Re: Gyromite NES Import Adaptor Guide
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 3:11 pm
Uncle Jenkins wrote:I just want to warn people that while there are other games besides Gyromite with adapters (I got mine in a copy of Pinball), they're strictly limited to the early Black Box titles. You might find a copy of a "silver box" game like Metroid or Kid Icarus that has 5 screws and off-center contacts, but it will NOT have an adapter. I found that out myself recently.
Here is a comparison of the Silver and Black Label carts. I never noticed the background before on the five screw non hinged NES carts.
I just confirmed this, opened up a Metroid Silver Label cart. Note the Metroid PCB at the right in the pic below. The contacts have the pins to one side just like a Nintendo Import Adaptor.
How to spot the difference
The Metroid PCB has extra chips and is heavier then most NES carts. It is as heavy NES import adaptor game cart. Strange that there are two solder pads made for a CR2032 battery, perhaps the same PCB is used on other games.
On the Metroid cart PCB, the end edge contact (at the bottom left of the pic below) has the pin point in the center of the edge of the contact. It is the little tip right on the end of the connector contact of the PCB. The Nintendo Import Adaptor has the pin point at one side on all the edges of the contacts.