/vr/ - Retro Games

If it's a famiclone try to make sure it's at least as cool as a Dendy.

inb4 death penguin

So do you only want good ones? Or are shitty knockoffs fine too?

>>1137573
I recently bought one of these, in yellow, and I have to admit, it kicks ass.
>>1137584
>>1137609
>>1137610
>>1137616
I need to own these.

>>1137617

>>1137650
The fuck is that? Can anyone provide source?

>>1137659
it's metal slug

>>1137648
What's with that label for Ocarina of Time? It looks kinda cool.

>>1137618
http://www.newgame.ru/
you can still buy carts from NewGame

Not a console, but console related

Unique™

>>1137615
I seen one of these in real life the other day. I managed to play some of the games on them, and they're literally NES games. For some strange reason, they seem to have better colors.

>>1137689
I used to own this exact clone over in Greece. Good times.

>>1137663
I remember seeing some game console clones that were shaped as Atari 2600s. Were there any Famiclones shaped like that, or were they 2600 clones?

>>1137680
>she's myyy seyx bawwks and she's called soooowwwnnyyy

>>1137712
As in a famiclone shaped like a 2600?

>>1137717
Yes, famiclones shaped like Atari 2600s, or some other Atari consoles. I think the one I saw was called Rambo and one of the "preview" games was a Tasmanian Devil game, which looked like an SNES game.

>>1137721
>Tasmanian Devil game, which looked like an SNES game

That sounds familiar but I can't recall anything as far as the console goes. I'm sure there's one out there though.

>>1137618
That game's not new!

Here's mine. Compatibility is pretty much perfect, from what I could see, it ran all kinds of Famicom carts fine.

Sound sucks like every other Famiclone.

>>1137714
>>1137725

>>1137727
You actually own Takeshi's Challenge?

...why??

One of the coolest Famiclones I've seen. Wonder what the compatibility is like.

>>1137661
That looks pretty sick. Any solid info on it?

>>1137730
Because I enjoy colleting terrible, terrible games.
Price wasn't too bad, I got it for 40 cents, which is kind of appropriate.

I never got past that stupid karaoke part, though.

>>1137736
It seems to be heavily based off the Turbografx/Pc Engine.

>>1137738
Spelunker and Atlantis No Nazo are objectively good games. Spelunker is notorious due to how easily you can die. AnN is more due to the awkward jumping and the reliance on precision jumping.

>>1137740
Nah, don't see it.

>>1137738

omg that journey to the west game

>>1137738
You got Hoshi wo Miru Hito?

>>1137736
It's like an Atari, Megadrive and SegaCD had some horrible child

>>1137741
>Spelunker and Atlantis No Nazo are objectively good games

uhh...

>>1137745
Ironically enough, this was better than the real diamond we got.

>>1137749
was it like this?

>>1137748
They're better designed, programmed, and working than most other NES/Famicom games.

>>1137756
I was talking about the official Pokemon Diamond game.

Are weird controllers fine too?

>>1137753
I wont deny that the famicom had a lot of shit on it but I still say it's a bit of a stretch to call them "objectively good"

>>1137758
Oh right I forgot it was a real game

>>1137741
I guess you could say so, I mean if find 'em fun, but mostly due to how amusingly poor the gameplay was. Spelunky was definitely a bad port of the original, all things considered.

>>1137745
Nope. I do plan on getting the rest of the notably terrible Famicom games eventually. I'm looking for a copy of Paris-Dakar Rally Special.

>>1137759
Why not? Just because those casual as fuck Japanese players think they're bad games because they're hard? By their logic, Battletoads (which was made EXPONENTIALLY easier for them) should be the worst game on the console.

Hell, they think Shadowgate is "kuso-ge" because in the Japanese version, the protagonist talks to himself, giving them the impression he's insane or some shit.

>>1137765
Hmm that's true.

Japs seem to love the shit out of Tower of Druaga...for some reason.

This is my Famicom Famiclone, called Family Computer II, lol. Ship from Philippins in early 90's, I buy it 2 weeks ago in Odessa/Ukraine.

>>1137759
This controller is specifically to control Pachinko games. I can't tell you how many times I've almost bought it to use on my PC but I still can't get solid info on if that trigger is analog through a FC-USB adapter

And some Sega Genesis shit clone from me.

>>1137775
I love it but it needs an elephant on it to look truly soviet

>>1137775
If they had released the famicom to the west rather than the big ol' grey box nes I'd imagine it would have looked a lot like that. Are those carts all bootlegs?

