Wikio - Famicom Disk System

Smash Bros. DOJO!! Update (N-Philes)

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:23:21 GMT

... 8: Kid Icarus>(Release: 12/1986)Pit appears alone. This was the last series to appear on the Famicom Disk System in Japan.(Release: 07/1987)Fight against Snake on Shadow Moses Island. The first Metal Gear was actually created for the MSX2.(Release: 07/1989)Ness and Lucas appear. New Pork City is a big place, but be careful not to...

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VC Tuesday: Metroid's Japanese boxart is really great (Nintendo Wii Fanboy)

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:30:00 GMT

Filed under: Virtual Console , Imports The Japanese version of Metroid differs from the American version in four major ways: It comes on a disk instead of a cartridge Thanks to the Famicom Disk System hardware, that music has instruments that don't show up in the cartridge version It uses a Zelda -style save screen instead of passwords The boxart is amazingly awesome The...

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Nintendo Famicom Posters (I.Z. Reloaded: Online Refreshments)

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:29:00 GMT

These framed Famicom Disk System posters from Japan make a great addition to your wall if you are a video game geek like me. They aren't that large - only 11.75 x 8.5 cm, but they sure are a collector's item. (Thanks Brendon)

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Finding The Best 8-Bit Nintendo Art From Japan (Retro Gaming with racketboy)

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:15:42 GMT

... to be browsing around some Nintendo-themed photos on Flickr and found a collection of framed Famicom Disk System posters belonging to djdac . Considering how pathetic most of the NES-era art is here in the US, I was amazed by how much some of them reminded me of epic posters you might see in a movie theatre. It turns out that these posters were distributed in Japan either at...

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VC Australia to get Do Re Mi Fantasy and Smash Ping Pong? (QJ.NET)

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:37:48 GMT

The Australian Virtual Console game library keeps getting better and better, and Wii gamers from down under may get to enjoy more epic games from years past now that SNES title Do Re Mi Fantasy: Milon no DokiDoki Daibouken and Smash Ping Pong from the Famicom Disk System has finally been rated by Australia 's Classification Review Board. If you're wondering why you haven't heard...

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Why I Love Japan (Vintage Computing and Gaming)

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:51:42 GMT

Because they make game covers like this: Ah; nothing like a Japanese Famicom Disk System classic. Is anybody out there willing to attempt an interpretation of this game’s synopsis from this picture alone? You're up for one heck of a challenge.

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Hardboiled detective title coming to the US after all (DS Fanboy)

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:40:00 GMT

... North America next spring. Despite having appeared on a variety of consoles since his debut on the Famicom Disk System 20 years ago, this will be the gumshoe's first visit to the states. Like with the Phoenix Wright series, you'll progress through the noir-ish plots with menu-based interrogations and clues you've found during your investigations. With Jake Hunter , however,...

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VC Tuesday: Sonic Samurai Assault Club (Nintendo Wii Fanboy)

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:30:00 GMT

... graphical text adventure from Nintendo. Also there's Sonic 3D Blast , whose title is 2/3 accurate. Famicom Tantei Club (Famicom Disk System, 1 player, 600 Wii Points) Assault Suits Valken (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points) Sonic 3D Blast (Mega Drive, 1 player, 600 Wii Points) Ys I&II (PC Engine CD-ROM, 1 player, 800 Wii Points) Samurai Spirits (Neo Geo,...

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Features: The History of Metroid - Part One (Computer And Video Games)

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:38:00 GMT

... hit after hit on the NES, Yokoi and his team had been tasked with handling game duties on the new Famicom Disk System - and this time Yokoi wanted his next game to match the success of Miyamoto's team.Yokoi banded a team of four to create R&D1's new franchise. Kid Icarus man Yoshio Sakamoto in the director's chair, Hiroji Kiyotake handling the art design of Samus Aran and her...

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