View Full Version : Any portable super famicoms/nintendos?
The Manimal
03-17-2004, 12:59 AM
curious...
let's see....i should soon be able to play famicom and nes games portably (ordered GTA)
the game gear can play master system games with an adaptor, i believe...
nomad plays genesis. so what about super famicom/super nintendo games?
any portable system available?
pango
03-17-2004, 01:32 AM
ive seen one portable snes that was custom made. i believe it was by a member of these forums.
Querjek
03-17-2004, 06:40 AM
http://www.classicgaming.com/vcsp/index.htm
Enjoy.
jonjandran
03-17-2004, 08:53 AM
curious...
let's see....i should soon be able to play famicom and nes games portably (ordered GTA)
Did you buy the GTA with the included NES Adapter ? There was only 1 guy selling them on Ebay with an adapter that works. And he's all out of them.
If not you won't be able to play NES games , because a regular adapter won't work. :o
My GTA sits in non-use because of this problem. :angry:
Ed Oscuro
03-17-2004, 09:08 AM
http://www.classicgaming.com/vcsp/index.htm
Enjoy.
Haha, "love" that bit about the PSP. I think it's possible that Sony will dethrone itself.
A while back I saw a page with pictures of what was claimed to be a portable Super Famicom built by Bandai, but the hinges had broken and they said Bandai didn't acknowledge that it existed. Ho hum.
A handheld SFC/SNES would be very much awesome, of course.
buttasuperb
03-17-2004, 10:01 AM
GBA
sisko
03-17-2004, 10:10 AM
Interesting read:
http://assembler.roarvgm.com/MIA_games_and_systems/MIA_Superfamicom/mia_superfamicom.html
Otherwise:
GBA and a Flash Cart
Game Axe
Game Theory Admiral
The Manimal
03-17-2004, 12:55 PM
curious...
let's see....i should soon be able to play famicom and nes games portably (ordered GTA)
Did you buy the GTA with the included NES Adapter ? There was only 1 guy selling them on Ebay with an adapter that works. And he's all out of them.
If not you won't be able to play NES games , because a regular adapter won't work. :o
My GTA sits in non-use because of this problem. :angry:
I bought it off a guy with an adaptor included. I planned on purchasing an additional unit if I liked this one. However, I guess if he's all out, I guess this will be my only one :(
EDIT: Why don't the other adaptors work? Is it an issue with the adaptor and cart being too loose and unstable (being most adaptors are probably tall because of the original toaster NES design)? I read a review online where it said they worked fine, and I saw a picture of a working GTA playing "The Legend of Zelda" NES cart where it used the supplied Famicom adaptor, in conjunction with the exposed/non-encased adaptor that came inside of early US NES games...
Ichi The Killer
03-17-2004, 01:18 PM
Game axe will play nes/famicom games
You can emulate a nes on the GBA if you have a flash cart
I assume someone will write an emulator for tapwave, pocket PC, Game 32, etc to play nes games
rbudrick
03-17-2004, 04:55 PM
Whoa, hold on,
Are you guys saying there's finally an NES adapter for the GTA? I didn't think they made one yet...
As for a Potable SNES, I began making on once, and it was going great, except the SNESs mysteriously kept dying...I couldn't figure it out!! I still have all the components to make one....I was intending to be the first ever to do it...then I gave up. 3 or 4 SNESs later will do that.
--Rob
§ Gideon §
03-17-2004, 05:00 PM
Since when did GTA stop standing for Grand Theft Auto?
While you're checking out the Portables Project site, I suggest hitting the link to NESp (http://www.classicgaming.com/nestable/) while you're there. That is, if you're interested in making your own.
Shady Smurf
03-17-2004, 05:39 PM
Im seriously, considering making a SNES portable, but I doubt I have the knowledge to wire it, gut the snes, and construct a case O_O
§ Gideon §
03-17-2004, 05:42 PM
Yeah, you're right. 'Better not do it.
jonjandran
03-17-2004, 06:06 PM
I bought it off a guy with an adaptor included. I planned on purchasing an additional unit if I liked this one. However, I guess if he's all out, I guess this will be my only one :(
EDIT: Why don't the other adaptors work? Is it an issue with the adaptor and cart being too loose and unstable (being most adaptors are probably tall because of the original toaster NES design)? I read a review online where it said they worked fine, and I saw a picture of a working GTA playing "The Legend of Zelda" NES cart where it used the supplied Famicom adaptor, in conjunction with the exposed/non-encased adaptor that came inside of early US NES games...
