Let's mod a Nintendo Famicom (Japanese version of the NES "Nintendo Entertainment System")
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- The original 1983 Japanese Nintendo Famicom (the original version of the NES "Nintendo Entertainment System") won't work on UK (PAL) televisions, as it only has an NTSC-J RF output. So, today join me as I composite mod an original Famicom "Family Computer" video game console to work with my TVs, and to have a much clearer picture. Then, watch me test is out my newly modded Famicom, by playing the 80s video game 'Tetris'.
My previous modding video, "Lets Mod An Atari 2600" link below ⬇️
• Let's Mod An Atari 2600
For those interested, the mod I installed was the, V3 Power Vamp from a company called, "The Backoffice" ➡️ backofficeshow.com/
DISCLAIMER: Please do not take this video as a tutorial / advice. I'm not an expert, this is just my hobby :)
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just wanted to say, please keep doing this style of content. its to the point, informative and easy to understand. Many bigger youtubers could learn a thing or two from you. keep up the good work!
i am so glad that also the younger people still appreciate the retro consoles and games. Or better said: The younger people also see Famicom / NES as retro and not only PS2 / Xbox / gamecube :)
Love your channel, great shirt and love the leggings haha :)
I love your variety of shirts. They're always awesome, just like your videos!
Great video. I love it that the younger generation are into older consoles and computers.
Lately I find myself grinning from ear to ear when ever a new Kari vid shows up in my feed! =)
Really loving the pace of your videos and your lovely demeanor on screen!
These are fantastic. Favorite new channel. Keep up the excellent work, Kari. 🤙
Thank you👍
Love your content, very inspirational. You make this stuff look so easy, make me itch to try my hand at hardware stuff, even though I'm a software guy with zero knowledge of this. :)
Looking forward to seeing more of your content first
The FamiCom is such a funky, weird, beautiful design; I want one so badly.
It takes a truly special gift to make videos like this and keep them concise! These types of "Mods/Fixing" videos can SO EASILY stretch over 45 minutes to an hour.
Man, as an American NTSC lad that's never known anything different, (Never even owned anything capable of PAL) we really got screwed on a lot of releases and possibilities. With the recent resurgence in Sega Saturn popularity in the last couple of years, going down the Saturn rabbit hole revealed to me that HOLY CRAP! WE MISSED OUT ON THE BEST CONSOLE OF THE 90s! SO MUCH CONTENT THAT DIDN'T RELEASE HERE. The white/red Famicom is SO MUCH MORE AESTHETIC (and smol?) than what we got, and all the games that were never translated!
I bought a thing that acted like a memory pack and let you play Japanese games on my Saturn but it didn't freakin work. I contacted the seller and they said they'd replace but I never did it. Still have the whole thing in my closet (no controllers or chords) but yeah.. thinking about selling it, I assume it still works as it hasn't been left outside or anything.
I'm from Argentina and we have the same standard than Japan, they used to fabricate the Famicoms, Coleco vision and atari here. I've tried NTSC consoles and footage a while ago once I traveled to the USA, the image quality is way different I must say. Its like comparing film vs a video game at 120fps hahaha
@@DaftRebel Mate, you South Americans got a TRULY unique look at consoles for the span of 20 years or so!
One of my favorite games for the SNES was Top Gear, and I had no idea what a fanbase in Brazil there was for the game
Don't suck the Euro taint too hard. We got some of the best of the best while euro ate it. Also, don't be a moron, it's easier to mod this Famicom to US NTSC than forcing it into PAL. Also, emulation. Like do some freaking google searches before full on all caps yelling at Kari telling her things you really have no idea about. I'm disappointed in you as an another American. Sorry, y'all. This younger generation are not very good at patience, and obviously doing their own research. If you're on the internet so long, what are you doing, little one?
I enjoy your videos they bring me back to my childhood.
My cousins in Hong Kong had that version while I had the US version since I live in NY. They also had these rom ripping units that could copy roms to a floppy disk.
When I got my N64 in 95 I eventually got a Z64 which could copy or load games from a a Zip disk. I still have it actually.
