Talk:Famicom Disk System

Photos of Famicom disk?
The only place I've seen an image of a Famicom Disk is in the game Pikmin 2. Could anyone add a photo of a real disk?
 * Done boffy_b 18:45, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

If you guys would like, you may use any of the pictures from my site: http://www.risingstuff.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.237.151.1 (talk) 01:22, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

128K OF STORAGE SPACE
IS THAT 1 SIDE OR BOTH SIDES COMBINED? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.17.249 (talk) 09:24, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

SAVING
DID IT SAVE ON THE FLOPPY OR WAS THERE SOME KIND OF EARLY MEMORYCARD HARDDRIVE SYSTEM OR DID IT USE PASSWORDS? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.17.249 (talk) 09:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Please do not shout. It's considered rude. Doshindude (talk) 17:15, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

128 kb
The article says that the disks were 128 kb in size and that that was a lot in 1986. But how much data could the cartridges contain in comparison? Eje211 (talk) 07:32, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

Infobox
This article like any other system needs to have an infobox, plus list what the FDS's top-selling or #1 game is. I'm sure that it is perhaps The Legend of Zelda. --PJ Pete 20:15 December 8, 2008

Benefits?
Other than the ability to save games and download games at a kiosk, did the Disk System add any new capabilities to the NES? Usually, game add-ons usually allow for larger levels, more sprites, more colors, etc. --Navstar (talk) 19:40, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

File:Nintendo-Famicom-Disk-System.jpg to appear as POTD soon
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Production Span or Device Life
This article claims that, "Through its entire production span, 1986–2003, 4.44 million units were sold." However, the article on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System says that "After only two years, the FDS was discontinued, although vending booths remained in place until 1993 and Nintendo continued to service drives, and to rewrite and offer replacement disks until 2003." These statements seem to contradict itself with the first statement implying it was being produced for 20 some odd years. In the second statement it was only produced for two. Ehgarrick (talk) 02:18, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

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Abbreviation
I'm pretty sure "FDS" is not an official abbreviation, and in Japan, not even a fan name. I think it's just an assumed abbreviation from people who never got the console in their country. Same way every English speaker calls it the "Famicom Disk System", even on Wikipedia pages, despite it not being official at all, since Nintendo didn't have the legal right to use "Famicom" till some time after the Disk System was released (it was owned by Sharp). I've only ever seen Nintendo use "FCD", which makes sense since they use "FC" for the Family Computer. So the add-on would logically be an extension of that. For that reason, even if they had the right in time for the add-on, the logo was already "Family Computer", so it likely wouldn't've been shortened to "Famicom" anyway. The man who named it was very insistent on using "Family Computer", even with his wife arguing it'll just be shortened by people to "Famicom" anyway. Linkdude20002001 (talk) 05:05, 20 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia isn't limited to official terminology, since it does not only draw from manufacturers for sources, and FDS is very commonly used by English speakers to refer to the Famicom Disk System.
 * In fact, the very first hit on Google for "Nintendo FDS" is this article. Okto8 (talk) 15:38, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

shouldnt this page be called "Family Computer Disk System"
the device literally refers to itself as Family Computer Disk System as seen in the logo

its called by that name on super mario wiki Memphis1525 (talk) 14:37, 18 May 2024 (UTC)


 * The system is usually referred to as the Famicom. It makes sense for an encyclopedia to use the name most commonly used, as that will make the article easier to find.
 * This is the preferred convention on WP, per Wikipedia:Article titles: "Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's "official" name as an article title; it generally prefers the name that is most commonly used (as determined by its prevalence in a significant majority of independent, reliable, English-language sources) as such names will usually best fit the five criteria listed above." Okto8 (talk) 15:34, 20 May 2024 (UTC)