Classic Game Room - SHARP TWIN FAMICOM console review
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- Sharp Twin Famicom video game console review!
Classic Game Room reviews the SHARP TWIN FAMICOM model AN-500R. The Sharp Twin Famicom plays Nintendo Famicom and Nintendo Famicom Disk System games. It's also awesome and RED!! It's like the Neo-Geo except with more Famicom Disk System.
Whoa, now that is one sexy piece of plastic!
+DreamcastGuy haha
You comment everywhere...
+DreamcastGuy You might even say it looks sharp.
"sharp" GET IT?! lololololololololol X OVER 9000
+Steven Ruff Hilarious
I bought 2 love them both
If in an emergency you land on a savage planet (like Earth) without enough fuel to take off, you can use the ejector system from this TWIN FAMICOM to go back to space.
When I've had a bad day CGR always brightens it up!
even all these years later me too, also i fucking love the crow!!
Never fails.🤘
@@shaungreer3350hey fellow future person!
That console ejects cartridges like crazy!
I bought one of these after watching your review. Got it fairly cheaply from Japan. Love it. Thanks for the recommend!
Fun fact: A jury-rigged Twin Famicom was used to program Kirby's Dream Land.
That hockey game towards the end looks great!
Ice Ice Hockey Challenge. It's one of the Kunio Kun series of sports games. It was supposed to come here as the sequel to Crash N' the Boys. River City Ransom is in the series as well.
+creekandseminole I was going to ask about this too, thank you.
creekandseminole Thx. Yes, they definately look like RCR characters or World Cup.
I love playing ike ike nekketsu! !!
+creekandseminole
awesome, thx for title.
it came out at the same time as the FDS
really good review!!!
The only reason to get another color is for the joypads with rapid fire.
+SoftOtaku They're the AN-550 models, which come in red and black.
+SoftOtaku yeah but you could just buy a separate hori pad with a longer cable and rapid fire, and ditch the wired controllers.
+common rider Yep! That's what I do, but it doesn't work for co-op games.
I don't have friends, so that's not a big deal for me but yeah i could see your point.SoftOtaku
+common rider Nintendo, no friendo? Oh well, at least there's the Internet! Have a nice weekend!
Try this on for size: Sharp TV with a built in Nintendo Entertainment System simply called Game TV. Gaming Historian did a very good piece on it.
That thing Sorta looks like an XBOX 360! U can tell by the disk drive on the left and the giant green button in the middle!
The Sharp Twin Famicom is awesome, but you wanna know what's even better?
The Sharp X68000! Too bad it's also a lot more expensive =w=
+Ruko Michiharu I've wanted that thing for 7 years now and from the few I've seen, not a single one has been even remotely reasonably priced. I'm sorry, but wasn't this thing POPULAR in it's day? the market makes it seems like they sold 5 copies of it that just keep ending up in the hands of the same jerk reseller....
it's like the TG16 in that everyone wants one and has probably heard about from all the games it has, but absolutely no one has one. Except Lukemorse. dude's repaired like 4 of them.
wait a minute have I ranted about the availability/pricing of it in response to one of your comments before? I practically do that virtually every time someone brings it up...
***** Actually nope, It wasn't... The X68000 was a somewhat niche workstation even in its day in Japan, it wasn't nearly as niche as the Turbografx 16 in the west, but it was only really enjoyed by Japanese tech geeks and/or gamers who could wipe their arses with money...
That said though, it is one of the ideal game systems to emulate since it's way too expensive to collect, has lots of great although not particularly common games, both arcade conversions and exclusives, and well, NONE of the devs who made games for the X68000 are making any money off of its games anymore and also aren't making the games available for purchase on other systems like Steam, Nintendo eShop or PSN...
So yeah, with the X68000 is either pay out the arse for it or emulate it, and I chose the latter...
And unlike CERTAIN other Japanese computers *CoughFMtownsCoughPC98Cough* finding floppy images for X68000 games isn't hard at all, in fact they're widely spread on many sites dedicated to emulation
I'm surprised you didn't mention that it's big and red.
Red's my favorite color.
ic light for me as well since it is what makes up the Allegheny river...buddy that is awesome I forgot the famicom had a disk system seems like they try to go that route in almost every console...love famicom nes love section z..I'm a go play some pinball quest now
memories...
this is quite possibly the coolest looking console i have ever seen. it looks like it was designed by the designers republic for a 90s scifi movie or something. those controllers are rad!
It never fails to make me laugh whenever you slap or throw a game into or simply at the ports of the wrong consoles, LMAO. Gets me every time. More of that, please. Thanks for the fun reviews!
