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 | | Famicom games can be played on the NES with a 60 pin to 72 pin converter. | | | NES games can be played on the Famicom with a 72 pin to 60 pin converter. | | | Can I play Famicom Games on the NES? |
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http://darkwatcher.psxfanatics.com/console/faqs/famicom_disc_system.txt
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| | Encyclopedia: Super Famicom |
| | Super Famicom (Japanese:スーパーファミコン) was a videogame console released by Nintendo in Japan. | | | Only 13 games were released (see List of Sufami Turbo games). | | | Emulation also enables the Japan-exclusive video games to be unofficially translated into English and other languages by means of ROM hacking using a hexadecimal editor. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Super-Famicom
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| | Nintendo Entertainment System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Famicom BASIC was a BASIC version for the Famicom. | | | With a completely redesigned case and a new name, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) proved to be just as popular in America as the Famicom was in Japan, and played a major role in revitalizing interest in the video game industry following the video game crash of 1983. | | | In addition, the second controller featured an internal microphone for use with certain games. |
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http://www.hartselle.us/project/wikipedia/index.php/Nintendo_Entertainment_System
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| | The Famicom: 20 Years Later Feature for Domestic on GamePro.com |
| | A Famicom, on the other hand, is a tool for entertainment; it's a system that we declare we're making games for and then we make them. | | | 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. | | | Nintendo's Famicom, the Japanese version of the NES. |
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http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/30394.shtml
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| | Family Computer |
| | 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". | | | This means that you can't play FC games on a NES without an adapter, and vice versa. | | | 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. |
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http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/odd/scans/famicom.html
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| | 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. | | | Iwata's keynote speech will focus on the 20 years since the Famicom's release, and where the video game industry can go in the future. | | | Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo of Japan, is going to give the key note speech at the Tokyo Game Show this year, even thought Nintendo themselves won't have a booth at the show. |
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http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=1490
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| | 1UP: Hudson's Adventure Island (Famicom Mini 17) |
| | Adventure Island is one of the simplest games in the Famicom's history -- you're a guy, you're on the left, and your goal is to go right for several hours. | | | This event was somewhat similar to the Nintendo World Championships held across America five years later -- Hudson would hold a nationwide tournament based around one of their new Famicom games, offering tips and previews of the rest of their lineup at each stop on the tour. | | | The host of this caravan was Toshiyuki Takahashi, a PR guy who happened to be very good at video games. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zd1up/is_200406/ai_ziff128778
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| | The Famicom mini version makes good use of the horizontal screen layout to display the players’ scores, hi score and board fruit information. | | | While not a hugely popular title here in the states (previously only available here in the states on volume 2 of the namco museum collection for the ps one), this game of cat and mouse is another one of those quirky games that is extremely easy to pick up and play straight away. | | | As one of the first games in the Famicom library to feature a built-in lithium battery to save the player’s progress, the Legend of Zelda brought an epic scaled action-adventure into the hands of millions. |
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http://www.phosphors.com/news/07apr2004.html
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| | Double Dragon Dojo - Return of Double Dragon Review |
| | Technos should have delayed the game a bit and program a half decent epilogue for the game to go along the storyline given in the manual. | | | The characters may not be as big as the ones featured in games like Final Fight or Combatribes, but because of this, the stages are wider and the characters have several moves and frames of animations, which more than makes up for it. | | | Although it's not much, but at least it's something more than the brief move lists given in the Famicom manuals of Double Dragon I and II. |
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http://www.classicgaming.com/doubledragon/rrddsfam.htm
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| | Curmudgeon Gamer - Review: Karateka (Famicom) |
| | Regrettably, the Famicom version actually gives you less control over your fighter than the other versions of the game. | | | So the Famicom version of Karateka is basically an unmotivated beat-'em-up. | | | I'm always looking for the best version of a game, and I'd hoped that Karateka for the Famicom would live up to, and perhaps surpass, the level set by the Apple ][ and Commodore versions of the game. |
