tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post7586292630498260818..comments2024-01-25T15:49:41.150+09:00Comments on Famicomblog: In Search of the Square Button Famicom RevisionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-12505547946731843422022-02-07T22:23:09.046+09:002022-02-07T22:23:09.046+09:00They got the 01 version > https://www.facebook...They got the 01 version > https://www.facebook.com/RetrogamerphSTORE/photos/1972650952905821Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-19438641628203631812018-02-24T05:10:08.809+09:002018-02-24T05:10:08.809+09:00I have the oldest famicom I've ever seen with ...I have the oldest famicom I've ever seen with a smooth dust flap & a revision 3. I have a few more famicom square buttons I'm going to check but they are not as old because the smooth dust flap & serial number proves that. I have to check for a rare 4 or 6 though but they will probably be 5's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097005444444833649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-55437102209576940502017-08-16T17:02:13.547+09:002017-08-16T17:02:13.547+09:00Actually in the Philippines
There's a store c...Actually in the Philippines<br /><br />There's a store called "RetrogamerPh" and they're selling a square famicom for 98USD (5000php)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094173866311707679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-28891259493753838522017-07-28T13:10:04.949+09:002017-07-28T13:10:04.949+09:00I opened up a square button Famicom and the number...I opened up a square button Famicom and the number on the bottom left is "07". Bit surprised because the last model mentioned is 6th revision. Does anyone know what the significance of that is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-51802536732852672512014-12-08T13:09:20.092+09:002014-12-08T13:09:20.092+09:00rev1 and others
http://jpx72.detailne.sk/modd_fi...rev1 and others <br /><br />http://jpx72.detailne.sk/modd_files/fc/avmod.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-4926081263915628032013-07-14T11:53:27.647+09:002013-07-14T11:53:27.647+09:00Logan - sorry for the late response, I don`t know ...Logan - sorry for the late response, I don`t know his email.<br /><br /><br />Michael - Weird indeed. The history of these things is so complicated....Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-19091423011073229012013-07-10T08:05:46.263+09:002013-07-10T08:05:46.263+09:00Hey, I just pulled apart a square button famicom I...Hey, I just pulled apart a square button famicom I got, and it is rev 6. Furthermore, it has the original 2A03 with no revision, but it DOES have surface-mount S-RAM. Weird, huh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09305489735188572646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-55986634407507168222013-06-21T12:44:10.196+09:002013-06-21T12:44:10.196+09:00I don't have a Famicom World account. Does he ...I don't have a Famicom World account. Does he have an email address?Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857399341857977708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-8198265013564311492013-06-20T22:23:11.804+09:002013-06-20T22:23:11.804+09:00Interesting, I`m not sure what the 2B means! You ...Interesting, I`m not sure what the 2B means! You should shoot jpx72 a message over on Famicom World, he knows a lot abou these things!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-80167974236846995812013-06-19T05:17:25.754+09:002013-06-19T05:17:25.754+09:00Never mind... I just remembered that only round bu...Never mind... I just remembered that only round button ones have the weird silver box inside and the /:/: logo. But can someone explain "02B" then?Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857399341857977708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-22319631142925286722013-06-19T05:10:47.260+09:002013-06-19T05:10:47.260+09:00I opened up my Famicom after reading this, thinkin...I opened up my Famicom after reading this, thinking it would be funny if it turned out to be #6 or some rare number, but to my surprise the only number I could find (besides the 04 printed in black on one of the blue things) was "02B." Yet mine has round buttons. I think the owner must have sent it to Nintendo complaining about the buttons and gotten it back with the controllers replaced, or a later owner swapped some good controllers from a junk console with the square button ones (not knowing the value) since the originals weren't working well. If you want me to tell you anything about it, just ask.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857399341857977708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-2243030690864565242011-10-27T08:47:14.839+09:002011-10-27T08:47:14.839+09:00Thanks for the correction. There you go, folks, 3...Thanks for the correction. There you go, folks, 3 and 4 are rarer! <br /><br />Interesting that the rev 6 is also quite rare.<br /><br />I`ll post updates if I find any other early revs.