Family BASIC or Famicom BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language that is used to program the Famicom. Packaged with an instructional textbook and the Famicom BASIC keyboard, the software was released to consumers in Japan by Nintendo, Hudson Soft and Sharp Corporation in June 1984, with a second release in February 1985. BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of high-level programming languages. ... A programming language is an artificial language that can be used to control the behavior of a machine, particularly a computer. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... It has been suggested that IBM PC keyboard be merged into this article or section. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ... Hudson Soft is a Japanese publisher and developer, founded on May 18, 1973. ... Sharp Corporation ) (TYO: 6753 ) is a Japanese electronics manufacturer, founded in 1912. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Several visual components seen in Nintendo games, such as backgrounds and characters from Mario and Donkey Kong games (circa 1984-1985), were made available as basic Famicom BASIC development parts, or have appeared in pre-made Famicom BASIC games. This article is a chronological list of Mario games. ... Donkey Kong ) is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. ...

Programs can be saved using the Famicom Data Recorder peripherial, basically the Famicom equivalent of the C-64's Datassette. Contrary to common thought, the Famicom Disk System cannot be used together with Family BASIC because both the disk system's RAM adapter and the Family BASIC cartridge need to be inserted into the main unit's cartridge slot for each respective peripherial to function. Famicom Data Recorder HVC-008 Hardware Famicom Data Recorder HVC-008, is a compact cassette data interface for the Famicom Family Computer. ... The Commodore 64 is the best selling single personal computer model of all time. ... The Commodore 1530* (C2N) Datassette (a portmanteau of data + cassette), was Commodores dedicated computer tape recorder. ... The Famicom Disk System, attached to a late-model AV Famicom The Family Computer Disk System (FCD) was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral to their overwhelmingly popular Family Computer (Famicom) console in Japan. ...

Trivia

• In WarioWare: Mega Microgames, one of 9-Volt's Minigames involves Famicom BASIC keyboard.
• There were plans to release the game to the U.S., but Nintendo decided that they did not want to market the NES as a computer system.
• Version 1.0 was never released but Versions 2.0, 2.1, and 3.0 were. V.3.0 had a few tweaks and already created games were included.

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External links

• Famicom BASIC Summary