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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

Jul 23, 2025 · In a gaming world still reeling from the North American video game crash of 1983, one machine quietly launched in Japan and rewrote the rules forever. The Nintendo Family Computer, …

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 …

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 …

Mar 30, 2025 · Summary Famicom's colorful design was inspired by Nintendo's Game & Watch handhelds and was meant to appeal to players of all ages. The Famicom features a top-loading …

Apr 7, 2025 · Famicom, which is short for family computer, is an 8-bit home computer and video game console released by Nintendo in Japan on July 15th, 1983. It came with two controllers, and home …

Aug 7, 2008 · Lots of Americans know the Nintendo Entertainment System. Fewer know the Japanese console it was based on, the Nintendo Family Computer, also known as the Famicom. We'll take a …