It's been a few months since the Famicom Mini, and its English counterpart, the NES
Mini were released to the world.
Since then a few cottage industries have popped up, and no I'm not talking about resellers!
Theres been guidebooks, portable monitors, and even a mini Disk System.
And, in this episode we will take a look at all three
Lets start off with the guidebooks.
There have actually been quite a few released since last November, but I want to take a
look at 3 specifically.
The first one is called the "Family Computer Complete Guide" and covers extensively all
1,252 official Japanese Famicom releases from 1983 to 1994.
It also covers each peripheral and accessory that was made for the Famicom, and includes
the release date and original price information for everything in the book.
They also show promotional materials like flyers and magazines.
There are a lot of things in here that I've honestly never seen or heard about before.
So for any die-hard Famicom collector, its a must GET!!
It also comes in a small size, even though its 300 pages, so its perfect for reading
at school or work.
The next one is called "We <3
Famicom Mini Club" It covers the 30 games included in the Famicom Mini but it also has
fun articles like the "Famicom Academy Awards" where they rank the best characters that appeared
on the Famicom They break it down into categories, just like the Oscars, best hero, best villain
and so on.
They also have different people writing about their favorite Famicom game memories as well
as more pictures of cool, rare stuff we'd all like to have.
The last one I'll talk about is from Famitsu, the most popular gaming magazine in Japan
that has been around since 1986.
Again, it covers each of the 30 games really well.
It talks about the NES mini as well.
And I can tell you, I have not seen ANY NES Minis in Japan yet, so for the locals here,
it might be something neat to see.
The issue is full of reviews, interviews and little call backs to the 8-bit days throughout.
The thing that sets this magazine apart from the others though, is they include perfect
sized cut out paper so that you can build your own scale model Famicom Mini cartridges,
Disk System, disks, and Famicom Basic Keyboard!
Lets see how they look!
Not bad for what they are.
Ok, but that's just a paper.
There is an actual Mini Famicom Disk System that came out on January 1st, 2017.
Now before you get too excited, NO, it doesn't connect to the Famicom Mini and play different
games.
What it is though, is a storage box for your TV And power cables.
It fits perfectly under the Famicom Mini and while it didn't really come with a box, it
did come wrapped in a paper that is reminiscent of the Disk System box.
Here it is all together side by side with the full sized and mini versions.
Lets take a quick timeout and when we come back, I'll should you how to make your Famicom
Mini a full portable game system!
This awesome looking red and white Famicom themed monitor is from a company called GeChic
its the On-lap1101F.
They have a few models with that number but the F stands for Famicom and it really matches
the system very well.
The machine has inputs for power, HDMI, Display Port and VGA on one side, and controls on
the other side.
It comes with a power cable and HDMI cable, that connects to the Famicom Mini and if you
happen to have a battery pack, you can turn it into a full portable system!
The screen size is 11.6 inches and if you're playing on the go, its a good size for upclose
playing.
The screen is clear and the speakers can get pretty loud.
Unfortunately there's no info about an NES themed one, but if your in Japan in 2017,
you can pick up these items along with a Famicom mini and they'll go great in your game room.
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