What's the best NES -> FC adapter? In a moment of weakness I bought an AV Famicom on eBay last week, and I want to be able to play my small collection of US games. I ordered a copy of of Boku Dracula-Kun, not sure what to get next. The Japanese version of Ducktales 2 seems pretty cheap, so that's a contender. Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti looks cool too.
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NES/Famicom Appreciation Thread
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Delicious Waffles
Member
Need a bit of help.
I bought Marble Madness recently off eBay and I can't get it to work. The screen keeps flashing yellow. I cleaned the contacts but it's still flashing yellow. It's not the 72-pin connector because it's pretty much brand new and other games work.
Any advice?
I bought Marble Madness recently off eBay and I can't get it to work. The screen keeps flashing yellow. I cleaned the contacts but it's still flashing yellow. It's not the 72-pin connector because it's pretty much brand new and other games work.
Any advice?
PixyJunket
Member
The continued misinformation on this password is staggering.
Beating the game in under three hours allows you to replay as Samus without the space suit.
Beating the game in under one hour gives you the bikini ending.
No password is needed for either.
Why would you do that?
Member
You mean this:
Konami was the wizard of NES music. I think this is their very best NES soundtrack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjj5DATea3Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tt7oY-kgLk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqtGqIuP8ZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rXBhDzEfGk
I was never a huge fan of the game (I don't like beat-em-ups) but I sometimes play it for the music alone.
On another note, I think the first Turtles game is underrated and way too vilified. It's such an awesome game.
PixyJunket
Member
Hooray.
georgetheplushie
Member
Hooray, indeed. I'm in heaven.
Edit:
But if $40 is too expensive for you, there's this: http://r.ebay.com/jxHCEq
The second one isn't perfect. It requires some rewiring if you want a few games (notably US Castlevania III, Rad Racer II, a few others) to work. And if you're interested in getting the extra audio with the PowerPak, there's a mod for that, too. Here's the link to the mods for all that: Linky.
Edit:
Supposedly, this is the best and easiest one to get: http://r.ebay.com/cK0cAC
But if $40 is too expensive for you, there's this: http://r.ebay.com/jxHCEq
The second one isn't perfect. It requires some rewiring if you want a few games (notably US Castlevania III, Rad Racer II, a few others) to work. And if you're interested in getting the extra audio with the PowerPak, there's a mod for that, too. Here's the link to the mods for all that: Linky.
sixteen-bit
Member
Is it a Mega Man clone or something?
The translucent blue cart reminds me of Salamander FC
The translucent blue cart reminds me of Salamander FC
PixyJunket
Member
It's mostly an I Wanna Be the Guy clone, with a dash of Mega Man and Metroid.
The case is actually teal, although maybe it's not coming off well in either of our photos!
riskVSreward
Member
Mark me down as another dude who got BK2 today. Will upload some pics including my haul from the past two weeks... didnt even know GAF had an NES thread.
Delicious Waffles
Member
Forget about this. Got it working. My NES is extremely picky.
georgetheplushie
Member
I'll get some uploaded to YouTube tonight, hopefully. I die a lot, but it's so good.
EDIT: Aaaaaand, it's up: Battle Kid 2 Gameplay
The video starts a little bit into the game and plays through the first real boss. I was pretty practiced up on the first section, but then it all goes to hell. No johns, but I was playing while trying to hold a conversation with someone at the same time. I end up dying 105 times in a little over 30 minutes.
riskVSreward
Member
RetroUSB get!
Miss Mow Mow experienced NES for the first time and wanted to collect all of Battle Kids bullets.
Craigslist $15, not bad.
Scooped this off of a fine fellow at NA, completing my MacVenture set.
Local retro store haul, only spent about $30, also got a new SNES AC adapter which I've needed for years now.
Some repros I've made. Got a Willem programmer and a ton of eproms, however I don't have any way of making labels yet... Sweet Home, Joy Mech Fight (awesome, awesome game), Earthbound, Moai Kun, Time Diver and Zelda Outlands.
If anyone on GAF is interested in some repros, send me a pm and I'll give you a good deal. I don't normally sell repros, but GAF has been good to me so I'll return the favor if anyone is looking for a repro. Send me a PM and we can discuss the finer details.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
ms pacman and quattro adventure came in 
sixteen-bit
Member
Is the Namco Ms. Pac Man more scarce than the Tengen one?
riskVSreward
Member
Just scooped a working toaster, all the wires, 2 controllers, zapper, and 11 common carts for $40... Sometimes Craigslist is just too awesome.
PixyJunket
Member
I would like some impressions on Nomolos, I was eying that for my next purchase.
Ooh, incoming PM then.
Yeah, it is.
Also, it's a pretty basic arcade port where the Tengen version went all out with dozens of new level and multiplayer modes.
riskVSreward
Member
Actually I haven't gotten to Nomolos yet, just throwing out support to Gradual Games because their WIP Owlia game looks dope. I haven't even seen any gameplay of Nomolos yet lol. I just couldn't resist throwing it in there when I was getting BK2, which by the way is phenomenal so far.
