WTB PCE Duo-R

[OC2010]

You're doing it wrong if you think a region modded Duo-R is $700.

I don't. The Duo-R itself looks like $300, the Arcade Card, from what I've found, is around $75-$80 [Correction: I want a Pro, and that looks like $150], I will admit I don't know what the switch will cost but I am assuming $100 for the parts and time... That's $500 right there, then I have to add in all the shipping for everything every time it needs to be shipped to someone and back. That's how I came up with $700. Then I will be picking up the XRGB Mini... So, I am actually looking at something more like $1000, and that is without having any CD games to play on it yet. I have to plan ahead on this because money unfortunately doesn't grow on trees for me...

[SavagePencil]

I don't. The Duo-R itself looks like $300, the Arcade Card, from what I've found, is around $75-$80 [Correction: I want a Pro, and that looks like $150], I will admit I don't know what the switch will cost but I am assuming $100 for the parts and time... That's $500 right there, then I have to add in all the shipping for everything every time it needs to be shipped to someone and back. That's how I came up with $700. Then I will be picking up the XRGB Mini... So, I am actually looking at something more like $1000, and that is without having any CD games to play on it yet. I have to plan ahead on this because money unfortunately doesn't grow on trees for me...

Once you've got all the cables and controllers and all the basic crap it's going to be expensive, so I think that all makes sense.  One thing I'm curious about:  there's only a handful of games (or at least, good games) that require the Arcade card.  Is there one in particular that's driving you towards it?

[OC2010]

Once you've got all the cables and controllers and all the basic crap it's going to be expensive, so I think that all makes sense.  One thing I'm curious about:  there's only a handful of games (or at least, good games) that require the Arcade card.  Is there one in particular that's driving you towards it?

Namely the Neo Geo's Fatal Fury 1 and 2, and Art of Fighting. I have fond memories of those in the arcade and with friends.

[OC2010]

I just did some quick research and I discovered that I may be mistaken about the card I need... It looks as though the Arcade Card Duo is the only one I need to play all the games on a PCE Duo-R. Am I correct? It seems as though you only need the Pro if you havetheolder systems without the added RAM already in... Any help is appreciated!

[Necromancer]

Region and rgb* modded Duo-Rs sell on ebay regularly for $350-400 shipped, and there's no reason for you to pay more for a Arcade Card Pro when an Arcade Card Duo does the same job and is meant for Duos (hence the name).

* - If you're going to use an LCD and xrgb, get an rgb mod.  It makes no sense to spend so much money for upconverter and feed it composite.

[OC2010]

Region and rgb* modded Duo-Rs sell on ebay regularly for $350-400 shipped, and there's no reason for you to pay more for a Arcade Card Pro when an Arcade Card Duo does the same job and is meant for Duos (hence the name).

* - If you're going to use an LCD and xrgb, get an rgb mod.  It makes no sense to spend so much money for upconverter and feed it composite.

You're right! I forgot to put in the RGB mod to go SCART to the XRGB Mini... So, a little more $ lol.

Thank you for the help!

[Gypsy]

You're doing it wrong if you think a region modded Duo-R is $700.

To each their own, but I"d rather emulate on a PC.  I'd rather not get locked in to some proprietary thing that may or may not ever get updated, especially if it can't play CDs.

I was thinking the same thing, that it seemed rather high.

Not a fan of the clone systems either. The Retron 5 looks awful from what I saw when it was running in a game store. Give me YPbPr or even Svideo on a CRT over that any day of the week.

[OC2010]

I was thinking the same thing, that it seemed rather high.

Not a fan of the clone systems either. The Retron 5 looks awful from what I saw when it was running in a game store. Give me YPbPr or even Svideo on a CRT over that any day of the week.

The reviews I saw stated that the Retron 5 was bad compared to the Retro Freak and that people should go with the Retro Freak, hands down. Check out some reviews to see for yourself. To each their own, but the collectors that have reviewed it are impressed.

[Gypsy]

Yeah I'd want to see it in person to see how it looks and performs technically. I wonder if any of the stores here are selling them, I'll have to check to see if I can fool around with one. I still have no interest in buying it myself since I already have all these old consoles, but it might not be a terrible as an entry level console since it grants access to so many games.

Edit: And suffice to say gaining Turbo/Super Grafx playability is a big step up over the Retron 5.

[SignOfZeta]

Please to not "start [your] retro gaming collection." What a revolting idea. If you literally don't have a single game then go get another hobby now, before it's too late. Somthing that actually fits your generation. This one is as overcrowded as it is passe.

[wildfruit]

Duo looks better than duo r. Horrible curvy blandness.

[OC2010]

Please to not "start [your] retro gaming collection." What a revolting idea. If you literally don't have a single game then go get another hobby now, before it's too late. Somthing that actually fits your generation. This one is as overcrowded as it is passe.

Exactly how young do you think I am??? I am sorry... I will be entering the space anyway. This IS my generation of gaming. I may be new here, but not new to gaming. I was born in 1979 and my first system experiences were Intellivision and ColecoVision at home. I played on my friends' and cousins Atari of various stages and the Odyssey 2. My friends and I planned out the Sega and Nintendo times where I bought Sega and they bought Nintendo so we could play both. I also purchased a TG16 for our enjoyment. I owned every Sega system, except the CD and Saturn (which another friend had), all the way until the Dreamcast bust, then switched to Sony and Nintendo. I currently own a PS4 and a Wii U... But games today are, of course, vastly different. My friends and I frequented all the fading arcades in our area until they unceremoniously closed their doors.

I am a gamer, have always been a gamer, and will always be a gamer. I do not think that there should be anything wrong with finally, after I have gotten rid of enough student loans to actually begin, start collecting the games I enjoyed in MY youth! Especially since my plan is to have this be a bonding time with my son: playing our way through video game history. Thanks! But I'll stick with my plan...

[esteban]

OC2010: Zeta and I were born in 1995 and have complete N64 collections. Let's PM trade lists.

[OC2010]

Well then... All of you youngins git off my lawn!! 

Unfortunately, my life has been fairly poor and modest up until this point. I would sell all my old equipment to get the next console for a long while... It was sad for me. But, that was how it was. Now my finances are stabilizing and I can get back the experiences from every generation of consoles I loved, and as I said before, share it with my son.

[SignOfZeta]

I was quoting what you said. "Start my retro gaming collection" sounds like something a 16 year old would say, both because nobody ever called a SNES "retro" until 90s kids started doing it and it also seems to indicate your "gamer" ass doesn't actually have a single game. Both would be good reasons to get into beard grooming or 3D printing or some other dumb fad. This one is 10 lbs of sausage in a 5 pound sack. Beware. You are very late to the party.