Famicom Dojo
Date de parution : 16 juillet 2007
| Saison 1 - épisode 1 | Famicom and Disk System Sean and Vinnk review the Nintendo's first gaming console, as well as the Famicom Disk System attachment that was never released outside of Japan.... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 2 | The Battery Backup Sean and Vinnk take a look at how the Famicom Disk System revolutionized console gaming (despite never being released outside of Japan), and the... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 3 | Nintendo Has Moxy Grandpappy recollects the golden age of the Nintendo Entertainment System, and the crew answers viewer questions in their first mailbag. | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 4 | Cartridges and Pins Sean and Vinnk talk about the pin differences between Famicom and NES carts, Nintendo's big plans for an unreleased NES add-on, and its unintended... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 5 | Microphone Roundup Vinnk and Sean talk about the many uses of the Famicom Microphone and the games developed for it including Takeshi's Challenge, Atlantis no Nazo,... | |
| Saison 1 - épisode 6 | Twin Famicoms Sean and Vinnk bring to the fore the console that has been lurking around in the background all season, the Sharp Twin Famicom! Check out the... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 1 | Denshimail: Famicom Power Adapters Sean and Vinnk explain why using the NES power supply on a Famicom is a bad, terrible idea, and what alternatives you may have if your trusty... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 2 | Denshimail: Famicom Disk System Batteries Sean and Vinnk talk about why the Famicom Disk System is able to use six AA batteries, and whether or not the battery tray is a viable solution for... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 3 | Denshimail: Famicom Hookups Sean and Vinnk talk about how to hook up your Famicom or Twin Famicom to your North American NTSC TV. | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 4 | Denshimail: Famicom Homebrew Sean and Vinnk field a question about homebrew Famicom games at No Brand Con 2009. Sean talks about the modded carts he saw at his recent trip to... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 5 | Denshimail: Rare Games Vinnk scours the Rising Stuff store for the rarest Famicom game/accessory he has available: the FMC Disk Checker! Also, Sean shares his collection... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 6 | Sega Family Tree Special The NES explains to Jr. how he met his mother, albeit in a roundabout way that could potentially go on for years and years. Good thing the Famicom... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 7 | Denshimail: Famicom Stacking The Famicom is able to sit on top of the Disk System, but is there any way to keep it locked into that position like most of the other console... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 8 | What Nintendon’t With Sean indisposed, self-appointed Sega guru Sindra teams up with Vinnk to explain the rise of the Mega Drive and Genesis to de-throne Nintendo... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 9 | Training Exercise: Sega Power Base Converter Sean and Vinnk take a look at the Sega Power Base Converter add-on device that lets you play Sega Master System games on your Genesis and other... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 10 | Denshimail: Sega Power Base Compatibility Sean and Vinnk answer some questions about the Sega Power Base Converter's compatibility with different versions of the Sega Genesis, and one game... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 11 | The Angry PC Engine Nerd Famicom Dojo gets a visit from the Angry PC Engine Nerd, who is more than happy to explain that HudsonSoft and NEC were the true forerunners of the... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 12 | Training Exercise: The Turbo Booster and CoreGrafx Sean and Vinnk take a closer look at the TurboGrafx-16 and the Turbo Booster -- an enormous add-on that gave the console AV output capabilities...... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 13 | Retro 3D Special: Famicom 3D System Sean and Vinnk review the Famicom 3D System, the seven games that came out for it, and the ones that made it to the US and somehow managed to stay 3D. | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 14 | Retro 3D Special: SegaScope 3-D The SegaScope-3D came out at the same time as Nintendo's Famicom 3D System, but Sega saw fit to release their peripheral in the US as well. Also in... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 15 | The Neo Geo Affair Vinnk reveals his decade-long tryst with SNK's Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System, the one console in the 16-bit generation that made good on its... | |
