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Gametech Pocket Famicom

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The Super Pocket Famicom has to violate some Nintendo copyright or patent or something—I think that’s why I love it. The handheld unit is just $80 at Lik-Sang, but accepts full-sized Famicom cartridges (which was known as the NES here). The only bummer is that I’m pretty sure that the NES and the Famicom cartridges are not pin-compatible and have plastic shells with a different shape, meaning you won’t be able to use any of those NES carts you can pick up for a buck on the system. Naturally, I’d love to be wrong.

Pocket Famicom Intro [Lik-Sang via GadgetMadness]

Update: Apparently Lik-Sang sells a $10 pin converter that should let you use American NES games on the machine (albeit not as securely).

Product Page [Lik-Sang]

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