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	Famicom Disk System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It was a unit that sat underneath the Famicom and used non-standard floppy disks for data storage.
		The device was connected to the Famicom deck by plugging an included cartridge, known as the RAM adapter, into the system's cartridge port, and then connecting a supplied cable from this cartridge to the disk drive.
		The Famicom Disk System was capable of running on six C-cell batteries in lieu of the supplied AC adapter, even though the Famicom itself was not portable.
	www.hackettstown.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Famicom_Disk_System (843 words)

	Encyclopedia: Super Famicom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		They had originally planned for the Famicom and the NES to be 16-bit systems, but those components were too expensive at the time, and so they were 8-bit systems.
		The Super Famicom was released on November 21, 1990 for ¥32,000, and it came with two controllers.
		Another interesting note is that the Super Famicom logo appeared in the "Special Zone" of Super Mario World worldwide, despite the fact that the logo was not used for the SNES releases in North America, however the logo was used on European releases.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Super-Famicom (1108 words)

	Nintendo Entertainment System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Famicom contained no lockout hardware, and, as a result, unlicensed cartridges (both legitimate and bootleg) were extremely common throughout Japan and the Far East.
		Both the controllers and the microphone were subsequently dropped from the redesigned AV Famicom in favor of the two seven-pin controller ports on the front panel used in the NES from its inception.
		Also in contrast to the Famicom, the controllers included with the NES were identical to each other - the second controller lacked the microphone that was present on the Famicom model, and possessed the same "Start" and "Select" buttons as the primary controller.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Nintendo_Entertainment_System (3289 words)

	Famicom Disk System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Famicom Disk System (FDS) was released on 21 February 1986 by Nintendo as an add-on to its overwhelmingly popular Family Computer ("Famicom") console in Japan.
		It was a unit that sat underneath the Famicom and used proprietary floppy disks for data storage.
		These "Disk Cards", as Nintendo called them, were a slight modification of Mitsumi's "Quick Disk" format which was used in a handful of Japanese computers and MIDI keyboards - Mitsumi already had close relations with Nintendo as they manufactured the Famicom and NES consoles, and possibly other Nintendo hardware.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Famicom_Disk_System (828 words)

	National Console Support, Inc. \| Famicom DX Cushion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Behold the Famicom cushion from Banpresto which may be sat upon, thrown like a missile, or encased in protective mylar...never to taste the air again.
		Two styles are in stock today - a white and red Famicom cushion with detachable joypads which measures 12 x 8.5" and a red Famicom Disk cushion which measures 15 x 8.5" large and has a flap on top to dock the Famicom cushion upon.
		Famicom Disk System cushion with a velcro flap in back to hold the 8-bit console cushion (15 x 8.5").
	www.ncsxshop.com /cgi-bin/shop/BPS-FC08C.html (225 words)

	Dark Watcher's Console History
		The Nintendo Famicom (FAMIly COMputer) videogame system was released in Japan in 1984.
		They began negotiations with the American videogame console industry leader Atari to bring the Famicom to the U.S. The "Great Videogame Crash of 1984", and some poor business announcements forced Atari to pull out of the agreement.
		After negotiations with Atari to sell the Famicom in the U.S. fell through, Nintendo decided to release the system on their own in 1985, ignoring the weak videogame market and the recent crash occurring in the States.
	darkwatcher.psxfanatics.com /console/nes.htm (595 words)

	FAMICOM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Essentially, the Famicom is the Nintendo Entertainment System in a different case.
		The unique thing about the Famicom, was that in Japan, they released multiple variations, such as a disc system.
		Famicom was short for Family Computer, which really, isn't very Japanese at all.
	www.videogamenews.net /HTM/GamePageHistory/famicom.htm (175 words)

	List of Super Famicom games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of video games released for the Super Famicom in Japan.
		Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo
		These were played on a Super Famicom using the Satellaview attachment
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Super_Famicom_games (197 words)

	ClassicGaming.com - 2004 Holiday Gift Guide Revie: Time Machine - Famicom Games Player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It uses the now easily manufactured "Famicom on a Chip" (used in those multi-game NES pirate controllers, and in the modern dedicated retro joysticks found in US stores) and an analog to digital signal converter (similar in vein to a GBA TV adapter) to get the video signal in to the GBA.
		Because it is a good hardware based emulation of the Famicom, you can use a 60-72 pin converter to plug your US and European carts directly in to your GBA/SP through the Time Machine as well.
		On the interesting side, Martin Nielsen of NESWORLD was able to attach a Famicom Disk System directly to this hookup as well, and it worked flawlessly.
	www.classicgaming.com /features/articles/reviews/holiday04/timemachine (928 words)

