Obscure PC Engine hardware

rcantor77 · 02/25/2015, 09:41 AM

Just picked up this Wontec Wireless Joy Stick from Taiwan and wondered if anyone had seen it before...

Or maybe you have some other unlicensed or obscure hardware that is not often seen. Then please post pics as I would be interested to see what you have...

NecroPhile · 02/25/2015, 10:14 AM

I've never seen that happy rainbow unicorn fart controller, so thanks for sharing.

The closest I can get to obscure hardware is a wireless Acemore stick, a pachinko controller, and the PrintBooster/IllustBooster/PhotoReader.

rcantor77 · 02/25/2015, 10:41 AM

Yeah it doesn't look the prettiest but you gotta love the nice rainbow design... lol

Anyway, I have never heard of the Acemore Stick.. got any pics..?

NecroPhile · 02/25/2015, 11:15 AM

It looks like this one, though I don't have a box for mine.

rcantor77 · 02/25/2015, 12:07 PM

Ok cool. so it was a US release... never seen that one before.

NecroPhile · 02/25/2015, 12:40 PM

There's a very similar wired version too. I've not used one, but I assume it's crappy like the wireless one.

rcantor77 · 02/25/2015, 12:52 PM

Well they definitely are obscure as there is nothing on the web for either of them.

Have you seen the wired one about before then..?

rcantor77 · 02/25/2015, 01:00 PM

Found it...

And for just in case that ebay link stops working...

shubibiman · 02/25/2015, 02:35 PM

Wow !

rcantor77 · 02/25/2015, 04:22 PM

I love all these weird and wonderful pieces of obscure hardware... hopefully we can see some others that are in collections.

syphic · 02/25/2015, 07:27 PM

Don't forget the "Bonk Head" that goes with the Acemore stick. Any one have one?

MotherGunner · 02/25/2015, 10:06 PM

We need to get some Bonk heads made via 3-D printing. I've only seen pictures of it in a brochure.

rcantor77 · 02/26/2015, 03:40 AM

Bonk Head..... whaaattt..???

Never seen that, anyone got pics..?

esteban · 02/26/2015, 06:32 AM

Quote from: rcantor77 on 02/26/2015, 03:40 AMBonk Head..... whaaattt..???

Never seen that, anyone got pics..?

It is from a small book on "TurboGrafx Hints and Cheats"...there was a half-page (?) ad for a molded plastic Bonk Head to screw on the top of a joystick (like the TurboStick, or the obscure joysticks in this thread).

rcantor77 · 02/28/2015, 05:49 PM

Quote from: esteban on 02/26/2015, 06:32 AM
Quote from: rcantor77 on 02/26/2015, 03:40 AMBonk Head..... whaaattt..???

Never seen that, anyone got pics..?
It is from a small book on "TurboGrafx Hints and Cheats"...there was a half-page (?) ad for a molded plastic Bonk Head to screw on the top of a joystick (like the TurboStick, or the obscure joysticks in this thread).

Cheers pal, do you have a scan on your site..? Be interested to see it.

rcantor77 · 02/28/2015, 06:02 PM

Another controller I have that not seen much about is the Hori Wing Commander...

Its bloody horrible to use, but anyone else got one of these..?

esteban · 02/28/2015, 11:50 PM

Fly Wing

PCE

20 max pts

rcantor77 · 03/01/2015, 02:51 PM

Wow, never seen that before... was that a US release stick...?

Where did you come by that pic, from a magazine..?

esteban · 03/01/2015, 08:38 PM

Quote from: rcantor77 on 03/01/2015, 02:51 PMWow, never seen that before... was that a US release stick...?

Where did you come by that pic, from a magazine..?

Search the forum for "Fly Wing"...a fellow member shared it years ago. I had never seen one, either.

