Let's mod a Nintendo Famicom (Japanese version of the NES "Nintendo Entertainment System")

[@kakalv9152]

just wanted to say, please keep doing this style of content. its to the point, informative and easy to understand. Many bigger youtubers could learn a thing or two from you. keep up the good work!

[@lincoln537]

Great content with each video. This channel is really awesome

[@Skuttzor]

I love playing the Rockman series, but Robocco Wars is one of my favourite famicom exclusives. The Japanese version of Akumajou Densetsu also has a much better soundtrack than the version released in the west because of a special chip on the cartridge for extra audio channels :)

[@clarkgriswalt]

An RGB SCART mod would be a real improvement, but this looks fine.

[@bulentdemir6641]

My first game set is Commodore 64 We used to buy tapes from the black market🤔90's.

[@newsuperbowserworld]

Didn’t Hong Kong get an NTSC NES and a PAL Famicom or am I thinking of the Super Famicom?

[@JamesFarrOfficial]

These are fantastic. Favorite new channel. Keep up the excellent work, Kari. 🤙

[@karilawler]

Thank you👍

[@ElFlor95]

Love your content, very inspirational. You make this stuff look so easy, make me itch to try my hand at hardware stuff, even though I'm a software guy with zero knowledge of this. :) Looking forward to seeing more of your content first

[@HB-mj2jz]

i am so glad that also the younger people still appreciate the retro consoles and games. Or better said: The younger people also see Famicom / NES as retro and not only PS2 / Xbox / gamecube :) Love your channel, great shirt and love the leggings haha :)

[@LesFishingMoreCatching]

I enjoy your videos they bring me back to my childhood. My cousins in Hong Kong had that version while I had the US version since I live in NY. They also had these rom ripping units that could copy roms to a floppy disk. When I got my N64 in 95 I eventually got a Z64 which could copy or load games from a a Zip disk. I still have it actually.

[@bucketsaremyfriend]

64 was released in '96, Europe '97

[@LesFishingMoreCatching]

@@bucketsaremyfriend oops yeah I think it was 96.

[@phoenragon]

That Z64 is an interesting bit of hardware!

[@jackfry]

I love your variety of shirts. They're always awesome, just like your videos!

[@kakoiniksvoboden]

Well done! I have an RGB modded AV Famicom and the picture is pretty much perfect. One of my favorite games is Summer Carnival '92: Recca, which was only released for the Famicom and not the NES. It's one of the first bullet hell shooters, has incredible music and graphics for the system. Give it a try, if you have a flash cart or buy a repro. The original is too expensive.

[@afriend9428]

*you need a copy of Contra and Dracula 3(Castlevania III) as they are the best for your unit* 💡

[@kakoiniksvoboden]

@@afriend9428 I solved this for me by buying a flash cartridge. The Japanese version of Contra is indeed superior to the NTSC one, with more animations and cutscenes. Castlevania I plan to play one day :)

[@raynor0666]

Thank you for interesting video! I can't wait to see your next project.

[@karilawler]

Thank you 🤩

[@Afrotechmods]

Your channel is going to blow up soon fr

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

I never seen a girl doing videos like this, you are absolutely great, excellent content 100%. Keep it up and subbed!

[@drbeavis4211]

There's a few out there these days, a bunch showed up on my 'recommended' vids after watching of one of her earlier vids.. always nice to see women doing traditionally male dominated hobbies and crafts.

[@BRGKasumi77Main]

@@drbeavis4211 agreed. It's so nice to watch videos like this without a doubt.

[@user-sl7iBuilt]

Not a girl 😂 You’ve fallen in a trap

[@Innesb]

@@user-sl7iBuiltYoung woman?

[@BMulligans]

Yes. She is hot

[@hahanah1463]

Good quality videos and daaaaamn hot girls and retro tech 🤩

[@markc2116]

Great video. I love it that the younger generation are into older consoles and computers.

[@jasperdiscovers]

You're my favourite game nerd on KZbin. Love your videos, love your presentation skills, love your curiosity.

