 1, 2006 and on [[Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online|Nintendo Switch Online]] for [[Nintendo Switch]] in Japan on May 15, 2019.  
===VS. Clu Clu Land===
''[[VS. Clu Clu Land]]'' was released on the [[Family Computer Disk System]] in Japan on April 28, [[1992]].  
 
This version was included via emulation in ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' for [[GameCube]] on December 14, [[2001]] in Japan and on September 15, [[2002]] in North America. It was also released through emulation in a Japanese re-release of ''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Forest]]'' with the additions from the North American release of ''Animal Crossing'' on June 27, [[2003]] and in Europe in a version of ''Animal Crossing'' which also included these changes on September 24, [[2004]]. China received ''VS. Clu Clu Land'' through emulation in ''Animal Forest'' for [[iQue Player]] on June 1, [[2006]].
 
''VS. Clu Clu Land'' was also released on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Switch Online|Famicom emulation service]] for [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscribers on [[Nintendo Switch]] in Japan on May 15, [[2019]].
 
===VS. Excitebike===
''[[VS. Excitebike]]'' was released for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan on December 9, [[1988]]. This was an enhanced port that added a track editor, additional music, and a mode two-player simultaneous mode.
 
The arcade version of ''VS. Excitebike'', without the extra features of the Famicom Disk System version, was released for Nintendo Switch through emulation via ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' by [[Hamster]] on September 21, [[2018]].
 
The enhanced Famicom Disk System version was also released through emulation on Switch on September 21, 2018, via the Nintendo Entertainment System emulation service for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.


''[[VS. Excitebike]]'' was released for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan on December 9, 1988, and on Nintendo Switch Online for Nintendo Switch worldwide on September 21, 2018.
===Arcade Archives===
In addition to the games mentioned above, several VS. System arcade games were also released for Nintendo Switch through emulation via ''Arcade Archives'' by Hamster.


Through emulation, the actual arcade versions of several VS. System games were later made available on home video game consoles. [[Hamster]] released the arcade versions through their [[Arcade Archives]] series, worldwide, for Nintendo Switch. ''VS. Super Mario Bros.'' was released on December 22, 2017, ''VS. Excitebike'' was released on September 21, 2018, ''[[VS. Urban Champion]]'' was released on November 9, 2018, ''[[VS. Ice Climber]]'' was released on February 22, 2019, ''VS. Clu Clu Land'' was released on June 28, 2019, ''[[VS. Gradius]]'' was released on August 15, 2019, ''[[VS. Pinball]]'' was released on August 30, 2019, ''[[VS. Castlevania]]'' was released on October 17, 2019, ''[[VS. Golf]]'' was released on October 25, 2019, ''[[VS. Balloon Fight]]'' was released on December 27, 2019, ''[[VS. Mahjong]]'' was released on February 21, 2020, ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' was released on May 1, 2020, ''[[VS. Baseball]]'' was released on June 19, 2020, and ''[[VS. Tennis]]'' was released on December 18, 2020.
''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]'' was released on December 22, [[2017]], ''[[VS. Urban Champion]]'' was released on November 9, 2018, ''[[VS. Ice Climber]]'' was released on February 22, 2019, ''[[VS. Gradius]]'' was released on August 15, 2019, ''[[VS. Pinball]]'' was released on August 30, 2019, ''[[VS. Castlevania]]'' was released on October 17, 2019, ''[[VS. Golf]]'' was released on October 25, 2019, ''[[VS. Balloon Fight]]'' was released on December 27, 2019, ''[[VS. Mahjong]]'' was released on February 21, [[2020]], ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]'' was released on May 1, 2020, ''[[VS. Baseball]]'' was released on June 19, 2020, and ''[[VS. Tennis]]'' was released on December 18, 2020.


==Games for the VS. System==
==Games for the VS. System==
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Balloon Fight]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Atari R.B.I. Baseball 1987]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Games]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Atari R.B.I. Baseball 1988]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Games]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Balloon Fight]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Baseball]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Baseball]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Clu Clu Land]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Battle City]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Excitebike]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Castlevania]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Holdings Corporation|Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Golf]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Clu Clu Land]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Ladies Golf]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Dr. Mario]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Mahjong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Duck Hunt]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Pinball]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Tennis]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Excitebike]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Urban Champion]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Freedom Force]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sunsoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Wrecking Crew]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Golf]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Battle City]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. The Goonies]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Holdings Corporation|Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Mach Rider]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Gradius]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Holdings Corporation|Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Duck Hunt]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Gumshoe]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Hogan's Alley]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Hogan's Alley]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Intelligent Systems]]<br />[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Intelligent Systems]]<br />[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Ice Climber]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Ice Climber]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Ninja JaJaMaru-kun]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Ladies Golf]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Jaleco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Raid on Bungeling Bay]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Mach Rider]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Will Wright]]<br />[[Hudson Soft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Soccer]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Mahjong]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Intelligent Systems]]<br />[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Star Luster]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Mighty Bomb Jack]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Tecmo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Ten Yard Fight]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Ninja JaJaMaru-kun]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Irem]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Jaleco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Gradius]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Pinball]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Holdings Corporation|Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Gumshoe]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Platoon]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Ocean Software]]<br />[[Sunsoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Mighty Bomb Jack]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Raid on Bungeling Bay]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Tecmo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Will Wright]]<br />[[Hudson Soft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Slalom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Slalom]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Rare]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Rare]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Soccer]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development|Nintendo R&D4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Intelligent Systems]]<br />[[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Super Sky Kid]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Star Luster]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Super Mario Bros.]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development|Nintendo R&D4]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Super Xevious]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Super Sky Kid]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Trojan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Super Xevious]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Capcom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Atari R.B.I. Baseball 1987]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Ten Yard Fight]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Games]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Irem]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Castlevania]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Tennis]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Holdings Corporation|Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. The Goonies]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Tetris]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Holdings Corporation|Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Tengen]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. T.K.O. Boxing]]<br />(also known as ''Family Boxing'')
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. T.K.O. Boxing]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Namco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Known as ''VS. Family Boxing'' in Japan.
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Top Gun]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Top Gun]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Holdings Corporation|Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Holdings Corporation|Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Atari R.B.I. Baseball 1988]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Trojan]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Atari Games]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Capcom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Freedom Force]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Urban Champion]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sunsoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Platoon]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Ocean Software]]<br />[[Sunsoft]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Tetris]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[VS. Wrecking Crew]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Tengen]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[VS. Dr. Mario]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |  
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 17:20, 25 August 2023

