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Quote from: Dicer on 02/27/2016, 12:44 AMwayback://twitter.com/kanyewest/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20160905115849if_/https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/703446573552967680)
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What??? Forget that article from uproxx, Kanye is going to blow up the market for Turbo for good! C'mon man! Quick, start suggesting other more esoteric consoles to him so he'll change it!
Well those collectards are about to get a nice return on investment. And people thought youtubers spreaded the turbo word fast, NecroPhile are you going to need a new mod to handle all of the new requests? Good by/buy/bye hobby.
Actual tweets:
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Link to tweets:
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Lost: twitter . com/kanyewest/status/703447606299594752 (tweet reveals Blazing Lasers was his favorite game of the console) -> Screenshot-recovered via HappyConsoleJohnny's video!
Guess it won't be a super-exclusive club any more. Outsiders will know of the console. GASP! WE CAN'T LET OTHERS KNOW OF THIS CONSOLE IT IS FOR US ONLY!!!!
Sorry for my piss poor OT skills Joe, please forgive me?
[-o<
Is this for real? Or are you guys kidding me?
Even the Wikipedia article mentions the album's name.
Joe Redifer was Kayne West the whole time?? It all makes sense... Does that mean Dave is Kim?
I was just about to post about this. My roommate just showed me the twitter post
Well, I don't know what to say about this. But one thing is for sure, we'll see Blazing Lazers prices skyrocket.
Googling this, it's been suggested that if his past releases are any indication, his next album will probably go through several names before it's out the door.
Kanye, if you're reading this, please introduce me to professional actors who can help with my Xanadu dub project. Thanks!
I was gonna post this, but yeah. Now I have a legitimate reason to hate Kanye West. Aside from him being a terrible human being and such, of course.
WTF?
You hate him because he likes the Turbo? That's pretty silly.
I'm just happy he spelled it correctly (though he's missing the hyphen and he added a space where it needn't be but whatevs). He even spelled Blazing Lazers correctly. I've seen so many butcherings of both names.
HappyConsoleGamer is uploading a video with his thoughts. I will post it here when he's done.
^ I hate him because he's gonna "blow up the spot." if you will, good sir.
PS Joe, I love you.
Beat ya to it.
http://youtu.be/SChxdj_Xx0U
MINIFAQ:
Q: "OMG collecting for the Turbo is gonna get expensive now!!!"
A: IT ALREADY IS, YOU FUCK! Also this is not likely to have a long-lasting effect and his fans are not likely to pay high prices for said games. They'll emulate or most likely watch Youtube videos.
Q: "Our forum is gonna become shit!"
A: Ain't no one gonna register for these forums because of Kanye.
Q: "What will be the long-reaching effects of this?"
A: Not much, just some cool notoriety that someone who's currently famous actually has legitimate fond memories of a great system. Should we throw contempt his way for liking the Turbo? That would make us a horrible community. The biggest impact is that there will be lots of searches on Google and Youtube for "Turbo Grafx 16". This might last a few days. Kanye will increase the $$$ in my wallet next month. I will buy a yacht despite being in a landlocked state.
I really don't see anything wrong with him mentioning it. I'm not a fan of his but it's kinda cool that he remembers the system from when he was a kid I suppose.
The real name of his next album.
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Quote from: Joe Redifer on 02/27/2016, 04:33 AMMINIFAQ:
Q: "OMG collecting for the Turbo is gonna get expensive now!!!"
A: IT ALREADY IS, YOU FUCK! Also this is not likely to have a long-lasting effect and his fans are not likely to pay high prices for said games. They'll emulate or most likely watch Youtube videos.
Q: "Our forum is gonna become shit!"
A: Ain't no one gonna register for these forums because of Kanye.
Q: "What will be the long-reaching effects of this?"
A: Not much, just some cool notoriety that someone who's currently famous actually has legitimate fond memories of a great system. Should we throw contempt his way for liking the Turbo? That would make us a horrible community. The biggest impact is that there will be lots of searches on Google and Youtube for "Turbo Grafx 16". This might last a few days. Kanye will increase the $$$ in my wallet next month. I will buy a yacht despite being in a landlocked state.
Rappers are going to be throwing turbo chips at the strippers now, and you dont think prices are going up? And where do you think said rappers will source this site for these chips? Hmmmm? Well, prepare for rap battles and gang violence, because this shit is going down for real. Throwing bones is too old school, hucking hueys is the next rage, fo sho.
EDIT: I am sorry to anyone this post offended, I did not mean to imply that somehow Kanye's race is related to being a gangster. I grew up listening to a lot of hip-hop and this was a joke about how within rap circles during the era of the turbo there were a lot of beefs and rap battles etc, so I thought it was a funny analogy, but I don't mean to offend anyone, and apologize to anyone who lost friends or family during the rap violence in the 90's and early 2000's. PM me if this post was offensive and I'll gladly remove the post above, but will leave it up as not to hide my mistakes. Sorry everyone.