| Saison 2 - épisode 16 | Denshimail: Famicom Controller Replacement Famicom controllers have nice, metal faceplates, but they're prone to scratching, discoloration, and the paint flaking off. Even if you can find a... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 1 | On the Go: AppBlaster (by AppToyz) Back at Tokyo Game Show in 2011, Vinnk and Sean reviewed the AppBlaster iPhone peripheral and the game Ghost Catcher. Flash forward 10 months, and... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 2 | Train Your Game: GameCube Menu Secrets Sean and Vinnk demonstrate some tricks with the GameCube System Menu -- a couple of which have been known since the system launched (and involves... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 3 | On the Go: Sega Beena If you thought that Sega stopped making consoles after Dreamcast you were right. And also a little wrong. | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 4 | On the Go: Retro Game Shop Walkthrough (Mangasouko) Vinnk travels to Mangasouko, a "recycle shop" a few train stops down from where he lives in Japan. This shop sells all kind of used things but the... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 5 | On the Go: Vinnk Finds a Bio Sensor for N64 Last time on Famicom Dojo on the Go, Vinnk visited a thriving retro game store that was in the process of expanding. This week he explores a type of... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 6 | On the Go: Anpanman Vinnk visits a Guru Guru Anpanman machine, and gets a sweet card. And his daughter really likes it. | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 7 | On the Go: Hudson Soft BeePak and BeeCard for MSX This thin cartridge is the predecessor to the HuCards found in Hudson Soft's PC Engine and TurboGrafix-16 consoles. Made for the MSX in Japan,... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 8 | On the Go: UFO Catcher (Super Mario Bros. 3 for Famicom) Vinnk plays a crane game in Akihabara, trying to "catch" a copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 for Famicom. | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 9 | On the Go: Aru Aru City Idol Outside a store in Aru Aru City, Japan, something you'd probably not see in many other countries. While out shopping a few weeks ago, Vinnk saw a... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 10 | On the Go: Sailor Moon S Hiro plays against Vinnk's daughter in a fight to the virtual death! We named our retro review series Famicom Dojo after a small used game shop in... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 11 | Famicom 30th Anniversary The NES tries to give the Famicom a gift for his 30th birthday, only to discover yet another shocking Famicom Family secret! | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 12 | On the Go: Bomberman Misobon Roulette Hudson Soft may have gone to Konami, but Bomberman lives on. In arcades. Sort of. | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 13 | On the Go: Used Game Treasures (Super Rambo) Japanese gamers take much better care of their games and systems than US gamers do. Sometimes you'll even find little extras hidden inside the case,... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 14 | Train Your Game: Minus World The Super Mario Bros. Minus World is very real! You can get there in three easy steps, and we will show you how. However, far from being a... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 15 | On the Go: Famicom Games with Lights In Japan, Famicom cartridges varied in style far more than NES games did. Irem developed a particularly distinct style with its cream-colored... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 16 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: MSX 2 (Panasonic A1 Mk. II) Vinnk sent Sean a boxed MSX 2! We show you the unboxing, and compare an original MSX version of King's Knight to the NES version. | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 17 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: Satellaview Somehow, Vinnk found a boxed Satellaview. These beasts are rare, since when the satellite service shut down you could essentially send it back for a... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 18 | Train Your Game: Turtle Tipping Sean and Vinnk show you how to tap a koopa shell in level 3-1 of Super Mario Bros. so that you can get, like, a gajillion extra lives. | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 19 | On the Go: Famicom Disk System Treasures (and Tribulations) Famicom Disk System collecting is a double-edged sword. No, that's not a floppy disk joke. Wait... yes it was. Floppy disks degrade over time, so... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 20 | On the Go: Super Play Computer (Famicom Clone) Let's Play Game. Everybody Gets Fun. | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 21 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: Family Trainer Series Two years after finding a complete, boxed Family Trainer in Akihabara, Vinnk has sent Sean the last pieces of his Family Trainer Collection. Watch... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 22 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: Hyper Olympic and Hyper Sports for MSX Konami released an arcade game by the name of Track and Field, and then a sequel called Hyper Olympic '84. Both were ported to consoles in various... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 23 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: Super Back to the Future II (Super Famicom) Ever since seeing JewWario's review, Sean has wanted his own copy of Super Back to the Future Part II for the Super Famicom. Vinnk finally delivers!... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 24 | Denshimail: Back to the Future Part III Warp Code We're back in 2015 to answer your questions (well, ours, really) about the existence of Back to the Future Part III on the NES Part II & III... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 25 | Nintendo Family Computer (HVC-001) We've gone back to the Famicom well to do our most comprehensive review of the hardware yet. If you were tired of watching three or four different... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 26 | Duck Hunt Player 2 If you're bored of making the game glitch out by playing too many levels after you pointed your Zapper at a lightbulb and pulled the trigger for... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 27 | Wii to Wii U Identity Transfer A lot has changed for the Wii since the Wii U launched, making it even more appealing than ever to transfer your Wii Identity to your Wii U. But the... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 28 | On the Go: Sega and 3DO Disc Variations Vinnk has a problem. To be fair, it's a problem that some game publishers hope their customers have. Vinnk has bought several inconsequential... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 29 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: Link Between Worlds 3DS XL It's about time Sean sent something to Vinnk! In Japan, Vinnk has a very particular problem with Nintendo hardware: the 3DS and Wii U are the only... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 30 | Famicom Dojo Snacks: N64 Mystery Pak, Love Hina, Parenting Vinnk packages up some bite-sized videos that were originally (timed) exclusives for our Facebook page, but have now been presented to you here for... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 31 | Famicom Data Recorder and NES Programmable Series We reveal the mystery behind the NES Programmable Series of games, and how their Japanese Famicom counterparts were able to save data with the aid... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 32 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: ASCII TurboFile The TurboFile by ASCII Corporation is an off-cartridge storage device developed at a time when the Famicom Disk System was not yet released, and... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 33 | Don't Blow It (Cartridge Cleaning) Cartridges get dirty. What's the best way to get them clean? Famicom Dojo has the answers! Blowing on cartridge contacts as a way to remove dirt and... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 34 | On the Go: Gaming Generations Vinnk hasn't been to a retro shop in the US for a long time. So much is different. Cartridges are the wrong size and color. There are no Sega Saturn... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 35 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: Famicom AV Mod Vinnk sends Sean a Famicom modded with AV outputs, but did Sean get exactly what he thought he was getting? We compare the video output of different... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 36 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: Parodius At the last MAGFest he attended, Sean played a game called Parodius on the original Game Boy. Turns out it's an entire series of games that released... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 37 | Stuff Vinnk Sent Me: Kunio-kun Series While perhaps the best-known title to come out of the series was River City Ransom (as it was known on the NES), Technos created several Kunio-kun... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 38 | Famicom Friday: NES Remix (Wii U) Famicom Friday is a day when we explore a video game we've never played before, and give you our thoughts about what we've just experienced. It's a... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 39 | On the Go: PlayChoice-10 Minus World When Sean went out west last summer, he found a PlayChoice-10 arcade at Ground Kontrol. The arcade had Super Mario Bros., and since we had just... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 40 | Famicom Friday: Time Lord (NES) On Famicom Friday, we explore a video game we've never played before, and may be new to you! After talking about it on the Famicom Dojo podcast,... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 41 | Dojo Snacks: Eraser Cleaning, Disc Recasing, SNES Sound Vinnk shows you how to clean up your aging hardware to look (almost) as good as new, a little surprise he found when trying to fix one of the broken... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 42 | On the Go: Star Ocean (Super Famicom) In our last Dojo Snacks, viewers challenged Vinnk to look up another game with full voice recordings as part of its sound. But does Star Ocean truly... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 43 | On the Go: Kirby Toys at Space World Life imitates Art at Space World. | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 44 | Nintendo Entertainment System (NES-001) | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 45 | Yokai Watch, Capcom Mobile Charging, Mario Art | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 46 | Sega World Not to be confused with Space World, Vinnk hits up a new, enormous arcade. Fans of the podcast will note some sights that we've discussed recently,... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 47 | Sansuu 1-Nen (and 4-Nen): Keisan Game (Famicom) Vinnk took his daughters to Famicom Dojo while his wife and new son were napping. So he could feel that he was doing something a bit more... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 48 | Tsuppari Oozumou [Bumping Pro Samurai] (Famicom) Vinnk is back at the Famicom Dojo shop for his very first Famicom Friday (also the first about an actual Famicom game). After getting briefly... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 49 | Mysterious Murasame Castle [謎の村雨錠] (FDS) Mysterious Murasame Castle has been on the 3DS Virtual Console in North America for almost two years now (August 7, 2014), but back when the release... | |
| Saison 3 - épisode 50 | Famicom Robot Amiibo (Wii U) Sean got a new box of stuff from Vinnk, and one of the precious cargo inside was a Famicom Robot Amiibo! We explore what, if anything, makes it... | |
| Saison 4 - épisode 1 | Famicom Dojo's Hiro Reacts to the NES // Gamers React Here at Famicom Dojo, we spend a lot of time marveling over the Famicom, and how foreign it must seem outside of Japan. But what's just as foreign... |