>>1137782
Ah makes sense...sort of. I just do not understand Japan's obsession with pachinko. What's the point in playing it at home? There are like a billion different games and just as many stupid peripherals.

>>1137789
Real pachinko is pretty fun, especially with real money at stake so I guess they want to try to enjoy the parlor experience at home and/or think practice can improve their winnings.

>>1137784
Yeap, it's all Pirate things.
>>1137785
Like Dandy, or something? All this Steepler thing was made in Taiwan, like my famiclone.

I stumbled upon a Vii a few months back, even took a picture of it

These would be cool little Famiclones if they just either came with a pin adapter to play real Famicom carts OR if they're NOACs, if they had an Sd slot for roms

>>1137881
The games are built in?

>>1137889
Some are built in some on a cartridge

>>1137881

Guy on YouTube did a pretty good video on the "Game Box Advance", which includes a microsd slot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rF6m2BRiVY

>>1137621
>1000000 in 1 cartridge
>Duplicates, Duplicates Everywhere
>only 8 games

>>1137613
Do you have a video showing the gameplay of it?

>>1137701
I lol'd

>>1137783
Can you take a less blurry picture? Genesis is my favorite console so I would love to see some clone stuff of it. I used to have a GN Twin but I gave it to my sister after I finally got a real Genesis again.

>>1137745
Ahh shit my friend had this when we were young. It was the fucking best. I remember trying to swap Tornado hat man to my pokemon red

PC is, the master race.

PC is, the master race.

Consoles are dead, consoles are dead.

>>1137665
is that a modem?

>>1137675
is that a re-branded Atari 7800 with Sega controllers and a NES cart?

>>1138843
Pretty much. Looks fucking cool though.

>>1137615
>100% game juice

>>1137749
>Being such autistic.

>>1137736
That looks amazing.

Also I have this one. It has a slot for NES games, another one for FC games, and a third one (internal) for FC too. It has like 14 years and still works

>>1138885
I want one of those, and one of those Aaronix consoles. How good is that console of yours? Can it play Castlevania 3 (NES version)? Can the Famicom side play the extra audio found in some FC games, such as the Japanese CV3?

Yes, the American CV3 has different hardware than the Japanese one. On most famiclones, CV3 won't even boot up because it's an MMC5 game. Meanwhile, the VRC6 is pretty much a standard board with extra audio.

>>1138885
>another one for FC games, and a third one (internal) for FC too
Maybe so the FC Disk system could plug into it and it still run carts without unhooking the disk system?

>>1138895
Nope, that slot might be dedicated for the built in games.

>>1138891
I've tried Super Contra (the jp version) on it and it works with no problem. I still haven't tried with Akumajyo Densetsu but it should work on the top loader. No idea on the side loader. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I remember reading there was a difference on the pins between NES and FC slots.

>>1138895
As >>1138898 said, it's for the built-in cart (but you can replace it with any FC cart). When you insert a cartridge on that famiclone, the cartridge inserted overrrides the internal one. So, only way you can still play the one inside is having both slots free.

>>1138910
>I've tried Super Contra
Not good enough. That's a standard Japanese mapper that most Famiclones can read and understand. MMC5 is not, mostly because of how it warps how the NES operates.

While everyone loves them, there weren't a lot of games that made use of expanded audio.

>>1137620
I sure am glad that everyone is A-Okay with Tigger being raped by Rabbit in broad daylight, Tigger included.

>>1137671
UK cartridge I think.

>>1137690
I want his face as my avatar in everything.

>>1138965
Better quality scan of Yona-tan, mascot of bootlegs, here:
http://www.vintagecomputing.com/index.php/archives/68/egm-advetisement-sell-famiclones-go-to-prison

>>1138926
Yeah, sadly (at least in my country) trying to find Akumajyou Densetsu, Gimmick or Lagrange Point is pretty much impossible so maybe I will never be able to know if that thing can run games with expanded audio.

>>1139396
Rolling Thunder is cheap as shit, and it has expanded audio. Well, $15 (without shipping) is kinda cheap.

And why the hell are all the interesting Famiclones located in remote, separated from the rest of the planet locations like Oshkosh-B'gosh or Absurdistan? I found one of those NES looking Famiclones, but it was located in Sweden and the shipping alone was $40.

>>1140579
Because in the US during the pre-internet era piracy was srs bsns. You could get your ass completely handed to you. Look what happened to Mr Cohen.

