Sharp Famicom Twin

[targetrasp]

I've had chances to pick up these before but just didn't have a desire. Now theyve rose in price a little and the disks look difficult to find. Anyone have any experience with the Sharp famicom twin specifically or a famicom disk system at all?

[retro junkie]

I have heard of it. Read about it and saw videos. I think it was the only licensed Nintendo console that was not made by Nintendo. It is a collector's item. The disk system for the Famicom was Japan only. But I think the games were finally put on cartridges. Seemingly there was a big difference in the audio quality on the carts, music was better on the disks. I think the Sharp Famicom was in limited quantities.

[targetrasp]

Every played any of the disk games, whether it be on the twin or just the disk system?

[retro junkie]

No. I have never seen one. I have never been anywhere that would have anything close to something like that. The town I live in just barely has video games.  There have been occasions in my early years of gaming that I had to drive out of state just to purchase something that was gaming related.

[targetrasp]

my ex's dad lived in oneida ky along with 400 other poor souls, kinda sounds like staying at his house

[BLUEVOODU]

I can say... I don't ever remember this coming up.  I am pretty sure I never saw one come across the store many years.  I had everything, including the Nintendo 64DD (Disk Drive).

Sounds like we need a bit more information, @targetrasp    Maybe additional topics!

[retro junkie]

@BLUEVOODU this console was able to play both the famicom discs and the carts.

[BLUEVOODU]

@retro junkie interesting... I've never seen that system before.

So all of the games were compatible?

[targetrasp]

Nintendo and sharp teamed up at least twice that I'm aware of, once for the game television and once for the sharp famicom twin. Well, i think last year they were working together to assemble switches but those weren't new consoles... 

[BLUEVOODU]

@targetrasp For Whatever reason, I am not familiar with either of those systems.  Game Television?  I felt like I once knew most of gaming.   I just googled it... looks like we need a Game Television topic at some point.