despite the terrible software on it for the most part… THAT kind of thing would have been a blast to have in the late 80s and mid 90s. A portable NES for just 10 bucks and a backlit colour LCD screen. That would have been the HOTTEST item to own back then :D
These cheap consoles are endlessly fascinating, you just never know what you'll find when you start it up. Including the ones you find in budget retail stores, there's just so many! Looking forward to seeing the results with the new camera, too. I use a couple of Lumix G-series cameras myself! The autofocus sucks on the whole range unfortunately, but otherwise they're excellent.
@@adriansdigitalbasement Funny that I was going to comment to LGR asking if he was having twitches seeing the beam scan and moire patterns. But you already had broached the subject.
You also can't trust the charging circuitry in some of them. One I purchased is a 400-in-1 and has absolutely no charge controller, and no protect circuit in the unit or battery. It has a resistor, and a diode between the USB port and the battery. That's it. Tested charge voltage into the battery, and i was charging the battery at 5.1 volts. Battery swelled up and got hot after about 4 hours of charge time on the initial charge. The charge light which was just an LED with a resistor also connected directly to the USB port obviously didn't go off, or change colors to indicate a full charge. It just stayed red, and kept pumping power into that battery. Kind of dangerous so say the least. The one I have has a micro USB port vs. the Mini USB. I also have an older one with the Mini USB, and it does have a charge controller, so it's kind of hit and miss.
@@justinaldrich692 My link is gone too . But have a look at the 800 in 1 console on Ali's 404 page www.aliexpress.com/item/4000334090743.html this looks exactly like the old version but with more games
@@BluroStacks Hell yeah I really appreciate it. I'm not wanting to program one or anything. I want one with games programmed in already. What are your thoughts on the Anbernic S100/Powkiddy V90 . Apparently they're the same thing but look great out of the box for $30.00-ish. Lol
Nice test! Thanks, Adrian! My son just found out that if you press the A, B, X and Y at the same time and then the RESET button, the console enters a "main device test" with sound channels and color tests. :-)
Someone's probably mentioned it already (especially on a three year old video), but Namco was called Namcot in Japan prior to 1995. Threw me for a loop as well when I first started collecting Famicom carts over the last year.
The original English manuals had interesting stuff, like telling you to plug the game into the console to play it, like "oh, that's what I was doing wrong!" XD
"Always play in a well-lit room" is a standard warning precaution against photosensitive epilepsy. A part of the screen is usually masked off on these, so the whole screen should be 240x320 and is 3:4, and it's turned on the side. Due to how it scans out from top to bottom on the screen by design - or basically left to right as oriented here - there would be weird tearing.
Wasn't it called "Shadow of the Ninja"? Here in Europe it was named "Blue Shadow", dropping the ninja label due to controversy if I remember correctly. Anyways, quite enjoyable game imo.
As you know, the issues you are seeing are a result of programmers using loopholes in the memory mapper system of the NES to save memory. In the consolidated NES-on-a-chip, those loopholes are not possible, so many games, such as Gauntlet, do not work on clones.
"Do not play if you are tired or need sleep." "Play in a well-lit room" "Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour" Those rules are very common Adrian. They are in many manuals of games, even in the Nintendo DS games underneath the prevention of Seizures. Of course folks wouldn't know this if they don't read manuals.
Tetris 2 is actually the rare Tengen Tetris which is a port from the Atari Arcade version that got pulled from the shelves due to Nintendo suing Tengen. I prefer this NES version over the Nintendo version.
I can confirm that the "Tetris 2" on here is indeed the Tengen Tetris, but there was also a legitimate Tetris 2 licensed by Nintendo, which probably isn’t part of this compilation.
@@DavidWonn I found out that the NES and Gameboy pretty much have the same version of Tetris 2 but the Super Nintendo version while it has similar gameplay is different and feels like a sequel to Tetris 2
The problem with the NES cartridge connector is the the pins get squashed by the push down motion of loading the cartridge. Blowing on your NES games just causes the metal to rust on the connector of the cartridge and in the NES. The trick is the open it up and use small hook (bend the end of a safety pin with pliers to a ~300° angle) on the one row of pins that is squashed down and just pry them back up a little.
Thanks for reviewing one of these. It’s great that you are reviewing all these items from Aliexpress. There is a theory that they send better built merch to the US. I should try it out since I am out here in Asia...
Hey y'all . In Australia , the game Adventure Island , is called Wonder Boy . There are five Wonder Boy adventures with two Part Three s . One part three is called Dragons Trap and the other part three is called Monster Land .
Super Mario 14 is a hack of the Japan-exclusive Famicom title Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen, the second follow-up to Kid Niki: Radical Ninja. Its title screen suggests it was published in 1993. Super Mario 14 has a nearly identical PCB to Super Bros. 11.Super Mario 14 has a different title screen, which depicts a samurai Mario, has a copyright year updated to 1993, and credits "Wario". A few of Kid Niki's sprites were replaced with Mario's. In accordance to the Mario theme, some enemies were replaced with Koopas and Spinies, and some items were changed to Coins and Mushrooms. The graphics were taken from Super Mario Bros. 2 (Lost Levels) and Super Mario Bros 3.
