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    Default Power Player Super Joy III?

    If memory serves correctly, I think I remember reading that the built-in multicart of the Super Joy III could be removed and placed in a regular NES cartridge.

    Is this actually possible, or do I remember wrong?
    I can't seem to find anything on this.

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    It's a regular 60 pin Famicom cartridge, requires a 60-to-72 pin converter to work.

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    If you're asking if you can crack one open and pop it in an NES cart, I'm pretty sure that the built in software on the Super Joy is a NOAC under a silicone glob and it's integrated on the main control board.

    I don't think that there are any 60 or 72 pin connectors that you could drop into a NES or Famicom cartridge even with the appropriate converter board.

    Most of those Super Joy sticks DO however have a Famicom cartridge port on the bottom of the joystick that will accept a game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Az View Post
    It's a regular 60 pin Famicom cartridge, requires a 60-to-72 pin converter to work.
    Some of them had actual carts, but most have the software built-in.
    At least, that's the way I understood it.


    Quote Originally Posted by Frankie_Says_Relax View Post
    I'm pretty sure that the built in software on the Super Joy is a NOAC under a silicone glob and it's integrated on the main control board.

    I don't think that there are any 60 or 72 pin connectors that you could drop into a NES or Famicom cartridge even with the appropriate converter board.

    Rats. That is certainly annoying.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frankie_Says_Relax View Post
    I don't think that there are any 60 or 72 pin connectors that you could drop into a NES or Famicom cartridge even with the appropriate converter board.
    Some Super Joy systems come with the games on a separate board. I found one that had no cart slot, but the board was inside, and it could be removed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitsune Sniper View Post
    Some Super Joy systems come with the games on a separate board. I found one that had no cart slot, but the board was inside, and it could be removed.

    Do you remember which one that was? Do you think the board could be used in an actual NES cart?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitsune Sniper View Post
    Some Super Joy systems come with the games on a separate board. I found one that had no cart slot, but the board was inside, and it could be removed.
    Ah, alrighty then, if that's the case then you can crack them open and swap out the board. I assume if it doesn't have a cart slot that's a good indication that they have a famicom board in there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 369WIERDO369 View Post
    Do you remember which one that was? Do you think the board could be used in an actual NES cart?
    I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. All Super Joy systems look the same to me. Sorry.

    I don't see why the board wouldn't work with an adapter, but I never tested one on mine.

    Quote Originally Posted by Frankie_Says_Relax View Post
    Ah, alrighty then, if that's the case then you can crack them open and swap out the board. I assume if it doesn't have a cart slot that's a good indication that they have a famicom board in there.
    Not always. Sometimes they don't even have the slot at all and the games are built into the system.

    I gave away a bunch of famiclones a while back and some had a cart slot, while some didn't and had built-in games.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitsune Sniper View Post
    I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. All Super Joy systems look the same to me. Sorry.

    I don't see why the board wouldn't work with an adapter, but I never tested one on mine.



    Not always. Sometimes they don't even have the slot at all and the games are built into the system.

    I gave away a bunch of famiclones a while back and some had a cart slot, while some didn't and had built-in games.




    Alright. If I can find one that isn't ridiculously expensive, I plan on picking one up so I can attempt to do this.
    So if the game board is separate from the main board, it should work?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kitsune Sniper View Post
    Not always. Sometimes they don't even have the slot at all and the games are built into the system.

    I gave away a bunch of famiclones a while back and some had a cart slot, while some didn't and had built-in games.
    Okay. Well. It's a crapshoot then, but I was COMPLETELY unaware that they did it any other way than a glob-top NOAC on the main board.
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    Speaking of the Power Joy III, it was the focus of my 300 subscriber special. Check it out if you're curious about this Famiclone.

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    power joy cartridges are just a pirate famicom cart, honestly dont know why you would want to stick one in an nes casing when theres about a million different BETTER multi-carts out there.

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    I did it. You need the little black cart and a converter. I used the gyromite cart one. I even took the powerjoy label of the cart and stuck it on the Nes cart. Why anyone one would do this... becuase it's fun, it's easy and it's cheap.
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