Nintendo Famicom Disk System Review - Rerez

We review a Family Computer Disc Drive from Nintendo and a box of games straight from Japan. Let's get into it!

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[rerez]

Just to repeat my warning from the video: Importing any kind of used gaming item from another part of the world can have issues. Compatibility, quality and just having it work in general is a bit of a gamble. Always make sure to do a lot of research on devices like this before you buy.

[HoudiniFontmeister]

You completely missed why they had disk versions of cart games. It was cheaper than a cart. That's literally it. And offering games at the kiosk to write to a disk the customer already owned was a cheap way for developers to make a much better profit while also keeping the consumer happier since they paid a fraction of the cart cost.

[sierrakobold]

I can't believe this channel has existed and I am just now, not only learning of its existence, but viewing it. Cheers man, this an one of the most impressive channels I have seen in the 11+ years I have trailed this site and I don't believe I have ever left that comment on any other channel, thank you

[memeemem]

Rerez. You are an odd fellow, but I must say, you steam a good review.

[miaouew]

I can't be alone in thinking that the original japanese Famicom (even alongside that disk drive) is one of the best looking systems ever designed.

[tjsynkral]

Missed several important reasons the FDS is interesting:
1. Doki Doki Panic (much more a must-have than either Zelda!)
2. SMB2
3. The added sound channel for enhanced music/sfx which is one of the main things that makes those Zelda games interesting (the graphics and gameplay arguably are better in the US versions)
4. You can save more than just level progress, there's custom level editors in some games like Vs Excitebike.
5. The Sharp Twins which are amazing... but pricey so I understand why a person doesn't have one at the beginning of a FDS collection, but you could still talk about it.

[JohnRiggs]

Thanks for this! I do love me the Famicom Disk System.

[dr.killjoy]

Oh the innocent times before we discovered what slime Samurai Buyer actually were.

[CandisClassicGameShrine]

Holy shit, Milo and Otis had a video game... That movie was one of my absolute favorites as a kid until I learned how supposedly cruel the filming was.

[charvelgtrs]

Castlevania 1 and 2 are also great on the FDS as you can save your progress.

Also, VS:ExciteBike is the definitive release. Two player mode, music in game and the ability to save your custom tracks.

[DuckRotation]

When I was a kid and I heard the belts stopped working I thought it wore little pants and they kept falling down because it's "belt" couldn't stay up

[bowser]

One thing that really made the Famicom Disk versions of Zelda 1 very, very popular in Japan was the dungeon designer, where players can literally make their own dungeons, write them onto disks so other players can try and solve them. But at this point, you probably knew that already.

[MelodieOctavia]

Also, brace for the incoming screaming about Go and Othello being called the same thing. (They really are quite different games.)

[SleepyAdam]

I thought Samurai Buyer was known for being scammy, but that package of FDS games is oh so sexy. I'm torn.

[SarahLJP]

@6:58 Ice Hockey was originally released on the Famicom Disk System. Some games were re-released on cartridge when the FDS was discontinued. The FDS only lasted three years I think. The Legend of Zelda was one of those games.

[PixleyLore]

A Canadian that doesn't like the fine sport of hockey, a national shame.

[JasuchinTheGreen]

That wasn't another Othello, that was Go, a completely different game

[THEShinzuu]

I've had the Famicom and the Disc Drive since I was a kid. Yoshi's Cookie and Bomberman were my favourites.

[zmbdog]

Nintendo: Thinks 3D Hot Rally is too childish
Also Nintendo: Designs Animal Crossing to look like a game for toddlers

[jevansturner]

Some things about 3D Hot Rally: - It worked with the stereoscopic 3D shutter glasses accessory for Famicom. It also had a special national competition where your times could be uploaded to the FDS kiosk, which then faxes data to a central HQ. I think there is some significance to the blue disk with the sliding shutter.