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DATE: 20-FEB-94 TIME: 11:42:40
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THIS TEXT FILE (CONSOLE NEWS) HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
THIS TEXT FILE (CONSOLE NEWS) IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY
THE AUTHOR CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR FALSE OR MISGUIDED INFORMATION
ALL GAMES AND GAME SYSTEMS ARE TRADEMARKS OF THE RESPECTIVE COMPANIES
IDEA, DESIGN, WRITING : Caffeine
DISTRIBUTION : Caffeine, all traders & sysops.
If you enjoy this file, please tell me! If not, I will discontinue it!
Tell me what changes, if any, need to be done, or what things should be
kept the same!
CONSOLE NEWS ISSUE NUMBER VI ©1994 CAFFEINE
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INTRODUCTION
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SORRY for not bringing CONSOLE NEWS out for the past three months. As many
of you know, I got busted by SEGA. I wrote a small article about it, and
how you can prevent it from happening to you. Anyway, I'm back ( as you
may have noticed hehe! ).
I know many of you do not trust me and frankly right now I don't care. I
have not WILLINGLY given SEGA any information about anybody and I do not
plan on doing it WILLINGLY. But they can always force me to do it. I have
no control over that. You guys can think what you want, but if u were
friends with me, you'd know I'd never WILLINGLY rat on anybody.
BTW - this issue is DEDICATED to PaRaNoId/Vanity+Humane! Many thx to you
dude...
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
I don't think I can continue doing Console News all by myself. If you
think you can (in some way) improve Console News by writing ANY sort
of article for Console News, I will GLADLY include it in the next issue!!
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In Case You Wanted To Know...
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- Console News first appeared "in the scene" on June 8th 1993.
- I do not know if there is a decent text-viewer with special commands for
the IBM. On the Amiga we have AMIGAGUIDE, which uses @node and @endnode
features that create buttons.
- Console News has been placed in the Public Domain by Caffeine & Cyanide
- Console News was the console scene's FIRST disk-mag that had all the
information on new games for the SNES, Genesis, and others.
- Console News takes approximately three weeks to write
- Console News is written for informational purposes
- All games and game systems are copyrighted trademarks
- Backup units should be sold "with the intent to be used as disk back
up systems" and "for archival purposes only."
- One of these days Console News will be coded into a SNES disk-zine.
- I am not working in any way with Sega.
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Think You Can Write On These Topics?
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[01] Writing demos on the SNES/6502
[02] Writing demos on the Genesis
[03] Writing utilities on the SNES
[04] Writing utilities on the Genesis
[05] Reviewing games on the SNES
[06] Reviewing games on the Genesis
[07] Reviewing games on the 3DO
[08] Reviewing games on the CD-I
[09] Reviewing games on the NeoGeo
[10] Reviewing new backup units & their features
Think you have what it takes? BE SURE to email Caffeine@410001,
or Cyanide@410001 thru Amixnet [AX0001/AX0002/PN0001 conferences]. OR,
contact Caffeine or Cyanide on any BBS that you see them on.
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GREETINGS GO OUT TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE/GROUPS
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J/\Y cEVIN KEY The Great Muta
Bren Brujjo Dihital' Bytemaster
Paranoid Maelstrom The OutLaw
Gazzer Hydro & Sweet Thing Green Beret
Sigma Seven ADJ Winston
The White Knight JC+SMEG Servant+SMEG Mery
-Pan- Mr.Bean Bitstar^Zero
MUSIC SUPPORT
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Skinny Puppy Ministry Pink Floyd
KMFDM Front Line Assembly Enigma
Special thx to Gazzer, J/\Y, Bren, PaRaNoId, SiGMA SEVEN!, Green Beret!
BIG thanks to D-Man for LAMER NEWS!! Funny as hell, keep writing dude!!
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Where to find C/\FFEiNE...
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Email me on my bbs or thru AmixNet in the AX0001 or AX0002 conferences.
"CAFFEINE@410001"
I will be setting up a CONSOLE NEWS conference (CNS001) shortly, so email
me if you want to join it!!
Also I might be creating a Console Programmer netconference (CPG001), but
we will see how the Console News conf goes first..
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The Edge 16 For Sega Genesis
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You like playing games over the modem, right? Well the Edge 16 could put
Genesis games in a whole new perspective. The Edge is a product from AT&T
that is essentially a keyboard and a modem. But this modem is different.
This peripheral allows a Genesis user to play a game and talk to their
opponent at the same time, using AT&T's VoiceSpan feature. More than 10
software companies have already begun creating new games that take full
advantage of the Edge 16's features.
COST : $UNKNOWN
AVAILIBILITY: UNKNOWN
Super Wild Card Plus - v2.7cc ROM!
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THE FOLLOWING IS BY ADJ - FILENAME: READ.JSI
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SWC PLUS - SMD 4.1 24M - COPIED SWC'S BY CCL - SWC 2.7
1. UPGRADE TO 2.7 WILL INCREASE LOADING SPEED TO 300%
DESIGNED FOR THE SWC 2.6 OR LOWER - AVAILABLE NOW - CALL # BELOW!
BEWARE OF ROMS WITH FAKE VERSION # !!!
2. SWC PLUS 3 WILL FEATURE SCSI (CDROM/MO 128MB DRIVE/HD) - BIG ROM (4 OR
8M) HIGH # COLORS - DIGITISED MENUES - ENHANCED OPTIONS (TBA) - GAME IN
MENU
3. SWC PLUS 2 WILL FEATURE BIG ROM & ITS OPTIONS BUT NO SCSI
4. SWC PLUS 1 MULTI CAN ALSO BE USED ON SEGA GENESIS/MEGADRIVE (II)
5. ALREADY SHIPPING: SMD 4.1 /24M WITH MORE OPTIONS THAN SMD+
6. MORE INFO CAN'T BE DISCLOSED AT THIS TIME BUT STAY TUNED
7. BEWARE OF WILDCARD COPIES FROM CCL WITH LIMITED QUALITY AND
OPTIONS - BUY AT OWN RISK OR BE CHEATED WITH HK CRAP AGAIN!
NAME OF UNIT: WILDCARD 2 - (C) 1994 ROC
8. ALL ANNOUNCED PRODUCTS UNDERGO REVISION/BETA TESTING NOW AND ARE
SCHEDULED FOR MASS-PRODUCTION IN NEAR FUTURE...
9. I'VE SEEN THE STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AT THE SOURCE SO I'D LIKE TO
KILL PEOPLE WHO START DISPENSING VAPORWARE BULLSHIT!
