Famicom Dojo: Episode 4

Episode 4 of Famicom Dojo is ready to be viewed. In this episode a newly bearded SeanOrange talks about cartridges and pins. It sounds a bit dry but there is some fascinating information to be found. Do you know what the expansion port at the bottom of the NES is for? Have you ever wondered why that red light starts flashing on your system? Or why the Japanese release Castlevania 3 has so much better sound? The answers to these and many more questions can be found in this episode.

Watch it here

Previous Episodes

Famicom Dojo Episode 1: The Famicom
Famicom Dojo Episode 2: Battery Backup
Famicom Dojo Episode 3: Nintendo has Moxie
Famicom Dojo TGS Special Part 1
Famicom Dojo TGS Special Part 2
Famicom Dojo TGS Special Part 3

Vinnk - April 25th, 2008 -

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Tony on April 25, 2008 at 9:36 pm

I specifically bought the Japanese version of Castlevania 3 for that very reason. It’s not even comparable.

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rbelmont on April 25, 2008 at 9:42 pm

He grew that beard JUST so he wouldn’t look like Zach Braff anymore.

Anyway, good show! I love the Famicom Dojos. It would have been cool to hear the difference in sound between the two castlevania 3 games though.

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Vinnk on April 25, 2008 at 9:48 pm

We plan to do another episode about the FM sound hardware and there will be plenty of examples of the sound variations. Zelda for the disc system for example sounds so much better.

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JDavis on April 25, 2008 at 11:01 pm

I already know all of that, but I’ll watch this anyway.

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Tony on April 26, 2008 at 10:51 am

There are actually NSF files for the two versions of Castlevania 3 floating around. I feel like zophar.net might have them.

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JodyAnthony on April 26, 2008 at 9:32 pm

another great episode!

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SeanOrange on April 28, 2008 at 9:59 am

Naw, I grew the beard deliberately so I could be mistaken for Dave Grohl.

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Nick on April 28, 2008 at 3:27 pm

Awesome! I saw this at NoBrand. Great ep.

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Joey on April 28, 2008 at 6:57 pm

My nes doesn’t flash red anymore Best 10 minute mod ever!

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SeanOrange on April 29, 2008 at 12:20 pm

You clipped the 10NES pins?

I’d read about that method, but I didn’t want to encourage people to start modding their systems. So much cooler to get an NES 2…

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nightwolf on May 12, 2008 at 10:13 am

Wow wat an excellent technology..

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Gamer Jockey on May 12, 2008 at 2:14 pm

I love the Famicom Dojos

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