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HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« on: March 15, 2012, 04:47:51 AM »
Here's the article I have, per request of SuperGrafx16. Article courtesy of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, October 1992:


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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2012, 06:59:01 AM »
Thank you very much  :mrgreen:

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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2012, 07:18:55 AM »
holy shit Duke Togo!
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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2012, 09:02:14 AM »
I truly, truly, really very much wish that IronMan / Tetsujin / HuC62 had been released (along with Hi-Ten Bomberman) instead of the PC-FX.

The two hardwares are different, IronMan would've been more powerful.

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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2012, 09:27:47 AM »
did any of that tech ever go to the Dreamcast?

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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2012, 09:41:23 AM »
With the exception of the CPU, that sounds like a PC-FX.  The 6261, 6271, 6272, and 6230 are all in the PC-FX, the v810 is more powerful, and neither has dedicated 3D hardware, so I'm not sure why you'd think the prototype would be more capable.
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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2012, 09:52:35 AM »
With the exception of the CPU, that sounds like a PC-FX.  The 6261, 6271, 6272, and 6230 are all in the PC-FX, the v810 is more powerful, and neither has dedicated 3D hardware, so I'm not sure why you'd think the prototype would be more capable.

I'll accept that I'm mistaken, then.

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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2012, 10:46:04 AM »
did any of that tech ever go to the Dreamcast?


Maybe the plastic to make the case?

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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2012, 11:11:15 AM »
did any of that tech ever go to the Dreamcast?

Nope, Dreamcast/Katana was designed by SEGA of Japan, Hitachi, ImgTec, Microsoft.
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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2012, 12:09:39 PM »
Its funny that the FX was still full of hadoson train obey.
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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2012, 02:17:35 PM »
Its funny that the FX was still full of hadoson train obey.

LOL, I don't get it.

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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2012, 06:22:26 AM »
Its funny that the FX was still full of hadoson train obey.

LOL, I don't get it.

Hudson renamed the chips they used after their trains. Seriously.
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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2012, 11:15:35 AM »
Its funny that the FX was still full of hadoson train obey.

LOL, I don't get it.

Hudson renamed the chips they used after their trains. Seriously.


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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2012, 05:31:50 PM »
I always wondered if that blue thing on the end of the board was a hucard connector, although I remember hearing that there's something on the pcfx that looks like it could take a hucard (haven't looked myself) but doesn't play the hucards, of course.

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Re: HuC62 - Hudson's early 32 Bit hardware from 1992
« Reply #14 on: March 16, 2012, 05:47:24 PM »
I wonder how much a PCE CPU cost in 1994? That seems to be the only major ingredient missing in order to achieve backwards compatibility. 3D capabilities would have been better, but b/c still would have been a major enticement to buy the system. Can you imagine how in-demand the PC-FX would be now if it played PCE-CD games with better loading times and an overall more reliable drive? And S-video?