I just saw this on YHJ:
(http://f05batchimg.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/7/3/4/2/finalnetjp-imgbatch_1180154943/600x550-2007042100030.jpg)
I'll have to try to track one down outside of an auction, that screen looks nice.
You call it "new" because it was recently developed and released? It looks pretty cool, but I'd never trust an ad pic.
Yeah it would be kewl except people have psps that can do that and more nowadays. I would still consider buying one if I ever saw one.
After researching it more, it appears to have been released in Japan in April of this year.
Looks nice, and if it were cheap enough I'd buy it just for the collection. :D
The special cart that comes with it also looks interesting.
Why the FC portable is not red and white? :-\
I saw one of these on ebay for $100. If it were cheaper, I would have considered bidding, but alas, I wasn't too interested and instead choose a GameAxe Color, which I should have a review of up in a few days if all goes according to plan. Anyway, my thoughts on this:
It looks like a PSP clone. Look at it! black reflective plastic, Playstation style +pad, what looks like a widescreen screen..I do like how much the cartridge is consealed by the unit when placed, but one thing to consider: Famicom games are small, only about 4 1/2 inches wide. If the picture is accurite, I would guess the whole thing is only around 7 1/2 inchs from side to side, and the screen only 2 1/2, maybe 3 inches wide. That's pretty small. I do like the duel speaker desgin giving games sterio, (even though most don't support it) but the lack of turbo buttons is questionable and I'll bet this thing still drains batteries as fast as the GameAxe. As for the cart, its a simple 10-in 1 multicart that has very genaric games like Baseball, Tennis and Mario Bros... yawn. So yeah Switchstance, the reason its not red and white is because its suppose to be coping the Sony PSP.
Still, although I dont think this would be worth much, if I ever come across one on ebay for a good price rest assured I'll post a detailed review here on Famicom World. Cheers for now.
Here's a real pic I found on the net:
(http://clabedan.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/04/15/fcmobile.jpg)
Here's a little more info:
W15.1×H9.1×D4.3cm
Weight: 180g
Screen size: 2.1" or about 52mmx40mm
It has a headphone out as well as an A/V out jack.
wow. thanks for the post. That button layout is wacky. I wonder how clear the screen is? Small LCD screens can be good if they are really sharp, like the Gameboy Micro. I really am getting cerious about this thing!
The button layout looks good; you can easily slide your thumb from the B button to the A to give Mario a running jump. :P
The Playstation-like D-pad looks promising, too.
Does anyone know the offical name of this? is it just simply FC Mobile?
Just FC Mobile. I'm going to pick a few up, they're relative cheap from Japan. Worst case I put them on EBay.
the dpad on the playstation is the worst thing ever created. period.
Quote from: kite200 on May 29, 2007, 04:18:40 pm
the dpad on the playstation is the worst thing ever created. period.
Have you ever heard of the Power Glove? Or the U Force? Or used an Atari 5200 controller? Or any Madcatz controller for that matter.
threadwin ^
ok ok fine, but other than those the playstation dpad sucks major ass and I hate sonys controller overall, the whole analog placement is totally whack and makes your hands get sore
Quote from: madman on May 29, 2007, 06:25:29 pm
Quote from: kite200 on May 29, 2007, 04:18:40 pm
the dpad on the playstation is the worst thing ever created. period.
Have you ever heard of the Power Glove? Or the U Force? Or used an Atari 5200 controller? Or any Madcatz controller for that matter.
Ahhahahahaha, Atari 5200 controller gets my vote for worst controller ever. That thing'll stop working if you so much as look at it wrong. The PowerGlove.....eeh you know its not so bad. It kind of works for some games. I hooked it up to my Wii via an NES-to-GC cable adaptor and was playing Ikaruga, Sonic Mega Collection's Blue Spheres, and Resident Evil 4 with it. Ikaruga worked best, but I think the biggest problem with the PowerGlove was that nobody was willing to give it the chance to get to know how to use it. You need to freakin memorize the manual.
I've never used it myself, but it looks like it would work good with motion sensitive games like RC Pro Am - games where you steer.
It doesn't work well with anything. It's a piece of crapola.
No, Jedi's right. RC Pro AM works fine with the PowerGlove assuming you set it up correctly.
Getting back on topic, anyone know where I can buy one of these FC Mobiles? If the price is decent I'd consider it.
Quote from: kite200 on May 29, 2007, 08:36:04 pm
ok ok fine, but other than those the playstation dpad sucks major ass and I hate sonys controller overall, the whole analog placement is totally whack and makes your hands get sore
I second that.
Nintendo's D-pads are the best.
How much are people willing to pay? I may order a bunch from Japan.
Somewhere at or around $30 US, or $50ish at most.
I'm with satoshi on that one...definitely not more than $50.
With shipping and everything, I don't think that'll be possible. I'll try to buy one tomorrow during free time at work and report back when I get it.
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on May 30, 2007, 05:58:24 pm
Somewhere at or around $30 US, or $50ish at most.
and this makes sense when you spent 100 something on a gameaxe when you could've got a pokefami because.......
