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Family Basic is a product that allowed for programming through a form of HuBASIC to the Famicom. It released on June 21, 1984 in Japan. It came bundled with it's own Famicom branded keyboard.

Quotes[edit]

1984年のきょう『ファミリーベーシック』(Family Basic)発売!! ファミコンでプログラムを組める!! キャラクター制御が独特で容易｡ただし容量はたったの2Kバイト弱｡これが無ければ私がゲーム業界に入ることもなく､つまりカービィもスマブラも生まれませんでした｡私の大先生です。スマブラSP

ファミリーベーシックと言っても、今となってはどんなものだかまったくイメージできない方も多いでしょうね… ここ↓で、少し紹介しています。 [video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4CScehGk_s&t=2115s]

Masahiro Sakurai Twitter 20 June 2021^[1]

Books[edit]

1984/10/20
ファミリーベーシックで遊ぼう! (Let's Play With Family Basic)

1984/12/1
Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 1

1984/12/30
ケイブンシャの大百科210 ファミリーコンピュータ任天堂 (Keibunsha Encyclopedia 210: Family Computer Nintendo)

1985/1/20
ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART2 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 2)

1985/3/20
ファミリーコンピュータゲーム攻略㊙︎テクニック (Family Computer Game Strategy Secret Techniques)

1985/4/11
ぼくとわたしのファミリーベーシック教室 (My Family Basic Classroom)

1985/4/15
ファミリーコンピュータANDファミリーベーシックPERFECT BOOK (Family Computer and Family Basic Perfect Book)

1985/4/22
(Let's Sing With Family Basic)

1985/4/30
ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART3 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 3)

1985/4/30 ノポリス徳間書店 (Technopolis Tokuma Shoten)
任天堂のファミリーベーシック入門 (Introduction to Nintendo's Family Basic)

1985/5/5
ケイブンシャの大百科218 ファミリーコンピュータ2 任天堂 (Keibunsha Encyclopedia 218: Family Computer 2 Nintendo)

1985/5/21 小学館 (Shogakukan)
ファミリーコンピュータわくわく必勝法 (Shogakukan Encyclopedia 107: Family Computer Waku Waku Winning Method)

1985/5/27 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
ファミリーベーシックホップ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Hop: Famicom Daisakusen)

1985/5/27 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
ファミコンソフト集001 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 001: Famicom Strategy)

1985/5/31 ノポリス徳間書店 (Technopolis Tokuma Shoten)
Game Pochette Cassette Vol. 1

1985/6/? 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
ファミコンソフト集002 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 002: Famicom Strategy)

1985/6/1
Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 2

1985/6/5
ケイブンシャの大百科222 ファミリーコンピュータ2 任天堂 (Keibunsha Encyclopedia 222: Family Basic Nintendo)

1985/6/8
GAME GAME 20 ファミリーベーシックで遊ぼう! (Game Game 20)

1985/6/24 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
ファミリーベーシックステップ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Step: Famicom Daisakusen)

1985/7/? 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
ファミコンソフト集003 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 003: Famicom Strategy)

1985/7/1
ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART4 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 4)

1985/7/24 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
ファミリーベーシックジャンプ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Jump: Famicom Daisakusen)

1985/8/30
ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART5 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 5)

1985/9/?
一生懸命　ファミリーコンピュータ　ゲーム＋ベーシック入門 (Hard Work: Family Computer Games+Basic Guide)

1985/10/30
ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART6 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 6)

1985/11/30
ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART7 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 7)

1986/12/10
ファミリーベーシックおもしろゲーム大作戦 (Family Basic Funny Game Daisakusen)

1985/12/15
Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 3

1985/12/20 小学館 (Shogakukan)
きみにも作れる!!ファミリーコンピューターゲーム (Shogakukan Encyclopedia 191: You Can Make It Too!! Family Computer Games)

1986/1/1
ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART8 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 8)

1986/1/15 新星出版社 (Shinsei Publishing Co. Ltd.)
任天堂　ファミリーコンピューター　ファミリーベーシック　ぼくらのファミコン入門 (Nintendo Family Computer Family Basic Introduction to Our Famicom)

1986/1/15
ファミリーコンピュータオリジナルゲーム集 25 (Family Computer Original Game Collection 25)

1986/8/15 新星出版社 (Shinsei Publishing Co. Ltd.)
絵でわかるファミコンベーシック (Learn With Pictures Family Basic)

Cassettes[edit]

1984/6/? Famicom Data Recorder
Cassette came with the boxed Famicom Data Recorder.
Contains Game/Background 3 from the Family Basic Manual on one side, blank on the other side.

