Newsgroups: misc.forsale,ba.market.misc,ucb.market.misc,rec.games.video.nint endo,rec.games.video.sega,alt.sega,alt.sega.genesis,rec.games.video.marketplace,rec.games.video.misc,rec.games.video,alt.games.video,net.games.video,alt.video.games,rec.video.games Subject: Videogame Cartridge Copiers by Lawrence Chiu Summary: This article is posted on the first of each month. Expires: Sender: Followup-To: rec.games.video.marketplace Distribution: Keywords: copier backup dpfx double pro fighter x profighter gdsf6 game doctor sf vi super ufo super drive pro.7 pro-7 pro7 7 wild card dx wildcard turbo pfxt I ship world-wide! In business since 1991. A videogame cartridge copier copies videogame cartridges to ordinary 3-1/2" DS/HD floppy disks. The original cartridge is not needed to play the game. ========================================================================0 News News News News News News News News News News News News N Prices lowered on most models!! Double Pro Fighter dropped from product line-up. Double Pro Fighter X added to product line-up. Pro Fighter X dropped from product line-up. Pro Fighter X Turbo added to product line-up. I offer BIOS upgrades free-of-charge to all customers for life, to ensure that their purchases remain up-to-date for many years to come. You may place an order or request customer service by dialing a toll-free (US and Canada) number: 1-800-742-5784. If you are calling with questions or require trouble-shooting over the phone, you will be asked to identify yourself. This call is at NO COST to you and fully-trained technical support personnel are waiting to serve you. A fully-staffed US-based technical support center is now open for service and support of US-based customers. I now have the most diverse product line of any videogame cartridge copier dealer in North America. Choose from 4 different SNES copiers, each with unique strengths and weaknesses, and 1 dual-use SNES/Genesis copier (see descriptions below). Credit cards can be used as a payment option: Mastercard, Visa, and American Express are all OK. I now accept 10 different instruments of payment. Other dealers give you restrictions. I give you choices. I am pleased to announce my new "It'll get there in working order, or shipping to Hong Kong and back is FREE!"(SM) policy. If the product arrives damaged, return it to my US address and it will be diagnosed, shipped back to Hong Kong, repaired or replaced under the terms of the warranty, and returned to you, all at no charge. The only charge to you is the charge incurred to return the product to my US address. (cheap) You see, I am so confident that machines from me will work upon arrival that I am putting my money where my mouth is! I am also pleased to announce that my most popular videogame cartridge copiers are now available by COD at no extra charge. Place your order by 5:00pm PST and it will be shipped the same day! You simply cannot get one any faster than that. FREE COD! Trade in your current library of videogame cartridges for a discount on a videogame cartridge copier purchase! Videogame cartridges may not be exchanged for cash. I reserve the right to refuse any cartridge for any reason whatsoever (i.e. it is in poor condition, it is defective, or it is not a title that can be easily re-sold.) Send a list of videogame cartridges that you want to trade in via email and I will send you a free, no-obligation evaluation of their trade-in value. Evaluations are good for seven (7) days. Videogame cartridges accepted are: Genesis, Sega CD, SNES, 3DO, NES, Game Gear, Gameboy, Neo-Geo, and Jaguar. IMPORTANT: If you are a US-based reseller or would like to be, please contact me!! I have special programs designed to support YOU and make YOU a SUCCESS. ========================================================================1 Most of you have seen my posts regularly and know what I do. In the past 3 years on the Internet (since November 1991), I have engaged in selling a variety of goods for the videogame market, such as used videogame cartridges and videogame cartridge copiers. As a matter of fact, I introduced videogame cartridge copiers (the Multi-Game Doctor 2) to the Internet in 1991. During this time, I attended UC Berkeley, majoring in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Materials Science Engineering. I graduated in June, 1993. At the time, my email address was lchiu@ocf.Berkeley.EDU. <-- Do not send mail to this account!! I have recently returned to Hong Kong. Many users on the Internet have expressed an interest in videogame cartridge copiers so I will continue to sell these devices to the American and Canadian markets. In Hong Kong, I also have the benefit of being out of Sega's and Nintendo's reach. Copiers from me have traditionally been expensive. (send email for information on legality of videogame cartridge copiers) I feel that it is a risky venture to be engaged in and demand suitable compensation for my services. Because of this new development, the risk has been reduced, and so my prices have been adjusted to reflect this. In short, I have the LOWEST prices in the entire North America (see below.) There are many people selling copiers on the Internet, and you should be careful who you deal with. No one has been around longer than I have and I have dealt honestly with literally hundreds of customers in the past three years. Many