>>1140715
I mean, if the Famiclone was located in someplace like England, China, or even Japan, the shipping would no way in hell be $40. Only when they're in the middle of Bjork-pork-orkistan or some other European Statist shithole.

>>1137673
>PCP Station
Wow that sounds illegal and dangerous.

>>1137709
That's postmodern fiction, hence the cover.

>>1138959
Wait what is it supposed to look like? That's the only cartridge I've known.

>>1140831
You're probably spoiled by Chinese packet rates. I've been wanting a French Atari 7800 for a long time now.

>>1137725
Oh god not that Picklehog again.
THOSE PUPILS

>>1137783
that looks like it's just the Japanese version on the Genesis II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_variations_of_the_Mega_Drive#Japan_2

>>1143464
no its a chinese clone, system on a chip actually. I saw a video on that exact model

>>1137659
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9yVWjAkX_c

>>1137783
I'm sorry about the Parkinson's.

>>1137762
you should check out lost word of jenny.
much like AnN it could of been a good game with some game play tweaking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY5mLoE99gQ

>>1137573
pretty much all famiclones made after 1997 are SOaC though

>>1138654
you know this would actually be pretty cool if they made something like this today. a computer and a console, why not enjoy both worlds.

>>1143430
damn. thats a sweet light gun.

>>1143585
The issue is proprietary software.

From what I understand though, the Steambox will be something like this.

A computer in console form with modular parts and the ability to play, at least, anything on steam.

>>1143586
youngfag detected

glad to have you guys

>>1137625
Is it really backlit?

Not sure how I feel about dat D-pad, but backlit is boss.

>>1144345
It is, and they're only like $25 brand new if you can find them.

>>1137648
I read this as
>Paldio
>Almost funny at times, anywhere.

>mfw repros/emulators inexplicably run stuff better than the original console

Of course, I can only think of one game that this happens with (Action 52), but it's still pretty bizarre.

>>1143487
retrogametech's?

>>1137645
>Overlord Leaves His Wife
Sounds like one crazy game.

>>1137615
Im pretty sure I own one of these

>>1137613
Captain... Motherfucking...Crunch
I've seen it all

>>1137648
All most

I own this, it is a MegaDrive 2 shell with a Famicom inside

>>1147530
Is it a full famiclone? How many chips are on the board?

>>1147594
Have yet to open it.

Side Mega CD port

>>1147614
Does it work with Genesis controllers or only the controllers that came with it?

>>1137675
Brazilian famiclone

>>1147530
Is that the Terminator? Not the movie, the console.

>>1147883
Just the ones that come with it, they are like cheap Mega Drive controllers.
>>1148032
Super arcade video game, ill nab more pictures of the box later

>>1150575
Name? i want one.

>>1150581
I got that pic off an active auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400582273129

Wouldn't it be cool if it was wasd controls?

>>1150752
Fuck that price i would rather get a real famicom for that price.

I want to buy some famicom games, is it better to use my NES with a famicaom to NES converter (More specifically the one that comes in certain gyromite games?) or should i buy a famicom clone or an actual famicom?

>>1150575

Is it possible to hook a controller into it?

>>1150898

>>1150908

Alright. I'll admit. I want one.

>>1150898
Yeah but it'll take those Famiclone style nine pin controllers. You used to be able to buy 9-pin to 7-pin adapters back a couple months ago when NES/SNES to Wii Classic adapters were all over the place because the first few batches of those had the Famiclone style ports, probably because with so many hardwired Famicoms in Asia the clone controllers are easier to come by than 7-pins. Now the adapters seem to have disappeared though. I actually am probably going to buy one of those keyboard Famiclones locally tomorrow so if I do I'll post pics of it.

>>1150832
It's pretty high I'll agree but you're not going to get a real Famicom for that price.

>>1150842
Well, it depends on how nice your NES is and if you're planning to play any games with the enhanced sound - although there is a hack for the converter and the front loading NES that enables it.

>>1137620
>>1138956

>>1150908
Woah, woah, woah.

Did the NES/Famicom use just use serial ports for their controllers? Like, not a proprietary connector?

>>1151624
The format is proprietary. Clones use 9 pin serial jacks because they're much cheaper, but they only use seven of the pins.

So I went ahead and bought that keyboard famiclone that I dug out of my local store's junk.

It's "the original" King Game Computer II

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>>1153594
Plug that fucker in already!