1984/10/? ファミリーベーシックで遊ぼう! (Let's Play With Family Basic)
Cassette could be ordered separately - Book has contact info for ordering the cassette.
Contains almost all the code and backgrounds in the book including code snippets (skips over code adjustments).

1984/12/1 Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 1
Cassette comes with the book in a slipcase.
Contains all the games/backgrounds in the book and nothing else.

1985/4/? Let's Sing With Family Basic
Cassette comes with the book in an outside box, a pamphlet insert and a cardboard insert for the cassette (book looks like it could be purchased separately too).
Contains all the code from the book (unconfirmed)

1985/5/31 Game Pochette Cassette Vol. 1
Cassette comes with the book in a slipcase.
Contains all the games/backgrounds in the book and nothing else.

1985/6/1 Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 2
Cassette comes with the book in a slipcase.
Contains all the games/backgrounds in the book and nothing else.

1985/6/? Game Game 20
Comes with the book in an outside box called Interesting 20 with a cardboard insert for cassette (book was way more commonly sold separately too).
Contains all the programs/backgrounds listed in the book.

1985/12/10 ファミリーベーシックおもしろゲーム大作戦 (Family Basic Funny Game Daisakusen)
Comes with the book in an outside book with foam insert for cassette (book may have been sold separately too).
Cassette scans
Contains all the games/backgrounds listed in the book.

1985/12/15 Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 3
Comes with the book in a slipcase.
Contains the game in the book and audio on the other side.

Magazines[edit]

Program Pochette Magazine Vol.5 - No.12

BEEP Magazine 1985/02 and 1985/11 confirmed. Most likely 1985/01 - ~1986/01

Famimaga (aka Family Computer Magazine) Issues 7 - 18 confirmed, most likely Issues 1 - 18. Issue 19 and after do not have Family Basic games.

Micom Basic 1984/9 - 1996/4 confirmed

Famitsu No.2 and No. 4 confirmed. Issues 1 - 12 do not have Family Basic games.

Links[edit]

Resources:

https://muuseo.com/takapoo/collection_rooms/17 - Family Computer Encyclopedia Listings
http://vgsearch.info/list/book/book_fc84-86.htm - Lists early Famicom guide books, and the main resource for finding/dating them. Site owner also released a book with more info.
http://vgsearch.info/fcmuseum1000-img.htm - Discussing the book in the previous link
https://yosshin4004.github.io/index.html - Yosshin's website - he programmed some Family Basic games printed in Micom Basic and has articles about Family Basic from that time period (written 1998/9 and updated 2021)
http://s-sasaji.ddo.jp/bm/pr_fc.htm - List of all Family Basic games/authors from every Micom Basic magazine
http://beraboman.fc2web.com/guzu.htm - Images of some rare Family Basic books/cassettes
http://www43.tok2.com/home/cmpslv/Famic/Fambas.htm - detailed dig into Family Basic v2.1a

Blogs/Articles:

https://kompdog.hatenablog.com/entry/2017/09/30/223954 - 2017/9/30 Article talking about some of the Family Basic books
http://metopal.com/2019/09/02/family-basic-in-2019/ - 2019/9/2 Recent article on Family Basic in Metopal
http://rdev.php.xdomain.jp/makimura/archive/family-basic - Amazing hacks of Family Basic to expand RAM and more. Do NOT use for creating ROMs, the owner seems to be against that.
https://www.wired.com/2007/03/vgl-koji-kondo-/ - Koji Kondo worked on the music programs in the manual

Famicom World:

https://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=11959.0 - Family Basic Super Thread
https://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=10276.0 - Translated Family Basic manual

