Just got a NOAC famiclone...

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...and I have to say, I love it! It's small, compact, and so what if it gets the audio wrong! I CAN PLAY MY 7-in-1!!!!!



One thing I have to complain about are the controllers, they're the PS1 style and are basically


   (AA)
(BB)    ( A)
   ( B)


Which is uncomfortable. So I replaced those controllers with 2 spare Subor "turbo joysticks" I had laying around. I need to get one of those Genesis/PS1 hybrid controllers, the "ABA" layout would be nice for Hummer Aladdin!

I have to say, the turbo buttons are amazing, and allow you to do a Super Mario 3D World-style descent with the tanuki suit in Super Mario Bros 3.
Also, it's handy for Contra.

The audio's not accurate at all, but it doesn't actively butcher the music and it still sounds pleasant, just different. One thing I wish it had was an LED indicator, as if you don't have the TV on you can't tell if it's on or off. Or, maybe it could have a switch which...."exposes orange paint".

I can't test the light gun as I don't own a CRT TV.

There's 88 included games which you probably have, but some of them you may not, such as Slalom, Brush Roller, and Spiderman. It can also play 60-pin cartridges.

The famiclone is called the GameFillip and you can get it here on Amazon. It's a good pricefor a Famiclone, considering the Retron 1 is $5 more and the Yobo is the same price, and both don't include a light gun or 88 games. It's quite small and I'll be using it mostly instead of my HVC-001. (Until I get a disk system!)

I recommend this system but you need to get third party controllers, the PS1 controllers, while cool-looking, don't cut it.

For a score, I give this Famiclone a 8/10.

+ Good price
+ Compatible with almost all 60-pin games and multicarts
+ Compatible with new multicarts
+ Included Games
+ Compact size
+ Light gun included

- Bad controllers
- Music is altered slightly

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Based on the controller sizes (if they are replicas of the original playstation size) then that console looks to be very compact and handy. Did you try any original games on it? 

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Please, i want to see some pictures!!

I have a decent NOAC famiclones with the famous 101 (no repeat) cart included!!,

It's like this (it isn't my photo)

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Piiictures! Warning: I'm using different controllers than the ones that came with the system.

And I did try my only real Famicom game, Ninja Ryukenden, and it ran great! My NTDec 82-in-1 pirate cart circa 1990 works fine too!

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Yep - the same crapsicles are sold in here also for about $20.
To make it usable you have to do three simple mods:
1. XTAL replacement and solderpads joining - NTSC hack (speed issues)
2. Add power LED
3. Audio fix to get Famicom extra audio cartridges working
4. Get better gamepads with longer cords

In my opinion the build quality is not as good as globtops back in 1994 and the gamepad cords are also getting shorter and shorter. My childhood clones had about 6ft cords, but todays clones have like 1.5ft 

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3. Audio fix to get Famicom extra audio cartridges working

I don't get why this isn't just added from the beginning on these clones. It's like "let's make it incompatible with some games on purpose!!". The fact that it's missing on NES is understandable since it was probably planned for a NES version of the FDS via the expansion port (extra audio Famicom carts didn't exist back then) but for Famiclones with 60-pin cart slots it makes zero sense.

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This isn't the one I needed to NTSC mod, this is a brand new one I got. I actually enjoy it, it's good if you already own an RF Famicom.