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| {{about|the software and accessory for the Family Computer|the microgame in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''|[[Family Basic (microgame)]]}} | | {{MoreImages|maybe?}} |
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| |title=Family BASIC | | |Image=[[File:FamilyBASIC.jpg|250px]] |
| |image=[[File:FamilyBASIC.jpg|250px]]
| | |Rel={{releasedate|Japan|June 21, 1984}} |
| |developer=[[Nintendo]]<br>[[Hudson Soft]] | | |Dis=Unknown{{refneeded}} |
| |publisher=Nintendo<br>{{wp|Sharp Corporation}}
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| |release={{flag list|Japan|June 21, 1984 (''Family BASIC'')<ref>{{cite|publisher=Retro Gamer Team|language=en|deadlink=y|archive=web.archive.org/web/20190331210953/https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games80/famicom-family-basic|title=Famicom Family Basic|accessdate=September 17, 2024}}</ref>|Japan|February 21, 1985 (''Family BASIC V3'')<ref>[https://www.ndw.jp/retro-catalog-fc/ List of Famicom Software]. ''[[Nintendo DREAM]]''. Retrieved December 3, 2024.</ref>}}
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| |languages={{languages|jp=y}} | |
| |genre=Progamming
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| |modes=Single player
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| |platforms=[[Family Computer]]
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| |format={{format|fc=1}}
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| |input={{input|fc=1|pckeyb=1}}
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| '''''{{wp|Family BASIC}}''''' is programming software for the [[Family Computer]] (Famicom) created by [[Hudson Soft]], [[Nintendo]], and {{wp|Sharp Corporation}}. It was bundled with the Famicom keyboard peripheral.<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nerdly Pleasures|language=en|title= Family BASIC - Putting the "Computer" into the Family Computer|url=nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2021/03/family-basic-putting-computer-into.html|date=March 28, 2021|accessdate=September 17, 2024}}</ref> It was preceded by the nearly identical '''''Playbox BASIC''''' for the {{wp|Nintendo Entertainment System models#Sharp Nintendo Television|Sharp C1 Famicom TV}}. ''Family BASIC'' allowed users to create programs in the NS-HuBASIC programming language, a variation of the {{wp|BASIC}} programming language with an "NS-Hu" prefix that stands for "Nintendo," "Sharp," and "Hudson Soft" respectively. This accessory came with a specially designed cartridge and keyboard, similar in function to that of a {{wp|Commodore International|Commodore computer}} of that era. The keyboard plugs into a 15-pin expansion port on the front of the Famicom. | | '''Family BASIC''' was an accessory for the [[Family Computer]] created by [[Hudson Soft]] and [[Wikipedia:Sharp Corporation|Sharp Corporation]]. It allowed users to create programs in the [[Wikipedia:BASIC|BASIC programming language]]. This accessory came with a special designed cartridge, keyboard, and tape reader, similar to that of a [[Wikipedia:Commodore Datasette|Commodore 64's tape reader]]. The |
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| ''Family BASIC'' had the separately sold Data Recorder peripheral, which plugs into the back of the keyboard labeled SAVE and LOAD, and ''[[Wrecking Crew]]'' was one of the games compatible with it.
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| ==Sprites==
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| [[File:FamilyBASICsprites.png|thumb|All the available sprites that can be used in ''Family BASIC'']]
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| Many of the sprites and tilesets were taken directly from the [[Arcade Classics Series]] version of the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'', and ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' There are 16 animated sprites built-in. The following are the only sprites available for programmers:
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| *[[Mario]] - similar to his ''Mario Bros.'' design
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| *[[Pauline|Lady]] - very similar to her ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]'' design
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| *[[Fighter Fly|Fighterfly]]
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| *Achilles - a bird-like creature, a palette swap of this sprite reappears in the Japanese version of ''[[VS. Pinball]]''.<ref>{{cite|date=August 29, 2019|publisher=YouTube|timestamp=02:12|url=youtu.be/CCI8LLstbsg?t=132|title=<nowiki>[Arcade Archives Pinball]</nowiki> First Look|author=NintenDaan|language=en|accessdate=September 17, 2024}}</ref>
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| *Nitanita - a smiley face
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| *Penpen - a [[penguin]] resembling the one from the [[slot window]]s from ''Pinball'', this sprite will later be edited and reused for Hudson Soft's Famicom port of ''{{wp|Binary Land}}''.
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| *[[Fire (enemy)|Fireball]] - from [[100m|100 m]] of ''Donkey Kong'', this sprite will later be edited and reused for ''{{wp|Challenger (video game)|Challenger}}''
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| *Car
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| *Spinner - a rotational symmetric space ship
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| *Star Killer - the bulkier space ship
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| *Starship - the space ship with nacelles
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| *Explosion effects
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| *[[Shellcreeper]]
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| *[[Sidestepper]]
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| *[[Bird (Donkey Kong series)|Bird]] - from the [[Chain Scene]] of ''Donkey Kong Jr.''
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| *Laser effects
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| It is possible to adjust the color of the sprites. The manual gives instructions on how to create [[Luigi]] or different colored enemies from the default sprites.