This is PCE compatible....I think the company sold same model for other consoles, too.

poponon · 03/01/2015, 10:29 PM

Why does the hori wing commander have 2 sets of a+b ? For handedness ? I can't imagine trying to use both at the same time

shubibiman · 03/02/2015, 01:45 AM

I guess it's supposed to allow both right-handed and left-handed to use it properly.

rcantor77 · 03/02/2015, 07:29 PM

Quote from: esteban on 03/01/2015, 08:38 PM
Quote from: rcantor77 on 03/01/2015, 02:51 PMWow, never seen that before... was that a US release stick...?

Where did you come by that pic, from a magazine..?
Search the forum for "Fly Wing"...a fellow member shared it years ago. I had never seen one, either.

This is PCE compatible....I think the company sold same model for other consoles, too.

I have... and amusingly all that turned up was a handful of your posts getting excited about 20 points.

esteban · 03/02/2015, 07:55 PM

Quote from: rcantor77 on 03/02/2015, 07:29 PM
Quote from: esteban on 03/01/2015, 08:38 PM
Quote from: rcantor77 on 03/01/2015, 02:51 PMWow, never seen that before... was that a US release stick...?

Where did you come by that pic, from a magazine..?
Search the forum for "Fly Wing"...a fellow member shared it years ago. I had never seen one, either.

This is PCE compatible....I think the company sold same model for other consoles, too.
I have... and amusingly all that turned up was a handful of your posts getting excited about 20 points.

Darn...you know, google no longer caches the forums...(it used to be really easy to search for stuff w/ Le Google).

If Necromancer (or _________) has pity on us, he may be able to find the original thread.

I'll look, too.

xcrement5x · 03/05/2015, 02:25 PM

Is this just an obscure PC Engine hardware thread or can it be other stuff as well?

I got that Rolfee book recently and have no idea of its origins.

esteban · 03/05/2015, 03:48 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/05/2015, 02:25 PMIs this just an obscure PC Engine hardware thread or can it be other stuff as well?

I got that Rolfee book recently and have no idea of its origins.

Add ROLFEE.

xcrement5x · 03/06/2015, 03:12 PM

Some Rolfee Love for ya

The Original Pic with the Cover:

Japan Imports - PC-FX by xcrement5x, on Flickr

Sketches:

PC-FX Rolfee Book Pages by xcrement5x, on Flickr

PC-FX Rolfee Book Pages by xcrement5x, on Flickr

Paper Doll Stuff:

PC-FX Rolfee Book Pages by xcrement5x, on Flickr

PC-FX Rolfee Book Pages by xcrement5x, on Flickr

Second Half, Some Dev Interviews I Think:

PC-FX Rolfee Book Pages by xcrement5x, on Flickr

PC-FX Rolfee Book Pages by xcrement5x, on Flickr

Back of the Cover:

PC-FX Rolfee Book Pages by xcrement5x, on Flickr

NecroPhile · 03/06/2015, 03:46 PM

That rolfee book is frickin' cool. Me so jelly.

csgx1 · 03/06/2015, 05:46 PM

Awesome thread. Lots of stuff I've never seen before. Thanks for sharing!

I don't own any obscure PCE stuff.

esteban · 03/06/2015, 05:57 PM

Thanks for posting pics.

Question: anything in that book about a miniature Rolfee figure?

There is an ad in a PCE magazine where a (possibly homemade) ROLFEE miniature is pictured.

WELL, THAT IS MY SPECULATION...I have no clue, really.

kisaku · 03/06/2015, 06:11 PM

Quote from: esteban on 03/06/2015, 05:57 PMThanks for posting pics.

Question: anything in that book about a miniature Rolfee figure?

There is an ad in a PCE magazine where a (possibly homemade) ROLFEE miniature is pictured.

WELL, THAT IS MY SPECULATION...I have no clue, really.

Isn't it the resin kit Rolfee?

NecroPhile · 03/06/2015, 06:22 PM

Image culled from the interwebz.

esteban · 03/06/2015, 06:53 PM

Wow, I had never seen that before.

RESIN KIT ROLFEE.