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VS. System
Designer Nintendo R&D1
Manufacturer Nintendo
CPU Ricoh 2A03 at 1.79 MHz
Graphics Ricoh RP2C02
Memory 2 KB
Media N/A
Released March 1984-1990
Added to Museum Not yet

VS. System was an arcade hardware platform that was available from March 1984 to 1990.

It was produced by Nintendo concurrently with an arcade platform with similar hardware specifications, the PlayChoice-10.

The VS. System was preceded by games that used Z80-based arcade hardware by Nintendo from 1980 to 1985.

Home versions of the games

Some of the VS. System games were released on Nintendo's video game consoles, both through traditional game ports and through emulation.

VS. Clu Clu Land

VS. Clu Clu Land was released on the Family Computer Disk System in Japan on April 28, 1992.

This version was included via emulation in Animal Crossing for GameCube on December 14, 2001 in Japan and on September 15, 2002 in North America. It was also released through emulation in a Japanese re-release of Animal Forest with the additions from the North American release of Animal Crossing on June 27, 2003 and in Europe in a version of Animal Crossing which also included these changes on September 24, 2004. China received VS. Clu Clu Land through emulation in Animal Forest for iQue Player on June 1, 2006.

VS. Clu Clu Land was also released on the Famicom emulation service for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers on Nintendo Switch in Japan on May 15, 2019.

VS. Excitebike

VS. Excitebike was released for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan on December 9, 1988. This was an enhanced port that added a track editor, additional music, and a mode two-player simultaneous mode.

The arcade version of VS. Excitebike, without the extra features of the Famicom Disk System version, was released for Nintendo Switch through emulation via Arcade Archives by Hamster on September 21, 2018.

The enhanced Famicom Disk System version was also released through emulation on Switch on September 21, 2018, via the Nintendo Entertainment System emulation service for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers.

Arcade Archives

In addition to the games mentioned above, several VS. System arcade games were also released for Nintendo Switch through emulation via Arcade Archives by Hamster.

VS. Super Mario Bros. was released on December 22, 2017, VS. Urban Champion was released on November 9, 2018, VS. Ice Climber was released on February 22, 2019, VS. Gradius was released on August 15, 2019, VS. Pinball was released on August 30, 2019, VS. Castlevania was released on October 17, 2019, VS. Golf was released on October 25, 2019, VS. Balloon Fight was released on December 27, 2019, VS. Mahjong was released on February 21, 2020, VS. Wrecking Crew was released on May 1, 2020, VS. Baseball was released on June 19, 2020, and VS. Tennis was released on December 18, 2020.

Games for the VS. System

Title Developer Release Notes
VS. Atari R.B.I. Baseball 1987 Atari Games 1987
VS. Atari R.B.I. Baseball 1988 Atari Games 1988
VS. Balloon Fight Nintendo R&D1 1984
VS. Baseball Nintendo R&D2 1984
VS. Battle City Namco 1985
VS. Castlevania Konami 1987
VS. Clu Clu Land Nintendo R&D1 1984
VS. Dr. Mario Nintendo R&D1 1990
VS. Duck Hunt Nintendo R&D1 1985
VS. Excitebike Nintendo R&D1 1984
VS. Freedom Force Sunsoft 1988
VS. Golf Nintendo R&D1 1984
VS. The Goonies Konami 1987
VS. Gradius Konami 1986
VS. Gumshoe Nintendo R&D1 1986
VS. Hogan's Alley Intelligent Systems
Nintendo R&D1 		1985
VS. Ice Climber Nintendo R&D1 1985
VS. Ladies Golf Nintendo R&D1 1984
VS. Mach Rider Nintendo R&D1 1985
VS. Mahjong Nintendo R&D2 1984
VS. Mighty Bomb Jack Tecmo 1986
VS. Ninja JaJaMaru-kun Jaleco 1985
VS. Pinball Nintendo R&D2 1984
VS. Platoon Ocean Software
Sunsoft 		1988
VS. Raid on Bungeling Bay Will Wright
Hudson Soft 		1985
VS. Slalom Rare 1986
VS. Soccer Intelligent Systems
Nintendo R&D1 		1985
VS. Star Luster Namco 1985
VS. Super Mario Bros. Nintendo R&D4 1986
VS. Super Sky Kid Namco 1986
VS. Super Xevious Namco 1986
VS. Ten Yard Fight Irem 1985
VS. Tennis Nintendo R&D1 1984
VS. Tetris Tengen 1988
VS. T.K.O. Boxing Namco 1987 Known as VS. Family Boxing in Japan.
VS. Top Gun Konami 1987
VS. Trojan Capcom 1986
VS. Urban Champion Nintendo R&D1 1984
VS. Wrecking Crew Nintendo R&D1 1984
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