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May 18th, 2006 by themarksyndromeproject
“… And there I was, in front of the television… Regardless of what they say, I still saved the world using my Family Computer!! …”
- Themarksyndromeproject
—–Original Message—–
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:25 AM
To: allusers@friendster.com
Subject: Play Now! The First Issue
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Ok… Rise and shine… Summer’s out (since last month)… once again I’m stuck here at my house (believe me, if I had the money, I wouldn’t be here; “ang init, putcha!”) doing my daily routine; cook rice, eat, surf the net, download, play computer games, take a bath, dress up, watch anime, listen to my mp3s, eat… blah3x…
Ok… blog time! (Yeah it’s worth doing this than sitting here doing nothing) Let’s see… what to write… what to write… what to type… URGHH!!!***
*** - while thinking about what to write, I’m just killing my time playing some emulator games (mostly old school games) which I downloaded a long time ago…
~*POOF!*~
That’s it! Why not write about the Family Computer?!?
Hehehe
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A few more rewind… I think I was 7 years old when my mom bought my first console, the Family Computer
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I just remembered, when I was a little kid (particularly when I was a gradeschooler) I used to be a big junkie in video games. I mean, even when I was that little, I was addicted to computer games. (Well I think it was quite normal; considering my age during that time) Yes, I wasn’t to type of guy who was into fashion, music and other stuff that time. (But hey, “di naman ako ganung kagrabe… meron din naman akong crush at niligawan nung grade I ako noh”) I can still remember the times I spent most of my “Baon” on games. It may sound a little bit cheesy ~ “ dati nanlibre pa ko sa mga tropa ko noong bata ako kina Kuya Al (computer arcade place) nung birthday ko” and imagine, for 5 STRAIGHT hours!!! Hehehe
How could I forget the days when my best friend (Dino) and I were often scolded by our families… “lagi pa nila ako sinusundo sa bahay nila dino (during unexpected moments) kc lagi kong tinatakas ung adaptor ng FC namin!”… Then everytime I get a failing mark on school, they always blaming me for spending more time playing the FC than studying.
Yep, FC days is very memorable to me… during that time I made some friends, and enemies as well.
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Ok, some information about our beloved Family Computer
About the Family Computer
Family Computer® Nintendo® 1984
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NAME |
Family Computer Keyboard |
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MANUFACTURER |
Nintendo |
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TYPE |
Home Computer |
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ORIGIN |
Japan |
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YEAR |
April 1984 |
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BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
NS-HUBASIC V1.0, V2.0A, V2.1 or V3.0 |
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KEYBOARD |
Full-stroke keyboard with functions keys and arrow keys |
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CPU |
6502 ? |
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RAM |
Basic V2.0A : 1982 bytes free |
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VRAM |
4 kb |
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ROM |
8 kb |
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TEXT MODES |
28 x 24 |
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GRAPHIC MODES |
256 x 240 |
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SOUND |
5 channel sound (2 channels for square wave, 1 triangle wave, 1 noise channel and 1 PCM) |
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PERIPHERALS |
Expansion memory unit, tape-recorder, Basic cartidges |
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PRICE |
14 800 yens (
Japan , 1984)
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FYI, the Famicom was, if you haven’t figured out yet, the Japanese version of the NES, originally introduced in July of 1983. Nearly 1200 games were released for the Famicom. This was a record, but the Super Nintendo broke it with over 1400 games, and the Playstation has even beaten that record. That is a lot of games, by the way. It’s a little depressing when you think about it; I’ll never be able to play all of these!
During its first year, many criticized the system as unreliable, prone to programming errors and rampant freezing. Following a product recall and a reissue with a new motherboard, the Famicom’s popularity soared, becoming the best-selling game console in
Japan by the end of 1984. Encouraged by their successes, Nintendo soon turned their attentions to the North American markets.
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Here are my some cartridges that I owned (and played) during those times….
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The question is: how hard is this stuff to find nowadays? Not especially hard - as always, a lot depends on what game you want, how much time you want to spend searching, and whether you get lucky or not. In some malls and video game shops, you may able to find some stocks of family computer, and most stock at least a few FC carts.
Of course, it’s easy to tell people to go and buy FC carts. But today’s technology has been improving more and more, and so as the graphics of all the games that are released recently, making it impossible for the FC to compete in the gaming world today
In the end, the choice is still yours to make
End of Round I
‘Til then
- themarksyndromeproject
Posted in >> Play Now! | | |
on June 19th, 2006 at 11:39 pm
some cartridge still sells for as much as Php500!!! w00t!!!