@15:15 It's a rom hack of a Kid Niki game from what I remember. @22:03 For whatever reason, during the NES days, Namco would slap "NAMCOT" on their games. I can't find much of anything as to why they added the T, but it's in a few official releases.
The "Tetris 2" game is the Tengen (Atari) version of Tetris - because of licensing issues, there were two different versions of Tetris on the NES. The Tengen version is superior.
Well, for me it's like the OG Nintendo Tetris here in my country, it's the only thing here when I was a child. And indeed it's the best Nintendo Tetris ever, and just got the hunt for the ROM to replay it in my NDS :D
Exactly - I was curious as to what kind of storage it uses and if there might be a way to easily interface with it. If there's an internal memory card or something, we could delete all the crap and duplicates. Also, he said something about it not being emulation, but I'm not believing that until I see the inside - It doesn't seem likely they would create new hardware to simulate all the various cart mappers used by the games.
@@3vi1J I presume we'd have seen a black blob "chip on board" controller, and only MAYBE some eeprom chip next to it. As for it maybe being emulation, I doubt it. NES clones have been around for decades. The NES hardware has been reimplemented by chinese clones for a long time, with varying levels of success. They have had a long time to perfect it enough to work for these kinds of devices. As cheap as modern ARM-based microcontrollers are, I don't think they are a good solution for a $10 handheld, given the existence of hardware clones.
@@gigaherz_ Bummer. That actually makes the device less interesting in my opinion, except for whatever components they use to address/interface all the storage. I might have to get one just to take apart anyway.
@@gigaherz_ Will do. At that price, it's still more than worth it just for hacking around. I've been meaning to do something NES related ever since reading Steven Hugg's great "Making Games for the NES" book.
I ordered one yesterday (with control pad) before I even saw your video. Glad you were so positive about it :-) #UPDATE# Came today = No Box, No Screen Protector, Marks on Screen (Suspect Used), Battery TOTALLY flat. Super Mario does not start [Now Does ???] unless plugged into the TV (horrible Vertical Bars) or TFT screen (horrible Horizontal lines). FYI there is 2.45 volts across the A/V cable when Mario is on less for other games.
5:40 if mini usb is old, well my brand new ti graphical calculator uses mini usb for charging. I do like the mini more than the micro because it is way more resistant to wear.
1-183 are normal nes/famicom games + some hacks like super mario 14 (kid nikkk 3) and angry birds (moai kun) 184-313 are nice code games (usually found on dreamgear's consoles like retroplay, gamer v portable. some are even on the retro bit portable) 314-400 are repeats of the normal nes/famicom games
I wonder if them hacking + squeezing that long url in the rom had something to do with some of the games being glitchy. I read it can cause problems if you insert more text into a position than was there previously.
It's funny how these little consoles are all the same but with small differences. I got the exact same console for Christmas (likely from Amazon). Mine came with a carrying case and a 2nd controller! I haven't hooked it up to the TV, but I've played the two player games with my kids.
I nearly brought 1 of those for Xmas and looking now on Amazon there are a load of clones for less than £20 some have buttons on the side others come with plug in controllers, greatly appreciate the unbox and review. If you or reader are interested there are more expensive sub £50 - £70 that have 3000 or 9500 games covering just about every console NEOGEO/CPS/FC/NES/SFC/SNES/GB/GBC/GBA/SMC/SMD/SEGA and I only recognise a couple of those.
adventure island,mappy and circus was my favourite when I was a kid. I just ordered one console from aliexpress for 8.5 euros. Can't wait to receive my parcel!
Fyi apparently in 2021 you get 800 games and Micro USB for the same price! I bought a bundle for $15 shipped which includes a separate controller for 2p action. Love it
Adrian, for your NES search on RUclips for the blinking light fix. It’s basically a cartridge connection replacement board that you install in your NES, and it allows you to plug in a cartridge without pushing it down. But blinking light fix is literally the official name for it.
I've just bought 2 of these as stocking fillers for my boys on the strength of your review - they'd better be good! ;-). Thank you for the upload. Gordon
Flappy is a real Japanese game. It seems it was on several Japanese '80s computers and got as far as a sequel before the company that made it died out. 24:50 The color looking weird? That sounds the color difference that happens when you play an actual NES on different NTSC CRT TVs, but maybe that's coincidence. 27:03 Yep, Thexder was released in Japan. The first console game Square ever published, I believe. 28:40 Angry Birds is a mod of a Japanese puzzle game called Moai-kun.
I think that actually is a 4:3 aspect ratio. What makes it looks stretched out is that the top and bottom 8 pixels normally get cut off from the top and bottom of the screen.
