Finds (Famicom/FDS)

[MasterDisk]

It is a pirate from the late 80s, how could it be loopy's hack?

[MarioMania]

oh, I didn't know..does it have the title screen

[MasterDisk]

Yes, full title screen with the 8 stars. A-D can be accessed.

[L___E___T]

Some of my recent finds:

Don't click spoiler if you're allergic to red:

Spoiler

Picked up a Super 8 NTSC after Satoshi Matrix's recommendation and review:


Found another Super Mario Family 10-in-1 with Bio Miracle and Mario IV included:


Now there are twins:


Also found a NES version, this only includes MB, SMB, SMB2J, SMB2USA, SMB3 and Dream Mary:



There are some interesting details on this chap:



A NES standalone Mario IV (Armadillo hack):


Plus just some multis:


One has Pandamar:

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[Ryo]

Nice finds.

[Matias]

Nice finds! That "Pandamar" is really obscure...

[Cheetahmen]

Nice finds! That "Pandamar" is really obscure...

Actually, I've seen it quite a bit on those plug n play Famiclones.

[L___E___T]

Me too, I think it's more common in UK.  I have about 4 or 5 carts with it that I'll probably stick up for sale in a few weeks.

[Waltergol]

Waltergol, awesome grab, do you think that "ENIGMA VIDEO CLUB" would still exist nowadays?

Maybe, but I don´t think so. My friend told me that he found all the games on a street fair (I don´t know how is saids)

[Pikkon]

                                  
Nice and clean fami,just need to av mod it and add some new longer controller cords and maybe some red leds.                                                                       

[lobdale]

After finally picking up an almost-new copy of Golf, my Tiny Box original Famicom set (all 16!) is finished.  All are boxed and complete, no missing box flaps or any serious cosmetic damage.  DK Jr. Math was undoubtedly the hardest/most expensive to find.

[L___E___T]

Now you just need Devil World
It is a pulseline cart that bridges the gap to the silver boxes line. There were two cart versions of Devil World,  the second featuring the art on the box (on the cart label).

[lobdale]

Nope, there was never a Tiny Box release of Devil World.    (I know there is a pulse cart and art cart, but they were all in the same silver boxes.  Anyway I have the silver box Devil World but it's not part of the Tiny Box set so NOT HERE nope.)

[L___E___T]

Fair point - if you're going for the boxes it doesn't make as much sense, I always think of the pulse lines for the cart labels.  Will you try and get the Silver box games now?  I have the pulse line set CIB now but there are some toughies to find for the silver box.

[UPDATE]
It arrived, figured I'd cover where I got to:


Nice box, but the board is much nicer:


I went for the version with the USB connector because it was only a little more and I figured I might miss it in future and if I ever need to pass this on for financial reasons it would be better to have it there.  I grabbed a Micro SD 4GB from Krikkz as I don't have any spares.  All in this wasn't cheap but I'm happy with it after waiting so long.  Time to get started on the case.



After comparing it to the Salamander cart I'd put by, I wasn't convinced it would fit and on top of that I didn't have a set of grips to open the cart safely and avoid busting the tabs.  I have a box full of repro carts on their way, but I couldn't wait to check this out and for whatever reason didn't like the thought of sticking the bare PCB in my AV Famicom like that.  So I dug around for an early cart I wouldn't mind using and found a really beat up DK cart.  If Adventure Island works, I guessed anything around the time of that early shell design would also likely work.  I tried an MMC5 cart as it was easy to unscrew but there's no chance that can work so I popped the DK cart open and took a look.

On first look it appeared an easy fit as everything lines up but after trial and error I'd spent about 30 minutes trimming down various innard tabs that keep the smaller DK board in place.  I also cut out a generous slot to get to the Micro SD easier.  Not fussed about the quick USB access for now, it would need a fatter hole up the top so I left it for the time being.  After taking quite a few legs and tabs out of the inside of the DK cart, I eventually had a snug fit with easy card access. 



I think I could've done a tidier job, I broke a blade in the process which didnt help but to be honest it just made me glad I didn't wreck the Salamander cart.  Time to try it out!



Though it's not transparent, you can still see the access LEDs through the casing when it turns on and switches around the menus, which was a pleasant surprise.  I think this will look really nice in a Salamander cart for that reason as well, I hope I can make that work.



Didn't play around with the Everdrive too much as I don't have a computer to load games on with and play around this evening.  It was late, so this was mainly a test to check it works and the case isn't causing any issues for now.  Looks fun, can't wait to see what other things people find it can do and the firmware updates that will come later down the line.

Anyone else getting one of these?  I don't think my Powerpak's going to get much use from here out...

[L___E___T]

Oh I forgot to mention  -  that box of repro carts is on its way shortly is for the benefit of Famicom world members.  I'm happy to dole out cart shells for Everdrives if people need them.  I may even prep them in advance depending on how much time I have.  They're not perfectly minty clean carts, but they may be helpful.