A link to the past.
Perhaps producing one of the most iconic box art layouts in Nintendo history, the NES Black Box titles have grown to become synonymous with at-home arcade gaming and all that is retro. Released between 1985 and 1987, the series consists of 30 games including certified classics such as Duck Hunt, Excitebike and Donkey Kong Jr.; however, having seen a late 80s Nintendo CES kit from @martinlindell on Twitter, it looks like some of the console's most famous titles were also originally planned to be added to the series.
Lindell's image shows a page of the CES kit which advertises five upcoming games from the NES: 'Introducing four new sports and a princess named Zelda.' The games to which the title alludes are Volleyball, Slalom, Pro Wrestling, 'Punch-Out' (pre-Tyson) and 'Legend of Zelda' (pre-the), all of which are presented with the classic NES Black Box covers.
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