I have one of these from Aliexpress too....nice....fun.....but you have to take the battery out of it after your done playing or the battery goes dead......power switch doesn't seem to disconnect battery
at 5:28 you didn't watch closely the drawing in the notice. It shows that the cable has only 1 audio lead and that you should plug it in the R channel. ;-)
Jay Benton guess he wasn’t into wonder boy, who can blame him with that dreadful port they should of kept it like the arcade version as well as the name.
I like how they have Dale striking a pose on the game selection screen. I wonder if they licensed the rights from Disney, because Disney is quite the stickler for that.
20:47 I'm guessing the rom file names are actually alphabetical (or were at some point) but those same file names are not consistent at all. another reason there are so many duplicates.
I just got one of these cheap game boy clone unit with 800 games, but I have a question. In the Super Mario Brothers game, how do I make Mario jump high enough to hit the square over his head? The manual is super basic, doesn't have that much info.
5:10 Some Asian countries have a history of gamers over exerting themselves and dying. They neglect sleep and food. Seems like the vendor is just trying to cover everything.
I think you should make some more videos (or another channel) for more vids of you playing some retro games. I'd love to see you playing some sega MS or TG16.
If you install a Blinking Light Win in your NES it will be quite a bit more reliable. It's a new connector board and tray that removes the push down mechanism. No soldering needed either. I'm not affiliated with them but I've installed a few and they've been performing very well.
Why do people use Aliexpress and Wish? Literally can find all these clones etc for the same exact price, maybe a $1-2 difference, on Amazon and you don't have to worry about getting ripped off, having your info stolen, really no way to return the product if your not satisfied, and you have to wait 6 months just to get your product! Found same thing with a controller, video cords, charger, and a cool SUP decal for $12 on Amazon with Free 1 day shipping!
So far (and I've scrolled a Long Way) you're the Only Commenter with such a question about what some might consider "a free lunch" even at $10, which barely pays the US-side of delivery personnel to walk to your door.
that bomberman on 19:13 it's not screwed up. it's hacked to be "different" from other version. I remember this as a kid I had clone of NES with 1000in1 game cartrdige, that actually had about 30 games but repeated till 1000 with just small changes in them. this was one of them.
That Tetris is the *good* (black cartridge) Russian Tetris with the dancing people on the victory screen. You definitely want that version and not the official Nintendo one. P.s. Nibbles predates the Nokia phones, it's neat that someone ported it though. For your next project, take the glob chip and make it into a portable cartridge loader NES?
despite the terrible software on it for the most part… THAT kind of thing would have been a blast to have in the late 80s and mid 90s. A portable NES for just 10 bucks and a backlit colour LCD screen. That would have been the HOTTEST item to own back then :D
It wouldve cost £10000 though. Unprecedented technology😂
These cheap consoles are endlessly fascinating, you just never know what you'll find when you start it up. Including the ones you find in budget retail stores, there's just so many!
Looking forward to seeing the results with the new camera, too. I use a couple of Lumix G-series cameras myself! The autofocus sucks on the whole range unfortunately, but otherwise they're excellent.
@@adriansdigitalbasement Funny that I was going to comment to LGR asking if he was having twitches seeing the beam scan and moire patterns. But you already had broached the subject.
Don;t you think these Famiclones should use Dendy branding? I think it would be awesome to see that elephant on this sort of thing!
ruclips.net/video/F4UOE8Ybokk/видео.html check it out very cool
LGR! WOW I
You also can't trust the charging circuitry in some of them. One I purchased is a 400-in-1 and has absolutely no charge controller, and no protect circuit in the unit or battery. It has a resistor, and a diode between the USB port and the battery. That's it. Tested charge voltage into the battery, and i was charging the battery at 5.1 volts. Battery swelled up and got hot after about 4 hours of charge time on the initial charge. The charge light which was just an LED with a resistor also connected directly to the USB port obviously didn't go off, or change colors to indicate a full charge. It just stayed red, and kept pumping power into that battery. Kind of dangerous so say the least. The one I have has a micro USB port vs. the Mini USB. I also have an older one with the Mini USB, and it does have a charge controller, so it's kind of hit and miss.
