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FMC Disk Card Checker (1.3)

2026-01-11T03:55:37Z

TakuikaNinja: Add notes & screenshots for the program.

{{Prototype
|titlescreen=Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.0.png
|status=Released
|dumper=Matthew Callis
|releasedby=Matthew Callis
|filereleasedate=March 27, 2015
|origin_type=Pink Disk
|game=FMC Disk Card Checker
|system=FDS
|genre=Hardware Diagnostics
|unreleased=No
}}
{{Download
|file=FMC Disk Card Checker (1.3).7z
}}
A disk containing a program that will check Disk Cards for the Nintendo Famicom Disk System.
==Notes==
* The Disk Card Checker writes and verifies a unique block type of 5 containing a repeating 3 byte pattern ($6D, $B6, $DB to fill the disk side) after the final disk file. Error 35 is returned if the block 5 verification fails.
* Holding Start+Select when inserting a new disk will activate the Data Monitor instead of the Disk Card Checker.
** This screen displays metadata from the disk's info block, along with the file count, CRC checksum of the file contents, total size of the file contents, and the disk error number returned by the loading routine.

==Screenshots==
<gallery widths=256 heights=240>
Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.0.png|Title Screen
Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.disk-prompt.png|Disk Insertion Prompt
Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.loading.png|Loading Screen
Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.disk-good.png|Disk Check Success
Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.disk-error.png|Disk Error
Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.data-monitor.png|Data Monitor
</gallery>

==Origin==
<gallery mode=packed>
FMC-Disk-Checker.jpg|Disk front
</gallery>

==See also==
* [https://eludevisibility.org/fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan FMC Disk Card Checker Ver 1.3 (Japan) | elude visibility]
* [https://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=15105.0 Famicom World forum thread]: FMC Data Monitor?
* [https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=26370 NESdev forum thread]: Block type 5 in non-Game-Doctor FDS disks

{{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|FMC Disk Card Checker}}}}

File:Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.data-monitor.png

2026-01-11T03:35:10Z

TakuikaNinja:

File:Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.disk-error.png

2026-01-11T03:34:55Z

TakuikaNinja:

File:Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.disk-good.png

2026-01-11T03:34:45Z

TakuikaNinja:

File:Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.loading.png

2026-01-11T03:34:27Z

TakuikaNinja:

File:Fmc-disk-card-checker-v1.3-japan.disk-prompt.png

2026-01-11T03:33:46Z

TakuikaNinja:

Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou (Early prototype)

2025-12-18T02:12:39Z

TakuikaNinja: Add notes describing the prototype's state and functionality.

{{Prototype
|Page name=Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou (Early prototype)
|titlescreen=Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou (Early prototype).png
|builddate=
|status=Released
|dumper=Frank Cifaldi
|releasedby=Video Game History Foundation
|filedumpdate=June 4, 2025
|filereleasedate=June 4, 2025
|origin_type=Loose EPROMs
|origin_dumpmethod=Xeltek Superpro 6100N
|origin_eproms=1x Intel D27256-3<br />2x Mitsubishi M5L27256K
|origin_labels=
|origin_lot=VGHF Taito lot
|game=Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou
|system=NES
|genre=Board
|release_date={{RegionDate|JP|Mar 17, 1989}}
|unreleased=No
|sortnumber=0
}}
{{Download
|file=Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekjiou (Early prototype).zip
}}
An early prototype of '''''Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou''''' for the Famicom.

==Notes==
* MMC1 mapper.
* This appears to be a proof-of-concept or test for in-game events. 4 players take turns picking from a list of 6 fixed events, and each one affects player statistics in various ways.
* Each event contains descriptions and character dialogues, but lacks any sort of artwork.

{{Prototype Footer|{{Navbox prototype|Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou}}}}

User:TakuikaNinja

2025-12-18T02:01:51Z

TakuikaNinja: create user page

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