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NEC PC-FX => PC-FX Discussion => Topic started by: Sleepy Gnome on October 02, 2011, 01:56:32 AM

Title: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: Sleepy Gnome on October 02, 2011, 01:56:32 AM

Sorry for the noob question  :oops:

Appreciate any help

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: grahf on October 02, 2011, 03:46:43 AM

No, totally different hardware.

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: Sleepy Gnome on October 02, 2011, 05:00:55 AM

so are all the games for PC-FX Jap or was it release in the US/Europe as well?
If you had a jap one would it play US games?

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: nat on October 02, 2011, 07:49:48 AM

The PC-FX can't play Turbo games any more than the Saturn can play Genesis games.

And no, there was no US release... Japan only.

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: Keranu on October 02, 2011, 04:10:14 PM

We can all dream though, right?

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: Vecanti on October 02, 2011, 04:47:57 PM

That would make for a hell of a mod chip!

EDIT:

Oops!  Mod chip.

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on October 03, 2011, 03:08:05 AM

I still say it would be awesome if someone would make an expansion to the PCFX to make it backwards compatible.  LOL

It would be revolutionary.  I wish NEC had done it!!

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: Necromancer on October 03, 2011, 03:39:42 AM

It's obviously not playing the game, but some titles will show an error screen on a PC-FX akin to those shown for wrong system cards in a PCE.

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: Vecanti on October 03, 2011, 04:52:24 AM

Quote from: Vecanti on October 02, 2011, 04:47:57 PM

That would make for a hell of a mod chip!

EDIT:

Oops!  Mod chip.

If we're going to mod it, cut the top of the casing off so it's open like a record player.  Beef up the motor then have another laser w/carriage sticking several inches out the other side.....

Now it plays Laseractive titles too!!

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: thesteve on October 03, 2011, 05:10:59 AM

the LA mod.......LOL nice

Title: Re: Can PC-FX play Turbo CD and/or HU Games?
Post by: KiddoCabbusses on January 03, 2012, 07:18:09 PM

Quote from: turboStar on October 03, 2011, 03:08:05 AM

I still say it would be awesome if someone would make an expansion to the PCFX to make it backwards compatible.  LOL

It would be revolutionary.  I wish NEC had done it!!

I guess I should ask - since I recall hearing the PC-FX had very similar hardware to the PCE (So it wouldn't be as contrasting as a Genesis-to-Saturn after all), how theoretically possible would it be to emulate on it or to reverse-engineer a port?
I'd assume it'd be easier than porting Super Mario Bros. to the Genesis was...