Actually, the famicom (japanese NES) modem was planned on being brought over in a few different variations were almost produced. The first was a general consumer version that you could (theoretically) use to play 2 player games via the phone lines. It came very close to production (even had an ad featured in nintendo power), but the company went out of business and it was never released. The other was released by the Minnesota State Lottery that was supposed to allow player to play lottery games from home. It came very close to a public release, but was shot down when people began to submit their fears that people would "hack" there nintendo and gamble on other peoples money. You can find more information about it at http://www.megspace.com/entertainment/neskingdom/s pecial/lottery/index.html
The 3 US games with nudity(Bubble Bath Babes, Hot Slots, and Peek-a-Boo Poker) were made by a company called Panesian. The reason there were VERY few US released games with adult content is that the US release nintendo was designed so the games had to have a special "authorization" chip built into them to be played. Nintendo would approve the games before giving the companies the use of the chips to use in the games, hence the infamous Nintendo Seal of Quality. Very few companies could figure out a way to get around the authorization chip, but panesian and Color Dreams/Wisdom Tree did. Panesian quit producing games after they were threated with a lawsuit from Nintendo of America, causing very few of these games to be made. Color Dreams/Wisdom Tree fought nintendo in court, and won, therefore allowing them to continue making unauthorized NES games.
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There was a company that made a kit to make you existing NES controllers wireless. It was basically an IR tansmitter that you plugged you controller into, and a reciever that you plugged into your console.
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Along with the corrosion/dust buildup, the main reason the nintendo system's don't work is in the design with the system. When a cartride is inserted into the female part of the connector and pushed down, it presses the connector pins against the eProm board of the game itself. This bends the connector pins up over time and use, and leaving games in the system in the down position.
How do you fix this problem? Easy. Just buy a new 72 pin connector (a few companies still makes these, and brand new units are always on ebay), or restore your old pin. First, take apart the system and remove the old connector....it just slides off the main board. Get a hook of some sort (I use a dental cleaning tool) and pull down the connector pins a little bit. Then, clean then with alcohol, or even better, Electrical Contact cleaner. Put it back together, and your NES should work like new.
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Actually, the famicom (japanese NES) modem was planned on being brought over in a few different variations were almost produced. The first was a general consumer version that you could (theoretically) use to play 2 player games via the phone lines. It came very close to production (even had an ad featured in nintendo power), but the company went out of business and it was never released. The other was released by the Minnesota State Lottery that was supposed to allow player to play lottery games from home. It came very close to a public release, but was shot down when people began to submit their fears that people would "hack" there nintendo and gamble on other peoples money. You can find more information about it at http://www.megspace.com/entertainment/neskingdom/s pecial/lottery/index.html
The 3 US games with nudity(Bubble Bath Babes, Hot Slots, and Peek-a-Boo Poker) were made by a company called Panesian. The reason there were VERY few US released games with adult content is that the US release nintendo was designed so the games had to have a special "authorization" chip built into them to be played. Nintendo would approve the games before giving the companies the use of the chips to use in the games, hence the infamous Nintendo Seal of Quality. Very few companies could figure out a way to get around the authorization chip, but panesian and Color Dreams/Wisdom Tree did. Panesian quit producing games after they were threated with a lawsuit from Nintendo of America, causing very few of these games to be made. Color Dreams/Wisdom Tree fought nintendo in court, and won, therefore allowing them to continue making unauthorized NES games.
"Watch News at 11 for our report on video games...do they encourage violence? Then we'll show some footage of us bombing the hell out of afganistan familys!"
There was a company that made a kit to make you existing NES controllers wireless. It was basically an IR tansmitter that you plugged you controller into, and a reciever that you plugged into your console.
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How do you fix this problem? Easy. Just buy a new 72 pin connector (a few companies still makes these, and brand new units are always on ebay), or restore your old pin. First, take apart the system and remove the old connector....it just slides off the main board. Get a hook of some sort (I use a dental cleaning tool) and pull down the connector pins a little bit. Then, clean then with alcohol, or even better, Electrical Contact cleaner. Put it back together, and your NES should work like new.