I thought it'd be convenient to have a list of places that sell pirated Famicom stuff. If this thread gets enough hits, maybe we could sticky it.
REQUIREMENTS
-Must sell at least one type of Famiclone, multicarts, or HKOs. (If ONLY one, please link to the item's page)
-Must be an established online store, who has many units to sell. Basically, no places that only have a small amount of FC pirate units, unless there's a large variety. They must last a while on the site. No eBay stores, as anything on eBay lasts a month, tops.
-No eBay auctions or Buy-It-Nows, because they aren't there for long.
-NES pirates/clones are fine.
-Don't put your own items on here unless you own a store for FC pirates. Your own stuff goes in the Buy/Sell forum.
If a site qualifies, I will put it on the list with your name next to it.
Teptronics
www.teptronics.com/plugnplay.html
Blue Protoman
iOffer Seller's Page/Kanrio*
http://www.ioffer.com/selling/rio2345
http://kanrio.com
dylan727
*Both pages are owned by the same person, and have the same products for sale.
This should be interesting, that site has tons of pirates.
Don't know how the shipping is so high when they are supposedly based in New York, though.
shipping 10 dollars for one famicom cart?? Man that's too much!
Yeah, even if the cart DOES have Snow Bros. on it, it's not worth the shipping.
Well, start looking for better sites, then!
Quote from: Tupin on February 21, 2009, 09:26:47 am
Yeah, even if the cart DOES have Snow Bros. on it, it's not worth the shipping.
It's probably shipping from China.
XD
I'm new to this site and collecting Famicom games but have had a Game Axe for years but only used regular NES games with an adapter just recently started buying Famicom versions of my favorite games.
I found this site that has a great Famicom multicart.
This seller seems to have a lot of famiclones and also a 128 in 1 Game Cartridge. The 128 Game Cartridge I bought and actually has 128 unique games on it. Has his own site too other than ioffer so I think this can count.
Has these games:
*Contra *Aladdin III *Soccer *Mortal Combat *Olympics *Flipull *Tetris II *Ice Hockey *Super Mario *Seccross *Castle *Key Kong *Arkanoid *1942 *B Wings *Star Force *F1 Race *Popeye *Galaza *Challenger *Bomb Jack *Bird Week *Small Mary *Urban Champion *Macross *Galaxians *Flappy *Pach Com *Five Chess *Combat *Dough Boy *Baseball *Astro Robo *Mario Bros. *Exerion *Ms. Pacman (Baltron) *Bokusuka Wars *Pin Ball *Lunar Ball *Twin Bee *Geimos *Chack n Pop *Duck Hunt *Binary and Land *Door Door *Spartan X *Super Dynamix *Wild Gunman *Sonson *Spelunker *Ninja 1 *Ninja 2 *Ninja 3 *Arabian *Battle City *90 Tank *Wrecking Crew *Road Fighter *Helicopter *Volley Ball *Donkey Kong 1 *Donkey Kong 2 *Donkey Kong 3 *Magmax *Lode Runner 1 *Lode Runner 2 *Frontline *Karateka *Antarctic Adventure *Sky Destroyer *Pacman & Land *Pro Wrestling *Word Catcher (English) *Balloon Fight *Millipede *Circus Charlie *Golf *Spatter Man *Clu Clu Land *Star Gate *Warpman *Space ET *Mr. Pacman *Kitty *Pacman 3 *Chexdez *Milk & Nuts *Slalom *City Connection *Route 16 *Exed Exes *Fire Dragon (Hexa) *Elevator *Brush Roller *Wars *Zippy Race *Calculator *Tennis *Wrestling *Ice Climber *Hogan's Alley *Burger Time *Bomber Pacman *Dig Dug 1 *Dig Dug 2 *Warp Binary *Star Juster *Sqoon *Pooyan *Joust *Gyrodine *10-Yard Fight *Milk & Nuts 2 *Excite Bike *Match Rider *Formation Z *Volguard 2 *Mappy *Lot Lot *Duck *Pac Land *Tower of Druaga *Bomber Man *Galg *Binary 4 *Xevious *Magic Jewelry *Devil World
http://www.ioffer.com/selling/rio2345 (http://www.ioffer.com/selling/rio2345)
http://kanrio.com/ (http://kanrio.com/)
I am not affiliated with him either I just bought one of multicarts listed on ioffer, username: dylan727
http://www.ioffer.com/i/5049338 (http://www.ioffer.com/i/5049338)
Also does anyone know where to get Super Mario Bros. 2 JP on a single cart or a multicart from anywhere online?
There are people on the forums who have one. Probably cheaper than whatever you'd find online too.
Quote from: Rogles on February 21, 2009, 04:10:20 pm
Quote from: Tupin on February 21, 2009, 09:26:47 am
Yeah, even if the cart DOES have Snow Bros. on it, it's not worth the shipping.
It's probably shipping from China.
XD
Nope. It's coming from NYC. I've bought things from them. Hell, I could walk to Teptronics HQ from my dad's apartment.
@ND: That's what the buy/sell forum's for.
@Dylan: Accepted! And, welcome to the boards. I'm new as well.
I meant that someone on the forums might sell him one, so yeah, he should check out the B/S/T forums. Some of these weird sites will charge a lot for a well known game like that.
Oh, OK. Never mind.
