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[-KRS-]

Well it could still be a problem with the pins of the cartridge in general yeah. So don't have too high hopes. =/

But disabling the lockout chip is generally a good thing anyway. Since you say that you sometimes see a hint of text I think the game works but the connection to the lockout chip is spotty and therefore your console won't allow it to fully boot. But since the pins for the lockout chip seem to have a bad connection, other more important pins for the game could also have bad connections which might make the game crash and freeze etc.

If you run a q-tip with alcohol on the pins and apply as much pressure as you can, do the q-tips become dirty still? If so then do that until they don't become dirty anymore.

Disabling the lockout chip will also allow you to play US carts as well as Famicom carts with an adapter on the console.

Edit: Oh eh, beaten I guess hah!

 

[CrazyArcadia]

Well it could still be a problem with the pins of the cartridge in general yeah. So don't have too high hopes. =/

But disabling the lockout chip is generally a good thing anyway. Since you say that you sometimes see a hint of text I think the game works but the connection to the lockout chip is spotty and therefore your console won't allow it to fully boot. But since the pins for the lockout chip seem to have a bad connection, other more important pins for the game could also have bad connections which might make the game crash and freeze etc.

If you run a q-tip with alcohol on the pins and apply as much pressure as you can, do the q-tips become dirty still? If so then do that until they don't become dirty anymore.

Disabling the lockout chip will also allow you to play US carts as well as Famicom carts with an adapter on the console.

Edit: Oh eh, beaten I guess hah!

Yeah I try the cleaning once again when I have the chance (don't have ethanol ready right now). Otherwise, playing US carts was something on my list to do sometime in the future anyway so that wouldn't hurt to do.

It could be the lockout chip but I've had some dirty games create the same effect. Id try to give the game a more thorough cleaning before seeing about the chip. You'd need to get the game open. If its got philips screws it'll be simple to open. If not then you'll need to get a reverse torx bit or do the melted pen trick.

Meh -_- Checked it.. Of course, it's not philips screws. I looked up the melted pen trick but I think I will get myself a reverse torx after seeing that. I am kinda clumsy when it comes to stuff like this and I see myself damaging everything involved in the progress including myself

Thanks to everyone for the advice!

 

[-KRS-]

If you can open the cart up and get to the PCB, I can recommend using a vinyl eraser to simply erase the dirt off the pins. It's very effective. You just need to apply some force. Don't worry, the PCBs can handle more than one might think. Just be careful not to bend them. There are probably videos of the process but it's really simple. Then just apply some isopropyl alcohol (or similar) to a q-tip and scrub the pins to get any left-over vinyl residue off.

 

[Shining]

And did other Sunsoft games come in such boxes? That's the only one I know of.

Didn't Hebereke come in a similar clamshell box?

Hebereke does, both Batmans do for sure.

As far as i know all Sunsoft games came in clamshell boxes except Raf World (Journey to Silius) and Cho -something- Metafight (Blaster Master).

 

[-KRS-]

I think it was a later thing. It's easy to forget because no one wants to remember it, but Sunsoft made a lot of really crappy FC games (and oddly enough, FC ports of Sega games), which us westerners were spared from, before they started producing classic after classic. And I'm pretty sure they came in regular cardboard boxes. But it seems that most of the later games came in the clamshell boxes then. Cool, I love those styles of boxes for the Famicom.

 

[ZealousD]

Just got my repros of Splatterhouse and Ufouria.

Is there any game with more adorable crawl animations than Ufouria?

Because I'm pretty sure there isn't one.

 

[georgetheplushie]

Just got my repros of Splatterhouse and Ufouria.

Is there any game with more adorable crawl animations than Ufouria?

Because I'm pretty sure there isn't one.

I can confirm Hebereke/Ufouria has the greatest crawl animations.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Euforia never came out? I remember seeing print ads for it. Last minute cancellation?

