Reading and Writing Famicom Disks with the FDSStick

A demonstration of the various features of the FDSStick, as well as my experiences modding a Famicom Disk System and splicing a cable together to take full advantage of its capabilities.
FDSStick Official Website:
3dscapture.com/fdsstick/
FDSStick International Distributor:
www.tototek.com/store/index.ph...
RBG Pin Diagrams of Retro Game Consoles:
members.optusnet.com.au/evilti...
Opening Nintendo Display Connectors:
• RGB scart cable [Super...

[@StuffWePlay]

Not just happy to see FDS love, but that AV Famicom is beautiful, too!

[@PlatinumTriforce]

Oh yeah, the AV FC + FDS setup is definitely the most stylish look for the hardware. Plus you get the og FDS BIOS screen.

[@AtariBorn]

​@@PlatinumTriforceI'm partial to the original Famicom along with the Hudsom Rack. The setup ends up looking like a single unit this way. The downside is the need for an AV mod for the Famicom.

[@slugbones]

Just bit the bullet on a famicom + disk system on ebay for a good price and ordered a stick. here's hoping I get lucky on the drive - would love to be able write games eventually even though I don't have any disks. I'll be using mine on my retroUSB AVS system. Good video thanks m8.

[@sierracomix]

I may do this soon. Just gotta get that FDSStick

[@AtariBorn]

So, after several attempts at creating my own FDSSTICK cable, I finally just broke down and desoldered the cables and sockets from two RAM adapters and just soldered them together. For some reason, I have to write 2 or 3 times (or more) before a disk is readable in any of my drives. In fact, I couldn't get anything to write properly until I switched to a USB 2.0 port on my PC as my USB 3.0 ports never produced a working disk. The connectors are 12 pin but only have 11 wires. My question is, should I have connected all 11 wires or just the 8 wires shown in all of the tutorials? Also, I'd have to go by the wire colors on the stock cable but I can't find a pinout that shows the colors. Is this just a problem with writing disks with the FDSSTICK or do you think I should desolder some of the connections?

[@winsupermario1234]

So where do you get the disk checker program? I just got one of these modded disk drives and a bunch of disk cards and I want to check all my disks.

[@jeremysart]

So question! I own a Sharp Twin Famicom and just ordered an Everdrive N8, Family Basic Keyboard, Ram Adapter, and an FDStick.. however I do not have the Family Basic cartridge that originally came with the keyboard.. do you happen to know if it's possible to emulate Family Basic via the Everdrive or FDStick or if this is something you could try testing out? The main reason I ask is because I know the Family Basic cart oddly requires batteries and while it's possible to emulate it on pc emulators, I have no idea how that would effect emulation on actual hardware. Thank you!

[@garystinten9339]

I understand that the main issue with the FDS is that the rubber bands that drive the motors are quite prone to failure.. depending on how the bands are used in the system, maybe an update with cogs could be implimented so that failure is less likely to occur???

[@Bisen222]

the problem isnt with the cogs the original rubber bands are just brittle and are falling apart in alot of systems, many of the replacement bands are quite low quality though I would love to see some more options for replacement bands.

[@garystinten9339]

@@Bisen222 I was meaning replace the bands with a cog mechanism.

[@alex-pd9bb]

I wonder if it’s possible to put super Mario bros 3 on a disk

[@michaeldemers2716]

I have the Toploader Famicom as well but I find the best way to do FDS is with the Everdrive N8 Pro and a Rad2X. This was a great video though. Very interesting.

[@michaeldemers2716]

@Damion Manuel I haven't noticed because I have never heard the real thing before. I did do the English patch for The Legend of Zelda FDS and was very impressed. It sounds way better than the cartridge. Castlevania III sounds great as well but that's not FDS. I am happy with the space saved by not having all that extra equipment. I love playing The Mysterious Murasamua Castle FDS the most but will be switching to the GBA as soon as I can get a copy. I have a consolized GBA so I really want it. I missed out on the E-shop version.

[@Bisen222]

The Rad2x does not have anything to do with it though (nice cable that hooks you up to the flat tv) and the everdrive is awsome but the fds stick is a better option if all you want is to play fds games. You dont event need a disk system just the ram adapter if you dont care for disk the fds stick act like a flashdrive but with the bennefits of the ram adapter too (sounds etc).

[@blackpaladin3339]

I wonder if this can be used on a top loading NES. (The US version, that is.) Or a clone system... though I'm sure if that's the case, I'd need a NES-to-Famicom adapter, but other than that, will it work on a top-loading NES console?

[@stoffhimel]

you can use the disk system on a us toploader. with a famicom to nes converter.

[@johnbillings5260]

You should run the disk checker from FDSStick in case it's corrupted itself.

[@Retrogameplayer8000]

All night nippon smb, nice

[@retrogameroom9019]

I have many new old stock blank yellow and blue diskettes if you'd like a donation. Blue have shutters....all night Nippon was just a Fuji tv adveritsement from back in the day. Japan loved letting everyone get a price of each other's IPs that's why they r so rich and smart.

[@loocoo8877]

Hey I know this wasn't intended for me but. I would like to know where I can find blank disks. I want to make translated copies of games I already own so that way I can play them without rewriting originals.

[@retrogamestudios7649]

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[@triple_lei]

8:54 "Got a nice font." Yeah, a nice, crappy font. About what you'd get if you held a pencil with two elbows.