Post by digipiggy on Jul 16, 2018 12:22:30 GMT
Look's like a Taiwanese guy is producing their own card device to play pc engine CD-Rom games, this includes; CD-Rom, Super CD-Rom, ARCADE CD-Rom on the hand held GT. Will this also be compatible with pc engine systems too ?
www.techbang.com/posts/55624-pc-engine-virtual-disc-kit-finally-come-no-longer-afraid-of-old-host-read-write-head-hanging-point
It looks like it is still in development so it's not finalised nor is there an actual release date.
They appear to be asking for 240元 / Chinese yuan or 8,585元 / Taiwanese dollar and I'm guessing it's excluding shipping.
I did a quick google translate and paste of that blog post so if there are any errors I might amend it later.
pc-engine virtual CD kit finally comes, no longer afraid of the read head hanging points.
After the game players like nostalgia, the biggest concern is that when the old host failure because of lack of maintenance and pipeline materials and parts, and become unable to operate the pendulum jewelry, the problem in the use of CD-ROM as a game console storage media is more serious, because the life of the read head is often less than ideal, often the first point of hanging parts, and now PC-Engine was finally able to solve the problem through a virtual CD kit.
Unofficial Core idea kit
Listed in 1987, PC-Engine in the development process, we introduced "Core idea" The idea is to host the game as the most simple core platform, and can increase the functionality of the host through a variety of external devices, therefore PC- Engine rear fuselage has a terminal extension, able to interact with an external device.
1988 launch of the ROM-CD 2 is one of the most representative data device that allows PC-Engine can read the game stored in the disc, not only has hundreds of times in the game when the general data cartridge capacity, the game map like more beautiful, but also able to play CD audio as background sound, audio and video performance significantly enhance the capabilities of the host. Information can refer to previously written by the author of the game storage media briefing article .
But the reading head of the CD is not so durable, it is often the first part of a fault, causing the whole hosts are good, but it can not read the dilemma game. Currently Sony PlayStation , PlayStation 2 and Sega Saturn , Dreamcast disc such as a host can read the disc image file from your hard drive or memory card through the modification, so the reading head failed host can continue in service.
However, PC-Engine luck may not so good, although there are players has been previously developed its own suite of unofficial RGB video output with HDMI video output package that dramatically improves image sharpness, but has been no news of a virtual CD package until group 2 teams have recently announced the explosive news.
PC-Engine GT can play CD-ROM games
RgR Development recently released a few paragraphs video content for use with a cassette named HuDebug the game play discs in the PC-Engine GT. GT is a member of the PC-Engine family, which uses handheld console design, and compatible with, and can directly execute HuCard cassette PC-Engine, but because the relationship does not have to expand the terminal, it can not be connected in a normal state CD- ROM 2 CD-ROM drive and execute the CD-ROM game.
PC-Engine GT can play CD-ROM games
The RgR Development that their practice to incorporate other CPLD or FPGA on HuCard wafer cassette, a ROM-direct simulation package the CD 2 CD-ROM drive and the system card (a ROM using the original-the CD 2 CD-ROM drive, the need to insert the card HuCard box) operation, and try to communicate with the bus HuCard cassettes directly with中央处理器host, this way you do not need to rely on expansion of the terminal can also perform game discs, may be compatible with any PC-Engine host family.
On the other hand, in RgR Development news release shortly after, NEOSD then published on the Super SD System Information 3, it HuDebug all functions into a single HuCard different cassettes approach, which consists of a special virtual CD-ROM drive and cartridge and other elements constituting the two portions, connected by a virtual optical disc drive as extension terminals to the host, and can be read stored in Micro SD card disc image file, and the special cassette can be used as a system card, so I can the original analog-ROM CD 2 mode of operation of the optical disk drive and execute the CD-ROM game.
In addition, Super SD System virtual CD-ROM drive 3 there RGB video output function, but its drawback is that it uses the terminal expansion mode, so only supports PC-Engine, CoreGrafx, CoreGrafx II, SuperGrafx and other hosts.
From the current issue of the intelligence point of view, paragraph 2 kits are used Arcade Card System Card standard, it is possible to ROM-compatible CD 2 , Super CD-ROM 2 , Arcade CD-ROM 2 such as CD-ROM game, in addition, can load ROM files , general HuCard play the game cartridge.
HuDebug price and release date are not yet set, Super SD System 3 for the price of € 240 yuan (including tax, about 8,585 new Taiwan dollars), although already on sale , but officials said because of the "Payment System Factors" and can not be purchased, and the latest released a video about the demonstration version is still in development, so the actual delivery time may be waiting.
