Poll
Question:
Do you own a Famicom?
Option 1: Yes
votes: 84
Option 2: No
votes: 15
Please post a reply saying your answer. :) We won't burn you for not having one...
I own a Famicom, and a Disk System. Still hoping to find an AV Famicom or a Twin.
Im own a round button Famicom and a square button famicom.
Yep I do -- CIB. But I'm thinking of selling it since I can't get it to work on my stupid TV. I figure I can play all my Famicom games on my NES.
I only own clones & quite a few NESs. Most are in the loft though since I moved house, just got a few portables around if I need them.
Had a clone, but controller 1 port doesn't even work and the controller is proprietary.
I own a HVC-001. I am trying to save enough money to buy the Disk System as well. I also ordered a batch of twenty-five carts.
I can't wait untill they arive!
So a lot of you actually play your old systems? I keep mine in the box and emulate. Stuff thats nearing 25 years old, in my opinion, isn't going to last long and I want to make sure it stays in good condition. Opinions?
I don't have a famicom system. I usually play my famicom games on my SNES with a Super 8 adapter. I also have tons of famicom to NES converters for when I use my top loader NES system.
Yup... and trying to MOD:
- AV (gaaaaaah)
- removing the controllers (i will put DB9 jacks instead)
- putting a LED next to the power button
Quote from: vealchop on October 03, 2006, 12:17:29 pm
So a lot of you actually play your old systems? I keep mine in the box and emulate. Stuff thats nearing 25 years old, in my opinion, isn't going to last long and I want to make sure it stays in good condition. Opinions?
My Atari 2600 is 30 years old. It still works and looks just like it is new. My Atari 5200, NES, FamiCom, GameBoy, Atari Super Pong, and any other near 20 year old system that I may have forgotten, all work. Heck all of my systems work.
See List below:
Quote from: super56k on September 14, 2006, 10:53:53 pm
Do not be afraid to play your systems, most first party systems are built for life. (Save the PS2, it's rubbish.) Emulation is never perfect, pure hardware it the only way to fly.
(The edit was for formatting issues.)
Yeah, I only use emulation for screenshots. I always use my systems. :)
Wow, I didn't post in here yet. :o
I have a Famicom, 2 disk systems (1 loose, 1 CIB) and a black Twin Famicom. 8)
And for all that I didn't even pay 20$. ;D
I only got a famiclone >:( Didn't we already had such a topic ? I remember posting this but i can't seem to find it ???
i've got a black Twin Famicom.
I am also planning on buying a HVC-001 + a Disk System for my collection someday.
5-4, not bad. :)
Gotta BUMP! :)
I own two. Both are broken :'(
I own one but I want more!
i have a famicom and famicom disk system
Of course I own a Famicom, what kind of question is that?! But I prefer the AV Famicom to any other model.
I own the original famicom along with the disk system. I own about 30 cartridge games and about 7 disk system games. Looking to get more to build my collection, especially among the disk system games
One question I have, is when people talk about getting an AV Famicom, are they talking about the model 2 famicom (which was basically the same as the model 2 NES, the top loading version) or are they talking about a regular famicom that is AV modded?
model 2
The Model 2 I suppose you could call it. Nintendo simply called it the Famicom, but since the box states AV on it I, as well as a lot of other people, call it the AV Famicom. I mean, I think its my favorite system of all time. Not only does it look slick, it is able to plug in any NES controller, its small and light, its toploading, and it even uses the same AV cable that the SNES/N64/Gamecube uses! Too bad the Wii had to switch to a new design!
I have
Japanese Version Famicom
Taiwanese version Famicom (it doesn't work crap because it's different than the Japanese one) Planning to sell it.
and
Japanese Famicom with AV modded.
Does the AV Famicom differ at all from the NES top loader (aka the model 2 NES) other than the pin size?
it has av outs......
Quote from: kite200 on June 19, 2007, 06:54:40 pm
it has av outs......
Did the NES toploader not have them? Its been years since I've seen one in person
Quote from: SuperMarioBrosSuperShow on June 19, 2007, 07:59:10 pmDid the NES toploader not have them? Its been years since I've seen one in person
The NES toploader has RF out only.
