Family Basic

Family Basic

Infobox VG
title=Family Basic


developer=Nintendo with Hudson Soft and Sharp Corporation
publisher=Nintendo
producer=
engine=
released=June 21 1984
genre=Basic Programing
modes=Create, Play, Load and Save
ratings=
platforms=Family Computer
media=cartridge
requirements=Famicom Data Recorder or any casstte tape player with headphone and mic plugs.
input=Keyboard, standard controller

"Family Basic" or "Famicom Basic" is a dialect of the BASIC programming language that is used to program the Famicom, its cartridge came with a computer style keyboard, and required a cassette tape recorder to save games that were created. Packaged with an instructional textbook and the Family Basic Keyboard, the software was released to consumers in Japan by Nintendo in co-operation with Hudson Soft and Sharp Corporation on June 21 1984, with a second version, with added memory, and features known as "Family Basic V3" release in February 21 1985.

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 "Family Basic" development parts, or have appeared in pre-made Family Basic games.

Game creating and saving

Programs can be saved using the Famicom Data Recorder peripheral, basically the Famicom equivalent of the Commodore 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 peripheral to function.

Trivia

*In "", one of 9-Volt's Minigames involves the 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.

External links

* [http://nindb.classicgaming.gamespy.com/hvc-fb.shtml Famicom BASIC Summary]
* [http://www.atkinsoft.com/familybasic.html Famicom BASIC Token Lists for V2 and V3]


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