Videos/Games:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyVZ-VVSTaQ - MR.UMELLER game
http://retrogame-db.com/ファミコン/ファミリーベーシック/ - Bunch of games, some from Micom or other magazines
https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/1286408/mylist/15978594 - NicoNico User ザラキ who uploaded videos of ALL Family Basic games from ALL issues of Micom Basic 1984-1996
https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/811833/video - NicoNico user アイロン☆ who uploaded videos of some BEEP magazine games
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4CScehGk_s&t=2115s - Sakurai talks about Family Basic

Possibly Useless:

http://regekatsu.seesaa.net/category/17526742-1.html - Includes some tests, may have a Family Basic program or discuss using Family Basic
https://dumbo001.hatenablog.com/category/ファミコン?page=1211037509 - Mentions something called Famibe Cassette and Yosshin
http://kuroneko64san.blog21.fc2.com/blog-entry-73.html - Hudson Cassette Volumes info
https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10156 - How to use SStones to convert Family Basic games into roms
https://ozidual.github.io/FamilyBasicTracking/Main.html - ozidual's original list tracking collecting the Family Basic books/magazines

References[edit]

↑ Masahiro Sakurai https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1406824195569246208

[1] Masahiro Sakurai https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1406824195569246208

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+== Quotes ==
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+年のきょう『ファミリーベーシック』(Family Basic)発売!!
+ファミコンでプログラムを組める!!
+キャラクター制御が独特で容易｡ただし容量はたったの2Kバイト弱｡
+これが無ければ私がゲーム業界に入ることもなく､つまりカービィもスマブラも生まれませんでした｡私の大先生です。
+スマブラSP
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+ファミリーベーシックと言っても、今となってはどんなものだかまったくイメージで
+きない方も多いでしょうね…
+ここ↓で、少し紹介しています。
+[video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4CScehGk_s&t=2115s]
+Masahiro Sakurai Twitter 20 June 2021<ref>Masahiro Sakurai https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/1406824195569246208</ref>
+== Books ==
+/10/20<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/lets-play-with-family-basic-book-ozidual ファミリーベーシックで遊ぼう! (Let's Play With Family Basic)]
+/12/1<br>
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+/1/20<br>
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-filename.pdf|Title of publication (Date in brackets)
-</gallery>
+/3/20<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-game-strategy-techniques-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータゲーム攻略㊙︎テクニック (Family Computer Game Strategy Secret Techniques)]
+/4/11<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/me-and-my-family-basic-classroom-book-ozidual ぼくとわたしのファミリーベーシック教室 (My Family Basic Classroom)]
+/4/15<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-and-family-basic-perfect-book-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータANDファミリーベーシックPERFECT BOOK (Family Computer and Family Basic Perfect Book)]
+/4/22<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/lets-sing-with-family-basic-book-and-pamphlet-ozidual (Let's Sing With Family Basic)]
-== Books ==
+/4/30<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-encyclopedia-3-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART3 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 3)]
-/10/20
+/4/30 ノポリス 徳間書店 (Technopolis Tokuma Shoten)<br>
-ファミリーベーシックで遊ぼう! (Let's Play With Family Basic)
+[https://archive.org/details/introduction-to-nintendos-family-basic-book-ozidual 任天堂のファミリーベーシック入門 (Introduction to Nintendo's Family Basic)]
-/12/1
+/5/5<br>
-Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 1
+[https://archive.org/details/keibunsha-218-family-computer-encyclopedia-2-600dpi-ozidual ケイブンシャの大百科218 ファミリーコンピュータ2 任天堂 (Keibunsha Encyclopedia 218: Family Computer 2 Nintendo)]
-/12/30
+/5/21 小学館  (Shogakukan)<br>
-ケイブンシャの大百科210 ファミリーコンピュータ任天堂 (Keibunsha Encyclopedia 210: Family Computer Nintendo)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-winning-method-600dpi-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータわくわく必勝法 (Shogakukan Encyclopedia 107: Family Computer Waku Waku Winning Method)]
-/1/20
