Today, Japan saw the release of the most powerful gaming console in history alongside what may well be the least. For about a tenth of the price of the PlayStation 4 Pro and probably even less of the power consumption, you can pick up Nintendo’s Classic Mini Family Computer — Japan’s version of the NES Classic Edition.
The Family Computer — commonly known as the Famicom — was released in 1983, two years before Nintendo released the NES in the US with a radical redesign. The two 8-bit consoles are basically identical in terms of hardware, but the Famicom’s red-and-white physical styling is a lot quirkier; Nintendo gave the NES a subdued, VCR-influenced design that it felt would be better suited to the American market.
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