Any decent Famiclone recommendations?

[greg]

Many Famiclones are shoddy pieces of plastic crap, and their game pads feel terrible in my hands and not at all durable. Are there any that are made well that are a good alternative to buying an actual Famicom? Or should I just go ahead and get a used Famicom?

[swiftzx]

Perhaps Satoshi Matrix knows some...

[NesimLE]

Misread topic...I have a Retron 3 as well but I've never used it for Famicom games. I've also had a bad experience with it overall...but it's been okay for my NES games, so it might be worth a shot. (The power cable it came with didn't work, so I've been using a mismatched cable that doesn't provide enough power for SNES games to work...but whatever)

[vlame]

retron 3 or a retro duo with an audio fix.

[CRTGAMER]

Many Famiclones are shoddy pieces of plastic crap, and their game pads feel terrible in my hands and not at all durable. Are there any that are made well that are a good alternative to buying an actual Famicom? Or should I just go ahead and get a used Famicom?

You can go the Gyromite Adaptor route. Play the Famicom games in your NES.

Until you find one, to hold you over get an inexpensive SuperJoy or PowerJoy. They have been knocked as cheap emulation, I have two and they work pretty well with the built in games as a bonus. I took one apart at the link you can see the construction. Some have a Famicom cart slot in the bottom.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

Thanks for the vote of confidence swiftzx! Indeed I do!

Here you are greg! I wrote this specifically for people like you. Here's a list of most of the major players in determining what system is best for you by comparing features, performance and price.

http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2011 ... ing-guide/

[greg]

Thanks for the vote of confidence swiftzx! Indeed I do!

Here you are greg! I wrote this specifically for people like you. Here's a list of most of the major players in determining what system is best for you by comparing features, performance and price.

http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2011 ... ing-guide/

Thanks. That article was mostly helpful, but I should have pointed out a few things in my first message. 1. Not interested in emulation, since I already have that on my xbox. 2. I'm looking for a Famiclone that will play Famicom games, not NES games. On your page, the image that says "ATTACK OF THE CLONES!" has a pic of a Famiclone I've seen plenty of times in Japan. I was about to pick one up, but the controllers were shoddy. You didn't review that system, it appears. Which of the clones on your page plays Japanese Famicom games?

[CD AGES]

Retro Duo.

[Hobie-wan]

Which of the clones on your page plays Japanese Famicom games?

72 pin = US (and occasionally European) cart compatibility
60 pin = Japanese cart compatibility

[vlame]

Thanks for the vote of confidence swiftzx! Indeed I do!

Here you are greg! I wrote this specifically for people like you. Here's a list of most of the major players in determining what system is best for you by comparing features, performance and price.

http://satoshimatrix.wordpress.com/2011 ... ing-guide/

Thanks. That article was mostly helpful, but I should have pointed out a few things in my first message. 1. Not interested in emulation, since I already have that on my xbox. 2. I'm looking for a Famiclone that will play Famicom games, not NES games. On your page, the image that says "ATTACK OF THE CLONES!" has a pic of a Famiclone I've seen plenty of times in Japan. I was about to pick one up, but the controllers were shoddy. You didn't review that system, it appears. Which of the clones on your page plays Japanese Famicom games?

he reviewed the gameaxe and generation NEX