Hi I just bought a super grafx from ebay and I want to know if I can play it here in the states seeing how its from japan. any difference in ac power supply specs/ voltage?
Thanx in Advance
Hi I just bought a super grafx from ebay and I want to know if I can play it here in the states seeing how its from japan. any difference in ac power supply specs/ voltage?
Thanx in Advance
Yeah, it'll have a different PSU than a domestic TG-16, and possibly different from regular PC Engine units as well. I asked about power bricks when I got a PC-GT (Japanese Turbo Express) - unfortunately I don't remember what my discoveries were anymore, but you can find the topic with the Forum's search.
im not sure what PSU is, anyone else know if I can play it here?
The system came with its own power cable/brick, right? The only difference between power in the U.S. and through most of Japan is the voltage: 120V in the States, 110V through most of Japan (the system is designed for that). That mainly causes problems with systems that really use a lot of juice, like a hair dryer, when you're using a device that wants more power than the socket provides. Lucky for you, the PC-Engine isn't as demanding as a dryer, and it needs less voltage than the wall socket can give, not more. It'll work on your regular wall socket, although I would be careful as I think the slightly mismatched voltage could affect the longevity of the device. I don't have any proof of it, but I like to be on the safe side. Unplug the system when you're not using it - that'll help.
I didn't realize the consoles take the same voltage, and I seem to remember that the situation is different with the portable Express/GT systems. Oh well.
Last edited by Ed Oscuro; 03-03-2008 at 12:08 AM.
thanks guys ill test it out when I get it for a while, I got it mostly for show but I like to know it works just in case I ever decide to play it (wich I probably will eventually)
P.S. I also received a game called NECROMANCER is it any good? hows the rarity on that?
Is it good? I dunno.
Where can you find the rarity? Here:
http://digitpress.com/DP/cmf/search.cmf?
Have fun!
I know that the supergrafx was backwards compatible with some hucards, can I play US turbografx games aswell? I have a Ton
I found it right away. R3, meaning something like "between common and somewhat uncommon." Rated at $10 complete. Probably not an earth-shattering game!
Nope; not without an expensive converter - that I'm 100% certain on - the pin order has been reversed (or some such electronics magic) resulting in incompatibility between the types of cards - even though they're the same format.
There's actually a number of converters, all of which are hard to find and expensive. Personally I wouldn't bother with a converter, it's much better to have your system region modded. This guy can region mod your Super Grafx for about $55: http://www.multimods.com
Thanx Alot Guys For all your Help.
Actually, even WITH the converter, you STILL need to modify your systems. Japanese PC-Engine's will refuse to play 99% of North American HuCards. The reason for this, from what I understand, was that Hudson/NEC had to change a bunch of their games for the North American market (JJ & Jeff being a prime example), and didn't want companies selling the shitty North American versions on the Japanese market. So, the North American games will actually check the region of your system and refuse to run if it's Japanese. Strangely enough, the Japanese versions never perform this check. The mod involves lifting one of the pins of the CPU I believe.
--Zero
The moral is, don't **** with Uncle Tim when he's been drinking!
You may as well buy a TG-16 since it is way cheaper than buying a converter or getting the SG modded. TG-16 in local flea markets can range from $10 to $35.
Yup, one of the reasons you don't see USA to JPN HuCARD converters. I thought this was more widely known, either way the mod instructions and theory can be found here.
Remember that doing this alone will NOT allow the play of USA HuCARDs on a JPN system, you must also use a compatible converter or install a region switch that swaps the address pins of the HuCARD slot between the two regions. When you have, say, a PCEngine Duo-R modded for US HuCARDs this modification is performed as well. (at least I hope the few people doing said mods know enough to perform this as part of the operation as well)
Last edited by InsaneDavid; 03-03-2008 at 02:45 PM.