64 was released in '96, Europe '97
@@bucketsaremyfriend oops yeah I think it was 96.
That Z64 is an interesting bit of hardware!
You're my favourite game nerd on TH-cam. Love your videos, love your presentation skills, love your curiosity.
She really is a natural presenter
Great video. I love your style, straight to the point, no filler.
Yes yet a nother gem, love to see you again Kari
Your videos are such a pressure to watch, you keep it at the right level of technical and simple at the same time. Also the way you speak it shows that you have so much passion for this material. ❤
I'm just posting for the algorythm... This content can't get better than this! AND ITS AWESOME!!!
Takes me back to my late teenage years in the 80s when I was circuit bending all sorts of stuff from digital computer things to analogue music effects racks. Thankyou. You are inspiring.
I would enjoy seeing a video of your approach to repairing and modifying electronics step by step. It would help so many people at home to save money and learn a skill.
Your soldering skills are next level
Cheers from US
Great content with each video. This channel is really awesome
Hey Kari, I hope you'll do a workshop tour one day. I'm presuming that you're in a converted garage/shed?
It looks very retro-ish, like we did, back in the 1980s.
Keep up the great content.
This is some fantastic work here. And to top it all off, my all-time favorite game of Tetris to boot. Keep up the good content!
You are simply amazing, and younger than my daughter but so differently talented
Excellent educational video. For those that are not already aware, Kari rhymes with Atari!
Love your videos Kari! The editing is great and I enjoy the format you use. An idea for possible content, maybe a short - could we get a little tour of your work area and tools you use? I'd love to see it. Keep up the great content!
Nice. I may add one of these famicoms to my collection. Old gamer tip: if you wanna listen to NES games in "stereo", you can buy a Y adapter for RGB cords. Split the signal so the audio goes into both speakers
Haha we're all guilty of buying some projects and mods to do "one day". Glad you're getting through them, it's a good feeling. Those desoldering guns sure are a blessing and a curse. I have switched to adding fresh solder then using short lengths of solder braid. The fresh solder helps melt the old stuff. The short length helps keep the heat targeted, if you leave it long then the heat goes back up the roll.
Well done! I have an RGB modded AV Famicom and the picture is pretty much perfect. One of my favorite games is Summer Carnival '92: Recca, which was only released for the Famicom and not the NES. It's one of the first bullet hell shooters, has incredible music and graphics for the system. Give it a try, if you have a flash cart or buy a repro. The original is too expensive.
*you need a copy of Contra and Dracula 3(Castlevania III) as they are the best for your unit* 💡
@@afriend9428 I solved this for me by buying a flash cartridge. The Japanese version of Contra is indeed superior to the NTSC one, with more animations and cutscenes. Castlevania I plan to play one day :)
This video jumped into my suggested and I'm glad it did, bring back some nice childhood memories, Famicom is my 2nd consol after I broke my ATARI, where I'm from we had the Famicom and not Nintendo, but they used to come with mini antenna for RF transmit to use it wireless with TV and then tune the TV manually to channel,
Thanks for the video.
I don't have anything to contribute to the conversation. Just want to say thank you for the neat video!
edit: Crystalis is great! I'm replaying it with the character sprite swapped out for Simea using the Crystalis randomizer web site.
I am happy to find this channel. so interesting. I like she called the beep a noise. UK language is brilliant! Cheers from Canada!
It's truly awesome to see a female into the gaming moding scene! Great video!
Great work Kari. So clever at a young age. Industry is crying out for people like you.
Super interesting. My favorite video yet. I have wanted a famicon for a while but I already have a NES. I have a cool adapter for my SNES that lets me play Japanese games on that. I live in Lewes (Near Brighton) and so many retro game shops have shut down. Gotta hit the car boots soon! Keep up the uploads Kari. Your channel has grown fast :)
Thank you for interesting video! I can't wait to see your next project.
