Hey guys. Decided to start a thread on Nintendo's most influential and highly successful machine, the Family Computer! I'm sure if you were born in the 80s, you'll remember the FC quite well I have spent countless of hours with my Famiclone (Never owned the real deal) and had great fond memories playing it with my friends and family

Until today, I still regard the machine as one the greatest home consoles EVER. The FC was very huge here in Malaysia (thanks to the pirates *grin*) so I'm pretty sure I'm not the only FC nut around Feel free to post anything related to it in this thread! I'd like to hear your stories about it 8-Bit FTW!!!

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Added on December 9, 2009, 6:16 pmThere were many Made In Taiwan clones of the FC here in Malaysia - Micro Genius is one of the more 'branded' clones released, the others were more generic and looks almost identical to the original, but with different color schemes (My clone is grey/white with orange turbo buttons). What clone model do you own? I'd like to know..

Interesting story, I used to think that the American design of the Famicom - the NES, was the original design the Famicom was based on. And one day, my schoolmate offered to sell me a genuine Famicom and I understood it as the American NES. When I recieved the console, I was disappointed, felt cheated, returned it and got my money back (He sold it to me at 50 ringgit!!!) I was obviously a stupid dork back then..

Looking forward to hear some of your stories here

This post has been edited by PhatPhunk: Dec 9 2009, 06:20 PM

Wow! Finally this thread got some attention! Interesting stories guys! Damn I wish I could play those cool JP card + RPG games. I can't read Chinese at all Beating Rockman with just one life?! You must be a super expert! Rockman is such a big star now, prices for the original FC versions especially Rockman 2 is so high at the moment. It's good to know that you guys still cherish the good ol times Fist Of Northstar.. lol. When I first saw it on the cartridge label, I thought it was gonna be an awesome game. Took it back and was disappointed, but played quite a bit so that I don't feel cheated The sound effect of Ken was pretty neat though Did any of you guys played Recca? It's gotta to be the best shmup for the FC. It's currently in the mail and can't wait to play it (Pirated version of course!) The graphics and sound is just phenomenal!

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Added on January 9, 2010, 2:01 pmI love BattleCity! I played it alot with my bro and even my dad! Finding the original one now is pretty hard and expensive!! It was released during the Namcot says (now known as Namco). Very addictive and I like the map editor feature.. very neat!! Ice Climber is a great little game too... so many nice classics for the FC

This post has been edited by PhatPhunk: Jan 9 2010, 02:01 PM