Is it possible to play Famicom games on NES 1?
Is it possible to play Famicom games on NES 1?
Is it done through those rectangular converters that are used to play U.S. titles on top loading Famicoms? I have about three converters discovered inside my own Nintendo carts. Will they fit in the vanilla NES and if so, would a region mod enable me to play all imports?
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Re: Is it possible to play Famicom games on NES 1?
They can if you either:
a) Use a game genie adapter on it as well so you can retrieve it after you push it in OR
b) Take off the shell.
I use a game genie, and yeah, it's a pain in the ass.
a) Use a game genie adapter on it as well so you can retrieve it after you push it in OR
b) Take off the shell.
I use a game genie, and yeah, it's a pain in the ass.
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Re: Is it possible to play Famicom games on NES 1?
I have a Game Genie, I'm trying to save myself the angst.drauch wrote:They can if you either:
a) Use a game genie adapter on it as well so you can retrieve it after you push it in OR
b) Take off the shell.
I use a game genie, and yeah, it's a pain in the ass.
What about this method?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZJ03PqY2jY
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Re: Is it possible to play Famicom games on NES 1?
Interesting -- I really had no idea this could be done.
Re: Is it possible to play Famicom games on NES 1?
It should be noted that playing FC games on a PAL machine brings a lot of problems with some titles specifically programmed for 60Hz(respectively 50Hz for the other way around) systems.
Also, games that use special sound-hardware like Akumajou Densetsu won't work correctly, or hang up.
Also, games that use special sound-hardware like Akumajou Densetsu won't work correctly, or hang up.
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Re: Is it possible to play Famicom games on NES 1?
If you have an NTSC NES, games that use extra sound hardware should play fine with one of these adapters; of course you'll be missing the extra sound unless you mod it. One of these days I'll learn to solder so I can try this mod myself...
Just using the raw adapter board from a Gyromite cart I needed needle nose pliers to get everything out of my frontloader. Also it was a bit difficult to insert, as the plastic case on a NES cart helps guide it into the 72 pin connector.
I wouldn't recommend using a Game Genie, as they allegedly bend the pins on the 72 pin connector over time. Occasional use is probably fine (every game allegedly bends the pins on a frontloader slightly, just not as much as a Game Genie), but there are better ways.
I ended up taking a Dremel to the NES cartridge case so I could fit a Famicom cart in there. Kind of like this except I left a border of NES casing around the Famicom cart so I had something to grab on to. Though as some Famicom carts are larger than others, leaving a border won't work with all of them.
Alternatively, if you don't ever plan to acquire more Famicom carts than NES carts with adapter boards, and don't mind opening the Famicom carts, you could semi-permanently replace the Famicom board inside the NES cart as described here. Though keep in mind it's tricky to do this without damaging the Famicom carts in some way as many are held together without screws, and need careful prying to not snap the internal tabs.
Just using the raw adapter board from a Gyromite cart I needed needle nose pliers to get everything out of my frontloader. Also it was a bit difficult to insert, as the plastic case on a NES cart helps guide it into the 72 pin connector.
I wouldn't recommend using a Game Genie, as they allegedly bend the pins on the 72 pin connector over time. Occasional use is probably fine (every game allegedly bends the pins on a frontloader slightly, just not as much as a Game Genie), but there are better ways.
I ended up taking a Dremel to the NES cartridge case so I could fit a Famicom cart in there. Kind of like this except I left a border of NES casing around the Famicom cart so I had something to grab on to. Though as some Famicom carts are larger than others, leaving a border won't work with all of them.
Alternatively, if you don't ever plan to acquire more Famicom carts than NES carts with adapter boards, and don't mind opening the Famicom carts, you could semi-permanently replace the Famicom board inside the NES cart as described here. Though keep in mind it's tricky to do this without damaging the Famicom carts in some way as many are held together without screws, and need careful prying to not snap the internal tabs.