Ok as far you see in the pic, a Game Genie REALTEK for Famicom console.
My problem is...REALTEK is an official company?
I mean this item is a pirate accesory or it's original?
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/onirico80/Foto-0127-1.jpg)
(http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h2/onirico80/Foto-0131.jpg)
well, game genie isnt endorsed by nintendo or anything, but its not a pirate. it's an accessory. i think you could get big bucks for that on ebay.
OR you could keep it 'cause the Game Genie is awesome.
My question is : Galoob was the "official" Game Genie, 'cause I see all the adds in magazines and stuff (I sell 55 Gamepro magazines btw) and Galoob was like "the GAME GENIE" so I bought this one who is the same thing only for Famicom but it's REALTEK. Realtek is a japanese franchise? Or what?
(I don't plan to sell it)
Since it looks so official, and with similar packaging to other game genie products, I am assuming it was just a japanese distributor.
That really works for Famicom games? The box looks exactly like the NES one, even with the NES game in the pictures. Also, the manual has the Camerica logo on it. I've never seen one for Famicom before, but I guess it's possible. Do you have more detailed pictures?
Agreed. I didn't know there was a Game Genie for the Famicom. Are you sure thats not the one for the NES (72 pins?) Where did you get it?
Ok, tomorrow more detailed pic.
Please don't start to scream like a girl when I type this :
I have two more, for SELL. $10 dollar each. Complete, boxed with Manual.
Ok, let's have some review, the manual says CANADA (weird) it's a 60 pin game genie not modified, not reassembled, it's original por Famicom 60 pin videogame. The manual contains codes for a lot of games and they have some mailbox to send a letter and then you can receive update password (I think that's doesn't work anymore) :P
I've tested this superbaby in pirates, originales and works really fine. It's really an excellent tool and oh gosh, it's a dream come true have more to sell or to keep it for the posterity. In the pic is mine, opened, the other two are not opened, with the plastic bag closed all with manual, really intact. I'm not trying to selling this, if I must $10 dollars is what it cost me, and they were buyed via internet in some ebay-kind-of-site.
But I think it's not from Galoob, I think some company take the original stuff or make a new stuff and they use the same art as the Galoob company. I dunno. Looks pretty original for me.
Double post for NOTICE.
Ok there's horrible pics that I take today :
They are from MINE. I dunno what contains the other 2, but they are the same so I think they have the same stuff inside, 'cause they are not-opened. They are completely sealed.
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Ok let's clear some doubts. Mine as the pic says have two language in one : SPANISH AND ENGLISH. I dunno if the other two come in this way, I don't want to open it to check, 'cause sealed it's more worth for possible buyers.
I receive a lot of PMs from you people asking one, I just have 2 extra, so I sell those to the first two who send me PMs (it's fair) but I don't have paypal account or a VISA card (that's why I'm not selling this on Ebay), I don't know how much in shipping is going to cost seriusly, so some tips are welcome.
So that's it, there you go the pics :) Mostly I don't plan to sell it, 'cause is nice to see them on my colecction sealed but maybe some people are asking for it.
If you gimme more times I can put a video with the GG working on a Famiclone just to show you how it works.
Regards.
Switchstance
Have you used the codes with it to ensure the codes work?
Quote from: JC on April 28, 2007, 10:05:31 pm
Have you used the codes with it to ensure the codes work?
Yes Sr. some codes does crazy stuff. :S
Cool, man. :) I've been talking with others about this. Codemasters released the NES Game Genie. Realtec may have bought the rights to the Game Genie from Codemasters to release this for the Famicom. It's known that Realtec released some games developed by Codemasters under the Realtec name. Jbholio thinks Realtec is based in Taiwan, but it's interesting that these are in Spanish as well as English.
Nice find! I'm betting on non-pirate, because Game Genies are sold in Europe by different distributors as well (Kids Electronics in Italy, Power Games in France, Hornby Hobbies in the UK, and Famosa and Profamosa in Spain and Portugal, respectively).
Good info :)
Double post for notice :
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There's the box. :D
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8069/dsc04677resizevm9.jpg)
The game genie itself.
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/9565/dsc04664resizegm8.jpg)
Cool TOTEM. Putting all in action
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5088/dsc04666resizead0.jpg)
Classic code for the game
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2188/dsc04675resizekq8.jpg)
8 lives to Mario.
Game Genie for Famicom, simply RULES.
Great - is there a master Famicom list somewhere for official Famicom GG codes? I can use my GG + converter + Famicom game. :P I think. :-\
I have the manual with tons of codes, but now you mentioned that I think there's no japanese names on it. I must check.
JQM: Yeah, a GG plugged into an adaptor plugged into a Famicom cart works, I just tried it. Since all the GG does is change the values of some variables in RAM (# of lives, etc) it works on all games the same way, NES or Famicom, with the same codes.
I was taking a closer look at that box. Did you notice it's got pics of the Genie being used with a 72-pin cart on an NES? That's strikes me as something piraters would do, considering that it wouldn't be a good marketing strategy to show it as 72-pins if it's for 60-pin games. ???
