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The Video Game Console Library - Capcom CPS Changer

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  DW FACTS by Dark Watcher
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Developer Manufacturer Release Date Country(s) Initial Price Model Number Game Releases Overall Rating
Capcom Co., Ltd. Capcom Co., Ltd. 1994 Japan $399 USD Unknown 11 NA
Ratings Reviews Pictures\Video Specs Games\Emulation Models Clones Links
Capcom CPS Changer
Ratings
Consoles are rated based upon the available technology at the time of its release.  Ratings based upon a 10 point scale (10 being excellent\very rare).
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Media (game media format, design, durability) N\A
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Game Library (quality, quantity of game library) N\A
Innovations (technological industrial strides) N\A
Gamer Value (good investment for the gamer?) N\A
Collector Value (good collector investment?) N\A
Games Rarity (general availability of games) N\A
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Reviews

  DW FACTS
  - by Dark Watcher

In the 1990's, SNK took a chance at bringing their arcade games to the home console market by creating the Neo Geo AES system. The home system garnered a niche fan base despite its high price tag.

In 1994, Capcom saw an opportunity to venture into this niche home market. Gamers enjoy popular arcade titles without Capcom having to pay royalties for "lower quality" home conversions on other systems. Not a bad idea!

Rather then recreating their CPS-1 arcade board packs for home market use, Capcom created an adapter that could interface with existing boards. The Capcom Power System Changer (or CPS Changer) plugged into the arcade board CPS-1 JAMMA connectors. It provided two joystick ports, TV composite video output, TV S-Video output and an 8 channel mono audio output (no stereo sound).

Obviously the CPS Changer requires the arcade board, so Capcom sold the adapter in a package deal. The package containing CPS Changer, one CPS fighter controller, and the Street Fighter II Turbo arcade board sold for 39,800 yen. Other compatible arcade boards could be purchased for 20,000 for a single title, 2 for 38,800 and 3 for 55,000 yen. See the Games section for compatible titles.

Due to the high cost of using CPS Changer, and the fact that home console conversions were reaching near perfect arcade quality, sales began to dwindle. By March of 1996, Capcom had dropped all support for CPS Changer.

FACT: Capcom decided to give owners one last hurrah for purchasing their product. Capcom released a special conversion of their CPS-2 arcade board title Street Fighter Zero for the CPS Changer. The game was rewritten with reduced sound samples, and color depth. It was sold for 35,000 yen as a farewell gesture.
 


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Pictures & Video

Various picture\video media for this console.  Click pictures to enlarge.
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Specs

For the hardware enthusiasts out there - all the detail you\we love.
 Processor Type  Processor Speed  Other Processor Information RAM \ Video RAM
Custom Capcom microprocessor Unknown None Unknown

Screen Resolution

Color Palette

Polygons \ Sprites

 Audio
Unknown Unknown Unknown 8 channel mono audio

Media Format

Media Capacity

Games Released

Other Supported Formats
Cartridge (PCB arcade board inside) Unknown 11 None

Internal Storage

External \ Removable Storage

Game Controllers

Other Game \ Peripheral Devices
Unknown None Fighter Arcade Joysticks None
Controller Ports Network Ports

Other Ports

Audio \ Video
Two (2) None None S-Video, Composite

Power Supply

Other Outputs

 Other Details \ Notes
Unknown None None
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Games & Emulation

Games screen shots and\videos released for this system.  Click pictures to enlarge.
Muscle Bomber

Muscle Bomber

 PCB Board

PCB Board

 Street Fighter II

Street Fighter II
Final Fight

Final Fight

 Knights of the Round

Knights of the Round
Warriors of Fate - Intro
Video courtesy of 98PaceCar.		 Warriors of Fate - Game Play
Video courtesy of 98PaceCar.		 Street Fighter 2 Turbo Game Play
Video courtesy of 98PaceCar.
Third Party Emulators
Program Website Description

Callus

http://bloodlust.zophar.net/Callus/callus.htm

 This is an easy to use CPS-1 emulator for WIN32 operating systems.
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Models

Additional authorized releases for this console.
No other additional models were released.
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Clones

Non-licensed releases (clones).
No clones were released for this system.
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Links

Highly recommended additional sites\resources for this system.
Name Website Description
NFG Games http://nfg.2y.net/games/CPSChanger/ CPS Changer website\pics
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