There are 310 different games and 90 dupes. I have bought one console for Xmas, these are the included games and their position:
10 Yard Fight #29 #341
1942 #100
4 Mahjong #74 #386
Abscondee #235
Adventure Island #14 #326
Adventure Island 2 #15 #327
Aether Cruiser #236
Aim Cruise #237
Aimless #188
Air Alert #186
Aladdin 3 #32 #344
Alpha Mission #163
Anatartic Adventure #33
Angry Bird #183
Animal Contest #238
Antarctic Adventure #345
Apple Chess #306
Aquarium #184
Arabian #34 #346
Arena #185
Argus #154
Arkanoid #101
Arkistas Ring #161
Aso #162
Astro Robo Saga #102
Awful Bushing #187
B Wings #103
Back to Future #166
Badmington #104
Ballon Fight #35 #347
Baltron #105
Base Ball #36 #348
Baseball New #193
Binary Land #37 #349
Bird Week #38 #350
Blocks World #239
Bokosuka Wars #106
Bomb King #192
Bomb Sweeper #40 #352
Bomber Man #39 #351
Bowling #164
Brush Roller #41 #353
Bubble #194
Bubble Bobble Par #18 #330
Bug Catcher #240
Bugs War #191
Burbles #189
Burger Time #42 #354
Burrow Explorer #190
Busy Bar #241
Candy Workshop #242
Cannonade #195
Castle Excellent #181
Chakn Pop #43 #355
Challenger #152
Chess #44 #356
Chinese Chess #151
Chip Dale 1 #16 #328
Chip Dale 3 #17 #329
Chubby Cherub #109
Circus Charlie #45 #357
Climbing #303
Close Quarters #196
Clu Clu Clu #46 #358
Coast Guard #197
Contest #243
Contra 24IN1 #8 #320
Contra Force #9 #321
Cookies Laybrinth #244
Crystal Ball #278
Crystal Blast #245
Cub Adventure #198
Defender #48 #360
Deformable #246
Dejiectile #247
Depth Bomb #199
DestroyI #110
Devil World #49 #361
Devildom Doom #200
Diamond #201
Dig Dug #50 #362
Donkey Kong #51 #363
Donkey Kong 3 #53 #365
Donkey Kong Jr Ma #54 #366
Donkey Kong Jr. #52 #364
Door Door #55 #367
Double Dragon 2 #22 #334
Double Dragon 3 #23 #335
Dough Boy #112
Dr Mario #4 #316
Dragon #113
Duck #115
Dune War #202
Egg Contest #248
Elevator Action #116
Escapeway #249
Exctebike #56 #368
Exed Exes #117
Exerion #57 #369
F1 Race #58 #370
Fairs Treasure #250
Falling Blocks #251
Fated Pirate #252
Field Combat #47 #159 #359
Final Blood #253
Fire Base #203
First Defender #204
Fish Story #254
Fish War #307
Five Days #205
Flappy #118
Fling Ball #255
Flipull #165
Formation Z #59 #371
Forrest Adventure #256
Frantic House #206
Friday The 13th #160
Front Line #60 #372
Fruit Dish #207
Fruit Gift #257
Fruitdish #119
Galaga #61 #373
Galaxian #62 #374
Galg #120
Gallagant #208
Garden War #209
Gate #210
Geimos #121
Ghost Castle #258
Gog Dug 2 #111
Golden Bird #259
Golf #63 #375
Goonies #155
Gradius #167
Greeds #260
Gyrodine #122
Hallihoo #211
Hammer And Nail #261
Happy Match #262
Hexa #123
Hexapod #212
Hexapod War #213
Hokuto No Kem #168
Hot Blood High Sc #24 #336
Hot Blood Wrestle #25 #337
Hyper Olympics #65 #377
Hyper Sports #66 #378
Ice Climber #67 #379
Ice Hockey #124
Ice Ocean #263
IQ Champion #264
Island #265
Jackal #12 #324
Jewelry #73 #385
Joust #68 #380
Jump Jump #182 #266
Jumping Kid #267
Kage #11 #323
Karateka #69 #381
King Knight #169
Labyrinth #214
Lightning #268
Little Witch #269
Load Runner #70 #382
Lot Lot #125
lunar Ball #71 #383
Lunarian #215
Lunation #302
Mach Rider #153
Macross #72 #384
Mad Xmas #216
Magic Egg #270
Magmax #126
Mahjong #75 #387
Man in Red #271
Mappy #76 #388
Mario 14 #2 #314
Mario Bros #5 #317
Meccano #272
Mickey Mouse #170
Mighty Bomb Jack #107
Millipede #78 #390
Mirroe #273
Mitsume Ga Tooru #20 #332
Moaikum #180
Mortal Combat IV #27 #339
Motorboat #217
Mouse Hero #275
Mouse Snare #274
Move Box #311
Mowing #276
Muscle #79 #391
Naitoug Dan Shoug #80 #392
New man #171
Nibbles #81 #393
Ninja 1 #82 #394
Ninja 2 #128
Ninja 3 #83 #395
Ninja Gaiden 2 #21 #333
Nut Cracky #277
Nuts Milk #77 #389
Onyanko Town #130
Orchard #310
Othello #85 #397
Paber Boy #172
Pac Land #131
Pac Man #86 #398
Pachi Com #132
Panzer Attack #218
Penguin Kun Wars #149
Penta Base #219
Pika Chu #127
Pinball #87 #399
Ping Pong #281
Pobble #220
Polar Bat #221
Police Dog #279
Police VS Thief #280
Pooyan #88 #400
Popeye #89
Porter #108
Power Robot #223 #282
Power Soccer #173
Pro Wrestling #133
Pulveration #283
Puzzle #308
Pyramid #134
Qbake #129
Quarth #174
Rabbit Village #284
Raidon Bungeling #64 #376
River Jump #285
Road Fighter #84 #396
Robocop #26 #338
Route 16 Turbo #135
Rural Goblin #222
Rush N Attack #13 #325
Sea Wolf #287
Seamaid #304
Season Garden #224
Seicross #136
Seport Guarl #286
Shot Put #309
Shrew Mouse #225
Silent Hunter #230
Sky Destroyer #90
Sky Hunter #176
Slalom #137
Small Dinosaur #229
Snow Ball #226
Snow Bros #19 #331
Soccer #138
Solomon #175
Son Son #139
Space Base #288