*ADJ*
END OF FILE -- REST IS MY NOTES!
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SWC+ 1: This can be used on both the SNES and Megadrive/Genesis? So it will
^^^^^^ basically be a Multi Game Hunter/Doctor.
SWC+ 2: All features of SWC+3 but no SCSI port
^^^^^^
SWC+ 3: +SCSI option
^^^^^^
ALL UNITS: 4mb or 8mb ROM, High number of colours, digitized menus, enhanced
^^^^^^^^^ options, and a game in the menu?
SWC II: Fake that was never released by FFE, but instead by CCL. I thought
^^^^^^ FFE has 'copyrights' (no pun intended!) on their Super Wild Card!
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SWC+ Facts
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Collected from *ADJ*
- 1 MegaBYTE ROM with a puzzle game built in
- Amiga style graphics (64colours in menu)
- Pull down menus
("You press button and the menu pops up" - ADJ)
- 5 icons
- Uses small(er) fonts
- "Sparkling snow gold plated" logo like in xcopy (-adj)
- Power input (AC OR DC 9-15v) auto regulated to 5v or 9v!
External Port to SuperNES (definately *NO* burnouts!)
Unregulated shit power supply MIGHT cause burnouts (1 amp or lower)
- Right now the SCSI interface +$100 and just a jumble of wires.
In the future they will have it boxed in or an add-on for the cartridge
port. Software is, for now, just tool w/no gfx.
- Might feature "COPY" program (from JSI)
- Available & on streets in ending-January, early February (MAYBE)
- NO Upgrades from SWC to SWC+; not possible coz of larger ROM (1mb)
- 3201 chip discarded
- PAL chip changed
- Memory Slot changed (easier to repair/service)
- CONSIDERED option of using 32bit simms ... but then price would be +$25
- DISK LOADING speed same as PROFIG, sometimes *FASTER!*
- v2.7CC makes loading speed on older SWCs the same as the SWC+ machines
As for the Parallel<>SWC+ ...
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- Always a way to go faster: SERIAL PORT!!
NO WAY to get faster x-fer with parallel (already maxxed out!)
- Link SCSI adaptor to SCSI adaptor? (like the GrandSlam from IVS)
*BEING CONSIDERED*
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New Super Magic Drive!
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All information collected from ADJ
SMD v4.1
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SMD is registered of FFE taiwan & hk
4.1 24m is from FFE... more interesting:
- cheaper
- 8bit DRAM -- cheaper RAM chips
- FFE quality
SMD+ is from CCL!! --> BIG time fake!!
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NEW SUPER NINTENDO GAMES & GAME INFORMATION
---------NAME----------------GAME TYPE----MEDIA------MANUFACTURER--
------------------JAPANESE SUPER FAMICOM---------------------------RELEASE
Pocky and Rocky 2 Action Cartridge Natsume April
Shuto Expressway Battle Driving Cartridge Bullet Proof May
Ranma 1/2 Super Battle Fighting Cartridge Shogakukan April
Super Bomberman 2 Puzzle Cartridge Hudson April
Wario's Forest Puzzle Cartridge Nintendo NOW
Mobile Police Patlabor Action Cartridge BEC March
------------------AMERICAN SUPER NINTENDO---------------------RELEASE DATE
Home Improvement Action Cartridge Absolute
Rise of the Robots Fighting Cartridge Absolute
Space Ace Strategy Cartridge Absolute
Itchy and Scratchy Action Cartridge Acclaim
Monster Truck Wars Racing Cartridge Acclaim
Virtual Bart Action Cartridge Acclaim
Barkley! ShutUp & Jam Sports Cartridge Accolade
Speed Racer Racing Cartridge Accolade
Bubsy II Action Cartridge Accolade
Radical Rex Action Cartridge Activision
Super Jam Sports Cartridge American Sammy
Chavez Boxing Sports Cartridge American Softworks
Popeye Action Cartridge American Technos
Zooball Sports Cartridge American Technos
Ardy Lightfoot Action Cartridge Ascii
Power Instinct Fighting Cartridge Atlus
GP-1 Part II Racing Cartridge Atlus
Cyberslider Puzzle Cartridge Bullet Proof Software
Wild Snake Action Cartridge Bullet Proof Software
Spike McFang Adventure Cartridge Bullet Proof Software
Soccer Shootout Sports Cartridge Capcom
King Of Dragons Adventure Cartridge Capcom
Mega Man Soccer Sports Cartridge Capcom
Sat. Nite Slam Masters Wrestling Cartridge Capcom
Wizardry V RPG Cartridge Capcom
Golden Empire UNKNOWN Cartridge Culture Brain
First Queen Adventure Cartridge Culture Brain
Galactic Defenders RPG Cartridge Culture Brain
Super Hockey '94 Sports Cartridge Culture Brain
Fire Striker Action/Adv Cartridge DTMC
Gordo #106 Action Cartridge DTMC
Lester The Unlikely II Action Cartridge DTMC
Sengoku UNKNOWN Cartridge Data East
Joe and Mac ][ Action Cartridge Data East
Citadel (FX) Action Cartridge Electro Brain
Bill Walsh College Football Sports Cartridge Electronic Arts
MLBPA Baseball Sports Cartridge Electronic Arts
Mario Andretti Racing Racing Cartridge Electronic Arts
World Cup Soccer Sports Cartridge Elite
Brainlord RPG Cartridge Enix
Gaia Action/Adv Cartridge Enix
King Arthur RPG Cartridge Enix
WCW Super Brawl Wrestling Cartridge FCI
Jeopardy! Sports Puzzle Cartridge Gametek
Pinball Dreams Sports Cartridge Gametek
Spectre Shooter Cartridge Gametek
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge Action Cartridge HiTech
Beauty and the Beast Action Cartridge Hudson Soft
Super Adventure Island ][ Action Cartridge Hudson Soft
Super Bomberman ][ Puzzle Cartridge Hudson Soft
Super Loopz Puzzle Cartridge Imagineer
Wolfenstein 3D Action/Adv Cartridge Imagineer
Blackthorne Adventure Cartridge Interplay
Starfleet Academy Action Cartridge Interplay
In The Hunt Shooter Cartridge Irem
Pro Sport Hockey Sports Cartridge Jaleco
Crazy Chase Action Cartridge Kemco
Super Draconecrom RPG Cartridge Kemco
Operation Europe Strategy Cartridge Koei
Parodius Shooter Cartridge Konami
Powerful Pro Baseball Sports Cartridge Konami
Twinbee Action Cartridge Konami
Impossible Mission 2025 Action Cartridge Microprose
Bebe's Kids Action Cartridge Mandingo
Pocky and Rocky ][ Action Cartridge Natsume
Ken Griffey Baseball Sports Cartridge Nintendo
Kirby's Tee Shot Sports Cartridge Nintendo
Sound Fantasy You-Do-It Cartridge Nintendo
Stunt Trax FX (FX) Racing Cartridge Nintendo
^--> Formerly F/X Trax... several name changes!!
