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{{quote2|If you were to strike up a friendship with a Japanese gamer and happened to ask him whether he owned a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] back in the '80s, you'd probably be met with a blank stare.| | {{quote2|If you were to strike up a friendship with a Japanese gamer and happened to ask him whether he owned a [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] back in the '80s, you'd probably be met with a blank stare.|''{{wp|Official Nintendo Magazine}}''}} | ||
The '''Family Computer''' (often shortened to '''Famicom''') is the Japanese equivalent of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] (or NES). The Family Computer's controllers were attached to the main unit, unlike those of 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, a Famicom cartridge more closely resembles a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] cartridge but can be found in different colors, such as gray, yellow, and blue. By the release of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', Nintendo had already sold over 4 million units.<ref>[https://www.ndw.jp/post-714/ 上村雅之さん 大いに語る。 ファミリーコンピュータ インタビュー（後編）（2013年10月号より）]. [[Nintendo DREAM|''Nintendo DREAM Web'']]. Retrieved June 18, 2023.</ref> | |||
The '''Family Computer''' (often shortened to '''Famicom''') is the Japanese equivalent of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] | |||
A few months after the July 1983 release of the Famicom, Sharp produced the {{wp|Sharp Nintendo Television|Sharp C1 Famicom TV}}, a combined console and TV unit packaged with ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson]]''. The following year, Sharp released the Playbox BASIC and [[Family BASIC]] accessories, allowing users to program in {{wp|BASIC}} on their Family Computers, and included ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters as programmable sprites. | |||
In | In February 1986, [[Family Computer Disk System]] accessory was released which 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, such as ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]''. | ||
In 1987, the {{wp|Famicom 3D System}} accessory was released but like the future [[Virtual Boy]], it flopped. This is compatible with the Disk System game ''[[Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally]]''. | |||
==Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer== | ==Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer== | ||
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==Appearances in the ''Mario'' franchise== | ==Appearances in the ''Super Mario'' franchise== | ||
*In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', [[Mario]] himself owns a Famicom, on which he plays an unnamed video game which bears some similarities to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' [[Princess Peach]] and [[Bowser | *In ''[[Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!]]'', [[Mario]] himself owns a Famicom, on which he plays an unnamed video game which bears some similarities to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' [[Princess Peach]] and [[Bowser]] also teleport through the television to which the Famicom is connected, although they do not appear to have any role at all in the game Mario is playing. | ||
*In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', 9-Volt owns a Famicom system which can be seen in the upper-left corner of the screen during his introduction cutscene. | *In ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', 9-Volt owns a Famicom system which can be seen in the upper-left corner of the screen during his introduction cutscene. | ||
*In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', during [[Princess Peach]]'s Interlude after Chapter 5, [[TEC-XX]] asks Peach to drink an invisibility potion in order to secretly enter [[Sir Grodus]]'s Chamber and upload important data on a disk into the room's computer. When this happens, the computer screen shows the Famicom Disk System boot-up sequence which is then shortly followed up by an animation and some music from an unknown game. | *In ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'', during [[Princess Peach]]'s Interlude after Chapter 5, [[TEC-XX]] asks Peach to drink an invisibility potion in order to secretly enter [[Sir Grodus]]'s Chamber and upload important data on a disk into the room's computer. When this happens, the computer screen shows the Famicom Disk System boot-up sequence which is then shortly followed up by an animation and some music from an unknown game. | ||
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*In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', the Famicom appears as a collectible Nintendo [[List of souvenirs in WarioWare Gold|souvenir]]. | *In ''[[WarioWare Gold]]'', the Famicom appears as a collectible Nintendo [[List of souvenirs in WarioWare Gold|souvenir]]. | ||
*In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' in [[9-Volt]]'s Nintendo Classics level, the boss that appears in the intermission before the boss microgame has a Famicom controller for a face. | *In ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]'' in [[9-Volt]]'s Nintendo Classics level, the boss that appears in the intermission before the boss microgame has a Famicom controller for a face. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
TheGreatMissionMarioPlayer.png|thumb|''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' | TheGreatMissionMarioPlayer.png|thumb|''Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!'' | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Logos=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
FC Dr. Mario. | Family Computer Logo.png | ||
NES Logo2.svg|Alternate logo | |||
</gallery> | |||
===''Super Mario'' games=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
FC Dr. Mario.png|''[[Dr. Mario (game)|Dr. Mario]]'' | |||
FC DK.png|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' | |||
Famicom dk.jpeg|''Donkey Kong'' alternate cartridge | Famicom dk.jpeg|''Donkey Kong'' alternate cartridge | ||
FC DKJ.png|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' | |||
Famicom dkjr.jpeg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' alternate cartridge | Famicom dkjr.jpeg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' alternate cartridge | ||
FC | FC DKJM.png|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. Math]]'' | ||
DKJr Sansū Lesson cartridge.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson]]'' | DKJr Sansū Lesson cartridge.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson]]'' | ||
FC DK3.png|''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' | |||
FamilyBASICcartridges.jpg|[[Family BASIC]] and Family BASIC V3 cartridges | FamilyBASICcartridges.jpg|[[Family BASIC]] and Family BASIC V3 cartridges | ||
FC Golf old.jpg|''[[Golf]]'' | FC Golf old.jpg|''[[Golf]]'' | ||
FC Golf new. | FC Golf new.png|''Golf'' alternate cartridge | ||
FC MB.png|''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' | |||
