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Famicom/FDS Backup Units |
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Famicom/FDS Backup Units |
Not much is known about these devices.
Here we present what is known to exist in the world of Famicom and FDS backup units (I
don't believe there were any NES backup units).
Far Front East |
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Year |
Format |
Far FrontEast |
Unknown |
Famicom Cartridge |
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MSRP |
Origin |
Add. Scans/Info |
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Unknown |
None |
None |
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| Unfortunately, I know little to
nothing about this device. This is the backup device which produces the Far FrontEast
(FFE) format NES/FC ROMs you may have seen floating around (they are quite rare now). You
can see any decent NES tech document for a description of the FFE format. |
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Hacker Pro Digital |
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Manufacturer |
Year |
Format |
Hacker? |
Unknown |
Famicom Disk System |
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MSRP |
Origin |
Add. Scans/Info |
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Unknown |
None |
None |
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| Well, other than what it says on the
device, I have no information on this. Anyone know more? Info and pics ripped somewhere |
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Multi 8M Game Doctor (New!) |
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Manufacturer |
Year |
Format |
Bung |
Unknown |
Famicom Cartridge |
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MSRP |
Origin |
Add. Scans/Info |
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Unknown |
None |
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| The guy selling this on eBay said
this was a "game saver" device, presumably this allowed you to save your game at
any point and resume later (like te Naki Gamesaver), and not a cartridge copier. IMO, I
believe this is a cartridge copier for two reasons: one, the verbiage on the device
("game doctor") is consistant with many of Bung's backup units for SNES and N64;
two, it has a disk drive, a cartridge interface and just plain looks like a copier; and
three, I know Bung made a copier for the FC about a decade or so ago, sometime around 1989
(this info was gleemed off a site selling N64 copiers months ago, can anyone tell me the
URL?), and this might be that device. Anyways, the unit comes in several pieces: The main
Game Doctor unit (looks like an NES with an digital clock "8" on the front), the
3.5" disk drive of unknown density (huge compared to today's PC 3.5" drives),
cartridge interface which attaches from the disk drive to the main unit, and a cartridge
interface that plugs into the Famicom (is the size of a FC cart and has a ribbon cable
coming from it). How this copies carts is unknown, once games are saved on disk drive it
is obvious how it would work. Can you insert carts into the main unit for copying, or can
you plug a FC cart into the unit which plugs into the FC cartridge slot? Anymore have more
info? Info and pics ripped from eBay |
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