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Famicom in a sentence

Famicom meaning

A Family Computer (chiefly those available within Japan).

Using Famicom

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Family Computer (chiefly those available within Japan).
  • In the example corpus, famicom often appears in combinations such as: super famicom, the famicom, famicom in.

Context around Famicom

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

super 6× 1992 2× original 2×

Often after:

port 1× detective 1× final 1× version 1× lost 1× marketable 1× released 1× release 1×

Sentence patterns with Famicom

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

against the famicom and a 1× bring their famicom to the 1× called the famicom 1× computer or famicom in japan 1× famicom a famicom port of 1× famicom tsūshin gave 1× famicom tsūshin would 1× hanabatake 1992 famicom a platformer 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amid the system 1× another reason for 1× despite being released 1× famicom tsūshin gave 1× famicom tsūshin would 1× fire emblem shadow 1×

Common sentence endings:

and character soft 1× called the famicom 1× deal eventually died 1× degree outside japan 1× entertainment system nes 1× famicom in japan 1×

Words around Famicom

Just before it in the word index:

fami 8 fameyeh 2 fameye 10 fames 2 famers 93 famer 277

Just after it in the word index:

famiglia 6 famiglie 2 familar 5 familes 4 familia 51 familial 207

Similar in corpus frequency:

abbe 37 abeyance 37 abp 37 achiever 37 acker 37 acquiescence 37

Corpus analysis for Famicom

  • In this selection, "famicom" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, super, 1992, original, port, detective and final stand out and add context to how "famicom" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include against the famicom and a and bring their famicom to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "famicom" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with famicom

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Fourth generation main Home consoles Nintendo Super Famicom. (8 words)

In 1983, Nintendo released the Family Computer (or Famicom) in Japan. (11 words)

Famicom Tsūshin gave Chrono Trigger first an 8 out of 10 読者 クロスレビュー: クロノ・トリガー. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

In Japan, the PC Engine was a very successful competitor against the Famicom and a CD drive peripheral allowed it to fend off the Mega Drive in 1988, though it never really caught on to the same degree outside Japan. (40 words)

Re-releases In addition to its original Famicom release, Final Fantasy II was re-released on the WonderSwan Color in 2001, and both singularly and as part of a collection with Final Fantasy I for the PlayStation in 2002. (39 words)

In efforts to make the Famicom marketable in the US, Nintendo creates a completely redesigned version of it, called the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), to be sold in the country as something unrelated to video gaming. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Partial list of Hello Kitty video games * Hello Kitty no Hanabatake (1992, Famicom ): a platformer * Hello Kitty World (1992, Famicom ): a Famicom port of Balloon Kid co-developed by Nintendo and Character Soft.

To take the fight to Sega, Nintendo launched the Super Famicom or Super Nintendo Entertainment System, complete with upgraded hardware, and improved games (both in terms of gameplay and graphics).

The Emio reveal was especially enjoyable for me, as I hadn’t played the Famicom Detective Club games before Nintendo remastered the duology for Switch in 2021.

At the time of its original release on the Super Famicom, this was quite a feat.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light was originally released on the Famicom in Japan in 1990.

In 1985 Nintendo put their boat in the race by releasing the Nintendo Entertainment System called the Famicom.

Amid the system's failure, Yokoi retired from Nintendo. citation During the same year, Nintendo launched the Satellaview in Japan, a peripheral for the Super Famicom.

Another reason for the WonderSwan's success in Japan was the fact that Bandai managed to get a deal with Square to port over the original Famicom Final Fantasy games with improved graphics and controls.

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Despite being released only in Japan, the Super Famicom version sold more than two million copies.

Famicom Tsūshin gave Chrono Trigger first an 8 out of 10 読者 クロスレビュー: クロノ・トリガー.

Famicom Tsūshin would score the same version a 36 out of 40 five months later.

Fourth generation main Home consoles Nintendo Super Famicom.

However, in Japan the PC Engine was very successful, briefly outselling Super Famicom, and eventually being in a steady second place, ahead of the Mega Drive.

In 1983, Nintendo released the Family Computer (or Famicom) in Japan.

In 1983, Ray Kassar was forced to resign, and executives involved in the Famicom lost track of the negotiations, and the deal eventually died.

In efforts to make the Famicom marketable in the US, Nintendo creates a completely redesigned version of it, called the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), to be sold in the country as something unrelated to video gaming.

In Japan, the PC Engine was a very successful competitor against the Famicom and a CD drive peripheral allowed it to fend off the Mega Drive in 1988, though it never really caught on to the same degree outside Japan.

Nintendo began attempts to bring their Famicom to the U.S. after the video game market had crashed.

Nintendo finally decided in 1985 to release its Famicom (released in 1983 in Japan) in the United States under the name Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

Re-releases In addition to its original Famicom release, Final Fantasy II was re-released on the WonderSwan Color in 2001, and both singularly and as part of a collection with Final Fantasy I for the PlayStation in 2002.

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Common combinations with famicom

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "famicom" in a sentence?
An example: "Partial list of Hello Kitty video games * Hello Kitty no Hanabatake (1992, Famicom ): a platformer * Hello Kitty World (1992, Famicom ): a Famicom port of Balloon Kid co-developed by Nintendo and Character Soft." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "famicom" from authentic English texts.
What does "famicom" mean?
Famicom means: A Family Computer (chiefly those available within Japan).
How many example sentences with "famicom" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "famicom", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.