tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post2616533519028628778..comments2024-01-25T15:49:41.150+09:00Comments on Famicomblog: Video Game Cart Design: God do I Hate Super Famicom CartsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-34054305415547242372014-09-16T01:38:00.066+09:002014-09-16T01:38:00.066+09:00wow, that's quite impressive!!wow, that's quite impressive!!SEGAGENESISFAN666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-49657740820722837652014-09-16T01:34:04.404+09:002014-09-16T01:34:04.404+09:00man, dis you japs ever get RIPPED off with you pos...man, dis you japs ever get RIPPED off with you post famicom Nintendo cart designs, the American SNES carts are LEAGUES ahead of the Japanese equivalent in design!!Mr.Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-10398457857758052942011-07-30T08:29:51.639+09:002011-07-30T08:29:51.639+09:00Thanks, Simon. I didn't know that about the p...Thanks, Simon. I didn't know that about the purpose of the groove, interesting! <br /><br />Too bad about the PAL Mega Drive carts, the Japanese ones are really great:)Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-29454298201095450232011-07-29T22:43:08.467+09:002011-07-29T22:43:08.467+09:00Splendid post sir!
I too dislike the Super Famico...Splendid post sir!<br /><br />I too dislike the Super Famicom / SNES cart design, particularly the fact that they're curved and have no label on the top. The groove it because when you turn the machine on, a piece of plastic slides into the groove, preventing the cart's removal while the game is running.<br /><br />I too am a big fan of HuCard's. A fantastic design. I also agree with you regarding the MD carts, but only the Japanese ones. The PAL ones were worse and had awful label art :(RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-58545083872523329242011-07-25T19:32:22.383+09:002011-07-25T19:32:22.383+09:00LOL - good point, Zach! I think I now have an ide...LOL - good point, Zach! I think I now have an idea for my next post!!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-79000447529694452092011-07-25T19:15:18.547+09:002011-07-25T19:15:18.547+09:00Sean-
If you do test the durability, just make su...Sean-<br /><br />If you do test the durability, just make sure it's one of the billion mahjong, Go or pachinko carts. ;)Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396517269150974014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-10025360198474562542011-07-25T09:39:44.692+09:002011-07-25T09:39:44.692+09:00A six story fall AND NY traffic? Man, those thing...A six story fall AND NY traffic? Man, those things are tough. I'll have to put one of my Famicom carts to a similar test:)Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-86648776321813168532011-07-25T07:51:48.251+09:002011-07-25T07:51:48.251+09:00I Like the Genesis (MD US) Carts a Bit more then t...I Like the Genesis (MD US) Carts a Bit more then the Mega Drive carts (at least the japanese ones), When I was little they looked "cool". They had the small label issue like everything else in the US that came after NES but before CDs. <br /><br />However they were tough. An angry neighbor once threw his copy of "Toejam & Earl" out of a 6th story window and it even survived the NYC traffic below for long enough for me to retrieve it (despite not owning a genesis).<br /><br />Wow, that was kind of a tangent.Ecto-Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999601425003280309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-50821902114800988972011-07-24T09:42:18.457+09:002011-07-24T09:42:18.457+09:00Michael - yeah, the Mega Drive ones got it all rig...Michael - yeah, the Mega Drive ones got it all right. When I look at my stack of Mega Drive carts they just make me want to play them.<br /><br />Bryan - if you had a lot of Super Famicom carts that you had absolutely no way of stacking in an apartment as small as mine, trust me, you would hate them too:)<br /><br />I share your opinion though, I think they should have gone with something similar to the Mega Drive cart design. I really don't understand why they made them so big.<br /><br />Ecto-Glow - The SNES carts are a vast improvement on the SF carts. Obviously the American branch of Nintendo was not subject to break in by cart-designing vandals. <br /><br />I really like Master System carts too (at least the Japanese ones, I can't remember what the American ones look like). I would have included them in this post, but unfortunately I don't have any!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-5907960619159971542011-07-24T02:41:20.123+09:002011-07-24T02:41:20.123+09:00Then what are your thoughts on the Western SNES ca...Then what are your thoughts on the Western SNES carts? Yes, still very grey over all, but they did have end Labels and weren't rounded like the SFC carts.<br /><br />I love the Labels on Master system carts, but I always felt they looked kind of cheep because of it.<br /><br />Spot on on the HUE cards.Ecto-Glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999601425003280309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-53357164677351522242011-07-24T01:48:08.442+09:002011-07-24T01:48:08.442+09:00I can't say that I hate Super Fami or N64 cart...I can't say that I hate Super Fami or N64 carts, but I definitely agree that they pale in comparison to Famicom, Mega Drive and PC Engine carts/cards. Nintendo really should have gone with a MegaDrive-esque cart if they had wanted to move away from the colorful, overly toy-like Famicom carts, in my opinion, as, like you said, they have colorful labels that cover most of the cart in a very attractive manner.Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-61838241988127441972011-07-23T22:40:38.000+09:002011-07-23T22:40:38.000+09:00I love the Mega Drive carts. They just feel nice t...I love the Mega Drive carts. They just feel nice too. Better than the American version IMO.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991914607318314530noreply@blogger.com