I have been searching the net for info on a perticular mod that i
want to do with little or no sucess. Is it possible and if so how,
to tun ROMs on the NES itself rather than through and emulator on
the PC. I have seen some mods that actually mod the circuitboad
inside a cart so that it has connectors to enable upload to the
RAM/ROM but i find it very confusing. Basically all i want is to be
able to play ROMs on my NES. Any help that you can provide would be
greatly apprtiated. Thanx

From my understanding, different NES games have different memory
mappers that each functioned differently. I think you would have to
design a seperate flash cart for each memory mapper that exists if you
wanted to play every game that exists. I believe that there are a total
of 256 different mappers out there. There's no disk system that reads
the roms that PC emulators use. Not like the SNES, which had lots of
different floppy based copiers, one of which I own. I think you're
better of sticking to your PC emulators or, better yet, actually buying
the carts.
  - Scherzo

haek_geek wrote:

>I have been searching the net for info on a perticular mod that i
>want to do with little or no sucess. Is it possible and if so how,
>to tun ROMs on the NES itself rather than through and emulator on
>the PC. I have seen some mods that actually mod the circuitboad
>inside a cart so that it has connectors to enable upload to the
>RAM/ROM but i find it very confusing. Basically all i want is to be
>able to play ROMs on my NES. Any help that you can provide would be
>greatly apprtiated. Thanx
>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
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>
>
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----- Original Message -----

From: Scherzo

To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 12:57 PM

Subject: Re: [nesmodifications] NES carts + Roms

From my understanding, different NES games have different memory
mappers that each functioned differently. I think you would have to
design a seperate flash cart for each memory mapper that exists if you
wanted to play every game that exists. I believe that there are a total
of 256 different mappers out there. There's no disk system that reads
the roms that PC emulators use. Not like the SNES, which had lots of
different floppy based copiers, one of which I own. I think you're
better of sticking to your PC emulators or, better yet, actually buying
the carts.
- Scherzo

haek_geek wrote:

>I have been searching the net for info on a perticular mod that i
>want to do with little or no sucess. Is it possible and if so how,
>to tun ROMs on the NES itself rather than through and emulator on
>the PC. I have seen some mods that actually mod the circuitboad
>inside a cart so that it has connectors to enable upload to the
>RAM/ROM but i find it very confusing. Basically all i want is to be
>able to play ROMs on my NES. Any help that you can provide would be
>greatly apprtiated. Thanx
>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 
>

I got a top loading NES today finally! It cost $40(AU) from my local
prawn broker. Im in a really good mood now!!!!

Toploaders kick ass.

-Joe


--- rimma_69 <rimma_69@...> wrote:
> I got a top loading NES today finally! It cost
> $40(AU) from my local
> prawn broker. Im in a really good mood now!!!!
>
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The only problem with the top loading NES is its lack of AV ports. I
found this site http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/nes2avmod.htm which
shows you how to do it (most people should know of the site). But I
dont have the guts to pull my top loader apart. It took too long to
get one and I dont want to risk pulling it apart yet.

By the way http://www.gamesx.com/index2.htm is a great mod site. It
has mods for heaps of systems and lots of information.

----- Original Message -----

From: rimma_69

To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 5:11 AM

Subject: [nesmodifications] Re: Top Loading NES

The only problem with the top loading NES is its lack of AV ports. I
found this site http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/nes2avmod.htm which
shows you how to do it (most people should know of the site). But I
dont have the guts to pull my top loader apart. It took too long to
get one and I dont want to risk pulling it apart yet.

By the way http://www.gamesx.com/index2.htm is a great mod site. It
has mods for heaps of systems and lots of information.

Is this what you are talking about
http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/Clones/polystation/polystatio
n.php.
I might look into trying to get one.


--- In nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com, "Isaac" <idogg@c...> wrote:
> If your nervous to do it you could always just buy a polystation
and use an adaptor to play nes games. That was my solution. Works
nice and has a famicom slot built in.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: rimma_69
>   To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 5:11 AM
>   Subject: [nesmodifications] Re: Top Loading NES
>
>
>   The only problem with the top loading NES is its lack of AV
ports. I
>   found this site http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/nes2avmod.htm which
>   shows you how to do it (most people should know of the site).
But I
>   dont have the guts to pull my top loader apart. It took too long
to
>   get one and I dont want to risk pulling it apart yet.
>
>   By the way http://www.gamesx.com/index2.htm is a great mod site.
It
>   has mods for heaps of systems and lots of information.
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----- Original Message -----

From: rimma_69

To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 6:39 AM

Subject: [nesmodifications] Re: Top Loading NES

Is this what you are talking about
http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/Clones/polystation/polystatio
n.php.
I might look into trying to get one.


