I have a 1989 Famicom console with the Blue/Silver Pin Adapter and HVC-CPU-GPM-02 board.
(found out from http://famicomworld.com/workshop/tech/square-button-famicom/ )
Is there a 72-60 pin adapter available for this particular system that will work and let me play NES cartridges on my particular Famicom?
I've purchased and tried the adapter from Stone Age Gamer ( http://stoneagegamer.com/nestofamicomconverter72-pinto60-pin.aspx ) and it doesn't work.
Also, does anybody know why the one from Stone Age Gamer doesn't work and if there's anything I can do to get it to work??
Any help is greatly appreciated.
http://www.videogameall.com/nes-accessory-72-pin-adapter.html (http://www.videogameall.com/nes-accessory-72-pin-adapter.html)
costs a lot, should work with everything. It works on av famicoms.
Indeed. Like many adapters a small fix is needed for extra picky games like castlevania 3 and fester's quest, though those aren't much loss.
back on ebay way cheaper there
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-US-Nintendo-8-bit-Japan-Famicom-Game-System-Adapter-/170676476418?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item27bd1c5a02 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/NES-US-Nintendo-8-bit-Japan-Famicom-Game-System-Adapter-/170676476418?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item27bd1c5a02)
Might as well reuse this topic since I have a problem with these things too - I've got a 72->60 pin converter (bare PCB marked "Family Converter 72-60 Pins", I think it was packed in with a Gametech Pocket Fami by its importer originally) and I'm not exactly sure if it's not working or I'm just not using it right or what.
I mostly have pirate stuff so I don't own a legit Famicom, only a bunch of Famiclones, and I only have three NES carts to test it with at the moment - a multicart, a US Castlevania 3 and a PAL Rad Racer, and the first two are generally problematic anyway so Rad Racer is basically the only thing I can try. but it doesn't seem to work on anything. As far as I know I have everything the right way around (Family Converter text facing front, NES cart label facing back) but I just get a black screen whatever I try, whichever clone I use.
Is it common for these things to just be DOA? Seems like a fairly simple piece of electronics so I'm not sure why. Or are they just not all that compatible with clones?
rad racer needs you to modify the adapter to get it working. They forgot to wire up 2 pins. Another game effected by this issue is castlevania 3. Here's my thread where I show how to fix it
http://consolemods.freeforums.org/nes-to-fc-adapter-compatibility-fix-powerpak-audio-wiring-t27.html (http://consolemods.freeforums.org/nes-to-fc-adapter-compatibility-fix-powerpak-audio-wiring-t27.html)
It seems all adapters out there don't have these 2 pins wired up.
This more expensive adapter (the one with the carts facing forward) works perfectly on my av famicom, twin famicom, and noac clone system. Even my cheap one (stoneagegamer style) where the nes cart faces backwards works fine on my noac clone. I got it working on the av famicom but it's a royal pain.
I've never used a family converter. But the ebay one where the carts face forward is so far the best one I've found.
According to that it's only Rad Racer 2 that has the problem, RR1 uses a standard mapper so it should be OK. I could still give it a try though, this adapter isn't doing me much good at the moment anyway so I've got nothing much to lose.
No. You need a real Famicom for Castlevania 3. In addition to a correctly wired adapter.
Most clones are different from Nintendo specs, making some games not work. While that also means a few other games work only on clones.
Yeah, I know Castlevania 3 won't work on a clone, but if I can't get Rad Racer working either wouldn't that point to a faulty adapter? Rad Racer 1 (unlike RR2) doesn't use any unusual mappers or anything that I know of, its just an MMC1 game.
It's possible. Not sure who has time to look into fixes right now. I'm sort of in line for upgrading my adapter but it'll be a while.
Quote from: bwnt on August 20, 2011, 07:43:16 pm
I have a 1989 Famicom console with the Blue/Silver Pin Adapter and HVC-CPU-GPM-02 board.
(found out from http://famicomworld.com/workshop/tech/square-button-famicom/ )
Is there a 72-60 pin adapter available for this particular system that will work and let me play NES cartridges on my particular Famicom?
I've purchased and tried the adapter from Stone Age Gamer ( http://stoneagegamer.com/nestofamicomconverter72-pinto60-pin.aspx ) and it doesn't work.
Also, does anybody know why the one from Stone Age Gamer doesn't work and if there's anything I can do to get it to work??
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Granted it's mentioned in the disclaimer that this converter may not work with the HVC-CPU-GPM-02 board, but there has to be a legit reason why. I purchased this as well after checking underneath my Famicom case (1983 - corresponds to HVC-CPU-06), but upon opening her up, it was in fact a HVC-CPU-GPM-02 board. Can anyone speculate to why this converter doesn't work?
Note: eBay seller is more than willing to refund the cost of my converter, which is cool of him. So I'll just pick up another.
The stoneagegamer adapter doesn't work on the av famicom probably because the pins on it aren't long enough. Why do I think this? I noticed that on the av famicom if I stick that adapter all the way in it doesn't work. But if I insert it all the way down and then carefully pull it up a little it works.
^^^ you're absolutely correct! I tried it on my converter running in the HVC-CPU-GPM-02 board, and it works! Just brilliant! Thanks a bunch. I just ordered a second adapter (http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=320760247476&index=0&nav=WON&nid=62823801372&trxId=765686215011) with the refund I had received, so now it looks like I'll have a spare. Now I can play some Jorney to Silius on real hardware. Virtual high-5!
Made an account because I need some help using my PowerPak on a Original Famicom
I bought a 72-to-60 pin converter from here
http://www.videogameall.com/nes-accessory-72-pin-adapter.html (http://www.videogameall.com/nes-accessory-72-pin-adapter.html)
And my PowerPak works but the screen is very blocky rendering it impossible to navigate the menu. I tried using my Zelda and Smash TV NES version and it works perfectly fine, just not the PowerPak. My Famicom has circle buttons and it was made in 1983. One thing to mention is that if you jiggle that AC cable on the back the system resets, so it's kind of loose. Maybe lack of power?...
That adapter has no issues with the PowerPak, now will your system. I suspect your connector is dirty, especially if you are having graphical glitches. You may also have the wrong mappers or firmware on your PowerPak, or simply a CF card that it doesn't like. The latter is a common problem: Some CF cards simply don't function properly, and graphical glitches and menu problems are common. Does it work on any other systems?
I suggest testing your PowerPak configuration on other systems. if it works, them clean the Famicom game slot socket and report back on your findings. :bomb:
Sorry for the super late post Xious. The PowerPak works fine on my NES but with the Famicom it doesn't. Hell, I even bought the Family Converter and it still doesn't work, just my Bible Adventures. I just bought another Famicom from senseiman and i'm going to post back the results when it comes.