	Sharp Twin Famicom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It was basically a combination Famicom and Disk System in one pink-colored, 70's looking unit (Sharp also released a fl version of the system, for those looking for something more manly).
		The Twin Famicom has both a cart port on the top (60 pins) and a disk slot on the front of the console, plus a little switch to go between disk and cart mode.
		Like the Famicom, this system came with two hard-wired controllers, but it also came with a white and grey light gun complete with a little, retractable, too-small-to-be-useable gunsight.
	www.atarihq.com /tsr/odd/scans/twinfamicom.html (297 words)

	GAF - News - Nintendo Celebrates Famicom's (NES) 20th Anniversarry
		The Famicom was an 8-bit home video game console that was priced affordably for Japanese families.
		The name Famicom comes from what Nintendo decided to market it as: a "Family Computer", or something the whole family could use and enjoy.
		July 15 is the 20th anniversary of the launch of the Famicom.
	www.gamesarefun.com /news.php?newsid=1490 (438 words)

	Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom Console Information
		In its first year of release, the Famicom was often found to be quite an unreliable console with numerous bugs and freezing problems.
		Famicom was re-released with a new motherboard but the same familiar design.
		They asked Atari to market the Nintendo Advanced Video System, an Americanised version of the Famicom, but they were developing their own machine at the time so Nintendo later hired Worlds of Wonder to distribute the NES when it was released the next year.
	www.consoledatabase.com /consoleinfo/nes (702 words)

	Nintendo Famicom/NES (History, Specs, Pictures)
		The system was released in Japan in 1983 under the name Famicom (Family Computer) and sold very well.
		Nintendo made several efforts to partner up with companies such as Atari in order to market and distribute the console in the US, however, because of the video game industry crash of 1984 companies were still wary and doubtful.
		They changed its name from Famicom to Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) so that it would be more appealing to the American market.
	www.cyberiapc.com /vgg/nintendo_nes.htm (398 words)

	The Famicom: 20 Years Later Feature for Domestic on GamePro.com
		After the Famicom was on the market for a few years, it got to the point where any game would sell well on the system, but even then, you had to do an incredible amount of studying before you could release a game for it.
		Masayuki Uemura (the head of the Famicom's design team) was at the original Famicom launch press conference for the newspapers, but they didn't have any working machine yet, so they had to pass out papers instead.
		To celebrate the Famicom's anniversary, Nintendo advisor Hiroshi Imanishi (one of the designers of the NES' internal hardware) sat down with Japanese games mag Famitsu last week to discuss how the game system was born and what obstacles it faced in the then-struggling video game marketplace.
	www.gamepro.com /gamepro/domestic/games/features/30394.shtml (3446 words)

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		One of the first Famicom titles to include a construction set allowing the players to design their own track layouts, Excitebike has aged well and still manages to offer solid, compelling game play 20 years later.
		The Famicom mini incarnation still captures all of the intense action of its arcade predecessor which is only slightly marred by the horizontal screen layout and less than stellar sound conversion.
		Lastly, a consumer version of its contest Famicom themed GBA SP was also released on the same day as the Famicom mini series (complete with Super Mario Bros. packaging) to appease all of those not lucky enough to win one of the “Hot Mario” editions.
	www.phosphors.com /news/07apr2004.html (931 words)

	Family Computer
		The Famicom was, if you haven't figured out yet by perusing this page, the Japanese version of the NES, originally introduced in July of 1983.
		In short, there's a world of Famicom games and accessories that the US audience never got a peek at, and it's one of the most exciting systems to collect for today.
		There are several large game stores with at least a floor devoted to Famicom games, and a number of smaller stores with the proverbial "stack in the corner".
	www.atarihq.com /tsr/odd/scans/famicom.html (767 words)

	Nintendo Famicom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Family Computer or Famicom, released in July, 1983 was Nintendo's first attempt at a home video game system.
		The Famicom was intentionally made to look like a toy and was released strictly in Japan.
		The Nintendo Famicom is identical to the Nintendo Entertainment System internally.
	home.cogeco.ca /~kroland/systems/Famicom (181 words)

	Famicom Trading Company Pvt. Ltd.
		Famicom, a private legal entity established on 2002, offers transfer service between Fuvahmulah and Addu.
		It is one of the main objective of Famicom to provide efficient and effective service at a reasonable price in any field Famicom is to serve its customers.
		A speedboat owned by Famicom provides speedy and luxurious transfer between Addu and Fuvahmulah that was disastrous and time-consuming earlier.
	www.famicom.com.mv (228 words)

