The CYBER Familator has been described as "... unique ..." , "neat", and "Nomad-sized" by our commenters. And now we'll finally get an opportunity to purchase this critically-acclaimed item. Starting tomorrow, NCSX will offer the DS Lite Famicom adapter for $68. Yes, you could easily load up a bunch of ROMs on a Flash card or whatever, but you shouldn't. Whenever possible, we do enjoy having an option for retrogaming that doesn't involve violating copyright. And anyway, if you're looking at this huge thing in terms of its real-world utility, you kind of missed the point. This item is fully in "wacky contraption" territory.
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1-09-2008 @ 3:20PM
Dan Russell said...
Good intentions aside, I'm pretty sure a machine that plays Nintendo cartridges without having a Nintendo license is a copyright violation.
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1-09-2008 @ 3:22PM
JC Fletcher said...
Well, it's not a copyright issue, but the patents on the Famicom hardware have expired. People are now free to build Famiclones. Copyright becomes an issue if they decide to include commercial games with/inside the hardware, which this doesn't.
1-09-2008 @ 7:32PM
chispito said...
How big are Famicom carts? Unless I am wrong--and I am never wrong--NES carts were roughly the size of two jewel cases stacked. Hardly portable.
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1-09-2008 @ 11:18PM
Ryan said...
Famicom cartridges are smaller than the NES cartridges. They are actually about the size of the Sega Genesis cartridges, if you could remember what size are those. So yeah, it is pretty cool if you could wrap your hands around the DS after this addon.
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