POP CULTURE SHELLSHOCK:
I still am in shock. Flabbergasted. This is a joke, correct?
Also, I *can* and *can't* believe how much mainstream pop culture pulls from the glorious 1980's.
I'm just getting old. Marketing/commoditizing childhood memories is a well-crafted art at this point. We certainly aren't the first generation to experience it...
BREAKING NEWS:
Comrade West joins the esteemed Macaulay Culkin in publicly (and sincerely) expressing a passion for TurboGrafx-16. Comrade Culkin professed 25 years ago.
To be honest, I think it's great that folks are "coming out of the closet" and "confessing" that they enjoyed the damn TurboGrafx-16.
DELUGE OF SELF-PROFESSING TG-16 fans in 3...2...1...
TRUTH:
Comrade Kanye can single-handedly take a niche item and push it much closer (or totally into) mainstream pop culture.
This is bittersweet and ~30 years too late, IMHO.
TG-16 needed a huge pop star back in 1989 to boost sales.
Think.
About.
It.
Tengai Makyou II might have been localized.
And that's just the beginning.
Australius could have been localized.
In my beautiful mind.
In my alt.universe
BLAZING LAZERS FANS, UNITE:
I really don't know any of his music (I am sure I have heard something), but if Kanye likes Blazing Lazers...then I will hug him proudly when I see him.
Of course, Kanye is following other musicians who were inspired by Sega and TG-16. Good old Matthew Sweet had an album entitled "Altered Beast" (he was a Sega and TG-16 supporter).
CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS
I thought FEKA had the support of the biggest and best celebrities. FEKA's marketing for Genesis was unstoppable.
I always felt I would go to my grave knowing that...
FEKA = Michael Jackson & first-tier Disney.
TG-16 = Nobody & third-tier Disney.
But, now?
COMRADE KANYE = TG-16's Moonwalker
Our King of Pop.
Our Saviour from L'Obscurité.
THE TWEET HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD:
'Nuff said.
Well... after waking up and seeing this news before 7 AM... so much for needing a cup of coffee. :shock:
Blazing lazers is the shit. So kudos for a good name drop. That music is just epic.
I agree with its cool to get the lime light, but might make prices go higher than before. its a meh moment. A win in a sense, but mainly just meh.
FOR FUN:
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JJ & WEST.
Brilliant.
SplatterTrigger wins the day!
YOLO
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kanye-West-TurboGrafx-16-Album-Pack-with-BLAZING-LAZERS-HIS-FAVORITE-GAME-YOLO-/222035707776 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kanye-West-TurboGrafx-16-Album-Pack-with-BLAZING-LAZERS-HIS-FAVORITE-GAME-YOLO-/222035707776)
Quote from: mickcris on 02/27/2016, 09:58 AMYOLO
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kanye-West-TurboGrafx-16-Album-Pack-with-BLAZING-LAZERS-HIS-FAVORITE-GAME-YOLO-/222035707776 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kanye-West-TurboGrafx-16-Album-Pack-with-BLAZING-LAZERS-HIS-FAVORITE-GAME-YOLO-/222035707776)
Brill.
Simply.
Brilliant.
First Kevin McCallister and now Kayne. Prepare for $1,000 Keith Courage Cards.
...someone famous liked the Turbo? Great. Still won't buy his album.
Every post on pcefx
from the first
to the next
even if its worse
Needs to be written in Rap form.
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Quote from: mickcris on 02/27/2016, 09:58 AMYOLO
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kanye-West-TurboGrafx-16-Album-Pack-with-BLAZING-LAZERS-HIS-FAVORITE-GAME-YOLO-/222035707776 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kanye-West-TurboGrafx-16-Album-Pack-with-BLAZING-LAZERS-HIS-FAVORITE-GAME-YOLO-/222035707776)
The guy's a known flipper and gouger. Doesn't surprise me. [-(
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Looooooooooool.
this is awesome, this exposure is good for the community, hopefully more ppl join.
muh secret club
Quote from: Joe Redifer on 02/27/2016, 04:33 AMQ: "Our forum is gonna become shit!"
A: Ain't no one gonna register for these forums because of Kanye.
The truth.
Quote from: Gredler on 02/27/2016, 05:07 AMQuote from: Joe Redifer on 02/27/2016, 04:33 AMMINIFAQ:
Q: "OMG collecting for the Turbo is gonna get expensive now!!!"
A: IT ALREADY IS, YOU FUCK! Also this is not likely to have a long-lasting effect and his fans are not likely to pay high prices for said games. They'll emulate or most likely watch Youtube videos.
Q: "Our forum is gonna become shit!"
A: Ain't no one gonna register for these forums because of Kanye.
