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Famicom Controller Converter?
Arseen:
Get AV Famicom (the one that looks like the new model US NES.
It has better Video output than the original Famicom, it works with Famicom Disk System.
Only draw back is that it misses the microphone one the second controller, which affects 1 or 2 games.
Not sure does it support the added sounds channels of the original Famicom, but I think it does.
shenske:
The expansion port on the front of the Famicom is used for special controllers (I haven't heard about it being used for player 3 & 4 before). You can use it for player one and two with no problem. I don't want to modify the controller in my Sharp Famicom Twin so buying that adapter is the way to go for me.
Worth a shot, i'll just bite the bullet and buy it. Thanks for the input guys :)
wiggy:
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--- Quote from: TDIRunner on October 07, 2014, 10:07:18 AM ---Would this allow you to plug in an original NES controller into a Famicom and have a cord that is longer than 2 feet (in other words, not using the hard wired controllers)?
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--- Quote from: wiggy on October 07, 2014, 10:14:27 AM ---It should. 14 pins to 14 pins.
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It splits in to 2 as I think think it was used for Famicom multitap for 3P and 4P controllers.
This gizmo just removes the need for the adapter, while convertin the port for NES controllers at the same time.
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No no, that's not what this port was for (adding 3p & 4p). You still need an adapter if you wanted to play 4-players, same as in the US, and there wasn't an official one in Japan. This cable should do the trick for Shenske.
KalessinDB:
Just throwing it out there --
I have seen original Famicoms modded to have NES controller ports. I can't tell you where or when (it was long ago), but I do know it's a mod that's able to be done.
Ozzy_98:
http://wiki.nesdev.com/w/index.php/Famicom_expansion_port_pinout
If you want to make your own adapters, it's a standard DA-15 port. So you could use it to make Snes -> famicom adapter pretty easily.