Nes converter question

[makaveli]

Hi all I was wondering if the pal nes I can use a converter like the us to famicom and it would work?
Sorry if I sound like a retard but I've never had a nes but I do have a snes. I would like to get into both nes USA and pal and famicom mainly because try are alot cheaper than pal nes games.

Would I be better of with a clone that can load both regions?

[petik1]

Famicom and US NES games are NTSC, while PAL, is well, PAL.. I'm sure there are adapters for NTSC to PAL. For famicom games, you'll need that on top of a Famicom to NES adaptor.

[makaveli]

Are famicom games the same number of pins as pal?

[petik1]

No, the famicom has 60 pins while the NES has 72. That's what the FC-NES adaptor is for.

[makaveli]

Ok so do I need a specific pal converter or USA converter or will they both work cos there the same pins...

[Jedi Master Baiter]

I had a Famicom->NES converter that was PAL.  But it worked on my NES because I disabled the lockout chip on my console.

I believe it was this one:

http://famicomworld.com/system/converters/game-converter-black/

(Yeah, I wrote that article.) I think I may still have it, but I won't be at my house until May.