NOAC built in games...why disable?

nobody2000 · Post by **nobody2000** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:28 pm

I'm interested in making a portable, and I have the book and everything, and I'm doing all my research, and case design first. I'm gonna build mine from a noac, and probably with a 2player plugin and A/V out.

Anyway... is it necessary to disable the built in games? I have a powerjoyIII (superjoy?..same difference?) and I intend on making it nice where I can put in my own cartridge discreetly. What if I have it and don't want a cartridge? Can I build one without disabling built in games? Such a thing might be convenient. If I don't disable, do I have to allow the unit to get more power?

daguuy · Post by **daguuy** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:31 pm

disable it if you want it to use carts, don't disable it if you want to only play built in games. put a switch on the wire that disables it if you want to switch between them

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:31 pm

You most certainly can build one that way!

Just put an on/off switch on the jumper wire that disables the built in games. (I suggest one of those roller-lever switches from Radio Shack. You can mount and modify it so it automatically disables the internal ROM when a cart is inserted.)

From what I heard, the games aren't all that great, but since I don't have a NOAC I guess I'm not a good judge of it.

rawls · Post by **rawls** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:48 pm

Some NOACs (the SuperJoy III that I have is one) don't have built in games. Instead, they have a cartridge (famicom compatible) with the games on it. So if you want to play the games (which aren't that bad - they include some basic Nintendo and Atari games and look and sound pretty close to the real things) you just plug in the cartridge.

nobody2000 · Post by **nobody2000** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:17 pm

well my superjoyIII, when I put in NO cart, I get built in, but when I put in a cart, I get what's on the cart. There is no switch. The same was true for my other NOAC famiclone.

Is some switch being toggled without me knowing it?

Post by **gannon** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:21 pm

Are you using a family converter?
If so, the family converter is bridging 2 points and doing the switching.

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 1:45 pm

bicostp wrote:You most certainly can build one that way!

Just put an on/off switch on the jumper wire that disables the built in games. (I suggest one of those roller-lever switches from Radio Shack. You can mount and modify it so it automatically disables the internal ROM when a cart is inserted.)

From what I heard, the games aren't all that great, but since I don't have a NOAC I guess I'm not a good judge of it.

Get an SPDT roller switch (do they even make those?) and solder the jumper wire to one on the outside, the 5 volts in the middle, and the 5 volts in on the family converter. (Warning, this is only a thought from S q u e e !, and may not work, so if it doesn't do not blame S q u e e !, Kelly Roberts, or the Benheck.com team of portablizers)