Family Basic (microgame)

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Family Basic
Family Basic.png
Appears in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$!
Type Nintendo Classics
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 +Control Pad – Move
A Button/A Button – Press
Points to clear 15
Music track Saving Face

Family Basic is a microgame found in the Nintendo Classics folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. It is based on the Family BASIC, a keyboard peripheral released for the Famicom.

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.

  • 1st level difficulty: Only the numbers are visible, and the player must press the number shown onscreen.
  • 2nd level difficulty: Only the letters are visible, and the player must press the letter shown onscreen.
  • 3rd level difficulty: Both the letters and numbers are visible, and the player must press the letter or number shown onscreen.

Additional names[edit]

Internal names[edit]

Game File Name Meaning

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
Japanese ファミリーベーシック[?]
Famirī Bēshikku
Family Basic