Famiclone power adapters are not universal, even if they look like they have the same barrel connector.

200?-2009. RIP, oddly round goodwill famiclone.

It plays just enough like NES Rescue Rangers to make you realize you wish you were playing NES Rescue Rangers instead!

And some dry white toast, please.

You know, I wonder if it has to do with the fact that Zoo Keeper and Space Dungeon were both conversion kits. I haven’t looked too deep into it, but I wonder if they even got Japanese distribution.

This has downsides, however. I’m now revisiting old episodes of @fergojisan.bsky.social’s 2600 Game by Game Podcast and as a result, rapidly developing a potentially expensive want/buy list. You should give it a listen, it rules:

I’m thankful these mostly tend to stay available/in print for a while, because I feel like I’m constantly discovering more volumes to add as reference points.

Update: Vain Mix was the best of the five.

I can’t stop focusing on the cut out of a Mario render in between Clinton and Dole. Someone decided that composition was the best image to use for the shot.

The Firemen