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	Famicom World - Disk System Info
		The Famicom Disk System was released in on February 21, 1986, by Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Mitsumi Electronics Co., Ltd. Though 212 Disk System games were officially licensed by Nintendo over the years, some argue the Disk System isn't really its own console but instead a Famicom accessory.
		Disk), was used widely on Disk System advertising during the mid- to late-80s.
		Sometimes it was the game; other times it was the disk drive; and most times it was the delicate drive belt inside the Disk System, which would break or turn to mush.
	www.famicomworld.com /Disk_System/Disk_System_Biography.htm (755 words)

	Sharp Twin Famicom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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 Disk System was suddenly killed in 1988 when Nintendo literally took them off the shelves due to rampant illegal copying of the disks, but the system lasted long enough to give some great games..
		The Disk System was a single-sided disk drive, by the way, meaning that you had to flip over the disk when the game asked you to (which actually isn't that often - access time is pretty quick).
	www.atarihq.com /tsr/odd/scans/twinfamicom.html (297 words)

	VT Emulation Network - NES Emulators
		RockNES X is one of the most well-rounded NES and Famicom Disk System emulators available for the Windows platform.
		FCE Ultra has since been discontinued by the author, and the last release of the v0.98.13 source code was marked as an unofficial and untested release.
		Nestopia is a NES and Famicom Disk System emulator supporting save-states, sound and video recording, Game Genie support, graphical acceleration, several graphics filters and extensive input device support.
	www.vtemulation.net /emulators/nes.php (639 words)

	Nintendo Database >> Famicom / NES >> European Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Games released in one region could not be imported to the other region due to a regional lockout chip in the PAL systems.
		This game had been released in Japan, but due to its blasphemous content it was held back from release in America.
		This puzzle game by Game Freak was released as "Yoshi no Tamago" in Japan, and just "Yoshi" in America.
	nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com /nes/nes_eu.shtml (694 words)

	Wikinfo \| Nintendo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1992, the SNES was released in Europe as the rival to the Sega Megadrive.
		Famicom Disk System (Japan only) - A large number of stores in Japan had "Disk Writers" with games stored in them that could be downloaded to a non-standard floppy disk for ¥2,000.
		Nintendo 64 - Originally the Ultra 64, this system saw Nintendo fully embrace 3D game worlds, though their refusal to end their use of cartridges, which held less and were more costly than optical media, proved ruinous.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Nintendo (1842 words)

	NESWORLD.COM DEDICATED TO NINTENDO FANS
		The Famicom disk system, labeled HVC-022, is a box with the drive itself and a battery compartment which requires 6 type C batteries.
		Other disk brands, such as Mag Disk, Mitsuya and Tiger, would make small holes in the disks, to ensure that they could be inserted without getting rejected by the I and N security logo inside the Disk System.
		One game which was featured game saving on the disk system was Metroid, but the cartridge version only had a password as a continue feature.
	www.nesworld.com /famidisk.htm (3148 words)

	Dark Watcher's Console History
		Release games on disks, which are much cheaper than cartridges to make.
		Nintendo's disk format sparked a wave of enthusiasm among Japanese game freaks at the time Once you buy a disk, you can change the contents of the disks as many times as you want, as long as the disk holds out, for 500 yen per game.
		Disk Writers were available in toy and department stores all across Japan, and getting a new game written was as simple as waiting a couple of minutes.
	darkwatcher.home.att.net /console/fds.htm (356 words)

	IGN: Famicom Mini: Series 3
		The third batch of games pays homage to the Famicom Disk System, a disk drive released for the system back in the mid 80s that offered larger than normal games for cheaper, which also featured game saves thanks to the ability to write directly to the disk.
		Though many of these games were released later in the Famicom system's life as battery-backed cartridges, they were originally released as Disks.
		His goofy googly mug is emblazoned on the packaging of each of the ten games, marking the connection these games have to the Famicom Disk System series.
	gameboy.ign.com /articles/538/538890p1.html (444 words)

	Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom Console Information
		In the late 1970s, Nintendo, then an experienced maker of electronic games, noticed the success of programmable video game consoles as well as the huge success of the ColecoVision in 1982 with one of their own games, Donkey Kong, being the pack-in with the console.
		The first games released were Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr and Popeye but by the end of 1983 they had made enhanced versions of Donkey Kong Jr and Popeye that allowed 2 players, and they had released Baseball and Mario Bros as well as a Go game and an adult title.
		Being one of the few systems on the market after the crash and having Super Mario Bros as the pack-in game meant that the NES would be very successful, which it was, out-selling its competitors 10 to 1.
	www.consoledatabase.com /consoleinfo/nes (702 words)

