

Release
Nov 1988
Player score
30/100
Platform families
1
Connected releases
Core game only
Game data from IGDB
Editorial overview
What it is
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.
The premise
Anticipation incorporated aspects of Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit. Competition involved being the first player to complete every level in the game. To complete a level, a player must guess the correct picture that is being drawn by the computer on the screen-this must be done multiple times and in different categories. Different difficulties were available in the game, and four different categories.
Play styles
More like this
Single player · Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Kids · Party
Languages
1 supported
Cinematic archive
Official footage, in-game captures, and production artwork—collected into one immersive gallery.
Gameplay video
Production dossier
Cast, creators, hardware, release history, and the details that define how this game plays.

Nintendo Entertainment System
Gen 3