CD System incompatibilities?

[ExCyber]

Are there any PCE CD games known to be incompatible with particular CD System hardware or System Cards later than the one they were coded for (e.g. working with a version 1 System Card but not version 2)?

 

[Cynnamin]

Don't forget System Card v3.0

 

[ExCyber]

Might as well add to that games that are compatible with Arcade Card Duo but not Arcade Card Pro, or the reverse.

 

[Ratamahatta]

Do you mean like trying to play a game coded for system card 3 on a system card 2?

 

[ExCyber]

No, the other way around. I saw a message on the RIGG board saying that Altered Beast would only work with a System Card 1, for instance.

 

[Ratamahatta]

That doesnt sound right, if a game was coded for system card 1 you should be able to play it on card 2 or 3. it would have made much sense on nec's part to have a blatant incompatibility like that. But you never know, it could have possibly been a money making scheme, in order to play all the games you need to buy all the system cards.

 

[ExCyber]

It doesn't sound like an engineered incompatibility. The people who mentioned it described it as being a pretty odd bug that pops up in a particular place. It wasn't like a screen that pops up and says "this System Card is too 1337 for me!"...

 

[Azazel]

Yes your correct about Altered Beast only working on a system card 1.0. You can only play up to the first boss with any other system card.

Here's a incomplete list of System incompatibilies

games that don't work on a US Duo or US system card 3.0.

Alshark

Bonanza Brothers

Altered Beast

cd Rom RPG Sampler

Fames that don't work with the arcade card pro

Graduation 2 Neo Genertions

Tanjo Debut

Games that only work with the memory Base 128

A. 3 Take the A Train

Atlas The Renaissance Voyage

Aurora Quest Otaku

Games requireing the Game Express Card

AV Tanjo

Hi Leg Fantasy

CD Bishoujo Gambler

I've heard of System incompatibilities for Cosmic Fantasy 1 too but I'm not sure which systems it has problems with.

I have like 400 cd titles but I really haven't throughly test for System incompatibilities but hope this info is helpful.