Just finished up a copy of Extra Mario Bros... this shit is way too intense for me lol.
Just finished up a copy of Extra Mario Bros... this shit is way too intense for me lol.
riskVSreward
Member
Possibly one of the worst NES games... I remember getting it for 79 cents at gamestop and feeling ripped off lol.
Aw damn.
riskVSreward
Member
You got Punk'd! lol
free is free
KDash31987
Member
I thought To the Earth was okay-ish, but holy crap is it ridiculously hard. Easily the hardest lightgun game I've ever played.
Krelian: just wanted to say those pics of yours are great quality! Had no trouble telling which games were which! You have a lot of the more common bigger games it seems. Nothing wrong with tat. All the collection pics have been great to see.
If I can get to my family's lake house again anytime soon ill snap off some pics of my NES collection, since that's where 95 percent of it is right now. I have a few loose carts lying here at home ill take with and include those in the pics. I'm just guessing but I'd say I have 4 dozen games easily. Probably more but that's a rough guess.
If I can get to my family's lake house again anytime soon ill snap off some pics of my NES collection, since that's where 95 percent of it is right now. I have a few loose carts lying here at home ill take with and include those in the pics. I'm just guessing but I'd say I have 4 dozen games easily. Probably more but that's a rough guess.
If there's one thing I've learned over the internet, it's that if you have games at your parents' you should go get them right NOW before they sell them/throw them all away because they thought you didn't need them anymore lol.
riskVSreward
Member
More Craigslist goodness today...
$30 haul talked down from $40. Immediately had a great feeling that Gyromite contained a famicom convertor but had to get home to confirm.
$30 haul talked down from $40. Immediately had a great feeling that Gyromite contained a famicom convertor but had to get home to confirm.
Success! Considering the convertors go from $20-25 it alone practically paid for the entire lot. Some shit in there for sure, but a few goodies I didn't already own.
Lol true Synt4x, I've read so many horror stories online of parents throwing away or selling whole game collections, rare games included. Ill make that trip sooner rather than later I think. Last I know all the games were still there but who knows. Good point though, I'd be pretty upset if they threw it away or sold it.
reposting my pic from the pick up post
picked up a Twin Famicom in box as well as some games (and other stuff obviously) in Japan last week. was up til 3am beating rockman 4 in 1 sitting earlier this week and now I have a cold haha.
also grabbed a original famicom with another copy of takeshi no chosenjo for a friend. famicoms are dirt cheap over there. (the twin fami notsomuch)
sorry for pic quality, the famicom games here are rockman 5 (box), rockman 4, Dracula/Castlevania FDS, Mario 2/Lost Levels FDS, Doraemon, Final Fantasy 2, Takeshi No Chosenjo, and Dragon Buster.
picked up a Twin Famicom in box as well as some games (and other stuff obviously) in Japan last week. was up til 3am beating rockman 4 in 1 sitting earlier this week and now I have a cold haha.
also grabbed a original famicom with another copy of takeshi no chosenjo for a friend. famicoms are dirt cheap over there. (the twin fami notsomuch)
sorry for pic quality, the famicom games here are rockman 5 (box), rockman 4, Dracula/Castlevania FDS, Mario 2/Lost Levels FDS, Doraemon, Final Fantasy 2, Takeshi No Chosenjo, and Dragon Buster.
sixteen-bit
Member
Neat Duo RX
i had to choose between that and an AES. I think I made the right choice.
best part is most of the loose famicom games were in a junk bin for 100-200 yen each. they'd probably be behind a glass case at my retro game store here. forgot to mention I also got SMB1 for 300 yen for my friend with the famicom and later saw it here for 30 dollars.
sixteen-bit
Member
Those combo systems are really cool. Twin Fami, Duo RX. I want those and a Wondermega. Someday...
Came across a Jaleco game i've never heard of today: Robowarrior. Apparently its actually made by Hudson and called Bomber King in Japan.
Its actually not bad. It plays like a faster paced bomberman mixed with a top down shooter. Japanese box art looks tons better.
Havent had the chance to really sit down with it, but from what i've seen and heard so far, it seems like a hidden gem? Especially since i've never heard it mentioned in any lists,reviews,etc.
Its actually not bad. It plays like a faster paced bomberman mixed with a top down shooter. Japanese box art looks tons better.
Havent had the chance to really sit down with it, but from what i've seen and heard so far, it seems like a hidden gem? Especially since i've never heard it mentioned in any lists,reviews,etc.
