Comments on: How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: NESFan

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:25:25 +0000

Thanks to you, I found a converter inside my Gyromite!

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: Lucky Mesmer

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:23:11 +0000

Got one! Took eight tries but I got one. It does make for a good converter and Kid Dracula and Mappy are wonderful. I have a top loader NES so it's also quite easy to use.

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: vin

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:15:05 +0000

darkwarrior did you drop your cart in water or get it wet the white suff might hard water build up and yes you can use this converter with a famicom disk system

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: darkwarrior1988

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:43:49 +0000

i just found a converter in my copy of gyromite but it does not work the chip on the joint board (nes ten lockout chip???)has a build up of hard white crap on it (corrosion???) can that be cleaned off is there any way to use it with out this chip also could this adapter be used to convert a famicom disk system with a nes top loader i i have one with alot of games but no famicom to use it on i just bought a top loader online and was wondering if it would work

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: vikingfire

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:53:09 +0000

i didnt close up my cartridge and make a custom label i just modified the case so i could stick my famicom carts on top so i dont need multiple converters just cut the case and leave enough room for the converter to stick out it saves u the time of converting multiple games

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: xcursion666

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:11:59 +0000

any one know of a good rpg game for the famicom that would be worth converting i already have ff 2 and 3 plus dragonquest 2 3 and 4 converted is the first fire emblem game any good or what about radia

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: xcursion666

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:59:22 +0000

some of the unofficial games i converted have glitching problems mainly the pirate multi carts i bought i did test them on my famicom and they play fine
so it must be the gyromite converter

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: rob

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:02:16 +0000

a store near my house sells nes games really cheap they had gyromite for 50 cents i bought all 30 copies he had and 11 of them had converters in them i also have power joy controller that came with a famicom multi cart 84 in 1 that i converted to play on my nes the cart has full versions of gradius tetris Dr Mario arkanoid and yoshis cookie and i only paid 1 dollar for it at a flea market

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: Sweetpea

Sun, 16 May 2010 23:56:44 +0000

Where can I bu famicom games? I have this Super Joystick TV game and I need a cartidge to play with… it has 100 games in it but I am looking for some family computer games that has 60-pin. Anyone who knows where can I buy those games online? Kindly email me at greenapple802005@yahoo.com. THanks!

Comment on How to Tell if a Copy of Gyromite has a Famicom Adapter in it by: Rich

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:04:26 +0000

I tried some of the other tricks mentioned the ™ is on both types so thats sort of useless. Squeezing the carts to feel kind of works (no flex at all = adapter) but the easiest way to tell is using a scale. I used this method and was able to find a copy that was over 4oz which meant there was something extra inside a copy of Gyromite.

I bought the little digital scale from harbor freight for $12 and just carried it in my pocket to game stores. Endured the puzzled game store clerks looks (looking for a certain copy that can only be determined by weight excuse) and weighed copies of excite bike, hogan's alley, and Gyromite looking for one over 4oz (4.2-4.3 or more). Some will weigh more than 3.5oz like 3.6 or even 3.8 but I don't think that is enough weight to say there an adapter because they might have added a few chips or even changed the plastic weight (I have found two identical games that weigh different just because of the plastic). Also make sure the game has 5 screws and has the Nintendo copyright in the bottom right corner. Those are the earliest production games.

I would say the weight is the best way to be 100% sure before wasting money on a stack of Gyromite games. Thank you for this guide and the helpful information. I will be hunting for more of these illusive carts!