Power Player Super Joy III

[232stinger]

A few days ago at Goodwill in AZ I found a Power Player Super Joy III for 3 dollars, the controller doesn't seem to be correct, but it works just fine so no complaints here, the faux PS buttons are kinda neat too. Unfortuately the battery pack is missing, but I hear it drains batteries quick anyhow.  It didn't have a power supply or video cables, but I was able to find these around my house.  (no light gun either, but I will get one eventually)  I powered it up and for the most part it works great!    Theres a few tile glitches like on "Helicopter" (Raid on Bungeling Bay).  And a few other things, but I enjoy it overall.  I still don't have any famicom games apart from my dismantled pinball copy (One of the versions with a converter) and I can't even find that right now.  So I have no way of testing the cartridge port right now.  Heres some pictures.  (I felt using my 1987 Emerson would be appropriate )

[GohanX]

I remember playing one of those many moons ago, it was kinda awesome. This was back when Famiclones were just starting to show up, and I had never seen one, and there was this Chinese lady who could barely speak english at the mall hawking these "old school games" (that was hilarious in her accent) at Christmas. I played some Contra, and it was neat, but I passed as it was pretty expensive.

[80sFREAK]

$3? You should not complain

[232stinger]

I am not complaining, I am quite happy with my find 

[michaelthegreat]

These are the only think famicom related I ever find at thrift stores around here...  Good find!

[232stinger]

I saw another one of these at a different goodwill today!  It was grey and had the same kind of second player controller which also matched.  It was the version that has a built in light gun, it was 4 bucks. Unfortunatley the battery pack was missing again, and there was no socket for an adapter on this one.     I left it set.   

[Aukensider]

I've owne da few of these but, interestingly, never the verison that had built-in games. Were the built-in games ona  regular 60-pin Famicom cart PCB, or were they on the mainboard somewhere? I remember plying an awesoe hack of SMB on it tht had level select.