PCE Memories "Turbo Duo Edition"

[JoshTurboTrollX]

$15 is a lot closer to his actual cost than $150.  A standard jewel case with 8 page book and full color everything is known to cost about $1000 for 500*, so figure $8 for the games themselves; add $4 for the spines; add $3 for the coin (less if additional copies were made for future box sets); and add maybe $5 for the box (small quantity = pricey).  So about $20.

$20 + the time it took to design everything.

[NecroPhile]

$20 + the time it took to design everything. 

That's nothing compared to the time and effort that went into making the game.

[Duo_R]

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November 13, 2014

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[CGQuarterly]

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November 13, 2014

Hiatus
 

The BEST OF JAPAN boxset is now on hiatus. Thanks to everybody for the support with our little project. The titles included in the boxset will be available seperately in 2015. If you're interested in those or a possible re-issue of the box, make sure to be subscribed to our newsletter or just get in touch by email.

You can e-mail him to make sure.  I got in on the second run.

[Duo_R]

I didn't even know about the PC Engine Best collection he did. Did anyone snag that one too?

[CGQuarterly]

I didn't even know about the PC Engine Best collection he did. Did anyone snag that one too?

Is that not the same thing?  Thats what I got, and I thought that was his first product of this new line of booties that he's doing.

[Duo_R]

yeah looks like it, so it's pretty legit?

For the 2nd collection I mainly want Dungeon Explorer II so I can play the game translated. But the box set is templting.

[Psycho Punch]

Seriously where the hell does these people press pirate discs professionally... every place I've searched for making a small project of mine required tons of documentation and proof you own the data on the disc, if it has music in it you had to provide details about the author and the rights transfer document for every single track.

[SamIAm]

^^^If anyone ever figures out the answer to this (without blowing any necessary cover), I think it's going to usher in an era of much cheaper bootlegs.

Already submitted my request to buy this.  I know a lot of you guys are down on this guy, suggesting that it costs him $15 to produce these sets, but I think you're way off.  I bought the first set, and the quality is absolutely top-notch, and it's obvious that a lot of attention to detail and just plain Turbo-love went in to it.  I don't know or have anything to do with anything that this guy may or may not have done to the community, but this is a top-quality product and I have absolutely no problem paying $37.50 shipped per title.

Ripping off Bonknuts and his Megaman PCE project is 80% of the reason why I don't like this guy, and why I won't ever give him money. It's also why I won't ever make a translation of the paper manuals for any of my translation projects. The high prices more or less just seal the deal. To hell with this guy.

[ClodBusted]

Seriously where the hell does these people press pirate discs professionally...

Just a clueless guess... China, Malaysia or Thailand?

Seriously, I don't know anything, but I see lots of bootlegs (movies, books, even plastic model kits) advertised on that  well know auction site coming from these countries.

[CrackTiger]

Seriously where the hell does these people press pirate discs professionally... every place I've searched for making a small project of mine required tons of documentation and proof you own the data on the disc, if it has music in it you had to provide details about the author and the rights transfer document for every single track.

Switzerland

[clackattack]

I hear that moon nazis make a majority of the bootleg discs around on the market today. I would imagine thier moon base has a pretty large production facility, hard to compete with that

[clackattack]

But yea, in all seriousness, i told my wife this was the ONLY thing i want for Christmas... now we wait to see how good of a listener she is

[ToyMachine78]

Could be from Russia too. They bootleg all sorts of media.

[Arjak]

But yea, in all seriousness, i told my wife this was the ONLY thing i want for Christmas... now we wait to see how good of a listener she is

Heh, I told my mom something similar; that the main things I want for Christmas are this, and the Amazon exclusive version of the Cowboy Bebop Blu-Ray box set.

If I get both of those, I'll have a Merry Christmas.

[Joe Redifer]

Aaron should have a cool photo spread and/or review when the new version of the site goes up. I am looking forward to receiving mine as well. Glad they made them harder to pass off as real while still keeping them looking awesome.

[NecroPhile]

Seriously where the hell does these people press pirate discs professionally... every place I've searched for making a small project of mine required tons of documentation and proof you own the data on the disc, if it has music in it you had to provide details about the author and the rights transfer document for every single track.

