<s>
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
was	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
1984	O
,	O
to	O
consumers	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
Sharp	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
version	O
titled	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
V3	I-Language
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1985	O
,	O
with	O
greater	O
memory	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
application	O
cartridge	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
style	O
keyboard	O
and	O
instructional	O
textbook	O
,	O
and	O
requires	O
a	O
cassette	O
tape	O
recorder	O
to	O
save	O
user-generated	O
BASIC	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programs	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
using	O
any	O
cassette	O
tape	O
drive	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Recorder	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
was	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
floppy	O
disk	O
storage	O
on	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Disk	B-Device
System	I-Device
's	O
RAM	O
adapter	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
's	O
cartridge	O
slot	O
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
using	O
the	O
slot	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
includes	O
a	O
dialect	O
of	O
the	O
BASIC	O
programming	O
language	O
enhanced	O
for	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
Microsoft	O
BASIC-derived	O
command	O
set	O
is	O
extended	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
sprites	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
musical	O
sequences	O
,	O
and	O
gamepads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
visual	O
components	O
seen	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
,	O
are	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
development	O
componentry	O
,	O
or	O
appear	O
in	O
premade	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Integer	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
and	O
Tiny	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
,	O
the	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
interpreter	B-Language
only	O
supports	O
integers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
1984	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
revisions	O
of	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
were	O
produced	O
—	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
"	O
v.2.1	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
begun	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
"	O
v.3.0	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
1985	O
.	O
v.3.0	O
features	O
expanded	O
memory	O
and	O
several	O
minigames	O
built-in	O
to	O
the	O
programming	O
cartridge	O
,	O
indicated	O
by	O
a	O
red	O
cartridge	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
400,000	O
units	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2011	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
thought	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
some-what	O
useless	O
"	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
point	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
although	O
they	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
interesting	O
collection	O
piece	O
for	O
its	O
rarity	O
and	O
overall	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
2013	O
retrospective	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
's	O
library	O
that	O
was	O
lost	O
to	O
audiences	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
called	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
"	O
a	O
legitimate	O
home	O
computing	O
solution	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cho	B-Application
Ren	I-Application
Sha	I-Application
68K	I-Application
designer	O
Koichi	O
"	O
Famibe	O
No	O
Yosshin	O
"	O
Yoshida	O
used	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
to	O
create	O
two	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
games	O
titled	O
Zacner	O
and	O
Zacner	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satoshi	O
Tajiri	O
,	O
creator	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
initially	O
used	O
Family	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
as	O
a	O
gateway	O
to	O
build	O
his	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
internal	O
operation	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
inspired	O
him	O
to	O
create	O
his	O
own	O
handmade	O
Famicom	O
game	O
development	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
Game	O
Freak	O
's	O
debut	O
game	O
Quinty	B-Application
,	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
Mendel	B-Application
Palace	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
