Is the Famicom Disk System worth it?

[Satoshi Matrix]

Pretty much.

[BrianC]

I just remembered Animal Crossing for GameCube has Clu Clu Land FDS in it. It needs a code to unlock, but sounds like less of a pain than getting the FDS version.

[Rex Dart]

Absolutely not.

 

How about just as a Famicom cart player? If you found one cheap?

[Satoshi Matrix]

How about just as a Famicom cart player? If you found one cheap?

 

I don't understand what you're asking. Please ask more clearly.

[Videogamecollector123]

 

 

How about just as a Famicom cart player? If you found one cheap?

 

Do you mean a Famicom or a Twin Sharp? The Famicom's been totally worth it for me. I have do especially like the zapper that actually looks like a gun. It's like those old pong consoles with realistic light guns. The Twin Sharp is just a Famicom and disk system combined.

[ApolloBoy]

 

 

I don't understand what you're asking. Please ask more clearly.

He means getting a Twin Fami just to play carts.

[Satoshi Matrix]

Well, I wrote a guide to all the models and variants of the Famicom for people who want to get into the NES/Famicom for the first time.

http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/nesfamicom-starting-guide/

 

The king of the options is without a doubt the AV Famicom. The Twin uses an unusual shaped power supply, has weird RCA jacks for composite, and a lot of redundant, unused ports, not to mention half of it's massive bulk is for the useless Famicom Disk System. And then you've got the HVC-001 carryover of the 3' controllers attached to the back of the system. Now if you're a modder, the Twin can be a great system to get as its large size and redundant unused ports can be repurposed.

[ApolloBoy]

has weird RCA jacks for composite

???

[Satoshi Matrix]

The TWIN uses standard male to male RCA jacks like a VCR does, the NES-001 does, or like many Famiclones do. This is in start contrast to every other model of Famicom, especially the AV Famciom which uses the multi video out connection also found on an SNES/Super Famicom, N64 and GameCube.

[Rex Dart]

I don't understand what you're asking. Please ask more clearly.

 

Whoops, I was confused... I was talking about the Twin Fami, and wondering if it would make a decent famicom cart unit if you could find one for ~$30.

[Satoshi Matrix]

Well yes, but you wouldn't find a Twin Famicom for $130. They typically cost around $160.

 

If you DID find one for $30, then there would be reasons. - the attached controllers that you absolutely need may be damaged, the FDS portrion might be broken, or something else. Also as mentioned, the TWIN uses a highly specialized Asian market non-regulated negative polarity power supply jack is pretty much impossible to replace. I know this because I own a TWIN.

[Rex Dart]

...the FDS portion might be broken...

 

That's what I was getting at. Say the FDS portion were broken; would a $30 Twin Fami be a decent Famicom?

Edited June 18, 2013 by Rex Dart

[Satoshi Matrix]

If that's the ONLY thing wrong and you CAN find a TWIN for $30, then of course go for it. It'll be ugly, it'll be imperfect, but I'd jump on a $30 Famicom any day.