I Finally Bought A Nintendo Famicom System

For a while now I have been looking for an original Famicom system from Nintendo and during my trip to Too Many Games I was able to find one that was still boxed. Today I wanted to take a look at it, unbox it and even open it up. This is where it all started for Nintendo in the home console market.

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[stevemcq]

We were super lucky to live in Japan in 1985/86 (I was 10) and my Dad bought us Famicom and Disk System which I loved. Somewhere along the way they broke down or got lost but I remember being the envy of all my friends when we brought it back to Australia because the NES hadn't released here yet. So much nostalgia now playing those Famicom games on my Nintendo Switch!

[Salku_Chaotix]

Now you opened pandora box, you have to get the disk system.

[rastasega]

that "Nintendo-branded RF" is actually from a NES. The actual Family Computer RF is way different than that.

[nickolaswilcox]

most modern tvs still have rf, its how cable hooks up so its not hard to find since you already have the stock converter box

[kodaloid]

I'm surprised that you don't have a VHS player, that's what I use to play old consoles, using the RF in and scart out to the tv via converter.

[Nesmaniac]

I have about 30 famicoms. Channel 1 is 95 and Channel 2 96 on U.S. televisions. Tv's channel frequencies vary though so some TV's have lots more interference than others. You need to use a nice shielded subwoofer cable (shorter the better) and the Coaxial to RCA adapter and actually you can get a great picture that way. If their is buzz it's generally the mic on controller 2. Simply take the controller apart and use metal polish to polish the slider contact and use rubbing alcohol to clean the board it slides around. If the black electro coating material is worn off simply use a pencil to remark it thick and use a toothpick to bend the little slider springs out for better contact.

[RAXtheGREAT]

Still jealous of when you picked that up at toomanygames lol sweet find 👌

[miaouew]

The Famicom+Disk System and the white PC-Engine were the two best looking systems ever made.

[Nwa-El]

My first console!! Glad that I had my first gaming experience with it.

[xenonim]

Famicom is not a weird console to me as in Malaysia and most South East Asian Country in the late 80s and early 90s, Famicom are sell everywhere like hot cake. The NES is very hard to find back then to be honest in my country generally. Showing this Famicom really bring a lot of nostalgic moment when i still a kid.

[mikgus]

9:42 The 7805 in the RF can was where i learned to solder. Especially on the later models and the copies with smaller heatsinks. on the last model i had, i had moved the 7805 to its own external heatsink covering the vents behind the cartridgeport.

[tmsphere]

This was my first console, I still see it in my dreams.

[retrorabbitstudios]

The Mic is used in the Famicom version of The Legend of Zelda, where in the manual it says that certain enemies are sensitive to sound. :)

[staringcorgi]

It’s one of those consoles that force you to put it close to you bc of the hard wire controller

[gameguy]

It's important to remember when the Famicom was released. In 1983 RF was really the only way to hook up a video game system (or VCR for that matter) on the majority of televisions at the time. A few systems at that time period had their controllers hardwired. Probably the most prominent of them was Mattel's Intellivision. Although they did release a revision that had detachable controllers in the latter half of 1983.

[robertfinley]

Regarding your complaint about the cord location on the controller: remember that back when this was popular, there were no game controllers with shoulder buttons. The L and R buttons first appeared with later generations of game consoles and handhelds. Most people would tuck all their fingers together about halfway up the back and press buttons from under the bottom or around the side of the lower half. Holding the bottom allowed for easy access to the Start and Select buttons by sliding a hand inward.

[AustinJohnPlays]

Me: “John, it’s only $200 for a famicon. You should get it. It’s a tax write off”
Spawn: “ok.... I’m going to open it up.”
Me that.”

[punchingtrees]

I actually saw you at toomanygames spawnwave you were by the smash tournament next to the Mario kart speedrun. I should have said what's up but I missed the opportunity

[Dagumanz]

Man, this brings back so many memories. I still have my original Famicom from back then and it still works. :D I have over 200 games for it. I have some 5 in 1, 10 in 1, 100 in 1 and my biggest 1000 in 1 game cartridges. The dance floor pads, the boxing game suite. the zapper gun and some many other peripherals made for it back then. My Famicom thought I painted it black so it would be unique. Those were the days. :D

[PikaLink]

I too picked up a Famicom about a year ago along with a disk system (for the complete package) and as I held it in my hands I couldn't help thinking about what little Japanese kids once sat in his parents livingroom playing Mario, Zelda, or Dragon Quest on it.