The NES 2 and AV Famicom are identical exepct for the following:
-NES 2 has 72-pin connector, AV Famicom has 60-pin connector. (obviously)
-NES 2 is RF only, AV Famicom is AV only. The NES 2 uses the same RF adaptor the
'toaster' NES and SNES use. The AV Famicom uses the same AV cable as the SNES, N64 and Gamecube.
-NES 2 dogbone controllers are 9' long, AV Famicom donbone controllers are 3 or 4' long, dont remember which, but they are the same length as the wired controllers of the first Famicom.
Other than that, they are identical. once you have an AV Famicom, you don't really need anything else. I use it for all my Famicom AND NES needs.
The NES 2 controllers were 9 inches? I don't remember them being that big. I remember them being about the same size as the toaster NES controllers
He meant the controller cords, not the controllers themselves.
Yes, the controller cords. Sorry for the confusion.
I own an American NES with a converter to play Famicom games, and several famiclones (usually used for electronics experiments ;D). Also I'm planning to overclock my NES very soon (got lots of crystal oscillators from an old ISA video card, now I only need a several position switch to switch between them)
I have 2 NES's one toaster & top loader...I want a Bare AV Famicom
I own 2 rounded buttons Famicoms, one squared button Famicom, 2 New Famicoms, 2 Disk Systems, one japanese crappy clone and one Pocket Fami. Everything CIB ;)
How is the Pocket Fami? I've always been interested in it.
I own a Famicom AV, Famicom original, and a Disk system.
Also on the earlier topic, I noticed one other difference between the Famicom AV and the NES 2.
These are that the Famicom AV is not compatable with the American Zapper attatchment.
But the Famicom AV has an auxilary port on the side that is normally on the front of the Famicom Original.
Now this port works great with the Japanese Gun.
I am not sure about other accessories yet, like Rob or the Track pads. But I would imagin that they probably perform with this same limitation on the AV.
the AV famicom supports all NES accessories; ROB, Zapper, Powerpad, PowerGlove, etc. It also supports all Famicom EXT accessories: lightgun, Family Robot, Family BASIC keyboard, etc. Its the best of both worlds.
Quote from: SuperMarioBrosSuperShow on June 20, 2007, 07:53:08 am
The NES 2 controllers were 9 inches? I don't remember them being that big. I remember them being about the same size as the toaster NES controllers
The cords of my NES 2 controllers are very, very long!
Much longer than the toaster ones!
Well, yeah, I own 2 Family Computers!
The first and über-classic model and the Famicom AV
wonder, the best 8-Bit console ever.
I have 3 famiclones !
I got a modded 1983 Famicom with A/V and an adapter to play western NES games.
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m42/FlamingDave/S5032167.jpg)
I own a Famicom and Disk System, but sadly none of them work! :'( Really would like to try the Disk System...
i just got my circle button in CIB. a square button thats kept in box and i got a disk system that needs a belt replacement.
I own a original Famicom, I used to own 2 but one broke so I scrapped it for parts.
I've got an AV Fami and an original Fami, and I used to have another original Fami and a Twin.
I have two Famicom AV systems, an original Famicom and a disk system.
I have a twin fami, famiclone w/ av, and a non-working original famicom :-\
Technically I don't have a Famicom.....
But I have a FamicomBox and a FamicomStation, so I'm not sure ;)
At least they have Japanese writing on the carts ::)
Yes I do ;). I now own 2 Famicom's with AV mods and 3 Famicom Disk Systems (one is new) :).
I have a loose Famicom HVC-001 and a clone. I just bought my very first Disk System a few days ago. It needs a new belt so I can't play it. But the only game I have right this minute is SMB2j anyway.
I wouldn't be posting here if I didn't. I hate the look of the original famicom. And the NES is just poorly designed. Thusly I bought an AV famicom off of ebay
I have an AV Famicom, 4 Famicom Disk Drives, Gun, Hudsonsoft eternal controller, and I used to have a famicom classic but sold it to a friend.
BUMP for newer members...
I have one A/V Modded Original Famicom (Very white, no FF symbol) w/ 11 games, one NES, and a Logoless Neo Fami
Hoping to get a Disk System soon...
I've got an HVC-001 1984, sort of yellowed, but no scratching or Dents.
I have a black twin famicom. 4 Nes Consoles
(3 loose units and 1 boxed Action Set Mint. All NES units are SCN/PAL but 1 is modified to play NTSC)
I just sold my 3 Famiclones "HiTex"
//Tjibynn
The thing is...I don't actually own a famicom...yet....
