Famicom

Famicom, which is short for family computer, is an 8-bit home computer and video game console released by Nintendo in Japan on July 15th, 1983. It came with two controllers, and home versions of three Nintendo arcade games: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr., and Popeye.

By the end of 1984, it had become Japan’s best-selling console and Nintendo had established themselves as the market leader.