Author Topic: What is the differance between the the Arcade Card and the Arcard Pro?  (Read 270 times)

sauce55

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PC-Engine noob here... Is there a differance Arcade card VS the Arcade Card Pro?

Frank_fjs

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Arcade Card Duo is for the Duo consoles - it contains less memory as the Duo's don't need it/have their own memory.

Arcade Card Pro contains extra memory which is needed by the briefcase (IFU-30) setup. It is compatible with all consoles but as mentioned is only mandatory within a briefcase setup.
« Last Edit: July 13, 2012, 04:30:45 PM by Frank_fjs »

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we should make some of these topics sticky, they just gonna ask again in a week :)
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Arcade Card Duo is for the Duo consoles and nothing else - it contains less memory as the Duo's don't need it/have their own memory.

Arcade Card Pro is compatible with all consoles and contains extra memory needed by setups such as the briefcase setup/SuperCD-ROM2 setup.


One correction, SuperCD-ROM2 DOES contain the extra memory can be used with the Arcade Card Duo card.  To recap:

- Arcade Card Pro: Briefcase CD-ROM2 (with original PCE, CoreGrafx 1/2, LT, SuperGrafx), TurboGrafx CD-ROM (region modded or with converter card)
- Arcade Card Duo: Duo, Duo-R, Duo-RX, Super-CDROM2 (with original PCE, CoreGrafx 1/2, LT, SuperGrafx), LaserActive


Details here:
http://pcenginefx.com/main/nec_compatibility_guide.html

Frank_fjs

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Good catch. :)

I edited my post to avoid confusion.

sauce55

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Thanks for the info :)

SignOfZeta

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Ah, this question. It must be Friday.