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http://curmudgeongamer.com/article.php?story=20040531000818753
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| | PlanetNES Famicom |
| | The Famicom sold for the equivelant of roughly 100 American dollars making it the lowest priced gameing unit in Japan. | | | This, along with the fact that at the time there was virtually no competition in Japan, made the Faimcom into THE king of gaming. | | | In 1983 after much success as a game developer, Nintendo bravely relaesed the Japanese Family Computer or Famicom. |
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http://www.planetnes.com/famicom_cart.htm
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| | GameSpy: |
| | Ah well, the Super Famicom's games are generally better than their 8-bit grandparents. | | | I intone "Famicom?" She replies with a grin and a nod. | | | But DVD plus old Famicom game cassettes equals a weird union. |
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http://www.gamespy.com/articles/600/600851p1.html
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| | Neo-Geo Forums - Looking for Super Nintendo / Famicom |
| | I know there is a converter for Super Nintendo for playing Super Famicom games. | | | I'd rather have Super Famicom system and play SNS games on it. | | | I need a system that plays both Japanese and US games. |
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http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113676
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| | GameSpy: Balloon Fight (Famicom Mini Series) |
| | Emulated for Game Boy Advance, the Japanese Famicom Mini special edition shipped in a unique clear cover box, with a smaller carton inside holding the game cartridge. |
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http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/balloon-fight-famicom-mini-series
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| | TNL Forum - Famicom SP and Famicom series |
| | They're alright, but I rather collect the actual Famicom versions of the games. | | | Famicom Mini is a remake of the classic Famicom (NES) titles, ten games are announced so far: | | | My NES is dead, so that's not an option for me. And as said, I've only played about six NES games... |
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http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/showthread.php?t=26342
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| | DVD Talk Forum - Questions about the Famicom (Japanese version of the NES) |
| | I honestly don't think I'll be playing it much, unless maybe I pick up an adapter to play NES games on the Famicom. | | | I've picked up a few Famicom games I've wanted that didn't really have any Japanese text, placed them inside the NES cases and had some of my more artistic friend design custom labels for them. | | | The idea at the time was that the disks could hold larger games (the ROM sizes at the time were incredibly small.. |
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http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/printthread.php?t=411306
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| | 1UP: Wrecking Crew (Famicom Mini 14) |
| | Wrecking Crew is an odd game, and it seems a bit out of place both in the Famicom Mini lineup and in Nintendo's original game library 15 years ago. | | | Before its debut, the Famicom's library was strictly divided into two types of games -- arcade ports (Donkey Kong, Mario Bros.) and intellectual games that children wouldn't want to be seen anywhere near with (Donkey Kong Jr. | | | It's the sort of game that chooses its fans, rather than the other way around, and as such you're advised to give it a shot before committing on a purchase. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_zd1up/is_200406/ai_ziff128754
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| | GameSpy: Dig Dug (Famicom Mini Series) |
| | Emulated re-release of the 1985 Famicom NES version of Namco's now classic action dig'n'pump game, originally released in arcades in 1982. | | | The objective in this endless single-screen game is to dig in the earth, collect vegetables for points and get rid of two enemy species in two different ways: by pumping them up and popping them or by letting rocks drop on them. | | | The Game Boy Advance Famicom Mini release shipped in Japan in special clear packaging with a smaller inner box. |
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http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/dig-dug-famicom-mini-series
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| | Planet GameCube News Article: Nintendo Announces Famicom GBASP and Games |
| | Update: Alongside the release of the Famicom Mini line of games will come a release of the Famicom style Game Boy Advance SP. | | | I'll bet they come in retro casing like the Super Mario Bros Famicom GBA game that comes with the Famicom GBA SP. | | | News Article: Nintendo Announces Famicom GBASP and Games |
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http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?action=item&id=4929
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| | Famicom Music Vol. 2 : SoundtrackCentral.com |
| | This was because disks were cheaper than the much much more costly cartridge format, and gamers in Japan had to pay lots of hard-earned money for even a bad game. | | | New Demon Island and Legend of the Murasame in particular, are games that I didn't even know existed (well, at least until I played SSB:M). | | | The most interesting aspect about this game is that it was released (transformed?) as Super Mario Bros. 2 in North America, yet the catchy music is still the same as it was in the game! |
