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|Dis='''Family Computer'''<br>September 25, 2003<br> | |Dis='''Family Computer'''<br>September 25, 2003<br> | ||
'''Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer'''<br>April 2017 | '''Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer'''<br>April 2017 | ||
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|Suc=[[Family Computer Disk System]]<br>[[Super Famicom]] | |Suc=[[Family Computer Disk System]]<br>[[Super Famicom]] | ||
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The '''Family Computer''' (often shortened to '''Famicom''') is the Japanese equivalent of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], or the NES. The Family Computer's controllers were attached to the main unit, unlike the NES, and could be stored on the sides of the system. Player One's controller can pause the game, and Player Two's controller has audio controls. The cartridges were half the size of the NES's, and were inserted in the top instead of through a door in the front (like on the NES). Instead of looking like a vertical cartridge, like the NES, it more closely resembles a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] cartridge, but can be found in different colors, such as gray, yellow, and blue. | The '''Family Computer''' (often shortened to '''Famicom''') is the Japanese equivalent of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], or the NES. The Family Computer's controllers were attached to the main unit, unlike the NES, and could be stored on the sides of the system. Player One's controller can pause the game, and Player Two's controller has audio controls. The cartridges were half the size of the NES's, and were inserted in the top instead of through a door in the front (like on the NES). Instead of looking like a vertical cartridge, like the NES, it more closely resembles a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] cartridge, but can be found in different colors, such as gray, yellow, and blue. | ||
The console was released in 1983, but in June 1984 and February 1986, the [[Family BASIC]] and [[Family Computer Disk System]] were released respectively as accessories for the Family Computer. Family BASIC allowed users to program in | The console was released in 1983, but in June 1984 and February 1986, the [[Family BASIC]] and [[Family Computer Disk System]] were released respectively as accessories for the Family Computer. Family BASIC allowed users to program in {{wp|BASIC}} on their Family Computers. The Family Computer Disk System accessory enabled games to be played on the Family Computer in the form of a disk. Many newer games were released only on the Disk System that were never released on the NES or Family Computer. {{wp|Sharp Corporation}} also manufactured the Twin Famicom, a Family Computer combined with the Disk System add-on in one piece of hardware, but it was only released in Japan. | ||
==Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer== | ==Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer== | ||
