childrens palace was a great store, even times better than toys r us for game selection, but they were bought out by toys r us's corporation i believe?? in those days of 8 or so systems on the market it was great to see each one with its own space, unlike k mart or walmart that only catered to nintendo (or perhaps were bullied)
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#202
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Vol. numbers?
04/17/2007, 10:11 AM
so it must be like atari's CX2600 number designations in a way. so can it be speculated that vol 62 may have been in production?
so if bomberman 94 as the last hudson hucard, was it the last hucard made period?
so if bomberman 94 as the last hudson hucard, was it the last hucard made period?
#203
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / game rental stores of years gone by.
04/17/2007, 01:38 AM
so while we are waxing nostalgic on old TZD flyers and toys r us overstock on other threads, it had me thinking. there was once a store in my town which had a movie and game rental area, which they also had a large amount of TG16 games.
it was part of a somewhat very long strip mall which on the other end had a short lived toystore, which carried tg16 until its closing in 1991. so this rental place had all game formats from 1990 and 1991, but what was cool is that when that store closed down they continued to rent out the tg16 and tg-cd games. as a result i was able to play just about every game put out from 89-91. the rental place inside the store closed down some time in 1996 and what happened to all those games is unknown, they never sold them, it all just closed one day.
it was however the ONLY store i have ever seen in my life where tg16 games were rented. most stores of the time were strictly NES and only touched the genesis after it had really taken off. it was good to see at least one place that rented our games. i have never seen a store rent out sega cd, 3do, jaguar, neogeo or imports.
by the time ps1 saturn and n64 had come about, only places such as hollywood or blockbuster were renting anymore, and it sucks the fun out of it knowing what mainstrean selection from a big corporation is going to get you. of course by then used games were more prevalent and often cheaper than 1 or 2 rents so screw em ayways.
this was in the pittsburgh, pa. area. robinson township. the store was called phar-mor. but since i have not lived there for many years i cant say if it still opeates, but they quit renting in 95 or 96
so does anyone else have stories to share. where and when? i would like to hear them.
it was part of a somewhat very long strip mall which on the other end had a short lived toystore, which carried tg16 until its closing in 1991. so this rental place had all game formats from 1990 and 1991, but what was cool is that when that store closed down they continued to rent out the tg16 and tg-cd games. as a result i was able to play just about every game put out from 89-91. the rental place inside the store closed down some time in 1996 and what happened to all those games is unknown, they never sold them, it all just closed one day.
it was however the ONLY store i have ever seen in my life where tg16 games were rented. most stores of the time were strictly NES and only touched the genesis after it had really taken off. it was good to see at least one place that rented our games. i have never seen a store rent out sega cd, 3do, jaguar, neogeo or imports.
by the time ps1 saturn and n64 had come about, only places such as hollywood or blockbuster were renting anymore, and it sucks the fun out of it knowing what mainstrean selection from a big corporation is going to get you. of course by then used games were more prevalent and often cheaper than 1 or 2 rents so screw em ayways.
this was in the pittsburgh, pa. area. robinson township. the store was called phar-mor. but since i have not lived there for many years i cant say if it still opeates, but they quit renting in 95 or 96
so does anyone else have stories to share. where and when? i would like to hear them.
#204
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Magical chase US
04/17/2007, 01:28 AM
toys r us always managed to keep games around past thier time. it was great to go in and see out of print games. i even saw a stack of atari 5200 games one time when i went in there in 1991! i bought most of my tg16 games there as they were the only one with a decent selection in my area. babbages always seemed to run low for some reason.
but when a gamestop-esque store opened, the first of its kind in our area, it was the only place i went to go to buy games, it was cheap used tg16 games! it was a shock. there i got parasol stars, cosmic fantasy 2, the cd rom itself, ys and many many more. they also sold manga and guitars, and just about anything else they would feel like, but the focus was games, and it had a mom and pop feel to it that that sadly, cant be duplicated in this gamestop monopoly and hysteria of overcharging on common games because to be nostalgic is nevau cool and because it also inturn deters people from doing a quick turn around on ebay.
the last game i bought in the stores was vasteel in late 94
oh how i long for 1992!
but when a gamestop-esque store opened, the first of its kind in our area, it was the only place i went to go to buy games, it was cheap used tg16 games! it was a shock. there i got parasol stars, cosmic fantasy 2, the cd rom itself, ys and many many more. they also sold manga and guitars, and just about anything else they would feel like, but the focus was games, and it had a mom and pop feel to it that that sadly, cant be duplicated in this gamestop monopoly and hysteria of overcharging on common games because to be nostalgic is nevau cool and because it also inturn deters people from doing a quick turn around on ebay.
the last game i bought in the stores was vasteel in late 94
oh how i long for 1992!
#205
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Vol. numbers?
04/17/2007, 01:16 AM
very cool! so they only released 61 hu card games? thats really not alot. so i guess it was one a month for 61 months? so if the first month was october 1987 (or november??) then 61 would be at the end of 1992, but it cant be if its bomberman 94. confusing ne?
maybe it was just every time the released a new hucard and skipped a few months.
maybe it was just every time the released a new hucard and skipped a few months.