Mario Bros. Famicom cart.jpg|''Mario Bros.'' alternate cartridge | Mario Bros. Famicom cart.jpg|''Mario Bros.'' alternate cartridge | ||
FC | FC MOG.png|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf|Mario Open Golf]]'' | ||
FC Pinball. | FC Pinball.png|''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]'' | ||
PlayboxBASICcartridge.jpg|[[Family BASIC|Playbox BASIC]] | PlayboxBASICcartridge.jpg|[[Family BASIC|Playbox BASIC]] | ||
Super Mario Bros. Famicom cart.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | Super Mario Bros. Famicom cart.png|''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | ||
FC SMB3.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' | |||
FC SMUSA.png|''[[Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario USA]]'' | |||
FC | FC WW.png|''[[Wario's Woods]]'' | ||
FC Wrecking Crew. | FC Wrecking Crew.png|''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' | ||
FC Yoshi. | FC Yoshi.png|''[[Yoshi (game)|Yoshi]]'' | ||
FC YC.png|''[[Yoshi's Cookie]]'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Made in Wario site 9-Volt controller.gif|Pictogram of a Famicom controller from the official [[WarioWare (series)|''Made in Wario'']] website | |||
</gallery> | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/index.html Official Famicom 40th Anniversary site (Nintendo JP)] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{NES}} | {{NES}} | ||
{{ | {{Systems}} | ||
[[Category:Japan-only systems]] | [[Category:Japan-only systems]] | ||
[[Category:Systems]] | [[Category:Systems]] | ||
[[it:Family Computer]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:14, April 20, 2024
| Family Computer | |||
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| Generation | Third generation | ||
| Release date | Family Computer: July 15, 1983Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer: November 10, 2016 | ||
| Discontinued | Family Computer: September 25, 2003 Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer: | ||
| Ratings | Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer:
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| Predecessor | Color TV-Game | ||
| Successor | Family Computer Disk System Super Famicom | ||
- Twelve years and older- “If you were to strike up a friendship with a Japanese gamer and happened to ask him whether he owned a NES back in the '80s, you'd probably be met with a blank stare.”
- —Official Nintendo Magazine
The Family Computer (often shortened to Famicom) is the Japanese equivalent of the Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES). The Family Computer's controllers were attached to the main unit, unlike those of 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, a Famicom cartridge more closely resembles a SNES cartridge but can be found in different colors, such as gray, yellow, and blue. By the release of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo had already sold over 4 million units.[1]
A few months after the July 1983 release of the Famicom, Sharp produced the Sharp C1 Famicom TV, a combined console and TV unit packaged with Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson. The following year, Sharp released the Playbox BASIC and Family BASIC accessories, allowing users to program in BASIC on their Family Computers, and included Super Mario characters as programmable sprites.
In February 1986, Family Computer Disk System accessory was released which 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, such as Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels.
In 1987, the Famicom 3D System accessory was released but like the future Virtual Boy, it flopped. This is compatible with the Disk System game Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally.
Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer[edit]
- Main article: Classics#Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer
On September 29, 2016, Nintendo announced the Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer, the Family Computer counterpart of the NES Classic Edition,[2] and was released alongside it in Japan on November 10, 2016. Like the NES Classic Edition, it includes 30 pre-installed Family Computer games, although with some differences in the game lineup, such as Mario Open Golf in place of Donkey Kong Jr. Production for the console was discontinued in April 2017.[3]
Appearances in the Super Mario franchise[edit]
- In Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!, Mario himself owns a Famicom, on which he plays an unnamed video game which bears some similarities to Super Mario Bros. Princess Peach and Bowser also teleport through the television to which the Famicom is connected, although they do not appear to have any role at all in the game Mario is playing.
- In WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, 9-Volt owns a Famicom system which can be seen in the upper-left corner of the screen during his introduction cutscene.
- In Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, during Princess Peach's Interlude after Chapter 5, TEC-XX asks Peach to drink an invisibility potion in order to secretly enter Sir Grodus's Chamber and upload important data on a disk into the room's computer. When this happens, the computer screen shows the Famicom Disk System boot-up sequence which is then shortly followed up by an animation and some music from an unknown game.
- In the Japanese version of WarioWare: Smooth Moves, the microgame Super Nostalgic Entertainment System uses a Family Computer instead.
- In Super Paper Mario, a Famicom can be seen on a shelf in one of Francis' rooms in his fort, among other Nintendo systems.
- In WarioWare: D.I.Y., a green Family Computer cartridge makes up the bottom screen of the title screen. Also, the designs and colors of the cartridges in this game are based on those of the Famicom.
- In WarioWare Gold, the Famicom appears as a collectible Nintendo souvenir.
- In WarioWare: Get It Together! in 9-Volt's Nintendo Classics level, the boss that appears in the intermission before the boss microgame has a Famicom controller for a face.
Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen!
WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Japan)
Super Paper Mario
WarioWare: Get It Together!
Gallery[edit]
Logos[edit]
Alternate logo
Super Mario games[edit]
Donkey Kong alternate cartridge
Donkey Kong Jr. alternate cartridge
Family BASIC and Family BASIC V3 cartridges
Golf alternate cartridge
Mario Bros. alternate cartridge
Miscellaneous[edit]
Pictogram of a Famicom controller from the official Made in Wario website
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 上村雅之さん 大いに語る。 ファミリーコンピュータ インタビュー（後編）（2013年10月号より）. Nintendo DREAM Web. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ Nintendo. (September 29, 2016). ファミコンが、手のひらサイズで"再"登場！. Nintendo. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ Sephazon, R. (April 14, 2017). The Famicom Classic Edition Has Now Also Been Discontinued. Nintendo Life. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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