I prefer portability over emulation accuracy.
PC Engine/TG Appreciation and Collecting Thread, Because who needs a 2nd controller?
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I prefer portability over emulation accuracy.
Got some good stuff in the post this morning.
All lovely and mint except Spriggan which is sadly missing the spine card but it only cost $10 so I'm not too bothered.
That's a sweet pile o' pickup, and spriggan for $10 WHERE?!?!?!!?
I prefer to play the superior, original version in all its glory over a butchered port.
The "superior, original version" is running the real game on real hardware. Which as we've already established is too expensive, if it weren't I would have already bought it.
The PSP version (included as a hidden bonus in Castlevania X Chronicles) is not a port, it's an emulator, just as it is on Wii.
Superblatt
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Got some good stuff in the post this morning.
All lovely and mint except Spriggan which is sadly missing the spine card but it only cost $10 so I'm not too bothered.
How much did magical chase set you back?
sixteen-bit
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Nice haul Man Puncher
sixteen-bit
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That's Alien Crush. It's quite good, but not as good a Devil's Crush. In AC the screen does not scroll but instead swaps between fixed screens depending on ball position.
sixteen-bit
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The type of card you need depends on the game you're playing. The Arcade card is required for a few games, mostly arcade ports as the name implies.
So the Arcade card doesn't have the functionality of System card 3.0 included, I have to swap between the two?
A Black Falcon
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No, no, the Arcade Card will play all CD, Super CD, and Arcade CD titles, except for Altered Beast CD which requires the 1.0 System Card (a Japan-only first version of the 2.0 regular system card we got).
However, if you're getting a regular CD-ROM2 system, you'll need the Arcade Card Pro, not the somewhat cheaper Arcade Card Duo; the Duo card is for Duo or Super CD systems only, since it doesn't have the 256KB of Super CD RAM in it, only the 2MB Arcade CD RAM. Duo/Super CD systems have that 256KB of extra RAM (and Super CD compatibility) built-in, so they released two versions of the Arcade Card. I really need an Arcade Card Pro, but they're pricey... so I have a Super System Card now, even though it'll be useless once I finally get that Arcade Card Pro.
sixteen-bit
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Arcade Card Pro is backwards compatible with System Card 3.0. Arcade Card Duo is not as far as I know, as they were intended for the Duo systems with the built-in RAM.
With the expection that the VC version emulates the original perfectly.
IrishNinja
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^goddamn puncher of men, that's an incredible haul you got there, you must be ballinnnn'
which card would i need for my Duo-R? i hear they're going up in price these days, like fucking everything else really
which card would i need for my Duo-R? i hear they're going up in price these days, like fucking everything else really
Big exception too. I can't believe somebody would have issues with the VC port...near perfect (even better since no loading). Only minor thing is that the music is (perhaps) a little more compressed.
I'll take the VC version over the retail PCE disc any day.
Ban Puncher
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Thanks for the kind replies duders.
A little under ¥20,000 which is far cheaper than the price-gougers on eBay ask.
You gotta ball hard if you want to play that retro collection game, son. And you need a Duo Card if you ever want to play Arcade CD games.
You ain't missing out on much without one but if you want all the power your Duo-R can muster than it's a nice piece for the collection.
A little under ¥20,000 which is far cheaper than the price-gougers on eBay ask.
You gotta ball hard if you want to play that retro collection game, son. And you need a Duo Card if you ever want to play Arcade CD games.
You ain't missing out on much without one but if you want all the power your Duo-R can muster than it's a nice piece for the collection.
Spriggan for $10? Wow.
Yeah, outside Sapphire and Tengai Makyou Ittoryan the rest isn't much interesting.
Ban Puncher
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I guess Sapphire should be my next target.
But so many filthy bootlegs are out there.
But so many filthy bootlegs are out there.
Reading that made my head hurt. lol
I recently acquired a PC Engine Core base unit:
Any suggestions on how I can best/most cheaply get a power cord and A/V cable for it? Are either of them the same as for other consoles (Duo, TG16, Genesis, NeoGeoCD, etc.) that I could use instead?
Duo pad will be the same, as for Ac probably use a generic from Radio shack or get one from the many retro retailers out there. Not 100% on the av cable.
