Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Family BASIC

Title	Family BASIC
First release	1984
Developer	Nintendo
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform	NES / Famicom
Genre	puzzle video game
Co-op	No
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1984-06-21

Nintendo's Family BASIC utilizes the NS-HUBASIC programming language to let users write custom code via an external keyboard. Players must connect a Famicom Data Recorder to save their work. While the original version focuses on coding, the Family BASIC V3 re-release includes pre-installed games that players can launch by typing the GAME command.

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REG-Vault (nes/family-basic) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (40487) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Nintendo · internal use only.

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Videos

NES Game: Family BASIC (1984 Nintendo/Hudson)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 51:48auto-matched
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