Editing Nintendo Cereal System

{{Short description|Breakfast cereal}}
{{Refimprove|date=June 2011}}
{{infobox brand
| logo           = [[File:Nintendo Cereal System box (small).jpg|Nintendo Cereal System]]
| name           = Nintendo Cereal System
| image          = 
| type           = [[Cereal]]
| currentowner   = [[Ralston Purina|Ralston Cereals]], [[Nintendo|Nintendo Of America]]
| origin         = [[United States|U.S.]]
| introduced     = 1988 
| discontinued   = 1989<ref>{{cite news |last=Hicks |first=Jess |title=16 Cereals That Have Since Been Discontinued |url=https://www.phactual.com/16-cereals-that-have-since-been-discontinued/ |publisher=Phactual |access-date=17 July 2016 }}</ref>
| related        = 
| markets        = [[United States|U.S.]]
}}

'''Nintendo Cereal System''' was a [[breakfast cereal]] which was produced by [[Ralston Purina|Ralston Cereals]] in 1988 and discontinued in 1989. The name of the cereal was based on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], and represents two of the most popular video games for the NES at the time: ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''. Over the years, the cereal has been sold as memorabilia for collectors on online auction sites, at prices exceeding $100 per box.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesniped.com/2008/02/18/nintendo-cereal-system/|title=Nintendo Cereal System|publisher=GameSniped|access-date=2008-05-01|archive-date=2008-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427111908/http://www.gamesniped.com/2008/02/18/nintendo-cereal-system/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=retrogamer16>''Feature: Software - King Mario''. [[Retro Gamer]]. Issue 16. p. 38. April 2005.</ref> In 2010, a box was sold on [[eBay]] for over $200.

==Description==
The cereal box has two vertical bags inside, each containing a different cereal. One side, called the "''Super Mario Bros.'' Action Series", consists of fruity-flavored characters and items: [[Mario]]s, [[Super Mushroom]]s, [[Goomba]]s, [[Koopa Troopa]]s, and [[Bowser]]s. The other side, the  "''Zelda'' Adventure Series", consists of berry-flavored characters and items: [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]]s, hearts, keys, [[boomerang]]s, and shields.<ref name=retrogamer16/> Inside the box is a sticker of a [[Nintendo]] character, and on the back panel is a set of twelve trading cards called "Nintendo Power Cards". It also presents now-defunct offers to win a [[Power Pad]] NES accessory or a ''Super Mario'' cereal bowl.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.smbhq.com/cereal.htm Mario Products: Nintendo Cereal System]
*[http://www.reallifecomics.com/comic.php?comic=title-1220 Nintendo Cereal storyline] - from [[Real Life (webcomic)|Real Life]]

[[Category:Ralston cereals]]
[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System]]
[[Category:Products introduced in 1988]]