 

[-KRS-]

Yeah it was never released in the states for some reason. There is a PAL release though.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Yeah it was never released in the states for some reason. There is a PAL release though.

same as Gimmick, I guess

 

[drhankmccoyphd]

Another power related question. I just got my US Top Loader in the mail. It didn't come with a power adapter, but I have the adapters from my front loader NES and my model 1 SNES, and a model 1 genesis. Would any of those work? It looks like the some of the specs match up with the SNES adapter but I just want to be sure.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

The local NES dry spell is over:

I'm happy. Haven't had new NES shit in forever.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Life Force has the coolest box art.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

oooo monster in my pocket

edit: $30 for cart and manual my job here is done good day

 

[Teknoman]

Hey Darkwing Duck!

 

[enewtabie]

20 bucks for the NES stuff. Not too bad. Just started on the Retro game thing.
Played pro wrestling as a kid and loved it.

 

[IrishNinja]

damn nice, hero! some real greats in there. enewtable you done good for $20 too!

 

[PixyJunket]

The NES haul is pretty nice, nothing crazy but at $2 a pop, that's a good start.

Rygar is totally solid though and I actually like Hydlide given the context of what it was and when it was made (the original, not the Fami/NES port).

Track and Field and Pro Wrestling are good too.

Actually, Ghosts and Goblins might be the only legitimate bad game in that stack, and it's a bad port of a good game, so.

 

[IrishNinja]

Hydlide no doubt aged like fine wine

 

[sixteen-bit]

How does Rygar hold up?

 

[enewtabie]

damn nice, hero! some real greats in there. enewtable you done good for $20 too!

Thanks
Waiting on something to come soon so I can play NES/SNES/Genesis games. I have about 30 games on my Wii U and have both the One and PS4,but there's nothing like some old school NES.

 

[Teknoman]

Rygar didnt seem like what I imagined it to be. Operation Wolf is good stuff I think.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

rygar holds up just fine controls are perfect and it has one of the best sound tracks on the nes

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

^
Agreed. Rygar is pretty awesome. Any time my brother-in-law sees an NES he will pull out Rygar and play all the way through it.

 

[Shining]

rygar holds up just fine controls are perfect and it has one of the best sound tracks on the nes

Is this where i quote your avatar?
But i agree, some of the music is damn fine. It's a nice little exploration-action-platformer, if you could call it that.

 

[thechristoph]

rygar holds up just fine controls are perfect and it has one of the best sound tracks on the nes

Just kidding. It's a great game, even if the overhead parts are a little weird.

 

[Teknoman]

Maybe I should give it another shot?


At any rate:

Finished Power Blade the other night. I'm surprised it didnt have a credit roll... Was pretty fun for the most part, and has some nice tracks.

Sector 2

Sector 6

Ending

*Whats with so many NES action games having sad sounding themes for endings.


Not sure what was up with the Castlevania style bats.

Speaking of which, next up is:

Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun

Famitsu is lame for giving this a 25 out of 40.

 

[Chittagong]

Ahead of getting my Analogue NT, I got my NES/Famicom collection started. It will be the only physical media I have in my home. Here's what I got to begin with:

Accessories
2 x original NES dog bone controller, brand new (not a reproduction)

Famicom
Mother
Famicom Wars
Dr. Mario
Salamander

NES
Super Mario Bros. 3
Snake Rattle & Roll
Star Tropics
Cobra Triangle
Lolo

My plan is to get Mother and Famicom Wars translated. I wonder if I need to swap battery to Star Tropics? It's from Lukies.

 

[nintendork666]

The local NES dry spell is over:



I'm happy. Haven't had new NES shit in forever.

Very, very nice scores all around. I've been searching for Monsters in My Pocket locally for what feels like forever.

 

[Teknoman]

Ahead of getting my Analogue NT, I got my NES/Famicom collection started. It will be the only physical media I have in my home. Here's what I got to begin with:

Accessories
2 x original NES dog bone controller, brand new (not a reproduction)

Famicom
Mother
Famicom Wars
Dr. Mario
Salamander

NES
Super Mario Bros. 3
Snake Rattle & Roll
Star Tropics
Cobra Triangle
Lolo

My plan is to get Mother and Famicom Wars translated. I wonder if I need to swap battery to Star Tropics? It's from Lukies.

I doubt it? Personally, I havent run into a dry battery in any NES games yet.



