Super Mega Cheap NOACs!... (Now we know why!)

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:17 pm

It'd be about USD$2.50 for the system alone, plus probably a couple of USD for the controller and power supply cord. So, about $7.50 for the system alone and probably $13 for the package, so somewhere in the realm of ~$15-16 Canadian.

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:38 pm

Price went up this week on their site (back to 1000 yen a pop). Considering all of the extra parts you have to get to make it comparable to a Yobo, that kind of takes all of the benefit out of getting these. Probably won't get any more until they go back down (if ever).

(Sorry about the double-post, but it's "big news" related to these...)

Post by **gannon** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:36 pm

I wrote up a quick compatibility log for this NOAC on PoD, http://portablesofdoom.org/beta/noac.php
I might try and make this into an overall log for other pirates too eventually.

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:56 pm

Added what I know so far

Works great. Would definitely be nice to be able to take these pages and parse them into one spreadsheet of NOACs to compare them. Like,
Works = +
Doesn't work = -
No data = ?
Then we can see Yobo vs. these vs. whatever at a glance.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:06 pm

And you have good ol' me to compare portablizing them. >_> yay? no yays? *tumbleweed rolls on by* Dangit....

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:30 pm

Obligatory Yay!

I am contemplating making a portable out of my last remaining one. Considering how the colors are kind of off on a regular TV, making a portable out of it might be the only worthwhile thing to do (then you can tune it properly for the one use, and that's it...)

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:14 pm

Well, I am having troubles, if you check your PM... by the way, I am using metroid. Maybe I stuck the family converter in the wrong way...

Post by **gannon** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:10 pm

Got mine in today. Fairly busy, but I'll try and test out all my games within a few weeks.

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:14 pm

If you get it working, please tell me which way things go. >_> I am an idiot that way.

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:37 pm

The Family Converter's text faces the controller port board. The NES cart's label faces AWAY from the controller port board (towards the AV ports).
Video is yellow, audio is red, white is "RF" but doesn't really do squat (at least, not on the one I tested).

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:52 pm

didn't do squat for me either. >_> I thought that was white audio too. Stupid me. And lo and behold, it works. Thanks.

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:58 pm

No problem.
By the way, to everyone else, sorry! They're all gone - shipping the last one out tomorrow morning. I'll see what I can do about getting more the next time I'm in Japan, if the price is right. I've still got extra power supplies and controllers though! I'm planning on holding onto some of them in case I do another mass purchase of these things, but if anyone's desperate...

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:59 pm

Woohoo got the last one!

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:00 pm

Sorry for being the donkey. (think of synonyms here) I got three. >_>

SgtBowhack · Post by **SgtBowhack** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:35 pm

Heh, well, you did pay for them pretty quickly... and to be honest, I don't think anyone else has asked me about them but you three, so... guess you won by default. Now leave me feedback in the trading post!

Actually, I have one left, but I decided to keep it for experimentational purposes (aka: to make either a portable or to do my other secret project...)