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http://altpop.com/stc/reviews/famicommusic2.htm
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| | The Super Famicom what is it? - EmuAsylum |
| | Most will doubt this, but you can check some pics of the Super Famicom and some games on some Japanese fan sites. | | | LOL thats funny Cetra,I new it was'nt true I just wanted to see the source.Has any one read "Game Over" yet?It's a book about the history of Nintendo,great book it amazing how they come so far from making playing cards when they were founded in 1889. | | | So actually there's a plot hole in there. |
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http://www.emuasylum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19234
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| | ClassicGaming.com - 2004 Holiday Gift Guide Revie: Time Machine - Famicom Games Player |
| | As a "portable" Famicom player, the Game Theory Admiral with it's TFT display (and US$50 price) does a much better job. | | | Retro Rogue reviews the Time Machine - Famicom Games Player | | | ClassicGaming.com - 2004 Holiday Gift Guide Revie: Time Machine - Famicom Games Player |
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http://www.classicgaming.com/features/articles/reviews/holiday04/timemachine
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| | Slackers' Den - Video Game Review - Famicom's 20th Anniversary |
| | Anyway, the Famicom would go on to become the savior of "TV games" the world over and the source for some of the best button-crunching fun ever -- such as Super Mario Bros. 3 and Final Fantasy. | | | Seriously though, you're not going to get much use out of the hints offered by the various old men and women you stumble across during your quest, but it doesn't really matter all that much since you probably remember the important things. | | | It's also really annoying if you're playing the Famicom version and you can't read Japanese. |
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http://www.slackersden.com/reviews/games/famicom.htm
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| | IGN: More Famicom GBA Goodness |
| | The cartridges will also be pressed in a unique Famicom color-scheme that mirrors the Famicom Edition Game Boy Advance SP system, also set for release in Japan on February 14th. | | | These games will be packaged in special, collectable "mini boxes" that represent the artwork of the original box-art from the Famicom version. | | | January 14, 2004 - Last night Nintendo Japan revealed its intentions to release the Famicom Mini series, a collection of classic games for the Famicom (the Japanese equivalent of the Nintendo Entertainment System) converted for play on the Game Boy Advance system. |
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http://pocket.ign.com/articles/463/463116p1.html
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| | NATHANSMART.COM : Final Fantasy III for Super Famicom |
| | So, yeah, it's written Famicom in English but Famicon in kana and pronouned famicon in Japanese. | | | And I've heard the Japanese pronounce it as Famicom. | | | But when written out in katakana or pronounced by a Japanese speaker, it comes out "pasocon". |
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http://www.nathansmart.com/archives/000103.html
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| | The country dependent chip is disabled and it is possible to play US and Famicom games without restrictions. | | | In contrast, a shooter will be distributed throughout a region, because the language it is in makes little difference in the ability to play and enjoy the game. | | | This device has three ports on top, and lets you play NES, Famicom, and SNES/SFC (use the same slot) games on your SNES. |
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http://www.emucamp.com/vgee/snes/snesfaq.txt
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| | IGN: First Look: Famicom Micro |
| | Set to resemble the one-player controller of the original Famicom (the Japanese version of the NES), this version of the Game Boy Micro feeds off the nostalgia frenzy that helped to make the original Super Mario Brothers one of last year's biggest games. | | | Nintendo is being kind enough to offer this themed version on the Game Boy Micro's release date of 9/13 along with four other colors, all carrying the same retail price of 12,000 yen. | | | Of course, this price and release date are only for Japan, where the Famicom Game Boy Micro will likely remain. |
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http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/644/644066p1.html
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| | Curmudgeon Gamer - Bubble Bobble 2 (NES/Famicom) |
| | If, on the other hand, the issue is one of "this game is licensed to play only on a Famicom", then whether the emulator user owns a Famicom or not is moot, since one would presume that the emulator wouldn't count as an actual Famicom. | | | NesterDC, the NES emulator for the Dreamcast, plays at least some Famicom games. | | | As I've IM'd jvm already -- it would be interesting to see if emulating a system you don't own to play a licensed game (I suspect Nintendo licensed Famicon BB2 in some fashion like it did most of the games you find in the US) is legal. |
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http://curmudgeongamer.com/article.php?story=20040716003925776
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| | List of Super Famicom games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This is a list of video games released for the Super Famicom in Japan. | | | For games released in North America and Europe, see: List of Super NES games. | | | These were played on a Super Famicom using the Satellaview attachment |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Famicom_games
