=========================================================================== ------------------------------------- The following text was written by Console Express on January 28, 1995 ------------------------------------- Hello! The long-awaited Pro Fighter X Turbo has been recently released by CCL and we're proud to say this unit was well worth the wait! The driving force behind the PFXT was the release of the popular Super Wild Card DX which boasted many new features and enhancements never before seen on any other backup system leaving the Pro Fighter series behind. Well CCL is now striking back with the Pro Fighter X Turbo. And we have to say the PFXT is an equal match for the SWC DX and will undoubtedly please all Pro Fighter owners and fans! For those of you unfamiliar with the Pro Fighter series of model upgrades, we'll make things a bit more simple. We'll first list the differences between the PFX compared to the PFQ+, and then list the differences of the PFXT compared to the PFX. What was new in the PFX compared to the PFQ+: --------------------------------------------- 1) Totally redesigned casing with sleek new plastic shell, a sliding door style hatch for ram upgrades and rear peg support for USA super nintendos. 2) The internal I/O (Com) port has been removed and now comes as an optional accessory. 3) Added new SRAM & checksum deprotection routines to backup the latest protected software. 4) The BIOS now comes with 300 internal Goldfinger codes (1 for each of 300 different games). 5) Built-in DSP1 now comes as a standard feature. 6) Improved driver routines so that the games load about 15% faster. 7) Auto-boot load routines for multi-disk games. i.e. Upon inserting the next disk of your backup, the disk drive will automatically recognize the disk and continue loading without you having to press to retry. 8) Added game name window. i.e. When a game begins loading, it reads the file header and a new window pops-up displaying the full name of the game. Hence, if your file is called SUPERST.1, in the game name window you will see: GAME NAME "Super Street Fighter." 9) Auto CRC Error checking verifies your file is not corrupt. This is very useful because without CRC Error checking, you may think your game is working properly but will possibly find out somewhere during your game that it is corrupt! (crashes, glitches, etc) What's new in the PFXT compared to the PFX? ------------------------------------------- 1) First and foremost the PFXT has all the features of the PFX. 2) The PFXT now has a slimline plastic casing which is even sleeker, more compact and comes with built-in rear support without using pegs. Also it's no longer a rip-off of the DPF casing with the slots closed in with plastic. The unit itself fits perfectly on any Super Nintendo and its 2-tone grey color matches the SNES beautifully. 3) The PFXT now has a built-in Gameboy adapter on the right-hand side. However, to utilize this capability, you will need to buy the Smart-Card to play & store the Gameboy games. This is sold separately and is the most expensive piece (if you were to buy the entire gameboy adapter accessory). What is great though is the Gameboy DOS is now built-into the PFXT and is easily activated by selecting the GB DOS option. Note: PFX/PFQ/DPF owners have to load the GB DOS separately from disk. 4) The menu system has been revamped with your choice of 3 different diagonally scrolling backgrounds or 1 solid color background. Also, most of the windows have been redrawn using "button" style graphics with an excellent choice in colors. Overall the menu has a much shinier/ glossier look to it and blows away any other Pro Fighter menu ever seen! Our hats off to CCL! 5) Added to the main menu is an option called "Diagnostics". When entering this sub-menu you will have your choice of 5 more sub-options including: *PRO FIGHTER... This displays DRAM, SRAM, TRAM & DSP information. Also displayed is the BIOS version number which means CCL will now make regular updates for the PFXT. You can upgrade your BIOS with a simple chip replacement! *CARTRIDGE... Displays ROM, SRAM, DSP, MODE & VERSION of the current IC card inserted. *SNES... This is unique! It actually gives you some relevant information regarding the SNES you are using. *VERIFY... This allows you to toggle write & format with verify to ON or OFF. *TEST... This is simply great! This will thoroughly self-test the DRAM, SRAM & TRAM of your unit and obviously let you know if they are good or bad! 6) The system startup & function execution time such as directory listings, window displays and moving through the menu itself is significantly faster. 