I was wondering where a guy could get info on clones and pirate carts, I'm a bit new to it all and a few questions have arisen , Like the need of converters for all pirate carts? or if a 70 pin multi cart would work in a american nes? for example
So if any one knows of a good page that describes the need to knows about pirates and multicarts, could you either post it here or Pm me please, Newbie needs to learn :) thanks
There's a good bulk of information on the main part of this website I think.
Best thing to do is ask your questions here.
For starters, all Famicom carts are 60 pins (NES carts are 72 pins and only need a converter if you're using a Famicom) and, no, you don't need a converter for each. You just need one converter if playing the carts on your NES. Some converters are better than others.
BTW: This forum has a lot of info...you can find stuff by surfing the "Famicom / Disk System" board or using the search feature.
http://ultimateconsoledatabase.com/famiclones.htm
Good amount of info on many, many Famiclones.
The majority of clones have the same guts. NOAC
Xtincted is selling some pirates in both NES and Famicom ports, and his Famicom ones all come with converters.
Speaking of Xtincthed, I got a couple games from him. No problems. Shipping takes a little bit to the US, but the transction went quite well.
The NES pirate carts aren't seen as much in the US, and are pretty interesting. as a general rule, many of the pirate multi carts contain the same games, or reiterations thereof. I was pleased to see a few different ones in the carts I got... Adventure Island is one that I don't see on multicart compilations much.
Nintendodork has it about right. The bulk of the modern NES/Famiclones do use Nintendo On A Chip... keeps them small, and I am guessing really quick, easy, and cheap to manufacture. These do have some drawbacks....depending on the clone/generation/time of manufacture. Usually these come in the way of imperfect sound, occasional color saturation (the colors are more rich than the original hardware would display), and a handful of game compatibility issues (major common non-compatibility with most clone consoles happens to be Castlevania III, due to extra chips in the game or something along those lines). One clone has fewer problems, and that is the Retro Duo, if you are after a US top loading clone.
If you want a clone with a board and chip set... keep your eyes peeled for an older clone. They pop up from time to time, and the one older clone I have has really nice compatibility. I don't have Castlevania III for the Famicom, otherwise, I'd give it a test run in it to see how much difference the board and chipset make.
My clone I have now, the Retro Entertainment System, is small, uses original controllers, I couldn't see any differences in music or gameplay or color, and it was cheap. I got it at videogamecentral for $30
I CAN say the Retro Entertainment System is NOT compatible with Castlevania III....
one of the three games I got to test before mine bricked out on me. However, the retailer I bought it from is sending a replacement out. Aside from the general NOAC compatibility issues (ie: some games won't work), the RES shows some promise. I imagine the compatibility is close to the same as the YOBO or the Hyperkin Super Loader. I like the controllers for the RES though.
I DO agree that it had pretty good sound, and the color looked correct.
Nintendodork, do you have a copy of Adventure Island to test? Listen to the music track... does the Bass/percussion sound drown some of the more treble-ish stuff? My FC Twin does that, and it uses the average NOAC for the NES side of the machine.
Nope, don't have AI, sorry :(
I've never played Adventure Island...ever...now that the Famicom has one more than the NES, I guess I better start :D
I can't believe you never played adventure island!!! I remember back when I was a kid that game was in arcades. It's on soooo many multicarts and is pretty easy to find for the Famicom.
Was gonna say, not to get too far off topic,...
but Wonder Boy/Adventure Island is more or less made of win. Sure it's "just" a platformer that repeats its general formula while increasing difficulty... but I still love the game!
yeah, I laughed when... (wasn't it Takahashi Meijin?) first got on the skateboard. So unexpected.
I believe that was the Japanese title for the game. I hate the skateboard... gets me killed more often than not... even now, damn near 20 years later!
To be more on topic, if you want information about particular clones, someone mentioned the Ultimate Console Database... TONS of clones on there, and not just NES/Famicom stuff. Fun site. As far as carts go... I am not as sure about that, I'd say google search it. There are some sites that sell clones and multicarts... likely based in China, there was a thread about it somewhere in the general chat area I think. I bookmarked the site, but I am not posting from my computer at the moment.
Though, I HIGHLY recommend a console type clone if you are going to go the clone route... the controller based clones just don't hold up as well, or for as long. I have a Micro Genius clone, that I bought second hand (lucky eBay find), I know it is older, but not sure HOW old.... but it still works fine many years down the road.
The controller based clones SUCK ASS >:(
The pin connectors are awful. Get a RES, and a converter, and it'll be better than a Top-Loading NES and A/V Famicom :P
Controllers-based clones are bad?
Mr. Power Joy would like to have a word with you.
Thanks for all the info! I was almost gonna waste money on a converter but since I have a famicom, I wisely will skip it and spend more on the carts themselves. so just curious, Is thier a holy grail of multi-carts? the best of the best?
Personally, I think FamicomFreak has the "Holy Grail" of multis...
But he thinks otherwise :D
But, no one has really declared any specific multi to be a "Holy Grail" of any sorts. Just look for ones that are cheap, look fun, and/or have a games list on the back. No matter how deceiving the front label is, the back list always has the right games. Except games like Dream Mary are almost always called something different on every multi I see.
I like the Power Joy PJ-008 cart. It's got 84 games. I think I saw a picture of one with a different label somewhere.
It's kind of a matter of opinion what's the best, as everyone has different favourite games.