The Famicom Disk System was a success. Then came the pirates.

A look at Nintendo’s Family Computer Disk System and the tsunami of unauthorized copying it unleashed.

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FDS Tutorials - https://www.famicomdisksystem.com/
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FDSKey - https://github.com/ClusterM/fdskey/tr...
DupliFDS - https://github.com/ClusterM/duplifds
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00:00 Introduction
00:47 Background and History
02:17 Technical Specs
03:46 Disk Writer Kiosks
04:54 Unboxing and First Look
07:54 Quick Disks
10:07 Disassembly and Inspection
12:48 Demonstration
15:16 Wavetable Audio Comparison
16:39 Piracy
17:42 Attempting our own Backup
22:50 Conclusion