I want one of those, I like it's design way more than the NES
I have one. I use it with an adapter to play NES carts. I got an adapter/splitter thing that plugs into the ext plug, that lets me use US controllers. Weirdly, they only seem to work with some carts, even though all I have are US releases, currently.
Also, just so you know, any US title that is two player and requires the second player to hit start, you're fresh out of luck, because the second player controller has no start or select button. Instead, it has a mic, which isn't as helpful. Most of the games I have that require that, won't work with US controllers on the machine, either.
If you get one of these, be prepared to play games sitting very close to your TV. He wasn't kidding when he said those wires are short.
The best way to play NES games, outside of an emulator, is an NES 2, I think, though I don't have one of those.
The NES-101 is pretty good for playing NES games from what I've observed, the only problem is that the video output is noticeably worse than the original model; an HDMI mod does seem to be able to fix this, though.
Also, the NES wasn't designed to look like furniture because it was classy or stylish, it was designed to look like furniture so people wouldn't think of it as a game console, as the video game market experienced a major decline in the US just a couple years prior to the NES's North American release. Had the crash never happened, we probably would've gotten the Famicom as it was in Japan, though that's kinda a downside considering that the original Famicom only supports shitty RF video.
Better quality is always preferable, of course, but with graphics this primitive, I'm not too fussed if I don't get the absolute best picture quality. The Sharp Twin Famicom seems to have pretty good quality. I just wish they'd ditched the permanently wired controllers. I do use NES controllers via an adapter whenever possible, not least of all because I don't want to wear out the permanently wired ones, but also so I can use cable extenders and so on.
The adapters seem about as rare as hen's teeth, though. I just happened to get one on amazon as it popped up, from Venezuela, of all places. They all seem to be made there. They're hard to find, but if you own this console, they're nice to have. They might also work with other Famicom versions, though I'm not sure.
I just wish there was a console that played GEN games, Master System games, 32X games, CD games, Saturn games, and Dreamcast games.
+WebVMan There is, they're called "emulators".
+WebVMan Buy A Raspberry Pi, stick a USB SNES controller on it, and it can play every system you've mentioned other than DC, but it CAN play PS1. I actually have a pi 2 running with every SNES, NES, and GEN game ever made, alongside some 32x, ps1, and n64 games
+Derfel Cadarn An all in one SEGA system probably be much more practical, especially with the 32X and SEGA CD.
Big & red, thanks for this funny interesting video
When I noticed you have the Sharp Twin Famicom, I was like "Damn, son! How did you get that!?".
That thing looks nifty Mark!
If only we got this beauty in America in an NES version. If only we also got the Famicom disk system to lol.
I need to buy this!!
That's gonna be my quote from now on. "Check out the graphics on the PS4!" And I'd be like, "Yeah, but it's not a Neo-Geo!"
That’s a gorgeous system, love it, why can’t they design stuff that looks like this anymore? I want tons of buttons of various sizes, shapes and colors smothered all over my brightly colored chunk of a game system! I tell ya, Apple ruined design for everyone. Oooo, white! Oooo, black! Oooo, plain slab! Come on, guys! I mean, yeah, the GameCube was square but at least it was purple and the controller looked edible. We need a game console design renaissance. Seriously.
What is the story behind Sharp making a Nintendo clone/console?
It's even bigger than the NES... Oh my!
Does any sharp twin owner know if its bad to run the machine in the us with the original power supply? I heard a rumor that the voltage or something is different in the us and that playing it could fry it. Thanks
You must love the neo geo
That eject button. Lmao! Wonderful!
The original big red monster is my fav. I have one too and if there was room in my bed for my wife and my neo-geo i would sleep with it, its not a 6 slot but its good enuff
The AN-505BK had a different color scheme containing black, light blue, and surf green. It also had turbo added to the controllers and the hard wired cables for said controllers are longer. Source: I own one
this blew my mind and maid me want to throw the current gen systems out the window. that's one sexy system.
No just sell it and buy a twin Famicom : )
I wonder if it's big and red...
Thats zura twin famicom
I can't remember, please someone tell me the title of the shoot'em up at 04:27
Exerion
@@JasonALMS2010 Thank you, I remembered years ago. Still, I appreciate the reply.
Galaga sounds at 4:30!
Does Mrs. Mark do reviews too?
Congratulations Mark! I'm happy for you! Funny, I wonder if getting this was in response to my comment from the other week. HIGH FIVE GREG!
I have a Sharp Twin Famicom AN-505-BK - you have to get the second version! Turbo controllers yo!
Can the Famicom, even the Twin Famicom, can play NES games from the US?
