Family Computer System
Photo 1: Evan-Amos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Nintendo-Famicom-Console-Set-FL.png) Photo 2: Evan-Amos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Nintendo-Famicom-Controller-I-FL.jpg) Photo 3: Evan-Amos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Nintendo-Famicom-Controller-II-FL.jpg)
Video game console, 1983, Nintendo. The Family Computer, or Famicom, is the Japanese original of the Nintendo Entertainment System, released on 15 July 1983 in a red and white case with two hardwired controllers that store in the sides of the console, the second one with a microphone instead of the start and select buttons, and a top-loading cartridge slot. It was the best-selling console in Japan for years and received the Disk System add-on, and it remained in production until 2003.
| Years | 1983 to 2003 (Japan) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ricoh 2A03 (6502 core) at 1.79 MHz |
| RAM | 2 KB plus 2 KB video RAM |
| Graphics | Ricoh 2C02 PPU, 256 x 240, 25 colours on screen from 54 |
| Sound | 5 channels |
| Media | ROM cartridges (60-pin), Disk System |
| Controllers | 2 hardwired controllers, expansion port on the front |
| Price (1983) | 14,800 yen |
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