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Shadow1980 said:
super_etecoon said:
Nintendo bundled the NES with Gyromite and Duck Hunt, two games showing off the peripherals of the NES, not Super Mario (that came later).

Well, depends on if you count the test market launch or the full regional launch. When the NES was released in test markets in 1985, it only had the Gyromite & Duck Hunt plus Zapper & R.O.B. deluxe bundle. For the full launch in Sept. '86, there was a regular "Control Deck" bundle that had SMB included, as well as the big bundle that was released in test markets.

Crazy...didn't know that.  Also didn't know I purchased in a test market.  We must have been very lucky.  Thanks for the heads up.