Infrazone 2008 Wireless Gaming System?

2014-01-14 11:37:40 am

So at a used game shop I found a bundle containing the "Infrazone 2008 Wireless Gaming System" and Famicom copies of Final Fantasy 2 and Final Fantasy 3 in boxes with manuals. I think I overpaid a bit, but it's FF2j and FF3j so I don't care. I'm eventually going to find/make a Famicom converter to use on my NES (does that work with front loaders?) so I can play them on the real thing.

Has anyone ever seen one of these? And if so, does anyone know how the Infrazone 2008 works? Is it Famicom hardware in an ugly shell, or is it some kind of emulator like those Genesis and Atari systems you can pick up at Walmart? Is this even remotely legitimate for running? I mostly run casually, so in that sense I'm sure it's fine.

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bangerra

2014-01-15 03:43:12 am

Using clone systems is not allowed if you want to submit a run to SDA.
For casual play it's fine obviously, but keep in mind that these clone systems don't usually play games accurately, if at all. Most of them also have minor to severe A/V quality issues like bad colours and off-pitch sound. As this one has wireless controllers, most likely of very cheap quality, input lag is also a big issue with these systems.
What I'm saying is, they're kind of a cool gimmick, but most of them are pretty much garbage and not even worth 5$ in electronics.

Binarynova

2014-01-15 08:46:09 am

Yeah, I figured it wouldn't be very accurate. I was just curious to see if anyone had any solid information on it. Google brings up nothing but shady websites where you can buy it. Maybe after I find an NES cart with a converter and I can start playing my Famicom games on my NES, I'll just crack this thing open and take a look. Smiley

The colors look ok, but the sound is definitely off. It doesn't help that FF3 had music and sound that really pushed the Famicom. Surprisingly the input lag was non-existent, or at least consistent with what I'm used to playing emulators.

I didn't really buy the bundle for the little plastic console anyway. I did it all for the FF carts. Smiley

OtakuSRL

2014-01-15 05:38:44 pm

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Fun fact: Famicom converters were built in to some NES carts when they didn't have enough carts for Christmas of 1985(?).

There's a small list of games (mostly Gyromite) and some tips for finding them, if you want them, from me. Not sure if it's valid at all, though, for SDA. It's official Nintendo hardware, though, so it might be a better shot.

Binarynova

2014-01-15 09:51:58 pm

Yeah, I have the list on my phone and know what physical signs to look out for. I plan on hitting several local pawn shops soon to see if I can get lucky.

I'm not sure I'll ever be submitting runs to SDA anyway to be honest. I'm just casually running stuff I love and streaming on Twitch. I'd love to start attending GDQs regularly though, just because I love the speedrunning scene.

presjpolk

2014-01-17 10:34:04 pm

HELLO!

Quote from OtakuSRL:

Fun fact: Famicom converters were built in to some NES carts when they didn't have enough carts for Christmas of 1985(?).

There's a small list of games (mostly Gyromite) and some tips for finding them, if you want them, from me. Not sure if it's valid at all, though, for SDA. It's official Nintendo hardware, though, so it might be a better shot.

To my knowledge cart converters like that are valid* because it's just redirecting pins. there's nothing emulated, nothing simulated. It's bypassing a hardware region lock.

*Well, unless you're trying to play a Famicom game on an NES and the Famicom game has external audio chips, which the NES doesn't support.