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MegaDrive20XX
09-22-2004, 02:49 PM
SO FRIGGIN TINY!! I swear! I got Famicom Mini Vol. 21 today...and this is the first time I have held one in my hands...wow...who makes these packages? good lord..
I needed a pair of tweezers to open this box lol So I took the liberty of showing it's size compared to a common penny and a normal USA GBA game.. simply screws with my mind over it's size! I've seen the normal JPN GBA packages, but this takes the cake...


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/Akumajo22/SMB2Pic1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/Akumajo22/SMB2Pic2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/Akumajo22/SMB2Pic3.jpg
Ed Oscuro
09-22-2004, 03:10 PM
They're still much bigger than a FDS game. The middle part you've got out that sits in a tray - has the recessed "Nintendo" in orange plastic along the bottom (or at least it's printed to resemble it) - is essentially the dimensions of the whole FDS package. Those games would be about twice as thick due to the manual/phone card etc. found inside, but you get the idea that even the Famicom Mini package is bigger than the FDS package! I think it's about in line with a Famicom box, maybe a bit shorter.
MegaDrive20XX
09-22-2004, 03:30 PM
They're still much bigger than a FDS game. The middle part you've got out that sits in a tray - has the recessed "Nintendo" in orange plastic along the bottom (or at least it's printed to resemble it) - is essentially the dimensions of the whole FDS package. Those games would be about twice as thick due to the manual/phone card etc. found inside, but you get the idea that even the Famicom Mini package is bigger than the FDS package! I think it's about in line with a Famicom box, maybe a bit shorter.

That is crazy man....I'd like to meet the people who design box art like this...
Aussie2B
09-22-2004, 07:18 PM
It's all about saving space in a country that has very little. Pretty tiny and cute, eh? :)
MegaDrive20XX
09-22-2004, 07:21 PM
It's all about saving space in a country that has very little. Pretty tiny and cute, eh? :)

Yeah, I called my gf and she came over and went "Awwww" :embarrassed:
SegaAges
09-22-2004, 07:25 PM
where can i order fam.mini games from? i am intersted. i know they have been out for awhile, but i never really ordered any
ArnoldRimmer83
09-22-2004, 07:33 PM
How are the FDS games on the GBA anyways? Do they now have no load times, or does the game "mimic" them?
MegaDrive20XX
09-22-2004, 07:38 PM
where can i order fam.mini games from? i am intersted. i know they have been out for awhile, but i never really ordered any

I got mine from Ebay, look up "Ace of Bicycle"...took a while since straight from Japan...but god it was worth it.

play-asia.com is a good source too

the FDS game I have, does not load up, just launches quickly like a normal Famicom title
GaijinPunch
09-22-2004, 10:53 PM
No loading times, at all.
I prefer the smaller size. GBA boxes are too effing big. One day, US companies will relize that bigger does not mean better.
SoulBlazer
09-23-2004, 12:55 AM
GBA boxes are BIG?

I'd be afraid of losing a game box THAT size! O_O
delafro
09-23-2004, 05:13 PM
Man, I love those boxes.... I think they're just about the right size personally. No unwiedly cardboard, but a nice, sleek design. Other companies need to catch up on this.
Mayhem
09-23-2004, 06:34 PM
http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/photos/photos44.htm ;)

I've got set #3, but the folder isn't available until next month I believe...
MegaDrive20XX
09-23-2004, 06:40 PM
http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/photos/photos44.htm ;)

I've got set #3, but the folder isn't available until next month I believe...

*drools*.... :D
djb1986
09-23-2004, 06:51 PM
http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/photos/photos44.htm ;)

I've got set #3, but the folder isn't available until next month I believe...

The folder thing ends on 10-31. It's been available for like the past month or so.
Mayhem
09-24-2004, 05:45 AM
Really? Oh okay, best get onto my supplier then...
rbudrick
09-24-2004, 02:41 PM
I've got a few of these games and I wanted to carry a bunch on my GBA flash cart....yet all but a couple error out. I heard there may be patched versions out there online. Does anyone know anymore about this? It's a big pain to carry all these carts around to play them.

And don't one you even say to get pocketnes or something. Its NOT the same. :-)

-Rob