A regular screwdriver is all that is required for those carts. They didn't start using those weird screws until later.Originally Posted by 369WIERDO369
A regular screwdriver is all that is required for those carts. They didn't start using those weird screws until later.
Don't expect the tabs in the SNES to break. The plastic isn't like that. If you've gotten them mangled, then you're already on the right track. Just bend back and forth and the plastic will slowly whittle away.
Yes, I did eventually get them off.
Now I just need to find a SFC game to play, haha.
I've also heard that you need to "shave away" the corner of one of the wider pieces of plastic in the slot, is this true?
Nope, removing the tabs is all you need to do.
Oooh, okay!
And then, if I were to get the converter out of them, would I be able to use it without a plastic case on it?
If you have a toploader NES then yeah. Otherwise you'll want to find a good way of getting it in and out of the NES. A Game Genie *might* work (I've never tried it), or just gluing a piece of ribbon to the back of it might also work (which is basically what Honeybee and all the knockoff ones do). If you have to line up your NES carts just right to get them to work, tho, the converter is NOT going to work right for you. You could do some surgery on the Gyromite cartridge to make it easier to use, or you could bust open whatever Famicom game you want to play and just put the PCB into the Gyromite cart. That should be a way last resort tho.
[edit: This is what I meant by "doing surgery" on the Gyromite cart. Keep in mind you don't need to open up the Famicom cart for this to work:]
Last edited by mobiusclimber; 03-10-2011 at 03:41 PM.
I think it's worth pointing out that the Retro Duo works well in this situation, since it's comparable to an NES top loader and a tab-modded SNES in one unit, thus great for imports. I play my copy of Rockman X on my RD all the time.
I use a super adapter for my Super Famicom games and another converter similiar to the honeybee for my Famicom games. I always prefer adapters over any kind of mods/cart mutilation.
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Sadly, I have yet to acquire any kind of adaptor for this.
I purchased a Gyromite cart yesterday, but I guess I didn't pay enough attention to it because I got home and realized it's got the weird screws in it.
Would it be worth mentioning that I've got the Yobo FC game console? Does this make it easier or harder to use the Gyromite converter?
The Yobo clones are top-loaders, and there's less room to push the cart in, so it's easier. With a real NES, you'd have to find a way to pull the converter out from the back of the cart slot, but it should still be sticking out the top of the Yobo.
Hate to rain on your parade but Gyromite carts with NES gamebit screws will very likely NOT not have a converter in them.
There are two indicators that are nearly 100% guaranteed to net you a converter.
1.) It needs to be a 5-screw, standard screw cartridge. No gamebit screws.
2.) (Thanks to InsaneDavid for this tip) The pin connectors coming off the bottom of the cartridge need to look like this:
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NOT like this:
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While there may be examples that contradict these criteria in the wild, the above - ESPECIALLY the chip example is the right way to hunt for Gyromites with converter boards.
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