pacowles | 48 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Hey all, I came across a cartridge for sale that I’ve never seen before, and wanted to see if anyone from the VGS community could offer any context. The cart appears to be black with an upside down Japanese label indicating that the game is Adventure Island, and the text near the Mario image translates to “for business.” I tried a google search, but came up empty handed. I have attached an image, if that helps. Has anyone ever come across a cart like this and, if so, do you have any context on relative value/rarity? I’m a huge Adventure Island fan, so I’m tempted to pick it up, but I want to understand what it is first. Thanks in advance for any input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
360collector | 289 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 (edited) I have seen it before. Cant remember. Think it was in those special hotel units edit : https://famicomworld.com/system/other/famicombox/ Edited May 21, 2022 by 360collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacowles | 48 Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 @360collector - Thank you! That was a huge help in understanding what this cart is. Now I’m still debating whether I want it at ~$120 or so after shipping… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,528 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 They're definitely uncommon, and if you like to collect variants of certain games, it would add to your collection in a unique way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Yep, famicom box. Adventure island is pretty rare from what I can recall. I have golf: how much, if you want to share. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacowles | 48 Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 @MrWunderful - The cost would be around $120 USD shipped. The seller is in Japan. Since you have some experience with these carts, do you know if they can be played in an NTSC NES console, or something like the AVS/Analogue NT? The form factor looks identical to an NTSC NES cart, but I can’t find a definitive answer online as to whether they can be played as such on a US console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,528 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 They're 72 pin and NTSC, so there shouldn't be any reason they wouldn't work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Morbis | 2,091 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 35 minutes ago, Tulpa said: They're 72 pin and NTSC, so there shouldn't be any reason they wouldn't work. Unless they have a lockout chip, as it probably would be different than the North American one. If you're using a clipped NES, these carts should work no problem, but an unmodified NES might blink on the title screen for all eternity... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Works great on avs: @pacowles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 987 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Any idea on how many different games there are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,739 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 10 minutes ago, DarkTone said: Any idea on how many different games there are? Just enough to make collecting a full set of them painful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,122 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I’d pay $120 for that and I don’t even collect outside of NTSC. It’s neat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,739 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: I’d pay $120 for that and I don’t even collect outside of NTSC. It’s neat It's NTSC by default, Japanese games on Famicom are the default NTSC. The 72 pin ones are reprints 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,927 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 120 is a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,122 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 hour ago, fcgamer said: It's NTSC by default, Japanese games on Famicom are the default NTSC. The 72 pin ones are reprints You know what I mean nerd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,739 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 hour ago, a3quit4s said: You know what I mean nerd Probably, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacowles | 48 Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 I’m a sucker for peer pressure, so I bought it lol. You may see it posted in the “Selling” forum if I have buyer’s remorse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,011 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 How did you not find anything? I just did a search and came up with piles of results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alder | 243 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 I think the black shell is pretty cool. I like the uniformity of NES carts, but I wish we got a bunch of different colors like the Famicom did, instead of just grey for everything. I wish the same was true for SFC carts though. And Switch end labels. $120 sounds like a good price to me though. If you regret the purchase I don't think you'll have trouble making your money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacowles | 48 Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 @Code Monkey - I had no idea that the parent system was called Famicombox until someone provided a link with context in this thread. All I had to go on was that this was a black Adventure Island cartridge labeled “for business” in Japanese with an upside down label. Google searches including combinations of those terms mostly returned results for home brew carts in aftermarket black shells. Not sure how you searched in your screenshot above, but I wasn’t finding anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,011 Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 9 hours ago, pacowles said: @Code Monkey - I had no idea that the parent system was called Famicombox until someone provided a link with context in this thread. All I had to go on was that this was a black Adventure Island cartridge labeled “for business” in Japanese with an upside down label. Google searches including combinations of those terms mostly returned results for home brew carts in aftermarket black shells. Not sure how you searched in your screenshot above, but I wasn’t finding anything. Wait, you were using text to search for images? I just pointed my phone at the screen and used Google Lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacowles | 48 Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 @Code Monkey- Yeah, I was using a standard text search on Google. I’m not familiar with what you’re describing, but at any rate this thread provided the info I needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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