Latest Handheld System Plays Famicom Games

roadies writes "Early adopters are sure to import the latest handheld system from overseas. We're not talking about the Sony PSP here fanboys. We are referring to the Pocket Famicom. The pocket famicom has a 2.5" screen. Plug it into a TV and you can play your classics without having dig out your old Nintendo console. It supports standard 60-pin Famicom games, but with a $10 adapter it will play your 72-pin NES games."

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[Jagasian]

You have got to be kidding me, right? Playing NES games without a D-pad is an absolutely horrible experience! Secondly, the emulators for the Palm don't run every Famicom or NES game accurately and some games do not even run at all! Third, there is a "geek factor" to owning somewhat obscure grey market hardware. There is more. Many people have only played their NES emulator within the past 5 or so years, so they have forgotten what a real NES is like, but your Palm emulator's sound isn't all that accurate. Other people also claim that the best NES emulator for the Palm, NESem, is still choppy and doesn't already run at full speed.

Furthermore, in order to have a Palm that has a resolution high enough to properly display the NES graphics, you are looking at spending $200, and the best NES emulator for the Palm isn't free and costs $20. So if you still own allot of NES and/or Famicom games, the PocketFami looks like a far more practical option.

The D-pad and the support for Famicom and NES carts is enough difference for most. All the other crap mentioned above just cements the deal.