I'm looking to buy one very soon! :P :P ;D ;D :D :D ;) :)
just have 1 famicom ;D
Does winning an auction but still haven't got it cout as i own it?
I'd say yes. Once you've paid for it, it's yours.
I only have a famiclone. It's dismantled, but still plays well.
I own a Famicom, round buttoned, in box. It was shipped with games and they used japanese newspapers to package it so that's a good bonus.
The system in in great condition, everything works. I have Super Mario Bros. 1 and 3, Dr. Mario, and Thunderbirds.
I hope to get my hands on a disk system and the light gun, that would be awesome!
Not yet :'(
The famicom part of my collection:
Famicom (boxed, very good condition)
Famicom Disk System (boxed, good condition)
Famicom Robot (boxed, excellent condition)
Block (stack-up) for Famicom Robot (boxed, good condition)
Powerglove (factory sealed, mint)
Only game I have other than Block is Super Mario Bros on disk, I'm hoping to get some more games soon.
If owning a Yobo Famiclone counts as a Famicom, then yes I do have a Famicom.
Famiclones aren't Famicoms...so technically you don't have one...but at least you can play the games :D
I have a Famicom and Disk system.
Disk System for #589 on Monday...
If all goes well, I will order one on Thursday and hopefully get it Saturday or Monday
I just use my NES Toploader + FC adapter I took out of Gyromite. I hope to get a Twin Famicom one of these days.
Quote from: DDCecil on January 13, 2009, 02:57:53 pm
I just use my NES Toploader + FC adapter I took out of Gyromite. I hope to get a Twin Famicom one of these days.
Well..if you have the money..
https://famicomshop.com/node/340 Thar ya go
It's a
really good deal
I own:
1) CIB AV Famicom*
2) CIB Disk System*
3) Orange AN-505 Sharp Twin Famicom (very rare)
4) Square Button Famicom
5) and 5-8 other systems if you count the inventory stuff for my store at any point in time :D
Other hardware includes a new set of 3D Goggles which will probably end up in my store too!
* is what I actually use to play the games
im gonna get my FC today :D :D :D
Quote from: Lolmann on January 15, 2009, 05:17:25 am
im gonna get my FC today :D :D :D
Welcome to the club ;D
Gentlemen, get your paddles ready!
I have a Famicom and a Disk System, but I'm still waiting for the power adapter from the mail
Use some batteries in the meantime. I've been using batteries with my fds; works great! :)
Quote from: turbo D on January 15, 2009, 04:04:34 pm
Use some batteries in the meantime. I've been using batteries with my fds; works great! :)
I mean for the Famicom itself.
:-[ srry aboot that. By the way, if you have a turbografx-16 psu lying around, that would work. That is what I'm using right now to power my famicom since mine came loose. heh. yup.
Yup! It's in pretty good condition, still white. It's missing the expansion port cover and I unplug when it's not in use. One can never be too careful! But it's played often. I also don't play during bad weather in case of a power surge or whatever. It's the classic one, with the connected controllers and textured bottom.
I wish I did :(
This is mine...
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/4regt4/Fam.jpg)
That's in quite good shape! Nice.
As of now, I have a clone. I had two others, but one I'm going to sell, the other I gave to my school's video game club.
Quote from: Blue Protoman on May 11, 2009, 08:02:36 am
As of now, I have a clone. I had two others, but one I'm going to sell, the other I gave to my school's video game club.
What sort of setup do they have?
(http://www.videogamecollectors.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=278060&g2_serialNumber=2)
Quote from: manuel on May 11, 2009, 07:02:27 am
That's in quite good shape! Nice.
Thanks. I've got the original box for it too. Got it in a lot from the Andy guy a ways back.
I guess I technically own one... I paid for it, but it's coming in the mail. ::)
Where can I buy one online?
Quote from: Lorfarius on May 11, 2009, 08:51:24 am
Quote from: Blue Protoman on May 11, 2009, 08:02:36 am
As of now, I have a clone. I had two others, but one I'm going to sell, the other I gave to my school's video game club.
What sort of setup do they have?
