Could An FDS Drive Be Modded to work On A PC Desktop?

[okame]

Would it be possible to mod a Nintendo Famicom Disk System drive to make it compatible with a desktop PC, so I could just stick a disk in, and use a USB NES joystick to play FDS games? If not, fine. Just curious. Don't wanna do it, just wondering if it CAN be done.

[80sFREAK]

Oh, you are back 

[P]

Lol that would be kind of cool.

Well fdsloader (DOS only) are supposedly able to read disks if you make the right cable. But there's no emulator that supports playing the games with such a setup.

[famifan]

possible
0) Use any free software (open source) NES/famicom emulator with FDS support for PC
1) Hook up the FDS drive
2) and USB joystick

the most funny part is to patch the emulator for real drive support and to hook up the disk drive to PC

[80sFREAK]

Oh, okame, did you traded macbook for PC desktop? 

[okame]

No PC desktop yet, but I am (hopefully) getting a new processor for my Dell PC tower next month. I'm not going to put anything higher than Windows XP on it, because the retro gaming hardware isn't compatible. That, and I don't want a modern gaming PC, just a retro one, filled with emulators and older tech. I have my MacBook, so I don't need another computer. I'm not in any rush to get a portable hard drive, either. I just need something I can use for holding files I want to burn at a later date. That, and I need a processor that can handle ROM editing software without slowing down.

[sconley666]

No PC desktop yet, but I am (hopefully) getting a new processor for my Dell PC tower next month. I'm not going to put anything higher than Windows XP on it, because the retro gaming hardware isn't compatible. That, and I don't want a modern gaming PC, just a retro one, filled with emulators and older tech. I have my MacBook, so I don't need another computer. I'm not in any rush to get a portable hard drive, either. I just need something I can use for holding files I want to burn at a later date. That, and I need a processor that can handle ROM editing software without slowing down.

Lol I wouldn't call a winxp computer retro! That's just me.  I guess it is 11 yrs old now but still.

I had an IBM 286xt waaaayyy back in the day.  Now that was retro.  Either way good luck!

[tonev]

for my dos gaming i use a 486 with windows 3.5

[aha2940]

for my dos gaming i use a 486 with windows 3.5

Don't you mean Windows 3.1 or 3.11 for workgroups? because Windows 3.5 was NT, which is not really good at all for gaming...

Regards.

[80sFREAK]

No PC desktop yet, but I am (hopefully) getting a new processor for my Dell PC tower next month. I'm not going to put anything higher than Windows XP on it, because the retro gaming hardware isn't compatible. That, and I don't want a modern gaming PC, just a retro one, filled with emulators and older tech. I have my MacBook, so I don't need another computer. I'm not in any rush to get a portable hard drive, either. I just need something I can use for holding files I want to burn at a later date. That, and I need a processor that can handle ROM editing software without slowing down.

Lol I wouldn't call a winxp computer retro! That's just me.  I guess it is 11 yrs old now but still.

I had an IBM 286xt waaaayyy back in the day.  Now that was retro.  Either way good luck!

Oh, shi.....

I should get 386DX40. DOOOOOOOOM 

[tonev]

for my dos gaming i use a 486 with windows 3.5

Don't you mean Windows 3.1 or 3.11 for workgroups? because Windows 3.5 was NT, which is not really good at all for gaming...

Regards.

3.11 for workgroups dunno why i said 3.5 ( maybe i was thinking about 3.5 floppy disks )