Famicom Dojo: The Battery Backup

[zangieffishy]

Oh, shimuta! LMAO

[Dannybroadsword1]

the intro theme of Zelda II is sooooo nostalgic. It reminds me of when I was a kid, and everythime I hear it, it takes me wayyyy back.

[TheeDarkBatman]

I used to have a flesh wound like you. But then I took an arrow to the knee.

[rubstheloationonthes]

NeoGeo!!!!!!!!!!!!

[camarocomputer]

ive been bloin in my nes games since 91,they all still work

[ApacheMan2K]

I actually have a number of Disk Cards, and they all work pretty well. I also plan on doing a series of YouTube videos of my own, and one or some would include comparisons between NES and FDS versions of the same title.

[zangieffishy]

Queen "A Night at the Opera" cassette insert.  Awesome!

[teeterharris]

Can I see the video response where you fake wash your hands after the fake using the bathroom? lol

[mzxrules]

-5275 for dying at the bubble platform stage... twice.

[laurentlasalle]

The loading screen is NOT that long, come on… #FamicomDiskSystemOwner #WhoOwnsZeldaAsWell

[SeanOrange]

@laurentlasalle Hahaha, of course it isn't, but isn't the essence of comedy exaggeration?

[laurentlasalle]

@SeanOrange :P

[Saiyuki2o4]

@SeanOrange the joke got old 5 mins after it started.

[jerkastan]

are you zach braff?

[SeanOrange]

@jerkastan Probably. See this /watch?v=F6-ECjmtVro and /watch?v=RDMJMSolnuI on YouTube to find out!

[4TARl]

@mistertitanic space invaders :D

[mistertitanic]

Of course I'll watch the whole thing!

[NicholasGalvan]

The one thing i never liked about the battery backup is having to hold reset while saving.

[Hadouken741]

No! Not Night at the Opera! D:

[RedLink27]

Wow...a copy of mother

[TheSolidSnake12]

Is that a copy of mother your holding at the intro?

[SeanOrange]

@TheSolidSnake12 Asked and answered in Episode 3: Nintendo Has Moxie -- which you should totally watch, because it's totally awesome. In fact, so are all the other Famicom Dojo videos. ;)

[TheSolidSnake12]

@SeanOrange Yep, i've watched every episode at least 4 times.

[SeanOrange]

@TheSolidSnake12 Then... O_O

[c0ldb33r]

Interesting and well thought out. Great video.

[motherfan55]

YOU HAVE MOTHER!!

[storino03]

cool video. i have the famicom that has the detachable controllers. my first famicom shorted out when i was little (had the hard-wired controller ports) and we replaced it with the detachable controllers version.

My question is, is there any compatible power supply i can use the power it? i don't have the transformer anymore, and even if i did, it's a 220v one. I would need 120v. any ideas?

[Zambaku]

Thou shall not blow into thee cartridge! It corrodes the connectors =)

[ryuouji]

Is that JD from Scrubs?

[SupahSonic7734]

That dude at the end was totally like me when I got my Neo Geo.... but mine wasn't boxed...

[mattsprinter]

They should have only used normal 3.5" floppies that at least had the dust covers.

[SEVENMILERYDER]

aww man ! you mean we didnt get the same sound ????

[SPS148669]

The sound of the guy yelling is from when you boot the gamecube when pressing start on all four controllers.

[rejectofsoul24]

NEO GEO!!!

[MarkNESReviews]

3:07 Do I hear Vinnk?

[SeanOrange]

@MarkNESReviews Yep.

[KirbyPhelpsPK]

0:40

MOTHER, awesome catch! :D

[Riddler95]

Damn the battery in my The Legend Of Zelda NES Cartridge died.

All my data GONE!

[Caztro72]

The Famicom Disk System may not have sold well in the US anyway. Add ons usually never fare well here (32X, etc.). Battery back up is great! But for collectors it's a bit of a pain because when the battery expires ... well there goes your game save abilities. I actually prefer the password system because of this!

