23rd March 2012, 9:38 PM
That's cool, one of the easier ways to get a Famicom to NES adapter... :)
I was lucky enough to find a Honey Bee Adapter for cheap some years ago, so I have a nice one and don't need to tear open cartridges to get it. My only Famicom cartridge is one I got just last year, though -- that pirate 80-something-in-one cart that came with that N64-handle-shaped Famiclone (the one with the lightgun built into the controller/system). I have tried it with that cart though, and it does work. I don't have an adapter to play my NES games on the Famiclone, though...
As for Hogan's Alley, I'm not sure if I have that one or not... if I do, I don't think I've actually played it. I think it might be that.
Oh, and the main use of that wouldn't be for games with custom sound chips, of which there are very, very few (mostly later Konami games I think). The main use would be for the Famicom Disk System, which has additional audio hardware in it that requires those pins.
New stuff:
All of this was $10 total; $5 for the games., $5 for the lightgun, pretty much.
PSX - all games disc only (though I was given a basic little case to hold them in)
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Road Rash 3D - I don't remember hearing too good things about this, but it's actually a fun sequel to the first 3DO/PSX/Saturn/PC Road Rash game... too bad it was PS1 only, it'd have been nice to see at least a PC version (for better graphics...). EA published all of its Moto Racer and NFS games on the PC, but only the one Road Rash game for whatever reason. The game has a smooth framerate and fun enough gameplay, but the usual blocky, messy PS1 graphics. Analog controls are present with the Dualshock, but acceleration is with the right stick ONLY in analog mode. Idiots.
Test Drive 4 - This is the first of the three Test Drive games by Pitbull Syndicate. I have the third one, Test Drive 6, for Dreamcast, and like it, but besides the PC version demo I hadn't played this one before. The graphics here don't match the PC of course, but at least, like with Road Rash 3D, they kept hte framerate up; they clearly went for framerate over great graphics here. For some insane reason, just like with Road Rash 3D, in analog mode you MUST accelerate/brake with the right stick. WHY?? Apart from that, the game's solid but challenging; I haven't finished decently yet.
Martian Gothic: Unification - have not tried yet.
The Italian Job - late (2002) racing game. Haven't played yet; disc may be scratched.
Dreamcast - same as the PS1 games, disc only.
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GTA2
PC
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Alone in the Dark - this is the more recent remake, not the original game. It's complete in box with manual and was just about free, so I got it despite the mediocre to poor reviews.
Xbox - I also got a Mad Catz Blaster lightgun for the Xbox. I have House of the Dead III for Xbox, so when I saw this gun for pretty cheap, I said why not, I'll pick it up and see if it's any good...
I was lucky enough to find a Honey Bee Adapter for cheap some years ago, so I have a nice one and don't need to tear open cartridges to get it. My only Famicom cartridge is one I got just last year, though -- that pirate 80-something-in-one cart that came with that N64-handle-shaped Famiclone (the one with the lightgun built into the controller/system). I have tried it with that cart though, and it does work. I don't have an adapter to play my NES games on the Famiclone, though...
As for Hogan's Alley, I'm not sure if I have that one or not... if I do, I don't think I've actually played it. I think it might be that.
Quote:(except, I would imagine, any Famicom game with custom sound chips, since the NES doesn't have the pins to support that sort of thing...).Yeah, to get sound in those games you must either mod your system to connect the lines that go to the bottom port to where they need to go for Famicom games to get sound; I'm pretty sure this is possible, but don't remember how it is done. Alternately, you need to get a Famicom.
Oh, and the main use of that wouldn't be for games with custom sound chips, of which there are very, very few (mostly later Konami games I think). The main use would be for the Famicom Disk System, which has additional audio hardware in it that requires those pins.
New stuff:
All of this was $10 total; $5 for the games., $5 for the lightgun, pretty much.
PSX - all games disc only (though I was given a basic little case to hold them in)
--
Road Rash 3D - I don't remember hearing too good things about this, but it's actually a fun sequel to the first 3DO/PSX/Saturn/PC Road Rash game... too bad it was PS1 only, it'd have been nice to see at least a PC version (for better graphics...). EA published all of its Moto Racer and NFS games on the PC, but only the one Road Rash game for whatever reason. The game has a smooth framerate and fun enough gameplay, but the usual blocky, messy PS1 graphics. Analog controls are present with the Dualshock, but acceleration is with the right stick ONLY in analog mode. Idiots.
Test Drive 4 - This is the first of the three Test Drive games by Pitbull Syndicate. I have the third one, Test Drive 6, for Dreamcast, and like it, but besides the PC version demo I hadn't played this one before. The graphics here don't match the PC of course, but at least, like with Road Rash 3D, they kept hte framerate up; they clearly went for framerate over great graphics here. For some insane reason, just like with Road Rash 3D, in analog mode you MUST accelerate/brake with the right stick. WHY?? Apart from that, the game's solid but challenging; I haven't finished decently yet.
Martian Gothic: Unification - have not tried yet.
The Italian Job - late (2002) racing game. Haven't played yet; disc may be scratched.
Dreamcast - same as the PS1 games, disc only.
--
GTA2
PC
--
Alone in the Dark - this is the more recent remake, not the original game. It's complete in box with manual and was just about free, so I got it despite the mediocre to poor reviews.
Xbox - I also got a Mad Catz Blaster lightgun for the Xbox. I have House of the Dead III for Xbox, so when I saw this gun for pretty cheap, I said why not, I'll pick it up and see if it's any good...