what is it?

[flatapex]

hi all can anyone give me any more info about what this is or any info more than what i know?

so far i know its a power joy pj-008, its an 84-in 1 multicart

i know it is for the famicom

i know it is a rarer variation of these

thats it, i have a few questions?

1. is it super famicom compatible?
2. is it rare?
3. are these in any way interesting to famicom owners?
4. could this be integrated into a sort of arcade machine project?

 

[Sardine]

Can I just remind you of the main focus of this site.

We do not discuss prices for a reason, price driving is not allowed here you will have to research the archive or other sites to gain the value.

here is a cut and paste, please read the rules

thanks.

Price driving and valuations

What is my retro item worth?: This is a $64,000 question (not literally though :smile: ), and one that has frustrated many an auction bidder on the auction sites. Simply put, the item is worth what the buyer is prepared to pay for it; rarer items tend to fetch higher prices, however, some people tend to add words such as "rare", or "mint condition" in order to justify a higher cost for an item.

How can I get an idea of what it's worth?: OK, this is where you have to turn detective. If you really want to get an idea, be prepared to put some time into Internet searches of forums dedicated to the format of your item, such as Amiga, Atari, Commodore 64 sites etc. Most of these sites have a "For Sale" or a "Marketplace" section where items are sold, these are a good source of information. Places such as Loot, Craigslist, Gumtree etc. are also potential sources of information about what items sell for.

Are auction sites a good source of price information?: Auction sites can also be used as a source, however, bidders tend to get into a frenzy at the end of an auction, especially for a hard-to-find item and this may inflate the price, therefore auction sites generally are of lesser value when working out the potential selling price of an item.

So how does this work on Amibay?: Amibay is not an auction site; on Amibay you state your price and that's it, unless you decide to lower the price or negotiate with a potential buyer. Remember, the item is only worth what the buyer is willing to pay and what YOU are willing to sell for; putting a very high price will likely attract no takers and you may well end up revising your price if you really want to sell it.

 

[johnim]

hi i found this with google

http://www.famicomworld.com/forum/index.php?topic=3207.0

also we cannot give any info on price

 

[NinjaRabbit]

hi all can anyone give me any more info about what this is or any info more than what i know?

so far i know its a power joy pj-008, its an 84-in 1 multicart

i know it is for the famicom

i know it is a rarer variation of these

thats it, i have a few questions?

I don't believe I can answer some of your questions due to the forum rules, but Famiclones (hardware-clones of the Famicom, as I'm sure you know!) are one of the things that I have an interest in, and I can definitely tell you a bit about this cartridge.

1. is it super famicom compatible?

The Super Famicom/SNES is not backwards-compatible, so this cartridge will only work in Famicoms and Famiclones.

2. is it rare?

Not at all, I'm afraid.

This particular cartridge was supplied with a very common Famiclone-in-a-joypad circa 2003 and 2004. Said Famiclone, the Power-Joy, was sold on various television shopping channels/infomercials, and quite likely some other places as well. (I got mine from a TV shopping advertisement. )

More information on the PJ-008 cartridge, as supplied with the Power-Joy model which came with a pad-console with integrated light-gun and a smaller secondary joypad for player two, is available here.

3. does anyone know if it has any value?

I can't answer this one due to the forum rules, as AmiBay isn't meant for appraisals of items - one must go with what they think an item is worth.

4. are these in any way interesting to famicom owners?

People's interest in multi-carts depends on what games are on the cartridges.

However, this one is filled with pirated games (I'm honestly still amazed that the buyers for the shopping networks that sold the hardware didn't check this with their legal department), so by my understanding of the rules, you would be unable to sell it on AmiBay.

5. could this be integrated into a sort of arcade machine project?

If the project was based around a Famicom or a Famiclone, yes, you certainly could.

EDIT: Wow, got beaten to it twice whilst writing this reply. You guys are fast!

 

[flatapex]

Can I just remind you of the main focus of this site.

We do not discuss prices for a reason, price driving is not allowed here you will have to research the archive or other sites to gain the value.

here is a cut and paste, please read the rules

thanks.

Price driving and valuations

What is my retro item worth?: This is a $64,000 question (not literally though :smile: ), and one that has frustrated many an auction bidder on the auction sites. Simply put, the item is worth what the buyer is prepared to pay for it; rarer items tend to fetch higher prices, however, some people tend to add words such as "rare", or "mint condition" in order to justify a higher cost for an item.

