After the crash occurred some changes were made to the North American model (Famicom) of the NES. The console itself was engineered to look like anything but a game system. Nintendo wanted it to look more so as a regular home tech item such as a VCR rather than a gaming console. Nintendo's thought process was that with the crash just ending and having a toll on the gaming industry and also its consumers that it would go for a look that was opposite of what it is made to be. Nintendo was afraid that people would be a bit wary after the events and would not want a console in their homes. The company even went as far as avoiding the words "video game" and "software" when referring to the console. The NES's design helps people make the association between 8-bit gaming and classic gaming.