+/5/27 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART2 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 2)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-basic-hop-famicom-daisakusen-ozidual ファミリーベーシックホップ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Hop: Famicom Daisakusen)]
-/3/20
+/5/27 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータゲーム攻略㊙︎テクニック (Family Computer Game Strategy Secret Techniques)
+[https://archive.org/details/famicom-software-collection-001-famicom-strategy-ozidual ファミコンソフト集001 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 001: Famicom Strategy)]
-/4/11
+/5/31 ノポリス 徳間書店 (Technopolis Tokuma Shoten)<br>
-ぼくとわたしのファミリーベーシック教室 (My Family Basic Classroom)
+[https://archive.org/details/game-pochette-volume-1-guide-book-600dpi-ozidual Game Pochette Cassette Vol. 1]
-/4/15
+/6/? 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータANDファミリーベーシックPERFECT BOOK (Family Computer and Family Basic Perfect Book)
+[https://archive.org/details/famicom-software-collection-002-famicom-strategy-ozidual ファミコンソフト集002 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 002: Famicom Strategy)]
-/4/22
+/6/1<br>
-Let's Sing With Family Basic
+[https://archive.org/details/shonen-media-vol-2-lode-runner-book-600dpi-ozidual Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 2]
-/4/30
+/6/5<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART3 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 3)
+[https://archive.org/details/keibunsha-encyclopedia-222-family-computer-2-nintendo-ozidual ケイブンシャの大百科222 ファミリーコンピュータ2 任天堂 (Keibunsha Encyclopedia 222: Family Basic Nintendo)]
-/4/30 ノポリス 徳間書店 (Technopolis Tokuma Shoten)
+/6/8<br>
-任天堂のファミリーベーシック入門 (Introduction to Nintendo's Family Basic)
+[https://archive.org/details/game-game-20-book-ozidual GAME GAME 20 ファミリーベーシックで遊ぼう! (Game Game 20)]
-/5/5
+/6/24 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)<br>
-ケイブンシャの大百科218 ファミリーコンピュータ2 任天堂 (Keibunsha Encyclopedia 218: Family Computer 2 Nintendo)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-basic-step-famicom-daisakusen-ozidual ファミリーベーシックステップ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Step: Famicom Daisakusen)]
-/5/21 小学館  (Shogakukan)
+/7/? 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータわくわく必勝法 (Shogakukan Encyclopedia 107: Family Computer Waku Waku Winning Method)
+[https://archive.org/details/famicom-software-collection-003-famicom-strategy-ozidual ファミコンソフト集003 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 003: Famicom Strategy)]
-/5/27 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
+/7/1<br>
-ファミリーベーシックホップ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Hop: Famicom Daisakusen)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-encyclopedia-part-4-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART4 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 4)]
-/5/27 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
+/7/24 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)<br>
-ファミコンソフト集001 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 001: Famicom Strategy)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-basic-jump-famicom-daisakusen-ozidual ファミリーベーシックジャンプ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Jump: Famicom Daisakusen)]
-/5/31 ノポリス 徳間書店 (Technopolis Tokuma Shoten)
+/8/30<br>
-Game Pochette Cassette Vol. 1
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-encyclopedia-part-5-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART5 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 5)]
-/6/? 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
+/9/?<br>
-ファミコンソフト集002 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 002: Famicom Strategy)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-game-and-basic-guide-600dpi-ozidual 一生懸命　ファミリーコンピュータ　ゲーム＋ベーシック入門  (Hard Work: Family Computer Games+Basic Guide)]
-/6/1
+/10/30<br>
-Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 2
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-encyclopedia-part-6-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART6 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 6)]
-/6/5
+/11/30<br>
-ケイブンシャの大百科222 ファミリーコンピュータ2 任天堂 (Keibunsha Encyclopedia 222: Family Basic Nintendo)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-encyclopedia-part-7-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART7 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 7)]
-/6/8
+/12/10<br>
-GAME GAME 20 ファミリーベーシックで遊ぼう! (Game Game 20)