DAMN.

THANK YOU KISAKU and NECRO.

xcrement5x · 03/07/2015, 12:33 AM

That looks cute! If it's a resin kit I'm guessing it's in pieces so you'd need to do a lot of work to assemble.

henrycsc · 03/07/2015, 09:20 PM

Here are some goodies
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NecroPhile · 03/09/2015, 09:56 AM

Booties and gloves to keep you warm all winter.

kisaku · 03/09/2015, 11:35 AM

Here is my Rolfee it coloured ;)

xcrement5x · 03/09/2015, 11:41 AM

Nice Kisaku!
Did you assemble the Rolfee yourself or does it come that way in the box? Also, is that the whole PC-FX system library?

henrycsc · 03/10/2015, 11:03 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/09/2015, 09:56 AMBooties and gloves to keep you warm all winter.

Don't forget the shot glasses

NecroPhile · 03/11/2015, 09:45 AM

Quote from: henrycsc on 03/10/2015, 11:03 PMDon't forget the shot glasses

Those're frickin' awesome. Since you have five of 'em, do you play Bomberman as a drinking game, where the loser of each round has to pound a shot?

henrycsc · 03/13/2015, 08:33 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/11/2015, 09:45 AM
Quote from: henrycsc on 03/10/2015, 11:03 PMDon't forget the shot glasses
Those're frickin' awesome. Since you have five of 'em, do you play Bomberman as a drinking game, where the loser of each round has to pound a shot?

Yeah, firebombs.

Here's a poster I did a few years ago that lists and shows a lot of the obscure stuff.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/pcengine/pce-volution-poster-giveaway-winner-selected-t82.html
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rcantor77 · 03/19/2015, 08:47 AM

Thanks for the pics henrycsc, and that poster you did is great although its the items not on there that I really would love to see... the stuff that didn't really get sold in great volumes or no-one has really seen before.

I have been trying to track down some of the PC Engine hardware that was released in France, so far all I have manage to find is a boxed controller...

deubeul · 03/19/2015, 01:42 PM

Now I know my Sodipad box is seriously sunburned

Arkhan Asylum · 03/19/2015, 02:20 PM

rolfee makes my parts excited.

I have a develo box, if anyone wants to see that.

NecroPhile · 03/19/2015, 03:23 PM

Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 03/19/2015, 02:20 PMI have a develo box, if anyone wants to see that.

Heck yeah! Pics or gtfo!

Arkhan Asylum · 03/19/2015, 03:31 PM

ILL TAKE SOME WHEN I GET HOMO

wait, im already homo.

NecroPhile · 03/19/2015, 04:04 PM

I meant pics of the develo box, by the way. I can do without pics of your rolfee hardened nether bits.

esteban · 03/19/2015, 04:10 PM

Quote from: rcantor77 on 03/19/2015, 08:47 AMThanks for the pics henrycsc, and that poster you did is great although its the items not on there that I really would love to see... the stuff that didn't really get sold in great volumes or no-one has really seen before.

I have been trying to track down some of the PC Engine hardware that was released in France, so far all I have manage to find is a boxed controller...

That pad has a crazy amount of "ribbing" bas-relief (for lack of a better term for all the ridges in the mold).

Tell me more about this controller!

Was it a generic controller, or specifically for PCE?

Was it just a branded version of a third-party (or Chinese) PCE pad?

rcantor77 · 03/20/2015, 07:49 AM

Sorry the picture is nto great so here is another, as it is actually grey not black...

Sodipeng made this who had the distribution rights in France for the Core Grafx, Super Grafx and GT that got released there, so this considered an officially licensed product. There is also a Multitap that they did that looks like the Turbo Tap.

rcantor77 · 03/20/2015, 07:53 AM

And here is a better image of the Multitap they did...

NecroPhile · 03/20/2015, 09:55 AM

The controller is pretty cool looking, like what Giger would design, but they fucked up with the 'start' button.