Q: "What will be the long-reaching effects of this?"
A: Not much, just some cool notoriety that someone who's currently famous actually has legitimate fond memories of a great system. Should we throw contempt his way for liking the Turbo? That would make us a horrible community. The biggest impact is that there will be lots of searches on Google and Youtube for "Turbo Grafx 16". This might last a few days. Kanye will increase the $$$ in my wallet next month. I will buy a yacht despite being in a landlocked state.
Rappers are going to be throwing turbo chips at the strippers now, and you dont think prices are going up? And where do you think said rappers will source this site for these chips? Hmmmm? Well, prepare for rap battles and gang violence, because this shit is going down for real. Throwing bones is too old school, hucking hueys is the next rage, fo sho.
No gangster I've ever met has listened to Kanye West. "Gangsta rap" hasn't been mainstream since the late 90s, so I doubt you'll see any shootouts as a result of this. Plus, there is nothing Gangsta about his music at all. The music in his last few albums has been very synthetic 80s sounding. Plus, his albums usually go through several name changes before he actually settles on one.
Kanye has made video game references in the past, as have many rappers. Heck, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony used the beat from the Eternal Champions theme song for their song "Eternal."
This isn't going to ruin anything, for a month or so there will be more Google hits, and a few games will be sold and maybe gouged, but that's it. Things will go back to normal.
Quote from: cerebralshrike on 02/27/2016, 11:32 AMNo gangster I've ever met has listened to Kanye West.
This is an exaggeration. Gang members are a very diverse group and include many otherwise normal individuals who like all kinds of music, including Kanye. That said...
Quote"Gangsta rap" hasn't been mainstream since the late 90s, so I doubt you'll see any shootouts as a result of this.
Yep, it's all club music now. I don't think it'll ever come back again, either.
Explains his revelation last week about his money problems though - probably was trying to buy Magical Chase and realized he couldn't afford it...
Edited to add: I think this is the first time I have seen that he has said something that makes him seem like a "real" human being...
This is HORRIBLE!!! Worst news I've heard in years. Maybe Kanye was the buyer of the Magical Chase that sold on Ebay for over $4000 a couple weeks ago. LOL!
Wrong bro, pce and turbo fans will be like bloods and crips, gunhed fans will fight blazing lazers fans, and TV Sports Hockey fans will gun down hit the ice fans, anarchy and maddness will befall us soon!
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Looooooooooool.
this is awesome, this exposure is good for the community, hopefully more ppl join.
muh secret club
I was beaten to the punch
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Quote from: Gredler on 02/27/2016, 01:55 PMWrong bro, pce and turbo fans will be like bloods and crips, gunhed fans will fight blazing lazers fans, and TV Sports Hockey fans will gun down hit the ice fans, anarchy and maddness will befall us soon!
Truth. :)
God the Turbo/PCE facebook groups had a goddamn field day with this shit. Kanye's head posted on damn near every turbo game.
I'm not mad though, it's funny!
ah shit and I was hoping to get a US copy of Ys III for a song here in the UK....
Quote from: Gredler on 02/27/2016, 01:55 PMWrong bro, pce and turbo fans will be like bloods and crips, gunhed fans will fight blazing lazers fans, and TV Sports Hockey fans will gun down hit the ice fans, anarchy and maddness will befall us soon!
TG-16 fans/owners watch yo back...
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Quote from: 780racer on 02/27/2016, 06:54 AMBlazing lazers is the shit. So kudos for a good name drop. That music is just epic.
I agree with its cool to get the lime light, but might make prices go higher than before. its a meh moment. A win in a sense, but mainly just meh.
This should have been the pack in game. Would have changed the entire course of the TG 16 for the US market for sure.
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Fourth line down on the left... "Video Games" we can bet that he planned a revival of the TurboGrafx 16 and should be celebrated as our king.
Quote from: EvilEvoIX on 02/27/2016, 05:16 PMQuote from: 780racer on 02/27/2016, 06:54 AMBlazing lazers is the shit. So kudos for a good name drop. That music is just epic.
I agree with its cool to get the lime light, but might make prices go higher than before. its a meh moment. A win in a sense, but mainly just meh.
This should have been the pack in game. Would have changed the entire course of the TG 16 for the US market for sure.
For sure.
Would you retards quit it with the "gang" shit? You're basically waving a giant flag that says "I'm clueless."
Btw, Kanye is a complete dick. Fuck him and all his sycophantic dick sucking hero worshippers.
I can see both sides of the argument here but if prices skyrocket even more because of this I don't have to be happy about it. Regular gamers are already in the midst of the worst price hikes in our history. Kudos to Kayne for showing his love for the Turbografx-16. To hell with the resellers taking even more advantage of it.
"Blazing" Lazers
Get it?
