First of all, hey ASSEMbler games!! , I am new here (Lurking on the forum far too long so decided to finally register !) and share something interesting or uninteresting . Sorry if there are any mistakes in my english as it is not my main language and I am still in process to fully learn it Long story short, I am 90s kid and I live in Czech Republic - Mid Europe. When I was growing up I had no clue that there was something like "Nintendo NES" or Famicom (There was , but only the chosen and rich one had it.) and the market was swarming with cheaper clones from china and russia so when I was about 10, my grandmother finally get me one of the clones. I was collecting video games recreationally for some time now and I found my old clone on the attic few days ago with couple of bootleged games i had with it - a nice surpise ). I was searching the internet for it but with no luck at all, I guess there are so many famicom clones nobody bother that much. So I decieded to take some pictures for your enjoyment - maybe you know more or you want to see it So the clone is called Gamestar educational computer and it have full size keyboard that is fully working (I guess it is implemented in the same way as the basic keyboard for famicom - maybe?). I know it since there is some ridiculous word processor cartridge in chinese/english with it. It has two controler ports (Classic famicom just as any other clone.) and the video/mono audio output with RF modulation (the red jack). The second controller port says "Mouse" - that is actually true, because I remember it had mouse (not anymore) and it was fully usable in the word processing cartridge with some minigames. The weird thing is the big "gap" you see in the picture, I opened the console and found that there should be classic LPT printer port that broke and fell inside the console case. It is fully soldered to the mainboard so it probably does something ) Never heard of that - but it is blue LPT port. And the second thing is the bootleg fami games (You are gonna laugh at the labels here - i lold hard ) I think they are quite common, but there is unbelievable variety of them ) And the last thing are pretty old multicards and exctebike bootleg - they are probably much older than the clone itself . They look like it plus I clearly remember I got them from somebody who had them for quite a long time. I am actually quite excited about them On the blue one there is a list of games on the back. Oh and some joypad that looks like N64 controller , I think it did not came with the clone but i got it later. It is in rough shape but it works. If you know more or you are interested in the console/any game Don't hesitate to contact me or write here. Hope you enjoyed the pics, have a nice day everyone !
I found this to be very interesting. Maybe you could make a video demo of the keyboard console? Welcome to the forums by the way
It's very interesting to see how that a console got turned into a (meh) working computer. I still wonder if is possible to run software from other computers that have the 6502 processor that the NES is based off (RICOH 2A03 > MOS 6502), maybe with some work porting and converting video/audio signals, instructions, etc.
I've seen those Famicom computer things a million times but have never seen one in action. Could you please make a video of it running? It would be very interesting for many people to watch.
Hey everyone, Shure, I will make some demonstration video ASAP. Probably I will also try the bootleg cartridges on my original NES as soon i will get the Gyromite with fami adapter. I also noticed that some of the cartridges have famicom exclusive games like Kyouryuu sentai zyuranger (The Japan-only Power Rangers game) and lot lot more, pretty cool - i will include them in video also
Those Famiclone computers were not uncommon in Mexico. I saw them in the "grey market" back when it was a good place for piracy, and also at Wal-Mart in the early 00's. Some had strange functionality, but most were famiclones that just simulated computer functions. Still, very interesting. Now, about those carts, the yellow and grey shells were the last generations of Famiclone. Is the plastic a lot lighter than that from older Famiclone multicarts? I bet it is. These too were early 00's multicarts and one-game carts. It's exciting to see "Kabuki Quantum Fighter" on a Famiclone cart, though. And it's rather weird to see other stand-alone titles. The blue one, I suspect, is much older, back from the era of the "better" Famiclone cart. Boy, do I miss those. Great stuff. Show us more.
Basically the same as another thread I posted in, but these are pretty common in China. Subor makes one of the more popular/newer ones. These ones actually have a Floppy Drive for running 8-bit programs / homebrew. Here are the specs: CPU - UM6561 (8-bit) RAM - 512 KB ROM - 512 KB Mouse - RS232 Keyboard - AT Floppy Drive 3.5 inch Famicom cartridge slot (compatible with most 8-bit game cartridges, 60 pin) 2 Joysticks (15 pin) Power adapter 220 V (In), 9V 800mhA (Out) RF Lead DB25 Port (parallel print port) 9 pin COM port (serial port) Comes with usually 2 Programming Manuals (F-basic etc) and 4 Floppy Disks with said software. Here are some images shamelessly taken from Chinese websites: There is also another famous console asside from the PC.Jr and Subor from BBG (BBK). This one is notable since you can add a 2nd floppy drive. Again, shamelessly taken from some random Chinese websites (^_^); This one is probably the most powerfull, since you can upgrade the memory up to 8-MB using 30-pin SIMM All kind of interesting systems, but ultimately kind of 'meh'. No one uses floppy drives anymore and there are way better alternatives for a mini-pc. The cost for these is pretty darn cheap though. You can get them for about $24USD but shipping will be a pain and likely inflate the price to unreasonable levels.
So few updates, the video will be done very soon. I run into few problems with the clone because the connector in the console got totally screwed up and I had to re-solder it, thanfully right now it works but with a few graphicall issues (There is some rust on few pins so I am going to work on that). Here are some pictures of the games: - Really dont know this one, probably JPN only game or some hack . If anybody is familliar with it please tell me i would love to know. Really cool game. Kabuki: Quantum fighter . few graphical glitches but works just fine. Modified for shure, since the menu screen tells a different name and it is "copyrighted" by unknown chineese name. The system is definitelly a later clone since it is NES on chip and not 1:1 clone at all. It consists of three small board - one of them shielded with RF modulator, one with cartridge slot and NES SoC and the one of the right with controller ports, LPT port and keyboard connection (I/Os). Keyboard itself is super low quality and really hard to type on. XerdoPwerko: Yup, they are pretty common here in central europe (And especially in post-communist countries, where this was pretty much the only way to get your hands on NES games in the 80s. ) And about the cartridges you are right for shure - it was my theory from the begining that the blue game and the dark yellow multicard are the oldest ones - the plastic is much much better and they feel like original fami games. The blue one with the jet on the cover is a unmodified MiG-29: Soviet Fighter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiG-29:_Soviet_Fighter). Glad you liked the pictures, I will bring more. DSwizzy145: Yeah and all of the cartridges (Except few multicards) work with original toaster NES (I have lockout chip disabled) with fami adapter Trenton_net: Sweet pictures and thanks for all the info, would love to get my hands on the one with the floppy drive and start working on some homebrew. I will search for that one.
I would imagine they wouldn't fully work unless you could make an adapter for the accessories they use.
I'm in a little bit of disbelief right now, look at what I found in my controller draw. I've had these things for ages but I could never figure out what they were for. I knew they were for a famiclone, but there's so many of them that I thought I would never find out. And out of all the places I could've gotten them, they came in a big lot of Saturn stuff from Australia...