[@TimelordUK]

She really is a natural presenter

[@tennickjestzajety69]

I am literally shocked by fact, that woman knows more (in terms of retro gaming) than my all friends combined... :D It is a good thing in retro community, because computers usually are associated with mens. You're breaking that barrier! Greetz from Poland!

[@filintodasilva5510]

My favorite familycom game was Charlie's Circus

[@MikeBeeTV]

The FamiCom is such a funky, weird, beautiful design; I want one so badly.

[@LaicaNuru]

I really love your t-shirt collection.

[@paulhammond8583]

I can't get over how awesome this girl is.

[@gdclemo]

Great video. I love your style, straight to the point, no filler.

[@dylanherron3963]

It takes a truly special gift to make videos like this and keep them concise! These types of "Mods/Fixing" videos can SO EASILY stretch over 45 minutes to an hour. Man, as an American NTSC lad that's never known anything different, (Never even owned anything capable of PAL) we really got screwed on a lot of releases and possibilities. With the recent resurgence in Sega Saturn popularity in the last couple of years, going down the Saturn rabbit hole revealed to me that HOLY CRAP! WE MISSED OUT ON THE BEST CONSOLE OF THE 90s! SO MUCH CONTENT THAT DIDN'T RELEASE HERE. The white/red Famicom is SO MUCH MORE AESTHETIC (and smol?) than what we got, and all the games that were never translated!

[@drbeavis4211]

I bought a thing that acted like a memory pack and let you play Japanese games on my Saturn but it didn't freakin work. I contacted the seller and they said they'd replace but I never did it. Still have the whole thing in my closet (no controllers or chords) but yeah.. thinking about selling it, I assume it still works as it hasn't been left outside or anything.

[@DaftRebel]

I'm from Argentina and we have the same standard than Japan, they used to fabricate the Famicoms, Coleco vision and atari here. I've tried NTSC consoles and footage a while ago once I traveled to the USA, the image quality is way different I must say. Its like comparing film vs a video game at 120fps hahaha

[@dylanherron3963]

@@DaftRebel Mate, you South Americans got a TRULY unique look at consoles for the span of 20 years or so! One of my favorite games for the SNES was Top Gear, and I had no idea what a fanbase in Brazil there was for the game

[@TechnicolorMammoth]

Don't suck the Euro taint too hard. We got some of the best of the best while euro ate it. Also, don't be a moron, it's easier to mod this Famicom to US NTSC than forcing it into PAL. Also, emulation. Like do some freaking google searches before full on all caps yelling at Kari telling her things you really have no idea about. I'm disappointed in you as an another American. Sorry, y'all. This younger generation are not very good at patience, and obviously doing their own research. If you're on the internet so long, what are you doing, little one?

[@queens.dee.223]

I don't have anything to contribute to the conversation. Just want to say thank you for the neat video! edit: Crystalis is great! I'm replaying it with the character sprite swapped out for Simea using the Crystalis randomizer web site.

[@DJKav]

Hey Kari, I hope you'll do a workshop tour one day. I'm presuming that you're in a converted garage/shed? It looks very retro-ish, like we did, back in the 1980s. Keep up the great content.

[@TheAuteurist23]

Yay, another video!

[@theantithesis1]

Holy Diver is a much sought-after Famicom game.

[@kingpishful]

When using that desoldering gun, i have found you should suck for a few seconds so that the solder goes to the back of the tune and not get stuck in the 'barrel'. I had the same problem as you.

[@kenneth6731]

When I am reminded of The Neverending Story, I can't help but think of Artax. :(

[@kooziesan]

I kept hearing her saying FamiCON, not Famicom. Maybe I'm crazy, but it was distracting

[@Yubl10]

Yes, because in Japanese, it is famicon, and that's because the last character in Katakana is an N because there isn't an M in Japanese. Both famicom and famicon are both correct because Japanese. It's like the L and R thing in Japanese. There is no L in Japanese, only R, so Japanese people tend to get confused when trying to learn English. Japanese and English are different enough that you end up with word problems when translating.

[@kooziesan]

But she doesn't speak Japanese and it's called the Family Computer

[@Tom83L]

Yes. “Famicon” was bothering me the whole video. 😂

[@damianbutterworth2434]

Great work Kari. So clever at a young age. Industry is crying out for people like you.

