do all gyromites have the buil-tin convertor?

EarlyWormEarlyWorm
in Collector's Corner
Do they all have that convertor...and if not, how can you tell from the outside? I know this has been answered, but my search was ineffective.

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  • SivakSivak
    Not all.  All copies of the game Stack Up have them, from what I recall.  I'm not sure if there's an easy way to tell by looking at the contacts alone. 
  • NationalGameDepotNationalGameDepot
    Like Sivak said, all Stack Ups hav them for sure. Most gyros in fact do not have them. Maybe 1 in 10 or something like that. You can tell pretty easy which ones have them cause they are alot heavier to the touch.

    ~~NGD
  • mb7241mb7241
    Actually, there is an easy way to tell by looking at the connectors. Basically, it's like this (and you'd need to look fairly closely to see this):



    NES pin designs





    The design on the left shows the pins of a Gyromite with the converter. The design on the right shows the pins of a Gyromite without the converter image .
  • JCJC
    Try this article I wrote about it: HERE.
  • burnambill333burnambill333
    Originally posted by: mb7241

    The design on the left shows the pins of a Gyromite with the converter. The design on the right shows the pins of a Gyromite without the converter image .




    This is the best way to easily tell, IMO.



    Also of all the random Gyromite carts I've owned in my life, none of them ever had a damn converter inside. I guess I am just unlucky though. image
  • DainDain
    I wouldn't say you're unlucky by any means. I purchased ~130 of them from 5 different sellers for roughly $.50-1.25 each two years ago. In that batch, there were 5 total with the converter.



    -Dain
  • nes_kingnes_king
    can anyone say what this convertor actually does?
  • nes_kingnes_king
    oh nevermind i just read that 1 link someone posted above...
  • mb7241mb7241
    Originally posted by: burnambill333

    Originally posted by: mb7241

    The design on the left shows the pins of a Gyromite with the converter. The design on the right shows the pins of a Gyromite without the converter [IMG][/IMG] .




    This is the best way to easily tell, IMO.



    Also of all the random Gyromite carts I've owned in my life, none of them ever had a damn converter inside. I guess I am just unlucky though. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif" border="0[/IMG]


    I've been a bit lucky, I guess, in that respect: I've owned 4 Gyromite carts, and 3 of them have had the Famicom converter inside (oddly, I still have all four of those)...
  • NationalGameDepotNationalGameDepot
    I used to find them all the time myself. I have had more with than without for sure. Must be a regional thing or something.

    ~~NGD
  • burdgerburdger
    I've owned quite a few Gyromite carts, and every one has had the converter inside. I always check (weight difference method) before I buy them though. I've never wanted any variations though.
  • DainDain
    There are 4 variations that I've found so far for Gyromite (including the converter as a variation). Out of all those carts I purchased, only one of them stuck out from the rest, but I'd have to check my notes again what it was. All I remember was that there was a single cart that had a symbol of sorts that none of the rest had. Seemed kind of strange at the time.
  • LimbofunkLimbofunk
    My Big Box Gyromite had a converter inside...I purchased it from the original owner, so perhaps there is a chance that all the gyromites that were packaged this way wound up being made with converters inside?  Just a hunch, but judging by how hard the BB is to come by, I wouldn't think they would have done a big production run of them.
  • EarlyWormEarlyWorm
    Wow...thanks JC. That article really covered it well. I want to make a Space Invaders NES game. And to think of all the gyromite carts that have passed through my hands over the years, I never cared about looking for those convertors til now.
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