I can't wait for the flood of posts on here
AY YO LIKE, WHERE THAT THING IS THAT YEEZY BE UP ONS
and then they interrupt our posts to tell us about Beyonce
And? Seriously, who cares? The guy is a schmuck. Enough said.
Got 3 or 4 comments on my Turbo video so far from Kanye fans and maybe 200 new views. Shit is spreading like wildfire and it's out of control. There are now more Kanye fans who are now Turbo fans than us REAL Turbo fans who have dibs on everything Turbo. Fuck it, I'm banning Aaron.
My girlfriend only listens to top 40 music and Kanye is one of the few artists on her stations I actually kind of enjoy. I must've been connecting with his obey-ness on a subliminal level for years now, I am okay with this.
Quote from: Joe Redifer on 02/28/2016, 02:58 AMGot 3 or 4 comments on my Turbo video so far from Kanye fans and maybe 200 new views. Shit is spreading like wildfire and it's out of control. There are now more Kanye fans who are now Turbo fans than us REAL Turbo fans who have dibs on everything Turbo. Fuck it, I'm banning Aaron.
People don't get banned here. lol
Serious note, I doubt this will do much but make the "buy it now" higher for a few weeks until the posted time runs out and no one pays the extra #Kanye fee.
Quote from: BigusSchmuck on 02/28/2016, 01:22 AMAnd? Seriously, who cares? The guy is a schmuck. Enough said.
Yo bro.
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He revealed his favorite game is Blazing Lasers [emoji106]: http://youtu.be/WXqsa4T7efg
http://twitter.com/konamiuk/status/1235600869447647238
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Good one! Yeah, I was real surprised when I heard this, my first natural reaction was, "
Oh great, now I gotta change my opinion on this jerk ?" There's obvious novelty to learn someone so famous was a PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 fan, but I would've preferred if it wasn't this embarrassing, obnoxious jerk. I think South Park already answered the question of why he's a jerk and/or worthy of criticism, that point doesn't need to be defended...
Another side effect- Non-gaming journalist writing about the TG-16...
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/27/why-kanye-west-right-recommend-turbografx-16-console (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/27/why-kanye-west-right-recommend-turbografx-16-console)
QuoteHowever, the sheer variety of versions that hit the market left consumers confused. At least 17 distinct core models made their way to game shops through the 90s. There were handheld versions like the Turbo Express and the PC Engine GT, base console revisions including the Core Grafx, SuperGrafx and PC Engine Shuttle, and all manner of expansion cards and add-ons. And then there were CD-Roms.
I was super confused in the 90's, by consoles like the Super Grafx and PC Engine Shuttle. I took a wrong turn at Albequrque, ended up in Tokyo, and was like, what are all these options?!?
Surprised his favorite game isn't Deep Blue, considering his love of fish..
Quote from: guest on 02/28/2016, 04:54 PMAnother side effect- Non-gaming journalist writing about the TG-16...
theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/27/why-kanye-west-right-recommend-turbografx-16-console
QuoteHowever, the sheer variety of versions that hit the market left consumers confused. At least 17 distinct core models made their way to game shops through the 90s. There were handheld versions like the Turbo Express and the PC Engine GT, base console revisions including the Core Grafx, SuperGrafx and PC Engine Shuttle, and all manner of expansion cards and add-ons. And then there were CD-Roms.
I was super confused in the 90's, by consoles like the Super Grafx and PC Engine Shuttle. I took a wrong turn at Albequrque, ended up in Tokyo, and was like, what are all these options?!?
Indeed. The natural progression of items marketed OVER TIME (organic evolution) is very different than ALL PRODUCTS EVER RELEASED.
I can't imagine how confusing SEGA's offerings in the 80's and 90's would be for this author.
Quote from: esteban on 02/28/2016, 05:46 PMQuote from: DildoKKKobold on 02/28/2016, 04:54 PMAnother side effect- Non-gaming journalist writing about the TG-16...
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/27/why-kanye-west-right-recommend-turbografx-16-console (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/27/why-kanye-west-right-recommend-turbografx-16-console)
QuoteHowever, the sheer variety of versions that hit the market left consumers confused. At least 17 distinct core models made their way to game shops through the 90s. There were handheld versions like the Turbo Express and the PC Engine GT, base console revisions including the Core Grafx, SuperGrafx and PC Engine Shuttle, and all manner of expansion cards and add-ons. And then there were CD-Roms.
I was super confused in the 90's, by consoles like the Super Grafx and PC Engine Shuttle. I took a wrong turn at Albequrque, ended up in Tokyo, and was like, what are all these options?!?
Indeed. The natural progression of items marketed OVER TIME (organic evolution) is very different than ALL PRODUCTS EVER RELEASED.
I can't imagine how confusing SEGA's offerings in the 80's and 90's would be for this author.
