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1983Original square-button Famicom hardware variantHardware variant

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Original square-button Famicom

Original square-button Famicom is a documented launch in the Family Computer hardware family, released in 1983 for Japan.

Documented hardware recordA source-linked factual history appears below. Undocumented development, regional, and package details are left unclaimed.

Original square-button Famicom is cataloged as a launch within the Family Computer hardware family. The hardware record documents a 1983 release for Japan. The linked source identifies the exact model or physical presentation represented by this record.

Released
1983 · Exact day not documented
Platform / family
Family Computer
Format / type
Launch
Region
Japan
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Documented item history

Release and collector context

Source-linked facts

Original square-button Famicom is a documented launch of the Family Computer hardware family. The source-linked record places this exact physical configuration in Japan in 1983 (the exact day and month are not documented). It remains a separate collector item because its model, color, regional presentation, or bundled configuration differs from the parent hardware record.

Research status
Structured source record
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Release context

The documented release is 1983 (the exact day and month are not documented) for Japan on Family Computer. Date precision is preserved exactly: the archive does not invent a day when the source records only a month or year.

02

Regional differences

This record is scoped to Japan. The linked structured source does not document a separate regional title or package difference, so PLAYBACK does not infer one.

03

Physical packaging

The physical format is documented as Launch. The current structured source does not enumerate every insert, manual, sleeve, or bonus item, so no unverified contents are claimed.

04

Editions and revisions

This record represents a launch within the Family Computer family, not a separate console generation.

Research sources

  1. consolevariations.com — catalog record ↗