is a disk system worth it.

[ulera]

So I recently recieved a famicom... is there enough excellent disk system exclusive titles to merit getting a disk system?

[Frank_fjs]

Depends on the price you get it for!

I love my disk system but it was a hassle to find a working unit, correctly calibrated and at a good price. Check 80sFREAK's for sale thread here, he has some good deals on disk systems: http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=6938.0

[lobdale]

Yes.

[80sFREAK]

 Well, it depends, what would you like. Some people like FDS, some people prefer "$2 brand new multicarts"
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I stay somewhere in between, with selection of carts

[fredJ]

i think it is worth it alone for metroid, smb2, kid icarus, castlevania and zelda...
there are several good disk system exclusive titles, but fewer people are interested in them, and they are kind of unknown, even among  people on a forum like this.

also, a fine tuned disk system will not give you much hassle...

[80sFREAK]

there are several good disk system exclusive titles, but fewer people are interested in them, and they are kind of unknown, even among  people on a forum like this.

[Protoman]

I wonder if the disk belt thing is made better on the Twin Famicom? How long will it last, regular disk system or not?

[Frank_fjs]

Twin Famicom has the same type of disk drive in it, no difference in terms of reliability.

[Duke.Togo]

Yes. It looks great and the FDS versions of many games are superior.

[GohanX]

Agreed. The whole reason I got a disk system was because it has the very best versions of many classic games. I used to think that a Powerpak was good enough, but the Powerpak butchers the audio.

[HokusaiXL]

As long as you're fine when it comes to reading calibration instructions, it's more than worth it.

[RGJdave]

just get one with a new belt that's been calibrated and you're fine.  if you're a hardware nerd you'll love the FDS.  everytime a game loads I get that retro nerd grin.

[L___E___T]

I'm still to get one, I will get there some day.

[ulera]

I'll get one someday. But school is starting soon so I really don't have an abundance of spending money.

[Protoman]

So how long will a disk system last?