yobo fc3 plus: nes, snes and genesis games in one console
November 21st, 2008 comments (15) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that console clone maker Yobo was working on a new system that could play games not only from the Nintendo NES and SNES, but also from the rival SEGA Genesis system.
The new Yobo FC3 Plus has arrived. The system has not 1 or 2, but 3 individual cartridge slots, and lets you play classics from your favorite 8- and 16-bit video game consoles.
The FC3 Plus ships with a pair of controllers as well as a light gun for getting your Duck Hunt on (sorry, CRT televisions only). In addition to SNES/NES/Genesis compatibility, the console can also play games from something called the G-Factor, which frankly, I’ve never heard of. Still, with thousands of Nintendo and SEGA carts out there, you should have plenty to keep you busy for a long time.
The triple-threat consoles have started to turn up over on eBay, with prices starting at about $45 USD.
[via Ben Heck Forums]
November 21st, 2008 comments (15): stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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It looks like the FC3 has plugs very similar to the old NES. Look at the picture with the gun and the console and you can see it. I bought the factor five and all my NES stuff hooks to it. It came with a five game cartridge. Game Genie works with this perfectley. The Factor Five is slightly bigger than a NES cartridge and as thick as two cartridges. There is only the A/V output hookups. No Cable/Ant outputs on this.
Ordered the FC3 off ebay. All these can work with the new LCD and Plasma but any lightgun games and you will need the old type color tv’s or CRT’s. If it will let me hook my NES controllers to it I will come back and post a follow-up. I still want to know what a G-Factor game is also.
I work at a game store that sells the FC3. I have been looking on the internet for the last hour to try to figure out what a G Factor game was only to discover that we had one in the store. It is labeled YOBO game cartridge for Factor 5 and contains 5 games on one cartridge (Moto Race, Aether Mission, Assault Force, Hot Gun, and Bomb KID).
Oh boy! Hot Gun and Aether Mission – my two favorite games ever!
Ok I am back. This machine is awesome in that it plays all three game systems. OK here are the downsides of the Yobo FC3. The only lightgun shooting games you can play are for the NES. Duck Hunt, Hogans Alley, etc… For the SNES you cannot play any lightgun shooting games. No Super Scope SIx, etc etc. The controller cables are only about five foot long.
Here’s an even worse downside. The controller cables are nine pin types. They look like the old Atari 2600/7800 plugs. Or on your computer the blue colored connecter for a monitor is shaped like this. Which means you cannot use any other contoller like the Yobo Factor Five which utilizes all the old NES contollers and pads. Also the contoller cables are so thin that I was afraid to tug hard or even move while playing.
The light gun is a little cheesey but works on all the old NES games. The Sega Games work real good on this also. Just gotte get used to the pads. Also the control pads do not work quite right with some games. In Robotron (SNES) you have to hit the firing buttons backwards to shoot in the correct direction. Also the lightgun will not work with plasma, LCD, or projection screens.
G-Factor games are what Yobo is putting out. No freebie game with the FC3 but the Factor-5 came with a cartridge that had 5 games on it.
If you just want to get nostalgic and play games once in a while then this is the trick. Go ahead and get one and pull those games outta the closet and have fun.
SmoknJoe: Thanks so much for posting more details on the FC3.
I own one of these systems. As advertised, it does play NES, SNES, and Genesis games. The graphics are generally true to the original, though they may appear grainy at times. The sound is good.
Be advised that this system is not without faults:
1. NES controller mapping is backwards regarding the buttons. Even though the jump button still uses the A-button, the FC3 controller is set up like a Sega Genesis controller which means the A-button is to the left of the B-button. Of course, for NES controllers, the A-button is to the right of the B-button.
2. The SNES has the same problem with the button mapping. Curiously, the FC3’s C-button functions as a L- or R-button.
3. Castlevania 3 still does not work on this system.
4. The controllers are very light and feel cheap, but they are comfortable enough to use. Be advised that you can only use the FC3’s controllers with this machine because of the shape of the plug.
5. NES cartridges are particularly difficult to put in and take out of the system. It seems that you have to put them in at an angle.
I think the FC3 is a decent system, but because of the controller button mapping, it might be better to purchase an FC Twin to play NES/SNES games and just use a separate Genesis to play Genesis games. If you want to use the FC3, it would probably be better to play NES/SNES games that don’t penalize you too much for accidentally pushing the B-button instead of the A-button, such as RPGs and strategy games. The Genesis emulation is definitely the best feature of this machine.
Thanks for the mini-review!
IMO… The system was a GREAT idea but the execution seems to be crap. I ordered a new Fc3 but the one I got wouldn’t play SNES games and the gun didn’t work for the NES. The company told me to return it but I had to pay the shipping AGAIN. When they finally got around to sending out the replacement it was also defective. This one won’t even load NES games and only boots up about half of the SNES games. At $14 a pop for shipping I think it’s going in the garbage rather than giving them another dime for substandard garbage.
All I can say is thhat if you do plan on buying one of these… cross your fingers.
Any chance you would say where you bought it from? We got one off of ebay for Christmas, and the NES won’t work, and we also will have to pay EXPENSIVE shipping to send it back. Am afraid that if we send it back, the next one won’t work, etc….
I know I got both of mine off Ebay. I think I got mine off Ebay from Gamesoftinc (seller). Also mine was the black colored system. But I will say this. Everything works on it. Sega, Nintendo and SNES games all work with the exception of a select few that they tell you wont work. Also make sure you clean the carts as well. The Nerb sells cleaning solutions for your carts and I recommend it. I cleaned some that would work if you jostled them a little but if someone walked heavily the game would reset or go out. After cleaning the pins everything worked right.
Its a shame these clone consoles never seem to have RGB scart output.
can you save games on this system ??
With the sega alladin doesnt work says its not compatible with the ntsc or something same with the tazmania game
Can the FC3 work with the Genesis’s 32X attachment?
Nope. The hookup pins wont connect for the attachments