[@tokumusic4078]

So good to hear a UK modder, just for the correct pronunciation of "solder".

[@hoojchoons2258]

sodder! Err, NO!

[@novembro7603]

I love all your t-shirts.

[@sebastian8333]

the never ending story is an amazing movie

[@alianbaba9330]

You only been on KZbin for a month and already gaining popularity and views. Good for you. Your name mentioned couple times on Reddit... Keep it up!

[@fernasenho]

Você é alemã? Tem um sotaque alemão.

[@DaftRebel]

I'm just posting for the algorythm... This content can't get better than this! AND ITS AWESOME!!!

[@SeenOrHeard]

I have that exact desoldering gun. Run it at 385* minimum - reduces the amount it clogs.

[@oltipolti]

Lately I find myself grinning from ear to ear when ever a new Kari vid shows up in my feed! =) Really loving the pace of your videos and your lovely demeanor on screen!

[@stickaround]

Where do you get your shirts from? Seen Rambo and RoboCop one's in previous vids. Want to see what other films they have... (Want a Predator one!)

[@karilawler]

I get them from a company called POSTEES👍 www.postees.co.uk/products/rambo-iii-movie-poster-t-shirt

[@stickaround]

@@karilawler Thanks very much!

[@Billbobaker]

You are simply amazing, and younger than my daughter but so differently talented

[@mct831]

Thanks so much! Now I have The Neverending Story song stuck in my head! I'm sending you the bill for my therapy. 🙂

[@karilawler]

Turn around, look at what you see In her face the mirror of your dreams Make believe I'm everywhere Given in the lines, written on the pages Is the answer to a neverending story (Aah, aah, aah) 😜

[@Pholiage]

I've modded a Av Famicom so I know how they look on the inside. But the original. Man they really dropped the ball on the layout. So much wasted cable for the controllers. I mean you say 36cm isn't that much. But then add the fact they sold over 2.5 million of them in Japan. That's 900km cable. The distance from the Uk to Norway...sorry I got carried away...

[@HAGSLAB]

I found and subscribed to your channel a week or so ago. Cool videos and I like your workshop! :)

[@johnphilippatos]

Nice one kiddo, keep up. It's great to see youngsters appreciate the old stuff we used to use to the limit back in the day. Just a small piece of advice. Don't move your hands so much when you talk, it doesn't write well on the camera. Thanks for the memories. Stay safe.

[@ScruffyLookinRGB]

Couldn't have done it better my self👍🏻✨️there are so many awesome famicom games out there a few of my favorites are rockman, contra, Duck tales, Splatterhouse wanpaku graffiti, etc. ❤❤❤

[@alirezaesmaeili9178]

Hello, dear Kari. I am very happy to meet your channel. I am proud of girls like you. You are a smart engineer. I wish you were my teacher, thank you. please repair playstation 3 &4 &5.🙏🙏👌👍🌹💖🌷

[@afriend9428]

*A very nice video madam but you could have saved the trouble of buying a NEW AV Famicom online never mind* ❤️ 💡 ⭐️

[@tonybennett7145]

Yet again you come up trumps with a great video Kari. Everything explained in a clear no nonsense way that's easy to follow. You've now persuaded me to get a Famicom and have a go! Thank you.

[@RedRanger2001]

Good thing I live in the USA, in which it is NTSC.

[@Ultra-Violet]

Nice video Kari, love this retro stuff, keep making them please 👍🏻 By the way, are you from the black country?

[@WhiskeyNixon]

Thanks!

[@user-mz7hb1dq5x]

I am happy to find this channel. so interesting. I like she called the beep a noise. UK language is brilliant! Cheers from Canada!

[@_sneer_]

1:35 most Japanese equipment, including electronics and motorcycles, use JIS head screws, not Philips. While they are similar, JIS will not damage the screw head if too tight. A quality JIS screwdriver also often works better on Philips head screws. Just saying.