of them continue to buy from me, even today. My record speaks for itself. All prices are in US dollars. Conversion factors to other currencies are published in newspapers worldwide, in the business section. All videogame cartridge copiers have built-in support for battery backed- up videogames, real time save, Gold Finger, which is a feature comparable to Game Genie, and slow-motion modes to make games easier to play by slowing them down. Gold Finger codes can be saved to disk. On the Double Pro Fighter X, real time save, Gold Finger, and slow-motion modes are available on the SNES only. ========================================================================2 The Double Pro Fighter X (Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis) 24M min./32M max. Abbreviated DPFX Parallel interface option is optional. DSP option is optional. 1. DPFX copies both SNES and Genesis videogame cartridges. You need a SNES to copy SNES videogame cartridges. You need a Genesis to copy Genesis videogame cartridges. With other systems such as the Game Doctor SF VI, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, and Super Wild Card DX, the unit copies only SNES videogame cartridges. 2. DPFX has Gameboy copier option. With other systems such as the Game Doctor SF VI, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, and Super Wild Card DX, this feature is not available. To the Pro Fighter X Turbo's credit, this feature is optional. 3. DPFX has DSP option, so that DSP-enhanced videogames can be played. On other systems such as the MGH, this feature is not available. To the Game Doctor SF VI's credit, this feature is optional. To the Pro Fighter X Turbo's credit, this feature is standard equipment. This option is not applicable to Genesis videogames. 4. DPFX has parallel interface option. On the Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, this feature is not available. To the Pro Fighter X Turbo's credit, this feature is optional. To the Game Doctor SF VI and Super Wild Card DX's credit, this feature is standard equipment. 5. DPFX has artificial intelligence to defeat copy protection. The following copy-protected videogame cartridges can be copied by the unit without the need for a patch: CLAY FIGHTER DEMON'S CREST DISNEY'S ALADDIN EEK! THE CAT FINAL FIGHT 2 GREAT CIRCUS MYSTERY STARRING MICKEY & MINNIE, THE HAMMER LOCK WRESTLING MIDWAY NBA JAM ROCK N' ROLL RACING SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS TETRIS 2 UNIRACERS YOSHI'S SAFARI 6. DPFX supports two (2) languages: English and Chinese. It can use alphanumeric (uppercase) characters in filenames. 7. DPFX has disk functions: RENAME FILE DELETE FILE FORMAT DISK (720K DS/DD, 800K DS/DD, 1.44M DS/HD, 1.60M DS/HD) COPY FILE (single copy) ========================================================================3 The Game Doctor SF VI (Super Nintendo) 16M min./128M max. Abbreviated GDSF6 Parallel interface is standard equipment. DSP option is optional. 1. GDSF6 has memory capacity expandable to 128M, available right now in this configuration. You do not send the unit back to the dealer for memory upgrades under most circumstances, as the unit utilizes plug-in modules. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Profighter X Turbo, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit has memory capacity expandable to only 32M and you send the unit back to the dealer for memory upgrades. 2. GDSF6 can load multiple videogames into memory and switch between them with the Y and X buttons at the main menu. Load your favorite videogames into memory and play them whenever you want, without the need to re-load from disks each time. The number of videogames the unit can load depends on memory capacity M, and is equal to M/8. For example, a 32M unit (M = 32) can load 4 videogames (M/8 = 32/8 = 4). With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit can load only 1 videogame into memory. 3. GDSF6 can maintain memory contents even when SNES is off. This feature is particularly useful in conjunction with feature #2 above. Large videogames such as Super Street Fighter II (32M, 4 disks) require a long time to load. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot maintain memory contents when SNES is off and you re-load every time you turn the SNES on. To the Pro Fighter X Turbo and Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7's credit, this feature is available as standard equipment. 4. GDSF6 can copy up to M/8 (M is as defined above) videogame cartridges without disks. The copies are maintained in memory as long as the unit remains plugged into the power supply. Write the videogames to disks at YOUR convenience. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot copy a videogame cartridge without disks and you must have blank disks ready at all times. To the Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7's credit, the unit can copy 1 videogame cartridge without disks. 5. GDSF6 has superior error-handling. For example, you are copying a 32M videogame cartridge onto 4 disks. While writing on disk #4, the unit reports "Verify Disk Error !" No problem! Simply replace the disk with another. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit has inferior error-handling. The entire process aborts and you have to start over with disk #1 again. 