Comments on: yobo fc3 plus: nes, snes and genesis games in one console

By: luv tha retro

luv tha retro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:51:13 +0000

Pepelluepe, can you get me on the the yobo cartridges, can pay on paypal. thx

By: Amber

Amber — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:13:53 +0000

I bought my system from ebay too (seller bgsonline) the first one wouldn’t even turn on, I paid to ship it back and the new one works, but the system is so fragile, my nephew dropped one of the remotes and it stopped working and I can’t find anyone that sells the remotes separately.
Does anyone know where to get extra remotes??

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:45:40 +0000

Thanks for the info, Los. I appreciate you answering. It’s been a long time since I had the original sega genesis system, and the version I had allowed that move, since you need it to win. At any rate, I greatly appreciate you bringing me up to speed. Thanks again.

By: Los

Los — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:51:34 +0000

@Joe

Regarding Sonic, the first game did not have the option to make Sonic spin from a stationary position by pressing down and pressing the A/B/C button. You could only make him spin while he was running. The ability to “rev up” Sonic wasn’t added until Sonic 2. That might be your problem.

By: John

John — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:50 +0000

I bought one of these online from a place called Omega Collectibles, I was so excited when I saw it that I didn’t bother to do any research, could’ve gotten a better price if I had looked around. I got it and I’ve tried all my NES games on it, and none of them worked, some came close, Mario Bros/Duck Hunt displayed something, but I couldn’t get it any better than random shapes. I don’t own any SNES or Genesis games, I was planning on using this to start my collection, but after reading other peoples problems I’m not sure if it’s worth my time.

I’ll try cleaning my old games, run them in my original NES, see how they do there, try them again in this thing. The place I bought it from is in Canada, and I’m certainly not paying to send it back, so if that doesn’t work I think I’ll put my electrical skills to work and tear the thing apart looking for the problem.

Wish me luck.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:41:16 +0000

Here’s the deal. Just got the FC3 as a birthday present from my kids, along with a used Super Mario 3 and a used Sonic. The Sonic works, but it’s sometimes slow, and I can’t get Sonic to spin when I want. That’s one major strategy move that makes play really difficult! Pressing the down button makes him bend down, and sometimes he’ll spind a little, but won’t pick up speed or continue to spin . Has anyone come up with a plan to wire an oem style controller to plugs from FC3’s controller? Seems the only way to overcome proprietary BS on a clone machine…Thanks to anyone who can shed light on this ridiculous problem

By: andy klein

andy klein — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:18:05 +0000

i tried to play shining force 2 for sega genesis on the fc3 plus and it loaded fine 1 time but then i couldnt continue my saved game after that it wont show all the options on the starting screen i changed the memory battery on the game still no luck any ideas?

By: SmoknJoe

SmoknJoe — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:11:08 +0000

Nope. The hookup pins wont connect for the attachments

By: DeathChian01

DeathChian01 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:17:44 +0000

Can the FC3 work with the Genesis’s 32X attachment?

By: technabob

technabob — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:41:47 +0000

Oh boy! Hot Gun and Aether Mission – my two favorite games ever!

By: Pepelluepe

Pepelluepe — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:20:46 +0000

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).

By: brandon

brandon — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:46:59 +0000

With the sega alladin doesnt work says its not compatible with the ntsc or something same with the tazmania game

By: mugshot

mugshot — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:03:32 +0000

can you save games on this system ??

By: Rowan

Rowan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:58:51 +0000

Its a shame these clone consoles never seem to have RGB scart output.

By: SmoknJoe

SmoknJoe — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:42:47 +0000

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.

By: suzanne

suzanne — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:44:03 +0000

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….

By: Shaun

Shaun — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:35:07 +0000

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.

By: technabob

technabob — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:40:28 +0000

Thanks for the mini-review!

By: Zzonkmiles

Zzonkmiles — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:42:07 +0000

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.

By: technabob

technabob — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:43:43 +0000

SmoknJoe: Thanks so much for posting more details on the FC3.