--- In nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com, "Isaac" <idogg@c...> wrote:
> If your nervous to do it you could always just buy a polystation
and use an adaptor to play nes games. That was my solution. Works
nice and has a famicom slot built in.
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: rimma_69
>   To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 5:11 AM
>   Subject: [nesmodifications] Re: Top Loading NES
>
>
>   The only problem with the top loading NES is its lack of AV
ports. I
>   found this site http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/nes2avmod.htm which
>   shows you how to do it (most people should know of the site).
But I
>   dont have the guts to pull my top loader apart. It took too long
to
>   get one and I dont want to risk pulling it apart yet.
>
>   By the way http://www.gamesx.com/index2.htm is a great mod site.
It
>   has mods for heaps of systems and lots of information.
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Hi all.

I'm kinda new around here, but I've been looking for info on a certain mod.
I've heard that there is a mod out there that will clear up the graphical
glitches in a top-loading NES, which will make the video quality just
as good as the toaster (assuming you already have the A/V mod done).
Apparently, all it needs is a 10 cent capacitor.

Does anyone actually have this mod?  I've never actually heard a success
story on the top loading NES, just a few with the Tristar 8.  Is this a
possible
project, or just wishful thinking?

Thanks for your help.

Aaron

At 07:11 AM 6/6/2004, you wrote:
>The only problem with the top loading NES is its lack of AV ports. I
>found this site
><http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/nes2avmod.htm>http://www.gamesx.com/rgbadd/nes2av\
mod.htm
>which
>shows you how to do it (most people should know of the site). But I
>dont have the guts to pull my top loader apart. It took too long to
>get one and I dont want to risk pulling it apart yet.
>
>By the way
><http://www.gamesx.com/index2.htm>http://www.gamesx.com/index2.htm is a
>great mod site. It
>has mods for heaps of systems and lots of information.

>
>
>
>
> I got a top loading NES today finally! It cost $40(AU) from my local
> prawn broker. Im in a really good mood now!!!!

Oh WOW I'm green with envy!
Not only is the Toploader just plain shibby... but that price is AWESOME!

Raven

Now Im going to try and get a ROB and a Grey Zapper. Anyone looking
to sell?

Here are some pictures of internal NES stuff.
http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/giegue/nes_pics.htm

----- Original Message -----

 

 

From: rimma_69

To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 4:48 AM

Subject: [nesmodifications] Internal NES Pics

Here are some pictures of internal NES stuff.
http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/giegue/nes_pics.htm

Thanks for all that information. The pictures arent on one of my
websites so I have no control over them. It was just a link to a
page that I thought people would be interested in.


--- In nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com, "Balonut" <balonut@t...>
wrote:
> Nice pictures but there are a few corrections you'd need to make.
Well, a lot.
>
> The lockout chip is wrong, it's the one right between PPU and the
AV out.  The board marking CIC next to the chip IDs the lockout
chip.  The chip you have marked as the lockout is actually a 7404
(or variants) and they are basically hex inverters.  You might want
to add that the 2 large chips between the cart connector and the
CPU/PPU are the SRAM chips.  Both are 2K each.
>
> You might want to note the main board is rev 11 (the number is
next to PPU as "NES-CPU-xx" where xx is the rev number)  Rev 11 has
problem with 3rd party unlicensed games and unlicensed famicom
adapter, they won't work at all.  It was Nintendo's attempt to block
them.  A simple fix is to snip pin 4 of the lockout chip.  From the
picture, pin 4 is on the bottom of the CIC chip, 4th pin from the
left.
>
> Rush n Attack cart should be CHR ROM and not SRAM chip and the
other large chip is the PRG ROM.  CHR ROM contains the graphic and
interfaces directly with the PPU (few NES cart don't have this)
while PRG ROM contains the main program.
>
> The 2 little chips on the top are mapper chips using off the shelf
logic gate chips.  This were common before Nintendo developed MMC
chips.
>
> You have the Zelda all right.
>
> Renegade doesn't have CHRRAM but rather CHRROM.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>
>
>   From: rimma_69
>   To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 4:48 AM
>   Subject: [nesmodifications] Internal NES Pics
>
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>   http://www.angelfire.com/oh4/giegue/nes_pics.htm
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Good Afternoon!
    I am starting into a hobby of modding game systems, and my geeks
and I are pretty excited over it. Does anyone have some suggestions
on how to go about wiring lights into the NES board? I want to run
the lights straight off of the same power, so any suggestions on what
kind of lights to use, how to wire them and so on would be great!
Thanks!

