Famicom Disk System

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Famicom Disk System
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Released: 1986-02-21
Discontinued: 2003-??-??
Developer: Nintendo
Type: Hardware
For the music, see Family Computer Disk System (FDS).

The Famicom Disk System (ファミコンディスクシステム Famikon Disuku Shisutemu) is a disk-based peripheral for the Japanese version of the NES (Famicom) released on February 21, 1986. The system attached inside the Famicom's cartridge slot. The console allowed for better graphics and sound. It also gave players the ability to save their games on the disk instead of using the typical password system (battery backups had yet to be developed). The console used what were called Disk Cards which were basically revamped floppy disks. Some games released for the NES and/or Famicom were ported to the Disk System, but most of the time, they didn't take advantage of the console's capabilities.

While the Famicom Disk System is merely an add-on of the Famicom, it is considered a separate platform by this wiki in order to accommodate its unique audio capabilities.

Games

Music and Sound

The Disk system used the RP2C33, which added one configurable wavetable synthesis channel to the existing sound capabilities of the Famicom.

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