My new famiclone!

[Jeckidy]

This Ken Kid famiclone by Kenga was a recent purchase of mine on eBay for $9.00 + 12.00 shipping, surprisingly no one tried to outbid me. It came complete as you see and impressed me. The story is that I bought both the Retron 1 by Hyperkin, and this chinese clone around the same time, and in turn they both arrived on the same day. Now, the reason I'm impressed is because this clone is actually very good quality. The compatibility is great and the sound/color accuracy is fantastic. Much better than the Retron, it also feels more sturdy and doesn't have smelly cheap paint on it. It takes Genesis/Atari controllers instead of standard NES ones, and the Genesis extension cord that I had really helped boost the rather short cord without any problems. It has played every game I have thrown at it exceedingly well, includng Battletoads which has a reputation for crashing. I am using a third party NES-to-FC adapter to play US games, as it takes Famicom cartridges by default. The two extra buttons on the controller are turbo for A and B respectively. My only concern is about it breaking down from being overused, and/or the NES adapter possibly bending the pins too far (as the pcb is slightly thicker than the cartridge ones) simply because I don't have that many affordable and reliable options to play my NES games! Let me know what you think.

The Retron 1 is still a good alternative. When played on a CRT I noticed the inaccuracies right away, but strangely, when played on an LCD widescreen TV, I didn't have that problem. I play it in 4:3 ratio setting which is available on my Samsung. I still enjoy it and will be keeping it as a backup but mostly will be playing the Ken Kid.

[jaymas06]

Very neat famiclone have you teardown the console

[Waterfaller]

Pretty sleek looking!

[RPGbandit]

any fake gun that can be used in a real life robber is cool

[jefis]

looks ugly to me

[Jeckidy]

It is both ugly and sleek at the same time!

This will be my primary famiclone until RetroZone releases the HDMI NES.

The only problem with using the adapter to play US games is that the slightest wobble will cause it to freeze. That's why I keep it on a sturdy place while using the extension cord for the controller so as not to pull the system.

[chinitosoccer]

That is a NOAC, ie. not a good clone, try Akumajo Densetsu or any other cart using special chips/mappers then come back and tell us again what you think about it.

[Jeckidy]

That is a NOAC, ie. not a good clone, try Akumajo Densetsu or any other cart using special chips/mappers then come back and tell us again what you think about it.

I wouldn't be surprised, but for regular games it has done the ones I own more justice than the RetroN1, by far.

[Ace]

That is a NOAC, ie. not a good clone, try Akumajo Densetsu or any other cart using special chips/mappers then come back and tell us again what you think about it.

Akumajou Densetsu generally has no issues running on NOACs unless they have botched cartridge slot wiring (typical of NOACs with reversed duty cycles). The most common issue with Akumajou Densetsu is the lack of VRC6 audio due to the audio circuit not having any mixing of expansion audio.

What needs testing is the US version, Castlevania III. If that runs, the cartridge slot has all the necessary signals properly wired.