#206
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Vol. numbers?
04/16/2007, 09:43 AM
So is there a list of the Japanese hucards by volume number? i notice a few of them have this listing in the upper right corner. but what does it mean? and how many were there?
#207
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Magical chase US
04/16/2007, 09:29 AM
i did see the JP version last week under glass in a store for 16800 yen. but i have never seen the US version in a store or on ebay. did TZD have any?
#208
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Hudson's Revenge - URL
04/14/2007, 06:00 PM
i didnt know hudson was based out of hokkaido! i also thought NEC developed the pc engine, not t'other way round.
#209
Off-Topic / NEC makes hybrid battery
04/13/2007, 08:34 AM
I dont know where this post should go but i will put it here. there is no mention of PC engine or any NEC history really, but some about nissan. perhaps these cars will have a plug in slot for the GT or LT 
TOKYO - Nissan and electronics maker NEC will produce batteries for ecologically friendly vehicles, the companies said Friday, signaling efforts by the Japanese automaker to catch up with rivals that have a head start in green technology.
Nissan Motor Co., Japan's No. 3 automaker, and NEC Corp. are investing 490 million yen ($4.1 million) to set up a joint venture by the end of this month, to produce lithium-ion batteries for green vehicles, including electric cars and hybrids by 2009, they said in a statement.
Nissan has fallen behind Japanese rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. in developing hybrids and other ecologically friendly technologies that reduce gas emissions blamed for global warming.
Tokyo-based Nissan has started selling hybrid cars, including the Altima, but licenses the technology from Toyota. Hybrids switch between a gas engine and electric motor to deliver better mileage and a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
But Nissan has developed what it said was a superior auto battery technology with NEC, Executive Vice President Carlos Tavares said.
Nissan plans to introduce its original hybrid vehicle by 2010, and an original next-generation electric vehicle in the early part of the next decade, he said.
"Together Nissan and NEC's engineers have addressed the key challenges of cost, performance, safety and reliability. We believe that we have a breakthrough technology: the lithium-ion battery produce we will produce," Tavares said.
Lithium-ion batteries are common in gadgets such as laptops and cell phones but have yet to be fully adapted to the more rigorous demands of a car engine.
Hybrids from Toyota and Honda use nickel-metal hydride batteries, although automakers, including General Motors Corp. of the U.S., are working on lithium-ion batteries for vehicles.
The battery product from NEC and Nissan will be made available to all automakers, Nissan said.
"Co-development with Nissan has enabled a superior-class battery that we expect to spread in the market at an unmatched speed," NEC Executive Vice President Konosuke Kashima said.
Nissan will have a 50 percent stake in Automotive Energy Supply Corp., the new joint venture, while NEC and subsidiary and battery maker NEC Tokin Corp. own a combined 50 percent.
Although sales of hybrids and cars boasting other environmentally friendly technology are still a fraction of standard models, both Toyota and Honda have seen their brand image improve from promoting such advances, such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic hybrids.
Sales of Toyota and Honda small cars have jumped in the U.S. and other overseas markets lately on the back of soaring oil prices.
Nissan was near bankruptcy before entering an alliance with Renault SA of France in 1999, and is forging a gradual turnaround.
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive at Renault and Nissan, who led the revival, in the past has played down the importance of hybrids, which are expensive to develop and take time to catch on.
He had stressed instead innovations in gas engines, while saying Nissan was working on its own hybrid technology.
Toyota is the first automaker to sell a mass-produced hybrid to consumers, with the Prius in 1997. Toyota has dozens of patents on the technology and has sold more hybrid vehicles than any other car maker.
Nissan shares, which have declined since earlier this year, lost nearly 2 percent in Tokyo to close at 1,228 yen ($10.3), while NEC dipped 1.2 percent to 642 yen ($5.4).
TOKYO - Nissan and electronics maker NEC will produce batteries for ecologically friendly vehicles, the companies said Friday, signaling efforts by the Japanese automaker to catch up with rivals that have a head start in green technology.
Nissan Motor Co., Japan's No. 3 automaker, and NEC Corp. are investing 490 million yen ($4.1 million) to set up a joint venture by the end of this month, to produce lithium-ion batteries for green vehicles, including electric cars and hybrids by 2009, they said in a statement.
Nissan has fallen behind Japanese rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. in developing hybrids and other ecologically friendly technologies that reduce gas emissions blamed for global warming.
Tokyo-based Nissan has started selling hybrid cars, including the Altima, but licenses the technology from Toyota. Hybrids switch between a gas engine and electric motor to deliver better mileage and a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.
But Nissan has developed what it said was a superior auto battery technology with NEC, Executive Vice President Carlos Tavares said.
Nissan plans to introduce its original hybrid vehicle by 2010, and an original next-generation electric vehicle in the early part of the next decade, he said.