Thank you 🤩
I'm never going to do a project like this but its still very cool to watch and learn just the same. Thanks a bunch, looking foward to many more - Cheers from Alabama
Nice one kiddo, keep up. It's great to see youngsters appreciate the old stuff we used to use to the limit back in the day.
Just a small piece of advice. Don't move your hands so much when you talk, it doesn't write well on the camera. Thanks for the memories. Stay safe.
Great quality and pacing , informative and inspiring!
Desoldering gun works better for me if I add some new flux-core solder to the old solder first
Cleaning the desoldering gun is always a struggle for me too!
You only been on TH-cam for a month and already gaining popularity and views. Good for you. Your name mentioned couple times on Reddit... Keep it up!
To explain why it is called Famicom, modules such as CPUs and RAM used in PCs were not unified in size in the past, and even Intel was before it took over the market, so it was developed based on PCs during the days when CPU manufacturers were rampant. To be exact, it was a CPU that was also adopted by Apple I, Apple II, Commodore 64, and Atari 2600, and Sega's SG-1000 series was also developed in this way. Game makers at the time changed the format so that only gaming functions could be used on PCs, and FAMICOM was called "Famicom" as the naming idea for Wife of Masayuki Uemura, which led the development of Nintendo's FAMICOM, as was the name of the company's development at the time. It was also the brand name of Sharp Electronics' microwave at the time, but by mutual agreement, Nintendo's "Famicom" was released in 1983 and eventually released as a Nintendo Entertainment System in North America and Europe two years later.
Holy Diver is a much sought-after Famicom game.
Had a Japanese Famicom as a kid is n South Africa. So many good and angry memories.
I have a Brachydactyly type D thumb as well! We had to got friends houses to play NES, my mom said our computer was good enough. Followed by buying Famiclone with "2600-in-1" roms preloaded as an adult.
I am literally shocked by fact, that woman knows more (in terms of retro gaming) than my all friends combined... :D
It is a good thing in retro community, because computers usually are associated with mens. You're breaking that barrier! Greetz from Poland!
I picked up the Sharp Twin Famicom for the integrated disc drive and run the Composite through an OSSC. Been toying with getting the OG Famicom to use the basic programming so I appreciate showing how simple this mod is. For games, I like the Famicom version of Splatterhouse, and getting ROM hacks of games like Castlevania from Ali Express.
I found and subscribed to your channel a week or so ago. Cool videos and I like your workshop! :)
Thanks for doing these videos!! Keep it up, great job!
One of my very favorite things about the Famicom vs the NES is just how great some of the games themselves look. I bought a copy of Takahashi Meijin no Bugutte Honey at a local game store because it
A. Had the guy from Adventure Island on the great artwork
B. Was a wonderful bubblegum pink plastic.
It's just so much more appealing than the giant grey carts we got over here in the states.
I loved the mod, keep up the great work
Love your shirt! My favourite book! My wife's, too.
Awesome video, I have the Hakko unit too, highly recommend a chisel bit for it, increased surface area for heat transfer
Kari great videos !! keep on going !!
Nice mod work and well done on the games! We hope to see more about those games. Pick your ten favorites, and let's see some game play? All good wishes.
Agree with you about cleaning the desoldering gun. It is really awkward. I worry I’ll break the glass tube. It is ripe for its own mod.
Cool video! 👍 Keep up the good work. (Love the Disney CRT)
Awesome video mate and I love the t-shirt 😂😂😂
Kari is amazing and I wish you 1000 videos!
I love all your t-shirts.
Your channel is going to blow up soon fr
Yay, another video!
I've been hunting for this exact thing, cheers. My TV supports NTSC, but not through RF. At best I can get an image, but completely garbled audio. Good to see clear instructions.
I bought a Famicom mini while living in Japan. I do hate the Famicom mini controllers, so I modded it for plugin and wireless NES ones.
Your vídeos are interesting and I like your diction, it helps me to practice my listening. ✌🏻
I had a Hakko 808 desoldering gun that would block up every time I needed it most, even with regular cleaning and filter replacement. In the end, I got the same gun you have, and even though it's cheaper, is so far more reliable. And my old Hakko tips fit it. Good tools don't replace skill, but they certainly help. I reached 50 before my eyes failed, and now I can't do anything without optical enhancements (digital microscope is a must for modern consoles).
