Please Help with conversion or repro famicom

BluecowbowlingBluecowbowling
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So I have a completely destroyed zelda 2 cart but the PBC works great. what I am wanting to do is desolder the CHR and Program chips and resolder them into a famicom cart PCB and make a working Zelda 2 conversion or reproduction.

Any one know what famicom game PCB will work as a Donar cart to do this with.

Any help would be super and I would be very greatfull??

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  • GuntzGuntz
    There's lots you can use.



    http://bootgod.dyndns.org:7777/search.php?keywords=SKROM&kwtype=pcb
  • BluecowbowlingBluecowbowling
    Not quite sure how that site works what am I supposed to be looking at?? I looked up zelda 2 NES USA and it didnt show like what famicom donar carts can be used..
  • GuntzGuntz
    The link works for me.



    Zelda 2's board type is SKROM, a very important detail. You use the bootgod site to find out what other games use SKROM. There's lots of Famicom games that use it.
  • BluecowbowlingBluecowbowling
    Ok got it thanks.. so does it matter if its NES-SKROM or HVC-SKROM or are they the same thing??
  • GuntzGuntz
    They're the same thing, both were designed by Nintendo. What you want to watch out for is anything not HVC. On Famicom, third parties were allowed to make their own cartridges, some use custom mappers and mask ROM pinout, so there's never any consistency.
  • BluecowbowlingBluecowbowling
    Well thank you sir since you were the only kind enough person to actually stop by and help me.

    I am grateful for the knowledge you shared!!
  • LincolnLincoln
    NES-* is for NES style carts, HVC-* is for famicom. Make sure your donor has a battery, not all the games do.
  • GuntzGuntz
    I thought that was only SNROM that sometimes lacks the battery parts. They're relatively simply to add anyway.



    You're most welcome for the information. I'm surprised there doesn't exist Zelda II for Famicom.
  • LincolnLincoln

    Originally posted by: Guntz



    I thought that was only SNROM that sometimes lacks the battery parts. They're relatively simply to add anyway.



    You're most welcome for the information. I'm surprised there doesn't exist Zelda II for Famicom.





    There are a couple- Conflict for instance. Not familiar with the japanese titles but I'd assume there are some the same.



    Adding a battery is trickier because they don't have the diodes and resistors populated for the dual power lines.
  • BluecowbowlingBluecowbowling
    Yeah there was no Zelda 2 released for Famicom except for on the Famicom disk system and I dont care much for games on that as they get damaged to easily. Alot of people at Famicomworld told me to just play the NES game on a Famicom converter but they are missing the point.The NES cartridge shell is completely destroyed and I am wanting a Zelda 2 cart for the Famicom so making one seems like the only logical step for me.

    Looking to make Metroid and Castlevania famicom carts from NES cart PCB's as well. but for now I am working on the Zelda 2.Usually I pick up crap condition games and restore them by replacing cart shells or making new labels and call it a day but right now I think it would be cool to have a few unreleased Famicom games in custom conversion or repro style for my loney Famicom console. call me crazy, I know but thats what I'm into.
  • LincolnLincoln
    There is a hack for Metroid that adds battery saving. I'd give that a shot if you want a famicom cart version.
  • BluecowbowlingBluecowbowling
    Now that would be cool to be able to save instead of using that password stuff.. the only problem with that though is I am just swapping out CHR and PGR chips from NES PCB and putting them into a famicom PCB. I dont have a programmer or the blank chips to go with it.
  • GuntzGuntz
    http://www.buyicnow.com/



    Everyone else uses them. Pick the EPROMs, add burning service, pay.
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