The Famicom was designed by Masayuki Uemura, with its controller design reused from Nintendo's portable Game & Watch hardware. The western NES model was designed by Lance Barr and Don …

So, after some re-tooling of the guiding principles for arcades and Atari, Nintendo sent forth into living rooms around the world the Famicom, in Japan, and its brother console, the Nintendo Entertainment …

Released in 1993, the AV Famicom (HVC-101) is a Famicom that has AV cables and removable "dog-bone" shaped controllers. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. …

The Family Computer (often shortened to Famicom) is an 8-bit video game console created by Nintendo. The console would be redesigned for the West as the Nintendo Entertainment System …

Sep 25, 2025 · 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 console would later be sold in Taiwan and Hong …

Although Nintendo had originally created the Famicom to bring its own arcade games into the living room, the success of the system meant that it wouldn’t be long before other game developers like …

Mar 30, 2025 · Possibly the most significant difference between the NES and Famicom is their means of holding game cartridges. The Famicom uses a top-loading mechanism—meaning cartridges are …

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 home console manufactured and distributed by Nintendo. The console first released in …

It was released as the Family Computer but commonly shortened as either the Famicom or the FC. The Famicom had an extremely long life for a console of over 20 years, from 1983 to 2003, and Nintendo …

The Nintendo console, or Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), was released as the Famicom in Japan on July 15, 1983. The Famicom offered the ability to play popular arcade games such as …