Beat Dracula-Kun a few minutes ago, and I gotta say that was a pretty fun run through. 10 stages, and while its not Konami hard, its not super easy either. Starts off pretty easy of course, but ramps up nicely. Sure were alot of robots toward the end. New favorite tracks too:

Whats with Japan trying to make Spiderman bad guys throughout the early nineties lol. Jason and King Kong also show up in NYC.

 

[-KRS-]

Ahead of getting my Analogue NT, I got my NES/Famicom collection started. It will be the only physical media I have in my home. Here's what I got to begin with:

Accessories
2 x original NES dog bone controller, brand new (not a reproduction)

Famicom
Mother
Famicom Wars
Dr. Mario
Salamander

NES
Super Mario Bros. 3
Snake Rattle & Roll
Star Tropics
Cobra Triangle
Lolo

My plan is to get Mother and Famicom Wars translated. I wonder if I need to swap battery to Star Tropics? It's from Lukies.

Cool. That's a pretty nice start.

Also you don't really need to have Famicom Wars translated. I don't know Japanese and I can play it just fine. It doesn't take that much experimentation to learn what is what in that game, and when building units they all have pictures next to the names.

The battery in my Famicom Wars has died though. Anyone know if there is a good way of opening up FC carts without damaging them? There must be some trick to it.

And speaking of FC games, why the hell is Contra so damn expensive?

@Teknoman: Yeah Kid Dracula is probably my favorite Konami FC exclusive in my collection.

 

[Teknoman]

Is Famicom Wars pretty much the first Advance Wars?


Also I think FC Contra has some cutscenes and extra animation?

 

[baphomet]

Also I think FC Contra has some cutscenes and extra animation?

Yup, its just a couple of extra things like animations, map screens, and such. It would be the definitive version of contra though.

 

[-KRS-]

Is Famicom Wars pretty much the first Advance Wars?


Also I think FC Contra has some cutscenes and extra animation?

Yes Famicom Wars is the first in Intelligent System's Wars series. Even though it might not have all the conveniences of the later games it has still aged pretty well. Me and my friends used to play it for hours when I first got it, and they aren't even into retro games usually.

And as baphomet said FC Contra has some more animations in the levels, a map screen between levels, and I believe it also has an intro that explains the story which is not present in the western version. It used some custom mapper chip for the extra animations and when they reprogrammed it for Nintendo's MMC chips I guess they couldn't do those things.

I guess it's not that expensive if you find an auction, but it seems to very rarely pop up on ebay as auctions. It always seems to be BIN listings where they want like $30-$40 for a cartridge. And looking at completed listings, people actually pay that much for it!

Edit: Ok looking closer it seems that even auctions can reach around $30. *sigh*

 

[Teknoman]

Yup, its just a couple of extra things like animations, map screens, and such. It would be the definitive version of contra though.

On that note, for famicom games like Lagrange Point or Esper Dream 2, would you be able to play them just fine on an NES with a converter, or would the NES not be able to use the extra sound chip built in?

 

[georgetheplushie]

On that note, for famicom games like Lagrange Point or Esper Dream 2, would you be able to play them just fine on an NES with a converter, or would the NES not be able to use the extra sound chip built in?

They will sound like crap, with the channels from the chip on the cart not being played at all, but the games should be fine otherwise.

 

[baphomet]

On that note, for famicom games like Lagrange Point or Esper Dream 2, would you be able to play them just fine on an NES with a converter, or would the NES not be able to use the extra sound chip built in?

I don't know specifically about those 2 games, but for most(if not all) you need to mod the nes as well as the Famicom adapter to get the expanded audio.

 

[Teknoman]

They will sound like crap, with the channels from the chip on the cart not being played at all, but the games should be fine otherwise.

I don't know specifically about those 2 games, but for most(if not all) you need to mod the nes as well as the Famicom adapter to get the expanded audio.

Hmm...guess i'll hold off on those two for abit.

Wai Wai World 2 doesnt have anything like that right? It seems like the carts with special sound chips have unique shapes (as far as Konami stuff goes).

 

[georgetheplushie]

Hmm...guess i'll hold off on those two for abit.

Wai Wai World 2 doesnt have anything like that right? It seems like the carts with special sound chips have unique shapes (as far as Konami stuff goes).

