The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on July 15, 1983, as the Family Computer (Famicom). [note 1] It was released in US test markets as the redesigned NES in October 1985, and fully launched in the US the following year.

The Family Computer Disk System, [a] commonly shortened to the Famicom Disk System, [b] is a peripheral for Nintendo's Family Computer (Famicom) home video game console, released in Japan on February 21, 1986.

The Famicom (short for "Family Computer") is a home video game system released by Nintendo in 1983. A basic round-buttoned Famicom. Square-buttoned. The square-buttoned Famicom was the first (or possibly second) Famicom, released in July 1983. It had rubber square buttons as opposed to the round ones in the newer Famicom.

2013年7月16日 · The Family Computer — or Famicom for short — was a revolutionary product; born out of Nintendo’s desire to capitalize on its successful arcade business, it would go on to achieve the kind of...

There can be no doubt that the Famicom is an influential and important videogame console. But, how much do we really know about it? Surely, after nearly four decades, there can’t be any more secrets left to reveal? Well, in fact, there are plenty!

2024年2月25日 · The Family Computer (HVC-001: Famicom, FC for short) is a video game console made by Nintendo and sold in Japan starting in 1983. The Nintendo Entertainment System, which Nintendo sold outside Japan a couple years later, is nearly identical in behavior with a few changes in the cords, controllers, and system look.

The Family Computer (often shortened to Famicom) is a third-generation video game console created by Nintendo. The console would be redesigned for the West as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in 1985. The Famicom was released in Japan on July 15, 1983; Taiwan in 1987; and Hong Kong in 1991.

The Famicom, with its glistening red and white plastic body, comes with two controllers, fixed on both sides of the console by short black cords, which forced young gamers to sit closer to their TV screens when playing.

The Family Computer (ファミリーコンピュータ), commonly abbreviated as Famicom (ファミコン), is an 8-bit video game home console manufactured and distributed by Nintendo. The console first released in Japan on July 15, 1983 and retailed for ¥14800. The console would later release in Taiwan in 1987 and in Hong Kong in 1991.

The Famicom World article on the Konami Q太 Adapter has been updated. Recent developments by Youtuber Russian Geek (aka, Pixel Devil) and prolific rom-dumper CaH4e3 have revealed new information about this rare piece of Famicom hardware.