Post by: Bloodworth on March 23, 2005, 03:05:41 PM
Blaze Go Retro With Pocket Fami
Fire International today announced the release of the new BLAZE POCKET FAMI console throughout Europe and the United States
The BLAZE POCKET FAMI is a new handheld and is fully compatible with all NES and FAMICOM titles from Europe, Japan and USA. Consumers will now have access to the range of NES titles and the recent Retro revival will make classics such as the original Mario Bros. games, Final Fantasy, Zelda and other well known NES title available to old and new gamers alike.
The retail price of the BLAZE POCKET FAMI in the United States will be $69.99. For mail order sales the price will be $74.99 including postage and packaging.
The compact design features a 2.5" TFT screen, d-pad and standard and rapid-fire button configurations. The BLAZE POCKET FAMI also boasts the ability to function as the original console and connect to a TV with the included cable, with the option of connecting 2 NES compatible Joypads into the console.
In Europe, the BLAZE POCKET FAMI includes a 72 pin adaptor to allow the bigger NES cartridges to connect as well as the smaller Japanese Cartridges, and is fully compatible with PAL and NTSC titles.
Managing Director of Fire International Ltd, Jason Cooper said, "Most of today's console gamers were brought up on the NES console, with its range of classic, playable titles. Gamers will now be able to experience the classic gameplay again and experience them in a whole new way through the BLAZE POCKET FAMI's handheld design. NES games are widely available through many retro games sites and eBay. The POCKET FAMI gives retro-gamers a taste of gameplay from the 80's"
Contact Fire International for further details on the BLAZE POCKET FAMI. The BLAZE POCKET FAMI is available now from www.xploder.net. Worldwide shipping can be arranged.
Post by: Pale on March 23, 2005, 03:11:40 PM
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Post by: JonLeung on March 23, 2005, 04:00:43 PM
Crappy diagrams:
Setup:
--AA--
BB--A-
--B---
Preferred setup:
--BB--
B---AA
--A---
It just seems more natural.
Post by: thepoga on March 23, 2005, 04:26:33 PM
Post by: davidlow122 on March 23, 2005, 04:57:47 PM
It's notally not legal, and most likley needs an adapter to play 72 pin NES carts, unless it somehow has both pinset readers.
Post by: Djunknown on March 23, 2005, 05:26:25 PM
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Post by: Ian Sane on March 23, 2005, 08:43:51 PM
If Nintendo released something like this that had both NES and SNES compatibility (or one seperate unit for each system) they would probably have a pretty hot seller on their hands. But then they couldn't port those old games to the GBA and THAT'S obviously no good. Maybe instead they could make such a device (with N64 compatibility as well) as an add-on for the Revolution. Having every game for every Nintendo console playable on one system would be a pretty good selling point.
Somebody needs to review this thing.
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