When you go by the stretching standards that people use to make the PC Engine line seem massive and confusing, the SNES and Genesis quickly catch up and the Sega line goes much further than the Turbo/PCE combined.
SNES hardware:
2 NTSC models for North America -square carts only
2 NTSC models for Japan -round carts only
1 PAL model for Europe/Australia -round carts only
1 PAL-M model for Brazil -square carts only
Game formats with various video speeds: Square carts, Round carts, Gameboy carts, Satellaview roms.
And although SNES fans like to say that extra chips in carts bitd doesn't count as hardware addons, just try playing most of the popular games on a standard flash cart and you'll be disappointed by how many don't work on the main hardware. There's probably a dozen different chip/misc addons that are functionally unique formats.
With PCE, you only need to worry about HuCards (2 regions), CD2, SCD and ACD. LaserActive is arguably a standalone platform like SuperGrafx.
The Genesis line has the following game formats: Sega Mark III carts, SMS carts, Sega My Cards, Genesis-shaped carts, Japanese MD shaped carts, Sega-CD, 32X carts, 32X CD, Mega Modem games, Sega Channel games.
When you add in all of the regional lockouts and video variations, there's probably as many as 30 - 40 formats and more hardware variations than any console to date.
The 80's/90's was a bad time to be an easily confused person.
Or, you're intentionally obfuscating things by including backwards compatibility as something to "worry" about. No one would have confused Master System and Genesis, especially in the American markets, because the two were long delineated. And to mention regional variations is a ploy and nothing more. At best, mid-90s Genesis might have added confusion with the introduction of the 32X, but that's it. No one was "confused" by a different Brazil system in the US, and the only people who cared about Japanese consoles were those who were importing and therefore presumably already had the knowledge about the systems. And chips on carts don't count since Everdrives were *not* on the market.
The journalist may be way exaggerating how confusing the Turbgrafx was in the US, but in Japan it was far more confusing than any console either before or after. To say otherwise is just sticking your head in a sand.
Instead of this disingenuous denial and tu quoques, why not embrace it? NEC was dedicating to bringing out the best of the best for its customers, and until the Supergrafx a regular PC Engine and PC Engine CD/Turbografx-16 and Turbo CD needed to play the revised games were special cards. Not great, but certainly better than the 32X BS that Sega pulled.
No one can deny that there are way more revisions for NEC's line of consoles than any of the competitors at the time. It's not only easy but even understandable that some consumers would be overwhelmed with options, and to make fun of them for that is just dickish.
Quote from: guest on 02/27/2016, 10:38 AMEvery post on pcefx
from the first
to the next
even if its worse
Needs to be written in Rap form.
These words I speak, are legit
TurboGrafx-16 is the shit
We got Bonk, Zonk, Jazeta and more
Don't need to save no princess whore
You think that stupid Hedgehog's fast?
This processor don't need no help from blast
Quote from: guest on 02/28/2016, 08:23 PMThe journalist may be way exaggerating how confusing the Turbgrafx was in the US, but in Japan it was far more confusing than any console either before or after. To say otherwise is just sticking your head in a sand.
The problem is, the journalist put out the idea that the confusion is why the TG-16 failed versus the Sega Genesis. In the region where the most confusion would occur, Japan, the PC Engine beat the Mega Drive hands down. So, the argument fails on both fronts in this article.
Quote from: guest on 02/28/2016, 06:53 PMQuote from: esteban on 02/28/2016, 05:46 PMQuote from: guest on 02/28/2016, 04:54 PMAnother side effect- Non-gaming journalist writing about the TG-16...
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/27/why-kanye-west-right-recommend-turbografx-16-console (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/27/why-kanye-west-right-recommend-turbografx-16-console)
QuoteHowever, the sheer variety of versions that hit the market left consumers confused. At least 17 distinct core models made their way to game shops through the 90s. There were handheld versions like the Turbo Express and the PC Engine GT, base console revisions including the Core Grafx, SuperGrafx and PC Engine Shuttle, and all manner of expansion cards and add-ons. And then there were CD-Roms.
I was super confused in the 90's, by consoles like the Super Grafx and PC Engine Shuttle. I took a wrong turn at Albequrque, ended up in Tokyo, and was like, what are all these options?!?
Indeed. The natural progression of items marketed OVER TIME (organic evolution) is very different than ALL PRODUCTS EVER RELEASED.
I can't imagine how confusing SEGA's offerings in the 80's and 90's would be for this author.
When you go by the stretching standards that people use to make the PC Engine line seem massive and confusing, the SNES and Genesis quickly catch up and the Sega line goes much further than the Turbo/PCE combined.
SNES hardware:
2 NTSC models for North America -square carts only
2 NTSC models for Japan -round carts only
1 PAL model for Europe/Australia -round carts only
1 PAL-M model for Brazil -square carts only
Game formats with various video speeds: Square carts, Round carts, Gameboy carts, Satellaview roms.