IrishNinja
Member
my meager NES collection...there's a bunch i could add, but they'll have to wait...i'm broke & outta Universal Game Cases, heh
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
was waiting for either a boxed copy or one with a manual but buckled and bought loose cart while i can price seems to be going up on mega man 5
Yeah it's a pretty good game. Well I haven't played it a lot yet, but it's one of the games I'm looking to buy as well. It's definitely a well made game. It's featured in Chrontendo episode 21, the second game in that episode. The one thing he complained about IIRC was the health system. You have batteries for health and they're constantly depleting which can be a bit frustrating sometimes.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
and its really cheap robowarrior that is
PixyJunket
Member
A friend and I had an impromptu NES night since there wasn't enough time to dive into (and finish) Splosion Man co-op.
Stuff we ran through:
Battle Kid 2 (making me realize I need some powered speakers on the NES).
Jaws (Westone!)
Blade Buster (him: 460k, me: 1,068k).
Godzilla (why is Godzilla 2 $60 now?!).
Rescue Rangers (I ended up wishes cat diabetes upon Fat Cat).
Spiritual Warfare (honestly pretty ambitious for what it is, but the music is vomit).
All fueled by a six pack of Dallas Blonde from Deep Ellum Brewing Co.
Stuff we ran through:
Battle Kid 2 (making me realize I need some powered speakers on the NES).
Jaws (Westone!)
Blade Buster (him: 460k, me: 1,068k).
Godzilla (why is Godzilla 2 $60 now?!).
Rescue Rangers (I ended up wishes cat diabetes upon Fat Cat).
Spiritual Warfare (honestly pretty ambitious for what it is, but the music is vomit).
All fueled by a six pack of Dallas Blonde from Deep Ellum Brewing Co.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
godzilla 2 has always been expensive its rare
Barrel Cannon
Member
I actually consider tmnt3 the best tmnt game in the entire franchise. I played it a bunch as a kid. Was the first game I became a pro at. At one point I was able to beat the game on standard setting with a single life. Krang was always the hardest part of the game due to his slight unpredictability
As for why I think the game is the best in the franchise, I think it had the most unique enemies in a beat em up, the most diverse stages( and it had a lot of stages). The music was fantastic, the bosses usually entered in style, and the stage-design of stages weren't just a straight line (it was still linear as all beat em ups are).
As for why I think the game is the best in the franchise, I think it had the most unique enemies in a beat em up, the most diverse stages( and it had a lot of stages). The music was fantastic, the bosses usually entered in style, and the stage-design of stages weren't just a straight line (it was still linear as all beat em ups are).
Canadian Psycho
Banned
Bonk and Power Blade 2 have really jumped in price! Last I checked, the former was around $200 and the latter about $90.
PixyJunket
Member
I passed on a $40 Bonk about two years ago because the label wasn't perfect.
I do have two copies of Power Blade 2 though.
RoryDropkick
Member
I love that game to bits, but for some reason I swap my bomb and shot buttons and kill myself instantly. Did you know the stage music has lyrics?
Canadian Psycho
Banned
You should sell one of your Power Blades right now. Look at this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Power-Blade...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Bonk has seen such an increase in such a short time (reminiscent of Hagane when it started to take off). I mean, I snatched my mint (cart only) copy on eBay for $75-$80 back in the summer of 2011. That was the going rate at the time. Now? Hovering just over/under $300... I know it's rare and all, but it's not even a very good game.
huh that's pretty funny. is it in the manual like with sunsoft's 53 stations of the tokaido?
RoryDropkick
Member
Actually from what I remember it was a code you could do and it'd show them in Japanese on the title screen.. of course I could just be remembering it on the FC version only, but it IS on there.. they even did a vocal version on one of the recent Hudson remix soundtracks.
After two years of searching....Found my NES box up in my mother's attic. Everything in it I have owned since the 80's first hand.
I will take some pics later after I unload it. Found some other little bonuses too. My SNES and Genesis stuff is over at my dad's but for whatever reason, but my long lost Link to the Past cart was mixed in with some GB games I had been looking for as well. Since my younger brother and sister were using them at the time I can only assume this is why they weren't in their proper places. I am thrilled that I found my Link's Awakening as well.
I will take some pics later after I unload it. Found some other little bonuses too. My SNES and Genesis stuff is over at my dad's but for whatever reason, but my long lost Link to the Past cart was mixed in with some GB games I had been looking for as well. Since my younger brother and sister were using them at the time I can only assume this is why they weren't in their proper places. I am thrilled that I found my Link's Awakening as well.
So much nostalgia in that second picture.
Yeah its bothersome, but I figured out the menu system a little while after dying several times. Also that you have to find an exit ala Bomberman, or the level loops.
By the way, any differences between the NES Kirby Adventure and the one on the Kirby collection? I already have the Kirby Wii disc (which is just cool because its everything in one spot and the challenge rooms + timelines), but not sure if there were any changes made.
Yeah its bothersome, but I figured out the menu system a little while after dying several times. Also that you have to find an exit ala Bomberman, or the level loops.
By the way, any differences between the NES Kirby Adventure and the one on the Kirby collection? I already have the Kirby Wii disc (which is just cool because its everything in one spot and the challenge rooms + timelines), but not sure if there were any changes made.