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[Buy/Sell/Trade / 16 game lot . bunch of classics]

hey i just thought i'd post my ebay auction here too just to give it some more attention. just asking a buck   a game atm..

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/pc-engine-16-GAMES-LOT-pcengine-pce-tg16-turbograx-japan-import-NTSC-japanese/113353831304?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Anearth Fantasy Stories - Translation Project Thread]

Seiya Monogatari is amazing. I am so excited about Xanadudes, if Anearth Fantasy Stories also got the translation treatment, I would die. You guys are amazeballs.

Let's just say that you might want to check with your attorney, and make sure that your will is up-to-date. 

you guys are gods. thanks so fucking much 

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: RGB to Component mod using a BA7230LS encoder board design]

hey darkonus sorry to leave you hanging - i've recieved the boards and just haven't got around to trying building it yet. I've got some other projects i've been focusing on right now and haven't been obeying too much. trying to catch on up on my saturn backlog heh 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: MOTTEKE TAMAGO, HOW DID I NOT KNOW?]

You walk over eggs to pick them up and have them follow, and eventually they'll hatch and return to your home; you get points at the end of the round based on the number of chicks you have and their color.  Charge up to fight (or defend against) another player, shake the bushes for power ups (speed, charge time, etc.), drop egg blocks in front of other's homes to keep their chicks from making it home, and keep your own home clear by destroying other's dropped egg blocks.

that pretty much covers it. iirc i almost had a  handle on it but the group consensus was to change games.  will definitely be giving it another shot

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: MOTTEKE TAMAGO, HOW DID I NOT KNOW?]

I tried this game with some friends a while ago but we couldnt figure out how to play . seemed like it would be a lot of fun if we knew what was going on. what constitutes winning?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: RGB to Component mod using a BA7230LS encoder board design]

DarkOnus, thanks for sharing all this information. Also thanks for mentioning composite, I'm not sure how that option escaped me lol. Just pull it off the expansion port.

I was just checking the Ace's thread on sega-16 and it sounds like people are running into similar issues in the last few pages of the thread. They were discussing a couple of fixes. I have some pots I could replace the resistors with to fiddle around with. They were also trying putting caps inline with the rgb input resistors. not sure why. I think he originally designed it to work with genesis rgb so it may be worthwhile to compare the pc engine signal to the genesis one.  I'll take a better look at my options once the boards get here and i can do some testing.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: RGB to Component mod using a BA7230LS encoder board design]

I have a spare white pc engine that my friend wanted to use but he only has a newer TV. Also I wanted to build a separate universal converter that is simply scart to component. or maybe scart>15pin din>component . was meaning to build ace's board a while back but fucked it up the first time . been wanting to do an electronics project too. i'll let you know how it works out

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: RGB to Component mod using a BA7230LS encoder board design]

awesome thanks. ordered 3

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: RGB to Component mod using a BA7230LS encoder board design]

hey darkonus where are you getting the boards? I'd like to get one. Have all these components

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Xanadu I and II - General Translation Project(s) Thread]

   always happy to see an update , I check this thread almost every day 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Anearth walk through site going away]

damn it looks so good. this is one of those games that makes me wanna improve my Japanese . How long is the game? the guide looks fairly short

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: New Translated Game - Hisou Kihei X-Serd]

I assume this will work on an Everdrive via real hardware.  I'll test it when I have free time.  Looks cool.

Author says it works on actual hardware  but not Magic Engine emulator

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / New Translated Game - Hisou Kihei X-Serd]

Hisou Kihei X-Serd on PC engine hucard has been translated.

romhacking.net/translations/2780/

Looks like a turn based strategy game featuring mecha. It's the predecessor to recently translated genesis game Vixen 357.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gekisha Boy]

one of the top games for the console + cd imo. its so very unique, fun, and presents a well-designed challenge.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Going for a complete NA TG16 set! who has one?]

can't deny i'd love to look through that amazing collection. wowza

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: An updated TED menu]

I can't say I see the point.   How flashy do you really need a list of games to be, lol.

I agree.  Reminds me of the neo geo community right now bickering about the whole flash cart development. They are going nuts over the menu for the thing(s)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Pat & Ian video on TurboGrafx-16 Failure - What Could Have Saved It?]

I was too young at the time to have an idea of what the video game market was like, but from what I read it seems like Street fighter 2 would have been a big deal. and I think it's common sense that they should have changed the pack in. My vote would have gone for legendary axe as the pack in.