Super Metroid Action/Adv Cartridge Nintendo
Addams Family Values Action Cartridge Ocean
The Shadow Fighting Cartridge Ocean
Soccer Kid Sports Cartridge Ocean
ExoSquad Shooter Cartridge Playmates
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Adventure Cartridge Playmates
Lemmings II: Tribes Strategy Cartridge Psygnosis
Freeway Flyboys Racing Cartridge Seika
ESPN Baseball Tonight Sports Cartridge Sony Imagesoft
Breath Of Fire RPG Cartridge Square
The Death Of Superman Action Cartridge Sunsoft
Speedy Gonzales Action Cartridge Sunsoft
Buckaroos (Ren & Stimpy) Action Cartridge T*HQ
The Flintstones Action Cartridge Taito
The Jetsons Action Cartridge Taito
King Of Monsters II Fighting Cartridge Takara
Steven Segal Action Cartridge Tecmagik
MLBPA Baseball Sports Cartridge Tecmo
Prehistorik Man Action Cartridge Titus
Code of the Dragon Fighting Cartridge Tradewest
Troy Aikman Sports Cartridge Tradewest
Hurricanes Sports Cartridge U.S. Gold
World Cup USA '94 Sports Cartridge U.S. Gold
S.O.S. Strategy Cartridge Vic Tokai
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Super Metroid
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This will be the first of Nintendo's 24megabit game line. It has basically
the same look and feel as the original (played the HELL out of it!), except
with more colours, better graphics, and better sound. Also, more
playability (by far!). The game even starts right after the destruction of
Mother Brain!
Project Reality
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Well, NINTENDO has shown some people two screens from their 'revolutionary'
Project Reality system. A street (with Mario giving his peace sign) and a
room, filled with (what's that you say?) Mario pictures on three walls.
Wow. Biggie. Do you mind making an actual GAME? Then again, you have until
1995 to do it.. fucking lazy bastards! But wait... it's a CARTRIDGE BASED
system, with an optional CD/ROM drive. Wow. I still havent seen that
CD/ROM for the SNES yet. Are you planning to make that??? Also, if it
has a CD/ROM drive, the sound capabilities could be a whopping *32*
channels.
Stunt Trax F/X
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*NOTE: This game has undergone several NAME CHANGES during the writing of
Console News #6. The last I heard was that the game name was STUNT TRAX FX.
I do not know if this is right, bcoz my "public relations" friend did not
call back. Bummer.
Oooooh... 256 colours on the screen at once! COOL (no really, enuff ragging
Nintendo. The game looks semi-cool!)! The FX TRAX game will, as the name
states, use the SuperFX chip (SFX-2) and be the first game to use all 256
colours on the screen at once. Bad news for you ProFighter+SFX users tho.
This game uses the 'FINAL' SFX chip. Which means I doubt it will be
playable on your SFX card that the Q has. Sorry! Nintendo claims this SFX
chip can display 15,000 polygons per second. It is also a two-player game,
so you can race against your friend! Unfortunately the split-screen is tiny
(i never liked split screens). Also, this game is "either" 16mb or 32mb.
Nintendo can't make up their minds. If it's 32mb, then I guess that upgrade
is looking better for my WildCard.
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Sega Genesis Information.
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NEW GENESIS GAMES & GAME INFORMATION
---------NAME----------------GAME TYPE----MANUFACTURER-------RELEASE DATE
-------------------JAPANESE MEGA DRIVE-----------------------------------
Crayon Shin-Chan Action Ma-Ba/Japan UNKNOWN
Ragnacenti Action/RPG Sega/Japan June
Phantasy Star IV RPG Sega/Japan NOW - 24mb
--------------------AMERICAN GENESIS-------------------------------------
Barkley! Shutup & Jam Sports Arena UNKNOWN
Speed Racer Racing Accolade UNKNOWN
Shanghai II Sports Activision UNKNOWN
Happily Ever After Action American Softworks UNKNOWN
Popeye The Sailor Action American Technos UNKNOWN
Itchy & Scratchy Action Arena UNKNOWN
Magical Quest Action Capcom UNKNOWN
Skeleton Crew Action Core UNKNOWN
Marko's Magic Soccer Sports Domark UNKNOWN
Mario Andretti Racing Racing Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Mutant League Hockey Sports Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
NBA Showdown Sports Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Wing Commander 2 Action Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Battletech Action Extreme UNKNOWN
Maximum Carnage Action Flying Edge UNKNOWN
Jeopardy! Sports Puzzle Gametek UNKNOWN
Frantic Antics Action HiTech UNKNOWN
Clayfighter Fighting Interplay UNKNOWN
Socks The Cat Action Kaneko UNKNOWN
Operation Europe Strategy Koei UNKNOWN
Double Dribble Sports Konami UNKNOWN
Impossible Mission 2025 Action Microprose UNKNOWN
Star Quest Shooter Namco UNKNOWN
ExoSquad Shooter Playmates UNKNOWN
Star Trek: Deep Space 9 Adventure Playmates UNKNOWN
Shadowrun Adventure Sega UNKNOWN
Star Trek The Next Gen. Action/Adv Sega UNKNOWN
Virtua Racing Racing Sega UNKNOWN
World Heroes Fighting Sega UNKNOWN
ESPN Baseball Tonight Sports Sony Imagesoft UNKNOWN
Tin Head Action Spectrum Holobyte UNKNOWN
Pirates of Dark Water Action Sunsoft UNKNOWN
Rainbow Islands Action Taito UNKNOWN
Fatal Fury II Fighting Takara UNKNOWN
Cagey Capers Action Tekmagik UNKNOWN
Steven Segal Action Tecmagik UNKNOWN
Dick Vitale's Awesome Baby Sports Tengen UNKNOWN
Interplanetary Lizards Action Tengen UNKNOWN
Time Trax Action T*HQ UNKNOWN
Hurricanes Sports U.S. Gold UNKNOWN
Incredible Hulk Action U.S. Gold UNKNOWN
World Cup USA '94 Sports U.S. Gold UNKNOWN
Beavis & Butthead Adventure Viacom UNKNOWN
Columns ]I[ Puzzle Vic Tokai UNKNOWN
Demolition Man Action Virgin UNKNOWN
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NEW SEGA CD GAMES & GAME INFORMATION
---------NAME----------------GAME TYPE----MANUFACTURER-------RELEASE DATE
-------------------JAPANESE MEGA CD 1&2----------------------------------
None That I Could Find...
