PC-FX Worth getting?

PC-FX is one of my favourite consoles, due to its obscurity.
I love the design and the mystic, also loved to collect the games because it's a small amount.

I know the games suck mostly, but it's the weirdness that attracted me to this console. The couple of playable games have been mentioned.

Also if you dont want to cash out large amounts on specific games, the PC-FX has no copy protection and will take any copy.
You can download the full collection online if you are creative with google

 

Is that the same with the Duo? Cause I'm thinking that I won't be able to afford some games so soon after I find one... (that's if I do)

 

Duo has no copy protection either. I'd be wary of using iffy burns too often, I doubt systems that old are really intended to read copies well.

 

You can also play them just fine with the PC-FX emulator:
Magic-Engine FX

 

Magic Engine isn't free though -_-

 

Cheaper then a new PC-FX or laser :thumbsup:

 

:fresh: Not as good as true hardware though.

I might as well save the money towards the hardware than some software emulator ><"

But good suggestion :thumbsup:

 

Yeah, it's maddening.
Probably NEC didn't want to invest much in gaming as Sony or Nintendo.

Even Panasonic desisted from the gaming market in a couple of years.

 

It never is, but a nice alternative if you don't have or want to invest in the hardware, or don't want to stress your hardware too much.

For most of the PC-FX games emu is fine, I have not run in to any issues.
With my PC connected to my big screen and using an USB pad, I had great times, while my PC-FX was kept clean and unstressed.

 

With the small library, it's hard to say. PC-FX systems often don't get enough use for laser problems to surface.

 

Very true, I'm using Mednafen which is amazing good emulator for PC-FX ^^.

Using a keyboard for it isn't good lol.

Any how, I'll look at and wait out for a PC-Engine Duo as there are so many great looking games on it.

Was PC Engine good for fighting games though??

 

Kind of, I've heard good things about Street Fighter II.

2 button controller limited its earlier fighting games. Toward the end 6 buttons and arcade card helped. Those were too late to get much, by then PC Engine had started to fade off.

 

Street Fighter 2'/Champion Edition is one of the best versions, of its day anyway.

Like Lum says there are a few SNK fighters that use the Arcade Card, fine versions by all accounts and their own arranged soundtracks, not found elsewhere, I believe they differ from SNk's Neo Geo CD efforts.

There's a few recognisable fighters also, Variable Geo, Asuka 100% series etc.

 

Loved VG Anime, but I could get the VG game on the Saturn. Unless they're different.

 

Is in fact the same game more or less, Saturn has better gfx etc of course.

 

I agree with ave on the first Duo. They'rea load of crap. The laser on the system is bloody awaful. Guess who makes it as well :nod: Yep, the same company that had issues with crappy lasers on their own consoles.

I've had 3 duos and they've all died A latter model is the way to go.

 

Finding a DUO-R/RX is nearly impossible for me.

I was offered a Original DUO with a region switch, but wasn't given a price yet...

I'm still thinking about it however, DUO-RX do look very nice. So many I've found are yellowed =_=

 

Let's not forget NEC's other fuck up: their (non) handling of PAL markets.

Zero unique games developed for the format. Aside from only getting an inferior US based model that IIRC wasn't even an officially NEC sanctioned release.

 

It failed in the US didn't it? Is this even the US model... reerrrrr so confused ><"

 

That's the Supergrafx, it's a slightly more powerful version of the standard PC Engine, with just 6/7 games taking advantage of it's capabilities. It can be used in conjunction with the CD-rom2 interface with an adapter, or slide directly into the Super CD-Rom 2 system. It can play all standard PC Engine software also.

The US PC Engine is the Turbografx 16, which was found in some European countries on a limited basis as simply "Turbografx". There are no European games, it plays the USA game library.

USA:


Europe: