ASCII TurboFile for Famicom - Save games off-cartridge

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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 battery backup cartridges were still too expensive for Nintendo to produce. It could only save one game at a time, and there way no way to know which game it was if you owned several that were compatible, but that didn't stop ASCII from making several variations -- not only for the Famicom, but other consoles as well.
We didn't have one when we did our review of the Famicom Data Recorder, but supposedly it is compatible with Castle Excellent. Is that true? We find out!
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SeanOrange is a retro game fan from the US. Vinnk is a retro import fan who took things one step further and moved to Japan. Together they make Famicom Dojo: a web series dedicated exploring the Japanese history of video games and consoles from the other side of the Pacific.
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@Larry 9 лет назад

Have you ever come across the attachment that Hudson created that logs all your button presses in a game, essentially allowing you to watch replay's of video games.

@PlatinumTriforce 9 лет назад

I thought that was the Famicom Repeater made by Hori?

@Larry 9 лет назад

Platinum Triforce Oh my bad :D

@PlatinumTriforce 9 лет назад

No, it's fine, I was just making sure I had it right.

@KeithShizuo 9 лет назад

breath of fresh air to see videos like this with good editing :)

@maxumProductions 8 лет назад

According to Merriam webster, the verb legate is a synonym to the verb bequeath. The definition in this case would be to "hand down" or to "transmit"

@SeanOrange 8 лет назад

Ah, so kind of like "delegate"? Interesting! Thank you!

@brandonhayes5460 2 года назад

I too had to ask my human dictionary since my digital one had failed me and it's an unused word to mean "to store" or restore depending on if you're loading or saving a file. dang it, now I have to sub to your channel it's not everyday you find archaic computer terms being used in youtube videos.

@SinisterSally 9 лет назад

Legate is where we get delegate from. I think it was meant to mean to "take care of" or "to save". yeah its just a weird translation of "move and save".

@GeoDelGonzo 9 лет назад

Good job!

@dqroto8681 Год назад

You can save and load from the TurboFile in Castle Excellent. At the save/load menu, if you use the A button to confirm it will try to save to the Data Recorder, if you use the start button to confirm it will try to save to the TurboFile. Same for loading.

@FamicomDojo Год назад

Yeah, we should really do that follow-up video with Lode Runner too…

@GameGrammar 8 лет назад

That's awesome, I didn't even know this existed. It's like a memory card from before disc-based games.

@Larry 9 лет назад

Move and Legate, could that be some Engrish there and they mean Migrate?

@gamesessions 8 лет назад

How come you always seem to be commenting on videos I'm watching? Haha :p

@ShinGoukiSan 9 лет назад

Star Trek Definition for Legate Legate was a rank given to members of the Central Command and high-ranking flag officers in the Cardassian military.

@SeanOrange 9 лет назад

Hahaha, right? That's also the first thing I thought of, but it turns out that it's also a rank in the Roman military.

@retrogameroom9019 4 года назад

Long live the dohjoe

@OdaManjiro 7 лет назад

Wasn't the TurboFile the peripheral that allowed one to move their characters from Wizardry I to Wizardry II?

@SailorCallie 8 лет назад

Actually, Knight of Swords (Wizardry 2) came before Legacy of Llylgamyn (Wizardry 3). I don't know how ASCII got the first two Wizardry sequels mixed up in the first place.

@mrmimeisfunny 4 года назад

I didn't even know the AV famicom had an attachment for famicom peripherals. So I guess if you want to use both NES and Famicom peripherals the AV famicom is the way to go.

@SeanOrange 4 года назад

Except I don’t think the EXT port is hooked up through the P2 port like it is on an NES, so non-controller NES peripherals won’t work.

@DavinTurner 9 лет назад

Good episode! It was worth the wait. ^-^

@YF501 9 лет назад

It might be a misspelling of migrate. Like move and migrate your character between carts

@congratsyouarethemoonmaster 4 года назад

FYI, RIVER CITY FUCKIN RANSOM SAVES WITH THIS

@goo3r 9 лет назад

Maybe it's "Move and Negate" with an improper translation? Move and negate meaning it saves your game to the TurboFile and then deletes it from the memory. Just a guess.

@GeoDelGonzo 9 лет назад

I think there were a series of horse racing games that utilized this add on - if they can be played in English - I just may have a new drinking game.

@kei_nishimaru 8 лет назад

Does Vinnk actually (i literally mean it) live in Japan?

@FamicomDojo 8 лет назад

+Mygingerguy Yes.

@kei_nishimaru 8 лет назад

+Famicom Dojo well then...

@durstein 4 года назад

Good stuff

@jan_h 8 лет назад

Maybe move character does convert the character from Wizardry II to Wizardry III

@virusinfection1 7 лет назад

Didn't you guys make a video of this I swear u guys did but can't find it

@SeanOrange 7 лет назад

virusinfection1 This is it. This is the video we made of this.

@KThxsBy 9 лет назад

neat, how many more japanese famicom games play in english?

@FamicomVinnk 9 лет назад

KThxsBy There are several. Especially early titles. Would you be interested in a video about those?

@KThxsBy 9 лет назад

Vinnk Can't speak for everyone but that would be awesome :)

@johneygd 6 лет назад

I geuss it fail at saving your file on the tape, hence why it didn’t load anything onscreen.

@GeoDelGonzo 9 лет назад

You know how many times I looked past a Famicom cart collection of Wizardry thinking I couldn't play them for they were entirely in Japanese :( now I know I can play them in English :/ dang.

@retrogameroom9019 4 года назад

I need more obselete famicom accessories

@FamicomDojo 3 года назад

Oh boy, we have more! And more and more and more...

@retrogameroom9019 3 года назад

@@FamicomDojo come on...let's see them

@eklipsegirl 9 лет назад

Everything was fine untile you waved your crapPhone in front of us. Why you're showing it off? Looking for people's jealousy, like, "oh, wow, you've got some Apple stuff! I know it's crap, but I still envy you, because everything from Crapple is cool".

@FamicomDojo 9 лет назад

eklipsegirl It's a direct reference to the immediately previous video (Data Recorder) where we make a joke at Apple's expense. Perhaps that would be more to your liking?

@eklipsegirl 9 лет назад

Famicom Dojo OH, I'm sorry, I'll definitely look into that one! Trolling aside, the videos are interesting and very informative ;)

@maxumProductions 8 лет назад

Now this is rare, a self aware troll. Irregardless like most internet trolls you lack the mental capacity to respect people's opinions, in this situation apple products. Rather than shame, i pity you

@SeanOrange 8 лет назад

+maxumProductions Now, now. We settled this months ago. Ad hominem attacks are about as much fun as trolling, late ones doubly so.

@eklipsegirl 8 лет назад

+maxumProductions I did respect Crapple-lovers for a very long time. Until I was forced to use Crapple hardware for 2 years during my job as an iOS and OS X programmer. Sheesh, I just do not believe in their sincerity anymore.