+ファミリーベーシックおもしろゲーム大作戦 (Family Basic Funny Game Daisakusen)
-/6/24 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
+/12/15<br>
-ファミリーベーシックステップ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Step: Famicom Daisakusen)
+[https://archive.org/details/shonen-media-volume-3-book-600dpi-ozidual Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 3]
-/7/? 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
+/12/20 小学館  (Shogakukan)<br>
-ファミコンソフト集003 : ファミコン大作戦 (Famicom Software Collection 003: Famicom Strategy)
+[https://archive.org/details/shogakukan-encyclopedia-191-you-can-make-it-too-family-computer-games-ozidual きみにも作れる!!ファミリーコンピューターゲーム (Shogakukan Encyclopedia 191: You Can Make It Too!! Family Computer Games)]
-/7/1
+/1/1<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART4 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 4)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-encyclopedia-part-8-ozidual ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART8 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 8)]
-/7/24 誠文堂新光社 (Seibundo Shinkosha)
+/1/15 新星出版社 (Shinsei Publishing Co. Ltd.)<br>
-ファミリーベーシックジャンプ : ファミコン大作戦 (Family Basic Jump: Famicom Daisakusen)
+[https://archive.org/details/nintendo-family-computer-family-basic-introduction-to-our-famicom-ozidual 任天堂　ファミリーコンピューター　ファミリーベーシック　ぼくらのファミコン入門 (Nintendo Family Computer Family Basic Introduction to Our Famicom)]
-/8/30
+/1/15<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART5 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 5)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-original-game-collection-25-ozidual ファミリー コンピュータ オリジナルゲーム集 25 (Family Computer Original Game Collection 25)]
-/9/?
+/8/15 新星出版社 (Shinsei Publishing Co. Ltd.)<br>
-一生懸命　ファミリーコンピュータ　ゲーム＋ベーシック入門  (Hard Work Family Computer Games+Basic Introduction)
+[https://archive.org/details/family-computer-family-basic-learn-with-pictures-famicom-basic-ozidual 絵でわかるファミコンベーシック (Learn With Pictures Family Basic)]
-/10/30
+== Cassettes ==
-ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART6 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 6)
-/11/30
+/6/? Famicom Data Recorder<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART7 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 7)
+[https://archive.org/details/FamicomDataRecorderHiRes Cassette came with the boxed Famicom Data Recorder.]<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/famicom-data-recorder-tape-data-and-game-ozidual Contains Game/Background 3 from the Family Basic Manual on one side, blank on the other side.]
-/12/15
+/10/?  ファミリーベーシックで遊ぼう! (Let's Play With Family Basic)<br>
-Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 3
+[https://archive.org/details/lets-play-with-family-basic-cassette-ozidual Cassette could be ordered separately] - Book has contact info for ordering the cassette.<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/lets-play-with-family-basic-cassette-tape-data-and-audio-ozidual Contains almost all the code and backgrounds in the book including code snippets (skips over code adjustments).]
-/12/20 小学館  (Shogakukan)
+/12/1 Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 1<br>
-きみにも作れる!!ファミリーコンピューターゲーム (Shogakukan Encyclopedia 191: You Can Make It Too!! Family Computer Games)
+[https://archive.org/details/shonen-media-volume-1-boxes-and-cassette-800dpi-ozidual Cassette comes with the book in a slipcase.]<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/hudson-collection-vol-1-data-and-audio-ozidual Contains all the games/backgrounds in the book and nothing else.]
-/1/1
+/4/? Let's Sing With Family Basic<br>
-ファミリーコンピュータ大図鑑 PART8 (Family Computer Encyclopedia Part 8)
+[https://archive.org/details/lets-sing-with-family-basic-box-and-cassette-ozidual Cassette comes with the book in an outside box, a pamphlet insert and a cardboard insert for the cassette] (book looks like it could be purchased separately too).<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/lets-sing-with-family-basic-cassette-tape-data-and-audio-ozidual Contains all the code from the book (unconfirmed)]
-/1/15 新星出版社 (Shinsei Publishing Co. Ltd.)
+/5/31 Game Pochette Cassette Vol. 1<br>
-任天堂　ファミリーコンピューター　ファミリーベーシック　ぼくらのファミコン入門 (Nintendo Family Computer Family Basic Introduction to Our Famicom)
