NES Zapper on a Nintendo Famicom AV (Family Computer) Simple Modification

With the Nintendo Famicom AV if you try to play Hogan’s Alley, Duck Hunt, or any other light gun games with a standard NES Zapper plugged into the second controller port like you do with the NES, you’ll quickly find out that the Zapper will not respond. Is your AV Famicom or Zapper broken? Nope, it’s expecting a Famicom light gun plugged into the 15-pin expansion port on the side, just like the original Famicom does.

Basically, the necessary connections haven’t been made to the NES controller port 2 since the Zapper wasn’t sold in Japan. Don’t worry, because there’s an alternative to spending crazy money for a Famicom light gun to plug into the 15-pin expansion port.

In this video, I’ll show you, with minimal soldering skills, how you can make the necessary connections to have a fully functional NES Zapper in with your Nintendo AV Famicom!

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0:00 - Nintendo NES Zapper on AV Famicom (Family Computer) Simple Modification 0:59 - How to open up the Nintendo Famicom AV game console case 1:17 - Removing the Nintendo Family Computer PCB to do the controller port mod 1:40 - Bottom side of the AV Famicom motherboard and connection points 2:26 - Famicom top loader controller port mod completion and inspection 2:40 - Puting it all back together and setting up the Nintendo console 2:54 - First smoke test using the Hogan's Alley Famicom game cartridge 3:00 - Selecting Game A from the Nintendo Hogan's Alley startup menu 3:08 - Time to play Hogan's Alley with the NES light gun zapper 3:15 - Success! The Nintendo Famicom AV controller port 2 mod works great!

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