As for pat and ian , I do enjoy their podcast quite a bit. Ian has good taste imo and is decently knowledgeable. Pat has a lot of passion and is a go getter  with the hobby.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo/PCE vs Genesis/MD: RPG library]

one md rpg that doesnt get mentioned too often, but i enjoyed quite a bit is 'king colossus'. neat little action rpg. also has a translation patch.

[General Gaming / Re: Policenauts on Saturn translation project complete]

The readme for the translation covers a bunch of the differences between versions

II. Saturn Version Differences
==============================

Present in the original game, these differences also apply to the English patch.

- The game's glossary, previously available on Policenauts.net, can now be accessed in-game at any time by pressing the Z or Start buttons. The first time a term in the glossary appears in any game text, be it in-game or voiced, it is followed by an asterisk, indicating it as a glossary term. The glossary can be browsed by three methods: Recent (the twelve most recent terms that have appeared), Categories, or Alphabetical.

- Support for the Virtua Gun/Stunner peripheral. There is also a Shooting Mode in which the player can access the Shooting Trainer or any of the game's shooting scenes (after completing them in the story once). Note that the scenes you can access depend on which disc is in the system. For example, if you want to access a shooting scene on Disc 2, you must enter Shooting Mode from Disc 2.

- Additional scenes.

- Altered dialogue in a handful of scenes.

- Additional character close-ups.

- Additional "breast bouncing" interactions and uncensored bouncing. (Sony censored the PlayStation version by having the bouncing animation toned down.)

- Bonus videos that become available after completing the game.

- Two alternate versions of the ending credits. The easiest way to access these is simply reload the final save point in the game; you do not have to replay the entire game to view them.

- Support for the Back-Up RAM Cartridge/Power Memory peripheral.

- The anime cutscenes now run at 24 frames per second, instead of 15 in the PlayStation version, but the video quality is slightly reduced.

Like the PlayStation version, the Saturn version supports the Shuttle Mouse peripheral.

Also like the PlayStation version, if you have save data from the game Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You, the game will insert additional dialogue into a handful of conversations, depending on how you played Tokimeki Memorial. This consists of throwaway jokes that imagine Jonathan Ingram as being the protagonist in Tokimeki Memorial. Though as of this writing no English translation patch for the Saturn (or PlayStation) version of Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You is available, like the PlayStation patch we future-proofed the patch by translating this dialogue as well.

[General Gaming / Re: Policenauts on Saturn translation project complete]

Glad I never got around to trying the PSX patch.

I didn't even realize this was a thing  - I've never been into adventure games and still have to get to snatcher. maybe i'll give it a go this weekend .

[General Gaming / Policenauts on Saturn translation project complete]

for those interested, policenauts on saturn now has a complete translation patch. I gotta try this out on real hardware soon.

http://policenauts.net/english/patches.html

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo/PCE vs Genesis/MD: RPG library]

there are a ton of japanese pc engine rpgs i'd like to play at some point when i can improve my japanese a little more.  here are some that haven't been mentioned that I think have that pc-engine "atleast slightly above average and interesting" charm that really makes me want to play them through.

tengai makyou series
linda cube  (this is the original linda cube, right?)
sol moonrage
dragon slayer legend of heroes 2  (had alot of fun with the first one.. is there an english version of 2 on any console?)
seiya monogatari anearth fantasy stories 
efera and jiliora (always wanted to play through with a friend)

these ones all seem pretty high quality. kinda left out some of the lesser above-average ones that i would end up playing through if in english. also didnt mention translated ones

megadrive rpg library seems pretty limited in comparison to pc engine. i should give lunar another shot.

[Off-Topic / Re: external drive recommendations]

i've found that coasters are caused by bad rips like 80%+ of the time. After finding a good source of rips, my shitty old laptop burner has made zero coasters

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Two interesting things I have found]

from my understanding, good upscalers do 720p because 240p times 3 = 720p , but 240p does not divide into 1080p nicely, so the scanlines do not have the correct proportions . I think most hdtvs that do 1080p can do 720p natively without upscaling also. yea it would suck if they could not

This would be wrong.  Fixed pixel displays (basically everything except an HDCRT) have to scale the image to their native resolution.  So if you have a 1080p set it has to scale the 720p image to 1080p.  If you have a 4k(UHD) set, it has to scale 1080p and 720p to 4k(UHD). 
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really? shit. i oughta test my flatscreen sometime to see if it's scaling. dont have one at the moment though

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Two interesting things I have found]

The upergrafx looks neat, but $350 is rather steep and why is it 720p?  Since most HD TVs are 1080p native, won't they have to upscale it again, introducing more lag?