[Angelostar88]

I have a question: On one of my Famicom disks (Caslevania) there isn't the white piece (I think the header perhaps?) on both sides and everytime I put it in the FDS it brings me Error 22? Is there any chance to repair the disk or something? THX

[SeanOrange]

@Angelostar88 Usually once a disk is gone, it's gone. :/

[senelbeat]

I don't have the concentration to play OSU! on the pot man... kudos.

[Minority119]

wow, so I'm not the only one who knows the Famicom exists, I own a russian Famicom with the hardwired joypads, you know, the P1 joypad has the select and start buttons while the P2 joypad actually has a microphone and a volume regulator, still, what's the point of a microphone on a joypad beats me

[SeanOrange]

@Minority119 No need to wonder: check out our Microphone Roundup episode for the answer!

[Minority119]

@SeanOrange yeah, I know what is it for, I mean, I kinda rushed myself when I posted that comment =P

but I already saw that video you're telling me, very informative may I say, good work

[stads24]

Oh Man, you're so funny! lol

[MarkNESReviews]

1:58-2:00 The Famicom's saying ''All right! Umm...''

[GG2AwesomePancakes]

whats the part at 3:54 from?

[SeanOrange]

@GG2AwesomePancakes It's an '80s Zelda commercial. Kind of infamous.

[GG2AwesomePancakes]

@SeanOrange OMG! I DIDN'T EXPECT SUCH A FAMOUS PERSON SUCH AS YOU TO REPLY :D

[SeanOrange]

@GG2AwesomePancakes Psh, whatevs. I'm hardly famous, and I love chatting with the viewers!

[BanannaSplitzer]

MOTHER is awesome

[Rogueofmv]

Metroid was the first FDS disk I purchased... (a week ago, in fact)

I used Kill Mode to nuke all the saved games immediately, but oh man, it felt good to hold someone else's childhood memories on a floppy disk for that split second...

[SeanOrange]

@Rogueofmv TERRIBLE.  Hahaha

[MisterShuckle]

OMG, YOU HAVE MOTHER! : O

I envy you. XD

[OtakuKeko0016]

bwahaha! ouendan at 5:21.

Wow this was all very interesting tho. :)

[SeanOrange]

It's a GREAT way to pass the time...

[HeyMama555]

I wish my consoles talked to me :(

[SeanOrange]

Perhaps, but maybe you wouldn't say that if they talked to all the time, and for no reason. ;)

[ExcelMitsuo]

lol 0:45 he said 1994

[Mycatisbigfoot]

that game you held up was mother 1 am i right??????

[SeanOrange]

Yup!

[Mycatisbigfoot]

Yea, Just wish mother would come home, (To america & Canada) Best game ever. I know we have Mother 2 on the snes, but I want it out here,

Also do you know Japanese?

[SeanOrange]

My Famicom taught me. Hahaha.

Not enough to read Japanese games without getting frustrated -- ESPECIALLY an RPG like Mother 3.

[Mycatisbigfoot]

Yea lol, there is a translated version of it, but you have to run it in an emulator, but it has like no bugs, and you can also play mother 1 in an emulator, there was going to be a verson of it for the nes, but NOA desided to be mean and kick it out. but the English rom is on the net as well (My bad English is dew to my french so ya) lol

[scarmulletpart3]

I thought mother 1 was an RPG which required saving, why is it a cart? Were there Famicom carts with battery saves?

[SeanOrange]

Yes there were. Even Zelda came out as a battery backup Famicom cart in 1994, right as the Famicom was going out of production.

Actually, that's a pretty fascinating topic. I think you just volunteered for a Denshimail! ;)

(Might not come until the end of the season, though, when the Famicom becomes topical again.)

[OberGefreiterZ]

hey its released in Russia also

i had one, from 1993 or something, but without of this saving device

[wtdakata]

i have a famicom and i am from bulgaria and it was bought in 1999.

[MrColuber]

I mean no offense, but as an owner of a ZX Spectrum (it's stored somewhere) I feel that one should not whine over the loading time of the disk system.