Space ET #91
Spartan X #140
Spelunker #141
Spider Man #28 #340
Spider Man 2 #289
Spider Man 3 #290
Spring World #291
Spy vs Spy #142
Sqoon #143
Star #292
Star Fighter #227
Star Force #92
Star Gate #93
Star Luster #144
Star Soldier #158
Strafe #228
Strong Pill #305
Submarine #293
Super Chinese #156
Super Contra 7 #10 #322
Super Mario Bros #1 #313
Super Mario Bros 3 #3 #315
Tank A1999 #30 #342
Tennis #94
Tetris 2 #145
The Archer #231
The Legend of Kag #31 #343
Thexder #146
Through Man #294
Tiger Heli #177
Tower of Druaga #114
Toy Factory #295
Transformers #178
Trooper #312
Turtle 1 #6 #318
Turtle Fighter #7 #319
Twin Bee #157
Twin Cards #232
Undersea Arena #233
Urban Champion #95
Utmost Warfare #296
Vigilant #297
Volguard 2 #147
Volleyball #148
War Zone #298
Warhouse Boy #99
Waroman #96
Warrior #234
Water Pipe #299
Wild Worm #300
Wisdom #179
Wonder Ball #301
Xevious #150
Yie AR Kung Fu #97
Zippy Race #98
Thanks for sharing, I estimated there are ~250 games at first :)
Got a link for this one?
@@justinaldrich692 My link is gone too . But have a look at the 800 in 1 console on Ali's 404 page www.aliexpress.com/item/4000334090743.html this looks exactly like the old version but with more games
@@BluroStacks Hell yeah I really appreciate it. I'm not wanting to program one or anything. I want one with games programmed in already. What are your thoughts on the Anbernic S100/Powkiddy V90 . Apparently they're the same thing but look great out of the box for $30.00-ish. Lol
Thanks for the list! Theres a few great games on that list like the SMB games and goonies. for $10 I'd say its worth it just for those few gems.
Nice test! Thanks, Adrian! My son just found out that if you press the A, B, X and Y at the same time and then the RESET button, the console enters a "main device test" with sound channels and color tests. :-)
on mine you just need to hold A & B during startup
3:27 The CE shown here is China Export.
Someone's probably mentioned it already (especially on a three year old video), but Namco was called Namcot in Japan prior to 1995.
Threw me for a loop as well when I first started collecting Famicom carts over the last year.
From a retro game perspective for the price it is a good deal. Thanks for sharing Adrian
That was a screen protector! Should have peeled just the front layer off :)
Thanks for showing this off at the club! I've just placed my order: red, with the second controller. 😄
The manual might as well say "do not eat game console"
I laughed
Have you seen Japanese Nintendo console manuals? If not I suggest you look it up.
The original English manuals had interesting stuff, like telling you to plug the game into the console to play it, like "oh, that's what I was doing wrong!" XD
😂😂😂
"Always play in a well-lit room" is a standard warning precaution against photosensitive epilepsy.
A part of the screen is usually masked off on these, so the whole screen should be 240x320 and is 3:4, and it's turned on the side. Due to how it scans out from top to bottom on the screen by design - or basically left to right as oriented here - there would be weird tearing.
KAGE, or Yami no Shigotonin Kage, was the Japanese name for the game "Shadow Warrior".
Wasn't it called "Shadow of the Ninja"? Here in Europe it was named "Blue Shadow", dropping the ninja label due to controversy if I remember correctly. Anyways, quite enjoyable game imo.
@@lostindesolation2810 Yes, you are right.
Looks more like strider though
As you know, the issues you are seeing are a result of programmers using loopholes in the memory mapper system of the NES to save memory. In the consolidated NES-on-a-chip, those loopholes are not possible, so many games, such as Gauntlet, do not work on clones.
"Do not play if you are tired or need sleep."
"Play in a well-lit room"
"Take a 10 to 15 minute break every hour"
Those rules are very common Adrian. They are in many manuals of games, even in the Nintendo DS games underneath the prevention of Seizures.
Of course folks wouldn't know this if they don't read manuals.
Saw it in N64, GC, GBA and GBC manuals too. Also at least a couple Mega Drive manuals I had.
Tetris 2 is actually the rare Tengen Tetris which is a port from the Atari Arcade version that got pulled from the shelves due to Nintendo suing Tengen. I prefer this NES version over the Nintendo version.
I can confirm that the "Tetris 2" on here is indeed the Tengen Tetris, but there was also a legitimate Tetris 2 licensed by Nintendo, which probably isn’t part of this compilation.