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-2678411434740735372011-10-27T04:08:35.561+09:002011-10-27T04:08:35.561+09:00Nonsense. I have about thirty or more Rev-05 units...Nonsense. I have about thirty or more Rev-05 units. Rev-03 and Rev-04 are definitely rarer, and I think that Rev-06 may prove to be on par with them. <br /><br />I'm still searching for Rev-01 and Rev-02 units, I think... I may have an 0 or an 03--I frankly don't recall which it was. I'd be interested in any pre-Rev-04 units that you find. I have quite a lot of documentation on them, as well as serial numbers, plus information that I posted about the exchange programmes both on the pre-Rev-05 logic boards and on the SB controllers.<br /><br />-Xi (Flashback V.E.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-26713211796313882322011-10-22T23:04:54.172+09:002011-10-22T23:04:54.172+09:00Thanks, Erik! Don`t be too disappointed, I`m not ...Thanks, Erik! Don`t be too disappointed, I`m not sure which revision is actually harder to find. I`ve owned three square button Famicoms (including the one I sold) and two of them are 3rd revision, so they can`t be that rare compared to the 5th!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-8512159536695886752011-10-22T18:50:43.995+09:002011-10-22T18:50:43.995+09:00Interesting bit of Famicom trivia I was not aware ...Interesting bit of Famicom trivia I was not aware of before. Of course, had to open my square button ones (I have two as well). Result: two times revision no 5. Not sure why, but was slightly disappointed. Like opening a Zelda treasure chest and finding only a single rupee...Erik Voskuilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635926073385633313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-58586202371871148692011-10-21T12:08:48.430+09:002011-10-21T12:08:48.430+09:00Gotta love the Famicom community! For me, tracking...Gotta love the Famicom community! For me, tracking revisions for the Saturn became something I found interesting owing to the changing nature of the machine as they tried refining the dog's breakfast of a PCB the Saturn has. In the early days, we referred to them as "Model 1" and "Model 2" machines, with the former having oval buttons and an access LED, whilst the latter had only a single power LED and round buttons. Since then though, there have been plenty of instances of older revision Saturn boards in newer "Model 2" shells and vice-versa.<br /><br />I guess we've seen the same thing with the PSone/PS2 as well, with Sony revising the boards frequently during the machine's lifespan to not only make them cheaper to manufacture and less prone to failure, but also to thwart the ability to install modchips in the machine.<br /><br />And of course who could forget the Xbox 360 - plenty of hardware revisions there to try and fix their relatively short operational lifespan.Sean @ Retro Otakuhttp://www.retro-otaku.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-82545490808559773352011-10-21T08:15:25.409+09:002011-10-21T08:15:25.409+09:00I never thought much about it either until recentl...I never thought much about it either until recently. I wonder how many revisions the MS has.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-2199613134083313922011-10-20T22:28:54.486+09:002011-10-20T22:28:54.486+09:00Very interesting :) I know of consoles receiving m...Very interesting :) I know of consoles receiving multiple revisions - my beloved Master System is the same - but I've never thought about it that much detail before. Perhaps I will look into the various MS revisions too :)RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-60169895153265888722011-10-20T15:39:34.148+09:002011-10-20T15:39:34.148+09:00I thought so too, Bryan, until I started looking i...I thought so too, Bryan, until I started looking into it! <br /><br />The jury seems to be out on whether or not the 1st and 2nd were sold to the public. Apparently some people have claimed to see them, though these haven`t been substantiated and may have been people reading the wrong number and mistaking something else for an early revision. <br /><br />Its kind of interesting because it provides you a way of pinpointing how early or late in the console`s lifetime each individual console was released.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-47891047056191439752011-10-20T12:53:29.311+09:002011-10-20T12:53:29.311+09:00Interesting! Before reading this post, I probably ...Interesting! Before reading this post, I probably would have thought that the first Famicom revision was the one that exchanged round buttons for square ones. Who would have thought that there were four revisions that included square buttons?!? <br /><br />Also, it's cool that you helped prove that the third version was sold to the public.<br /><br />Do folks tend to think that the first and second versions were sold to the public, too, or do they think one or both of them were simply the result of R&D?<br /><br />Anyway, does this mean you're going to be buying every square-buttoned Famicom you come across from now on? ;)Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-52752958972730731792011-10-20T09:09:57.538+09:002011-10-20T09:09:57.538+09:00Thanks, FF! You do the same!Thanks, FF! You do the same!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-71783219975151812632011-10-20T03:03:14.137+09:002011-10-20T03:03:14.137+09:00Really interesting stuff sir. Keep up the good wor...Really interesting stuff sir. Keep up the good work awa!famicomfreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305528441604088226noreply@blogger.com