Nintendo Famicon help

SibbySibby
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Do I need to be able to read Japanese to use the Nintendo Famicon console?

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  • MuNKeYMuNKeY
    Not entirely, there's a bunch of good games on it that require little to no ability to read Japanese, now text heavy games like RPGs you definitely would want to skip over, or do like I do and make crap up and hope for the best.

    Meh, apparently I cannot type.
  • SibbySibby
    Ah okay. Thought I would need to be able to read Japanese to play the Famicon system. Good to know there is a lot of famicon games that I dont need to know japanese for
  • MuNKeYMuNKeY
    Originally posted by: Sibby

    Ah okay. Thought I would need to be able to read Japanese to play the Famicon system. Good to know there is a lot of famicon games that I dont need to know japanese for





    Check these threads out you might enjoy what is mentioned.

    http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=40620
    http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=123605

    I really enjoy my Famicom I even bought an everdrive for it to go along with collecting particular games.
  • SibbySibby
    A lot of those look like they should be North America exclusive. Do you think normal retro retail stores would have them?
  • MuNKeYMuNKeY
    Eh, I've found some locally one time at a retro shop. the bigger chunk I've gotten off NA or ebay.



    Now do bear in mind that our NES games were Famicom games first so your gonna find quite a lot that did get a North American release, but there's a whole bunch that never made it here (aside reproductions) and some games were altered/edited when released here when NOA had issues with any religious themes and other things.
  • Clyde The JackalClyde The Jackal
    FamicoM, with an "M" homie.
  • GuntzGuntz
    Apparently it's not uncommon to spell it Famicon in Japan.



    Most Famicom games are light on text, just avoid the RPGs. It's a fun system to explore, definitely more exotic than the NES.
  • SibbySibby
    Thanks MuNKeY. I saw a few games on that list that look fun, So I will keep an eye out
  • MuNKeYMuNKeY
    I still want to know who's bright ideal it was to put 3' cords on the original model and I do love freaking my cats out when I make noises into the second controller when I'm playing Zelda.
  • PikkonPikkon
    Reason is in Japan there's not a lot of room,smaller houses,really compact.

    You would pretty much play the famicom on the floor right in front of the tv.
  • MuNKeYMuNKeY
    Mmm, well I guess that makes sense. I figured it was some kind of trap instead of people tripping over a length of cord, you just trip over the entire console.
  • GuntzGuntz
    A better question is why did the TG16 and other USA-released consoles have 3' controller cables.



    I don't get why it's still such a mystery with Japanese systems though. Isn't an American stereotype to portray the Japanese as living in shoeboxes?
  • SibbySibby
    I dont portray the Japanese like that. I wonder what Nintendo thinks about people here in America creating their own NES carts
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