6. GDSF6 can suspend a task when working with multiple disks, perform other operations, and resume the suspended task afterwards. For example, you are copying a 32M videogame cartridge onto 4 disks. When prompted for disk #4, you realize that disk #4 is not formatted. No problem! Press the SELECT button to suspend the process. Format disk #4 and then resume copying at disk #4. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot suspend a task when working with multiple disks, and resume afterwards. You have to start over with disk #1 again. 7. GDSF6 can anticipate your needs and responds accordingly. Insert a disk and turn on the SNES. The unit will load the first videogame on the disk with no intervention on your part. It will run the first videogame in memory if there is no disk with no intervention on your part. It will run the videogame cartridge if there is a videogame cartridge in the unit, no disk, and no game in memory. It is a joy to use. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot anticipate your needs. You have to navigate the menus. 8. GDSF6 can copy a videogame cartridge's BRAM (battery-backed-up RAM) to its internal BRAM, so if you have a cool save game stored on a videogame cartridge, you can transfer it to the unit's BRAM and use it with a copy of the videogame. The unit can also copy its internal BRAM to a videogame cartridge's BRAM. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot copy a videogame cartridge's BRAM to its internal BRAM or vice versa. To the Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7's credit, this feature is available as standard equipment. 9. GDSF6 can test its memory, BRAM, ROM, and disk drive for defects. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot test its memory and disk drive for defects. To the Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7's credit, the unit can test its ROM and memory for defects. 10. GDSF6 can be hooked up to a CD-ROM drive. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, and Super Wild Card DX, the unit cannot be hooked up to a CD-ROM drive. 11. GDSF6 has DSP option, so that DSP-enhanced videogames can be played. On other systems such as the MGH, this feature is not available. To the Double Pro Fighter X's credit, this feature is optional. To the Pro Fighter X Turbo's credit, this feature is standard equipment. 12. GDSF6 has parallel interface option. On the Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, this feature is not available. To the Double Pro Fighter X and Pro Fighter X Turbo's credit, this feature is optional. To the Game Doctor SF VI and Super Wild Card DX's credit, this feature is standard equipment. You can transfer videogame, BRAM, and Gold Finger code data in both directions. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X or Pro Fighter X Turbo, you can transfer only videogame data TO the unit. To the Super Wild Card DX's credit, you can transfer videogame, BRAM, and real time save data in both directions. 13. GDSF6 has artificial intelligence to defeat copy-protection. The following copy-protected videogame cartridges can be copied by the unit without the need for a patch: CLAY FIGHTER DEMON'S CREST DISNEY'S ALADDIN EEK! THE CAT FINAL FIGHT 2 GREAT CIRCUS MYSTERY STARRING MICKEY & MINNIE, THE HAMMER LOCK WRESTLING LAMBORGHINI AMERICAN CHALLENGE MEGA MAN X MIDWAY NBA JAM ROCK N' ROLL RACING TETRIS 2 YOSHI'S SAFARI 14. GDSF6 supports three (3) languages: English, Chinese, and Japanese. It chooses filenames automatically. It can use numbers, alphanumeric (uppercase), and space characters in filenames. A portion of the filename is fixed and cannot be changed: The first two characters must be "SF" and the eighth character must either be a space (single-part file) or A, B, C, or D (multiple-part files): "SF_____x" where x is a space, A, B, C, or D. 15. GDSF6 has disk functions: Format Disk (720K DS/DD, 1.44M DS/HD, 1.60M DS/HD) Delete File Copy File (single, multiple copies) Copy Disk (single, multiple copies) Rename File ========================================================================4 Pro Fighter X Turbo (Super Nintendo) 32M min./32M max. Abbreviated PFXT Parallel interface option is optional. DSP is standard equipment. 1. PFXT has built-in Gold Finger codes (manufacturer claims over 400) for hundreds of videogames. On other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Game Doctor SF VI, Super Wild Card DX, etc., this feature is not available. To the Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7's credit, this feature is standard equipment (built-in X-Terminator codes; manufacturer claims over 2,000). 2. PFXT identifies videogame while loading videogame from disk. 3. PFXT can maintain memory contents even when SNES is off. Large videogames such as Super Street Fighter II (32M, 4 disks) require a long time to load. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot maintain memory contents when SNES is off and you re-load every time you turn the SNES on. To the Game Doctor SF VI and Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7's credit, this feature is available as standard equipment. 4. PFXT has Gameboy copier option. With other systems such as the Game Doctor SF VI, Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, and Super Wild Card DX, this feature is not available. To the Double Pro Fighter X's credit, this feature is optional. 