Quote from: JC on May 09, 2007, 04:22:01 pm
I was taking a closer look at that box. Did you notice it's got pics of the Genie being used with a 72-pin cart on an NES? That's strikes me as something piraters would do, considering that it wouldn't be a good marketing strategy to show it as 72-pins if it's for 60-pin games. ???
I notice that yeah, it's on my review for the site plus the extra book with CODES for Pirate Multi-cart games. Weirrrrrrrrrrrd.
My guess is that The Famicom Gamegenie is unlicensed, but not pirated. The reason for the box being the same could perhaps have to do with laziness and cost effectiveness. Only the name Galoob would need to be changed, so everything else could stay the same. Who knows though. Galoob doesn't exist anymore.
If you copy the overall design -- the pics, the box, the manual -- and the arrangement of the codes, that pretty much makes it a pirate. Actually, I think that would be the definition of pirated.
Quote from: Switchstance on May 09, 2007, 05:59:14 pm
I notice that yeah, it's on my review for the site plus the extra book with CODES for Pirate Multi-cart games. Weirrrrrrrrrrrd.
Interesting that it's got multi-cart codes. That seems like a sure sign it's pirated...maybe the same company hocking pirated multis was selling this alongside the multis. Realtec is known for selling existing games under the Realtec name.
Wow, I never saw a Japanese Game Genie before..til now
Tonight I'm going to take some pics and send the info for the website.
did he send some info on this site yet
naw man, I was absent, love is in the air... <3
But I promise end that work for the weekend with some other stuff that I delayed for some time. Sorry people. :(
I just received a Famicom Genie -- no code book :'( -- and I'm thinking it's legit. It's a very high quality product. It's got "Made in Taiwan" on the back, as well as Realtec Corp. Mine came straight from Taiwan, but it's got both English and Spanish on the back. No Chinese. I'm guessing it was released in Taiwan, but not widely, intended for distribution to English- and Spanish-speaking countries.
I think I'm beginning to understand why the code book includes codes for pirate games. At the time, there were some very well-established pirate companies in Taiwan, and it's likely there was wide distribution of some pirate carts, with clone consoles or the like. I'd bet the Taiwanese don't distinguish between licensed and unlicensed or pirated. It's all the same to them, with some pirate companies holding more clout and being more important to the Famicom market at the time in Taiwan. Those more important companies would likely have some influence over what might be included in the code book. All of this, of course, was done away from Japan and Nintendo, and with little "official" control over it.
JC, does your game genie look the same as the one in the pics earlier in this thread?
Same one, yes.
Sorry for the VERY late bump, but the amrican Game Genie codes should work for Famicom games. Well, atleast to my knowlage.
Quote from: YamiMario on January 12, 2009, 05:03:00 am
Sorry for the VERY late bump, but the amrican Game Genie codes should work for Famicom games. Well, atleast to my knowlage.
It depends on how much the game's prg-rom was modified between the FC and NES releases. If they don't work, it's usually pretty easy to make a similar code for the other version (if you know what to look for).
True.
i want one
Quote from: drew on May 07, 2007, 07:24:29 pm
JQM: Yeah, a GG plugged into an adaptor plugged into a Famicom cart works, I just tried it. Since all the GG does is change the values of some variables in RAM (# of lives, etc) it works on all games the same way, NES or Famicom, with the same codes.
Should work; yes, the main change to the NES from the Famicom 60 pin cart slot is the addition of a crapton of Security pins and the lack of the audio pass-through signals. GG patches ROM address though rather than editing RAM, like "Action Replay" does. Due to minute differences, and sometimes substantial differences, between US and Japanese versions of games, the location of the byte(s) you are trying to change can vary substantially.
However, you can generate a code relevant to your version of the ROM with some work, it just takes some examining of the Game Genie code and tinkering in a hex editor. Some emulators have cheat-finding features that make this easier, and there are tools available to convert from GG codes to the individual bytes to change, and vice versa. Good luck :D
Realtek != Realtec, unless they changed their name.
I think I'm missing your point. Check the "Realtec" logo on the GG here:
(http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5594/foto0458ws9.jpg)
http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5594/foto0458ws9.jpg
I was wondering if it was possible took take a FC to NES converter, hook it up to an FC game, plug it into a game genie, hook that up to a NES to FC converter and play it on a famicom?. Im pretty sure that would work, but what about instead of a famicom game, the FDS RAM adapter?
Both are possible, although you'd be losing FDS enhanced audio unless you modify the converters, not to mention the contraption with the RAM adapter would be pretty unstable and prone to crashing if you don't prop it up with a couple of books or something. Also you'd need Game Genie codes specifically made for FDS games. Still it's an awesome thing to do just because you can. :P
I wonder what a game genie and Dream Mary would look like ;D BTW, I'm gonna do the budget dream mary and add a switch so I don't have to buy another cart. I wouldn't mind buying another if it weren't for my overpriced Play N' Trade near me. $20 bucks for a freakin SMB/DH cart!
There is already a Game Genie for the Famicom/FDS... It was released in Japan and looks like a tiny FC cartridge.
-Xious