Re: PC-FX questions

From Dave Shadoff <xxxxxx@interlog.com>
Date
>1.  Was a video card ever made for the PC-FX like the Saturn, 3DO, and
>CD-i card?

Not that I am aware of.

>2. Aside from the memory card, the developer's software PC-FX DOS(?),
>mouse, what other peripherals came out for the PC-FX?

PC-FXGA board for PC-98 (common) or DOS/V (ultra-rare).
FX-BMP backup memory cartridge
Extra controller.
FX-Mouse

That's all I can remember.

>3. How did that developers software work? I remember that it involved PC98
>computers. Can it be used on any other computers? Anybody ever use it?  I
>remember talking to Dave Halverson
>back in the Gamefan days and he said from what he knew it was a great item
>for the PC-FX with lots of easy to use options.

If you mean the FXGA, it was a 'C' language development system with a few 
tools, but nothing spectacular.  Lots of Japanese, so I didn't learn 
much.  I wish I knew more Japanese.  But I had seen a few demos on Japanese 
websites for this system.

I don't know if the PC-FX supported much 3D, but there was at least some 
wireframe support on the FXGA board (which may be an exptension of the PCFX 
system).

Other than that, it was a PC-FX that plugged into your computer, and you 
could download demos directly into it, or run PC-FX games from your CDROM 
(provided that you had a SCSI CDROM at least 2x speed).

>I need info on the following games and any
>recomendations you might have as I am alos looking to buy some at
>reasonable prices.

You'll hate me for my answer, but buy them all because you'll kick yourself 
later.

>Power League FX

OK, maybe not this one.
This is widely regarded as the worst game of that year, for any system.

- Dave