7) The game name window information has been expanded similar to the style of the SWC DX. The game name, mode, sram, country etc are now displayed for each game. The game name window as stated earlier looks beautiful with the style and colors CCL chose. 8) Added to the menu is also the COPY DISK option. This allows you to copy a full disk rather than copying 1 file at a time. 9) Included in the BIOS are several hundred more internal Goldfinger codes added to the previous 300 already from the Pro Fighter X. To explain in more detail, after you load a game it will prompt you to: "Use Goldfinger password YES/NO" If you choose YES, a Golfinger password will be executed and you will get an in-game cheat such as unlimited lives, shields, power ups, weapons etc. If you choose NO, the game will play as a normal cartridge without any cheats. 10) Included in the BIOS are even more SRAM & checksum deprotection routines to backup the latest protected software! 11) The PFXT also uses an ASIC circuit board. The ASIC circuitry means fewer chips are used on the circuit board. For example, the PFX used 18 different chips on the circuit board, the PFXT uses only 9. This means a significantly lower defective rate (although the PFX had an incredibly low defective rate anyways!), better longevity and stability for the PFXT. 12) The system now features "Internal Game Memory" *BEST NEW FEATURE* This feature is similar to the GameDoctorSF in which you can store entire backed-up games into your ram to be played later without having to reload them even after powering your SNES. Example: Load Mortal Kombat 2 either from disk or I/O. Play the game for as long as you want or shut it immediately. Turn your PFXT back an hour, day, or even years later and you will still see on the menu a window saying: "INTERNAL GAME: MORTAL KOMBAT 2" This means that Mortal Kombat 2 (your entire backed-up game) is now completely stored in ram until you load a different game into ram. Hence, choose the INTERNAL GAME option and you can play MK2 instantaneously from ram everytime without having to reload it!!! It's like playing the game from the original cartridge (no loading!) How many times have you gotten a hot new game which you played many times and had to wait to reload it because you powered your SNES? Now it's OK to power your SNES because the game will still be stored in ram! Powering the SNES will have no effect. What's also great is this feature is done automatically. Everytime you load a game it will automatically store that entire game into ram for you. And that game will be auto-erased out of ram anytime you decide to load a different game into ram. Hence, that "different" game will now be the current game stored in ram for future play! The way this feature was implemented was brilliant! The way it is handled and executed is so natural that you don't even realize it is automatically happening. There could have been many other ways that CCL could have handled this option, but the choice they made was certainly the best! This is a fantastic feature that we feel every backup unit owner will simple love and is something the SWC DX does not have. Not that we are in any way attempting to put the SWC DX down. PRO FIGHTER X TURBO COMPLETE FEATURE GUIDE: * 32mbit ram expandable to 256mbit * Removable hatch for easy ramboard upgrades * Ramboard uses 2*16mbit chips rather than 8*4mbit chips (better quality!) * 256k Save ram * 64k T-ram * Built-in DSP1 * FastRom & Hi-Rom * Goldfinger option * Internal 1.6m floppy drive * Autoboot load routine for multi-disk games * Realtime save & slow motion * Internal Game Memory **BEST FEATURE** * Reads multiple formats (SMC, SWC, SWCDX, FIG, MGH, MGD2) * Reads multiple save ram formats * Around 500 internal goldfinger codes * Internal Gameboy DOS * System diagnostics and self-test functions * Auto SRAM & checksum deprotection routines * Upgradable BIOS * Configurable menu system * Beautiful text & window driven user interface (No Icons) * Utility menu for game, disk & file maintenance * ASIC circuitry * Auto CRC Error checking * Pop-up style game information window * Optional I/O adapter for transfering games from your computer * Optional Gameboy capability * Optional GameGear capability through future adapter coming soon! * Power supply is required * Made by CCL (one of the best in the business!) ===========================================================================