I had a Game Player (Think Polystation) and a Power Joy. (N64 controller + Famicom guts +/start Built-in light gun)
Now I have an Educational Computer Professional, which is a keyboard. The power cord is laughably short. I've eaten meals bigger than it.
Quote from: Blue Protoman on May 11, 2009, 07:06:42 pm
Now I have an Educational Computer Professional, which is a keyboard. The power cord is laughably short. I've eaten meals bigger than it.
Those power adapters are a joke. Be careful, they might spontaneously combust (happened to me - it was sitting there plugged in, not being used and it suddenly started smoking and the plastic melted down).
If possible, throw it away and get a proper one.
I have a square buttoned Famicom with a smooth bottom. The mobo, however, is from 1984.
Quote from: 133MHz on May 11, 2009, 07:29:40 pm
Quote from: Blue Protoman on May 11, 2009, 07:06:42 pm
Now I have an Educational Computer Professional, which is a keyboard. The power cord is laughably short. I've eaten meals bigger than it.
Those power adapters are a joke. Be careful, they might spontaneously combust (happened to me - it was sitting there plugged in, not being used and it suddenly started smoking and the plastic melted down).
If possible, throw it away and get a proper one.
What!? I gave one of those to my cousin! Is there an adaptor you recommend? I refuse to experiment, for fear of breaking my console.
Quote from: Blue Protoman on May 12, 2009, 11:53:10 am
Is there an adaptor you recommend?
Anything is better than those POS adapters. A Famicom/Super Famicom, Sega Genesis 1 or TurboGrafx 16 adapter will work fine. Also look for old cordless phone/tape player/etc power adapters with 9V DC and negative tip output. Universal/generic adapters also work OK if properly set.
Seriously,
anything is better.
This is the current status of my Famicom. ::)
(http://zanman.com/famines.jpg)
Don't worry the NES controller is only temporary. I'll get the proper controller back on it this weekend.
I hate how the NES controller feels compared to the Famicom one.
That is one white Famicom. ;D
Actually, I don't think a Famicom would look that bad with 2 NES controllers, but then again, it's not nearly as cool as 2 square-button controllers.
As far as an official product, yes... I have a Sharp Twin famicom... black one with red small parts (cart slot cover, and a couple other bits). I still have the box for this thing, so it tends to get babied a bit.
I have a red and white Famicom and a FDS, Two gray spanish NES and a couple of chinese clones.
You can check some pictures of my Famicom and FDS here: http://picasaweb.google.com/robcfg/RetrocomputersCollection# (http://picasaweb.google.com/robcfg/RetrocomputersCollection#)
The gray NES's do work as it does the FDS and one of the clones. The Famicom doesn't show any reaction so I don't know wether it is broken or simply I cannot get it to be seen on my tv. The second clone also seems not to work but I'm not quite sure yet.
Since you're from Spain, I'm betting that your TV can't tune into the Famicom's NTSC-J signal.
Even if you have a Multisystem TV, those usually only support NTSC through the AV inputs and not through the antenna.
You'll have to AV mod it to get it to display on your TV (and if your TV is PAL only, you will only see a rolling, B&W picture).
Quote from: 133MHz on May 19, 2009, 10:26:39 am
Since you're from Spain, I'm betting that your TV can't tune into the Famicom's NTSC-J signal.
Even if you have a Multisystem TV, those usually only support NTSC through the AV inputs and not through the antenna.
You'll have to AV mod it to get it to display on your TV (and if your TV is PAL only, you will only see a rolling, B&W picture).
The problem with original model Famicoms and European / British TV sets isn't NTSC incompatability per se. The tuners in European TV sets just aren't capable of tuning into the right frequency. My CRT takes all my other Japanese consoles through composite, S-Video etc but when I try it with an original Famicom it just won't have it :(
Quote from: MattyD on May 19, 2009, 12:04:25 pm
The tuners in European TV sets just aren't capable of tuning into the right frequency. My CRT takes all my other Japanese consoles through composite
That's exactly what I said.
Quote from: 133MHz on May 19, 2009, 10:26:39 am
Since you're from Spain, I'm betting that your TV can't tune into the Famicom's NTSC-J signal.
Even if you have a Multisystem TV, those usually only support NTSC through the AV inputs and not through the antenna.
