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Square Button Famicom
I rescued this little guy from near-death. Now it's looking really nice and works great!
THE SKINNY:
Controllers / Buttons are great
AV Mod looks good
AV Mod is totally reversable
System runs great
No microphone hum
THE DEETS:
I bought it because its RF out jack was broken off. This means that since it had no video output, it saw relatively little playtime throughout its life. As a result, the D-pads are still good on it, and the A/B buttons feel great! It is rare to find a square button famicom, but even more so to find one that still has good controllers! There is absolutely no nasty microphone buzz/hum as one can often expect from old systems that need cleaning.
As the RF port was broken, I have performed an AV mod; it is based on the common one you can find on these forums. The image is stable and clear as seen in pictures below. The case has not been cut at all so if you wish to reverse the mod it will not be difficult. I have piped mono to both left and right channels so it is easier to set up on a modern stereo system. The cord is a long 6 ft. one.
This is also the latest revision I have ever seen of a square button Famicom - it is an HVC-CPU-06 motherboard, with the original 2A03 CPU (with the sound differences) but it also has SMD S-RAM! What an odd combination. It is definitely the real deal though. This is also one of the later boards that does not have the freezing issues some earlier ones were known to have.
Here are pictures of the system:
http://mikejmoffitt.com/img/sqfami/WP_20130715_002.jpg
http://mikejmoffitt.com/img/sqfami/WP_20130715_003.jpg
http://mikejmoffitt.com/img/sqfami/WP_20130715_004.jpg
http://mikejmoffitt.com/img/sqfami/WP_20130715_005.jpg
http://mikejmoffitt.com/img/sqfami/WP_20130715_006.jpg
http://mikejmoffitt.com/img/sqfami/WP_20130715_007.jpg
I am not sure how to price it, so I am starting at $170 shipped in the US. I am totally open to negotiations, though, as well as trades of interesting things.
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my god that's a thing of beauty
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Wow. Just wow.
If I weren't on my phone I'd Citizen Kane clap you.
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I don't know what to do with the little guy!
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Put it on eBay?
Or perhaps trying selling it at Nintendo Age or Assemblergames?
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Yeah, the guys at N-A will eat it up.
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Good idea, I posted it at N-A. It's on eBay with no bids right now, we'll see...
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Hi, I'd happily buy this Famicom if nobody buys it on ebay but I live in Switzerland. Is it possible for you to ship it there? I'm ready to pay up to $150 for the Famicom + Shipping charges.
Also, could you please post a link to the AV mod that you followed? That would be nice ;)
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