Whatever the case, Which kit to take the lead in the hands of the players, for the PC-Engine CD-ROM drive has failed, but there are a lot of players have the game disc, it is a godsend.
www.techbang.com/posts/55624-pc-engine-virtual-disc-kit-finally-come-no-longer-afraid-of-old-host-read-write-head-hanging-point
It looks like it is still in development so it's not finalised nor is there an actual release date.
They appear to be asking for 240元 / Chinese yuan or 8,585元 / Taiwanese dollar and I'm guessing it's excluding shipping.
I did a quick google translate and paste of that blog post so if there are any errors I might amend it later.
pc-engine virtual CD kit finally comes, no longer afraid of the read head hanging points.
After the game players like nostalgia, the biggest concern is that when the old host failure because of lack of maintenance and pipeline materials and parts, and become unable to operate the pendulum jewelry, the problem in the use of CD-ROM as a game console storage media is more serious, because the life of the read head is often less than ideal, often the first point of hanging parts, and now PC-Engine was finally able to solve the problem through a virtual CD kit.
Unofficial Core idea kit
Listed in 1987, PC-Engine in the development process, we introduced "Core idea" The idea is to host the game as the most simple core platform, and can increase the functionality of the host through a variety of external devices, therefore PC- Engine rear fuselage has a terminal extension, able to interact with an external device.
1988 launch of the ROM-CD 2 is one of the most representative data device that allows PC-Engine can read the game stored in the disc, not only has hundreds of times in the game when the general data cartridge capacity, the game map like more beautiful, but also able to play CD audio as background sound, audio and video performance significantly enhance the capabilities of the host. Information can refer to previously written by the author of the game storage media briefing article .
But the reading head of the CD is not so durable, it is often the first part of a fault, causing the whole hosts are good, but it can not read the dilemma game. Currently Sony PlayStation , PlayStation 2 and Sega Saturn , Dreamcast disc such as a host can read the disc image file from your hard drive or memory card through the modification, so the reading head failed host can continue in service.
However, PC-Engine luck may not so good, although there are players has been previously developed its own suite of unofficial RGB video output with HDMI video output package that dramatically improves image sharpness, but has been no news of a virtual CD package until group 2 teams have recently announced the explosive news.
PC-Engine GT can play CD-ROM games
RgR Development recently released a few paragraphs video content for use with a cassette named HuDebug the game play discs in the PC-Engine GT. GT is a member of the PC-Engine family, which uses handheld console design, and compatible with, and can directly execute HuCard cassette PC-Engine, but because the relationship does not have to expand the terminal, it can not be connected in a normal state CD- ROM 2 CD-ROM drive and execute the CD-ROM game.
PC-Engine GT can play CD-ROM games
The RgR Development that their practice to incorporate other CPLD or FPGA on HuCard wafer cassette, a ROM-direct simulation package the CD 2 CD-ROM drive and the system card (a ROM using the original-the CD 2 CD-ROM drive, the need to insert the card HuCard box) operation, and try to communicate with the bus HuCard cassettes directly with中央处理器host, this way you do not need to rely on expansion of the terminal can also perform game discs, may be compatible with any PC-Engine host family.
On the other hand, in RgR Development news release shortly after, NEOSD then published on the Super SD System Information 3, it HuDebug all functions into a single HuCard different cassettes approach, which consists of a special virtual CD-ROM drive and cartridge and other elements constituting the two portions, connected by a virtual optical disc drive as extension terminals to the host, and can be read stored in Micro SD card disc image file, and the special cassette can be used as a system card, so I can the original analog-ROM CD 2 mode of operation of the optical disk drive and execute the CD-ROM game.
In addition, Super SD System virtual CD-ROM drive 3 there RGB video output function, but its drawback is that it uses the terminal expansion mode, so only supports PC-Engine, CoreGrafx, CoreGrafx II, SuperGrafx and other hosts.
From the current issue of the intelligence point of view, paragraph 2 kits are used Arcade Card System Card standard, it is possible to ROM-compatible CD 2 , Super CD-ROM 2 , Arcade CD-ROM 2 such as CD-ROM game, in addition, can load ROM files , general HuCard play the game cartridge.
HuDebug price and release date are not yet set, Super SD System 3 for the price of € 240 yuan (including tax, about 8,585 new Taiwan dollars), although already on sale , but officials said because of the "Payment System Factors" and can not be purchased, and the latest released a video about the demonstration version is still in development, so the actual delivery time may be waiting.
Whatever the case, Which kit to take the lead in the hands of the players, for the PC-Engine CD-ROM drive has failed, but there are a lot of players have the game disc, it is a godsend.