Chapter 1 Born of new star 第一回 新星的誕生
Welcome! Thank you for your visit of this time tunnel! Firstly we may back to the beginning of history for video games in Hong Kong. Walk along this history time tunnel in step by step..
Ready? Let start engine! Five..Four..Three..Two..One...GO!
你好！歡迎你進入時光隧道！首先我們會到達香港電視遊戲機的始祖，遊戲開始普
及的時代，然後循序漸進，一起走過遊戲機的歷史。一切準備，啟動引掣！
五..四..三..二..一...（四三零穿梭機）發射！
Back to 1983.... 回到1983年....
The empire of ATARI was about over. Apple IIe and IBM compatible 80286 AT were only two choice in computer market. After World War II, the financial development of Japan as fast as a jet. Nintendo (Japan) introduce a new video game console ------ FAMILY COMPUTER in 15th July, 1983.
雅達利 (ATARI) 的時代差不多氣數己盡。電腦方面只有Apple IIe和IBM compatible 80286
AT雄霸天下。日本經濟經過二次大戰後高速起飛，日本任天堂株式會社 (NINTENDO)
於一九八三年七月十五日發表其新一代遊戲機 ------- FAMILY COMPUTER
(港譯：任天堂紅白機)
FAMILY COMPUTER from Japan
任天堂紅白機
FAMILY COMPUTER in video game console today but it can provide a cheaper price of game. And many games became famous.
以今天的角度來看，當然比不上現今的遊戲機；但是當年只有任天堂紅白機可提供比
較廉宜，畫面美麗的遊戲。而且不少遊戲是十分有名的。
NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM from America
At the same time, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was introduced in American. Many game player was interested in this new product. Although all cartridge can be used but it require a Converter to perform the data conversion. Many question occurred when connection between NES and the disk system. For those reason, Family computer from Japan replaced NES in Hong Kong within two years.
其實在差不多的時期，美國版的任天堂（灰機）在香港有不少擁護者。雖然它可玩齊
但是需要轉換器，加上要接駁磁碟機時，更為不便。所以在大約兩年時間內，紅白
機擁攬整個市場。成為遊戲機新一代的新星。
Specifications of Nintendo Family computer （任天堂紅白機規格 ） |
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|---|---|---|
| CPU | 處理器 | 8 Bit (1.78MHz) |
| RAM | 記憶體 | 256KB internal （內置） |
| COLOR | 色數 | 4 of 52 (Includes
4 color pixels) 52 色中 4 色（含 4 個調色碟） |
| Dots per character | 角式點數 | 8 x 8 dots |
| Resolution of background | 背景解像度 | 256 x 240 |
| Number of roll screen background | 捲動畫面 | 1 |
Released on 29 July, 1997
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