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| | New Famicom Mini series to hit Japan - News at GameSpot |
| | About half of the titles announced for the Famicom Mini Disk System Collection are classics that saw a North American release, while the other half are games that were never released outside of Japan. | | | All the titles in the third Famicom Mini series will be ports from an old Japanese peripheral called the Disk System (pictured) to the GBA. | | | Nintendo will release the games in the Famicom Mini Disk System Collection on August 10 for 2,000 yen ($18.50) each. |
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/07/07/news_6102055.html
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| | Famicom Disk System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Square Co., Ltd. had a branch at one point called 'Disk Original Group' for producing FDS games. | | | The RAM adapter contained 32 kilobytes of RAM for temporary program storage, 8 kilobytes of RAM for tile and sprite data storage, and a custom IC known as the 2C33. | | | 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. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System
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| | OPCFG: KONAMI'S FAMICOM GAMES |
| | I decided to compile a list of Konami's Famicom games that have been released in Japan in both cart and disk formats. | | | Also, while most of the games listed here weren't released in America, some were under different titles. | | | Thanks, Johnny - this list is sure to be an invaluable resource to Famicom collectors (especially those interested in Konami's games). |
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http://www.geocities.com/opcfg2/kfl.html
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| | IGN: Clu Clu Land (Famicom Mini Series) Review |
| | And it's been available for free (or at least on-the-cheap) in two different formats on the Game Boy Advance: as a furniture download from Animal Crossing, and as a package of five e-Reader cards available for less than five bucks. | | | But it's a quick diversion, and that's exactly what Nintendo's going after for its Famicom Mini series. | | | Most recent posts on the Classic Nintendo Games board: |
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http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/521/521091p1.html
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| | Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom Console Information |
| | 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. | | | 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. | | | Famicom was re-released with a new motherboard but the same familiar design. |
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http://www.consoledatabase.com/consoleinfo/nes
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| | iNES: Portable Nintendo Emulator |
| | The author cannot and will not provide you with any NES or Famicom games. | | | The author is in no way affiliated with any pirate group out there. | | | The MIDI music at this page has been saved from a real game with iNES. |
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http://www.komkon.org/fms/iNES
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| | Dark Watcher's Console History |
| | You bet, but they were not going to gamble without doing their homework. | | | With success achieved in Japan, Nintendo set it's eyes on the American gaming market. | | | Nintendo took steps to make the system seem like a computer or a VCR. |
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http://darkwatcher.psxfanatics.com/console/nes.htm
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| | Famicom Mini: Star Soldier Cheats Codes for Gameboy Advance Cheat code |
| | Famicom Mini: Star Soldier Cheats Codes for Gameboy Advance Cheat code | | | If you do not see any cheats below, than we must not be able to find any cheats for this game and we should have some asap!! | | | Press Select during game play to switch between the five shot weapon and the laser. |
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http://www.cheatgenius.co.uk/cheats/5180/Gameboy-Advance-cheats/Famicom-Mini:-Star-Soldier-Cheats.html
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| | GAF - News - Famicom Mini Series Announced For GBA |
| | Nintendo recently announced in Japan that they are going to be releasing a series of Gameboy Advance games which include direct ports of classic Famicom games. | | | The games announced for the Famicom Mini Series are Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Ice Climber, Pac-Man, Xevious, Mappy, Bomberman, Excite Bike, and Star Soldier. | | | Similar to the original intention of the Nintendo E-Reader, the Famicom Mini series will instead be packaged in individual GBA carts and go for 2000 Yen each. |
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http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=571
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| | National Console Support, Inc. Famicom Mini Vol 10 - Star Soldier |
| | To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Famicom console which throned Nintendo as king of video games back in the day, a Famicom GBA SP variant and ten classic Famicom games are re-released for the GBA in the early part of 2004. | | | Bosses in the game also appear in a concerted effort to stop the player's progress. | | | Star Soldier was originally released in 1986 for the Famicom Disk System by Hudson and gave shooter fans something to engross themselves in. |
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http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/AGB-P-FSOJ.html