How can I get an idea of what it's worth?: OK, this is where you have to turn detective. If you really want to get an idea, be prepared to put some time into Internet searches of forums dedicated to the format of your item, such as Amiga, Atari, Commodore 64 sites etc. Most of these sites have a "For Sale" or a "Marketplace" section where items are sold, these are a good source of information. Places such as Loot, Craigslist, Gumtree etc. are also potential sources of information about what items sell for.

Are auction sites a good source of price information?: Auction sites can also be used as a source, however, bidders tend to get into a frenzy at the end of an auction, especially for a hard-to-find item and this may inflate the price, therefore auction sites generally are of lesser value when working out the potential selling price of an item.

So how does this work on Amibay?: Amibay is not an auction site; on Amibay you state your price and that's it, unless you decide to lower the price or negotiate with a potential buyer. Remember, the item is only worth what the buyer is willing to pay and what YOU are willing to sell for; putting a very high price will likely attract no takers and you may well end up revising your price if you really want to sell it.

hi sorry for the oversight, icard at myself- infact i think i deserve :double

i dont intend to sell it, if it is going anywhere i will give it as a gift/swap with my friend, the only value i am interested in is if it is in anyway interesing to famicom owners, if i change that decision it will mean a lot of legwork as i dont even know if famicom owners know its worth

any info at all is valued and i have amended my post to show this

 

[commodorejohn]

It's certainly interesting to someone with a Famicom, at least if the games work (pirate carts can often be incredibly buggy.) There's a number of decent games in that list, so your friend would get a few good titles out of it anyway

 

[flatapex]

It's certainly interesting to someone with a Famicom, at least if the games work (pirate carts can often be incredibly buggy.) There's a number of decent games in that list, so your friend would get a few good titles out of it anyway

turns out he has a super famicom, but not a regular famicom

:double to me again

but i might pitch the project idea to him and see what he thinks

 

[NinjaRabbit]

It's certainly interesting to someone with a Famicom, at least if the games work (pirate carts can often be incredibly buggy.)

This one seems to work fine, speaking from experience. And it's definitely got a good game selection.

Interestingly, it dates to the time when those compiling these carts thought that changing the assets of certain high-profile games would spare them from legal trouble, so this one has the game "Pandamar" (a.k.a., "Power Pandamar") on it - it's Super Mario Bros., but with a panda and tone-deaf music.

[m]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCrP3TaCYgc[/m]

 

[flatapex]

It's certainly interesting to someone with a Famicom, at least if the games work (pirate carts can often be incredibly buggy.)

This one seems to work fine, speaking from experience. And it's definitely got a good game selection.

Interestingly, it dates to the time when those compiling these carts thought that changing the assets of certain high-profile games would spare them from legal trouble, so this one has the game "Pandamar" (a.k.a., "Power Pandamar") on it - it's Super Mario Bros., but with a panda and tone-deaf music.

[m]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCrP3TaCYgc[/m]

what the actual ........

i am stunned, i really am

 

[NinjaRabbit]

It's unbelievable, isn't it?

If you have a Famicom, a Famiclone, or a NES with a suitable converter, it's worth trying at least once, just to experience the insanity.

 

[commodorejohn]

There's a great (and by "great" I of course mean "terrible") pirate cart called Magic Dragon that's actually a fairly impressive space shooter...by which I mean that it's a direct Famicom port of R-Type! Right down to the music (though inevitably the renditions are very poor.) The only thing they've changed is the graphics

 

[NinjaRabbit]

There's a lot of fascinating "HKO" ("Hong Kong Original") stuff out there for the Famicom, so Magic Dragon's existence is to be expected.

I seem to recall finding some very interesting reading in the form of an article about a completely original platform game based on Titanic, which if memory serves was also hacked into being a Harry Potter game at some point, too.

There's also some absolutely bizarre stuff (not on the PJ-008 cartridge, of course) which has some astonishingly freaky and sinister Game Over screens, too. I think there's a compilation on YouTube of those...

 

[csoren]

If you think that's strange, check out Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Kirk Douglas.

http://gameological.com/2013/02/the-pirate-hacks-of-africa/

 

[rkauer]

Needs more Bahasa rock and rap.

 

[ShambleS1980]

i have one of these things.
it came with some sega megadrives in a bundle,

I also made a post just like this one "without asking for a price lol"

 

[KhaineGB]

If you try to run it on a NES, you may need to disable the CIC chip.