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Family Computer => Famicom / Disk System => Topic started by: satoshi_matrix on June 22, 2007, 10:47:54 am

Title: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: satoshi_matrix on June 22, 2007, 10:47:54 am
Hey Famicom World, I would like to inlist your votes in my poll as well. On the Cover Project there's been some debate over what spine art should decorate Famicom games. Should it be "Nintendo Family Computer" or should it be "Nintendo Famicom"?

Please visit:

http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=753.msg5752;topicseen#new

please vote. The more votes the better. I personally think Famicom sounds better, but to each their own. Let's see what you guys think.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: JC on June 22, 2007, 11:28:25 am
I'd do Nintendo Family Computer, as seen on the face of the console.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: manuel on June 22, 2007, 11:31:11 am
Yeah, Nintendo Family Computer has also a nice sound to it.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: 133MHz on June 22, 2007, 11:33:38 am
Yup, like in the commercials

ファミリコンピュータ

:P
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: satoshi_matrix on June 22, 2007, 02:05:26 pm
Hmm, so even you guys are against me  :D

Oh well, I guess I lose out here. Please vota anyway. Once the poll goes by a landslide to one direction (and at least 10 people have voted), the covers will be finalized.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: manuel on June 22, 2007, 02:21:13 pm
We're not against you per se. ;)
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on June 22, 2007, 04:12:05 pm
I can't really decide:

We know the full name is "Family Computer" anyway, if someone doesn't it's not like it'll kill them unless they find a "Family Computer" for sale & pass on it. :P

We say "Famicom" all the time anyway, but "Family Computer" looks nice, too.

So, yeah, I'm undecided. :-\
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: kite200 on June 22, 2007, 05:04:37 pm
officially, the system is family computer. thats what nintendo calls it
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: satoshi_matrix on June 22, 2007, 05:48:34 pm
Yes, could you guys please vote? I want to proceed with the construction of the Project as soon as possible. I don't think you need to regester to vote, but if you do, it's real simple.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: JC on June 22, 2007, 05:49:20 pm
Quote from: kite200 on June 22, 2007, 05:04:37 pm
officially, the system is family computer. thats what nintendo calls it


Wait...did Nintendo ever put Famicom on any of their products?
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: kite200 on June 22, 2007, 06:17:05 pm
going through my stuff it appears they did not jc
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: SuperMarioBrosSuperShow on June 22, 2007, 10:31:58 pm
Quote from: JC on June 22, 2007, 05:49:20 pm
Quote from: kite200 on June 22, 2007, 05:04:37 pm
officially, the system is family computer. thats what nintendo calls it


Wait...did Nintendo ever put Famicom on any of their products?


They did on the super famicom
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: satoshi_matrix on June 22, 2007, 10:41:04 pm
There's the Intelligent Systems/Nintendo game for called Famicom Wars remember...also with GBA ports in Japan are known as the Famicom Mini Series, so Nintendo did use the term Famicom, but only in later years. When it first came out, it was the Family Computer, offically. But I just don't think that sounds good.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: JC on June 22, 2007, 10:47:50 pm
Ah, so Famicom Wars. I wonder if that was the first use of Famicom by Nintendo.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: FamicomFreak on June 22, 2007, 10:49:08 pm
yes nintendo family computer!
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: satoshi_matrix on June 22, 2007, 10:50:05 pm
Probably not the first time Famicom was seen since Famicom Wars came out around midlife of the system in 1988, but it was an offical first part Nintendo game that put Famicom right in the title.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: kite200 on June 22, 2007, 11:08:54 pm
considering we are talking about famicom and not super famicom, i dont think that matters. famicom wars is the only example ive found aside from famicom mini. famicom mini was years later and not actually a real famicom product, more like a gba product. if you're trying to make the boxes look official it should be family computer, end of story
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on June 23, 2007, 09:55:38 am
Quote from: kite200 on June 22, 2007, 11:08:54 pm
if you're trying to make the boxes look official it should be family computer, end of story

But they're not official. :P
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: satoshi_matrix on June 23, 2007, 02:43:10 pm
the point is to make the boxes look good, if it looks offical or not is opinional.
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: Jedi Master Baiter on June 24, 2007, 10:34:59 am
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on June 23, 2007, 02:43:10 pm
opinional.

I learned a new word! (http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/Themes/famicomworld/images/post/cheesy.gif)
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: Doc on June 24, 2007, 06:02:23 pm
Don't forget about the Famicom Detective Club series on the FDS. I've been dying to play that...there should be some english translations out there...
Title: Re: Poll: Family Computer or Famicom?
Post by: satoshi_matrix on June 24, 2007, 08:59:28 pm
and then there's Famicom Jump! as well.