You're overestimating the effort they put into vetting the "proof" you submit, especially for something being done outside its country of origin.

[PCEngineFX]

Aaron should have a cool photo spread and/or review when the new version of the site goes up. I am looking forward to receiving mine as well. Glad they made them harder to pass off as real while still keeping them looking awesome.

I got mine last week and yes they look awesome.  If you want photos, I'll put them up here instead of on the new site which won't be up till next year.

[CGQuarterly]

Just submitted payment for this one.  Really looking forward to DEII.

[esadajr]

I'm on the fence about both the collections. I want them, but my money is tied up (smash bros. Wii U) right now

The first one is worth it, the games look almost like the originals, (they put their pceworks in very subtle way). You get to play good games on the original hardware without making the laser work extra.

As per the second collection, I can play Bonk 3 on the everdrive, I'm not interested in DE II or Godzilla and the japanese Dynastic Hero can be had for like 20 bucks.

[Lochlan]

You get to play good games on the original hardware without making the laser work extra.

You can buy five or six lasers for the cost of this set.

[CGQuarterly]

It's not about preserving my laser assembly, for me.  The prices of Turbo shit have gotten so insane that $150 for this set is a steal, because I get to feel like I have a copy of DEII and Dynastic Hero that isn't on a CD-R festooned with my sharpie pen chicken scratch.  These aren't legit, but they're close enough that I'll never feel like I need to replace them with original copies.  And I'll say again that I don't think $37.50 shipped is too much for a CIB repro game.  Those of you who say they should be like $15 should put your money where your mouth is and make it happen.

[munchiaz]

I don't see an issue in people buying these to have a nice copy besides having a burned CD-R other hobbyist do stuff like this all the time. Be it a replica car, or model ect. As long as they are not passed off as legit then it's fine.

[PCEngineFX]

Even the posters are made out of quality materials......they have a laminate on them which make them feel/appear glossy.

[NecroPhile]

I'm not interested in DE II or Godzilla

You are dead to me.

[esadajr]

I don't see an issue in people buying these to have a nice copy besides having a burned CD-R other hobbyist do stuff like this all the time. Be it a replica car, or model ect. As long as they are not passed off as legit then it's fine.

Like owning a replica Rolex, Rembrandt, phone, etc. The second boxset won't inspire that feeling though.

[Duo_R]

lol

I'm not interested in DE II or Godzilla

You are dead to me.

[Otaking]

I don't see an issue in people buying these to have a nice copy besides having a burned CD-R other hobbyist do stuff like this all the time. Be it a replica car, or model ect. As long as they are not passed off as legit then it's fine.

Like owning a replica Rolex, Rembrandt, phone, etc. The second boxset won't inspire that feeling though.

I'm not sure about that analogy. Millions of prints of famous pieces of artwork have been sold, i'm sure the people who bought them gain pleasure and appreciate them regardless they're not the multi million dollar originals.
 

[Bernie]

Just paid for mine as well.  Looking forward to Beyond Shadowgate and Might and Magic III in the next set.....

[Mathius]

Just paid for mine as well.  Looking forward to Beyond Shadowgate and Might and Magic III in the next set.....

The music in Beyond Shadowgate reminds me of something from the Amiga, or Sound Blaster based IBM PC. I go on and on about how I got my copy in a trade. I still love and cherish it. Thank you. You know who you are.

[esadajr]

I'm forfeiting my place in line. If anyone is interested in buying this, please PM me your Paypal address and I'll ask our buddy Tobias to invoice you instead.

[Flare65]

Just got my set in in the mail.  The quality is top notch and well worth the price.

[johnnykonami]

I would go for this if it were $100 maybe, definitely if less.  My main interest would be Dungeon Explorer II, but I'd rather just wait for a real one one day.  I love Westone / Wonder Boy, but I have a Japanese copy of Dynastic Hero so I'm good there for now.  I just looked at DEII on Ebay for the hell of it, does anyone else get upset when they take the cd out of the box and set it on a table just for a picture?  I know they are only just trying to sell, but I avoid all the auctions that do that.

