Download Nintendo Famicom (Family Computer System)(Famicom) ROMs

Famicom may sound like a strange name but it is actually a nickname for the Family Computer Disk System. This is the full name of the device and it may be known as FCD, FCDS or FDS as well. The Famicom was a personal computer released in 1986 in Japan. Soon it became a very popular device due to advanced capabilities and one of a kind design. Even today the Family Computer Disk System looks different than any other gaming device and it is popular among collectors. The prices are generally high and they depend on the condition, version, and several other factors. Famicom is used alongside Nintendo's Personal Computer gaming console.

In order to use the console, you must attach the RAM module which is actually a cartridge to the deck and then connect the cable to the hard drive. The memory choice was complicated and there is 32 KB of RAM, but used for temporal memory storage and 8KB of traditional RAM memory. The device also used ASIC which is known as 2C33. ASIC is an important piece of the entire device. It acts like a floppy controller which "reads" the game files. It is important to add that games were located of floppy drives also known as Disk Cards. Today, these games are widely available in the Famicom ROMs. The original games were stored on large floppy drives and most of the games used both sides of a floppy. This was an issue due to the fact it required from the users to flip over the disk card while playing the game in order to continue. A similar design was used for older PC games which were present on 2 CDs. Back in a day, just a few games were so big that they had to be present on 2 Disk cards. Family Computer Disk System was best-known precisely due to this reason.

Famicom was generally a popular gaming device. It was long-lasting as well. We did mention that the sale began in 1986 in Japan, but the device was available on the market until 2003. During that time frame, it was sold in 4.4 million copies which is a decent score. We also must add that the original Disk System could be powered with the help of an AC adapter or run on C-cell batteries. Total of 6 batteries were used for powering the device.

Family Computer Disk System games are available right here and they can be played on any computer using an emulator. We recommend Virtual Nes, Nestopia, FCEUX and OpenEmu.

With these emulators, you can play Famicom ROMs such as Emi-chan no Moero Yakyuuken!, TwinBee, Ice Hockey and etc.