TakuikaNinja

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Now doing FDS research & development. :)
Proud fan of Splatoon, StarTropics and Chargeman Ken. Draws pixel art as well. Born on Friday the 13th. 🇳🇿/🇯🇵
https://linktr.ee/takuikaninja
Websitehttps://takuikaninja.github.io/
Retro Systems7
PVMSensormatic RM314, Panasonic BT-H1450Y (RIP)
PronounsHe/Him
Show threadTakuikaNinjaMar 7
And here's the dev log for the diskmag: https://takuikaninja.github.io/2026/03/06/dreamful-diskmag-devlog.html
Developing Dreamful Diskmag

So what went into that 40th anniversary celebration for the FDS?

TakuikaNinja’s Disk Drive
Show threadTakuikaNinjaFeb 26
The sequel
TakuikaNinjaFeb 22
I beat the second quest for The Legend of Zelda (FDS) over the weekend to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Challenging but very fun!
TakuikaNinjaFeb 21
In other news: Nice collision handling in Nazo no Murasamejou
TakuikaNinjaFeb 21
Today (2026-02-21) marks the 40th anniversary of the Famicom Disk System!
Here's an English diskmag to celebrate the occasion.
https://github.com/TakuikaNinja/FDS-diskmag/releases/tag/v1.0
https://forums.nesdev.org/viewtopic.php?t=26487
TakuikaNinjaJan 27
I didn't miss out on the FDS homebrew this time!
Show threadTakuikaNinjaJan 25
@hydridegs Well I guess so, except Family BASIC offers native commands to define and move/animate sprites instead of requiring a gazillion POKEs.
Show threadTakuikaNinjaJan 25
@hydridegs The "character" here refers to the 16x16 sprite objects controllable in Family BASIC, not necessarily the text characters. The edited data can indeed be saved/used at runtime thanks to the FDS using CHR-RAM instead of the original cartridge's CHR-ROM.
TakuikaNinjaJan 25
So uh, the hidden FDS BIOS screens are still accessible in ACNH's new FDS furniture item. Why they used the earlier 01 revision instead of 01A, I don't know.
TakuikaNinjaJan 17
Reverse-engineering serial protocols be like