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| | RPGFan News - New GBA SP, Famicom Games Coming to Japan |
| | Zelda, along with nine other games (Super Mario Brothers, Donkey Kong, Ice Climber, Excitebike, Pac-Man, Xevious, Mappy, Bomberman and Star Solider if you're curious), will be available for the reduced price of 2,000 yen ($17 US). | | | New GBA SP, Famicom Games Coming to Japan | | | RPGFan News - New GBA SP, Famicom Games Coming to Japan |
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http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2004/1042.html
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| | Nintendo Famicom |
| | Nintendo began soliciting support from the major Japanese game makers and the rest is history. | | | The games released first were Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr. | | | The Family Computer or Famicom, released in July, 1983 was Nintendo's first attempt at a home video game system. |
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http://home.cogeco.ca/~kroland/systems/Famicom
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| | Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together |
| | A key strategy to developing a winning team is to diversify your characters' training, so that their weak points are not as prevalent--that's where the Death Corps went wrong. | | | Here you will find Pro Action Replay (PAR) codes for the original Super Famicom version of the game. |
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http://luct.tacticsogre.com
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| | IGN: Famicom Mini: Series 3 |
| | The classic series wraps up in Japan with a collection of Disk-based game releases. | | | Which means you'll see a lot of "Loading" screens throughout the gameplay. | | | Each of the new batch of games in this Famicom Mini series were featured as Famicom Disk System games back in the day, and the games themselves play as if they were played on the Disk Drive. |
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http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/538/538890p1.html
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| | Obscure Pixels |
| | I asked our Russian translator what she knew about 'Dendy' Games and she said that children everywhere in the former soviet states played "Dendy". | | | The name "Dendy" has now entered into common speak as a generic term used to describe all home video games. | | | I've since been told in email that Dendy made the cheapest and most popular video game in the former USSR (basic famicom clone). |
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http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~pinwhiz/famicom.htm
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| | Nintendophiles Forums - Even more Famicom Mini on its way? |
| | Of course, given the strong sales of Famicom Mini games so far, we think it's a safe bet to assume that gamers in Japan want more Famicom classics. | | | So, if Nintendo follows up on its word, we should be seeing more Famicom Mini titles at some point in the future. | | | Personally I'd love to see some long lost titles, if Nintendo picks a good batch of games the 4th time around, and they come state side I would definetly look into buying them. |
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http://www.n-philes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3702
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| | National Console Support, Inc. Famicom DX Cushion |
| | Measuring a healthy 31 x 22cm or roughly 12 x 8.5" around, small and big bottoms alike will sit comfortably on the Nintendo Famicom cushions. | | | When a simple futon or cushion from Ikea just won't do to spice up your gaming room, turn your attention to Banpresto's upcoming foray into furniture. | | | 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. |
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http://www.ncsxshop.com/cgi-bin/shop/BPS-FC08C.html
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| | IGN: Star Soldier (Famicom Mini Series) |
| | Japan gets classic NES games to go with a new retro GBA SP. | | | Not yet ranked -- see 1382 rated GBA games | | | Insider: Gaming Life in Japan - February 25, 2004 |
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http://gameboy.ign.com/objects/627/627902.html
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| | GameSpy.com - Gaming's Homepage |
| | The Famicom virtually took over the game market in many parts of the world, and it single-handedly revived the flagging interest in video gaming in North America. | | | So, sit back, relax, and get ready for some heavy-duty video game nostalgia. | | | But whatever you call it, there's absolutely no denying the impact that Nintendo's 8-bit console had on the video game industry. |
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http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/july03/famicom
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| | Nintendo Database >> Super Famicom / SNES >> Super Famicom Wars |
| | The popular Famicom Wars gets a Super Famicom facelift for the Nintendo Power range of games. | | | Closer to the original game than the Gameboy version, Super Famicom Wars sees you in charge of the Orange Star army as you attempt to conquer lands, whilst fending off equally ambitious enemy armies). | | | Battles take place when troops come into contact with enemy troops and initiate a battle, and the outcome is decided by the type, positioning, and number of troops (HP) of both fighting units. |
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http://www.planetnintendo.com/nindb/sns/bfw.shtml
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