The Famicom Disc System

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   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1   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    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/