--------------------AMERICAN SEGA CD 1&2---------------------------------
Super Battletank Action Absolute UNKNOWN
Crime Patrol Action Amer. Laser Games UNKNOWN
Mad Dog McCree II Shooter Amer. Laser Games UNKNOWN
Space Pirates Shooter Amer. Laser Games UNKNOWN
Battlecorps Action Core UNKNOWN
Soul Star Action Core UNKNOWN
Third World War Strategy Extreme UNKNOWN
Brutal Fighting Gametek UNKNOWN
Heimdall Adventure JVC UNKNOWN
Rise of the Robots Fighting JVC UNKNOWN
European Racers Racing Revell UNKNOWN
Hammer vs Evil D Action Sega UNKNOWN
Tomcat Alley Simulation Sega UNKNOWN
Megarace Racing Software Toolworks UNKNOWN
Heart of the Alien Adventure Virgin UNKNOWN
^--> Sequel to Out of This World
Vay RPG Working Designs UNKNOWN
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Sega's PORTABLE CD/ROM
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With the announcement of the new Saturn system, many Sega-CD owners felt
like they had been robbed of $300. Buying a CD system only to have it
outdated in 2years is not what most people find amusing. Fortunately, Sega
has introduced a new *portable* Sega-CD and Genesis unit, all in one. It's
name is the Genesis CDX.
The CDX will be tiny - 7" wide x 5.5" deep x 1.8" high, weighing in at
1.5lbs. Fortunately, the colours & resolution will be the same on the CDX as
on the normal CD and Genesis units. Unfortunately, this machine is not so
'portable' as Sega says it is. It has *NO* screen (then why is it referred
to as being portable?). It will be available in March. It costs about $400
(Genesis=$90 + CD=$280 ==> $370, pretty close). But for $400, you get a tiny
CD/Genesis unit also capable of playing CDs.
Return to Sega Menu " Link SEGA! Return to Main Menu " Link MAIN
Sega TV Channel Is HERE!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In a special agreement with Sega of America and Time Warner Entertainment
Co, The Sega Channel (TSC) has been born. TSC offers a total of 50 Genesis
games that users can "download" from the TV station into a specially-
designed cartridge, then play the game. Not only do you need this cartridge,
but your local cable company MUST carry TSC in order for everything to work.
Ok, that sounds "neat-o" but what about the cost of the thing? Well,
Sega says the station will cost "in the same range as regular premium
channels." So, let's see. Where I live, HBO is a premium channel. Cinemax,
Showtime, Playboy, ESPN, Disney... all premium channels. The cost? Anywhere
from $12 up to $15. I'd say an average of $13.50. Ok. 12months subscription
to TSC is appx. $162/yr. Plus the cost of the "special" cartridge. Total
should be around $210, probably more. All that for $50 games. Again, I just
can't wait (sike).
Sega's SVP Chip
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In an effort to reduce the cost of special effects games, Sega is planning
to introduce a seperate cartridge equipped with a SVP [Sega Video
Processor] chip, which is essentially Sega's version of the SNES F/X chip.
The game cartridge is plugged into the SVP port, which is then plugged into
the Genesis (confused?). Sega says this is to reduce the extremely high cost
($99.99 retail) of some new games, such as Virtua Racing. Unfortunately, VR
will *NOT* be a SVP game because of its Spring release date. There will,
however, be more games later on this year or early next year. The cost per
game should be reduced by at least $50. Sega says they plan to introduce one
SVP cartridge, so the user will not have to buy new updates every other
month (that's what Nintendo said about their FX!). Since Sega's third party
developers have been reluctant to release $100 games, this SVP cartridge
could spawn an entire new Sega line-up.
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New Games For Philips CD-i
---------NAME----------------GAME TYPE----MANUFACTURER-------RELEASE DATE
Joker's Wild Jr. Cards Accent Media ???
Body Slam Fighting Animation Magic ???
Effacer: Hangman...25 Cen. Puzzle CapDisc ???
Litil Divil Action Gremlin Graphics ???
Kether UNKNOWN Infogrames ???
Max Magic's Elec. Magic Kit Entertain PF Magic ???
Alien Gate Action Philips ???
Caesars World Of Boxing Boxing Philips ???
Defender of the Crown Adventure Philips ???
Hanna-Barbera's Cartoon C. Action Philips ???
Hotel Mario Action Philips ???
Little Monster At School Action Philips ???
Mad Dog McCree Shooter Philips ???
Pinball Pinball Philips ???
Playboy Complete Massage Heh Heh! Philips ???
Wacky World Of Min. Golf Golf Philips ???
Tetris Puzzle Philips ???
Video Speedway Racing Philips ???
Voyeur Mystery Philips NOW
Microcosm Shooter Psygnosis ???
Earth Command Strategy Sausalito ???
Space Ace Strategy Superclub ???
Burn Cycle Shooter Trip Media ???
Skate Dude Sports Viridis ???
Zelda's Adventure Adventure Virids ???
Seventh Guest Mystery Virgin ???
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New games for Panasonic's 3DO
NEW 3DO GAMES & GAME INFORMATION
---------NAME----------------GAME TYPE----MANUFACTURER-------RELEASE DATE
Escape From Monster Manor Action/Adv Electronic Arts NOW
Rise of the Robots Fighting Absolute UNKNOWN
Orion Off Road Driving Crystal Dynamics UNKNOWN
Star Control II Action Crystal Dynamics UNKNOWN
Madden Football Sports Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Peter Pan Action Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Shockwave Simulation Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Super Wing Commander Simulation Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Theme Park Strategy Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Twisted Puzzle Electronic Arts UNKNOWN
Way of the Warrior Fighting Naughty Dog UNKNOWN
Pataank Pinball PF Magic UNKNOWN
Dennis Miller Entertain Sanctuary Woods UNKNOWN
Star Trek: The Next Gen. Action Spectrum Holobyte UNKNOWN
Gridders Puzzle Tetragon UNKNOWN
Jurassic Park Action Universal I.S. UNKNOWN
Demolition Man Action Virgin UNKNOWN
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A T A R I J A G U A R
Caffeine's questions about Backup Units for the JAGUAR!
