nsane.forums Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 On July 15, 1983, Nintendo sold its first Famicom. Gaming hasn't been the same since.Nintendo's Family Computer, or Famicom, turns 30 today!We're right on the cusp of another generation of game consoles, and whether you're an Xbox One fanperson or a PlayStation 4 zealot you probably know what's coming if you've been through a few of these cycles. The systems will launch in time for the holidays, it will have one or two decent launch titles, there will be perhaps a year or two when the new console and the old console coexist on store shelves, and then the "next generation" becomes the current generation—until we do it all again a few years from now. For gamers born in or after the 1980s, this cycle has remained familiar even as old console makers have bowed out (Sega, Atari) and new ones have taken their place (Sony, Microsoft).It wasn't always this way.The system that began this cycle, resuscitating the American video game industry and setting up the third-party game publisher system as we know it, was the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), launched in Japan on July 15, 1983 as the Family Computer (or Famicom). Today, in celebration of the original Famicom's 30th birthday, we'll be taking a look back at what the console accomplished, how it worked, and how people are (through means both legal and illegal) keeping its games alive today.From Japanese beginnings to American triumphsThe Famicom wasn't Nintendo's first home console—that honor goes to the Japan-only "Color TV Game" consoles, which were inexpensive units designed to play a few different variations of a single, built-in game. It was, however, Nintendo's first console to use interchangeable game cartridges.The original Japanese Famicom looked like some sort of hovercar with controllers stuck to it. The top-loading system used a 60-pin connector to accept its 3-inch high, 5.3-inch wide cartridges and originally had two hardwired controllers that could be stored in cradles on the side of the device (unlike the NES' removable controllers, these were permanently wired to the Famicom).The second controller had an integrated microphone in place of its start and select buttons. A 15-pin port meant for hardware add-ons was integrated into the front of the system—we'll talk more about the accessories that used this port in a bit. After an initial hardware recall related to a faulty circuit on the motherboard, the console became quite successful in Japan based on the strength of arcade ports like Donkey Kong Jr. and original titles like Super Mario Bros.3 paged article continued at source link below...View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjoa Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Oh men! I feel I'm an old person. That was one of the first game console I've played with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDistortions Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 This was my first gaming console! After seeing this i might just have to break out some of my old games and start playing this! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Although this wasn't my FIRST gaming console, it holds fond memories still inside of my mind when I was a kid. THIS was my first gaming console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
november_ra1n Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I never never use any Computer games in my life nor planning to do in the future.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 17, 2013 Administrator Share Posted July 17, 2013 I regret the time I threw away my cartridges, little did I know that they will be so valuable (to me) after all these years. These days I spend a lot of time just finding the name of the games I used to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nIGHT Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 My first console, wow! I've been playing atari in my childhood friend's house. He got a huge collection of games and introduced gaming to me.Then when nintendo got out I bought one. I bought almost all the cartidges I can find. And, my childhood friends play it with me in my house. Later, we grew up, graduated in college, two years after that he asked me a very important thing. He asked for my nintendo and my cartidges.I said yeah, he can have it as I have five of them, two are still in the box and in mint condition. Gave him the mint one and when some of our friends saw it I'm handing it over to him like a prize, they immediately forced their way out of my stock room. Damn, they didn't left me even a "thank you, dude!".Well, I still saw my nintendo in my friends house in 2005 and they still played on it as it is still attached in their tv. hehe! Games back then where fucking awesome. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 17, 2013 Administrator Share Posted July 17, 2013 If anyone wants to hear it. Here is the one of the best theme music of gaming. :)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiAxiGZKpGQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodel Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Although this wasn't my FIRST gaming console, it holds fond memories still inside of my mind when I was a kid. THIS was my first gaming console.Haha, mine too. I have fond memnories of the smurfs game on the 2600, after that I progressed to the BBC Micro and the Dragon.Now I do feel old, my son has a 360 whilst my Daughter has a PS2, I wonder what they will think in years to come at the consoles they have now, compared to what will be out in say 30 years time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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