3x3 Eyes with arcade card how long does it take to load for you?

[DragonmasterDan]

Here's a video of it loading on my Duo.

[PunkicCyborg]

for the record my duo took the exact same time with the arcade card and my duo-r was about 5 seconds faster

[SuperDeadite]

Considering how much it loads, time difference could be "CD stalling" as I call it.  When you play something like an RPG that is constantly loading battles, after a while, it will slow down and need a break.  Usually a good solid tap to the machine fixes it.  I'd assume this can happen with this game, especially if your laser is starting to show it's age.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

Its possible the disc was not stamped well, causing some issues with the laser. It's not something you could see with your eyes, but the simple flaws in a pressed disc can really strain a laser. Double Dragon on Neo Cd was one that was pressed really bad. Only the best of lasers could read it without issue, and I had a Metal Slug on Neo CD once that had similar issues on spots of the disc where I guess they used a worn stamper. A few music tracks would skip in certain spots no matter what system the disc was used on except for one in particular that had no issue. When it skipped on the other decks it was always in the exact same spots on 3 other different systems. No scratches on the disc mind you. A music cd I have here now, Ministry: Greatest Fits has the same issues going on. Older cd drives have issues playing the disc and will skip in spots, especially near the end of the disc. Newer modern cd drives have no issue with it though.

[xelement5x]

So I just got this game and tried it on my LaserActive with Arcade card and it only took about a minute.  When I put it in my Duo-R it counted down to about 26 then sat there for about 10 minutes before I got worried and shut the Duo-R off.  Booting it up with other games like Brandish and it played just fine.

Just wondering if this means my Duo-Rs laser is on the way out?   Are there any pots to tweak on the board or should I just start looking for a new lens?

[SignOfZeta]

My first Duo did this with Cosmic Fantasy 2 (US) once in a while. This was back in 92/93. That laser is still functioning, its now in my Duo R. I never adjusted anything. If it hangs up just open the door and close it again. This works almost every time.

The problem is that the PCE isn't so great recovering from read errors. It gets a little hung up and it just gets paralyzed. Considering 3x3 Eyes has the hugest load in the entire PCE library (I think) its not surprising that it brings this normally rare occurrence more often.

[DragonmasterDan]

So I just got this game and tried it on my LaserActive with Arcade card and it only took about a minute.  When I put it in my Duo-R it counted down to about 26 then sat there for about 10 minutes before I got worried and shut the Duo-R off.  Booting it up with other games like Brandish and it played just fine.

Just wondering if this means my Duo-Rs laser is on the way out?   Are there any pots to tweak on the board or should I just start looking for a new lens?

I think 3x3 eyes is simply the disc from hell.

[xelement5x]

Hmm, I may have to give the suggestions a try and see if it helps for my Duo-R.  All the more reason to use the LA I guess for durability at least.

[DragonmasterDan]

I recently picked up an Arcade Card pro and tried this on my TG16+CD. 2 minutes and 14 seconds before the animation loads.

It's even slower than the Duo.

[SignOfZeta]

Component PCE systems are slightly slower than Duos even when loading SCDs. This is probably just a worst case scenario version of that.