Playchoice vs. Playchoice 10

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Recently picked up a big lot of games and there is a playchoice . How are they different from the pc10? I see only 1 monitor and side art has an additional Nintendo graphic above the normal graphic.Not finding much info here. Coin door looks generic but all the smart buttons etc appears the same. Only 1 monitor.

Only Pic I snapped 2nite with the PC in it.
 

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Agreed 100%

Nintendo must have had extra monitors to burn and just decide to waste them. Lol
 
Agreed 100%

Nintendo must have had extra monitors to burn and just decide to waste them. Lol
Actually, Nintendo had extra monitors to burn once Donkey Kong started to die down, this was a major factor for developing Punch-Out!! (1983) with a dual screen system using two of the identical monitors that were used in Donkey Kong cabinets. Playchoice dual monitor machines (1986) exist primarily as a kit installed on Punch-Out!! cabinets which were deployed by operators once the interest in Punch-Out!! (and arcades in general) began to die down a bit - for Nintendo at least. So yes, you are right, but it was 3 years earlier when the excess monitor issue originated.

Some more details beginning at 1:30 of this Gaming Historian feature:

 
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