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The '''Famicom Disk System''' is an accessory for the [[Famicom]]. It allowed the Famicom to play certain games on a floppy disk rather than a cartridge. Floppy disks had the advantages of being cheaper. Besides that, the disks were rewritable, making saving easier.
The '''Famicom Disk System''' is an accessory for the [[Famicom]]. It allowed the Famicom to play certain games on a floppy disk rather than a cartridge. Floppy disks had the advantages of being cheaper. Besides that, the disks were rewritable, making saving easier.


Sharp Corporation, a Japanese Electronics and Domestic Appliance company, created the [[wikipedia:Twin Famicom|Twin Famicom]], a Famicom combined with a Famicom Disk System into one piece of hardware, but it was only released in Japan. It's unknown if [[Nintendo]] ever had plans to make an [[Nintendo Entertainment System |NES]] Disk System.
Sharp Corporation, a Japanese Electronics and Domestic Appliance company, created the [[wikipedia:Twin Famicom|Twin Famicom]], a Famicom combined with a Famicom Disk System into one piece of hardware, but it was only released in Japan. [[Nintendo]] did have plans to make an [[Nintendo Entertainment System |NES]] Disk System, but these were scrapped for unknown reasons.


==Games==
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Revision as of 15:16, January 14, 2014

Template:System-Infobox The Famicom Disk System is an accessory for the Famicom. It allowed the Famicom to play certain games on a floppy disk rather than a cartridge. Floppy disks had the advantages of being cheaper. Besides that, the disks were rewritable, making saving easier.

Sharp Corporation, a Japanese Electronics and Domestic Appliance company, created the Twin Famicom, a Famicom combined with a Famicom Disk System into one piece of hardware, but it was only released in Japan. Nintendo did have plans to make an NES Disk System, but these were scrapped for unknown reasons.

Games

Legend of Zelda Famicom Disk

Here is a list of Mario games released only for the Disk System:


Trivia

The Family Computer Disk System logo, "Diskun".
The system's logo, Disk-kun.
Family Computer Disk System coverage on other NIWA wikis:
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Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Pinball (1984) • Golf (1984) • Family BASIC† (1984) • Family BASIC V3† (1985) • Wrecking Crew (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) • Dr. Mario (1990) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) • Mario is Missing!* (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1994)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson† (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984) • Donkey Kong Classics* (1988)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
Wario franchise Wario's Woods (1994)
Family Computer Disk System Golf (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels‡ (1986) • I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater‡ (1986) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.‡ (1986) • Golf: Japan Course‡ (1987) • Golf: U.S. Course‡ (1987) • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic‡ (1987) • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race‡ (1987) • Donkey Kong^ (1988) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally‡ (1988) • Donkey Kong Jr.^ (1988) • Mario Bros. Returns^ (1988) • Wrecking Crew^ (1989) • Pinball^ (1989)
Miscellaneous Nintendo World Championships 1990* (1990) • Nintendo Campus Challenge* (1991)
* NES only
† Famicom only
‡ Disk System only
^ Disk Writer only

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