	WWW.NESWORLD.COM
		The Famicom Time Machine is not a "new" gadget for your old Famicom, but rather your new GBA or GBA SP, a piece of hardware which piggybacks on your GBA, allowing you to play old Famicom carts on your GBA.
		Though it has ot be said that the FTM is designed for the GBA SP and not the older GBA version, on which it will be rather bulky and it has to be attached "backwards", see the pictures on the right side of the screen.
		On the upper side of the FTM, behind the GBA SP screen, is the Famicom cartridge slot, where a Famicom cartridge of course has to be inserted.
	www.nesworld.com /timemach.htm (699 words)

	Famicom Music Vol. 2 : SoundtrackCentral.com
		A word of note about the album: the focus is on the Famicom Disk System, an accessory that was released only in Japan where the games were presented on floppy disks instead of cartridges.
		As with the first Famicom Music album, a lot of the tracks contain more than one piece of music which transition into each other without a break or pause to inform us of a "song break".
		But as it turned out, the Metroid and Zelda II soundtracks were nowhere near complete, and the Doki Doki Panic track is arranged, which isn't bad at all, but I would have liked the original tunes on the disc as well.
	altpop.com /stc/reviews/famicommusic2.htm (1178 words)

	Nintendo Famicom/ Nintendo Entertainment System NES - Ultimate Console Database at Hawanja.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Aesthetically I think the OG Famicom looks cooler, plus it has tons of games and accessories that were never released elsewhere.
		The Famicom Disk system was probably the one system that was actually killed by piracy.
		However replacement parts are easy to find on Ebay and on a 1 to 10 scale, where 1 is putting two Lincoln logs together and 10 is building a 747 from scratch, it about a 3 to install.
	hawanja.com /nes.htm (1070 words)

	Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom Console Information
		The Super Famicom would be 16-bit, just as they had originally wanted for the Famicom, but due to the high prices of such components at the time of making the Famicom, almost a decade before, it had to be 8-bit.
		The Super Famicom was released on the 21st November 1990 in Japan, and basically took over the market (about 80% of the market was eventually taken by the Super Famicom after it had been established).
		A shortage of supplies meant that the Super Famicom's US release would be delayed one year, meanwhile the success of the Genesis (The American version of the Mega Drive) continued to grow with its arcade ports and quality sports games.
	www.consoledatabase.com /consoleinfo/snes (533 words)

	Slackers' Den - Video Game Review - Famicom's 20th Anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Famicom is the Japanese equivalent to the beloved Nintendo Entertainment System.
		The Famicom was launched two years earlier than the NES, and it was, of course, an enormous success.
		Famicom was the console until the early '90s, when its successors (e.g.
	www.slackersden.com /reviews/games/famicom.htm (1785 words)

	NES info, programs, and demos
		Famicom Disk System technical reference 3rd release (4-23-2004), by Brad Taylor.
		Famicom Disk System by Nori, translated by Ki.
		Famicom Disk System info by goroh, translated by Sgt. Bowhack.
	nesdev.parodius.com (4012 words)

	Famicom Music : SoundtrackCentral.com
		Of particular note on the Zelda track is a brief little fanfare that was not in the US version, as well as two different instruments in the Title theme.
		The Legend Of Zelda was the first game to sell the add-on accessory, Famicom Disk System, which allowed programmers to read and write in data, although it did create a problem for the soundtracks - the sound chip of the accessory was not as advanced as the Famicom's was.
		Famicom Music was basically a no-brainer for someone like me - a huge Nintendo fan who likes to relive past gaming experiences through their music.
	altpop.com /stc/reviews/famicommusic.htm (1476 words)

	GameSpy:
		So it should have surprised no-one when the Famicom came back into fashion recently, as its 20th anniversary was marked (See the massive GameSpy retrospective).
		The Famicom (seen here) was released as the NES in the United States.
		I intone "Famicom?" She replies with a grin and a nod.
	www.gamespy.com /articles/600/600851p1.html (617 words)

	Gametech Pocket Famicom : Gizmodo
		The Super Pocket Famicom has to violate some Nintendo copyright or patent or something—I think that’s why I love it.
		The handheld unit is just $80 at Lik-Sang, but accepts full-sized Famicom cartridges (which was known as the NES here).
		The only bummer is that I’m pretty sure that the NES and the Famicom cartridges are not pin-compatible and have plastic shells with a different shape, meaning you won’t be able to use any of those NES carts you can pick up for a buck on the system.
	www.gizmodo.com /gadgets/home-entertainment/ds/gametech-pocket-famicom-030926.php (121 words)

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