(also, please keep the "you're an idiot and will fail" comments to a
minimum... I'm well aware of this already, thank you. :)  )

Don't use small light bulbs, go to radioshack and get
LEDs.  They're easy to wire up and they use
signficantly less juice than bulbs do.  You can get
them in differet colors.

-Joe



--- coreytjackson <coreytjackson@...> wrote:
> Good Afternoon!
>    I am starting into a hobby of modding game
> systems, and my geeks
> and I are pretty excited over it. Does anyone have
> some suggestions
> on how to go about wiring lights into the NES board?
> I want to run
> the lights straight off of the same power, so any
> suggestions on what
> kind of lights to use, how to wire them and so on
> would be great!
> Thanks!
>
> (also, please keep the "you're an idiot and will
> fail" comments to a
> minimum... I'm well aware of this already, thank
> you. :)  )
>
>




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With the NES lockout chip mod has anyone totally removed the chip
then cut the leg of the chip then replaced it? Also has anyone tried
installing a switch so you can turn the chip on and off?

All it takes is two pieces of wire, and something to
put between them to keep from shorting the circuit.  I
recommend using a round toggle switch from radio
shack.  That way you can drill a hole instead of
cutting one.  It makes for a much neater or not so
hacked appearance.

-Joe



--- rimma_69 <rimma_69@...> wrote:
> With the NES lockout chip mod has anyone totally
> removed the chip
> then cut the leg of the chip then replaced it? Also
> has anyone tried
> installing a switch so you can turn the chip on and
> off?
>
>




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If anyone here installs a switch remember to have the
switch either on or off before turning on the nes.
flipping the switch with the nes on could cause it to
freeze and you would have to restart your game.

-Joe



--- rimma_69 <rimma_69@...> wrote:
> With the NES lockout chip mod has anyone totally
> removed the chip
> then cut the leg of the chip then replaced it? Also
> has anyone tried
> installing a switch so you can turn the chip on and
> off?
>
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----- Original Message -----

From: Joe

To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 8:57 AM

Subject: Re: [nesmodifications] NES Lockout Chip almost forgot

If anyone here installs a switch remember to have the
switch either on or off before turning on the nes.
flipping the switch with the nes on could cause it to
freeze and you would have to restart your game.

-Joe



--- rimma_69 <rimma_69@...> wrote:
> With the NES lockout chip mod has anyone totally
> removed the chip
> then cut the leg of the chip then replaced it? Also
> has anyone tried
> installing a switch so you can turn the chip on and
> off?
>
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----- Original Message -----

From: Isaac

To: nesmodifications@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2004 12:43 PM

Subject: Re: [nesmodifications] NES Lockout Chip almost forgot

Why would you want a switch in the first place? Won't your modified nes play all games once the lockout chip has been disabled? I have a famiclone which obviously doesn't have a lockout chip and it play all of my nes games just fine. Did I just get lucky?

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Thanks!

I just got an Atari 2600 for $15(AU). It came with 33 games which are
listed below.

Boxed Games
Decathlon
Kung-Fu Master
Pitfall II Lost Caverns
River Raid II
Skate Boardin'
Tennis
Titlematch Pro Wrestling

Loose Games
Asteroids
Boxing
Berzerk
Breakout
Bumper Bash
Chopper Command
Combat
Crystal Castles
Defender
Enduro
Fishing Derby
Gas Hog
Hangman
Hunt & Score
Indy 500
Miniature Golf
Missile Command
Outlaw
Pac-man
Pete Rose Baseball
Pitfall
River Raid
Space Cavern
Space Invaders
Skiing
Starmaster

Anyone else getting great deals on games and gaming consoles?

Hey guys. I've been lurking for a while, but figured it was time to
chime in with one of my auctions:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&cate
gory=62054&item=8128653305

It's an NES that I did some modifications on for an upcoming book of
mine. It has a blue LED (done the right way with the proper
current-limiting resistor value to prevent the LED from burning out),
lock-out chip disabled, and a new 72-pin connector. The book will have
details of these hacks, among other things for a bunch of other modern
and classic systems. I'll probably have one or two to give away to the
group, too :)

That's it for now!

Joe