Anticipation

Anticipation

Available on:

NES

Genres

Quiz/Trivia, Card & Board Game

Developer

Rare

Release Date

October 31, 1988 (37 years ago)

Publisher

Nintendo

Content Rating

N/A

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Summary

Anticipation was marketed as Nintendo’s “first video board game”, and was developed by Rare for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. It allowed for single player against computer-controlled opponents, as well as multiplayer with support for up to four players.

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