<s>
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
(	O
HVC-008	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
compact	B-Device
cassette	I-Device
tape	I-Device
data	O
interface	O
introduced	O
in	O
1984	B-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
introduced	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
rewritable	O
storage	O
medium	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
read-only	B-Protocol
memory	I-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
medium	O
,	O
the	O
premium	O
cost	O
of	O
easy-to-use	O
solid-state	O
data	O
storage	O
technology	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
battery-backed	O
memory	O
,	O
drove	O
the	O
1980s	O
market	O
to	O
seek	O
cheaper	O
compromises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
standard	O
compact	B-Device
cassette	I-Device
tapes	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
compatible	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
optionally	O
allows	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
user-generated	O
content	O
to	O
be	O
saved	O
onto	O
cassette	B-Device
tapes	I-Device
using	O
this	O
tape	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manufactured	O
by	O
Matsushita/Panasonic	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
cassette	B-Device
tape	I-Device
drive	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1984	B-Application
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
to	O
any	O
game	O
developer	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
peripheral	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
Keyboard	I-Language
to	O
save	O
BASIC	O
programs	O
written	O
by	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
,	O
this	O
compatible	O
game	O
library	O
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Programmable	O
Series	O
with	O
Excitebike	B-Application
(	O
1984	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Mach	B-Application
Rider	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Wrecking	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
party	O
games	O
Castle	B-Application
Excellent	I-Application
(	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
-	I-Device
Revenge	I-Device
of	I-Device
Doh	I-Device
,	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
(	O
1984	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Nuts	B-Application
&	I-Application
Milk	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
production	O
costs	O
decreased	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
later	O
developed	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
based	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ASCII	O
Corporation	O
created	O
an	O
external	O
battery-backed	O
RAM-disk	O
called	O
the	O
Turbo	B-Device
File	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
is	O
powered	O
either	O
by	O
a	O
6	O
volt	O
adapter	O
or	O
4	O
AA	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Recorder	O
has	O
two	O
data	O
ports	O
that	O
use	O
a	O
conventional	O
3.5mm	O
mono	O
phone	B-Device
connector	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
data	O
storage	O
device	O
the	O
phone	O
cables	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
corresponding	O
"	O
write	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
save	O
"	O
ports	O
on	O
the	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
keyboard	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Data	O
Recorder	O
set	O
includes	O
an	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
a	O
data	O
cable	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo-branded	O
compact	B-Device
cassette	I-Device
,	O
a	O
6	O
volt	O
AC	O
adapter	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
carrying	O
handle	O
that	O
extends	O
from	O
the	O
front	O
bezel	O
.	O
</s>
