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Satoshi Miwa
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"Japanese DC Launch Question"
, posted Thu 27 Jun 19:53
I'm having a debate with an E-mail friend about what kinda of modem the DC shipped with at launch. I'm saying it shipped with a 56 K modem, while he's saying it came with a Broadband adaptor and could be swapped out with a phone modem.
I think he's lost it, cause I swear broadband didn't hit till 2000 in Japan. But I wanna confirm it. So please help Japanese DC owners.
Those that help me get a cool no prize, and a genuine non-real cat from Sakaki-san!
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Freeter
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"Re(1):Japanese DC Launch Question"
, posted Thu 27 Jun 20:16
quote: I'm having a debate with an E-mail friend about what kinda of modem the DC shipped with at launch. I'm saying it shipped with a 56 K modem, while he's saying it came with a Broadband adaptor and could be swapped out with a phone modem.
I think he's lost it, cause I swear broadband didn't hit till 2000 in Japan. But I wanna confirm it. So please help Japanese DC owners.
Those that help me get a cool no prize, and a genuine non-real cat from Sakaki-san!
Wasn't it a 33.6k modem?
deoch 100th Post
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"Re(2):Japanese DC Launch Question"
, posted Fri 28 Jun 01:14
I *think* japanese was 33.6k and US was 56k at launch... Not positive though. I know it didn't launch with the broadband adaptor inside. The broadband adaptor had to be purchased separately (was available later), and has now become a sort of "hot" item as eBay auctions for the American equivilant would show.
dorikyasu
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"Japan = 33.6K, US = 56K"
, posted Fri 28 Jun 07:18:
quote: I *think* japanese was 33.6k and US was 56k at launch... Not positive though.
You are 100% correct. I bought my Japanese DC at launch and it came with 33.6K modem.
A few of my friends opted for slightly cheaper Asian DC model, but those did not come with modem...
(sorta related note: contrary to the popular belief, Soul Calibur wasn't available at Japanese DC launch. Thank god there was Sonic Adventure)
[this message was edited by dorikyasu on Fri 28 Jun 07:22]
Rid Hershel
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"Re(1):Japan = 33.6K, US = 56K"
, posted Fri 28 Jun 07:22
quote:Thank god there was Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure? Weren't Pen Pen Tricelon, Godzilla and VF3 the japanese launch titles? Then again, I may be wrong.
dorikyasu
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"Re(2):Japan = 33.6K, US = 56K"
, posted Fri 28 Jun 07:27:
quote: Thank god there was Sonic Adventure Sonic Adventure? Weren't Pen Pen Tricelon, Godzilla and VF3 the japanese launch titles? Then again, I may be wrong.
Yup, Japanese DC launched with Virtua Fighter 3tb, Pen Pen Triathlon, July and Godzilla Generations like you've mentioned. What I meant to say was that Sonic Adventure was pretty much only bright spot during first few months of DC's launch period... (forgot to add "shortly after" after Sonic Adventure...) :)
[this message was edited by dorikyasu on Fri 28 Jun 07:28]
Satoshi Miwa
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"Thanks guys!"
, posted Fri 28 Jun 15:30
Thanks, you've cleared things right up for me. Now I can win my argument1 *Evil laugh*
Ack, it launched with that many titles? Guess VF3 got the most play, cause the rest of those titles aren't all that hot...
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