JAPJAC`s Capcom Power System CHANGER - Definitive Resource:

[JAPJAC]

Capcom Power System CHANGER-The Definitive On-line Resource:

By JAPJAC.

1994`s Capcom Power System CHANGER is the rarest officially released to the public modern Japanese consumer TV-Game system in the World. Ever.



JAPJAC`s TFP Fanitsu Capcom Power System CHANGER Definitive Resource is the first extensive and only competent expose in English on-line is here!

Includes complete release details for the format, comparisons to the Neo Geo and SuperGun formats, the first You Tube video for the system ever, the first You Tube video showing a game for the system running and the first and only You Tube video of the system running a CPS II game fully.







Also includes, an in depth interview, the most and the highest of quality images ever to be published on-line covering everything for the format, a complete guide to the 'CPS' Silicon Hardware Ranges and finally, details of JAPJAC's Capcom Power System CHANGER feature as printed in Retro Gamer magazine. The first and only such feature printed in English, in the World.  In shops now!!!:



'JAPJAC is the leading English-speaking expert on the Capcom Power System CHANGER.'
Retro Gamer magazine.



(Under the TFP Features section):

http://www.japjac.proboards.com/

Enjoy.

Cheers,

JAPJAC.

[termis]

Wow.  Pretty cool.  I never knew these things existed.

You learn something new every day. 

[Necromancer]

Never heard of that thing before, so thanks for sharing.  I'm not surprised it failed, considering it had all the cost of an AES but without the quantity/variety of games and without the good looks.  Not only was the game selection a bit sparse, but they were years old in the arcades by the time they were released, with some already available for a year (or more) as decent home ports on other consoles.

[Joe Redifer]

Thanks for showing that, but I wish the video was more informative.  It barely shows any gameplay.  I would have liked to hear how the system actually sounded instead of some random rap song.  Maybe some direct feed gameplay instead of a camera pointing at the screen for part 2?

[guyjin]

Enjoy:

Cheers.

Nice video.

Horrible soundtrack.

[SNKNostalgia]

I remember hearing about this in 1997 on the internet. When CPS-2 emulation wasn't cracked yet, people used the Power System version of SF Alpha 1 and it had not as good sound as the CPS-2 version. It was a neat concept since I really welcome arcade quality consoles like the Neo Geo. The fact that it came out in 94 is wild though. I would have loved to play Final Fight on it, but the Sega CD version satisfied me well  .

[Tatsujin]

great system, where half you games are supposed to die purposely after certain years.

[SignOfZeta]

great system, where half you games are supposed to die purposely after certain years.

Really? I always assumed that since the CP Changer version of SFZ was dumped way before the CPS2 version that they must not have been using the same suicide-prone encryption scheme.

[Turbo D]

That is a pretty cool contraption; How much did it cost? Too much for my wallet probably, heh. However, I am known to spend a lot of money on systems that only play a few capcom games (cough*SuperGrafx*cought*). hehe. So, do the capcom home games really commit suicide? Do not they know that suicide is not the answer? So does the Capcom Power System Changer have unique carts (err, giant board thingies), or does it just use cps boards from arcade cabs?

[Necromancer]

So does the Capcom Power System Changer have unique carts (err, giant board thingies), or does it just use cps boards from arcade cabs?

Both - they're standard CPS boards in a plastic shell (like CPS II).

[JAPJAC]

JAPJAC`s TFP Fanitsu Capcom Power System CHANGER Definitive Resource is the first extensive and only competent expose in English on-line is here!:

(Under the TFP Features section):

http://www.japjac.proboards.com/

[Necromancer]

They are NOT just standard CPS-1 boards but in plastic housings.  The Capcom Power System Changer uses CPS-C boards, specifically designed for the home only.  This is a home Capcom console with home Capcom console games released for it.

Various intrawebz sites led me to believe that they were standard boards with an interface card in a plastic housing, but I have no first hand knowledge and am perfectly willing to concede the point.  Have you opened any games?  If so, what was different between it and its arcade counterpart?  The console itself has no 'brains' (meaning that each CPS-C board would have to have the same components as the standard CPS board), so it's odd that they'd completely redesign their boards just to sell them to the home market.

[JAPJAC]

JAPJAC`s TFP Fanitsu Capcom Power System CHANGER Definitive Resource is the first extensive and only competent expose in English on-line is here!:

(Under the TFP Features section):

http://www.japjac.proboards.com/

[Necromancer]

If the Capcom Power System Changer has no `brains` it could then be possible to play everything arcade no?  CPS-1, CPS-2 and CPS-3 just from Capcom`s line alone.  The system is not called a Capcom Power System 1 Changer.  It doesn`t have to share anything with only CPS-1 technology.

So what is in the CPSC, besides encoders for video and controllers; all of the game logic processing is still done within the 'cartridge', isn't it?  Your video description clearly states that it is indeed capable of running other JAMMA boards, so I'm not exactly sure what point you're trying to make.

The titles RELEASED for the Capcom Power System Changer were based on mainly CPS-1 technology for the most part yes but they are not indentical. 

What major physical differences are there then?  I suspect very few, as there was little reason for Capcom to re-engineer a board just to put it in a case.

How many commercial PCB`s do you know of that can be paused?  Watch my video again please.  That is just one difference.

What does 'pause' have to do with hardware?  The pause feature could be coded into any game.

A system to which ownership truly measures a Japanese TV-Game collectors worth.

I'm glad you joined this forum (among many others) just to flout your awesomeness.  If you want to pat yourself on the back and show how cool you are just because you own this console, go right ahead, I won't try to stop you.  I will however laugh. 

Why then did the Capcom Power System Changer only last for such a short time? That remains a mystery to me and something that only old hands at Capcom Japan could answer and certainly not an internet educated, non-owning pundits.

Go get 'em, tiger!

[JAPJAC]

JAPJAC`s TFP Fanitsu Capcom Power System CHANGER Definitive Resource is the first extensive and only competent expose in English on-line is here!:

(Under the TFP Features section):

http://www.japjac.proboards.com/