from my understanding, good upscalers do 720p because 240p times 3 = 720p , but 240p does not divide into 1080p nicely, so the scanlines do not have the correct proportions . I think most hdtvs that do 1080p can do 720p natively without upscaling also. yea it would suck if they could not

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Ys IV]

just finished this one two weeks ago. The translation efforts were really something - I don't think I've ever played another fan translation that seemed to be as much as a labor of love as this. Really amazing stuff. PCE community is the best

the game itself is a lot of fun too - just don't be like me and forget to get the heal ring the first time it's available or else you have to wait until near the end of the game to pick it up again. I think it's fairly soon afterwords but still

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: TurboRip v1.40: The PC Engine/TG-16 CDROM ISO/WAV/CUE Ripper [8/19/2015]!]

thank you so much! Worked like a charm! new colored text is pretty snazzy 

also don't fret man - I appreciate all your work on pce related stuff so much!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: $200 Magical Chase on eBay - what a deal lol]

When I saw someone use the term "Professional Collector"

oh god. this kinda stuff makes me wanna sell all my physical games and just keep consoles + flashcarts + games from my youth . gotta do this sometime soon.  I'll let the "professional collectors"  have at my 30 year old plastic and pcbs.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: TurboRip v1.40: The PC Engine/TG-16 CDROM ISO/WAV/CUE Ripper [8/19/2015]!]

Anyone else try TurboRip with mounted image of Exile 2 -Wicked Phenomenon (US) ?   Mine keeps crashing - tried 2 different images from usually very reliable sources.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: 3 arcade games you'd love to see on the Turbo/PCE?]

everyone saying arcade games that already have (good) home ports - come onnnnnnnnnnnnn

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: 3 arcade games you'd love to see on the Turbo/PCE?]

definitely agree with black tiger - awesome game we never got a home port of.

karnov would be awesome too -  a proper port rather than the nes remake

willow or nemo on cps1 would be good picks too - never got home ports. donno how feasible these would be though.

someone mentioned rolling thunder 1 - that would make a great 2 player pce game. loved rolling thunder 2 on genny

[General Gaming / Re: Your top 3 Favourite Video Game Characters of all time????]

1. Whirlo / サンドラ / Sandora / Xandra     from Valkyrie series
2. Chelnov
3. Gekisha Boy


Runners up: Popful mail, Karnov,


was mostly thinking of older games for these

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo NES mini coming!]

Is this actually nintendo manufactured or are they contracting out to another company to make this?  Since SuperDeadite said there's nothing about a fami mini then I think someone else is making this, just it's licensed by nintendo of america.

damn, that would be even worse. i think it's pretty clear we  are not the target market for this thing

[General Gaming / Re: Nintendo NES mini coming!]

this would be so much cooler if they were attempting to recreate the original hardware. 70$ for an emulator and some roms ... no thanks

[General Gaming / Re: Do you have any consoles you own for just ONE game?]

at first I got a wii just to play monster hunter with my bro, but eventually softmodded it and played a bunch of games on it.

[Off-Topic / Re: Admit it... You're playing Pokemon Go.]

I think the only Pokemon clone I played was Dragon Quest Monsters. If they had a Dragon Quest Monsters Go, I would play the shit out it just because its Dragon Quest.

that'd be too good

[Off-Topic / Re: Admit it... You're playing Pokemon Go.]

I think I was 8 or 9 when pokemon first came out, and it was huge. every kid was playing it nonstop at school both in class and at recess. I haven't been able to get into any of the entries past the first, but pokemon go seems pretty neat. I'd like to try it out but it's not out in Canada yet and I dont think it'll run on my phone.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Magical Chase loose value?]

ONLY 9 HOURS UNTIL NEXT RAFFLE!!!

Is it alright if I enter this raffle even though I won the last one ?  Just can't get enough of this game if you know what I mean 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Magical Chase loose value?]

think a turbo ED is like 100$. Anyways please enter me in the raffle my few copies have got a couple scratches, could use a replacement

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx CD Vs Mega-CD/Sega CD - which is better?]

PCE-CD just on size of library and number of worthwhile games. Sega CD has its fair share of great games though, and is definitely a worthwhile console. 32x on the other hand......

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Johnny Turbo's daughter contacted me]

Which is better? Atari Jaguar or O'Douls non-alcoholic beer?

Definitely O'Douls. Atleast it reminds me of what it is supposed to be.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Johnny Turbo's daughter contacted me]

I love Jager, Amaro and other herb liqueurs. 