And although SNES fans like to say that extra chips in carts bitd doesn't count as hardware addons, just try playing most of the popular games on a standard flash cart and you'll be disappointed by how many don't work on the main hardware. There's probably a dozen different chip/misc addons that are functionally unique formats.
With PCE, you only need to worry about HuCards (2 regions), CD2, SCD and ACD. LaserActive is arguably a standalone platform like SuperGrafx.
The Genesis line has the following game formats: Sega Mark III carts, SMS carts, Sega My Cards, Genesis-shaped carts, Japanese MD shaped carts, Sega-CD, 32X carts, 32X CD, Mega Modem games, Sega Channel games.
When you add in all of the regional lockouts and video variations, there's probably as many as 30 - 40 formats and more hardware variations than any console to date.
The 80's/90's was a bad time to be an easily confused person.
This is really reaching...
There is only one SNES. It plays everything. The *shape* of the fucking cart...for crying out loud, does not make it a different system or add "confusion". Anything you can cram in there will run, leaving aside PAL/NTSC issues that affect everything.
Though I think he's a rude, self-important jerk, I don't care about Kanye enough to actually hate him. It's cool that he has fond memories of the Turbob, I guess, but just as an interesting anecdote (akin to Culkin).
Quote from: DildoKKKobold on 02/29/2016, 01:45 AMQuote from: guest on 02/28/2016, 08:23 PMThe journalist may be way exaggerating how confusing the Turbgrafx was in the US, but in Japan it was far more confusing than any console either before or after. To say otherwise is just sticking your head in a sand.
The problem is, the journalist put out the idea that the confusion is why the TG-16 failed versus the Sega Genesis. In the region where the most confusion would occur, Japan, the PC Engine beat the Mega Drive hands down. So, the argument fails on both fronts in this article.
Yeah, I don't think o.pwuaioc even bothered to read the article on which BT was commenting.
Also, I don't see how anyone would've been confused by most of the hardware versions back in the day, seeing as they were simple hardware revisions meant to replace old designs and not marketed concurrently. Besides the normal core systems, cd add-ons, and duos, there's few outliers. People looking to buy premium stuff like the LT, LA, PC-KD, etc. knew what they were getting into; the GT was obviously a handheld version of the console, thus not even remotely confusing; the SGX would've been a disappointment when it failed to get support, but there's nothing confusing about what it was or where it fit in the system hierarchy; which leaves just the Shuttle to confuse people, but only if they ignored how it was being marketed to 'casual gamers' (a.k.a. kids) and physically wouldn't fit any existing add-ons.
Yo! my collectardism is large,
My JO Crystals I charge,
Obey the P-C-E every day,
So buy your edge lit sign from Xray!
Xak in his car port so don't play,
Check my porn collection it's 100% gay!
Kanye West...
Quote from: Otaking on 02/29/2016, 12:12 PMYo! my collectardism is large,
My JO Crystals I charge,
Obey the P-C-E every day,
So buy your edge lit sign from Xray!
Xak in his car port so don't play,
Check my porn collection it's 100% gay!
Hahaha... lulzfactory
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 02/27/2016, 08:03 PMWould you retards quit it with the "gang" shit? You're basically waving a giant flag that says "I'm clueless."
LOL
I appreciate your lack of humor sense, and ability to dry up any vagina in the room. I for one will keep posting as a blissfully ignorant "clueless" member, and will poke fun at a genre of music that has had a profitable and famous history of gang connections.
So fucking serious all the time Zeta, you must have impeccable posture. Try and lighten up sometimes man, we're all here to have fun.
Quote from: Gredler on 02/29/2016, 02:51 PMQuote from: SignOfZeta on 02/27/2016, 08:03 PMWould you retards quit it with the "gang" shit? You're basically waving a giant flag that says "I'm clueless."
LOL
I appreciate your lack of humor sense, and ability to dry up any vagina in the room. I for one will keep posting as a blissfully ignorant "clueless" member, and will poke fun at a genre of music that has had a profitable and famous history of gang connections.
So fucking serious all the time Zeta, you must have impeccable posture. Try and lighten up sometimes man, we're all here to have fun.
There was a time when Zeta restrained himself—a little. Now, all bets are off.
:)
I agree with the fact that PC-Engine has a confusing amount of systems and configurations. The amount of people that sign up for this forum and lead with the question of which system to get is proof of that. You have to also think that the average consumer is not the same type of person who is on a video game forum. I have many friends that still don't understand the difference between a Wii and a Wii U for example.
With that said, in the U.S. the TG-16 was more simplified. The only things in the U.S. which shouldve been legitimately confusing to the average consumer are "does the base system play CDs?" And "which CDs would work with a 2.0 and 3.0 card."