The List. Wai Wai World 2 is fine. Played through it with my friend recently and had a lot of fun. We want to replay it for the levels we didn't play on the branching paths. Bill Rizer destroys the bosses.

 

[-KRS-]

Wai Wai World 2 is pretty neat. Sometimes it's a bit easy though. Especially the forced scrolling levels which scroll really slowly and don't have enough enemies in them. A lot of times I find you're just waiting for the screen to scroll so something happens. Luckily the soundtrack is great so at least you get to listen to that while you wait.

One "level" I never understood though was that puzzle level. The one that is one of those sliding tile puzzles with a picture you have to rearrange. I understand that part of course, but they don't give you nearly enough time to do it. Is it even possible to finish? Either way, you move on to the next level whether you beat it or not so maybe it's some sort of joke?

I think the first Wai Wai World is probably the better game overall though. It's just better structured. It's not as flashy as the second one though.

 

[Mikhal]

I bought an AV Famicom. I read that a model 1 Genesis power adapter will work for it. Anyone here in the US uses it with one? Do you play with the stepdown converter? Don't really want to buy one unless I have to...

 

[-KRS-]

I bought an AV Famicom. I read that a model 1 Genesis power adapter will work for it. Anyone here in the US uses it with one? Do you play with the stepdown converter? Don't really want to buy one unless I have to...

When we last discussed this in here I found this handy FAQ on famicomworld.com. You can buy any local power adapter that matches those ratings.
http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=6933.0

It should output DC between 9 and 11 V and be center-negative. Barrel size 5.5mm x 2.1mm, which is a very common size. Amperage doesn't matter as long as it's above 850mA, so a 1A one would be fine. It is VERY important that it outputs DC and not AC though!

This is assuming of course that the AV Famicom takes the same adapter as the regular famicom, but I think that's the case.
It also says in that thread that the Genesis 1 adapter indeed works.

 

[Friend of Sonic]

Are there any modern NES controllers worth picking up? I'm thinking more along the lines of something that fits my meaty paws better. The dogbone controller is an improvement over the rectangle, and it'll be satisfactory if I don't find anything else, but if there was a controller that was a little bigger and more ergonomic, that'd be great.

 

[Velinos]

The last couple games I needed to compete in every weekly gamer gauntlet challenge on NintendoAge this year (plus Ultima Exodus for good measure.)

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

legendary wings is awesome

 

[Oare]

When we last discussed this in here I found this handy FAQ on famicomworld.com. You can buy any local power adapter that matches those ratings.
http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=6933.0
This is assuming of course that the AV Famicom takes the same adapter as the regular famicom, but I think that's the case.

Yes, it takes the same adapter, the HVC-002 - which can be used on regular Famicom, New Famicom, Super Famicom, Super Famicom Jr, and Virtual Boy.

 

[Velinos]

Are there any modern NES controllers worth picking up? I'm thinking more along the lines of something that fits my meaty paws better. The dogbone controller is an improvement over the rectangle, and it'll be satisfactory if I don't find anything else, but if there was a controller that was a little bigger and more ergonomic, that'd be great.

I personally try to use the original OEM controllers whenever possible, since that is what I have always used and therefore feel natural to me. The "modern" NES controllers look similar, but from my experience have a slightly different feel to the original ones. As far as larger controllers go, the NES MAX is slightly larger and the Advantage joystick is good for certain games.

 

[Teknoman]

I need to play in those Nintendoage contests more. The last one I did was Ninja Gaiden 1...and I think that was a year or two ago.

EDIT: Is the max dpad disc or whatever supposed to be loose? All the max controller i've ever seen seem to have them sliding loosely whenever you move the controller.

 

[thechristoph]

I need to play in those Nintendoage contests more. The last one I did was Ninja Gaiden 1...and I think that was a year or two ago.

EDIT: Is the max dpad disc or whatever supposed to be loose? All the max controller i've ever seen seem to have them sliding loosely whenever you move the controller.

The CYCLOID~! Yes, it's loosey goosey and frickin hard to get the hang of.

 

[Lambtron]

I think I saw a mod once where you could mod a replacement stick from an Xbox 360 controller over the slide pad deal. I always wanted to try that out for shits and giggles. Maybe I'll do that this summer.