@@DavidWonn I found out that the NES and Gameboy pretty much have the same version of Tetris 2 but the Super Nintendo version while it has similar gameplay is different and feels like a sequel to Tetris 2
That reminds me, of how CDi Tetris had the best soundtrack :D
The problem with the NES cartridge connector is the the pins get squashed by the push down motion of loading the cartridge.
Blowing on your NES games just causes the metal to rust on the connector of the cartridge and in the NES.
The trick is the open it up and use small hook (bend the end of a safety pin with pliers to a ~300° angle) on the one row of pins that is squashed down and just pry them back up a little.
Thanks for reviewing one of these. It’s great that you are reviewing all these items from Aliexpress. There is a theory that they send better built merch to the US. I should try it out since I am out here in Asia...
Hey y'all . In Australia , the game Adventure Island , is called Wonder Boy . There are five Wonder Boy adventures with two Part Three s . One part three is called Dragons Trap and the other part three is called Monster Land .
Oooh Nibbles.BAS converted to Nintendo! One of my favourite MS-DOS games. Playable in QBasic.
But does it have gorillas?
I loved this
@@cbecht Nibbles port developer here. If you want gorillas, try Donkey Kong. Or Solar Wars by Chris Covell.
Super Mario 14 is a hack of the Japan-exclusive Famicom title Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen, the second follow-up to Kid Niki: Radical Ninja. Its title screen suggests it was published in 1993. Super Mario 14 has a nearly identical PCB to Super Bros. 11.Super Mario 14 has a different title screen, which depicts a samurai Mario, has a copyright year updated to 1993, and credits "Wario". A few of Kid Niki's sprites were replaced with Mario's. In accordance to the Mario theme, some enemies were replaced with Koopas and Spinies, and some items were changed to Coins and Mushrooms. The graphics were taken from Super Mario Bros. 2 (Lost Levels) and Super Mario Bros 3.
"Mario 14" is a ROM hack of Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3
Also known as Kid Niki 3, right?
@@atariforever2002 Yep
Well, obviously. Duh. Everyone knew that. /JK
Mario 14 its game from my childhood, i have good memories about it :)
The unedited dash animation gives it away too ;)
@15:15 It's a rom hack of a Kid Niki game from what I remember.
@22:03 For whatever reason, during the NES days, Namco would slap "NAMCOT" on their games. I can't find much of anything as to why they added the T, but it's in a few official releases.
The "Tetris 2" game is the Tengen (Atari) version of Tetris - because of licensing issues, there were two different versions of Tetris on the NES. The Tengen version is superior.
It's the best Tetris, not to mention the music.
Welp, just ordered 3 of these! Kids and Wife will love them for Christmas.
"Tetris 2" is Tengen's Tetris. It was an unlicensed game by Atari.
it's the best tetris ever!.
Imagine not recognising tengen tetris. thats a yikes for me.
Unlike other unlicensed games tengen legitimately thought they had the rights to it
Well, for me it's like the OG Nintendo Tetris here in my country, it's the only thing here when I was a child. And indeed it's the best Nintendo Tetris ever, and just got the hunt for the ROM to replay it in my NDS :D
Should have opened it up and showed the insides.
Exactly - I was curious as to what kind of storage it uses and if there might be a way to easily interface with it. If there's an internal memory card or something, we could delete all the crap and duplicates. Also, he said something about it not being emulation, but I'm not believing that until I see the inside - It doesn't seem likely they would create new hardware to simulate all the various cart mappers used by the games.
@@3vi1J I presume we'd have seen a black blob "chip on board" controller, and only MAYBE some eeprom chip next to it.
As for it maybe being emulation, I doubt it. NES clones have been around for decades. The NES hardware has been reimplemented by chinese clones for a long time, with varying levels of success. They have had a long time to perfect it enough to work for these kinds of devices. As cheap as modern ARM-based microcontrollers are, I don't think they are a good solution for a $10 handheld, given the existence of hardware clones.
@@gigaherz_ Bummer. That actually makes the device less interesting in my opinion, except for whatever components they use to address/interface all the storage. I might have to get one just to take apart anyway.
@@3vi1J Feel free to reply here if you do, specially if I happen to be wrong in my guess. I like to know when I'm wrong, so I can update my brain. :P
@@gigaherz_ Will do. At that price, it's still more than worth it just for hacking around. I've been meaning to do something NES related ever since reading Steven Hugg's great "Making Games for the NES" book.
I ordered one yesterday (with control pad) before I even saw your video.
Glad you were so positive about it :-)
#UPDATE#
Came today = No Box, No Screen Protector, Marks on Screen (Suspect Used), Battery TOTALLY flat.
Super Mario does not start [Now Does ???] unless plugged into the TV (horrible Vertical Bars)
or TFT screen (horrible Horizontal lines).
FYI there is 2.45 volts across the A/V cable when Mario is on less for other games.
I had more fun listening to you laugh at the games more than the games themselves! 😂
20:23: "These are little Apple Logos here". Or just "Apples" in some parts of the world :D
...Well yeah, but no. Those actually are Apple logos since it's a game by Microsoft.