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| ==Programmable games in the manual==
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| [[File:Family BASIC Data Recorder UFO.png|thumb|256px|UFO]]
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| Before ''Family BASIC V3'', there were no games available from the start. The manual gives instructions on how to create eight sample games.<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir8jM3otL5w|title=ファミリーベーシック付属マニュアル サンプルプログラム集|language=ja|author=Mikasen|date=April 16, 2019|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 17, 2024}}</ref>
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| *Knight - each player controls a chess knight on a chess board. Any spot that has been landed upon becomes unavailable. The aim is to trap the opposing player. It is similar to other "square-removal" chess variants that utilize the {{wp|knight's tour}}.<ref>{{cite|url=www.chessvariants.com/other.dir/kchase.html|title=Knight Chase|author=Randolph, Alex|language=en|publisher=Chess Variants|accessdate=September 17, 2024}}</ref>
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| *Super Memory - a memory game similar to ''{{wp|Simon (game)|Simon}}''.
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| *UFO - a shooter where the player controls the Starship and faces off against a lone Fighterfly that shoots back. This game comes with the Data Recorder's cassette.
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| *Route 66 - an endless top-down driving game like ''{{wp|Speed Race}}'' and ''[[nwiki:Color TV-Game#Color TV Game Racing 112|Color TV-Game Racing 112]]''.
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| *Type Master - a typing game
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| *Turtle - horse betting but on Shellcreepers
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| *Card - a card matching game similar to [[N-Mark Spade Panel]]
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| *Sample program 8 - a turn-based chase game where Penpen has to grab flags while evading a Nitanita. The manual insists that this is not a game but a tech demo and leaves it unnamed.
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| ==''Family BASIC V3''==
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| [[File:FamilyBASICV3 Mario World.png|thumb|256px|Mario World]]
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| '''''Family BASIC V3''''', released on February 21, 1985, came as a stand-alone cartridge. It has four minigames, all having ''Super Mario'' content.
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| *Game 0 "Heart": There is an outline of a heart that can be filled by speaking or breathing into microphone of controller 2. When done, Mario and Lady will come together. This is reproduction of a cutscene from ''{{iw|nwiki|Sheriff}}'', [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]'s 1979 arcade game.
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| *Game 1 "Penpen Maze": The player controls Penpen on a grid. The object is to collect numbers in order while avoiding two Sidesteppers. Penpen starts off with three traps that can temporarily stun the Sidesteppers.
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| *Game 2 "Mario World": Mario has to collect numbers sequentially and [[apple]]s through a single screen of platforms, ladders, and springs while avoiding the two Nitanitas. However, collecting all the items does not end the game. The [[Time Limit]] will simply run out, forcing a [[Game Over]].<ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=0or6KaR6N6k|title=スーパーマリオワールドじゃなくてマリオブラザーズじゃなくて。ファミリーベーシック「マリオワールド」に挑戦|language=ja|author=STINKY RETRO GAMES|date=May 8, 2020|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=September 17, 2024}}</ref>
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| *Game 3 "Star Killer": This is an endless space shooter on a wraparound screen for 1 or 2 players controlling Star Killer and Starship respectively. Enemies include Spinners, Fighterflies, Fireballs, and Achilleses.
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| ==Appearances in ''Super Mario'' games==
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| In ''[[WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'', [[9-Volt]]'s [[microgame]] [[Family Basic (microgame)|Family Basic]] includes the ''Family BASIC'' keyboard, where the objective is to type in the requested numbers or letters.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| MarioFB.png|A screenshot of Heart | | MarioFB.png|A screenshot |
| FBMarioSprite.png|Mario | | FBMarioSprite.png|Mario |
| FBPaulineSprite.png|Lady (Heart palette) | | FBPaulineSprite.png|Pauline |
| PlayboxBASIC.jpg|''Playbox BASIC'' set
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| PlayboxBASICcartridge.jpg|''Playbox BASIC'' cartridge
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| FamilyBASICcartridges.jpg|''Family BASIC'' cartridges
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| FamilyBASICDataRecorder.png|Data Recorder periphery
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==Names in other languages== | | ==Names in other languages== |
| ;Family BASIC
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| {{foreign names | | {{Foreignname |
| |Jpn=ファミリーベーシック
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| |JpnR=Famirī Bēshikku
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| |JpnM=Family BASIC
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| ;Family BASIC V3
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| |Jpn=ファミリーベーシックV3
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| |JpnR=Famirī Bēshikku Bui Surī
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| |JpnM=Family BASIC V3
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| }} | | }} |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==External Links== |
| [[File:PlayboxBASIC Biorhythm Board.png|thumb|256px|The Biorhythm Board, featuring some ''Mario Bros.'' enemy sprites]] | | * [[Wikipedia:Family BASIC|Family BASIC]] |
| *''Family BASIC''{{'}}s predecessor, ''Playbox BASIC'', had a {{wp|Biorhythm (pseudoscience)|biorhythm}} board instead of a message board as the C1 TV already came with a message board.
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| ==References==
| | [[Category:Japan Only Systems]] |
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| [[Category:Accessories]] | | [[Category:Accessories]] |