"Together Nissan and NEC's engineers have addressed the key challenges of cost, performance, safety and reliability. We believe that we have a breakthrough technology: the lithium-ion battery produce we will produce," Tavares said.
Lithium-ion batteries are common in gadgets such as laptops and cell phones but have yet to be fully adapted to the more rigorous demands of a car engine.
Hybrids from Toyota and Honda use nickel-metal hydride batteries, although automakers, including General Motors Corp. of the U.S., are working on lithium-ion batteries for vehicles.
The battery product from NEC and Nissan will be made available to all automakers, Nissan said.
"Co-development with Nissan has enabled a superior-class battery that we expect to spread in the market at an unmatched speed," NEC Executive Vice President Konosuke Kashima said.
Nissan will have a 50 percent stake in Automotive Energy Supply Corp., the new joint venture, while NEC and subsidiary and battery maker NEC Tokin Corp. own a combined 50 percent.
Although sales of hybrids and cars boasting other environmentally friendly technology are still a fraction of standard models, both Toyota and Honda have seen their brand image improve from promoting such advances, such as the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic hybrids.
Sales of Toyota and Honda small cars have jumped in the U.S. and other overseas markets lately on the back of soaring oil prices.
Nissan was near bankruptcy before entering an alliance with Renault SA of France in 1999, and is forging a gradual turnaround.
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive at Renault and Nissan, who led the revival, in the past has played down the importance of hybrids, which are expensive to develop and take time to catch on.
He had stressed instead innovations in gas engines, while saying Nissan was working on its own hybrid technology.
Toyota is the first automaker to sell a mass-produced hybrid to consumers, with the Prius in 1997. Toyota has dozens of patents on the technology and has sold more hybrid vehicles than any other car maker.
Nissan shares, which have declined since earlier this year, lost nearly 2 percent in Tokyo to close at 1,228 yen ($10.3), while NEC dipped 1.2 percent to 642 yen ($5.4).
#210
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gates of thunder/Bonk 3 in 1 back insert?
04/11/2007, 02:34 AM
hey shouldnt the copyright on that say 1992 and not 1993?
#211
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Anybody know of any FORUMS for the PC Engine and / or Turbo Grafx-16?
04/11/2007, 02:28 AM
uh, you're looking at one
#212
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gates of thunder/Bonk 3 in 1 back insert?
04/09/2007, 03:38 AM
au contraire! for perfect repros of my games, and thus keeping the originals in perma-mint condition, it is worth it!
i dont even have a printer now anyways, but someday
i dont even have a printer now anyways, but someday
#213
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gates of thunder/Bonk 3 in 1 back insert?
04/07/2007, 11:05 AM
well i assumed that in the age of CDs that people in garage bands wanting to make their own albums would be looking for something like that, and thus the demand would facilitate the need for it.
i am guessing no sort of paper/program exsits. arent there printable CD labels though?
i am guessing no sort of paper/program exsits. arent there printable CD labels though?
#214
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gates of thunder/Bonk 3 in 1 back insert?
04/07/2007, 04:20 AM
is there anywhere on the net that can show instructions for sizing it perfectly so that it will fit in CD case exactly as it is supposed to fit.
also finding some printer paper that has that pereforation where the spine would be for that perfect fold. where can this be found?
also finding some printer paper that has that pereforation where the spine would be for that perfect fold. where can this be found?
#215
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Mindrec games - will they fry my Duo?
04/06/2007, 02:49 PM
i made a back up of implode and the CD R played fine. i read that to burn at 1X makes the CD r have the most quality whe playing. but if some CD rs wont pay then the future releases could have some hurdles.
#216
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: *drool*
04/06/2007, 02:43 PM
thats a cool story! i found out about TZD in mid or late 94. i got a mailer out of the blue. i assume that they got my address from the turbografx warranty card i sent to NEC, or the workin designs newsletter. thats the only logical way that i can see them knowing it.
the first mailer i distinctly recall being huge with a letter of intent, in color, a listing of japanese games, and the arcade card, but my memory could be hazy.
im gad to see someone was able to handle the turbo's after life and give it decent suppor. especially in the days before everyone knew everything because of the internet. its after life, thanks to tzd didnt suffer the fate of the jaguar or 3do where many games were just destoryed because they werent moving.
the first mailer i distinctly recall being huge with a letter of intent, in color, a listing of japanese games, and the arcade card, but my memory could be hazy.
im gad to see someone was able to handle the turbo's after life and give it decent suppor. especially in the days before everyone knew everything because of the internet. its after life, thanks to tzd didnt suffer the fate of the jaguar or 3do where many games were just destoryed because they werent moving.
#217
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: *drool*
04/05/2007, 02:21 AM
i wish i would have kept my mailer that TZD sent me in the summer of 1994 announcing its opening for business. I remember the list being long long long!
anyone still have it?
anyone still have it?
#218
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: First Japanese Virtual Console game in America?
04/04/2007, 10:35 AM
they need to bring some japanese games over. because even with all the CD games (in theory) being released, the TG library will be the first to be completely exhausted and fast! i wonder what other games were near finished but never put out?