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When & from whom will there be a JAGUAR backup unit? The JAGUAR is GREAT!
Pan and The White Knight (amoung others) have them, and they can't stop
raving about it! BUT, if someone DOES make a backup unit, they'd have
to think up of a new type/format of disks. JAGUAR games are at least
40megabits. That's alot of disks, considering HD disks only store a maximum
of 12megabits per disk. So, do some quick math and come up with at least 4
HD disks. Now I don't know about the rest of you, but loading 2 HD disks
takes enuff time for me to get pissed off. But -4- disks? The only
solution that I can see is to use a 2.8mb format (equal to approximately
20megabits) or use Floptical disks (would raise the cost ALOT!).
Also, the size of JAGUAR games will be pretty big, at least 2.5megabytes
(12megabit game is around 1megabyte). Some of the larger games might be up
to -5-megabytes. Think about the transfer time!! UAGH! I'm sure the PC
users don't care, since half their games are 20megabytes (hehe). But you
AMIGA freaks out there, with games around 1-2 megabytes, watch out. Think
of all the AT&T card customers complaining about their bills. They're high
enuff as it is already! :)
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NEW JAGUAR GAMES & GAME INFORMATION
---------NAME----------------GAME TYPE----MANUFACTURER-------RELEASE DATE
Return to Zork Action Activision UNKNOWN
Hosenose and Booger Action ASG Technologies UNKNOWN
Alien vs Predator Action/Adv Atari April
^--> I want this game!!! SOOO COOOL!!!
Checkered Flag Racing Atari UNKNOWN
Katsumi Ninja Fighting Atari UNKNOWN
Raiden Shooter Atari UNKNOWN
Tempest 2000 Action Atari UNKNOWN
Tiny Toon Adventures Action Atari UNKNOWN
Club Drive Racing Atari UNKNOWN
Dino Dudes Action Atari UNKNOWN
Battle Wheels Racing Beyond Games UNKNOWN
Ultra Vortex Action Beyond Games UNKNOWN
Doom Action Id Software UNKNOWN
Commando Action Microids UNKNOWN
Evidence UNKNOWN Microids UNKNOWN
Car Wars Race/Action Midnite Software UNKNOWN
Dungeon Depths Adventure Midnite Software UNKNOWN
Brutal Sports Football Sports Telegames UNKNOWN
European Soccer Challenge Sports Telegames UNKNOWN
Ultimate Brain Games Puzzle Telegames UNKNOWN
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Tips & Tricks for Games
-----------------------
Ranma 1/2 Secret Options Screen - SNES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Choose the 1 player game. Pick your character. When it shows you a picture
of the player, press: X, A, and L at the same time. You should be shown
a new screen where you can select a HIDDEN PLAYER: Happosai !!
Return to Tips&Tricks " Link TRICK Return to Main Menu " Link MAIN
Actraiser II: 38 extra men! - SNES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This code allows you to have -38- extra players, and fight against the
bosses!
From the password menu, type in: MFMJ TVSV FVPX
Personalize Metal Combat! - SNES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Don't like being called PARTNER?? Here you go!
From title screen, on controller1, type: L, A, B, L. The screen should
fade and present you with another menu. From here, you can rename PARTNER
to any name you want!
Pink Panther Goes To Hollywood - SNES
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Level select:
In the middle of any level, hold the start button down to pause the game.
While HOLDING the start button down, press SELECT. You should warp to
the next level!
Castlevania Bloodlines - GENESIS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'EXPERT' mode:
At the title screen (with all the options), press:
UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A. You can now change the
gameplay mode to EXPERT.
Jurassic Park Levels & Sounds - GENESIS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Select the options menu and hit start. Now, hit start AGAIN to exit
the options screen. Highlight "password" and press START.
For the password, enter: NYUKNYUK
Now, highlight either << or >> arrows. Press & hold A, B, C, and START
one button at a time. A message saying 2nd controller enabled will appear.
Highlight 'exit' and press any button to begin the game. A stage select and
sound text menu should appear
Ground Zero Texas CD - SEGA CD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To view a 'secret screen' do the following:
Purposely start the game and DIE!
When the credits start to roll, QUICKLY punch C, B, A, then START.
Mortal Kombat - NEW PLAYER! - GENESIS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THIS HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN TO ACTUALLY WORK!!
To find a character called "Nimbus Terrafaux", do the following:
When REPTILE tells you "Look To La Luna", punch in
RIGHT, DOWN, RIGHT, A, C, B, B, A, RIGHT, DOWN, RIGHT, C, B, and START.
If you entered it correctly (and fast enuff) the game *SHOULD* reset and
allow you to play as Nimbus Terrafaux ... but who knows...
Cybermorph - Level Codes - Jaguar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Level #1 ==> 1008
Level #2 ==> 1328
Level #3 ==> 9325
Level #4 ==> 9226
Level #5 ==> 3444
Hope this helps!
Cybermorph - Hidden Levels - Jaguar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are four "hidden levels" in Cybermorph. To get to these levels, you
have to go into the Access Code (Planet Selection) screen. Enter 6009 as
a code. When you get to the four Saturn-lookalikes, go to the lower right
hand corner planet. This is the planet that is basically one big power up,
with treasures and weapons. Unfortunately you have to battle your way
through the other three planets, but when you do you re-enter the game
with all power-ups/weapons gained in the secret levels.
Cybermorph - Rotate Logos! - Jaguar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When the Atari and Jaguar logos appear [before the cube], punch the pause
and option buttons at the same time. Once the cube appears, you can
control it with the directional pad. To make it rotate faster/slower,
press LEFT or RIGHT. To scale the logo in and out, press UP or DOWN.
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Sega's Saturn System
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(article written by CyAnIdE@410001)
This system will "set a new standard for the home video industry."
Haven't we all heard this before?
Some of the games that are available for the Saturn are Virtua Fighters
[3d realistic fighting game] and Daytona [racing game]. This is where
things start to get interesting. In future Saturn games, there can be up
to 1024 colours, or 2048 colours. Wow! The SNES and GENESIS can only
display 256 on the screen at once. This is more than 5 times that amount!
The main processor in the unit is a Motorola 68030 processor, same kind
used in our Amiga 3000s and Amiga 4000/030s. But, this is a custom job,
with speeds reaching anywhere from 18MHz to 24MHz. I think this is the
fastest home video game system on the market (or to-be-on-the-market). The
NeoGeo runs at 14MHz, and the Genesis at 7MHz, while the SNES lags behind
at 3.58MHz.