+[https://archive.org/details/game-pochette-volume-1-boxes-and-cassettes-ozidual Cassette comes with the book in a slipcase.]<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/game-pouchette-vol-1-audio-and-data-ozidual Contains all the games/backgrounds in the book and nothing else.]
-/1/15
+/6/1 Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 2<br>
-ファミリー コンピュータ オリジナルゲーム集 25 (Family Computer Original Game Collection 25)
+[https://archive.org/details/hudson-shonen-media-volume-2-lode-runner-boxes-and-cassettes-800dpi-ozidual Cassette comes with the book in a slipcase.]<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/hudson-collection-vol-2-lode-runner-world-data-and-audio-ozidual Contains all the games/backgrounds in the book and nothing else.]
-/8/15 新星出版社 (Shinsei Publishing Co. Ltd.)
+/6/? Game Game 20<br>
-絵でわかるファミコンベーシック (Learn With Pictures Family Basic)
+[https://archive.org/details/interesting-20-box-cassette-and-inserts-ozidual Comes with the book in an outside box called Interesting 20 with a cardboard insert for cassette] (book was way more commonly sold separately too).<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/game-game-20-cassette-recreation-ozidual Contains all the programs/backgrounds listed in the book.]
-Unknown
+/12/10 ファミリーベーシックおもしろゲーム大作戦 (Family Basic Funny Game Daisakusen)<br>
-ファミリーベーシックおもしろゲーム大作戦 (Family Basic Funny Game Daisakusen)
+Comes with the book in an outside book with foam insert for cassette (book may have been sold separately too).<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/funny-game-daisakusen-cassette-800dpi-ozidual Cassette scans]<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/funny-game-daisakusen-data-and-audio-ozidual Contains all the games/backgrounds listed in the book.]
+/12/15 Hudson Cassette Collection Vol. 3<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/shonen-media-volume-3-boxes-and-cassette-800dpi-ozidual Comes with the book in a slipcase.]<br>
+[https://archive.org/details/hudson-collection-vol-3-data-and-audio-ozidual Contains the game in the book and audio on the other side.]
 == Magazines ==
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 Famitsu No.2 and No. 4 confirmed.  Issues 1 - 12 do not have Family Basic games.
 == Links ==
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 * http://metopal.com/2019/09/02/family-basic-in-2019/ - 2019/9/2 Recent article on Family Basic in Metopal
 * http://rdev.php.xdomain.jp/makimura/archive/family-basic - Amazing hacks of Family Basic to expand RAM and more.  Do NOT use for creating ROMs, the owner seems to be against that.
+* https://www.wired.com/2007/03/vgl-koji-kondo-/ - Koji Kondo worked on the music programs in the manual
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 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyVZ-VVSTaQ - MR.UMELLER game
-* http://retrogame-db.com/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%99%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF/ - Bunch of games, some from Micom or other magazines
+* http://retrogame-db.com/ファミコン/ファミリーベーシック/ - Bunch of games, some from Micom or other magazines
 * https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/1286408/mylist/15978594 - NicoNico User ザラキ who uploaded videos of ALL Family Basic games from ALL issues of Micom Basic 1984-1996
 * https://www.nicovideo.jp/user/811833/video - NicoNico user アイロン☆ who uploaded videos of some BEEP magazine games
+* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4CScehGk_s&t=2115s - Sakurai talks about Family Basic
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 * http://regekatsu.seesaa.net/category/17526742-1.html - Includes some tests, may have a Family Basic program or discuss using Family Basic
-* https://dumbo001.hatenablog.com/category/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3?page=1211037509 - Mentions something called Famibe Cassette and Yosshin
+* https://dumbo001.hatenablog.com/category/ファミコン?page=1211037509 - Mentions something called Famibe Cassette and Yosshin
 * http://kuroneko64san.blog21.fc2.com/blog-entry-73.html - Hudson Cassette Volumes info
 * https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10156 - How to use SStones to convert Family Basic games into roms
 * https://ozidual.github.io/FamilyBasicTracking/Main.html - ozidual's original list tracking collecting the Family Basic books/magazines
 == References ==