I didn't really buy it I traded some shitty strategy guides that were taking up valuable shelf space for it. I had enough credit left over to buy a junk famiclone controller and a NES extension cable to try to wire my own adapter but I couldn't find any nine pin famiclone controllers or any NES extension cables at all.

>>1153623
Well there's a problem but we'll get to that.

Here's the instructions. So helpful! Also printed on the flimsiest grayest half thickness tissue paper newsprint ever.

Back side

It has AV and RF outs and two none pin controller ports for the mouse or the mini PlayStation looking controllers or the dangerously realistic gun.

Now here's the rub. The ac adapter was tightly wound up in a noose-like knot and like glued or something to the Styrofoam. I hooked everything up and disappointingly (but unsurprisingly) I got no red LED love.

So I broke out my trusty universal DC adapter and Mario works like a champ. Well maybe not a champ, the jail bars are pretty bad. Unfortunately the King Game 48-in-1 doesn't seem to work!

Without the King Game there's really no point in the keyboard or mouse plus it's so cute in its N64 cartridge case!

But never fear (I know you're on the edge of your seats). It turns out that my universal adapter only pushes about 350mA which is plenty for the Power-Joy famiclone I had been using but not enough for a King! I plugged in a more NES-like 10v 700mA adapter and the jail bars vanished, the King Game started up just fine and it even has totally decent sound. I'm hoping it's not a NOAC but there's no way to be sure without Akumouju Dracula 3 which I don't have.. Or maybe Mr Gimmick.

Also, to answer my own question - unfortunately neither the arrow keys nor wasd act as a controller and my Power Joy's second player Genesis style controller doesn't work. The controllers it came with are pretty mushy, cramped and have A and B in reversed locations. Genesis controllers also don't work on it and the Power Joy controller doesn't work on the Genesis so there are definitely more than one standard for famiclone controllers, which kind of sucks. I opened one up and it only has five wires.

>>1153594
>>1153601
>>1153625
>>1153656
>>1153660
>>1153664
>>1153668
>>1153684
That's a groovy little thing! I've never seen a famiclone with a keyboard before.

And that's the roller coaster ride of my King Game Computer II now I'm going to play some Famicom games.

Can anybody tell me the title of this one? It doesn't have an ID code. Damn Namco.

>>1153725
I wonder what the model 1 King Game was like

>>1153721
Yeah I posted some eBay pictures of one and it seemed pretty popular so I decided to see if I couldn't find the one I remembered seeing on display a couple years ago. I figured I was about the only person in my town who would have even looked twice at the thing and it turned out I was right, based on the $9.99 price tag I found on it. Couldn't leave it behind at that price. It'll have a happy home now.

>>1153743
Seems to be pretty much the same except no numeric keypad.

89 in 1!

>>1153774

Cost around $15-20 from Hong Kong. Basically a portable famicom emulator.

>>1153776
SD slot?

>>1153776
The marketing on the box pushes it to be an angry birds game.
In reality it's like a poor man's 8 bit nintendo hack of angry birds. Thankfully it's only 1 of 60 something famicom/nintendo games (after game 60 we get into the inevitable repeats)

>>1153782
Unfortunately no

But it plugs in to your tv!

>>1153783
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF2CGMFJh5Y

>>1153787
That's exactly it.
I've only played it once or twice, there are far greater titles on the list. Like Contra, Popeye, SMB etcetera.
will post a few pics of the games list, just have to compress them so I can upload em here...

>>1153792

>>1153794

>>1153802

>>1153812

>>1153814

>>1153819
Start to get into repeats here. The bottom 3 games are Adventure Island level selects.

>>1153820
There's still 2 or more pages in the list but they're just repeats of certain games where you start on later stages.
Though there are a few interesting sprite hacks of Dig Dug, Pacman and Donkey Kong 3 where they've replaced the characters with wacky shit.

>>1153814
>dongkey

>>1153825
and lastly the language select screen on the portable device itself not plugged in to the tv.
This screen greets you when you turn it on.

>>1137581
Tectoy doesn't really count since they're licensed.

>>1138910
>As >>1138898 said, it's for the built-in cart (but you can replace it with any FC cart). When you insert a cartridge on that famiclone, the cartridge inserted overrrides the internal one. So, only way you can still play the one inside is having both slots free.
That actually sounds pretty neat.