Well, I returned the GameAxe I bought because its screen didn't work. The one I have now I got much cheaper, for $50. How much does the FC Mobile retail for in Japan? I'd like to get one of these if the quality is decent, but I dont want to pay big bucks for another portible Famicom. The GameAxe is cool, but it isn't very portible. Its huge
speaking of famiclones I just read the review on this site about the yobo. I'm interested in getting it since it can replace my famicom and nes and I can put them away so I don't waste their lifetime anymore hehehe.
The FC mobiles on YHJ seem to go for 5000 Yen or maybe higher.
With shipping to the US that's easily 50$, or even more.
Quote from: FamicomFreak on May 31, 2007, 08:45:41 am
speaking of famiclones I just read the review on this site about the yobo. I'm interested in getting it since it can replace my famicom and nes and I can put them away so I don't waste their lifetime anymore hehehe.
I'm the one who wrote that review. It's important to note that The Yobo FC Game Console USA Version is an NES clone, not a Famiclone. It plays NES games and requires an adaptor to play Famicom games. The system does come with an adaptor, but its useless to the Yobo as its a Famicom-to-NES adaptor, not an NES-to-Famicom adaptor as would be nessesary.
It plays most games the same as the real hardware, but you'll notice slightly different audio in a few games such as Super Mario Bros. 1, Mother, and Crystalis. It plays Zelda 1, but you'll notice random graphical glitches that appear at random on the screen, peices of the game code that for some reason is being displayed as such. And it won't play Castlevania III at all. Other than that though, it by and large is a better alternivite to the NEX which is larger and costs more and according to some who own it can damage your NES games. I don't think the Yobo should nessesarily replace the real hardware but it is nice that the entire system is about the size of two DS game cases stacked on each other.
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on May 31, 2007, 01:20:21 pm
It plays NES games and requires an adaptor to play Famicom games. The system does come with an adaptor, but its useless to the Yobo as its a Famicom-to-NES adaptor, not an NES-to-Famicom adaptor as would be nessesary.
Wait, that sounds right. If it only plays NES games, then wouldn't a Famicom (what it doesn't play) to NES (what it will play) adaptor work? :P
Does it look like this?
http://www.jandar.net/famiconv/front_lit_tn.jpg
Quote from: Jedi QuestMaster on May 31, 2007, 01:49:00 pm
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on May 31, 2007, 01:20:21 pm
It plays NES games and requires an adaptor to play Famicom games. The system does come with an adaptor, but its useless to the Yobo as its a Famicom-to-NES adaptor, not an NES-to-Famicom adaptor as would be nessesary.
Wait, that sounds right. If it only plays NES games, then wouldn't a Famicom (what it doesn't play) to NES (what it will play) adaptor work? :P
Does it look like this?
http://www.jandar.net/famiconv/front_lit_tn.jpg
Other way, Jedi. That adapter has a female 72 pin connect and male 60 pin (Fami). You'd need something with a 60 pin female connector and 72 pin male.
Right. I don't have a 72-to-60 pin NES-to-Famicom adaptor, so I tore apart a copy of Gyromite and it serves as a homemade adaptror. But if you have an actual one then you can use that of course too.
??? Wait, so the one in the picture; that's what comes with... oh, never mind.
Jedi, that one in the picture has the same edge connector as a Famicom cart, thus is meant to plug into a Famicom system and you put a NES game in the top part w/the 72 pins.
Um. Not so reasonably priced: HERE (http://cgi.ebay.com/FC-Mobile-Handheld-Nintendo-Famicom-Console-Brand-NEW_W0QQitemZ290123622368QQihZ019QQcategoryZ50171QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem).
Quote from: madman on May 31, 2007, 08:22:21 pm
Jedi, that one in the picture has the same edge connector as a Famicom cart, thus is meant to plug into a Famicom system and you put a NES game in the top part w/the 72 pins.
Derrrrr! I know. But Satoshi Matrix said it came with the wrong one, so I assume this is what he's talking about.
The Yobo comes with a 72-pin NES compatible connector. You need an adaptor to fit into this connector and supply a 60-pin connector in order to play Famicom games. The adaptor the Yobo comes with has a 60-pin input end but a 72-pin output end, making it the wrong adaptor that won't fit into the Yobo.
I hope that clears things up.
...now if only I could find a place to buy one. I wanted a "Pocket Fami", but it seams that they do not exist anymore. This would be the next best thing, but I can't even find one of these. :(
Does anyone know where I might be able to buy one of these or be able to aquire one for private sale? I'd like to check one out without paying inflated ebay prices. If they retail for $50US in Japan, then I'll pay that plus shipping. I just don't want to pay something redicious for one.
The only one I've found on ebay is going for almost $100 Canadian PLUS shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/RARE-NINTENDO-FAMICOM-PORTABLE-NEUF-10-JEUX_W0QQitemZ170120726984QQihZ007QQcategoryZ104786QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD4VQQcmdZViewItem
so has anyone gotten one of these? I'm not sure whether this or the pokefami is better, though at least the pokefami is stylish
I'd buy one, but I don't want to pay $100 for one. If anyone can point me to a more resonable seller I'll get one and report back to you guys. So far I haven't been able to find any good deals on ebay, or even many deals at all. Maybe yahoo japan is more resonable?
yeah YHJ is better