<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
System	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
Japan-exclusive	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Family	O
Computer	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
System	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
active	B-Algorithm
shutter	I-Algorithm
glasses	I-Algorithm
and	O
an	O
adapter	O
to	O
connect	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
's	O
third	O
player	O
expansion	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
glasses	O
are	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
adapter	O
via	O
dual	O
3.5	B-Device
mm	I-Device
jacks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
compatible	O
games	O
to	O
display	O
a	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
's	O
SegaScope	O
3-D	O
Glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
would	O
play	O
in	O
conventional	O
2D	O
until	O
a	O
"	O
3D	O
mode	O
"	O
was	O
activated	O
by	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
select	B-Device
button	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
released	O
their	O
own	O
branded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
3D	O
System	O
called	O
the	O
Twin	B-Device
Famicom	I-Device
3D	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
marketed	O
towards	O
users	O
of	O
Sharp	O
's	O
Twin	B-Device
Famicom	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
equivalent	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
System	O
with	O
only	O
cosmetic	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eight	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
again	O
ventured	O
into	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
gaming	O
with	O
the	O
commercially	O
unsuccessful	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
experimented	O
in	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
with	O
both	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
systems	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
features	O
were	O
not	O
released	O
commercially	O
due	O
to	O
cost	O
and	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
handheld	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
images	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
special	O
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
has	O
enjoyed	O
a	O
largely	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
