:Famicom 3D System

{{Short description|Accessory for the Nintendo Family Computer}}

{{Infobox CVG system

|title=Famicom 3D System

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|manufacturer= Nintendo

|type= Video game accessory

|generation=Third generation

|lifespan={{vgrelease|JP|October 21, 1987}}

|connectivity=Famicom expansion port
2 3.5 mm jacks (glasses)

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The {{nihongo foot|Family Computer 3D System|ファミリー コンピュータ スリーディー システム|Famirī Konpyūta Surī Dī Shisutemu|lead=yes}}, commonly known as the {{nihongo foot|Famicom 3D System|ファミコン スリーディー システム|Famikon Surī Dī Shisutemu|lead=yes}}, is a stereoscopic video game accessory produced by Nintendo for its Family Computer (Famicom) console.{{cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |author-link=Luke Plunkett |url=http://kotaku.com/5527760/nintendos-first-3d-technology-shot-a-spaceship-at-marios-face |title=Nintendo's First 3D Technology Shot A Spaceship At Mario's Face |website=Kotaku |date=30 April 2010}} It was released exclusively in Japan on October 21, 1987, at an MSRP of ¥6,000.{{cite web |title=ファミコン年表 |trans-title=History of Family Computer |url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/history/index.html |website=ファミコン40周年 |trans-website=Famicom 40th Anniversary |publisher=Nintendo |access-date=December 24, 2024 |date=July 15, 2023}}{{cite book |title=Family Computer 3D System (Flyer) |date=1987 |publisher=Nintendo |language=ja}} The 3D System consists of a pair of active shutter glasses (model HVC-031) and an adapter (model HVC-032) that connects up to two of them via 3.5 mm jacks;{{cite book |title=Family Computer 3D System: Instruction Manual |date=1987 |publisher=Nintendo |language=ja}}{{cite web |last1=Lane |first1=Gavin |title=Nintendo Console Codenames And Product Codes |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/12/feature_nintendo_console_codenames_and_product_codes |website=Nintendo Life |access-date=December 24, 2024 |date=December 25, 2020}} the latter connects to the Famicom's expansion port and includes a passthrough port to allow connection of other accessories that use the expansion port. Compatible games would play in conventional 2D until a "3D mode" was activated via a button press or combination, which allowed them to display a stereoscopic image in a similar manner to the SegaScope 3-D glasses for Sega's Master System.{{cite web |last1=Foster |first1=Neil |title=Rad Racer |url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/rad-racer/ |website=Hardcore Gaming 101 |access-date=December 24, 2024 |date=November 19, 2017}}

The 3D System was a commercial failure and, as a result, was never released outside Japan. Criticisms included the clunkiness of the glasses and the limited selection of compatible titles.{{cite web |last1=Bertoli |first1=Ben |title=That Time Nintendo and Sega Introduced 3D Gaming, In 1987 |url=https://kotaku.com/that-time-nintendo-and-sega-introduced-3d-gaming-in-19-1795623602 |website=Kotaku |access-date=December 24, 2024 |language=en |date=June 4, 2017}}{{Cite magazine |date=May–June 2018 |title=Decades Ahead of Its Time: The Famicom 3D System |magazine=Nintendo Force |page=54 |issue=33}} Compatible games that received a release outside Japan were recoded for compatibility with anaglyph 3D glasses instead. Eight years later, in 1995, Nintendo again ventured into stereoscopic gaming with the commercially unsuccessful Virtual Boy. In the following years, Nintendo experimented in stereoscopic 3D with both the GameCube and Game Boy Advance SP systems, but these features were not released commercially due to cost and technical limitations. In 2011, Nintendo released the 3DS handheld capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D images without the need for special glasses. The 3DS has enjoyed a largely positive reception. In 2019 Nintendo released a Labo VR Kit.