Wanted Famicom to Nes adapter

[sidcrazy]

I would like to purchase a adapter for my top loader that will allow me to play famicom games. I recently bought a famiclone, and it doesn't work to well. the screen rolls, so I would like a adapter to see if this will work.

 

 

Thanks

[thegamezmaster]

Good luck. People will tell you they were used in some early nes games but I've never found one. Might google online stores that sells nes parts, I've seen them there.

[GregadetH]

Buy as many copies of Gyromite as you can and open 'em up. You're bound to find one inside. That's what I did. Gyromite usually runs 99cents at the used game shop too, so that's not a bad deal at all.

[Madaracs]

Buy as many copies of Gyromite as you can and open 'em up. You're bound to find one inside. That's what I did. Gyromite usually runs 99cents at the used game shop too, so that's not a bad deal at all.

 

That's a good plan. They're usually heavier carts and have 5 screws. Gyromite is an acceptable game to kill.

 

I have two adapters that were made for that purpose--they even have the ribbon to pull it out of a front loader. They pop up on eBay pretty regularly. I'd sell you one of mine but one of them doesn't work so well. But for a top-loader I bet that the "find-a-cart-with-a-built-in-adapter" option is best.

 

I can't remember exactly, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the reason why there were adapters in some of the U.S. game carts was because there was a shortage of game cartridges in the U.S. and Nintendo had excess of 64 pin Famicom boards. So early versions of many games have this adapter in them.

[sidcrazy]

Thanks everyone for replying. Hopefully I will find one soon.

 

What I heard about why there were converters in the early nes carts was that NOA didn't realize the demand for their games early on, and had to use boards and adapters from Japan to meet their orders. I don't know if this is true or not. I myself tried to find an adapter this way, and well never found one. But who knows maybe I omeday I will.

[Madaracs]

Thanks everyone for replying. Hopefully I will find one soon.

 

What I heard about why there were converters in the early nes carts was that NOA didn't realize the demand for their games early on, and had to use boards and adapters from Japan to meet their orders. I don't know if this is true or not. I myself tried to find an adapter this way, and well never found one. But who knows maybe I omeday I will.

 

 

Found these (though they're not the ones you need--they're backward.)

 

Just FYI... Search for 72 to 60 pin adapter... I forgot it was 60 pin and not 64.

[technicaltoast]

I believe I have a Gyruss cart that has the adapter in it, I'll check later today.

[horseboy]

nebrazca78

 

He posted over at DP today that he has 4 for sale. $15 each. Send him a PM. These are the nice kind in plastic housing, not pulls from NES carts.

[Madaracs]

nebrazca78

 

He posted over at DP today that he has 4 for sale. $15 each. Send him a PM. These are the nice kind in plastic housing, not pulls from NES carts.

 

That's a great price too. They'll probably have the ribbon to detach it from a Front Loader too...

[horseboy]

nebrazca78

 

He posted over at DP today that he has 4 for sale. $15 each. Send him a PM. These are the nice kind in plastic housing, not pulls from NES carts.

 

That's a great price too. They'll probably have the ribbon to detach it from a Front Loader too...

 

They do. He has pics up on DP.