A HuCard is...

[Turbo D]

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[Necromancer]

* swish * * swish * * swish *

Is that the ban hammer I hear?  Quick, proclaim your love for Deep Blue!  It's your only hope!

[Tatsujin]

as the name itself simply implies, it's a CARD, so therefore it's not a cartridge :idea:

[Arkhan]

as the name itself simply implies, it's a CARD, so therefore it's not a cartridge :idea:

O_O Logic Prevails!

I think the internet just went *facepalm*

[Tom]

Since I have a different account from when this thread first started, I re-voted. It that illegal? And... I changed my vote this time too

[guyjin]

Since I have a different account from when this thread first started, I re-voted. It that illegal? And... I changed my vote this time too

Yes. As punishment, I will lock this thread.

[guyjin]

Arise, controversy!

For the record, the vote tally before I reset it:
A HuCard is:
A cartridge.    - 25 (46.3%)
Not a cartridge.    - 22 (40.7%)
I don't know and have no opinion.    - 0 (0%)
A nutritious part of this complete breakfast    - 7 (13%)

[Black Tiger]

as the name itself simply implies, it's a CARD, so therefore it's not a cartridge :idea:

Nintendo 64 -clearly a 64-bit system.

Jaguar -the hardware and software packaging all clearly say "64-BIT".

PC Engine -how exactly do I hook it up to my PC to power it?

Turbochip -I know from the name that these are CHIPS and therefore not CARTS, but what exactly sets them apart from HuCards?

Sega My Card -whose card is it exactly, since it's not "Our Card"?

NES "Game Pak" -as the name itself simply implies, it's a PAK, so therefore it's not a cartridge

SMS "Mega Cartridges" -what is it that makes these carts "Mega"?

Genesis "16-Bit Cartridge" -what is it that makes these carts "16-bit"? I know that the hardware contains a non-fake 16-bit cpu and that that is the only true definition of 16-bitness, so is there a 16-bit cpu in every Genesis cart?

Jaguar "Interactive Multimedia Cartridge" -again, how are these carts Interactive Multimedia in a way that sets them apart from boring old vanilla carts?


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[ccovell]

Genesis "16-Bit Cartridge" -what is it that makes these carts "16-bit"? I know that the hardware contains a non-fake 16-bit cpu and that that is the only true definition of 16-bitness, so is there a 16-bit cpu in every Genesis cart?

Genesis cartridges also contain 16-bit-wide ROM chips, primarily.  If a CPU accesses memory 16 bits at a time, it stands to reason that the things it accesses also have to dish out data 16 bits at a time, right?

Hence, 16-bit cartridge.

Don't try to be cute, BT; ya sound like George Carlin on an off-off-day. 

[Black Tiger]

Genesis "16-Bit Cartridge" -what is it that makes these carts "16-bit"? I know that the hardware contains a non-fake 16-bit cpu and that that is the only true definition of 16-bitness, so is there a 16-bit cpu in every Genesis cart?

Genesis cartridges also contain 16-bit-wide ROM chips, primarily.  If a CPU accesses memory 16 bits at a time, it stands to reason that the things it accesses also have to dish out data 16 bits at a time, right?

Hence, 16-bit cartridge.

Don't try to be cute, BT; ya sound like George Carlin on an off-off-day. 

There's your first mistake. 

[nat]

Why was this thread resuscitated? It's a stupid argument. By the very definition of the word "cartridge," HuCards are cartridges and arguing otherwise you're basically arguing to change the definition of the word. A stupid argument indeed.

[guyjin]

someone in the fighting street thread was reminiscing about it. I thought it would be fun to see how/if opinions have changed

[esteban]

[ceti alpha]

hahaha. I can't believe this thread has be given life.

[turbogrfxfan]

its a card.  it says hucard