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    Famicom recommendations?

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    Nope never would they do that, but as shown with N64 at least stateside they're not opposed to having snap on upgrades to allow for more playability outside of Japan where they had the FDS and 64DD. I know all well what they controlled, it was total up until later in the game when some started to get a bit creative about things licensed or otherwise (acclaim carts, tengen carts, etc.)

     

    The 32 bit era game market was a LOT different than the NES era market, and it's apples and oranges anyways since the N64 RAM upgrade applied to all regions.

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    Famicom recommendations?

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    There are ways around it but I know what you mean. Nintendo could have allowed a jumper for it off that port in the day. More recent years a simple jumper or using a hidefnes kit install gets you that audio as the system itself is capable.

     

    Their solution involved the NES version of the FDS (which never came to pass due to chip advancements), and really, do you think that Nintendo would have recalled MILLIONS of NESes or rendered them partially obsolete with a change to the hardware? Besides, Nintendo controlled cart production in the West, which meant that they didn't even have access to the sound-enhanced chips anyways.

    Famicom recommendations?

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    Devil World is simple and gets undue hype because it's the only Miyamoto title never to be released in the US, but it's worth checking out, for sure. Zelda 2 FDS is worth checking out because the leveling up system is entirely different, but otherwise, the NES version is a major upgrade. Astro Robo Sasa, Moai Kun, and Door Door are quality puzzles games that made it over here, and the Lolo games (some of which are named Eggerland) have different puzzles, and there are a lot more Lode Runner games, too. If you're into sports games, the original Tecmo Bowl had an updated roster for its Famicom release, the Famista series is RBI Baseball, just with rosters and teams from '80s-era NPB. Other Famicom/FDS titles I'd recommend are Ai Senshi Nicol, Bio Miracle Bokuette Upa, The Goonies, Esper Dream 1 and 2, Getsu Fuu Ma Den, Gimmick!, and Uforia.

    FPGA Based Videogame System

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    They've said quite sometime ago that the DAC was finished, the parts ordered, and the components now on hand. They just haven't had the capacity yet to assemble and package them.

     

    So I doubt Kevtris is working on it at this point, unless I suppose they're trying to come up with a 32X solution.

     

    Maybe he's getting that much-needed rest he was looking forward to before the Mega Sg came out.

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