Nintendo R&D3

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Nintendo's third R&D department, which focused mainly on hardware, but also developed some games for Nintendo. They later became Nintendo IRD.

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Nintendo Research and Development 3 (also known as Nintendo R&D3) was one of Nintendo (Company)'s four internal development studios. R&D3 was founded in the 1980s, with Genyo Takeda (Person) as the general manager. R&D3 was the smallest of the three, but that didn't stop them from helping Nintendo on larger projects, as well as developing games targeted more to a Western audience such as NES sports games and Punch-Out!!. Their last game developed was Pilotwings 64 (Game). In 2000, they were renamed Nintendo Integrated Research & Development, and all software designers and programmers were moved to Nintendo EAD (Company).

Games

1986

• Pro Wrestling (NES)
• Volleyball (Game) (NES)

1987

• Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES)

1990

• NES Play Action Football (Game) (NES)
• StarTropics (Game) (NES)

1994

• Super Punch-Out!! (SNES)
• Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics II (NES)

1996

• Pilotwings 64 (Game) (N64)

Developed Games

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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Game)

31 October 1987

A home adaptation of Nintendo's earlier boxing arcade game Punch-Out!!, featuring real-life World Heavyweight Champion Mike "Kid Dynamite" Tyson as the final opponent.

NES​ ARC​ NSW​ +3

Super Punch-Out!! (Game)

30 September 1984

The 1984 arcade sequel to the original Punch-Out!! It improved on its predecessor with an innovative ducking mechanic. Not to be confused with the 1994 SNES title of the same name.

ARC​ NSW​

Pro Wrestling (Game)

13 October 1986

Nintendo's Pro Wrestling assembles a cast of wild characters and throws them into the squared circle for combat.

NES​ NSW​ FDS​

StarTropics (Game)

1 December 1990

StarTropics was released by Nintendo in 1990 and introduced gamers to Mike and his quest to save his uncle.

NES​ NSW​ WSHP​ +1

Super Punch-Out!! (Game)

14 September 1994

The second home adaptation of Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series of boxing arcade games, pitting players against sixteen pugilists from around the world (each with their own variety of techniques, a lot of which are illegal).

SNES​ NSW​ WSHP​ +2

Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics II (Game)

15 March 1994

In the sequel to StarTropics, Mike is sent hurtling through time and must find his way back to the present while hunting mysterious Tetrads.

NES​ WSHP​ WIIU​

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Nintendo R&D3

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Developed Games

• Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Game)
• Super Punch-Out!! (Game)
• Pro Wrestling (Game)
• StarTropics (Game)
• Super Punch-Out!! (Game)
• Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics II (Game)
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Published Games

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Franchises

• Punch-Out (Franchise)
• Arcade Archives (Franchise)
• StarTropics (Franchise)
• EarthBound (Franchise)
• Game & Watch (Franchise)
• Pilotwings (Franchise)
• The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)

People

• Charles Martinet (Person)
• Genyo Takeda (Person)
• Mike Tyson (Person)

Characters

• Glass Joe (Character)
• Mario (Character)
• Mr. Sandman (Character)
• Bald Bull (Character)
• Great Tiger (Character)
• Little Mac (Character)
• Super Macho Man (Character)
• Bear Hugger (Character)
• Donkey Kong (Character)
• Donkey Kong Jr. (Character)
• Dragon Chan (Character)
• Luigi (Character)
• Mike Jones (Character)
• Piston Hurricane (Character)
• Pizza Pasta (Character)
• Punch-Out Referee (Character)
• Soda Popinski (Character)
• Von Kaiser (Character)
• Aran Ryan (Character)
• Bob Charlie (Character)

Concepts

• Virtual Console (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Nintendo Entertainment System – Nintendo Classics (Concept)
• Retroachievements (Concept)
• Blocking (Concept)
• Boss Pattern (Concept)
• Boxer (Concept)
• Cartoon Violence (Concept)
• Countdown Timer (Concept)
• Dodge (Concept)
• Enemy Health Indicator (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Hand to Hand Combat (Concept)
• Health (Concept)
• Male Protagonists (Concept)
• Repetitive Punctuation Mark in Title (Concept)
• Sprite (Concept)
• Third-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Young Protagonist (Concept)
• 8-bit (Concept)

Locations

• Boxing Ring (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Arena (Location)
• North America (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Canada (Location)
• Europe (Location)
• France (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Turkey (Location)
• Airport (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Cemetery (Location)
• Central Park (Location)
• Chicago (Location)
• China (Location)
• City (Location)
• Crescent Island (Location)
• Cuba (Location)
• Czechoslovakia (Location)

Objects

• Boxing Glove (Object)
• Boxing Ring (Object)
• Mustache (Object)
• Baseball Bat (Object)
• Facial Hair (Object)
• Fist (Object)
• Heart (Object)
• Shorts (Object)
• Alcoholic Beverages (Object)
• Alien Cube (Object)
• Apple (Object)
• Ball (Object)
• Balloon (Object)
• Bicycle (Object)
• Bolas (Object)
• Bottle (Object)
• Boulder (Object)
• Camera (Object)
• Cane (Object)
• Church Organ (Object)