My Famicom & FDS! Pictures!
I was really happy to see all the recent talk about the Famicom and Famicom Disk System that I decided to post pictures of both of mine. They are definitely neat little consoles and I almost wish that NOA had kept the same format and style. From what I heard, the NES was made to look like a VCR (hence, the annoying loading format and the fact that it was called the Nintendo "Entertainment System" and not "game console") due to the downfall and failure of the home consoles at the time.
So I acquired a complete boxed Famicom direct from Japan a while ago and, most recently, acquired a complete boxed FDS from a US seller. Both purchases were made on ebay. I paid a pretty penny for the Famicom, but I did get a great deal on the FDS considering it came complete and working out of the box (no need to replace the belt).
I try to get games that were only released in Japan that I can't play on my NES. So for the Famicom or FDS, I've only bought a couple of games. Star Wars by Namco (Japanese release only) and Super Mario Bros. 2 (remade into Lost Levels on Super Mario All-Stars on SNES). I hope to eventually get Gradius II, Doki Doki Panic (was converted to SMB2 in the US) and Vs. Excitebike (FDS release only with head-to-head mode).
Without further ado, here are some pictures!
I was really happy to see all the recent talk about the Famicom and Famicom Disk System that I decided to post pictures of both of mine. They are definitely neat little consoles and I almost wish that NOA had kept the same format and style. From what I heard, the NES was made to look like a VCR (hence, the annoying loading format and the fact that it was called the Nintendo "Entertainment System" and not "game console") due to the downfall and failure of the home consoles at the time.
So I acquired a complete boxed Famicom direct from Japan a while ago and, most recently, acquired a complete boxed FDS from a US seller. Both purchases were made on ebay. I paid a pretty penny for the Famicom, but I did get a great deal on the FDS considering it came complete and working out of the box (no need to replace the belt).
I try to get games that were only released in Japan that I can't play on my NES. So for the Famicom or FDS, I've only bought a couple of games. Star Wars by Namco (Japanese release only) and Super Mario Bros. 2 (remade into Lost Levels on Super Mario All-Stars on SNES). I hope to eventually get Gradius II, Doki Doki Panic (was converted to SMB2 in the US) and Vs. Excitebike (FDS release only with head-to-head mode).
Without further ado, here are some pictures!
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