Family Computer. One was a bit more successful than the other. Sega’s system survived in

家庭電腦。一個比另一個更成功一些。世嘉的系統生存在

its original incarnation for two years and saw the release of about 80 games. The Famicom,

其最初的化身為兩年，並見證了大約80款遊戲的發佈。Famicom。

on the other hand, boasted 1,055 titles over the space of 11 years, from Donkey Kong to

而另一方面，在11年的時間裡，從《大金剛》到《魔獸》，共推出了1055款遊戲。

Adventure Island IV. That’s a damn healthy lineup for this unassuming lump of plastic.

冒險島四號對於這個不起眼的塑膠塊來說，這是一個非常健康的陣容。

Seriously. This thing’s barely larger than a single NES cart, slightly wider, a couple

說真的，這東西比NES的單車大不了多少這東西幾乎不比一個NES小車大，稍微寬一點，一兩個

inches longer, and maybe the height of two or three games stacked on top of each other.

寸長，也許有兩三場比賽疊加的高度。

We’re here to celebrate the winner of that day’s console war... even if it did take

我們在這裡慶祝當天遊戲機大戰的勝利者... 即使它確實採取了...

me 2 hours to get it connected and running on an American TV. Apparently, you have to

我花了2個小時才把它連接起來並在美國電視上運行。顯然，你必須

use the RF switch from an NES, set that to Channel 3, set the Famicom itself to Channel

使用NES的RF開關，將其設置為頻道3，將Famicom本身設置為頻道。

1, and then it shows up on Channel 95 for whatever reason. I’m even further confused,

1，後來不知什麼原因，在95頻道出現了。我就更糊塗了。

because Felicity in the UK sent this to us, which means she also had PAL issues to figure

因為英國的Felicity給我們發來了這個，這意味著她也有PAL制式的問題，要弄清楚

out. I salute her diligence.

出。我向她的勤奮致敬。

The Famicom and the NES, despite being effectively the same hardware, are very, very different

Famicom和NES，儘管實際上是相同的硬件，但卻有著非常非常大的不同。

systems. As you can see, the Famicom carts are tiny compared to NES carts, though the

系統。正如你所看到的，Famicom的推車與NES的推車相比是很小的，雖然是

size of the circuit board in each is about the same. NES carts also have a 72-pin connection

各自的電路板大小差不多。NES推車也有一個72針的連接方式。

as opposed to the Famicom’s 60-pins, owing to the presence of the 10 NES lockout chip

相對於Famicom的60個針腳，由於10個NES鎖定芯片的存在

that seemed like a good idea for a few seconds in 1985 but ended up just being a pain in

在1985年，這似乎是一個很好的想法幾秒鐘，但最終只是一個痛苦的，在

the butt. Also, while the form factor of the controllers are almost identical, the Famicom’s

的屁股。另外，雖然控制器的外形尺寸幾乎相同，但Famicom的。

controller has the wire running out the side rather than the top, and is completely hardwired

控制器的導線從側面而不是頂部伸出，並且完全是硬接線。

into the body of the system itself. The good news is, the controller can’t get lost.

到系統本身的主體。好消息是，控制器不能丟失。

The bad news is, the cord is only about two feet long, so you’ve gotta be hovering right

壞消息是，繩子只有兩英尺長，所以你必須要懸停在正確的位置。

over the system in order to play it. Weirder still, the second controller lacks Select

在系統上才能玩。更詭異的是，第二款控制器缺少了選擇

and Start buttons of its own, instead boasting a MICROPHONE. Because when’s the last time

和開始按鈕的自己，而是擁有一個MICROPHONE。因為上一次

you remember using Select or Start in a two-player NES game? At least the microphone served a

你還記得在雙人NES遊戲中使用選擇或開始嗎？至少麥克風在遊戲中起到了

purpose in a handful of games, like shouting to kill Pol’s Voice enemies in the Legend

在少數遊戲中的目的，比如在《傳奇》中喊殺波爾的聲音敵人。

of Zelda and haggling with shopkeepers in Kid Icarus. With hardwired controllers, the

的塞爾達，以及在Kid Icarus中與店主討價還價。有了硬線控制器，就有了

only way to connect another input device - like the infamous Hudson Joycard - is through this

連接另一個輸入設備--比如臭名昭著的Hudson Joycard--的唯一方法就是通過這個。

serial port at the front of the machine, which also allows for strange devices like the Hori

機器前面的串口，也可以使用像Hori這樣的奇怪設備。

Game Repeater. Look it up. It’s nuts. But it speaks to one of the most important aspects

遊戲中繼器。看看吧它的堅果。但它說明了一個最重要的方面。

of the Famicom: its expandability. There were dozens of peripherals released, including

Famicom的特點：它的可擴展性。有幾十種外設發佈，包括

- as befitting a system called the “Family Computer” - a keyboard and cassette-based

- 作為一個被稱為 "家庭電腦 "的系統--一個基於鍵盤和錄音帶的。

data recorder, for word processing and BASIC programming (as well as saving Excitebike

數據記錄器，用於文字處理和BASIC編程（以及保存Excitebike的數據）。

tracks). And then there was the Famicom Disk System, which did away with the more expensive

軌道）。)然後是 Famicom 磁盤系統，它取消了更昂貴的 Famicom 磁盤系統。

cartridge-based media in favor of rewritable floppy disks. But we’ll save that magic

盒式媒體，而不是可重寫軟盤。但我們會保存這個神奇的

for tomorrow.

為明天。