5:40 if mini usb is old, well my brand new ti graphical calculator uses mini usb for charging. I do like the mini more than the micro because it is way more resistant to wear.
1-183 are normal nes/famicom games + some hacks like super mario 14 (kid nikkk 3) and angry birds (moai kun)
184-313 are nice code games (usually found on dreamgear's consoles like retroplay, gamer v portable. some are even on the retro bit portable)
314-400 are repeats of the normal nes/famicom games
I wonder if them hacking + squeezing that long url in the rom had something to do with some of the games being glitchy. I read it can cause problems if you insert more text into a position than was there previously.
Thanks for this. I think my niece is getting her first videogame console this xmas!
When you watch an Adrian Black video, Rick Astley watches you back...
Well pebble my flintstones.
The early 90's were some of the best years..
It's funny how these little consoles are all the same but with small differences. I got the exact same console for Christmas (likely from Amazon). Mine came with a carrying case and a 2nd controller! I haven't hooked it up to the TV, but I've played the two player games with my kids.
I nearly brought 1 of those for Xmas and looking now on Amazon there are a load of clones for less than £20 some have buttons on the side others come with plug in controllers, greatly appreciate the unbox and review. If you or reader are interested there are more expensive sub £50 - £70 that have 3000 or 9500 games covering just about every console NEOGEO/CPS/FC/NES/SFC/SNES/GB/GBC/GBA/SMC/SMD/SEGA and I only recognise a couple of those.
adventure island,mappy and circus was my favourite when I was a kid. I just ordered one console from aliexpress for 8.5 euros. Can't wait to receive my parcel!
Thumbs up for Spy VS Spy, for sure! I played the heck outta that as a kid. One of my all time favorites to play with friends.
Quite neat! There are 500 in 1 versions appearing now.
I will try one and let you know :)
I bought one of these for my Bugout Bag along with some spare batteries. Now I am building a collection of useful items that use the same battery.
@ 3:29
"0 - 3 sad onions"
I like that icon.
Best thorough review. Thanks man. Subscribed
15:14 It's a ROM hack of the Famicom title Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen, known as Kid Niki 3 in the West.
Love those instructions and for $10, it looks pretty good.
I love how the DS version of Dig Dug the top screen is dig the two in the bottom screen is Dig Dug one and you play them both at the same time
I like your jolly disposition. 🤪😎
Fyi apparently in 2021 you get 800 games and Micro USB for the same price! I bought a bundle for $15 shipped which includes a separate controller for 2p action. Love it
Namcot is a name that was used for projects done in co-operation with Data East. Namcot is indeed Namco.
Adrian, for your NES search on RUclips for the blinking light fix. It’s basically a cartridge connection replacement board that you install in your NES, and it allows you to plug in a cartridge without pushing it down. But blinking light fix is literally the official name for it.
I've just bought 2 of these as stocking fillers for my boys on the strength of your review - they'd better be good! ;-). Thank you for the upload. Gordon
26:00 Buck Rogers. It had a version that was a cartridge for the C64.
Flappy is a real Japanese game. It seems it was on several Japanese '80s computers and got as far as a sequel before the company that made it died out.
24:50 The color looking weird? That sounds the color difference that happens when you play an actual NES on different NTSC CRT TVs, but maybe that's coincidence.
27:03 Yep, Thexder was released in Japan. The first console game Square ever published, I believe.
28:40 Angry Birds is a mod of a Japanese puzzle game called Moai-kun.
Now, let’s mod the machine and swap the motherboard with a Raspberry Pi Zero.
I think that actually is a 4:3 aspect ratio. What makes it looks stretched out is that the top and bottom 8 pixels normally get cut off from the top and bottom of the screen.
I have one of these from Aliexpress too....nice....fun.....but you have to take the battery out of it after your done playing or the battery goes dead......power switch doesn't seem to disconnect battery
Binary Lands was quite popular and easy to get in countries where was imported many clones of Famicom (which in europe was converted to PAL from NTSC)
I don't really have an opinion of Adventure Island but I love Wonder Boy on the Sega Master System.
11$ = 154 Yuan. You paid them 154 Chinese Dollars. A pound of rice in China is 2 Yuan.
Namco back in the 80's is call "Namcot", not spelling wrong.
28:05 yup thats a legit Famicon game of Transformers, never made it to the west for some reason
at 5:28 you didn't watch closely the drawing in the notice. It shows that the cable has only 1 audio lead and that you should plug it in the R channel. ;-)
Install a Blinking Light Win kit in that NES, solves the poor cartridge connection issue (at least for carts that don't have corrosion damage)
my dad never got a game boy but he said when he was a kid those game boys are the most fam thing ever
Even just for the screen and enclosure...and butttons...to use for other projects...where can u get alll that for ten bucks?
The original Snake game was not on the Nokia. It was "Snake Byte" on the Apple II.
