July 15, 2016

The Family Computer (Famicom or FC for short) is an 8-bit home video game console manifactured by Nintendo. Initially released in Japan, it was also released in the west as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

On it’s release day in 1983 in Japan, the Famicom was sold alongside three ports of Nintendo’s successful games; Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Popeye.