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NES Works Gaiden #18: The Famicom Disk System (Patreon)

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2021-02-03 14:00:04

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Ah... yeah, I know I said it's gonna be all SG-1000 all the time around here, but is it my fault that the Famicom Disk System has an anniversary coming up? This episode is timed to the week of the peripheral's 35th birthday, creating a tiny scheduling hiccup in my larger plans. But some things are simply worth celebrating.

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Famicom Disk System retrospective: Error 35 | NES Works Gaiden #18

35 years ago this week, Nintendo launched the Disk System expansion for Family Computer—one of the most important (and one of the few successful) console add-ons ever. Boosting the power, capabilities, and storage capacity of the Famicom, the Disk System helped usher in a new generation of console games... and then, console games caught up with the Disk System, rendering it obsolete. Nevertheless, in its brief lifetime, the FDS gave us major franchises like Zelda, Metroid, and Castlevania, while also changing the way players interacted with their television games. This episode pays tribute to the Disk System and its impressive legacy. Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! And be sure to check out the Retronauts podcast (http://www.retronauts.com), where I (and many others!) tackle a much wider array of classic gaming topics each week.