A Black Falcon
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I could have phrased that better, but TG16/PCE hardware is confusing, there is a ridiculous number of different systems, addons, and variants.
RottenTanuki
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That's been a target of mine since it was released. It's super tough to find, and I even scoured the used game shops in Akihabara to no avail.
Ban Puncher
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The trick is to search outside of Akiba as that's where most of the tourists go and prices tend to reflect this. I've found a few grails at bargain prices out in the sticks.
IrishNinja
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geez, between that & $10 spriggan id say you made a killing man
*sigh* yeah, the games mentioned plus Strider - i know it's not a great version but still. any idea how much this card goes for?
Ban Puncher
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Quick and dirty search on eBay and this was the most reasonable price from a well-known seller;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310896186696
Asking $45 but taking offers, could probably put in bid of $30 and see where you go from there. Maybe pick up a couple of cheaper games to fatten up your collection and make the shipping a tad more tolerable.
People asking for $100+ on eBay lol get fucked.
Something I've been wondering for a while now: how does saving work on CD games? I mean, I assume that there's some amount of internal flash memory somewhere, but all tech specs for the CD addons or the Duos never mention anything about it.
There's also no management utility. What happens when you run out of save memory? Surely after playing a few games that must get filled up?
There's also no management utility. What happens when you run out of save memory? Surely after playing a few games that must get filled up?
I don't remember that ever happening though, and I know there were streches where I didn't turn my Duo on for a couple of weeks, maybe my memory is fuzzy.
Looks like i'll go after Devil's then. That just sounds like it would be really janky.
If it's unplugged and unused for a long time.
Devil's Crush also has like 3 screens for the main table while Alien Crush only has 2 screens. Devil's Crush is definitely the better game.
IrishNinja
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arcade-gears, or where? im really in no hurry, only tried earlier today cause i heard it was going up
baphomet
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EBay seller. It was CIB as well. Might as well go ahead and grab one while cost is still somewhat low. Seems to be a lot of interest in turbo games lately and it'll only keep going up.
A Black Falcon
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Looking at Arcade Card prices is pretty much the only time I wish I had a Duo instead of a TG16+CD system...
Paid $31 + shipping for mine (CIB) a few months back from hit-japan.
Price on ebay are definitely on the high side (should be around $20 in Japan).
Kabuki Ittoryoudan is a good if unbalanced SF2 clone (while the Tengai Makyou fighting game for Neo Geo was a SamSho clone).
Can be found, even NIB, for cheap.
Sapphire is a good vertical shmups although not the best on PCE.
It's extremely expensive though and I'm not sure it's worth all that cash.
Sapphire is a good vertical shmups although not the best on PCE.
It's extremely expensive though and I'm not sure it's worth all that cash.
it's a neat showcase but it's definitely not worth the money. i sold mine ages ago after i beat it.
Yeah, it's really sorta sad that this is the farewell to the PCE shmups....could have went out with a bigger and more impressive bang for sure.
Read the post above
discoalucard
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Probably not. I like the port of Art of Fighting just to see the technical tricks they use to kinda-sorta replicate scaling (it changes resolutions on the fly), but other than those, Sapphire, Strider, and that Kabuki game, pretty much everything else are mahjong games or other such garbage, unless I'm forgetting something.
The SNK ports are really good though! Obsolete nowadays, I guess, but substantially better than the GEN/SNES ports.
I really like Sapphire though. It's one of those games where its absurdly high price tag causes people to be harsher on it than they would normally. There are definitely better shooters on the system, but it's still an excellent game.
Superblatt
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Doujijdance just put up an rgb modded Duo. Go!!!!!!!!!
Warning to potential buyers: it appears that this unit is not modded for supporting US HuCards.
Unless you are 100% sure you will never get TG16 HuCard games I would strongly recommend waiting for another one.
Superblatt
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Doujindance told me about a month ago he can't region mod regular duo units. That's why I waited for a duo-R.
For me, the only game worth owning the Arcade Card for is Madou Monogatari I, and that, too, is a rather pricey (and rare) game. Still, I'm going to own a copy of that sucker eventually, as I love the Modou Monogatari series