COMPATIBILITY
-------------
One of the things that had to be worked out was if the Saturn, with all its
new display modes, colours, ect was to be compatible with it's
[ancestors?] sister machines, namely the Sega-CD and Genesis. Right now,
there has been no comment on it. If there was to be 'fallback'
compatibility, there would have to be more chips added, raising the
already-high cost of $430 to somewhere in the $500 range, or close to it.
What do you get when you shell out $430? You get a CARTRIDGE SYSTEM
[surprised?]. There will be an optional CD-ROM drive sometime in the
future, but again, there was no comment on it.
OVERALL
-------
Even if the machine does not have 'fallback' compatibility, it is still a
nice game machine. But, for $430, I might go with the 3DO instead. I really
don't know!
SATURN SPECIFICATIONS
---------------------
CPU:
Main => TWO (2) Hitachi SH2 32bit RISC processors
Sound => 68EC000
CD/ROM Control => Hitachi SH1 32bit RISC
DSP: 24bit DSP chip
Memory:
"Work" RAM => 16megabits
Video RAM => 12megabits
Sound RAM => 4megabits
CD Buffer => 4megabits
IPL ROM => 4megabits
Graphics:
Colours => 16million+
Pallet Colours => 2,048 or 1,024 colours
Polygons => 900,000 polygons per second
Effects => Flat shading, glow shading, texture mapping,
translucency.
Sprites => Scaling, Rotation, Deformation [?? -ed]
Scrolling:
Layers => Maximum of 5 layers
X/Y Scroller => 4 layers
Horizontal Line => 4 layers
Vertical Cell => 2 or 4 layers
Rotation => 2 layers
Scaling => 2 layers
Windows => 2 layers
Sound:
Pulse Code Modulation => 32 channel
FM => 8 channel
Expected Price:
Japanese Yen: 50,000¥ approx. $430 USD
-Enjoy it! <> CyAnIdE <>
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Sega Cracks Down On Console Boards
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* BUSTS * BUSTS * BUSTS * BUSTS * BUSTS * BUSTS * BUSTS * BUSTS * BUSTS *
I'm sure that by now literally EVERYONE knows who got busted and when. I'm
not going to re-tell everyone what happened, just give some pointers.
FIRST OFF, start deleting people. If they have leeched you should have
kicked them off a while back. If they are new, and are just scanning, kick
'em off. Start asking for their real names. Watch out for these guys:
THOR [from] LOS ALTOS, CA [phone number] 415-000-0000
ROCK-N [from] CALIFORNIA [phone number] 510-000-0000
Here is the person who WE SUSPECT turned Brujjo Dihital' of !MAPHIA! and
myself in to SEGA... we matched his account with the paperwork SEGA gave
us, and then later on (actually a week ago) SEGA must have forgotten to
"white-out" the account they used to log on to !MAPHIA!...
Handle : MEGAMAN
Real Name: Jim [don't know last name]
Phone # : (510)-831-2445
If this person is on your bbs, I STRONGLY ADVISE that you do one of the
following: [A] Delete him, no questions asked
[B] Limit his access to your NEW USER conference ONLY.
[C] Take away his upload files/bytes (set to 0) and do not let
him download a thing.
Also, after you have done this, go through your users and find anybody that
said to let him on, or any that he said was OK to let on.
SECONDLY, Console World pisses me off... here's a capture from that file..
FILE: CWORLD.002
" Sega busts of course dominated the scene in early December, It was
hard to find any Boards that had Sega Sections if a Console section at
all!. But I would like to thank a few sysops who kept their boards
unchanged during the SEGA Scare'93. Laviathon, WarDuke & NewWorld, You all
kept your boards unchanged and kicking while other sysops ran for their
lives. Talk about over re-acting. One thing I think we can all learn from
the Bust is that the Console scene should be treated with more respect and
secrecy. Sysops should keep their user bases low, let people on you know.
The console scene in general is very small. Maybe 15 boards around the
globe?, 20 or so suppliers who make things happen and even less coders.
What I am trying to say is unlike the Amiga scene, You can get in major
shit for Console Piracy so why put yourself at more risk by being stupid."
I'd like to respond to this piece of MORONIC text. I PERSONALLY warned
people that they were coming. Warduke is an asshole. I don't think he even
KNEW about the busts. He is totally oblivious to anything that comes by
him.
**LAST MINUTE COMMENT** **LAST MINUTE COMMENT** **LAST MINUTE COMMENT**
SEGA HAS LOGGED ONTO LAND OF CONFUSION WITH SOMEBODY'S ACCOUNT IN PARADOX
!! I DID, IN NO WAY, CONTRIBUTE TO THIS !!
THIS IS NOT A JOKE -- WARDUKE, DELETE *ALL* YOUR SEGA SHIT *NOW*
! MAYBE NOW YOU'LL START PAYING ATTENTION TO ME WHEN I WARN YOU !
**LAST MINUTE COMMENT** **LAST MINUTE COMMENT** **LAST MINUTE COMMENT**
While other sysops ran for their lives? No... they were being smart. If
you were dealing dope and another dude got busted, would you continue to
deal or would you keep quiet for a few days/weeks? The only SMART thing to
do is keep quiet, low profile.
Why put yourself at risk is the only thing I agree with. Having total
idiots on your board is stupid. Don't even let them into ANY conference
other than your newlamer conf. MAKE them upload pirated files, to prove
their worth. If you are unsure, then don't risk it by validating them. If
they are inside the USA, VOICE VALIDATE. It may take time and an extra $20
on your phone bill, but isnt it worth it?
Last but not least, what's this about risks? It seems that this person was
saying [CENSORED] is the best console-only board around. Gee, if I was from
Nintendo or Sega, wouldn't this just TIP ME OFF A BIT TO CALL this
particular bbs? As the writer said "why be stupid?" Good question (brain
dead).
I Think This Will Work To Protect Yourself!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*THIS FILE IS NAMED: FEDPROOF.BBS*
Here is, in my opinion, the best 'fedproof' questionaire:
-------V* CUT HERE V*-------
No member is to knowingly violate FCC, Copyright, Obscenity, or other
regulations. We assume that ALL programming is within the Public Domain and
reserve the right to free usage and copies thereof for the purposes of
testing, review, and archiving of said data or programming without
shareware, fees, or other compensation to others. If any member advises us
to the contrary of these regulations, we will gladly investigate and remove
any materials not compatible with these regulations and is sole extent of
liability herein. The System Operator(s) (SYSOP) is NOT Responsible for
any data contained in this system.