The SNES is undeniably a simple machine, every game that came out in the U.S. played on one box with no extra hardware needed (nor was it even available). Comparing the Genesis is much more fair when saying multiple configurations can be successful... but at the end of the day it was the base Genesis that drove sales even after all the other shit came out. Most people who owned a Genesis never bought any add-on. With the TG-16 it was the add-on itself (turned main unit via the Duo) which became the selling point.
I've wanted a reason to post this somewhere, this seems like as good of a place as any,
http://youtu.be/YhQgUhxMsyo
Rappers, and videogames, have always been hand in hand :P
Quote from: Gredler on 02/29/2016, 02:51 PMQuote from: SignOfZeta on 02/27/2016, 08:03 PMWould you retards quit it with the "gang" shit? You're basically waving a giant flag that says "I'm clueless."
LOL
I appreciate your lack of humor sense, and ability to dry up any vagina in the room. I for one will keep posting as a blissfully ignorant "clueless" member, and will poke fun at a genre of music that has had a profitable and famous history of gang connections.
So fucking serious all the time Zeta, you must have impeccable posture. Try and lighten up sometimes man, we're all here to have fun.
Ok, stupid, listen. You're a racist asshole that groups all music made by blacks into a common vein. I didn't say it that way before because you sounded like a dumb old man but now that you're actually going to try to own your stupid-ass comment I'm calling you out for real. Also, I looked at your profile and aparently you're in your 30s so I can only conclude you're originally from the Midwest and just don't know WFT time it is. If you were here when this forum started, I can assume you'd be posting pictures of spears and voodoo masks instead of guns.
Kanye is as gangster as the Old Spice Guy...wait, he's black now too, that'll just confuse you. Let's say he's as gangster as David Spade. Oh shit, did it again. Dave Coulier. He's as gangster as Dave Coulier. He's not even slightly gangster. At all. You're confusing him with...honestly, I have no idea what you're confusing him with because I can't imagine what your background is. I'll wager that if you've bought any music in the last decade it was probably a Poison's Greatest Hits CD from Walmart.
*Was* he ever gangster, sure, 15 years ago, back when that shit actually paid the bills, before he recorded anything. Now he's known as the jerk that crashes the Grammys if the same three people aren't winning the award every year, the idiot that invented leather jogging pants, the guy that...he's just an insane millionaire asshole that sells more records than anyone because people who like to suck millionaire dick also only buy one CD every other year. Gangster is as far off his radar as personal restraint, self awareness, or knowing how to behave around other people. He's a grade A dick bag in every single way, much much worse than you, obviously, but not gangster. Martin Scorsese is gangster, Quenton Tarentino is gangster, El Chapo is gangster, Donald Trump is gangster. Frank Sinatra was *very* gangster. Kanye is a pop star.
(http://sites.psu.edu/johnstonrclblog/wp-content/uploads/sites/5482/2013/11/kanye-heart.jpg)
Run in fear of this gangster.
Now that I think of it, as much as I'd like to credit indie rap for the change in climate, Kanye is probably more responsible for gangster rap dying out almost completely in the last decade or so than anything. By avoiding it and being as huge as anyone has ever been he's sorta proved its not needed.
Tea, Earl Grey, hot.
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 02/29/2016, 08:42 PMOk, stupid, listen. You're a racist asshole that groups all music made by blacks into a common vein. I didn't say it that way before because you sounded like a dumb old man but now that you're actually going to try to own your stupid-ass comment I'm calling you out for real. Also, I looked at your profile and aparently you're in your 30s so I can only conclude you're originally from the Midwest and just don't know WFT time it is. If you were here when this forum started, I can assume you'd be posting pictures of spears and voodoo masks instead of guns.
I am from southern california, grew up listening to De La Soul and Digital Underground, and enjoyed gangster rap when it was popular. Sorry if that makes me racist somehow
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 02/29/2016, 08:42 PMlong rant explaining kanye is not a gangster
http://youtu.be/Fi4S3WXLgso
Sorry if I seriously offended you man, but my favorite era of rap was gangster funk, so when I think of rap that's the genre I think of. I can't believe it pissed you off so bad, I apparently made a poor taste joke, but honestly I didn't mean any offense. I hadn't considered myself a racest for enjoying gangster rap, but if that makes me racist I apologize because I love that shit :P
Also, calling people "retard" is not very nice language to be pointing fingers with, sir.
Edited to read easier hahaha sorry I am not a writer, by any means.
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I gotta admit in the early 90s I was confused about all the talk about PC Engine/CoreGrafx/SuperGrafx etc. In a way it added to the mystic for NEC's consoles, which led me to where I am now to be part of this community. Obviously I understand it all now but back then I had no idea what the hell NEC was up to and, dammit, it was fun!
