Family Basic (microgame)
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| Family Basic | |||
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| Appears in | WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! | ||
| Type | Nintendo Classics | ||
| Command(s) | Type (number or letter)! | ||
| Info | "Locate and press the correct key! All this fun in 8 teeny, tiny bits!" 1984: NES / Keyboard allowing players to program in Basic (Japan only) | ||
| Controls |  – Move / – Press
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| Points to clear | 15 | ||
| Music track | Saving Face | ||
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Family Basic is a microgame found in the Nintendo Classics folder in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! It is based on Family BASIC, software released for the Famicom that was bundled with a keyboard peripheral.
Gameplay[edit]
The objective of the game is to type the requested key on the Famicom keyboard. If the player does not press the key in time, they will lose the microgame.
- 1st level difficulty: Only the numbers are visible, and the player must press the number shown onscreen.
- 2nd level difficulty: Only the letters are visible, and the player must press the letter shown onscreen.
- 3rd level difficulty: Both the letters and numbers are visible, and the player must press the letter or number shown onscreen.
Naming[edit]
Internal names[edit]
| Game | File | Name | Meaning
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| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! | FC BASIC | FC stands for Family Computer, the full name of the Famicom. |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | ファミリーベーシック[?] Famirī Bēshikku |
Family Basic |