[@Diemermakes]

One of my very favorite things about the Famicom vs the NES is just how great some of the games themselves look. I bought a copy of Takahashi Meijin no Bugutte Honey at a local game store because it A. Had the guy from Adventure Island on the great artwork B. Was a wonderful bubblegum pink plastic. It's just so much more appealing than the giant grey carts we got over here in the states.

[@rogueangel2k]

I'm sure it's your accent, but I keep hearing "Famicon" and not "Famicom". Maybe it's just me. Good video, either way. :)

[@jean-michelgilbert8136]

Are you using a TV that can do uncommon PAL-60 or is the board in your mod skipping some frames and changing the timing? If so, is it doing something to sound speed too? What about vertical resolution and pixel aspect ratio which is completely different between NTSC and PAL?

[@accumulator5734]

The Japanese version of the NES looks 100 times cooler. Who at Nintendo of America screwed up our version???

[@alexandrufloricica1435]

have the same oem type desolderer as you. mine is a zd-915 but looks the same as yours. and yes, they are a pain to clean. mine came with 3 types of cleaning aids which are basically long metal prongs, but if you don't clean it often it's a pain when it fills up with solder :)

[@Jayteaseepiirturi]

Hmm. How come these packages don't come with a set of, I don't know, MOLEX connectors that you could put on the wiring? Just a thought. Would become easier to switch between the two boards. (Saying this assuming a lot of folk travel between Japan and whatnot with their Famicons all the time...)

[@blarghblargh]

Not every Famicom has quite as good modded video quality without trouble, even w/ that board. I think it might be up to luck. They all mod the same, but some of them you have to do stuff like de-solder the PPU, wrap it in copper tape, solder it back, and ground the tape. Super easy to do if you have a solder sucker gun, but much, much harder if you don't. I know because I spent ages doing little work-arounds and trying to get one of mine to have good video output (including pulling up the output pin, shortening traces, putting filter caps across the power rails, etc), and finally gave up and went the full route and only got good results then. I have a box of some 14 original famicoms behind me, waiting to be modded (because they're much cheaper if you buy in bulk). So if it turns out there's variation, and if I remember, then I'll come back and give an update after I've gotten through some of them. Eventually. Cause I have several personal software projects to make progress on, and my time is always in contention :D

[@martinlangstrom8036]

Really great video 😀👍 I was a little shocked that the Famicom only had RF output. But the game library is still much better compared to the NES😁 Sega was so far ahead with RGB for the Sega Master System.

[@stephanberger3476]

Love your shirt! My favourite book! My wife's, too.

[@hakrhakir2357]

Is that solder you got in your thigh 9:10 ?

[@antonnym214]

Nice mod work and well done on the games! We hope to see more about those games. Pick your ten favorites, and let's see some game play? All good wishes.

[@millstonebarn]

Excellent educational video. For those that are not already aware, Kari rhymes with Atari!

[@simoncoles1870]

Really enjoying your videos and that they are proper retro especially with the programming ones. Also jealous of your workshop, any chance of a video tour?

[@ReverendPONT]

I picked up the Sharp Twin Famicom for the integrated disc drive and run the Composite through an OSSC. Been toying with getting the OG Famicom to use the basic programming so I appreciate showing how simple this mod is. For games, I like the Famicom version of Splatterhouse, and getting ROM hacks of games like Castlevania from Ali Express.

[@DecibelAlex]

Wish these swap in boards existed when I AV modded mine and did irreversible modification to the shell. This is definitely the way to go if you want a clear picture without the jailbar effect. I might have to get another Famicom

[@intrepidis1]

You don't really need to apologise for the extractor fan... it's barely audible. 😅 I have to admit though, I'm jealous of all your tools! The de-solderer is great, but I really love the rubber mat you have, with the screw dishes and rulers. 😍

[@dynam1co858]

Nice video, how did you learn to do that? I have a computer engineering degree and I wouldn't know where to start 😢. Thank you for creating this content

[@karilawler]

Thank you … I’m no expert at soldering, but I think the years I spent practicing on cheap Chinese soldering project kits helped a lot👍

[@frankenmoose]

Super interesting. My favorite video yet. I have wanted a famicon for a while but I already have a NES. I have a cool adapter for my SNES that lets me play Japanese games on that. I live in Lewes (Near Brighton) and so many retro game shops have shut down. Gotta hit the car boots soon! Keep up the uploads Kari. Your channel has grown fast :)

[@bc5327]

Great stuff here! My Resident Evil PS1 disc has a small crack in it, not all the way through just wonder if I can fix it

[@KrystianMajewski]

Ok this is a cool mod. Thanks for the detailed breakdown. I gotta try this. I saw there are RGB mods out there as well. You reckon it‘s worth it to go that extra mile?

