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Famicom Square Button System

Original release of the Nintendo Famicom. Controllers use square rubber buttons instead of round plastic buttons. Replaced very soon after the console’s introduction as buttons could easily get worn down and the square shape made them more prone to getting stuck down

Famicom Round Button System

Manufacturer	Nintendo
Model Number	HVC-001
Countries Released	Japan
Release Year	1983
MSRP	¥14,800

Later revision of the Nintendo Famicom. Controllers were updated to use round plastic buttons as opposed to the launch models

Nintendo Entertainment System

International version of the Nintendo Famicom. Redesigned to more closely resemble a VCR or other home theater equipment as opposed to a video game console. Includes detachable controllers and composite video out unlike the original Japanese Famicom models.

NES Toploader

A/V Famicom

DATASHIP 1200

Sharp Twin Famicom

Sharp Twin Turbo

Sharp C1

Sharp Famicom Titler

Manufacturer	Sharp
Model Number	HVC-001
Countries Released	Japan
Release Year	1989
MSRP	¥43,000

Famicom console created by Sharp in partnership with Nintendo. As well as being a fully featured Famicom console, this variant also had the added capability of being used as a Titler, a rudimentary video editing machine, meant to overlay text and images on top of footage. Additionally, this model includes a native S-Video output and different PPU which is able to output RGB video with a simple mod, unlike other variants

GoldStar Game Video

Manufacturer	GoldStar
Model Number	P-G500AW
Countries Released	South Korea
Release Year	1994
MSRP	???

Famiclone console released by GoldStar for sale in South Korea built into the body of a P-500W VHS Player. This model uses a proprietary infrared controller for both games and video playback