[SmokePropaganda]

lol i remember the APPLE IIe in school man those floppy disks loaded really slow

[SeanOrange]

Hahaha, it's actually not really that bad. It was sort of a swipe at N64 fanboys who would complain about long disc loading times for CD/DVD-based systems.  It's like, "Look, Nintendo had long load times TEN YEARS before that!"

[SmokePropaganda]

the FDS had some awesome games  Super Mario 2 was rough but a very awesome sequel.

Its sound capabilities were pretty wicked too.

Especially in Konami Games.

[mitchellvallieres]

the ending....classic

[denBlackie]

QUEEN casette !!

[zangieffishy]

@denBlackie Glad someone else noticed too! I am a bigtime Queen fan.

[shushiroto]

has anyone realized that the better quality game the smaller the cartridge is

[kingryan30]

are you able to read jappanese

[SeanOrange]

Sometimes I can even spell in it too!

[heretic71186]

too much

[XGamingBeyonderX]

i really want a famicom lol

[SeanOrange]

They're for sale at Rising Stuff! Although I think they only have Twin Famicoms at the moment.

[Rachman1337]

Whoa, the Mother cartridge at the beginning! Sweet.

[usermantoopoofoo]

well i can tell the disk system did'nt work out so well because the nintendo 64 used cartriges untill 2000 i THINK. they stopped makeing n64's and then the dreamcast took over.

[SeanOrange]

That's not quite right. Nintendo stopped making the N64 because they released the GameCube (in 2001), but there were still some games that came out for a while after that.

The N64 was cart-based more because of the failure to create the SNES CD-ROM add-on than anything else; Nintendo swore off the disc-based formats even though all of its other major competitors went that route in the same generation.

[usermantoopoofoo]

Thanks for correcting me i had entirly foregot about the game cube.

[StickPeopleAndPuff]

n64 also had a disk drive in japan

[SeanOrange]

Yup! I'm sure we'll get to that. Maybe season 3.

[brtshstel]

Yep! And we all know the outcome of the SNES CD-ROM idea!

[SeanOrange]

The outcome, yes, but the journey is a weird, twisty one, and is often cast in terms more preferential to the storyteller's console maker of choice.

We'll try to be "fair and balanced". Haw haw.

[Captainfalconargenis]

is that mother?

[SeanOrange]

It IS.

[shadyalien]

I really enjoy these videos.

[o000oo0oo000o]

you look like white scrubs.

tell a joke white scrubs.

[SeanOrange]

I think there's a video of me doing a ten minute joke on here somewhere...

[vorkev1]

nice moxi box.

[SeanOrange]

That one is dead. I had to get another one.

Did you know that any shows you recorded on an external hard drive won't work on a new box? It's true...

[StickPeopleAndPuff]

just got my family computer today!

[SeanOrange]

Sweet. How do you like it?

[kittydude11]

love the shirt! Monty python!!!

[SeanOrange]

YES. :D

[JerryTerrifying]

Wish I had a Famicom and a disk drive for it.

[SeanOrange]

Get them at RisingStuff! :O

[JerryTerrifying]

LOL! I just might have to...I checked it out a while ago on there and they were priced better than anywhere else I'd seen them. But I have no idea how long it'll have to wait. As it stands it's low on the list since then I'd have to get more expensive import fami games.

[theuglybarnacle]

5:19 Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!

[pandnh4]

I know it was your hand that was making the nintendo's mouth move. I could even make out the shadow of it.....still, i really, honestly felt for him.

Good info man, thanks for the post.

[therealhardrock]

What's with the "hold reset as you turn the power off" thing?

[SeanOrange]

That's a fantastic Denshimail question.

[kingsergio128]

hey thats a monthy python shirt cool

[ryanc519]

the disk system gave birth to the game doctors....therefore it was a great console or add on.

[MetalSlime19]

The Disk System save data is way better the battery saved game data!

[MikeArcade07]

Man, That Neo Geo Hump Has GOT to be this episode's highlight! XD

Also, Wouldn't be cool to have Legend Of Zelda, Metroid, And Kid Icarus with Save Files AND a Password System!? That would be pretty unique.