I was just pointing out it's not the fact that the signal is NTSC that causes the incompatibility, per se. The sets are capable of displaying NTSC, but their tuners can't tune into the required radio frequency. If you could transmit an NTSC signal over a frequency the TV could receive it ought to work.
Quote from: 133MHz on May 19, 2009, 10:26:39 am
Since you're from Spain, I'm betting that your TV can't tune into the Famicom's NTSC-J signal.
Even if you have a Multisystem TV, those usually only support NTSC through the AV inputs and not through the antenna.
You'll have to AV mod it to get it to display on your TV (and if your TV is PAL only, you will only see a rolling, B&W picture).
You're right. I cannot tune my famicom on any of my TV's, sooooo, I just tried the FDS with a chinese famiclone which has AV out and it worked. So at least the FDS, which is the most rare of the two systems, works.
Just waiting for my Castlevania to arrive... ::)
I have a Twin Famicom AN-500B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mz3HfcW9G4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mz3HfcW9G4)
This video is from my other channel before I reopened my original one after a hacker closed it.
I've got a famiclone. Still looking for an original famicom. They're not very easy to come by...
I own a twin famicom (red and black model).
My very first AV Famicom came in the mail yesterday....
Words fail me on how sweet it is... :-X
i dont have one :(
I own a super famicom, and I also have a tristar/super 8 which lets you play NES, Famicom on a Super Famicom/SNES system. I also have a tristar 64 that lets you play NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom on an n64 system.
My new Setup:
(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/439/nessetup.th.jpg) (http://img40.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nessetup.jpg)
RGB modded black NES, HES Unidapter, Famicom Disk System, PowerPak with 2gb compact flash, Venus Game Converter
Are you able to get the extra sound channels with that setup?
yep. and some clones (asder, made in taiwan). :)
Quote from: b1aCkDeA7h on August 03, 2009, 09:37:46 am
Are you able to get the extra sound channels with that setup?
Yes i have the extra sound channels hack in my NES
What does RGB modded mean?
Quote from: famiac on August 07, 2009, 04:58:49 am
What does RGB modded mean?
The highest quality video that a non-HD game system (basically anything before xbox1) can acheive. You need an RGB (15khz) capable monitor to view old school gaming in RGB. gamesx.com is a good place to start. Most systems like SNES, Jaguar, Sega Genesis, psx, ps2, xbox, sega saturn, and some others are RGB capable with no modifications needed, but systems like NES, 3DO, N64, PC Engine, etc require some sort of internal RGB modification.
@RGB_Gamer: Where did you got your RGB PPU? PlayChoice 10 board or Famicom Titler? Did you mod your NES & converters for FDS extra sound?
I soon will... I just purchased a famicom and a disk system from ebay. The famicom doesn't have a power adaptor and the disk system has a broken belt so I'm going to have to repair it. Wish me luck. :P
Perhaps I should "pimp" out my new system by painting it gold and black or something.
Quote from: 133MHz on August 07, 2009, 02:14:52 pm
@RGB_Gamer: Where did you got your RGB PPU? PlayChoice 10 board or Famicom Titler? Did you mod your NES & converters for FDS extra sound?
None of the NES was modded by me. The shiny black NES was from a guy on ebay and then sent to a guy that did the RGB mod, including the FDS extra sound. The PPU was from a PC-10 board, also bought on ebay.
The French NES has an RGB output, but it's not a real RGB out. It's a regular PAL NES with a Composite to RGB converter chip. It outputs RGB, but the quality isn't better than composite video.
Nintendo did this because France uses the SECAM TV system which is completely incompatible with anything else in the world. Certainly Nintendo didn't want to bother manufacturing a special, completely different NES just for one country, so they took a PAL NES, replaced the RF switch with an RGB converter (an RGB signal by definition doesn't have any color encoding system) and then said "Hey France, we didn't want to bother with making a SECAM NES just for you, so here you have an European NES with RGB out. How you get it to work is your own business."
RGB_Gamer's NES uses a PPU chip taken from a Nintendo arcade machine, therefore it outputs a true RGB signal which needs three separate amplifiers for accurate TV display.
i own a famicom and a disk system but for some reason my conector to the famicom from the disk system dosent work idk wats wrong with it. :'(
I just got one. whoo hoo! and its the one with round buttons. not square.
I shorted mine out as soon as I got it, so it looks like I'm going to have to be a proud owner of two famicoms.