  dendy () is a taiwanese hardware clone of the nintendo entertainment system (nes), produced for the russian market. it was released in the early 1990s by the steepler company. since no officially licensed version of the nes was ever released in the former ussr, the dendy was easily the most popular video game console of its time in that region, and enjoyed a degree of fame roughly equivalent to that experienced by the nes/famicom in north america and japan. in 1992, dendy was selling in russia for 39000 rubles (roughly usd$70â$80pichugin, igor z. "steepler Ð½Ð°ÑÐ°Ð» Ð¿ÑÐ¾Ð´Ð°Ð²Ð°ÑÑ dendy â ÐÐ¾ÑÐºÐ¾Ð²ÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÑÐ¸ÑÐ¼Ð° Ð½Ð°ÑÐ¸Ð½Ð°ÐµÑ Ð±Ð¾Ð»ÑÑÑÑ Ð²Ð¸Ð´ÐµÐ¾Ð¸Ð³ÑÑ." kommersant. 18 december 1992.), by 1994 over one million dendy units were sold in russia and the price was roughly $35. == history == the dendy first appeared on the market in late 1992, selling at the price of 39000 rubles ($94). the console had its own animated russian television commercial with the phrase "dendy, dendy! we love dendy! dendy -- everyone plays it!" demand for the console was very high. by april 1993, steepler had four regional distributors and had generated 500 million rubles in revenue. the dendy elephant logo was designed by russian animator ivan maximov. though steepler quickly filled a nearly empty niche, the western gaming m
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