Quote from: Gredler on 02/29/2016, 09:00 PMQuote from: SignOfZeta on 02/29/2016, 08:42 PMlong rant explaining kanye is not a gangster
Sorry if I seriously offended you man, but my favorite era of rap was gangster funk, so when I think of rap that's the genre I think of. I can't believe it pissed you off so bad, I apparently made a poor taste joke, but honestly I didn't mean any offense. I hadn't considered myself a racest for enjoying gangster rap, but if that makes me racist I apologize because I love that shit :P
Also, calling people "retard" is not very nice language to be pointing fingers with, sir.
Edited to read easier hahaha sorry I am not a writer, by any means.
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Wasn't expecting to get a colorful rant out of Zeta on account of Kanye West... Kudos to you for somehow triggering it. ;)
Quote from: NightWolve on 02/29/2016, 09:43 PMWasn't expecting to get a colorful rant out of Zeta on account of Kanye West... Kudos to you for somehow triggering it. ;)
Ha-ha I didn't expect it either, which is why I apologized.
I don't think zeta is defending kanye. I think he was saying that I was racist by suggesting that kanye and rap are related to gangsters, when they no longer are, and kanye certainly is not. Again, I apologize if that's how it came across, I just like gangster rap and thought it would be funny to huck hueys instead of throwing bones. Sorry guys, gredler party foul :P
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 02/29/2016, 08:42 PMYou're a racist asshole... sounded like a dumb old man... you're in your 30s ... I can only conclude you're originally from the Midwest ... you'd be posting pictures of spears and voodoo masks instead of guns.
Holy shit, this latest verbal diarrhea by SherlockofZeta is fairly epic, and reminds me of a funny sketch.
http://youtu.be/eKQOk5UlQSc
Quote from: White Supremacist DildoKKKobold on 03/01/2016, 01:23 AMHoly shit, this latest verbal diarrhea by SherlockofZeta is fairly epic, and reminds me of a funny sketch.
http://youtu.be/eKQOk5UlQSc Sherlock Holmes Sucks at Deduction
That was funny, I'll give you that!
Quote from: SplatterTrigger on 02/27/2016, 07:41 AM(https://web.archive.org/web/20190510084150im_/https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160227/e41361454f8620aae43be95989cad991.jpg)
This is hilarious.
someone needs to make some sprites of his face and paste it into the game for some everdrive fun.
Quote from: Gredler on 03/01/2016, 12:22 AMQuote from: NightWolve on 02/29/2016, 09:43 PMWasn't expecting to get a colorful rant out of Zeta on account of Kanye West... Kudos to you for somehow triggering it. ;)
Ha-ha I didn't expect it either, which is why I apologized.
I don't think zeta is defending kanye. I think he was saying that I was racist by suggesting that kanye and rap are related to gangsters, when they no longer are, and kanye certainly is not. Again, I apologize if that's how it came across, I just like gangster rap and thought it would be funny to huck hueys instead of throwing bones. Sorry guys, gredler party foul :P
He owes YOU an apology, not the other way around! But at any rate, if you haven't been called a racist over the Internet by now, its most basic initiation ritual somehow eluded you for all this time... You handled it well, consider yourself initiated, and congratulations. :P
So, has this all blown over yet, did he change the title to pippin or some shit?
Quote from: Dicer on 03/01/2016, 12:20 PMSo, has this all blown over yet, did he change the title to pippin or some shit?
Marty
This video sums up how I feel this place is sometimes.... with a few people. Its like all civilized.... THEN BOOM!
http://youtu.be/UbQgXeY_zi4
Quote from: 780racer on 03/01/2016, 06:26 PMThis video sums up how I feel this place is sometimes.... with a few people. Its like all civilized.... THEN BOOM!
Who is the dancer on here?
Quote from: Koop on 03/01/2016, 09:11 PMQuote from: 780racer on 03/01/2016, 06:26 PMThis video sums up how I feel this place is sometimes.... with a few people. Its like all civilized.... THEN BOOM!
Who is the dancer on here?
Nulltard... Duh.
Quote from: 780racer on 03/01/2016, 09:37 PMQuote from: Koop on 03/01/2016, 09:11 PMQuote from: 780racer on 03/01/2016, 06:26 PMThis video sums up how I feel this place is sometimes.... with a few people. Its like all civilized.... THEN BOOM!
Who is the dancer on here?
Nulltard... Duh.
Hailing?
Quote from: esteban on 03/02/2016, 07:23 AMQuote from: 780racer on 03/01/2016, 09:37 PMQuote from: Koop on 03/01/2016, 09:11 PMQuote from: 780racer on 03/01/2016, 06:26 PMThis video sums up how I feel this place is sometimes.... with a few people. Its like all civilized.... THEN BOOM!
Who is the dancer on here?
Nulltard... Duh.
Hailing?
Peter Murphy?
Cocaine's helluva drug.
PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion => Topic started by: Dicer on 02/27/2016, 12:44 AM