	PlanetNES Famicom
		The rewritablility of the disks also made it possible to save game progress as you went along, without the need for passwords.
		So when you have games that be had for roughly ¥2,500, it didn't take long for the Disk System to become popular indeed.
		A device that connected two FDS systems in order to copy games helped seriously to cut into the bottom line of all those involved with the Disk System.
	www.planetnes.com /famicom_disk.html (446 words)

	N-Sider.com: Famicom Disk System
		To accompany the release of the original Famicom in Japan, Nintendo released the Famicom Disk System.
		Kiosks called "Disk Writers" were located in retailers across Japan and allowed gamers to download games to a rewritable Famicom disk for a small fee.
		The Famicom Disk System was initially appealing due to its disk's minimal cost and large storage space.
	www.n-sider.com /hardwareview.php?hardwareid=15 (254 words)

	The History of Nintendo VOL: 1—April 3rd 2005 - Warp Pipe Forums
		Not liking where the game was going, he decided to scrap the project and instead began work on Donkey Kong, with the help of Yokoi, which was a silly arcade game starring the attempts of an obese carpenter trying to rescue his girlfriend from an ape.
		They knew that in order for the system to be successful, since other companies had already released multicartridge systems, that their console would have to be better than the rest, and still carry a feasible price.
		Nintendo released their Nintendo DS (Dual Screen, or Developers' System) handheld game console on 21st November 2004 in the United States, this makes the DS the first Nintendo gaming device to be released outside of Japan before the Japanese launch, which was on December 2nd 2004.
	forums.warppipe.com /index.php?showtopic=16982 (5777 words)

	GameSpy.com - Gaming's Homepage
		I consider a few games I like to be guilty pleasures, and this is one of them.
		I just knew the game had a cool title and looked like the kind of thing I was starting to get interested in, and when my best friend Jeff called me to clue me in to how it was cooler than I'd even dreamed, I couldn't wait to check it out.
		The game featured the Cyndi Lauper hit "The Goonies R Good Enough" as background music in the first area, and it featured a lengthy quest split across two sides of a labyrinthine corridor system.
	archive.gamespy.com /articles/july03/famicom/index20.shtml (1710 words)

	Family Computer Disk System
		However, the games are still stuck in the classic-era timeset; ROM cart manufacturing is expensive and even the most simple games retail for over 5000 yen, bringing them beyond the reach of most children's allowances.
		More and more, including the first battery-backup games, followed suit and Nintendo's three-inch yellow disks, with their capacity of only 64k per side, were starting not to look as impressive as they once were.
		Game copiers in Hong Kong and Taiwan illegally ported Famicom cartridges to the Disk System well into the 90s, and there are a fair number of porno titles from Super Pig, Saison and Phoenix (all various labels of Hacker International).
	www.atarihq.com /tsr/fds/fds.html (1080 words)

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		Nintendo's is publishing a new Zelda game in which Link sports his older look from the Nintendo 64 days.
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	Nintendo iQue Console Information
		The iQue's operating system is an Updateable Operating System (UOS) which gives Nintendo the ability to change the unit's features any time and then the user can download the operating system updates to their Flash Memory card.
		It will prevent the downloading of games that have not been purchased, but at the same time is an advantage to the user.
		If a purchased game needs to be deleted to make room for a new game, the download log will remember that the game was previously purchased so that the user may re-download the game at any time free of charge.
	www.consoledatabase.com /consoleinfo/nintendoique (482 words)

	Metroid for FDS - Metroid Famicom Disk System - Metroid FDS Game
		Metroid for FDS - Metroid Famicom Disk System - Metroid FDS Game
		The Famicom Disk System version of Metroid let you save games directly to the disk, bypassing the clunky password system introduced for the cartridge release.
		Kaettekita Mario Bros., or "Return of Mario Bros." is an altered version of the original Mario Bros. arcade game developed for the Famicom Disk System.
	www.gamespot.com /famicomds/strategy/metroid/index.html (177 words)