5. PFXT has DSP, so that DSP-enhanced videogames can be played. On other systems such as the MGH, this feature is not available. To the Double Pro Fighter X and Game Doctor SF VI's credit, this feature is optional. 6. PFXT has parallel interface option. On the Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7, this feature is not available. To the Double Pro Fighter X's credit, this feature is optional. To the Game Doctor SF VI and Super Wild Card DX's credit, this feature is standard equipment. 7. PFXT has artificial intelligence to defeat copy protection. The following copy-protected videogame cartridges can be copied by the unit without the need for a patch: CLAY FIGHTER DEMON'S CREST DISNEY'S ALADDIN EEK! THE CAT FINAL FIGHT 2 GREAT CIRCUS MYSTERY STARRING MICKEY & MINNIE, THE HAMMER LOCK WRESTLING MIDWAY NBA JAM ROCK N' ROLL RACING SUPER MARIO ALL-STARS TETRIS 2 UNIRACERS YOSHI'S SAFARI 8. PFXT supports two (2) languages: English and Chinese. It can use alphanumeric (uppercase) characters in filenames. 9. PFXT has disk functions: Rename File Delete File Format Disk (720K DS/DD, 800K DS/DD, 1.44M DS/HD, 1.60M DS/HD) Copy File (single copy) ========================================================================5 Super UFO Super Drive Pro.7 (Super Nintendo) 16M min./32M max. Abbreviated SUFO Pro.7 Parallel interface is not available. DSP is not available. 1. SUFO Pro.7 has built-in X-Terminator codes (manufacturer claims over 2,000) for hundreds of videogames. On other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Game Doctor SF VI, Super Wild Card DX, etc., this feature is not available. To the Pro Fighter X Turbo's credit, this feature is standard equipment (built-in Gold Finger codes; manufacturer claims over 400). 2. SUFO Pro.7 can use X-Terminator codes. X-Terminator is a feature comparable to Game Genie and is compatible with Pro Action Replay codes. X-Terminator codes can be saved to the disk. On other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Game Doctor SF VI, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., this feature is not available. 3. SUFO Pro.7 has controller test program. 4. SUFO Pro.7 has sound effects (annoying; can be disabled). 5. SUFO Pro.7 identifies videogame while loading videogame from disk. 6. SUFO Pro.7 reads videogame files generated by: UFO G.doctor P.fighter 7. SUFO Pro.7 can maintain memory contents even when SNES is off. Large videogames such as Super Street Fighter II (32M, 4 disks) require a long time to load. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot maintain memory contents when SNES is off and you re-load every time you turn the SNES on. To the Game Doctor SF VI and Pro Fighter X Turbo's credit, this feature is available as standard equipment. 8. SUFO Pro.7 can copy a videogame cartridge without disks. The copy is maintained in memory as long as the unit remains plugged into the power supply. Write the videogame to disks at YOUR convenience. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot copy a videogame cartridge without disks and you must have blank disks ready at all times. To the Game Doctor SF VI's credit, the unit can copy multiple videogame cartridges without disks. 9. SUFO Pro.7 can copy a videogame cartridge's BRAM (battery-backed-up RAM) to its internal BRAM, so if you have a cool save game stored on a videogame cartridge, you can transfer it to the unit's BRAM and use it with a copy of the videogame. The unit can also copy its internal BRAM to a videogame cartridge's BRAM. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot copy a videogame cartridge's BRAM to its internal BRAM or vice versa. To the Game Doctor SF VI's credit, this feature is available as standard equipment. 10. SUFO Pro.7 can test its memory and ROM for defects. With other systems such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit cannot test its memory and ROM for defects. To the Game Doctor SF VI's credit, the unit can test its memory, BRAM, ROM, and disk drive for defects. 11. SUFO Pro.7 has artificial intelligence to defeat copy-protection. The unit is capable of making NTSC SNES appear to be PAL and vice-versa, so foreign videogames designed for PAL SNES or NTSC SNES work properly. With other videogame cartridge copiers such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Game Doctor SF VI, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit is not capable of making NTSC SNES appear to be PAL nor vice versa. The unit is also capable of overriding videogame cartridge configuration, as the configuration may be falsified for copy-protection purposes. With other videogame cartridge copiers such as the Double Pro Fighter X, Game Doctor SF VI, Pro Fighter X Turbo, Super Wild Card DX, etc., the unit is not capable of overriding videogame cartridge configuration. 11. SUFO Pro.7 supports two (2) languages: English and Chinese. It can use alphanumeric (uppercase and lowercase), Japanese (Hiragana and Katakana), and special (_!#$%&) characters in filenames. 