Got my Famicom Disk System today....god its so cool

[crade]

The powerPak is also great for running translations and other hacks on an actual famicom / nes.  That's basically 90% of what I use it for myself.

[Drakon]

Why did you buy the powerpak if you have a disk system? Is the powerpak better than the real hardware?
If it is, I might as well stop selling them... They're already dirt cheap in Japan because noone wants them (you can get a junky one if you pay for shipping, more or less).

I got a dirt cheap ram adapter and fdsloadr cable just so I could compare it to the powerpak.

I actually sort of did the opposite of sconley666.  If I want to play a famicom game then I just get the real cart, but for nes games I'm usually too lazy to move the nes to famicom adapter between carts so I just jam in the powerpak and play.  I have a nes to famicom adapter custom wired for the powerpak extended audio to sound 95% like the real hardware.  However this audio wiring only works right now with my upgraded audio circuit so basically that nes to famicom adapter it dedicated just for the powerpak and I leave the powerpak in it.  I have another nes to famicom adapter for my regular nes carts.  I agree with crade it's awesome being able to play fanslations and hacks, also fds disks aren't very durable so it's great having such a nice backup system.  Unlike sconley I can resist the temptation to savestate.  Also there's nothing worse than losing your savedata in a rpg it happened to a lot of my snes games the savedata would disappear after x number of years so using a powerpak is a gauranteed way of keeping your data for all eternity.

[fredJ]

I really appreciate the answer(s).
sconley666: I think that as long as the disk system is properly calibrated, it will give you no trouble and will last for a good 5-10 years at least. I don't actually know how long the belt will last, but I think 5-10 years is good enough for most people. If you by from a dedicated seller such as Xious, you can be certain that he has cleaned, calibrated and tested the system. He is a US seller and offers 1 year warranty. Sadly, his shop burnt down so I don't think he will be doing much of that for a while. I hope he got some insurance money and enjoys life for a while.

Anyways, I think there are other professionals who are able to give the same kind of first rate service as Xious. I try to give it to my customers over here, in the spirit of Xious, offering 1 year warranty and trying the system with at least one disk I know is a bit of a problem disk.

Not all sellers are that dedicated. I know at least one seller on this site who has a big mouth, but I think you should be vary to stay away from those who tell you it is a piece of cake to fix the system. I thought so too 20 systems ago, but every system gives me a new problem to fix....

A side note: I wonder if some games are really only playable with save states.  It's one thing with a kid dying unfairly on Makaimura, but an adult may have better things to spend his time with.  

[Drakon]

Hey I use the dollar store screwdriver sets I just bought 5 of them because they break in record time.  However my soldering iron is decent quality.

80sfreak is right though if you have the experience and knowledge it's not difficult.  I've repaired some pretty badly damaged things just because I know what I'm doing.  In fact I've had things I broke a year or two ago sitting on a shelf and then I fix it once I gain enough experience.

[narunetto]

Yeah, if you know what you're doing and you have enough experience for it something like that almost becomes second-nature to you. If you do it so much, it becomes just like say... talking and walking. We all grew up not knowing how to walk but we figured it out, same thing with fixing things.

[Drakon]

Yeah, if you know what you're doing and you have enough experience for it something like that almost becomes second-nature to you. If you do it so much, it becomes just like say... talking and walking. We all grew up not knowing how to walk but we figured it out, same thing with fixing things.

like riding a bike you never really forget?