[NecroPhile]

... does anyone else get upset when they take the cd out of the box and set it on a table just for a picture?  I know they are only just trying to sell, but I avoid all the auctions that do that.

It doesn't bother me.  Unless the guy is a careless oaf or he has a sandpaper tablecloth, no harm should come to the disc.

[Joe Redifer]

Here's a video about the set from a guy I know:

PC-Engine Memories Turbo Duo Edition :: Game Reproduction

[jlued686]

Cool video. Really well done. Thanks for sharing.

[HailingTheThings]

Cool video. Really well done. Thanks for sharing.

Ditto. Not Corgan was entertaining.

[NecroPhile]

Here's a video about the set from a guy I know:

PC-Engine Memories Turbo Duo Edition :: Game Reproduction

He says they restored the two removed tracks (I didn't even know they were missing), but did they do anything to fix the broken scoring?

*edit*  -  Oops, I mean for Godzilla.

[Trenton_net]

Here's a video about the set from a guy I know:

PC-Engine Memories Turbo Duo Edition :: Game Reproduction

He says they restored the two removed tracks (I didn't even know they were missing), but did they do anything to fix the broken scoring?

IMHO doubtful. I don't think they have the programming talent to pull that off. Be it inserting the translated bonus stages, or just buffing the players points.

[Mathius]

I received mine finally today. It's really been great to finally be able to play Dynastic Hero on real hardware, though I really need to get my Duo-R S-Video modded. My other modded consoles have spoiled me.

[CGQuarterly]

Maybe mine will be waiting for me when I get home.  But I doubt it.

[Keith Courage]

I've bought the initial pce memories box set and the disc for Sylphia showed up defective. It has weird little ripples in the disc. Anyone else have this problem with any of this guys discs? Seller sent me a replacement disc but that one also has a few weird ripples in it. Not as bad as the first but still there. I messaged him again. I hope he agrees to send me a new clean looking disc this time.

[HailingTheThings]

I've bought the initial pce memories box set and the disc for Sylphia showed up defective. It has weird little ripples in the disc. Anyone else have this problem with any of this guys discs? Seller sent me a replacement disc but that one also has a few weird ripples in it. Not as bad as the first but still there. I messaged him again. I hope he agrees to send me a new clean looking disc this time.

Mine has a weirdish mark but not anything different from other cds and dvds I've come across over the years. They all play fine.

I think I remember reading somewhere about these marks. I wanna say that discs that have these are fine and just look yucky. Could be wrong, though.

[Keith Courage]

He got back to me and said he will send me a new disc once he gets more just after Christmas. I'm satisfied with that. I can wait. All the other game discs look perfect.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

I've bought the initial pce memories box set and the disc for Sylphia showed up defective. It has weird little ripples in the disc. Anyone else have this problem with any of this guys discs? Seller sent me a replacement disc but that one also has a few weird ripples in it. Not as bad as the first but still there. I messaged him again. I hope he agrees to send me a new clean looking disc this time.

Sending back the defective ones or raffling them off here?

[Keith Courage]

The defective ones will not load the game so no sense in raffling them off. Unless you want a nice beer coaster.

[Bernie]

That is strange.  I wonder how many defects there were?

[clackattack]

Whoa bro, a rare batch of defects... could be valuable eventually 

[Bernie]

Got mine yesterday, but until I get my Duo from turbokon, I cannot play em.  Has anyone fired them up in their consoles?  It is looking like the TOCs match, because TurboRip and Magic Engine both see them as original games.  I do however seem to have issues with Magic Engine not seeing them as a correct game, just says it's a PCE CD.  Ootake did not have that issue.

[Duo_R]

this set is FANTASTIC....I didn't expect a full manual with these. Now all the artwork is different, but given that these aren't originals, I am ok with that. Much happier with the different look than when Saphires were created and difficult to tell apart.

The manuals are even different, and with the US versions, I like how the artwork was redone to look more like the JP releases (more artwork, less crappy borders).

I had a JP Dungeon Explorer II, but now I got a US version to play. And just loving this package. Can't say enough about how good it is. If you aren't into fakes, then stay away. Otherwise, this is fantastic.