	The Metroid Database :: General Metroid FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The games star a bounty hunter named Samus Aran, who is on a quest to stop an organization of diabolical Space Pirates, led by Mother Brain, from terrorizing the galaxy by using the deadly energy-sucking Metroids.
		Same games in Japan, however the original Metroid was released for the Famicom (the original Japanese version of the NES) not on a cartridge, but on a disk, for the Famicom Disk System add-on, and had a file save (like Zelda) instead of a password system.
		The other thing is, Metroid games are long affairs, and since most people can't stand to stare into a VB for too long, a Metroid game probably would not be the best idea.
	mdb.classicgaming.gamespy.com /genfaq.htm (2749 words)

	HonestGamers - Video Game Reviews, Guides, Cheats & Forums for New, Retro & Import Games! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		You indicated that you are interested in statistics for the Famicom Disk System.
		Games are ranked according to the number of hits they have received, as well as content already available.
		Games, characters, scenarios and other material are the intellectual property of their publishers and developers.
	www.honestgamers.com /systems/wanted.php?console_id=60 (361 words)

	Archives for May 1998
		Famicom fanatics should note that I now have complete in box 3D glasses available.
		The Famicom Network System features a 300/1200bps modem which attaches to the Famicom by the cartridge slot and allowed access to the dialup VAN.
		A limited number of these will be available for sale, but be warned that the FNS is not a game and is not in anyway useful or fun, it is just a collector's item at this point in time.
	superfami.com /may98.html (846 words)

	mahjong games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The game pieces (tiles) and scoring rules used in the game are slightly different depending on regional variations.
		The aim of the game is to clear the grid by pairing up all the tiles.
		Games released in North America and Europe are in the List of NES games.
	findonet.com /asia/mahjong+games (788 words)

	TMK \| Famicom Disk System BIOS
		After turning on the system, Mario runs by and hits the switch under the Nintendo sign, changing the color of the sign and screen border.
		Not long thereafter, Luigi runs by and hits the switch, which changes the colors to a dark blue, and what follows is an amusing "battle" over the color scheme.
		The Mushroom Kingdom \ The Games \ Famicom Disk System \ Famicom Disk System BIOS
	www.themushroomkingdom.net /fds.shtml (80 words)

	Famicom World - Disk System Games
		The list that follows is an attempt at providing the most accurate and complete Disk System games list available to English speaking gamers.
		That means some of the game titles will not necessarily match up with the most popular or most familiar translations on games lists elsewhere.
		Famicom Tanteikurabu II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo Kouhen
	www.famicomworld.com /Disk_System/Games.htm (89 words)

	eBay - famicom disk games, Games, Systems items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Famicom disk system game super MARIO US GOLF Japanese
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		SHARP TWIN FAMICOM AN500 + 5 NINTENDO DISK GAMES
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=famicom+disk+games&... (243 words)

	So I finally got myself a Famicom Disk System... - AtariAge Forums
		Awhile back I posted about a bunch of famicom stuff I was looking into buying - the price was too high, so I just let the shop owner sit on it awhile.
		Working: Colecovision, 2x Atari 2600, Famicom disk system, famicom games (and adaptor), 2x Disk system RAM adaptors, and about 14 of the disk games.
		I'd like to play the rest of those disk games...
	www.atariage.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=81283&pid=991640&mode=threaded&show=&st=& (504 words)

	IGN Boards - Devirginized this board. What is this system?
		Anyway, the Famicom Disk System was an attachment to the NES, sold in Japan.
		The Famicom Disk System was an attachment to the NES, sold in Japan.
		In a recent gamecube game you can view what a famicom disk used to look like.
	boards.ign.com /board/b7372/50269849/p1/?8 (302 words)

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	www.vgmuseum.com (343 words)

	Does AnyNES Emulator support Famicom Disk Games - GP32x.com Board [GP32 GP2X XGP]
		Do any of the GP32 NES Emulators out there support A Famicom Disk Emulator and cooresponding Games
		There are not many disk images out there...
		i have a famicom disk system ram adapter and there is a way to hook it up to a computer to play famicom disk images on the system;)
	www.gp32x.com /board/index.php?showtopic=4259 (207 words)

	Any Famicom Emulators? - Xbox-Scene Online Web Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		If you mean FDS games, then simply follow the information that is provided by Xport up above.
		If you mean Famicom cart games, then you might have either a bad rom, or a game with an non-supported mapper.
		Which games in particular were you trying to play?
	forums.xbox-scene.com /index.php?showtopic=44467 (469 words)

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