OK a lot of people get confused when they read about "adapter included " in the GTA description on Ebay.
The sellers are talking about the adapter to play Famicom games . You need a special adapter to just play the Famicom games.
But there was one seller on Ebay who was selling a package with the NES adapter.
I don't know if he was using a store bought adapter or what , but it did work.
As far as I know the makers of the GTA haven't released an official adapter yet.
And I don't really know why a regular adapter won't work, I just know I and others have tried several and they don't work. And I've tried the one that comes in the Gyromite Nes cart and it will not work with any NES games.
*edit* Maybe they do sell the adapter now. I guess thats what this seller is claiming.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3085425875&category=62054
rbudrick
03-17-2004, 07:35 PM
Hmmm, I got my 72-60 pin adapter to work just fine with my GTA. Never had a problem.
So are you saying this ebay dude was selling the GTA with a GTA-NES adapter or he was selling the GTA with a GTA-FC adapter AND the 72-60 pin adapter?
-ROb
§ Gideon §
03-17-2004, 09:46 PM
C'mon, guys. Help me out (http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?acronym=gta&String=exact&page=1)?
charitycasegreg
03-17-2004, 10:37 PM
holy assshit!!! That guy who made those portables?!?! O_O Those are so freakin cool and smooth lookin. jesus im gonna shit myself!!!! those are soooo good!
The Manimal
03-18-2004, 04:34 PM
THAT is the exact guy I purchased mine from. :)
Classicgamesdepot
03-19-2004, 01:39 AM
So you bought the GTA off him + adapter and it works? I'll probably buy one of this guy than.. I wouldv just bought the GTA from the direct manufacturers but was told the standard adapter (for game axe) won't work.. please let me know.. im sick of this POS game axe
The Manimal
03-19-2004, 11:40 AM
I am still waiting for it to arrive. It should show up on Saturday or Monday, I figure... I'll let you know how everything works and what the adaptor is..
How is the QUALITY of this thing? Is it 'cheapie'? If it is quality stuff that will last, I might want to purchase a second unit...
The Manimal
03-20-2004, 06:16 PM
The GTA arrived today. A bit of a hassle to get to work at first, but realized that it was the game pak (Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt) that I couldn't get to work, and I still don't know why it won't work on this. Tried a few others (Mega Man, Double Dragon II, Final Fantasy III (JPN), and Super Mario Bros 3) and they all worked. There is a contrast dial to brighten or darken the screen, though regardless it is backlit. Similar to the Game Gear in that things are super bright and slightly blurry, but then again this IS a full size tv screen system scrunched down into a tiny portable screen. Sound is awful;fading in and out and noisy on SMB3, okay on DDII and MM. Sound is the weak point. It is a bit awkward and I try not to break the NES cart because the connector with it is so snug, but it works without resetting. I tried hooking it up to a TV with the supplied A/V cables and that does not seem to work for me. Perhaps the connection on the thing sucks....then again, why hook this dinky thing up to a TV when you can use the actual system free of the crappy aspects on the TV instead. This is a cool novelty item, I am not sure how long it will last being a pirate system and all, but you can play NES games portable on here as long as you have an adaptor to hook up to the other adaptor. The adaptor supplied by the seller says "FAMILY CONVERTER" on it, and is a bare circuitboard. This allowed to play NES games on it. Do I recommend it? Sure....it's not that expensive. Does it play like an official product? Obviously not, but for a pirate it is indeed good. The video quality is NOT as good as the GBA, NGPC, GBC, etc. It is in the class with the Game Gear.
The Manimal
03-20-2004, 06:32 PM
Hmmm, I got my 72-60 pin adapter to work just fine with my GTA. Never had a problem.
So are you saying this ebay dude was selling the GTA with a GTA-NES adapter or he was selling the GTA with a GTA-FC adapter AND the 72-60 pin adapter?
-ROb
This is what he included (in bold).
norkusa
03-20-2004, 06:47 PM
How 'bout the Game Tek Famicom adapter for the SP? Don't know if it'll work with a converter and US carts though:
http://www.planetnintendo.com/thewarpzone/
Hmmm, I got my 72-60 pin adapter to work just fine with my GTA. Never had a problem.
Those are the same results that I had experienced.
Now that an official adapter to play the NES games is out, I'll have to try to get one somehow.