My favourite sodas are Chinotto's and bitter Italian (red or white) soda.  If you've ever tried the "Beverly" at the Coke store in Vegas or at Club Cool at Disney World - I like that too...

red, white, clear, whatever  - bitter soda is so damn gud.

[Off-Topic / Re: Gaming sales and Drunkenness?]

Oddly enough, the only things I ever drunk buy are thing that I've been putting off.

Example- I had needed a couple new charging cables & an aux cable for my phone.
I was out at the bar waiting for my friends to come back inside and boom, ordered.

I do the same kind of thing. I'm such a cheapskate that's its a bit relieving to get a couple small things when drinking

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Johnny Turbo's daughter contacted me]

this sugar filled style licorice is my jam.

I dig black lic too

Not sure if we are still in licorice territory here, but if it is, Sweet Tarts Ropes are phenomenal.

There is only one flavor of licorice. Licorice flavor. The anus flavored "candy" enjoyed exclusively by old people, some Europeans, and weirdoes. All this Willy Wonka bullshit you guys keep bringing up is just...candy. Unlike licorice it actually tastes *better* than Brussels sprouts with bouillon cubes hiden inside.

Licorice is so gross. It's like the haggis of candy. Really, it's only technically candy by virtue of all the perfectly good sugar it wastes. Nothing else 1/10 as disgusting would ever claim to be a treat. When people pretend to like it just to seem tough it offends me, and I pretend a lot of things myself...but come on. That shit doesn't even resemble a good taste. It doesn't even resemble a bad taste. It doesn't resemble food. It's like some one just handed you a little compressed hunk of that black bioslime that drain flies live in, or the greese you see dripping from fairground rides. One of the worst flavors I've ever experienced and I don't see why it continues to be manufactured.

I mean, I hate spiced jelly beans, anything with cocoanut filings in it, and fake peach flavoring quite a bit, but I'd strap a feed bag filled with cocoanut caked spicy peach jelly beans to my head before I ate a single piece of licorice. I'd rather share treats with my dogs, no, my CATS. That's how gross licorice is. Worse than a cat treat.

I wish I could say more but that's probably enough to permanently derail this thread.

You are missing out, comrade.

I mean, I cannot imagine a world without, say, cumin.

I also LOVE burnt toast.

Anise = amazing, especially if it is not overloaded with too much sugar.

I drink my coffee black.

I like espresso.

I like tea, without anything added.

I love lemongrass.

The bitterest beers are the best beers.

THE BITTEREST BEERS ARE THE BEST BEERS.

I love cumin. I put it on my salad. Everything. Popcorn. I love cumin.

I love very hot (spicy) foods from all cuisines Indian, Thai, Chinese, Persian, Italian, etc. (not so hot that I develop a fever, though).

I love nori/seaweed

Horseradish/wasabi

Tabasco.

Black pepper.

I have to stop, but I could go on and on.




Oh, and I love licorice! Black, delightful, heavenly licorice.

Onions!!! Leeks!!! Chives!!!!

Licorice, too.

esteban, we have very similar taste . minus the burnt toast. I find after u get used to very flavorful things, other tastes become more boring.

You said in another post you dislike jagermeister ... but have you tried the less sweet italian style bitters (amaro)??  Fernet Branca???? my #1.


that being said i also go for some less flavorful stuff too, like german food.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Johnny Turbo's daughter contacted me]

this sugar filled style licorice is my jam.

I dig black lic too

[General Gaming / Re: So I got me a generic FEKA ED, what to play?]

I love Chelnov...I can't explain why I think both the arcade and MegaDrive versions are so addictive/satisfying to play.

I don't care. It's a good game.

I agree completely. I think chelnov is my favourite genesis game - even one of my favourite games all together. The artstyle / theme / story  make for such a unique and interesting experience. on top of that the gameplay like you said is very addictive and satisfying. It feels like every inch of the game was planned pretty precisely. I think the weakest point of the game is the music, which is still pretty good and suits the game perfectly. I'd suggest it to anyone

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Xanadu II Translation Development Blog]

holy shit the title screen looks sooooo good. especially on your tv there! HYPE

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Recommend me some good games for two player simultaneous action...]

Horror Story

wicked fun with a friend

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Best Zonk game? (including Coryoon)]

air zonk for sure. coryoon is wayyy too easy which makes it kinda boring. havent played super yet but just looks like watered down air zonk

[General Gaming / Re: So I got me a generic FEKA ED, what to play?]

alien soldier
alien soldier
alien solider


chelnov
contra hard corps
rocket knight
gynoug