Total Control (PS->DC converter)

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:51 am

Does this thing not read 4x memory cards? I don't have a normal one lying around to check, but it definitely doesn't read my official 4x.

jonny5 · Post by **jonny5** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:45 am

it doesnt work with my 3rd party one either.....

dmauro · Post by **dmauro** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:43 pm

I have a Total Control Plus which when a VMU is plugged in, the buttons function poorly, but works just fine with a memory unit without the screen.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:24 pm

I've got an Official Sega 4x Memory Card + 3rd-party 4x DC Memory Card -- they work just fine on the Total Control Plus variant like dmauro mentions. Of course, the official 4x memory card will work just fine on a Sega 1st party VMU interface. Sega should've added an LCD screen to it's 4x card -- would've added more functionality indeed. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

themachinist · Post by **themachinist** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 10:24 pm

I was thinking of picking up one of these from PA. You guys saying official VMU units won't work but official 1x memory cards will?

bummer, i only have vmus.

Post by **nZero** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:05 pm

I had an Innovation-branded one and I never once got it to work with a VMU in the socket. I always had to plug another controller in with the VMU in it.

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:31 pm

Mine doesn't even read the vmu half the time. I have to tape it in place for it to work.

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 4:47 am

I have a Total Control 5 plus, it corrupted my Ikaruga save data the first time I tried it with my official standard VMU, and I never plugged a memory unit into it again.

If I ever need to use save data, I just put the VMU into a standard controller and plug it into another control port. If the game only reads from socket 1A, then I do some controller hotswapping.

D · Post by D » Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:13 am

iatneH wrote:I have a Total Control 5 plus, it corrupted my Ikaruga save data the first time I tried it with my official standard VMU, and I never plugged a memory unit into it again.

If I ever need to use save data, I just put the VMU into a standard controller and plug it into another control port. If the game only reads from socket 1A, then I do some controller hotswapping.

I had the Total Control 5 plus too.
Never had any problems with my 3rd party 4X1MB.
Can a total control corrupt a vmu.
Could it be the vmu itself?
Great device TC5plus. only with third strike the Z and C button could not be used. Only with that game........strange eh?

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:52 pm

I have 2 normal EMS Total Control converters. Work solid with my standard official VMU. Never had a problem with buttons or saves.