[therealhardrock]

In the differences video that you link to, some of the sounds a wrong because it's on one of those emulators that doesn't reproduce the sound right.

[Krisipoke]

the video freezes at about 4:07. and I want to see the second half.

[SeanOrange]

Wow, you're not kidding!

It looks like the annotations are messing up the video -- there's one starting at exactly 4:07. I fear this means I may have to remove/recreate them (I wish you could export/import that stuff!).

For the time being, check out the link in the video description to watch the GameTrailers or podcast versions. I'll try to fix the YouTube one (if I can).

Thanks for pointing it out!

[Krisipoke]

No problem ^^

[therealhardrock]

If you still don't know, "kill mode" is the erase mode for erasing saved games. Engrish.

[SeanOrange]

Hahaha, yeah I know. I just think that clip is funny, so I keep using it.

[skyrunner14]

I can't wait to get my Famicom! It'll be in the mail in a few days! Dosen't come with games though... :-(

[Occono]

What's with the "Fantasy of Hyrule" bit on the Japanese title screen for LoZ? Was that some abandoned-for-the-West subtitle?

[SeanOrange]

More the latter, I think. The entire Japanese title of the game fit into the space where Zelda resides in the English version. They apparently decided to use "The Hyrule Fantasy" bit for "The Legend of" instead.

English is so inefficient, space-wise.

[Occono]

Ah, interesting, thanks.

[finzgar420]

lol gameinformer in the garbage lol

[NOOBNUT08]

Hey sean in the nes version of mach rider how do you save the custom tracks on a cassette deck cause when you go to save the track you can here it coming out of the speaker. If you listend closely and turn up the volume.

[NOOBNUT08]

And if you do have the data recorder could you tell me what the color of the read/write head on the recorder cause if it's the color gold that means it's digital. And it should be able to read/write to a cassette faster.

[NOOBNUT08]

do you have any cassettes for it.

Cause I'd like to here what the data sounds like on a cassette deck.

[NOOBNUT08]

Im talking about the key board.

[SeanOrange]

The keyboard was for the version of BASIC that came with a program that let you actually write code for the Famicom. I HAVE ONE. I must do a video about it. Actually, I think Vinnk wanted to.

[NOOBNUT08]

also the way you save your tracks in mach rider on the nes is the same way on the famicom through audio cassette you can here it when you go to save your track just turn up the volume and listend closely. fyi Zelda 64 uses batter backup to save game data.

[NOOBNUT08]

what was that thing that was connected to the consol that had the data recorder pluged in it.

[skyrunner14]

You didn't put Adventure of Link in Disk System, it was Castlevania! Just kidding, I know you're playing it on the Wii.

[tubeyousnake]

hell yeah, put that game informer in the trash. worst gaming journalism since gamepro.

[lukaspukas1]

LFMAO at the end

[garethjames1990]

nice review 10/10

[pheonixfire39]

*gasp* wa-was that Mother 1 you were holding when you were talking abour ROM, or read only memory???

[WOLF192]

OH SHIT NOW I WANT A FAMICOM.

[CaptainMcCloud]

MOTHER!!

[skyrunner14]

Take a melody...

[ExtraDB]

@ 5:03, your looking at your watch, but you didn't wear one!! Muahaha!

Cheers

[braineaterknux]

Zelda II's Japanese soundtrack sounds way cooler.

[SeanOrange]

Isn't it, though? Man. I'm getting my hands on a copy of Akumajou Densetsu (Castlevania III) for the same reason.

[nesboy31]

is the twin unauthorised

[SeanOrange]

Incorrect. It is, I quote "a licensed Nintendo product".

Mattel produced the Powet Glove, also very much licensed.

[lukaspukas1]

don't you mean power glove? I wish powet tv would make a power glove of their own, or any enhancement glove of any kind.

[SeanOrange]

Ha! Yeah, that's what I meant. I didn't even notice I did that...

[TwighlightMist]

Does it really take that long for the disk system to start up once you put a disk in it?

[SeanOrange]

It's exaggerated a bit. If you take out all the parts with me waiting for it, it takes about that long. I think I might have added a couple of seconds for effect.

