BrutallyHonestGamer Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 So I got this off of Ebay because I needed a Famicom and it was cheap. After I bought it i tried to find information on it and was unable to find anything. What I would like to know, is this official or is it a clone? The labels on it to me suggest it's official and the date of 1990 doesn't lend me to believe it's a clone like all the clone systems today. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574883395&toolid=10001&campid=5336500554&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FNintendo-Power-NP-003-Famicom-Entertainment-System-%2F251288490395%3FssPageName%3DADME%3AL%3AOU%3AUS%3A3160 I've never heard of the Nintendo Power Company, and could not find any info as well, so any insight would be appreciated. I don't know if maybe this was a system from a sweepstakes and was the prize or what. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Looks like a clone. Tho the 1990 date and "made in Japan" surprize me. If it's really a clone from 1990, it means that it's based on copied hardware rather than emulation via a NOAC, so it can have up to 99% compatibility with Famicom games and accessories. Tho I woudn't confirm that for sure. But there is a bazillions of NES clones since the 90's, and except for the more famous ones it's hard to know them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutallyHonestGamer Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 what throws me off is it's supposedly from the Nintendo Power Company LTD, which I find hard to believe that if it was a separate entity that Nintendo would have allowed it to really exist. Like if I started a software company called Microsoft Power, I'd be in business for 2 hours if that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Depends of the law in Japan. Also, for what whe know, this sticker could be complete bullshit and this clone being made in Taiwan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 How on Earth did the seller justify listing it as 'NEW'? It's clearly open and missing cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutallyHonestGamer Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 lol i didn't notice that it was listed as new, I knew it didn't have the cables, don't care i got plenty of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deemar Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 You guys must have been deprived as kids, didn't you have Nintendo Power magazine subscriptions? It's just a magazine put out by Nintendo, not its own company. Japan just puts whatever they want on anything they want to put it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Nintendo Power was available only in America Also, I don't think there is any relationship of any sort between an official magazine by Nintendo and what looks like your standard Taiwanese Famiclone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Is the complete and total absence of Japanese-language labels on the machine suspect, especially since it was (presumably) aimed at the domestic market? I know that many Japanese consumer products (including video games) have some English-language text, but ONLY English text? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Matrix Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 That's a clone, but is very likely a reverse engineered hardware clone, meaning the chinese pirates who built it used exactly equivalent parts. Not a cheap thing to do by any means, but by 1990 the Famicom market in Asia was too lucrative and it was worth their while to get any market share they could. If the thing is held together with simple screws, open it up and take some photos! I'd love to look at that motherboard. In fact doing so I could tell you far more about it. Depending on how close it is, you might even be able to swap the PPU and CPU for a REAL NES's PPU and CPU turning that clone into a fully functional Famicom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhite2600 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Your unit looks very similar to the Micro Genius Famiclones. Expecially this one. http://famicomworld.com/system/famiclones/micro-genis-family-computer/ I have a similar version that looks a bit less like the Famicom. http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=7166.0 Mine does not seem to be a NOAC. I have not had any compatibility issues. I picked mine up in the early 90's. I can't remember what I paid for it. I do remember that it was cheaper than buying a real NES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutallyHonestGamer Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 i'll open her up when i get her to look at her inards and take some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrutallyHonestGamer Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 i'm not going to worry about it, i got it and it works perfectly fine, worked with every game I had, i have 40 Famicom games. The screws are probably under the pads at the bottom and they are not easy to get out so i'm not going to screw with it. It works for what i needed it for, so clone or not, i don't care anymore, i just wondered about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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