My NES Died... NES Front Loader or Top loader?

[Asaki]

My main reasoning behind this is one thing - Gradius II. The Powerpak can't play it, a repro can't be made. The only answer is get a Japanese unit and the game or emulate.

 

It won't run on a US NES with an FC converter?

[Hatta]

My main reasoning behind this is one thing - Gradius II. The Powerpak can't play it

 

 

Have you tried the mappers linked here?

[ApolloBoy]

My main reasoning behind this is one thing - Gradius II. The Powerpak can't play it, a repro can't be made. The only answer is get a Japanese unit and the game or emulate.

 

It won't run on a US NES with an FC converter?

It does, actually. And yes, the Powerpak will play it too if you the right mappers.

[TheGameCollector]

My main reasoning behind this is one thing - Gradius II. The Powerpak can't play it, a repro can't be made. The only answer is get a Japanese unit and the game or emulate.

 

It won't run on a US NES with an FC converter?

It does, actually. And yes, the Powerpak will play it too if you the right mappers.

 

Huh, somebody told me that it doesn't work because of the sound or something. They must have figured out a workaround for the special Famicom sound since then. The guy at gamereproductions.com was the one who told me he couldn't make me a custom repro of the game.

Edited July 11, 2011 by TheGameCollector

[ApolloBoy]

My main reasoning behind this is one thing - Gradius II. The Powerpak can't play it, a repro can't be made. The only answer is get a Japanese unit and the game or emulate.

 

It won't run on a US NES with an FC converter?

It does, actually. And yes, the Powerpak will play it too if you the right mappers.

 

Huh, somebody told me that it doesn't work because of the sound or something. They must have figured out a workaround for the special Famicom sound since then. The guy at gamereproductions.com was the one who told me he couldn't make me a custom repro of the game.

Gradius II doesn't have any external audio, but it does use a special mapper chip (the Konami VRC4) which was never used with any NES games. The only way you can make a repro is to plug the bare Gradius II board into a Famicom converter (the kind you find in most copies of Gyromite) and stick the entire thing in an NES cart shell.

[Mark Wolfe]

I got my hands on a Japanese top-loader and it has composite out, in fact it uses the same nintendo a/v cable as the snes, n64 & gc it has a great picture. you have to be careful on the power supply though because it is different than the american nes. I accidently plugged the american power supply into it and it started to smoke! luckily only for a second and it worked fine after... shew

 

I think though, for the best retro experience, get an original nes and upgrade the connector. you can score a new one off ebay for like $6 and it is an easy upgrade, no soldering or anything. you just need an nintendo security screw bit to open it up

I've never had any problem with mine once i refurbed it. the picture on a normal crt tv is just fine. looks like crap on a new tv

Edited July 14, 2011 by Mark Wolfe

[ApolloBoy]

I think though, for the best retro experience, get an original nes and upgrade the connector. you can score a new one off ebay for like $6 and it is an easy upgrade, no soldering or anything. you just need an nintendo security screw bit to open it up

You actually don't need a gamebit to work on an NES, just a Philips screwdriver.

[fiddlepaddle]

I think though, for the best retro experience, get an original nes and upgrade the connector. you can score a new one off ebay for like $6 and it is an easy upgrade, no soldering or anything. you just need an nintendo security screw bit to open it up

You actually don't need a gamebit to work on an NES, just a Philips screwdriver.

Also, those $6 replacement connectors may not be as good as an original NES that you clean and treat with Caig ProGold.