I may have missed it on the KS page, but this would also make using a Game Genie and tall Famicom carts much, much easier. I'll pick one up just to play Just Breed more easily.
I may have missed it on the KS page, but this would also make using a Game Genie and tall Famicom carts much, much easier. I'll pick one up just to play Just Breed more easily.
It's goal has been reached.
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I shared the page on my 8-bit page. It got pretty far. Hope it helped. This idea is great.
It looks like it did. There is funding even beyond the goal. Let us know when the project is ready and when/where to buy.
[quote name='Shidou Mariya' date='Nov 17 2010, 10:05 PM' post='4889940']
I'm a collector, but only to a certain extent.
Not as extreme as Rickstilwell though.[/quote]
Awesome idea, I definitely might get one!
By tall Famicom carts do you just mean the longer ones, that are morre NES-sized? I'd guess that some games still won't be playable on a toaster NES. Looking at the video, I don't see how this would make Jajamaru Ninja Daisakusen or Jajamaru Gekimaden fit into the system, for example; those carts are too thick, can't get into the toaster when connected to a converter cart. Fortunately I also have a toploader, but I hate its awful-quality video output...Originally Posted by Einzelherz
I only have one: Just Breed, but I've seen others. I assumed all the taller Famicom carts were the same dimensions (except for height) as a standard Famicom cart. But this device looks like if you have a tall cart that will slide far enough to hit the pins, you'd be able to play it without having to try to wedge something to hold it down.
This is beyond awesome. Is R & D finished with the finished product ready to produce, shadowkn55?
This is absolutely going on my wishlist.
I wanted to necro this thread that was the original discussion for the BLW to say that this thing is legit. Don't waste your money with stupid aftermarket 72 pin connectors that have a death grip on your carts and will wear down your cartridge contacts. The BLW removes a step in the process. there's no pushing downward on the cart either which just makes the process a lot more streamlined.
these days I imagine most people are playing a flash cart and seldom remove it but for boomers like me who still play on legitimate cartridges, this thing is a life saver!!
Update: So what I have found is that if you rub the contacts with alcohol and q tips and insert, you'll get a nice insertion that goes in smooth. But if you go in bone dry, it doesn't seem to make very good contact. And if you leave a cartridge in for any length of time, it's going to be really hard to pull it out. So basically, go in wet, and pull out when you're done.
Ahem...snicker.....snort...dang reading this I'm fourteen again.
So you gotta lube up the cart, is that what yer sayin' ?
I recently got a BLW too to have a NES over at the Air BnB (I'm trying to convince my wife she should go with a "retro" motif due to comments on how old styled things are). That BLW is a PITA trying to get cartridges out! I either have to rock the cart out side to side or use a pliers! Function wise, it works great.
Unfortunately, Jaleco's taller carts are thicker than normal Famicom carts. They aren't the same depth as usual, and that's why there is a problem.
Maybe a Game Genie + converter + cart might work, though, that should push it out far enough to avoid that bar it hits... but I don't have a Game Genie, so I can't test that myself.
huh, reminds me of when I took an old ide connector, sawed 2 NES connectors in half and hand soldered each pin to each good non flexing half of the connector.
only I left the push down mech in place and fastened the connector to the assembly so it could move
was a pain in the ass
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I wish I had the cash to put toward this. $20 for a "blink-free" existence wouldn't be a bad price. Hopefully they will sell these post-Kickstarter. It would be a good item to have in stock at retro game shops.
EDIT: Check out these stretch goals. The first has already been met: region switches integrated into the devices!
- $30,000: We're already almost there so lets power through it. This stretch goal adds functionality to the Blinking Light Win itself. We will be integrating a multi-region lockout chip to every Blinking Light Win so that systems will now be effectively region-free as well as make unlicensed titles playable on all systems. NTSC games will now work on PAL systems and vice-versa. And now PAL users are now free to play games from any region in Europe. This however, does not fix any 50/60hz speed issues when playing games from other territories. What this does is allow the games to boot by bypassing the region lockouts.
- $40,000: This stretch goal puts into production a newly designed famicom to NES adapter. This new adapter will compatible with BLW-enabled systems as well as top loading NES systems. Tall case Famicom games like those made by Koei will not be an issue any more. Production would start at the same time as the Blinking Light Win so they will be available when the first shipment goes out. The design of the adapter is still under development so feel free to make suggestions in the comments. We'll be making progress updates in the comments section so keep your eyes peeled for new developments.
Last edited by Nz17; 01-04-2015 at 01:54 PM.
I want two or three of these. Where do I go to place my order?
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