which Duo to get? *edit*-question added
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captain ahar
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which Duo to get? *edit*-question added
i want to buy a pc engine duo, but given that there are 3 releases (Duo, R, RX), i am wondering if any one release is superior. also, there have been a few posts about the "short lifespan" of some duos, does this line up with a particular model? thanks.
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Get which ever one you like the look of most.
If you want to play CD games you're better off with a Duo clearly.
I've never heard people moaning about PC Engines being unreliable before. You've got to remember you're basically buying a 10+ year old CD player. Plus it needs to have been well looked after so it's always going to be a bit of a gamble buying one.
If you want to play CD games you're better off with a Duo clearly.
I've never heard people moaning about PC Engines being unreliable before. You've got to remember you're basically buying a 10+ year old CD player. Plus it needs to have been well looked after so it's always going to be a bit of a gamble buying one.
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It's the other way around. The R and RX models are the sturdier ones.OmegaFlareX wrote:I've heard that the original model Duo is sturdier than the R and RX. Unfortunately, I can't confirm this. I do know that you'll pay a bit more for the R model and a lot more for the RX model (but it has that cool controller).
Personally, I'm quite satisfied with my regular Duo. I'd go for an R if I could choose any though. Just got this one I have now because it was quite cheap and it came with an RGB mod.
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All I know is that I asked Turbo Zone Direct if the CD part of the Duo has a short life-span, and they said this in response:
"I cannot say short lifespan, but it seems to be the Achilles heel."
That having been said, I have been told on that the original Duo was made with sturdier parts then the Duo-R.
"I cannot say short lifespan, but it seems to be the Achilles heel."
That having been said, I have been told on that the original Duo was made with sturdier parts then the Duo-R.
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to clarify
i am looking for a CD based NEC console (one of the turbos). i want a japanese model because i already have a turbografx 16 and want to play the cd games as well as the jp hu-cards. thanks for the info everyone!
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Your best bet is a Turbo Duo with Hu-Card convertor...
I bought my Turbo Duo brand new back in November 1994 for a cheap $100 and it turns out it was the last one in stock at my local Good Guys. Meanwhile, at some Toys-R-Us stores (like in San Francisco) that were still selling Turbo Duos at that same time period, they were selling for the regular retail price of $299.99.
Again, getting ahold of an original "boxy" Hu-Card convertor or even a Kisado convertor will set you back at $100.00 or more!
Just remember to buy a NEC Tennokoe Bank Rom-Ram Hu-Card to save your Duo game saves for posterity (as it is known that the Duo can lose it's "Backup Ram" if it's not turned on every few months to recharge the internal capacitor that supplies the juice needed for the "backup memory" of your TG-16 Hu-Card & Duo game saves).
I learned the hard way and learned that a Tennokoe Bank Hu-card is necessary in addition to owning a NEC Duo console of any kind.
Of course, there's the optional NEC Turbo Booster Plus that has the built-in "Backup Ram" save feature for the original TG-16 console but it still requires that you turn it on to refresh the internal capacitor to keep your game saves.
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Again, getting ahold of an original "boxy" Hu-Card convertor or even a Kisado convertor will set you back at $100.00 or more!
Just remember to buy a NEC Tennokoe Bank Rom-Ram Hu-Card to save your Duo game saves for posterity (as it is known that the Duo can lose it's "Backup Ram" if it's not turned on every few months to recharge the internal capacitor that supplies the juice needed for the "backup memory" of your TG-16 Hu-Card & Duo game saves).
I learned the hard way and learned that a Tennokoe Bank Hu-card is necessary in addition to owning a NEC Duo console of any kind.
Of course, there's the optional NEC Turbo Booster Plus that has the built-in "Backup Ram" save feature for the original TG-16 console but it still requires that you turn it on to refresh the internal capacitor to keep your game saves.
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I have recently bought a PC Engine Duo and am waiting for it to arrive.
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Couple questions though about the system cards:
-How many System Card releases were there (not including the Arcade Card)?
-What System Card did the PC Engine Duo ship with?
-Can I play all CD-Rom format games (aside from Arcade Card releases) out of the box?
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Thanks for the help. I remember that this information was readily available on the old forums, but don't remember seeing it here.
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Couple questions though about the system cards:
-How many System Card releases were there (not including the Arcade Card)?
-What System Card did the PC Engine Duo ship with?
-Can I play all CD-Rom format games (aside from Arcade Card releases) out of the box?
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Thanks for the help. I remember that this information was readily available on the old forums, but don't remember seeing it here.
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I believe it goes like this...captain ahar wrote:-How many System Card releases were there (not including the Arcade Card)?
-What System Card did the PC Engine Duo ship with?
-Can I play all CD-Rom format games (aside from Arcade Card releases) out of the box?
-There was 1.0, 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0
-3.0
-Yes.
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