TCW Podcast Episode 135 - The Famicom Disc System

In our second part look at the Family Computer we start off with the launch in Japan.  We see all the early games, and the slow start the system had.  However it rapidly gained steam and gained widespread adoption.  Nintendo faced one of their first challenges which was the overheating of the graphic chip.  Nintendo did a recall and revised the system in the process.  Switching to removeable controllers, and round buttons to address other issues early adopters have reported.  The system really took off with the release of the Famicom Disc System, and the Legend of Zelda.  Despite wide adoption the lower margins for retailers and developers lead to the downfall of the peripheral.  Cartridge developments soon allowed games to exceed 30KB, and growing in size with 1MB and larger.  Though the system was popular in the west, and the larger cartridges helped speed its adoption there, the disc system was the height of the system in Japan. 

Famicom Donkey Kong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r8diwD_g0I

Famicom Donkey Kong Jr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc2L4vxPJF0

Famicom Popeye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyJ-DfoBZ8U

Famicom Mario Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKZrHr4yDZc

TCW 037 - Nintendo and Gumpei Yokoi: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/nintendo-and-gunpei-yokoi/

Early Famicom Commercials: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKXr_DbqHsU

Famicom Donkey Kong Jr. Math: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6cE50TdP48

Famicom Mahjong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skY_GZAEc2U

Famicom Baseball: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agd0SBjLBjs

Famicom Tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOEeaKEyW98

Famicom Golf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPxxfH_NOEA

Famicom Devil World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvxiXETDTyg

TCW 074 - The Japanese PC Industry: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-japanese-pc-industry/

Famicom BASIC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMA-2ctR-Ks

Famicom Galaxian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKI7gzf496Q

Famicom Round VS Square edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9biMwpII7rU

Famicom Lode Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqJkSa9SExk

TCW 029 - 50 Years of Namco: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/50-years-of-namco/

Famicom Xevious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_bS_SAzknk

Cloud and Bushes in Super Mario Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai7d1K4Yf6A

NES Kung Fu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQjzFt8Sqpk

Ninja Kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAx25uUl1Gc

Ninja Hattori-kin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICZrv3Z8C8U

Family Stadium '87: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCAPOfBulrk

Gaming Historian Famicom Disc System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9PuSrn_H1c&t=16s

Famicom Disc System The Legend of Zelda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-aYJyHgCy0

Famicom Ghost and Goblins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKiv41hjJWg

Famicom Ganbare Goemon!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_JSzRTAas8

Castlevania III NES VS Famicom Sound Comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WOxjL9eoU4

TCW 011 - The Genesis of JRPGs: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/the-genesis-of-jrpgs/

Famicom Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima IV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bw1SSbQXis

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Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode 

Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love 

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