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nintendo_entertainment_system [2023/12/11 22:19] – [Playing ROMs] everdrive shops rjtnintendo_entertainment_system [2023/12/20 22:59] – famicom_games page link rjt
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 ====== Nintendo Entertainment System ====== ====== Nintendo Entertainment System ======
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 +Every good boy deserves Famicom
  
 ===== Models ===== ===== Models =====
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 ==== PAL Famicom ==== ==== PAL Famicom ====
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 +A PAL version of the Famicom sold in Hong Kong.
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 +==== Famicom Disk System ====
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 +Disks are based on Mitsumi’s [[Quick Disk]] format. You can use QDs via an adaptor((Consensus seems to be it's easier and cheaper to rewrite Famicom ones)). Not sure if the data is stored in the same format; Famicom uses a linear layout structure format, so it's like tape.
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 +  * https://www.famicomdisksystem.com/
 +  * [[yt>SSevOKZ_6AM|The Famicom Disk System Cleaning Extravaganza | Things of Interest]]
  
 ==== Sharp C1 / Sharp Nintendo Television ==== ==== Sharp C1 / Sharp Nintendo Television ====
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 ==== Twin Famicom ==== ==== Twin Famicom ====
  
-Made my [[Sharp]]. Single unit incorporating Famicom and the disk drive. Have mono composite out.+Made by [[Sharp]]. Single unit incorporating Famicom and the disk drive. Have mono composite out.
  
 Two main versions. Original has that nice curved bump on top, and no power light. Disk drives in these have no write restrictions, so are good if you want to write full games to disks. Revision has turbo-fire on the controllers. Two main versions. Original has that nice curved bump on top, and no power light. Disk drives in these have no write restrictions, so are good if you want to write full games to disks. Revision has turbo-fire on the controllers.
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 ===== Library ===== ===== Library =====
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 +There's nothing like getting a box of brightly coloured Famicom carts in the post.
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 +  * [[famicom_games]] - Details like serial number, cart colour, controller compatibility...
  
 ==== Pirate Carts ==== ==== Pirate Carts ====
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 === Flashcarts === === Flashcarts ===
  
-  * **Everdrive** - Expensive. Can do basically anything you'd want from a flashcart. Can do disk games too. Lots of iterations. Versions for NES and Famicom.\\ NB there are two official shops:+  * **Everdrive** - Expensive. Can do basically anything you'd want from a flashcart. Can do disk games too, but not sure how it handles their extra audio channel (emulated in the FPGA? Does it pass through to Twin Famicom?. Lots of iterations. Versions for NES and Famicom.\\ NB there are two official shops:
     * [[https://everdrive.me/|everdrive.me]]     * [[https://everdrive.me/|everdrive.me]]
     * [[https://krikzz.com/|krikzz.com]]     * [[https://krikzz.com/|krikzz.com]]
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   * [[https://famicomworld.com/|Famicom World]]   * [[https://famicomworld.com/|Famicom World]]
 +    * [[https://famicomworld.com/game-list/|Famicom / Disk System Game List]]
   * [[https://www.nesdev.org/wiki/Nesdev_Wiki|NESdev Wiki]]   * [[https://www.nesdev.org/wiki/Nesdev_Wiki|NESdev Wiki]]
  
 {{tag>Nintendo NES Famicom console hardware audio}} {{tag>Nintendo NES Famicom console hardware audio}}
  
nintendo_entertainment_system.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/28 01:30 by rjt