I'm a hopless addict - PC Engine Duo inbound...

[rubber_jonnie]

Quick side note, I have been speaking to the person I bought this from and have a controller and R-Type 1 (One of my faves!!) coming for just $35 :)

[PhilC]

R-Type is pretty cool on the PC Engine

[rubber_jonnie]

R-Type is pretty cool on the PC Engine

I figured it would be, thanks for confirming :)

[rubber_jonnie]

Hmmm.

So if what I'm reading is correct (I've seen it a bunch of times so I suspect it is), the CD-ROM doesn't become active until you press the 'RUN' button on the main boot screen.

If this is genuinely the case, I can't currently press the button as I don't have a controller, so it's going to have to wait until next week before I can test any more, once the controller arrives.

Annoying, but on a positive note, the machine has been sat all day running and the screen is clear and sharp and not even the voltage regs are getting that hot.

[rubber_jonnie]

Arrgh, the suspense is killing me!

My PC Engine controller and R-Type Hucard are on their way, but just arrived in Germany!!!

Hurry up damn you!!

[stephen_usher]

:lol:

[rubber_jonnie]

Arrgh, the suspense is killing me!

My PC Engine controller and R-Type Hucard are on their way, but just arrived in Germany!!!

Hurry up damn you!!

Well, it seems shipping from Germany happened overnight :)

Items are out for delivery right now, so I am hoping that I can progress the Duo in the next week. Even if the CD-ROM doesn't work, I'll at least for now have a PC-Engine, which is something I was aiming for, and hopefully I can fix it in the long term.

[Cheshire Noir]

Heh. Been a while since I posted, but I can't NOT post on this thread.
I got my PC Engine DUO-R on the 25th of May :-D
(Got mine with a controller)
I can confirm you can just burn the CD images from certain sites to a blank CD-R and they work fine.
(I also have an SD Hu-Card now as well)

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They are certainly amazing machines for the era. Now I just need to work out where to fit it in my console collection.

Chesh

[rubber_jonnie]

Heh. Been a while since I posted, but I can't NOT post on this thread.
I got my PC Engine DUO-R on the 25th of May :-D
(Got mine with a controller)
I can confirm you can just burn the CD images from certain sites to a blank CD-R and they work fine.
(I also have an SD Hu-Card now as well)
IMG20230525205240.jpg
They are certainly amazing machines for the era. Now I just need to work out where to fit it in my console collection.

Chesh

Ahh, yours is the R model, what's the difference, other than the obvious casing differences?

Interesting about the CD's I will have to look for certain sites and I am definitely going to get an SD HuCard as well. It seems incredible that these had an 8 bit CPU and could do what they do, when they did it :)

[alexh]

Ahh, yours is the R model, what's the difference, other than the obvious casing differences?

It's a cost-down. They removed the headphone jack and drive lock switch.