Do You Agree To Such Agreements and Terms? [Y/N]
Are You, or any other member of your family, a member of any agency, group,
organization of an investigative, regulatory, or legal nature, or are you
acting in any capacity either privately or in co-operation with any of the
foresaid? Y/N
Do you (New Applicant) agree not to "give out" or "lend" you account to
anyone else? Y/N
Do you (New Applicant) agree to keep ALL materials/information
transfered/viewed from/on this Bulletin Board System (BBS) to yourself, and
NOT disclose ANY information/programs to anyone else? Y/N
Do you grant permission for the members to use any such information
contained in this questonaire, AND, with your replys to the contained
said questions included in the Questionaire, ONLY in the case of a legal
dispute, battle, claims, or any such legal involved action? Y/N
Are you working with, directly or indirectly, or report to, directly or
indirectly, SEGA of America or Sega Ltd.? Y/N
Are you working with, directly or indirectly, or report to, directly or
indirectly, Nintendo of America or Nintendo Ltd.? Y/N
Are you working with, directly or indirectly, or report to, directly or
indirectly, any software companies or distributors? Y/N
Are you working with, directly or indirectly, or report to, directly or
indirectly, any legal firms? Y/N
Are you employed by any software, legal, telephone, or investigative
agencies or companies? Y/N
What do you do for a living?
Name Three References
Name Three Boards You Are Active On
Name Three Releases of Today/Yesterday
Where Did You Get This BBS Number [And New User Password]
What group are you in [if any]?
What Do The Following Stand For......RMK =>
ATX =>
CC =>
FLT =>
SWC =>
SMD =>
MGH =>
What kind of access do you want?
Would You Pay Money For Access? Y/N
----END----
The last question is *VERY* important (can we say "ENTRAPMENT" ?) If they
answer with something like "highest possible" and they are NOT in a group,
keep asking them until they say "pirate" or "elite." IF they do say this,
then IF they try to bust you, show them the text file and say "Entrapment
buddy... try again later!"
The group part is to see if they are actually in the scene. Everybody knows
or should know what they stand for.
The references, other boards, latest files are pretty much self-explanatory.
Then again, with people writing that Console World mag, I better explain
myself:
- Investigators don't make friends in the scene - they bust people.
So, they have no references.
- Investigators call boards to bust them. If the boards listed have been
busted, chances are you will be next if you say "Why not? He seems ok!"
- The three latest releases cannot incriminate you -- "duh what's a
release?" Plus, you can see if they are fast enough for you, or if
you are slow enough for them.
- Investigators will usually get your bbs #/nup from a board they are
monitoring or have busted. If they say "in a file" leave them a msg
saying "what goddamn file idiot?" or something similar :)
- The 'what group' part is simple -- when was the last time [CENSORED], the
private BBS investigator from SEGA, got into a group? (For you idiots
out there, the answer is *NEVER*)
The legal questions should (I am fairly sure that these will work) prevent
outsiders from getting in to your bbs. If it doesn't work, it will at least
discourage them, coz filling out like 20 questions is fucking annoying.
CLOSING: This is useful for people inside the USA. I don't think european
~~~~~~~~ bbs need these, since most are from the US Constitution and it
doesnt matter in europe! :)
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Console Express's Idea of the DPF
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The truth about the DOUBLE PRO FIGHTER from CCL. Originally there
was another totally incorrect file about the DPF written by a copier
seller in New York named National Console Service. We however, laughed
when we saw their original file which not only told numerous lies and
false information, but they promised to have the DPF in stock and
ready for delivery by Jan 10th, even though we at CONSOLE EXPRESS knew
it wasn't coming out til mid February.. but with special thanx to one of
our representatives flying out to Hong Kong, we can now provide you the
most complete and truthful specs of the new DPF from CCL.
DOUBLE PRO FIGHTER (RELEASED IN HONG KONG ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO)
Ram: 24M Ram (Expandable to 32). Unlike the SPFQ+, there is now a hatch
on top of the unit that will allow you to remove the ram board without
even opening the unit. This is convenient for future ram upgrades.
2 Mode Operation (SPFQ+ and SMD+):
-When inserted into a SNES, acts exactly the same as a SPFQ+
-When inserted into a GENESIS, acts exactly the same a SMD+
2 Seperate cart slots on top - 1 for each console.
2 Seperate adaptor slots on bottom - works like a MGH:
You insert the adaptor into the appropiate adaptor slot underneath the
DPF depending on what console you will be inserting the DPF into.
(The adaptor is the piece that looks like a cartridge and is used
to plug your backup unit into the console cartridge slot)
DSP capability ONLY with the new optional DSP CLONE chips made by CCL.
These chips do not come standard with the DPF or SPFQ+, they are an
optional accessory that can be placed onto the internal circuit board
of the unit. These DSP CLONE chips are not yet finished, but we will
offer them when they are ready for release.
NO FX CHIP CAPABILITY. Contrary to what NATIONAL CONSOLE SERVICE said,
this unit does not have any internal FX chip capability. Perhaps
when there are enough FX games, action will be taken by CCL to provide
future internal or external FX chip support.
NO I/O PORT. There is no I/O port located on this unit. Rumors are
that there will be a future optional accessory that you can plug into
your cartridge slot that will give you I/O support.
CD ROM SUPPORT. There will also be an optional accessory that you
can plug into your cartridge slot that will give you future CD-ROM
support for the upcoming CD-ROM drive from CCL.
DISK DRIVE is on the left-hand side of the unit. Yes, hard to believe,
but this is the way it is. Maybe because the old FFE technician who
now works for CCL has helped design it.
Yup, so there you have it. The above information is 100% correct as
we have seen it with our own eyes.
DPF shipping status:
CCL says the unit has been tested to work 100% on a Japanese Famicom
and Genesis. However, it has not been tested on any American consoles.
This means the occurence of bugs may exist, so they are not yet
willing to ship the unit outside HK until has been tested. However, a
very small quantity of sample pieces may be obtained if your an
authorized dealer such as ourselves.
Our Recommendation: If your looking for convenience, and you feel it
is already too much effort just to have to power <on> your console with
the unit already inserted to play a game (like in a single unit copier),
then you won't like the hassle of ejecting the unit and switching the
adaptors every time you want to switch the DPF between the snes & genesis.
Also the drive on the left-hand side may be awkward for right-handed
people. The I/O port doesn't come standard, so this will probably lead
to a future revision of current send programs. So if the above doesn't
bother you, then go ahead with this unit. We personally will always
like the convenience of having two seperate units instead.
