Famicom to NES converter

[Tim Sorenson]

Looking for a working converter for Famicom to NES. I have a top loader NES. If you have a converter to sell please PM.

[Mysterian]

I have a Nintendo one that plays famicom on NES top loader.
$15 shipped in the US.

[Tim Sorenson]

No thanks! I have had two offered at 60 and $65 shipped. I'm hoping to get one around the 50 range..

Bump.

[toredauei]

Nevermind, both tentatively sold The Uninvited Gremlin

[NintendoKing]

Nevermind, both tentatively sold The Uninvited Gremlin

I was happy because I specifically needed the official adapter.

[Xious]

Hi,

I have both Honeybee type adapters and NES-2 systems in stock.

Adapter: 
http://atariusa.com/flashback/thumbnails.php?album=10

NES-2 Systems:
http://atariusa.com/flashback/thumbnails.php?album=5
http://atariusa.com/flashback/thumbnails.php?album=4

Famicom Catalogue:
http://atariusa.com/flashback/index.php?cat=40

Feel free to ring anytime at (+1) 908-616-8747.

-Xious

[Tim Sorenson]

I PMD you didn't get a reply yet..

[toredauei]

I PMD you didn't get a reply yet..

you may be better off calling the phone number he left... which is kind of strange

[Medisinyl]

May not be of interest, but I recently posted an auction for a region-free toaster NES that comes with a modified Stack-Up converter as part of the lot (to play Famicom games on an NES).  Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120597793768&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT 

[Tim Sorenson]

I would have bid if I saw it sooner. Bump.

[Epic_Lotus]

Hi,

I have both Honeybee type adapters and NES-2 systems in stock.

Adapter: 
http://atariusa.com/flashback/thumbnails.php?album=10

NES-2 Systems:
http://atariusa.com/flashback/thumbnails.php?album=5
http://atariusa.com/flashback/thumbnails.php?album=4

Famicom Catalogue:
http://atariusa.com/flashback/index.php?cat=40

Feel free to ring anytime at (+1) 908-616-8747.

-Xious

I'm confused, is this a store (or soon to be one)?  It has a "View Cart" and "Checkout" button on the top, but I can't seem to figure out how one is supposed to order items.

[Tim Sorenson]

Just looking for a Famicom to NES converter. I had a top loading NES. Bump.

[Xious]

The cart plug-in is horribly broken and I don't have time to recode it, so for now it's a catalogue with order by phone or e-mail. I like the software and the UI, and i have hundreds of hours of work invested in it, so I don't want to have to switch to a cart system that's more robust. I started using it just to show items that people requested and I was used to it as I've used it before on sites that I built for other clients.

One was an automotive guy that isn't technical at all... he doesn't even do e-mail, so it was a perfect and simple way for him to show his stock, and the other was a woodworker that just wanted to show off his designs, so being used to it, I elected to run with it.

The cart plug-in never panned out though, so now I'm kind of stuck with it, but I prefer to deal with people directly by email or phone and establish relationships with my customers, so not having a cart system is OK at present. Obviously, it hurts sales, but I'll live with it until I have something better.

One of my customers is supposed to be writing a new plug-in for it, but that hasn't materialized yet. The plus side is that it is a nice gallery of the inventory, plus cool stuff from my own collection and some misc. photos that I enjoy sharing.

The reason prices are blank is simply a matter of time: I've been trying to get photos up first, then adding descriptions, then rarity ratings and grading (I'm working with Jerry Griner, the author of Jerry G's Guide to Video Games) on his new edition, which will use a very precise grading scale for video games that is more useful than those in place, plus more detailed rarity scales, so part of the delay is in finishing the systems.

Prices, oddly, are the last thing on the to-do list. usually when somebody is interest3d in something I just give them a price quote over the phone, by e-mail or  in a PM. My pricing is based on a mathematical algorithm using on a formula that is solely based first on the rarity of a game title, then condition, then stock on hand vs. demand.

