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[PC-FX Discussion / Re: "Traditional" Fighter on PC-FX]

Yeah, HuneX Fighter '98 was mentioned on this very forum a few years back, and elsewhere before that. But this stuff is always hard to find unless you know what you're looking for. I'm not sure this minigame is worth buying the full game for, but it's definitely worth a look for PC-FX fans on what could have been. It's a shame that the PlayStation forced the glory days of 2D sprites to disappear so quickly.

Anyway, don't go paying crazy prices for First Kiss Monogatari. Despite being the last PC-FX game released, the game isn't in demand at all, even in Japan. $10-20 is normal. Note that the PS port and all the other versions don't have the fighting minigame included. However, there was a trio of First Kiss Monogatari accessory software released for PC and the last one contains HuneX Fighter '98 ver.2. From what I can tell, that version looks just like the original with the same 3 characters except with more special effects. I've never bothered getting the PC version but it's also readily available for cheap.

[PC-FX Discussion / Re: FX-BMP Questions]

Yeah, always a pleasure to see you, SuperDeadite. I definitely feel that the SS version of LII is better on account of its extra scenarios. And the disparity in volume between the quiet streamed music and the raucous voices/sound effects in FX is really unfortunate. I hope you're enjoying GLVI; IMO, GLV took a turn for the worse in gameplay, which has made me hesitant to try GLVI.

Anyway, I got a pre-owned FX-BMP about 3 weeks ago and never touched it until today. I put some AAA batteries into the thing (of course it didn't come with any) and was surprised to see that all the save files from the previous owner are still there, completely contrary to the general assumption that no batteries = unusable FX-BMP. Now, this thing has been battery-less for at least a month, which is what piqued my curiosity.

Anyway, I have a strong suspicion it's a non-rechargeable battery in the FX-BMP since even brand new modules can save without the battery, whereas rechargeable batteries need to charge before any use. It's still only a fair guess at this point since the console, once connected/powered up, could be charging up a rechargeable battery in the FX-BMP for all I know.

[PC-FX Discussion / Re: FX-BMP Questions]

Unfortunately, the PC-FX contains no system settings, and even if it did, it would probably be stored entirely on the PC-FX's internal memory and not the FX-BMP. The system even gives you a battery warning symbol if it doesn't detect any batteries in the FX-BMP even though saving is still possible. So far, I haven't dared leave it out though.

One other thing that I was wondering about was that if the FX-BMP's internal battery were rechargeable, whether the PC-FX itself, while plugged into an outlet, could charge it up.

[PC-FX Discussion / FX-BMP Questions]

How much memory can the FX-BMP store? I know that the PC-FX has 32KB of backup memory (32767 bytes) but with all my game saves on the FX-BMP (34000+ bytes), I certainly haven't reached the max yet. Is it something obscenely high, maybe even enough to store every PC-FX save file?

Also, what exactly are the batteries used for (since the FX-BMP can keep saves even when there is no battery)? Does the FX-BMP have a backup battery to keep charge when swapping the AAAs, one that'll eventually die over time like the Tennokoe Bank? Or is it a rechargeable battery like in the Duo where the internal battery is powered by the AAAs? Any help is appreciated.

EDIT: Alright, I did some research and found that the FX-BMP's capacity is 128k.