If a famicom cart has the name of the company on it's label, does that mean that it is original and not pirate ?
What about this cart ?
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p319/hua2002/DSC07571.jpg
Its a pirate, sadly. Super Mario Bros 2, wasnt released on a cart; only disk. But Super Mario USA is on a cart, and its what americans call Super Mario Bros 2.
That's one damn good looking pirate.
can I have that pirate?
Thats the first pirate I've seen with a product code on it. Very nice find!
Quote from: FamicomFreak on May 10, 2008, 11:54:06 am
can I have that pirate?
here it is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=320248013857
It is 60$ including shipping !!!
very tempting...
Quote from: Jabra on May 10, 2008, 12:05:05 pm
Quote from: FamicomFreak on May 10, 2008, 11:54:06 am
can I have that pirate?
here it is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=320248013857
It is 60$ including shipping !!!
The funny thing is I could definetly get that, but I hate spending money.
Hopefully the multicart I just got will have some interesting stuff.
What's up with all this stuff from thailand? Did they just discover ebay?
Quote from: michaelthegreat on May 11, 2008, 08:26:31 pm
What's up with all this stuff from thailand? Did they just discover ebay?
I don't know but I ordered splatter house for my Famicom from Thailand and I've been waiting 36 days now for it. Does anyone know if this is normal?
Depends on how they shipped it. I'd be worried if it went more than 45 days. I think I had one package that took about a month and a half coming from Europe.
Quote from: Deadly-D on May 11, 2008, 10:57:28 pm
Quote from: michaelthegreat on May 11, 2008, 08:26:31 pm
What's up with all this stuff from thailand? Did they just discover ebay?
I don't know but I ordered splatter house for my Famicom from Thailand and I've been waiting 36 days now for it. Does anyone know if this is normal?
Did they offer better shipping? Always take the highest priced shipping when getting something overseas.
Surface mail usually takes between 6-8 weeks I heard. So don't worry... yet. ;)
Mario Bros 2j? Why would you wanna spend 60$ on that. :P
I'll sell mine for half the price, and I'm sure the quality on mine is much better and I can say for sure it isn't a glob top. :P
Quote from: MaxXimus on May 12, 2008, 11:11:08 am
Mario Bros 2j? Why would you wanna spend 60$ on that. :P
I'll sell mine for half the price, and I'm sure the quality on mine is much better and I can say for sure it isn't a glob top. :P
Give me cart for half your half of the price? ;)
Hmm... Doubtful, haha. :P
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/MitchellV/Collection/IMG0133A.jpg)
Here is a picture of it beside SMB3 for size comparison.
Looks like they stuffed the entire disk drive in that cart. Where did you find that?
The holes look like they were provided for a dip-switch multicart.
Give me that cart MAX!
Very unique cart MaxXimus. I'd be interested to see what's on the inside of the cart and why it's so big.
Quote from: MaxXimus on May 12, 2008, 02:41:00 pm
Hmm... Doubtful, haha. :P
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d190/MitchellV/Collection/IMG0133A.jpg)
Here is a picture of it beside SMB3 for size comparison.
Thats green cart could be used to convert a NES game to work on Famicom.
Quote from: KEVMAN569 on May 12, 2008, 05:56:26 pm
Very unique cart MaxXimus. I'd be interested to see what's on the inside of the cart and why it's so big.
It must be full of CMOS/TTL logic chips, and lots of diode logic like all pirate SMB2j carts. Some of these chips recreate the FDS interrupt signal needed for the game to work properly. Also they contain a stripped down version of the FDS BIOS burnt on an 8K EPROM, besides normal PRG and CHR EPROMs.
There are 4 screws on the back side of the cart to open it. I'll take it apart some time and show the innards. It is a huge board with a bunch of chips attached all over the place. It's a good sturdy cartridge too. I would even go as far as to say it's better quality than an original.
Just wanted to note that, yes, pirate carts can very accurately copy/replicate official labels and sometimes even include the original product IDs. I came across a cart the other day that even replicated the Taito plastic case, only instead of the plastic case reading "Taito" it read "Toito." :D