Family Basic (microgame)
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| Family Basic | |||
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| Appears in | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | ||
| Type | Nintendo Classics (9-Volt) | ||
| Command(s) | Type (number or letter)! | ||
| Info | "Locate and press the correct key! All this fun in 8 teeny, tiny bits!" 1984: NES / Keyboard allowing players to program in Basic (Japan only) | ||
| Controls |  / – Move / – Press
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| Time limit | 8 beats | ||
| Target score | 15 | ||
| Music track | Saving Face | ||
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Family Basic is one of 9-Volt's microgames found in the Nintendo Classics folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. It is based on the Family BASIC, a software released for the Famicom that was bundled with a keyboard peripheral.
Gameplay[edit]
The objective of the game is to type the requested key on the Famicom keyboard. If the player does not press the key in time, they will lose the microgame.
- Level 1: Only the numbers are visible, and the player must press the number shown onscreen.
- Level 2: Only the letters are visible, and the player must press the letter shown onscreen.
- Level 3: Both the letters and numbers are visible, and the player must press the letter or number shown onscreen.
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | FC BASIC | FC stands for Family Computer, the full name of the Famicom. |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ファミリーベーシック[?] Famirī Bēshikku |
Family Basic | |
| Chinese | Family Basic[?] | - | |
| French | Family Basic[?] | - | |
| German | Family Basic[?] | - | |
| Italian | Family Basic[?] | - | |
| Spanish | Family Basic[?] | - |
