<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	O
BASIC	O
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	O
BASIC	O
cartridge	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	O
BASIC	O
development	O
componentry	O
,	O
or	O
appear	O
in	O
premade	O
Family	O
BASIC	O
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	O
BASIC	B-Language
interpreter	I-Language
only	O
supports	O
integers	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>
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	O
BASIC	O
to	O
create	O
two	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
games	O
titled	O
Zacner	B-Application
and	O
Zacner	B-Application
II	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>