>>1137573
In times, when we all played on chinese NES clones, my friend got this shit. It was Atari 2600 clone with prebuilted games in it. Such downgrade from NES-games.

I used to have a SuperJoy. Plugged it in wrong one day and shit went up in flames ;_;

>>1137581

Totally legit and licensed by Sega

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDp4-UftctI [Embed]

>>1137724
My local rental store has this

>>1153851
From the thumbnail I thought it was going to be a solid red console with a picture of Rambo on it...

You disappoint me.

>>1137730
I want this wallet so badly

It's Duck Tales btw.

Anyone remember that guy who got busted for selling Famiclones (or some similar pirated consoles) a few years ago, and part of his punishment was having to run full-page ads in gaming magazines detailing his crime and punishment? In addition, he got a huge fine, lost his entireinventory, served time and got deported, if I recall.

>>1154940

>>1154965
I have that cover on 72pin NES format...
It looks just plain stupid.

>>1137612

>The last ninja
>Squall

You guys should definitely check the BootlegGames Wiki.

>You'll never have pasted Panda heads on the Kongs.

>>1154965
A thousand blessings upon you Anon

>>1137705
Hey /a/non, are you selling that JY-009 8 in 1 multicart? Or we could do a trade, i've quite a bunch of unlicensed FC stuff. If you're interested, e-mail me.

>>1156228
meant for >>1137775

>>1137714
>>1137710
>>1137645
I'd buy this in a heartbeat if I ever came across it.

>>1156702

>>1156704

>>1156708

>>1156712

>>1156715

>>1156714
Wha.. what?

>>1156715
What is it like to play

>>1156724
Not mine, sorry, just posting the pictures.

>>1156714
Hilariously, it's Japanese, not Chinese.

>>1156730
Another GAME cartridge. Still wondering what's on that one with the kitty picture.

>>1156732
Last one from me, not game related, but too funny/sad not to post.
Imagine the disappointed looks on those childrenfaces.

>>1138318

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1icj2ZnAIA

Not sure if pirate, saw these on a convention last week.

>>1156786
herp

>>1137573
>>1137625
Do you happen to have a link to where I can get one? Preferably one of them chinese wholesale sites, or any other that delivers to Europe.
Found em on amazon, but fuck paying over €50 for it, that's at least a 100% markup.

>>1156787
Not bootlegs, old LED games. Do you know what they were going for?

>>1156730

>>1157113
>>>/b/

>>1153668
>>1153660
>>1153656
>>1153625
Hah. reminded me I have one similar. I had to find it on the basement.

Sadly, the keyboard (at least in my case) is really bad, lots of keys works only if you smash your finger through the key. And it has a weird joystick port. Other than that, it's pretty nice, it has a parallel port for a printer (i think), and the cartridge has a program to program in famicom basic (where sadly, I still haven't managed to do a damn thing on it.)

>>1156787
I have two of those.

>>1157045
I got a 2l4 hour ban for trying to link to those sites but they're alibaba chinese wholesale sites.

>>1157136
I haven't even tried typing on King Computer II yet and I'm hoping to make a converter cable to use NES controllers on it.

>>1157136

>smart genius

nah man I'm looking for the regular genius

>>1157687
>early 90s women

all my boner

>>1157687
fuck yeah ecco

>>1137709
WTF am I looking at? Ash-Jessie-Meowth?

>>1138654
>>1150575
>>1153594
>>1153749
>>1157136

Where's that video of that cookey old man chanting to a beat he made with a cheap Casio keyboard? The one where he's like "Vee, vee, forward slash vee" and talks about "PC is, the Master Race".

>>1156787
Second is Tomy's Digital Derby, fourth is Tomy's Cosmic Combat. However I believe they were also sold under other names.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR8bDuP7FHY

>>1137636
This one bring back sweet memories.

>>1137680
those are Boku no Pico fleshlights over it FUCK THIS WEBSITE FOR MAKING ME REMEMBER WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE

>>1157071
20~30€ IIRC

>>1157828
Neat, thanks for the info!

>>1157668
Thanks anyway. I found a seller on aliexpress that -used- to have them listed, messaged him, and got a pretty quick reply that he still had a handful lying around, and I could buy 1 or 2 for $24/piece, so I'll probably get 2.
I love the GBC, but the lack of backlight was kinda annoying, and I don't find the SP as comfortable to hold, so I hope this is as good as I read it is.

>>1157738
Road Avenger and Time Gal are shitty posts on Sega CD though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVNqIWBBWmE