gyromite

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:52 pm

ok i opened up a gyromite cart expecting it to be bigger and have the converter on the inside but it was rather small

are only some gyromite carts like the one in ben's NESp story

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:00 pm

Probably. I would do like Ben says and find a cart that seems extra-heavy and off balance compared to one you KNOW is a NES cart. That one will contain an adapter.

S q u e e ! · Post by **S q u e e !** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:01 pm

Only old Gyromite carts have the converter. Just buy gannon's family converter.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:04 pm

i dont really want the converter i just wanna trace them like ben did and wire my own cart, and i dont think gannon has anymore

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:06 pm

You should still get the convertor, it is probably a lot easier than having one of us explain the pin conversion.

wallydawg · Post by **wallydawg** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:44 pm

I also tried this a while ago, bought two gyromite games, both with no adapters.

While I was at game crazy the other day, i noticed on some old Super Mario Bros. games (sans duck hunt) that some carts had the trademark symbol on the label, and others did not. I only saw the tops of the carts and not the front; both employees (white sox fans

) did not seem insterested in helping me on account of my Cubs shirt.

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:55 pm

The ones that have APPROVED BY THE U.N. on them 75% chance of it having it.

minkster · Post by **minkster** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:57 pm

If worse comes to worse buy one of these http://cgi.ebay.com/Card-Edge-Connector ... dZViewItem
I think its the same thing that is found in Game Genie cartridges nd the Gyromite ones.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:49 pm

demonofaj wrote:The ones that have APPROVED BY THE U.N. on them 75% chance of it having it.

ok cool i'll check out the rest of my NES carts to see if they have that written on them

where should i look

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 6:44 am

Stack Up always has the converters.

kidw/32+systems · Post by **kidw/32+systems** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:43 am

to harvest for converters simply but one finger on the board and another on the plalstic and carefully pull if you see some shinny stuff it has a conveter smash and enjoy

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:56 am

Hmm...I may have to try pulling it out then...

And it did take me several tries to get one, and it WAS in a Gyromite cart.

Here's some more tips I've found on my successful quest for the adaptor.

1, If it only has 3 screws on the back of the cartridge (two on the edge corners and one in the middle), it will NOT contain an adaptor. It must have 5 screws (One on each corner and one in the middle).

2. At least some, if not all adaptors were used before the security screws were implemented into NES cartridges. A precisionflathead screwdriver should be enough for those cartridges, so don't waste your money buying the standard 3.5mm Gamebit. If you see these screws this is a good prospective cart, as it is an early one. These should always have 5 screws. If you find a three screw cart with flathead screws in it, it is either very rare, or the screws are not original.

3. The label on the back of the cartridge must also meet certain criteria. On most carts, the word "Nintendo" in centered on the bottom of the grey label with the copyright year, 1985, but on the carts you are looking for, it will lack the copyright year, and the word "Nintendo" will be shifted all the way to the far bottom-right of the label.

4. On some NES carts, the edges will be missing some connectors if that game does not use them. Usually these missing pins are in the middle of the game cartridge connector. The adaptor ALWAYS has ALL 72 pins on it. If a cart lacks even a few pins, it does not have an adaptor.

Carts that meet these criteria will not always have an adaptor inside, but they are a good way of quickly sifting through to the right cartridges to check.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:57 pm

I do it this way pick up a cart and push on it withyour thumbs in the middle(hard) if it gives then no converter if it is solid then there is one I have bought 3 carts and they all had them.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:55 pm

wat games have you guys found them in

MM007 · Post by **MM007** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:12 pm

I KNOW they are in Gyromite carts, I think they are in Stack Up, Hogan's Alley, Excitebike, and other launch titles. Look for cartridge labels with black and starry borders. That's an indication of a launch title.