The original "nibbles" was on the XT and was written in basic. But that didnt look like nibbles at all. So is obviously a copy of the apple version.
@@adriansdigitalbasement Yep. The snake ate apples (weird idea) in the original Apple version ruclips.net/video/sZ1fBpcLCYE/видео.html
I'm subscribing because you actually read Chinese manual. So effing hilarious.
Adventure Island is Wonder Boy. It's an amazing game!
Jay Benton guess he wasn’t into wonder boy, who can blame him with that dreadful port they should of kept it like the arcade version as well as the name.
Wonder boy? You mean in monster world? They don't look similar to me
@@bland9876 Same series but yes, they're quite different games. The Wonder Boy / Monster World series history is convoluted and tricky to understand.
I like how they have Dale striking a pose on the game selection screen. I wonder if they licensed the rights from Disney, because Disney is quite the stickler for that.
Nintendo is just as much a stickler as Disney. These devices operate on the principle "it's not illegal if you don't get caught."
Do you can play 2 players on TV? and save the game?
any idea it would be possible to mod something like this to install your own games? other gameboy games and so
20:47 I'm guessing the rom file names are actually alphabetical (or were at some point) but those same file names are not consistent at all. another reason there are so many duplicates.
RIP IT APART!!!! can we wipe it and upload our own ROM's????
When the manual is better than the console itself. Man they should release versions of this manual every year
Bomb sweeper was actually a really good Game & Watch game. It was my last one, still have it.
The music in Binary land is amazing!
I have a similar device, but mine has 248 terrible bootleg games. Is there a way to get actual NES games on this thing?
I just got one of these cheap game boy clone unit with 800 games, but I have a question. In the Super Mario Brothers game, how do I make Mario jump high enough to hit the square over his head? The manual is super basic, doesn't have that much info.
Love your enthusiasm :)
Great video, one of your best. Was frogger on there?
5:10 Some Asian countries have a history of gamers over exerting themselves and dying. They neglect sleep and food. Seems like the vendor is just trying to cover everything.
I've ordered it yesterday and it works supriseingly good
I think you should make some more videos (or another channel) for more vids of you playing some retro games. I'd love to see you playing some sega MS or TG16.
I love mine, got 2 for my daughters as well.
5:20 the picture in the manual is actually correct!
I've ordered this a few days ago from Ali express for £3.99 for the money it ain't bad at all
If you install a Blinking Light Win in your NES it will be quite a bit more reliable. It's a new connector board and tray that removes the push down mechanism. No soldering needed either. I'm not affiliated with them but I've installed a few and they've been performing very well.
I'm sure that hissing sound is nothing to worry about. After all, the box had safety certification logos on it!
I bought one because of this video. Looks fine for the price. Hi Clint :)
Why do people use Aliexpress and Wish? Literally can find all these clones etc for the same exact price, maybe a $1-2 difference, on Amazon and you don't have to worry about getting ripped off, having your info stolen, really no way to return the product if your not satisfied, and you have to wait 6 months just to get your product! Found same thing with a controller, video cords, charger, and a cool SUP decal for $12 on Amazon with Free 1 day shipping!
So far (and I've scrolled a Long Way) you're the Only Commenter with such a question about what some might consider "a free lunch" even at $10, which barely pays the US-side of delivery personnel to walk to your door.
Mini USB is a sturdier, more robust connector than micro
Not true ;o)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_hardware#Durability
@@jankomuzykant1844 Minimum rating or not, Mini USB is far more robust. I've never seen a broken Mini USB.... but micro? plenty of times.
Ben Heck agrees
@@colinstu Ben Heck agrees - no question about it, respect ;o)
Tell us what else is different about your universe
that bomberman on 19:13 it's not screwed up. it's hacked to be "different" from other version. I remember this as a kid I had clone of NES with 1000in1 game cartrdige, that actually had about 30 games but repeated till 1000 with just small changes in them. this was one of them.
Passing through bricks in Bomberman is an acquired ability from an item randomly dropped from defeating enemies.
@@bradhabit2217 yes I know, but in this case , that ability is enabled from start
Nibbles was an old game that came with QBasic in DOS 5.0. LOOOONNNNGGGGG before Nokia thought of using it.
I remember coding Nibbles in BASIC on my Apple ][+ back in the day.
Naught to 3 sad onions. Ashens viewers will get that reference.
That Tetris is the *good* (black cartridge) Russian Tetris with the dancing people on the victory screen. You definitely want that version and not the official Nintendo one. P.s. Nibbles predates the Nokia phones, it's neat that someone ported it though. For your next project, take the glob chip and make it into a portable cartridge loader NES?
Looking forward to the teardown to see if it can be used for other cool projects 👍
I have this, the little screen is mint quality but you can tell for some games you're supposed to play it on a bigger tv screen. Very fun console tho
The mini-usb connector is much better than the micro-usb. I hate micro-usb and can't afford to replace my devices with newer ones that feature type-C.
I love the fact that this device works without battery, if it's connected on charger adapter.