[@TheBaldr]

I bought a Famicom mini while living in Japan. I do hate the Famicom mini controllers, so I modded it for plugin and wireless NES ones.

[@kenfreeman8888]

Cool project. Cool video.

[@Perchpole]

I think that Never Ending Story T-shirt is older than the NES!

[@Ashen2501]

Actually it's a NES have to be called an US/EU version of Famicom ^_^

[@coolrash]

Годный контент! Девочка паять умеет! Это жоско! Мощная девушка! Лайк! Фамиком по видео так легко распаять, надо купить когда нить!

[@sampahumeoli]

in argentina we got the famicom

[@turb0t]

"Apologies for the background noise" . What sort of fume extractor are you using? What desolderer do you use? Can you do a video where you show us all of your tools?

[@micahcowan]

I was interested to hear you pronounce it (I believe) as "Famicon" rather than "Famicom", as it's universally written/pronounced (or so I believed) in the English-speaking world, being a shortening of the phrase "Family Computer". Of course, in Japan/Japanese, it _is_ written/pronounced "Famicon", as you said it, since that's how the Japanization of those words comes out. So I was curious how you came by that pronunciation, whether you perhaps read some Japanese (I do, and so I also often pronounce it as you do), or if you just came by that pronunciation from hearing it that way from others? Anyway keep making these excellent vids!

[@snasturbate1087]

Metroid... best game ever

[@chrismifsud7154]

I use an even easier and cheap method. Famicom RF ----> VCR AV ----> TV

[@DigitalDiabloUK]

From the days before Nintendo discovered gamebit or other silly security screws.

[@hoojchoons2258]

Older solder is so much easier ;) Blame the lead! I hate the new modern stuff, it doesn't flow as nicely but then again lead is bad for you!

[@flukadamus]

This is some fantastic work here. And to top it all off, my all-time favorite game of Tetris to boot. Keep up the good content!

[@williamburroughs9686]

Did you know that you can power the Nintendo NES with a 9v battery?

[@karilawler]

I did not know that and now I want to try it 😂

[@chadkimmel8957]

I just ordered the AV Famicom… because I’m not a capable modder.😂

[@radekkanikowski8817]

i have weird question. does this type of mod can transform ntsc output into pal? i have a bit of a problem since i live in europe and ntsc video playes black and white on me crt.

[@VRBug]

Great video, this channel will blow up 🔥

[@dominikschutz6300]

And other things 😂

[@lexingtRick]

It is weird that they got them Component and Composite mixed up. Component sounds more like a link to a module. Composite sounds divided, or I'm mixed up in the head.

[@SpoojFritter]

I came here for the modding, I stayed for the leggings - she know's what she is doing!

[@johnnyfabre4704]

lol, one of my favorite movies growing up. I’m sure you know what I mean 😁

[@fabianernestopacheco]

Modding for Sega Genesis, Super NES and PS1 please!!

[@GameplayUploaded]

Great content 👍 Will this mod work on earlier versions of Famicom (the square button)?

[@karilawler]

I didn't even know there was a square button version until you mentioned it ... but always happy to learn. Had a Google though and it appears from the example I saw, to have a similar 7-pin board like mine. But to be certain, you probably best to check with @BackOfficeShow directly.

[@GameplayUploaded]

@@karilawler sure will check it with BackOfficeShow. Thanks!

[@marioboi323]

Wouldn’t it show up as black and white, even if you’re using composite video?

[@Rockythefishman]

I have a "junk" famicom in the loft. Really need to get it out and mod it !

[@bluebomber301]

I feel like you're saying "Famicon" with an N