NES titles with NES-joint-01 search...

[Immutable]

Long time, no post!

Lately, I have been looking for some of the first NES titles with the NES-joint-01 converter. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any at my local flea market, so if anyone is willing to sell/trade a NES game with the converter board inside, let me know.

I'm looking for the following (possible) titles:

Mike Tyson's Punch-out (just a rumor?)
10-Yard Fight
Baseball
Clu Clu Land
Golf
Ice Climber
Kung Fu
Mach Rider
Super Mario Bros.
Tennis
Wild Gunman

I have a couple duplicate titles I'm willing to trade or sell:

Gyromite
Hogan's Alley
Pinball
Excitebike

Let me know if you are interested.

[InsaneDavid]

One left. Also a premade converter for a little more, my last one of those as well. No trades, you'll probably NEVER find anyone that will trade you one-for-one on these cartridges (converter rich for normal).

[Roger_Wilco]

I have Super Mario Bros. and gyromite that has the converter and I might trade with you but you have to offer better or more then what is shown. If your interested, make an another offer. By the way if your gyromite has 5 screws in the back then it has the converter chip.

[Immutable]

Thanks for the feeback, guys. I guess my search will continue.

By the way, Dave, would you say that $30 is the top price for them now? I was able to sell them for $20 about 3 years ago. If they are that rare, then I can understand the price jump.

Also, Roger, all the converter games have the five screws in the back. Thanks for the advice.

[Ryaan1234]

By the way if your gyromite has 5 screws in the back then it has the converter chip.

I don't think that's entirely true. All of the games with the convertors will have 5 screws, but I don't think that all 5-screw versions of those games have the convertor. I bought a 5-screw "flat-top" Gyromite just a week ago just to take it home and find out that it had no convertor. That's the 2nd 5-screw Gyromite that I've bought that doesn't have a convertor.

[Immutable]

Hmm, I know one could use a scale to detemine its weight. The converters weigh over three ounces; the regular carts weigh a bit under three ounces.

..however, I just found a link in regards to this.

http://thewarpzone.classicgaming.gam.../famadapt.html

[InsaneDavid]

If your interested, make an another offer. By the way if your gyromite has 5 screws in the back then it has the converter chip.

PLEASE don't spread false information. There are plenty of five screw games, including tons of Gyromite, that don't have converters inside.

By the way, Dave, would you say that $30 is the top price for them now? I was able to sell them for $20 about 3 years ago. If they are that rare, then I can understand the price jump.

Yes, $20.00 - $30.00 is about where I'd place the high value. The deal you linked at The Warp Zone is correct, but only partially, there are other criteria that must be met but that's one of the big ones.

Somewhat recent thread about this.

[The Manimal]

If there's 5 screws and the cart ALSO seems slightly heavier..it's probably in there.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

If there's 5 screws and the cart ALSO seems slightly heavier..it's probably in there.

You'd be surprised.

I went through about 20-30 copies of Gyromite in the past year and only two 5-screw models had converters in them ... and numerous times I THOUGHT that one felt heavier than another only to open them up and find that there was no converter to be found.

Also, a majority of the "telling" signs about the labels (TM marks and color variations) proved to not reveal a converter.

[Tupin]

The ultimate way to tell if it has a converter in it is if the pins at the bottom are off-center.

[InsaneDavid]

The ultimate way to tell if it has a converter in it is if the pins at the bottom are off-center.

In addition to other criteria which must be met first. I have many cartridges that have the manufacturing tabs on the connectors to one side that don't have converters. But again, yes, that's the most important thing once you cover the basics.

[MachineGex]

In addition to other criteria which must be met first. I have many cartridges that have the manufacturing tabs on the connectors to one side that don't have converters. But again, yes, that's the most important thing once you cover the basics.

If you knew this, why didnt you just say it from the start?

[InsaneDavid]

If you knew this, why didnt you just say it from the start?

R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H, find out what it means to me.

I know a lot of stuff I don't got spewing out everywhere, I have enough of a reputation as a now-it-all as it is. Besides, figuring this stuff out for yourself, or at least having an idea about it and exploring such, is how you learn this hobby inside out - from the technical side anyway.

When I do have the time to properly document things I usually make long tutorials about them, examples are all over my site...

JVC X'Eye cartridge region switch mod.
JVC X'Eye CD drive lid close pinswitch repair.
A long editorial about converters in NES cartridges (still need to add the part about the connectors, but the article is constantly being updated with new information, as are all the things I write).
Two year restoration log of a 30+ year old Pachinko machine (10+ e-mails a week going over repairs with people restoring their machines)

Granted I am way behind with a lot of stuff but I moved recently.

[MarioMania]

Any Pic's under the Cart..Not just a drawing

[Blitzwing256]

Long time, no post!

Lately, I have been looking for some of the first NES titles with the NES-joint-01 converter. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any at my local flea market, so if anyone is willing to sell/trade a NES game with the converter board inside, let me know.

I'm looking for the following (possible) titles:

Mike Tyson's Punch-out (just a rumor?)
10-Yard Fight
Baseball
Clu Clu Land
Golf
Ice Climber
Kung Fu
Mach Rider
Super Mario Bros.
Tennis
Wild Gunman

I have a couple duplicate titles I'm willing to trade or sell:

Gyromite
Hogan's Alley
Pinball
Excitebike

Let me know if you are interested.

hmm i've never heard of smb or punchout having the converter, i'd think punchout to be highly unlikely as it came out some time later (and isn't the japanaese version a bit different with a differnt title screen?)
and kung fu definately not as it was called Spartan X in japan.

[theChad]

Yeah, I think there would be an issue with using something like SMB where you actually have some text other than the character's name...

[Tupin]

In addition to other criteria which must be met first. I have many cartridges that have the manufacturing tabs on the connectors to one side that don't have converters. But again, yes, that's the most important thing once you cover the basics.

Me too, but all of the ones I have encountered have the obvious signs of NOT having a converter in them. (Two tabs at top, three screws and security bits)

Besides that, the pin set is split into two parts, unlike first-generation Nintendo made titles where there is no space. An example I can think of right now is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game.

[InsaneDavid]

Me too, but all of the ones I have encountered have the obvious signs of NOT having a converter in them. (Two tabs at top, three screws and security bits)

Which would be counted as criteria which must be met first.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

I just found one at the DP store this week!

(I always carry my mini flathead screwdriver with me when I visit.)

[mrmark0673]

Which would be counted as criteria which must be met first.

Why make it sound complicated?

5 screws and pins that are off center, you have a converter. Also, ALL Stack-Up carts have converters in them, so you can probably snag one of those for less than $20 easy enough. The games that are confirmed to have a converter are:

1942
Clu Clu Land
Donkey Kong Jr.
Duck Hunt
Elevator Action
Excitebike
Golf
Gumshoe
Gyromite
Hogan's Alley
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Pinball
Raid on Bungeling Bay
Rygar
Soccer
Stack Up
Tennis
Urban Champion
Wizards and Warriors
Wrecking Crew

I personally wouldn't pay more than $15 for one, hope this helps!