Does anyone use one of these? I've got one and I hate it, mainly because you have to get the game in a certain position in order for it to start. It's about as finicky as my front-loading NES.
I have a Yobo Famicom...it works pretty well. My Famicom>NES converter only works on it, and not the real Famicom I own, though...
The Yobo converter is a total peice of shit. You owe it to yourself to buy something more decent.
I have a NASA brand converter which works great on my locked NES. It uses some kind of transistor circuit to knock out the lockout chip :o.
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on August 31, 2007, 02:32:06 pm
The Yobo converter is a total peice of shit. You owe it to yourself to buy something more decent.
Agreed, I pretty much got so pissed at it that it's covered in scratches...from me throwing it into the box...after it bounced off the wall. :D
Quote from: satoshi_matrix on August 31, 2007, 02:32:06 pm
The Yobo converter is a total peice of shit. You owe it to yourself to buy something more decent.
Ha, I knew it. So what converter works the best then?
I agree with 133 that the NASA converters work great. I bought mine a long while ago from a dude on eBay. He was selling a bunch of them for $12 each. He had them in his store, so if you search right you might find them. Or you could always try to find the official Nintendo ones in the Gyromite carts.
Quote from: JC on September 02, 2007, 10:27:11 am
Or you could always try to find the official Nintendo ones in the Gyromite carts.
I was talking about the opposite (NES to Famicom).
I believe you can get those cheaper. I've seen some on eBay for about $10. I can't vouch for any of them though. :-\
I got one of those converters from a Famiclone I used to own. The only bad thing about them is for some reason the US versions of Castlevania 1 and Super Mario Bros. 2 won't work on a real Famicom. Could it be the adapter I have?
Hi guys, does anybody know if a bridge adaptor exists to allow us/english nes games to be played on the famicom?
Yeah, there's several out there. Just stay away from the Yobo adapter, since it only works like 25% of the time and (apparently) damaged someone's Famicom. I have the Family Converter, which is just a bare board. It works really well, but it's very hard to get in and out.
I sell the bare family converter ones ($6 each or 3 for $10). Someone else just told me that it's pretty tight because they're a little wide. He said he sanded down the sides a little bit. I'd think you'd want them somewhat tight since they don't have the extra support as a cartridge shell does.
In the NES cart facing away, adaptor forward?
hmm i have a yobo converter and it works fine in a famicom & av famicom
Sometimes the pins just don't line up properly. I had a hell of a time getting an adaptor of mine to work properly on my Famicom last night. At first I had the NES game the wrong way, but even when I turned it around, it wouldn't work, just a gray screen. Then, I tossed that converter aside and put in my gold HoneyBee. Worked like a charm.
BTW: Merged this with another talking about the Yobo adaptor.
I'd recommend the HoneyBee adaptors, either gray or gold. They work for me everytime, and they seem not to grab so tight a hold on the Famicom and game pins, which is great. They're harder to find, but put feelers out on forums. One just sold cheap -- in a $25 game lot -- on NintendoAGE.