12. SUFO Pro.7 has disk functions: FORMAT (720K DS/DD, 800K DS/DD, 1.44M DS/HD, 1.60M DS/HD) DELETE RENAME FILE COPY (single/multiple copies) LIST FILES ========================================================================6 Super Wild Card DX (Super Nintendo) 32M min./32M max. Abbreviated SWCDX Parallel interface is standard equipment. DSP is not available. A no-frills, reliable videogame cartridge copier... ========================================================================7 There is no Genesis-only videogame cartridge copiers still in production. Get the Double Pro Fighter X (see above). ========================================================================8 To clarify what I mean when I say that I have the lowest and best prices in North America, allow me to explain. My prices are the lowest - that I have seen or heard of in this entire continent. If anyone charges less, I am not aware of them. If you know of another dealer in North America who has lower prices than mine, please inform me and I will lower my prices permanently for everyone. Dealer must have units available for sale. (Pretty pointless to beat the price of a dealer who have nothing to sell, right?) And we are comparing FINAL DELIVERED prices, so be sure to include the service charges for wiring money overseas if applicable, sales tax, etc.. To get me to beat another dealer's price, the following conditions must be met: (all very reasonable conditions) 1. Dealer must have at least 10 units in inventory. 2. Dealer must be based somewhere in North America. 3. Dealer must provide warranty. 4. Dealer must have a track record of reliability. Minimum 1 year experience in selling and servicing videogame cartridge copiers. No sense in beating the prices of a dealer that no one trusts. Not only do I have the lowest prices, I am never out-of-stock on any item!! You pay; you get. Simple as that. Ah, the benefits of living practically right next door to the manufacturers of the copiers... Videogame cartridge copiers typically go through many revisions throughout their lifetime. American and Canadian dealers have to maintain an inventory for their customers. As a result, there is no guarantee that you will receive the most recent version of the machine, and may in fact be buying a months-old design fraught with bugs and design flaws. Why subject yourself to all this grief? The best way to buy a videogame cartridge copier is through a Hong Kong-based dealer, since he/she does not maintain an inventory and sells machines on a per-order basis. As a result, you are assured the most recent version of the machine. I offer BIOS upgrades free-of-charge to all customers for life, to ensure that their purchases remain up-to-date for many years to come. Are there any problems getting the machine past US Customs? US Customs is after bigger fish than a person who buys a single videogame cartridge copier and I have never EVER heard of a case where a customer who bought a single videogame cartridge copier from overseas did not receive it. All orders are shipped to you clearly marked "Sample", thus facilitating Customs clearance. In the 3+ years that I was based in the US selling videogame cartridge copiers, I typically order 5 to 10 machines at a time, and NEVER had a problem with US Customs. Anyone who says otherwise without proof is just using a scare tactic to prevent potential customers from buying from a foreign dealer. Customer service is a top priority with me! Feel free to send email with any question you may have before-and-after the sale and you will receive a response within 24 hours, usually much sooner. I also maintain a ftp site where you can find many documents regarding and patches and utilities for videogame cartridge copiers (send email for information on the ftp service). No other dealer gives you so much, for so little. The lowest prices... Reliability... Support... How can you lose? Oh, one last thing, shipping's on you... The only way to get a copier for less is to buy a used one, steal one, or ask a friend to buy one for you in Hong Kong. Even with option 3, your savings are minimal and you run the risk of picking up a refurblished machine (ever hear of those "colored" MGH's? Blue, green, etc.. ) which are primarily sold to unsuspecting tourists which almost always break down within a matter of months. Buying from me means buying with experience (3+ years of it). I know what I am doing and will not be duped by unscrupulous dealers in Hong Kong (many of them). I was born there and spent my childhood there so I know my way around. Please spread this file... You may flood my mailbox now. :) I will always be available at chiu@crl.com, so keep my address handy. Feel free to ask questions/place an order/etc. through email. To place an order, send email telling me what item(s) you are interested in, and appropriate instructions will be sent to you. Thanks! For your convenience, we are accessible through a variety of means: (Please choose the one most convenient for you.) email: chiu@crl.com phone: 1-800-742-5784 (ORDERS/CUSTOMER SERVICE - toll-free) phone: 1-510-799-3875 fax : 1-707-552-0841 Call the 800 number ONLY to place an order or for customer service. Only CUSTOMERS may call this number for customer service. Prices and conditions subject to change without notice or obligation. Thanks for reading this far... Whew! rev.950201 --- Regards, Lawrence Chiu (800) 742-5784 ORDERS/CUSTOMER SERVICE (510) 799-3875 (707) 552-0841 fax - Mastercard, Visa, or American Express accepted - Videogame Cartridges, Videogame Cartridge Copiers, and Videogame Accessories (SNES/Genesis) Since 1991 Videogame Cartridge Copiers for the lowest and best prices in North America! 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