Cool project. Cool video.
Brilliant stuff. You're awesome!
Really enjoying your videos and that they are proper retro especially with the programming ones. Also jealous of your workshop, any chance of a video tour?
Great video. Love to see more
My favorite familycom game was Charlie's Circus
I really love your t-shirt collection.
I have the same desoldering gun, I love it, but it does have its quirks. If you haven't already, I recommend upgrading the pump filters on both the gun and on the unit. Also install a step down voltage converter to have the fan and vacuum pump actually run closer to the 12V that they're rated for. This unit comes stock outputting 18V for the 12V fan and 12V pump, which will have a short life if used regularly.
Another great video. Very interesting.
Great video, this channel will blow up 🔥
And other things 😂
Good job! When I was in Japan one of the AiBnbs had a Famicom. My friends and I played Super Mario Bros for a while before it was time for bed.
Great mod and great T shirt, but that made me remember the scene of the horse... I came here to enjoy no to feel 😢.
Great video Kari !!!
You are right up there with Adrian Black and 8 Bit Guy! 💪I really enjoy the simple and concise nature of your content, whereas they are more techy, which I also enjoy. Great work. Are your into Commodore, by any chance? 😊
Nice video Kari, love this retro stuff, keep making them please 👍🏻
By the way, are you from the black country?
My favorite Famicon games is actually the last game made for it in 1994: Hudson's Adventure Island IV, and it was never released for the NES. I live in a South American country and here we had cheap knockoffs of the Famicom, and in the year 1998, my uncle gave me that cartridge for my birthday. Love that game to death
You are so talented and the most adorable person ever!
Great video, Kari! You make these mods look easy. Maybe i try to fire up my iron too one day for the right project (I am thinking about to rebuilt a small retro computer). Keep up your great work!
A full computer kit does look daunting … but likewise I’m tempted to have a go at one as well👍
@@karilawler If I decide to do it too, than i have chosen the rare, wierd and expensive "Jupiter Ace".
When I am reminded of The Neverending Story, I can't help but think of Artax. :(
Thanks! Awesome video!
Nice! And jealous of that box of games
MORE VIDEOS PLEASE... LOVE YOU VIDEOS, VERY EDUCATIONAL...
Keep up the great videos
Always wondered how these worked never played on one before and cool T-shirt by the way 😊
Really great video 😀👍 I was a little shocked that the Famicom only had RF output. But the game library is still much better compared to the NES😁
Sega was so far ahead with RGB for the Sega Master System.
Oh wow! I love it! A Japanese Nintendo Famicom is so beautiful, just like a certain TH-camr lol 😅
Great video and so encouraging. Makign me want to pick up my soldiering iron and complete a feew projects I've got lyinng about.
I think my favorite game was Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (River City Ransom on NES) - it had pretty advanced mix of beat-em-up and RPG elements in it and caught me completely off guard when I first tried it after playing loads of games released in the early 80s.
Famicom vs Famicon 4:8.
An RGB SCART mod would be a real improvement, but this looks fine.
Love the content! Also.....Neverending Story T-Shirt! Love it! One of my absolute favorite fantasy movies. ^_^
Wish these swap in boards existed when I AV modded mine and did irreversible modification to the shell. This is definitely the way to go if you want a clear picture without the jailbar effect. I might have to get another Famicom
Great stuff👍
Tetris is def my fav game ☺️
Days of fun with all those games
Nice Mod good work
My first game set is Amiga 64
We used to buy tapes from the black market🤔90's.
Nice work!
Really cool video. Wish I was confident enough to try soldering myself..
Yes, you should use the reaming tool that comes with the desoldering gun to clean out the barrel when you are done and the gun is still hot. Hopefully will keep it from clogging up in future. Tetris 2 is one of my favorites too .. if you like that one also try Warios Woods.
Love the Neverending Story shirt !