Originally posted by: Bert
Originally posted by: Tulpa
It went through a lot of design choices. I imagine the side loading slot was done to resemble the original NES and to accommodate the FDS RAM adapter. Famicom slot was toploading so you can pull the cartridge out easily (and for the aforementioned adapter, since it uses the FC slot.)
yeah, it's also a brilliant way to avoid having two carts in at once, which I would imagine could harm the system
I had actually been thinking about that lately. But then thought, what if someone were to open up an NES cart, insert the NES game PCB, and then insert a Famicom cart? I'm sure it would fit that way, and I'm curious as to how the AVS would handle it.
Originally posted by: bunnyboy
My original idea is from the discman with the big door that opens and you see the whole CD. Getting the cart door big was a main goal because I think the little top loading flaps are ugly. Famicom cart design means it can never really be hidden like NES carts. The initial sketches far predate the NEX, but one was torn apart at design meetings
Possibly as early as 1997:
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Woah those are some awesome first concept pics!