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Title: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: bigbacon on May 03, 2015, 01:28:39 PM
so...what do you need to play the US version of this? I have a turbo CD setup and an everdrive but I cna't for the life of me determine what/if I can actually play the CD with what I have.

Do I need to get a System Card 3 or can you do it with the everrdrive some how?
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: Black Tiger on May 03, 2015, 04:08:20 PM
You need a System Card 3.
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: ddoubledee on May 03, 2015, 04:35:33 PM
Yep. ^ What he said...

Dungeon Explorer II is a SuperCD game, so it needs additional RAM to run. Everdrive can only simulate the ROM of a HuCard, it has no RAM. So you need a Super System Card (System Card 3.0) or better. A Japanese Arcade Card would also work... But you would need a modded console or a pincoverter to run a Japanese HuCard.
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: DragonmasterDan on May 05, 2015, 12:34:44 AM
Yep. ^ What he said...

Dungeon Explorer II is a SuperCD game, so it needs additional RAM to run. Everdrive can only simulate the ROM of a HuCard, it has no RAM. So you need a Super System Card (System Card 3.0) or better. A Japanese Arcade Card would also work... But you would need a modded console or a pincoverter to run a Japanese HuCard.

Would specifically need to be an Arcade Card Pro rather than the the Arcade Card Duo.
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: BigusSchmuck on May 05, 2015, 02:29:42 AM
Cheapest way to get a system 3.0 card is to get a pce version (or a arcade card pro) as cd games aren't region protected and get your turbo modded or talk to chop to get a chopsado. By the time you buy a U.S system card 3.0 you would be halfway there getting a Duo anyway..
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: ddoubledee on May 05, 2015, 04:28:44 PM
Yeah, actually... I haven't seen a US super system card for sale on eBay in a long, long time... I wish I could get my hands on one. I use Arcade Card Pro + Kisado Connector, myself.
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: ddoubledee on May 05, 2015, 04:44:51 PM
If it's any consolation... You can simulate the original CDROM2 system card (1.0 JP or 2.0 US) with the EverDrive and play older games like Cosmic Fantasy 2 or Ys I&2 + 3. The original system cards contained no RAM... just a ROM BIOS (the dock has a whopping 64KB RAM built in).
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: madboom0522 on May 08, 2015, 01:45:49 AM
Yeah, actually... I haven't seen a US super system card for sale on eBay in a long, long time... I wish I could get my hands on one. I use Arcade Card Pro + Kisado Connector, myself.


If you want to spent the $...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turbo-Grafx-SUPER-sYSTEM-cARD/251951681540?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D306476d617e64ad6bbe3f8cc3f234381%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D271863414680
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: ddoubledee on May 08, 2015, 02:10:03 AM
Haha, yeah... It's only worth about $80 retail, if I recall correctly. ;)
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: o.pwuaioc on May 08, 2015, 02:25:48 AM
How manageable is this game in Japanese for non-Japanese speakers?
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: ddoubledee on May 08, 2015, 02:28:47 AM
Probably only manageable with a walkthrough... people do tell you which paths to take and where you should go next.
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: BigusSchmuck on May 08, 2015, 03:24:52 AM
How manageable is this game in Japanese for non-Japanese speakers?
It's quite playable even without a walkthrough..
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: madboom0522 on May 08, 2015, 04:06:39 AM
Haha, yeah... It's only worth about $80 retail, if I recall correctly. ;)

It's only worth what someone is willing to pay.... If it's $5 to some then others might see it as $200. Not worth what this guy wants though.
Title: Re: Dungeon Explorer 2
Post by: o.pwuaioc on May 15, 2015, 08:59:48 PM
How manageable is this game in Japanese for non-Japanese speakers?
It's quite playable even without a walkthrough..
I kind of got that vibe from the first DE, but I only have the JP version of the second. Good to know I don't need to switch it out/burn a copy (especially since my Duo is finnicky).