[dk2853]

Dude is that cartridge you're holding Mother for the Famicom? How do you get all these rare games/accessories?

[SeanOrange]

I'm getting this question a lot. I think I'm going to have to answer in a new episode!

[rawrimstillonfire]

Mother isn't THAT rare.

It will put you back about $30

[CaptainPoopface]

yeah its like 20 clams on ebay. and yes i did just say clams.

[katten838]

Holy shit!

The Scrubs guy is rewiewing games!

[munizguitarra]

Can I Do A Tip? Continue how You Are Are Never Change!

[munizguitarra]

Can A Famicom Disk System be Plugged On A NES?

[SeanOrange]

I haven't tried it, but theoretically the RAM Cartridge for the Disk System could be passed through the an adapter (which I will show in the new episode), and operate that way.  HOWEVER, the sound expansion portion would not work -- something I also demonstrate in the new video.

[munizguitarra]

Hey! You Found A Expansion Port On NES??This Works On An SNES???

[SeanOrange]

The NES has an expansion port, but it was never utilized. Nothing will work with it.

The SNES has one, and there was an add-on made in Japan. But I'll get to that in due time!

[munizguitarra]

Thank You Very Much,SeanOrange,But Can You Try (If You Have A NES And A Famicom Keyboard!) Insert The Keyboard On A NES?If,Yes,Please Reply My Comment!

[Reyesh]

thanks, i wont be getting a Famicom Disk System now.

[Banzeken]

DUde, this is sooo interesting! Didn't even know half about the Famicom before watching this video, but Famicom Dojo is awesomeness! Thanks for this kickass uploading ;) It's worth 5 BIG stars...

[deitylink209]

wth was with the neo geo thing o.o

[XMTNX12]

:( where can i get a famicom?, theres no one in ebay

[Jimtron3000]

I didn't even know Zach Braff was into video games.

[LordToon]

That poor Neo Geo Box...LOL!//

[AlucardsQuest]

Bwahahaha, a Game Informer magazine in the trash! Do tell... !

[mariotaz]

Awesome vid man. Very funny, imteresting and well informative. Lol, no offence an' all, but you look like Zach Braff

[fecman94]

Why Is Your Version Of Zelda II On A Copy Of Castlevania?

[SeanOrange]

Specifically why? I don't know. Generally, you are able to overwrite disks (as I mention in the video), so some kid got bored and overwrote it at one of the stations in Japan where you could do that sort of thing.

[fecman94]

I Don't Understand Why He Wanted To Overwrite Castlvania. That Was A Good Game.

[SeanOrange]

No idea either, but I got the last laugh -- 20 years later I found legitimate copies of both Zelda AND Castlevania on disk!

[loomp]

Well Nintendo has released one Famicom Disk System game on the Wii virtual console its

Super Mario Bros.2 The Lost Levels for

600 Wii Points just like the European Wii

had before they did away with it. This is much

harder than the one on the SNES Super Mario

All Stars version and once Super Mario Bros.3

hits the Wii virtual console everyone will have all the Famicom(NES)Super Mario games.

[masakokubo]

lol ouendan

[RichieEastside]

Informative

[mistyfreak]

My Famicom has the three colored wires (red, white, and yellow) so I use those to play my games without having to look for that channel. I think this is a later version of the Famicom.

[Kasumi0cada]

What's that sign on your bathroom door say? I can't make it out...

Oh! And.... O.o Vinnk humping the box was just...... um.... o.O

[SeanOrange]

"HEY! Somebody's in here, you PERV."

[AustinKay]

Now I really wanna get a famicom :P

[s4cr3d4c3]

w00t! neogeo! z0mg, it's here! i'm gonna fornicate with it! woohoo!

[RedRanger2001]

Kill Mode - Elimination Mode (deletes a selected save file).

[BurningRangers]

Kevin humping that Neo Geo box is classic! Hopefully the boys at Rising Stuff will send me my FDS soon. The AV Famicom I bought is getting pretty lonely...

[GamerKashi]

Awesome episode dude.