Fewer know the Japanese console it was based on, the Nintendo Family Computer, also known as the Famicom. We'll take a look inside the Famicom and its accessories, including a unique disk system ...

The Famicom Disk System (or the Family Computer Disk System to give its full title) released in Japan — and Japan only — on 21st February 1986.

In 1986, Nintendo released the Famicom Computer Disk System—also known as the FDS—which was an add-on peripheral that enabled the console to run games from floppy disks.

Family Computer Disk System (FDS) Base Platform: Nintendo Family Computer (aka Nintendo Entertainment System) Release: February 1986. Image: A Famicom saddled on top of a Famicom Disk System.

There’s nothing about the art, animation, voice work, or music of Nintendo’s new Famicom Detective Club games that betray their origin as a pair of Japan-exclusive Family Computer Disk System ...

On Discovering the Famicom Disk System: Nintendo's Alternate Reality Version of the NES. On the occasion of the Japan-only peripheral's 30th anniversary, Jeremy takes a journey through its twisted ...

The Legend of Zelda was for the Family Computer Disk System, so we decided to finish up Super Mario Bros. first. (to Tezuka-san) Isn’t that right? Tezuka: Yes.

Kieta Princess is an adventure game for the Family Computer Disk System, developed by Imagineer and published at the end of 1986. It is part of the Wave Jack series of games produced by Imagineer ...

The Family Computer — or Famicom for short — was a revolutionary product; ... (The Legend of Zelda, Metroid and Kid Icarus all began life as Famicom Disk System exclusives) ...