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In video game parlance, a famiclone is a hardware clone of the Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System. They are designed to replicate the workings of, and play games designed for, the Famicom and NES. Hundreds of unauthorized clones and unlicensed game copies have been made available since the height of the NES popularity in the late 1980s.
Pegasus, like most known NES clones, was compatible with 60-pin Famicom cartridges, and partially compatible with some NES games through the use of a special converter. The typical retail set included the system and two detachable gamepads (with added "turbo" buttons for 4 in total; 6-button controllers also existed), power supply, RF cable ...
This console is different from other clones because it does not use cartridges, relying instead on discs of different sizes resembling compact discs. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 6 ] [ 5 ] When the player inserts one of these discs on the system, it triggers a combination of switches on the system allowing a unique selection of Famicom games to be chosen.
This is a list of hardware clones of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES, also known as the Family Computer, or Famicom). The main article for this category is Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clone .
Micro Genius (Chinese: 小天才; pinyin: Xiǎo Tiān Cái; lit. 'Little Genius') is a brand name used for Famicom clone consoles marketed in several countries around the world, particularly in areas where Nintendo consoles were not readily available, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, Eastern Europe, South Africa and East Asian countries excluding Japan and South Korea.
The Terminator 2, like most known Famicom clones, was compatible with 60-pin Famicom cartridges (as well as 72-pin NES cartridges, which could be played via an adapter). Original Nintendo games were not popular due to their high prices and poor availability (except for the Game Boy , which was also pirated in these regions after its release).
The Mega Kid MK-1000 is a Famiclone [1] with a built-in Family BASIC compatible keyboard, marketed as an "educational computer".. A Mega Kid MK-1000 Computer type Famiclone. The system comes with two black PlayStation look-alike controllers and a black NES Zapper clone resembling a submachine gun.
Dendy The Dendy Junior with a cartridge and detachable controllers Developer Steepler Manufacturer TXC Corporation Subor "Tensor" factory, Dubna Product family Famicom hardware clone Type Home video game console Release date RUS: 17 December 1992 Discontinued 1998 Units sold 1.5 to 6 million Media ROM cartridge CPU Ricoh 2A03 Dendy is a series of home video game consoles that were unofficial ...