Your Cost: At this time its undecided, but we'll probably offer it
for up to BUT not exceeding $100 more than any single unit copier we
sell. No, this is not up to $100 more profit for us, you must remember
CCL charges more for this unit as well because they will not sell
a dual unit at the same price as a single unit. This is completely
understandable. Please note we'll offer a discount price for those
who want to be on our waiting list to be one of the first to have
this unit.
Yes, waiting list. We are not eager to be the first to offer this unit.
Why? Because based on our past experience, the initial shipment of
any new unit tends to have a few undiscovered bugs in them which are
normally weeded out several weeks later. And we don't want to sell
bugged units to our customers. We would rather send the shipment
back to CCL then ship bugged units to our customers. Maybe our
competitors would sell you bugged units, but we wouldn't want it done
to us if we were buying from a dealer so we won't do it to you. We expect
to have the DPF in stock around the middle of March. This should be
ample time for them to remove any bugs.
How do you know if you have a unit with the sprite problem? The
sprite problem only occurs on the units that came with the plastic
cart adaptor seperate from the unit requiring you to insert it
yourself. If you bought a SMD+ with the mounted plastic adaptor,
your unit is fine. We would also like to mention that we never sold
one of these bugged SMD+'s.. Perhaps we lost alot of sales plus the
cost of shipping our ordered units back to CCL, but like we said
before, we dont wanna sell bugged units to our customers.
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Response to Console Express
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> DOUBLE PRO FIGHTER (RELEASED IN HONG KONG ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO)
> Ram: 24M Ram (Expandable to 32). Unlike the SPFQ+, there is now a hatch
> on top of the unit that will allow you to remove the ram board without
> even opening the unit. This is convenient for future ram upgrades.
> 2 Mode Operation (SPFQ+ and SMD+):
> -When inserted into a SNES, acts exactly the same as a SPFQ+
> -When inserted into a GENESIS, acts exactly the same a SMD+
> 2 Seperate cart slots on top - 1 for each console.
> 2 Seperate adaptor slots on bottom - works like a MGH:
> You insert the adaptor into the appropiate adaptor slot underneath the
> DPF depending on what console you will be inserting the DPF into.
> (The adaptor is the piece that looks like a cartridge and is used
> to plug your backup unit into the console cartridge slot)
> DSP capability ONLY with the new optional DSP CLONE chips made by CCL.
> These chips do not come standard with the DPF or SPFQ+, they are an
> optional accessory that can be placed onto the internal circuit board
> of the unit. These DSP CLONE chips are not yet finished, but we will
> offer them when they are ready for release.
Wrong. The DSPs that CCL sells are ripped from the carts themselves. Do
you think a company would go through the cost of developing "DSP CLONE"
chips for a couple of games? Get real. Oh, I guess the representative you
had flying out to Hong Kong did not actually see what CCL looks like.
Hm...
> NO I/O PORT. There is no I/O port located on this unit. Rumors are
> that there will be a future optional accessory that you can plug into
> your cartridge slot that will give you I/O support.
No rumor. There will be two models of the DPF sold, those with and those
without computer i/o ports. This was the case with the Super Pro-Fighter
Q, or weren't you paying attention? I don't even have a PFQ but I know
that this is the case. Funny that you're a reseller and yet you call it
a rumor.
> CD ROM SUPPORT. There will also be an optional accessory that you
> can plug into your cartridge slot that will give you future CD-ROM
> support for the upcoming CD-ROM drive from CCL.
Old news, from about two months ago, from the old file.
> DISK DRIVE is on the left-hand side of the unit. Yes, hard to believe,
> but this is the way it is. Maybe because the old FFE technician who
> now works for CCL has helped design it.
Who is this FFe technician? I guess the representative you sent to Hong
Kong met him and asked him if he used to work for FFe.
> Yup, so there you have it. The above information is 100% correct as
> we have seen it with our own eyes.
> DPF shipping status:
> CCL says the unit has been tested to work 100% on a Japanese Famicom
> and Genesis. However, it has not been tested on any American consoles.
> This means the occurence of bugs may exist, so they are not yet
> willing to ship the unit outside HK until has been tested. However, a
> very small quantity of sample pieces may be obtained if your an
> authorized dealer such as ourselves.
Gee, why not get a bunch, test them out yourself on American consoles
instead of relying on CCL and then tell everyone how they are? As for
being an authorized dealer, thats pretty funny. What are you exactly
authorized for? I think that if I bought 5 Pro-Fighters from CCL and
started selling them, I could call myself an authorized dealer also,
since no one can check if its true or not. Hm, I think I'll do just that.
>Our Recommendation: If your looking for convenience, and you feel it
>is already too much effort just to have to power <on> your console with
>the unit already inserted to play a game (like in a single unit copier),
>then you won't like the hassle of ejecting the unit and switching the
>adaptors every time you want to switch the DPF between the snes&genesis.
>Also the drive on the left-hand side may be awkward for right-handed
>people. The I/O port doesn't come standard, so this will probably lead
>to a future revision of current send programs. So if the above doesn't
>bother you, then go ahead with this unit. We personally will always
>like the convenience of having two seperate units instead.
Well, not everyone has $700 to spend on two separate units like you cOoL
"dUdEz."
> Your Cost: At this time its undecided, but we'll probably offer it
> for up to BUT not exceeding $100 more than any single unit copier we
> sell. No, this is not up to $100 more profit for us, you must remember
> CCL charges more for this unit as well because they will not sell
> a dual unit at the same price as a single unit. This is completely
> understandable. Please note we'll offer a discount price for those
> who want to be on our waiting list to be one of the first to have
> this unit.
How lame. CCL sells the DPF for pretty much the same price as the PFQ.
Just admit you are after more profit and be done with it.
> Yes, waiting list. We are not eager to be the first to offer this unit.
> Why? Because based on our past experience, the initial shipment of
> any new unit tends to have a few undiscovered bugs in them which are
> normally weeded out several weeks later. And we don't want to sell
> bugged units to our customers. We would rather send the shipment
> back to CCL then ship bugged units to our customers. Maybe our
> competitors would sell you bugged units, but we wouldn't want it done
> to us if we were buying from a dealer so we won't do it to you. We expect
> to have the DPF in stock around the middle of March. This should be
> ample time for them to remove any bugs.
Well if your competitors were reliable, they would offer 90 day warranties
with their systems, I guess I'll get one from them since you're afraid to
be original and carry the first new systems out in a while.
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