I want this Big Red Monster now !!!
I wanna one of that so bad
But I don't know if the Truxton cartridge fits in there... You had one job Mark...
Lots of churning and grinding noises? Have you heard a functioning ROB the robot?
I miss SNES/Twin Famicom style eject buttons. XBone should shoot the DVD at me.
Classic Game Room, if I were you, I'd sell the American NES and I'd keep only with the Japanese Twin Famicom.
These are great machines! Unfortunately mine is not the bright red model. Fixing the disk drive is a pain too, but if I can do it anyone can.
hi and nice vid
The included controllers are irrelevant because it has the auxiliary port just like the regular Famicom so you can plug in an aftermarket controller and a Neo Geo controller cord extension and play from the comfort of your couch with the console in your entertainment center.
Here's the real question... Does it play Truxton?
finnaly all in one thank god sharp
I freaking lost it when you said it kicks the cartridges out of the port. lmao it sounds and looks like its falling to the ground after it just lost a fight or something
No Trukston? Wow.
Oh man I'm having major Famicom Dojo flashbacks :D SeanOrange, Vinnk and the talking consoles, great memories...
+RetroMegabyte Oh I didn't think anyone else here watched those guys. In all honesty I never expected Mark to pick up one of these, let alone review it.
I really want this.
I saw those on "super potato" earlier this year and they were not that expensive, then I thought: If I buy it, I will have to start a new collection of FDS games, so I passed. Should I be punished?
Omg he played Stinger I had that on the NES it was hard to play don't think me or my brother got very far.
i love famicom because its for the most part very cheap to collect for i have heard in japan you can get like 10 famicom games for 1000yen
looks quite modern
It looks nice!
I got the Black (dark grey?) one. I understand now that i should have bought the red one. What a shame.
wow! I never knew something like this existed. Thanks Mark! Awesome review!
well done with playing ike ike nekketsu!!!
I got to find one.
The original Big Red Monster is Kane ffs
Cheers Mark. I'm all excited waiting for my Famicom to arrive and now I want the Twin instead.
No more haassling with extra wires, adaptors or battery's just get the famitwin.
How hard is it to fix/replace the FDS belt in the Twin Famicom?
Mark, I see your TV is a Mitsubishi
Is it a Megaview monitor?
I was either gonna get this or an AV Famicom. I went with the AV because it was cheaper, you can use most NES accessories with it, and the shipping on one of these Twins is a beast because it's almost as big as a VCR.
What color is it again?
I need names of those games mark presented here , so far I got twin bee
We all need MORE CGR... EDF EDF EDF...
20 years of gaming and I've never heard of this thing!
This is my Favorite system in my collection. The red screams "I AM FUN!" plus you can run 250,000 slightly different versions of Majong.
wow, this console looks stunning, so cool.
Reason why the wires for the controller's are short is because house space was really limited in Japan and there does exist an adapter to hook in NES controllers
It's too bad they didn't make a console that plays famicom, famicom discs, and ntsc/pal NES games.
i have a black unit (an-505-bk) guess i fail
just saw 1today, loose in a store, next to a vectrex...
Hi, does this play games in normal speed? Because I have a famicom console here that plays the game but the music is slower than the original, apparently it's because of copyright reasons.
anyone now where i can find this in europe?
Nice review there, very good video!
or some iron sword 2 with Fabio on the cover man I miss the nes daya
what was this console called again?
and can I get it in red?
thaaaaanks
4:46 umm dont you mean super famicom?
A triple famicom that plays 32X? You mean the Retron 3? (Yes I know the Retron 3 can't play 32X. But it can play Genesis)
Will this tune in (since its av) on a PAL tv?
Freakish awesome, sadly I have a feeling this will cost twice as much as an XBox One 😥
I meant "freaking" stupid auto correct lol
+wbowen05 nah about $150 on ebay
+TheKillaComa Thats not expensive to me, compared to the MSX or any other thing that I need to import from UK/Europe or Japan
i always thought famicom was supernintendo.
i hope we go back to cartrigdes sometime because they are faster then disks? am iright? like ssd disks that are solid
The Japanese counterpart of SNES is Super Famicom. The original Famicom is a Japanese counterpart of NES.
I can't even find a working Wii on eBay. Yeah they all work fine for about 30 minutes before they crash because their fans don't work. 360 ers would call it red ring of death without the ring.
I can just imagine if I owned that back then they'll be calling me a rich gamer.
I'd rather have the original famicom disk system instead of the twin famicom
Finally a Nintendo console that looks really cool. It only makes sense it's not build by Nintendo itself.
Doesn't look red to me