Thus, some of my prices seem high when compared to other dealers, and some can be obscenely low, as I base item pricing on rarity first, not the going eBay trends.

I also give price breaks to good customers and to people that place large orders, and ai have a standing  (automatic)discount for all members of FW, NESDev and NA. I give larger discounts to members who have greater input in the communities (e.g. make larger contributions int he forums).

Also, as my price formula is dependent on condition and stock on hand, the prices fluctuate somewhat. The same item can raise or drop in price if I get a surplus or deplete down to one or two of it, and prices on items in AN or NS conditions are much higher than VF or XF graded items of the same kind. (This works int he same way as Overstreet ,the Red Book and the Black Book of US Coins, the original author of which (Steve Brown) is also a good personal friend of mine.)

If you're interested, I grade complete items on a 300 point scale: NS-00X to NS-300. This breaks down to :Game/Box/Manual+Inserts and is reflected this way: CP-200/AN-90/AEF-74/VG-36 in nomenclature, meaning Game AN-90/Box EF-74/Manual VG-36 with a total grade of 200.

When something is missing, it would be net graded. Say, the game and box are present, but no manual... This would be NT-165-90/75/00. This gives the best indicator as to what the actual condition of a complete item is, versus grading complete items on a 1-100 scale, which is also used for loose items by those other guys.

Sealed stuff would be between 250 and 300, depending on if the (sealed) packaging took any beatings. The quality of the shrink (if it exists, keeping in mind that not all 'sealed' games were sealed with shrink-wrap) would also be noted as a special annotation, like in grading coins. Notes would be along the lines of 'Crystal Clear', 'High Lustre', 'Original Hanger', 'Breathing Holes', 'Small Seal Breech', etc.

I can only hope that the Vintage Electronics Grading System (VEGS) is adopted by other people after Jerry publishes the book. It's far more robust in detail and much more akin to grading comic books and vintage vinyl than what is used today, which are both closer in the grading style for video games than systems based solely on coin grading.

Heck, I see people listing stuff as 'Mint' or 'Near Mint' that couldn't pass for more than VF or EF on eBay all the time. 'Mint-like' can be a designation, but it isn't a grade' It is either Mint (NS) or it isn't. There are of course rare cases where a NS item will be loose, such as 'Mogul Maniac', which has no box of its own, but this will be from liquidation stock, and will probably get a net-grade from various conditions.

A net-grade is along the lines of NS-95-Impaired-(XF-80) with an annotation of 'Label Oxidation'. More complex sure, but a hell-uva-lot more precise for a collector, and that is as of this date, not a system used in video game collecting, which is a serious hobby.

Prototypes will have their own grading schema as well, which shall be far less complex, as there is less to actually grade. (e.g. More functionality than aesthetics.)

Here is the basic labeling and numbering schema, but I haven't included the specific (written) definitions yet. I plan to do one for at least every five points for middle grades, like the one in Overstreet, and in one-point increments for very high or very low grades: http://atariusa.com/grading_guide.html

Jerry is probably going to use my rarity vs. price formula in his book, which will be good for collectors, as it will establish a defacto method of pricing stuff, rather than depending on random eBay pricing which can vary wildly.

The nice thing is that it matches up with pricing of games of certain rarities that are popular, which will allow for easier price-setting on lesser-known titles of the same rarity to establish some kind of cohesion in value for collectors.

I still have to photograph most of my own FC collection and add it to my personal gallery, but there are some nice photos up there at present if you want to look them over. You can view them here.

I hope that you enjoy them, and I'll add more as time permits. I have some cook projects in the works over on NESDev, so feel free to hop on over there if you want to read about them.

-Xious

[Tim Sorenson]

I'm not even sure what thats about....Bump

[lillin]

Here you go: http://www.consolegoods.co.uk/

Look for it in the famicom section its at the bottom of the page.
Its a UK  based shop but afaik they ship worldwide. I am atm waiting to recieve mine.
I already bought some gameboy carts from them and i have to say that they provide great service.