The Famicom Thread

[Arasoi]

That would be Zombie Sean Connery.

I loled.

Another game I HAVE to reccommend is Ninja Crusaders by Sammy. Excellent little action game.

[lkermel]

Hi Arasoi,

I LOVE my Famicom system. I don't know why (and I don't think Nostalgia alone is enough to justify it), but I have so much fun everytime I bring a new Famicom game home ! No later than last week, I received Super Star Force which I though was a straight shooter - and yet again, what a surprise to find out that you could get out of the ship and explore places by foot ! This is what I love about those games, they still manage to amaze me.
By the way, I've been reviewing a lot of Famicom Disk games on my site, at Video Game Den

[Arasoi]

Hey lkermal,

Thats one cool site you have, this will help in selecting "new" titles for my Twin =) (Super Star Force sounds awesome by the way)

Do you accept "third party" reviews? I've got a full listing of games on the first post and maybe I can contribute. (I couldnt figure out the "Add your Pov here" thing =( )

[mobiusclimber]

I bought an AV Fami & Disc System off risingstuff.com last year. Got it and a couple games (Zelda, Seiken Psycho Caliber?, Aspic) for around $200 shipped. I've been slowly building my collection up since then. Can anyone recommend some good FDS RPGs? I have Esper Dream and Kalin no Tsurugi so far besides the ones mentioned. (As well as Castlevania, Tokimeki High School and I think one other that I've forgotten the name of...)

[Arasoi]

I like Ys a lot, if you can go old school on gameplay mechanics. I believe there are a couple of those ported to Famicom quite well.

By the way, how is Seiken Psycho Caliber? What kind of game is it?

[GarrettCRW]

I loled.

Yes, it helps that I stole from Noah Antwiler (of the Spoony Experiment).

[mobiusclimber]

I like Ys a lot, if you can go old school on gameplay mechanics. I believe there are a couple of those ported to Famicom quite well.

By the way, how is Seiken Psycho Caliber? What kind of game is it?

I have Ys on Master System AND Turbo Duo, so prolly not interested in getting it again. XD How are the Deep Dungeon games? Cleopatra? Ai Senshi Nicole? Druid?

SPC is very Zelda-esque... actually I'd describe it as closer to Neutopia. The graphics seem more realistic and less stylized. It's super hard tho. The boss battles are just insanely tough. Or maybe I'm not playing the game right, I dunno. Just seems very hard to avoid getting hit b/c they're a lot faster than your character. I've tried, but I can't seem to get anywhere in the game.

[Arasoi]

Deep Dungeon and Cleopatra I havent had a chance to fire up yet, but Ill play them today or tomorrow and post my thoughts here for you.

Ai Senshi Nicol is a great little top down action/adventure game in the vein of MetaFight/Blaster Master top down sequences with a lot more level and powerup complexity. Beating levels requires a lot of strategy and I really enjoy the game, great reccomendation from Carl.

Druid no Kyoufu is an underrrated little top down action/puzzle game that I kind of took a shine to after a few minutes of play. Def. one of Jaleco's better titles.

[mobiusclimber]

Oh I see. Gamefaqs has both Ai Senshi Nicole and Druid listed as RPGs, but sound like they're more action/adventure titles. Definitely still interested in both. What kind of puzzles does Druid have? Is it anything like Arkista's Ring (which is an excellent and highly underrated top-down action/puzzle game for the NES)?

[Arasoi]

From what I have played it mainly seems to revolve around finding keys and other items to enter another area puzzle wise. I think the game balances out pretty well once you get the hang of how to effectively play it.

I sadly have not played Arkista's ring, so I couldnt say.. another one for me to try =)

[lkermel]

Hey lkermal,

Thats one cool site you have, this will help in selecting "new" titles for my Twin =) (Super Star Force sounds awesome by the way)

Do you accept "third party" reviews? I've got a full listing of games on the first post and maybe I can contribute. (I couldnt figure out the "Add your Pov here" thing =( )

Feel free to contribute a 'point of vue' about a game, the more feedbacks, the better !!!
The 'Add your Pov here' link on each review page is not active anymore 'cause I used to receive tons of spam from it If you'd like to contribute a Pov, please contact me at my personnal email

[leicamaster]

I got a nice twin famicom green black color for $20 while at japan with great functioning disk drive! Its beautiful

[Tupin]

Just got a normal Famicom Disk System in the mail today, working at that.

Now for the games.

[ckendal]

Just got a normal Famicom Disk System in the mail today, working at that.

Now for the games.

What would a "not" normal one look like?!

[Arasoi]

Some recent Famicom photos: (some items are still shipping here)

Group Shot



Bandai Hypershot



Konami Goodness



Whack a Mole



Square/DOG games/guides



Full Rockman set

[ckendal]

Most impressive Ryan, most impressive!

[ccovell]

Ai Senshi Nicol is a really fun, unsung classic of the Famicom era. I once did a review of the game over at tsr's website (10 years ago! (!)) so check it out here: http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/fds/Nicol.html

[Tupin]

Ai Senshi Nicol is a really fun, unsung classic of the Famicom era. I once did a review of the game over at tsr's website (10 years ago! (!)) so check it out here: http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/fds/Nicol.html

Just sent Konami my request for Ai Senshi Nicol 64.

Nice review.

[pseudonym]

Nice collection Arasoi. I only have photos of some of my handbills/ flyers right now, I'll unpack and take some photos of my Famicom stuff soon.

[Arasoi]

Ai Senshi Nicol is a really fun, unsung classic of the Famicom era. I once did a review of the game over at tsr's website (10 years ago! (!)) so check it out here: http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/fds/Nicol.html

ccovell, if you're the fellow Im thinking of you did an NSF rip from Wily and Light's Rockboard for me years ago. I dont know if I thanked you for that, but thanks bro.

And pseudonym, thats a damn fine bunch of flyers, especially Salamander. I used to have Akumajo Dracula, Dracula 2, and the US VS Castlevania Flyer and Haunted Castle flyer before I sold my old collection.