Famicom or Nintendo Entertainment System (1983-2003)
8-bit console responsible for influencing multiple facets of popular culture and music genres.
Focusing on a selection of Japanese releases courtesy of Isara Junpoldee.
GAMES INCLUDING:
■ Contra (Japanese version)
■ Konami World 2
■ Hyper Olympic aka (Track & Field on NES, played with Hyper Shot controller)
■ Downtown Nekketsu Koshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundokai
■ Datach Joint Rom System: Dragon Ball Z (played with barcode scanner)
■ Fantasy Zone
■ Hitler's Revival: Top Secret (Bionic Commando on NES)
■ Super Mario 2 (using disk system, Japanese release only)
■ Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (prototype of Super Mario on NES)
■ Hooligan Tengu (Zombies Nation in NES)
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PLAYING CONSOLE:
■ Twin Famicom.
Produced by Sharp under licence by Nintendo, released only in Japan in 1986. It has a slot for playing normal Famicom cartridges as well as a special floppy disk drive, hence the name Twin.
Please feel free to bring any NES or Famicom games or accessories. Not just Japanese titles, we are all about having fun.
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Video games will be played on a big projector screen.
8-Bit Bangkok is a group with a shared interest of video gaming, aliens, VHS nostalgia and comics.
We get together to play retro videos games once a month at JAM. Super Nintendo, Atari, Master System, Sega Saturn, whatever.