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[Console Repair/Mod Center / White/Grey residue on PCE/DUO controller d-pads]

Ok, oddball question - I don't know if I'm the only one who has this problem.

I have a US "TG-16 turbopad" and two JP PC-engine controllers (a white, and a gray).

Both of the JP controllers, but not the US one, have a white powder-like residue on the D-pads. I can't seem to find a way to clean it off. I've soaked the d-pads in water, rubbing alcohol, peroxide, nothing seems to work. The only method I've found is using a fine point needle or dental pick to chisel the residue out of the plastic's texture, but I don't have anywhere near the patience for that.

Has anyone else run into this?

Anyone have advice on how to clean this residue out?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Controllers and D-Pads]

A question for those more traveled in the turbo/PCE world than I am;

Are all NEC controllers made equal?
The reason i ask is that I've only ever used regular TG-16 turbopads, have used 3 of them over the years, and all have had very clunky D-pads which sometimes feel like they stick/click in one direction or another.

Anyone have experience with any of the various Japanese PCE/Duo grey/white/etc NEC pads? Any of them have a different feel to them? They look identical, except for the colors, but sometimes looks can be deceiving.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Ninja Spirit, loose hucard, up for trade.]

I've got a spare Ninja Spirit hucard in near-mint condition, looking to trade.
(I was given one as a gift, but already had it)

Games I'm interested in and don't have ;
Shooters like blazing lasers, r-type, etc.
Bonk's revenge
Legendary axe 1 or 2
Jackie Chan Action Kung-Fu
Cadash
Dragon's Curse
Vigilante
Order of the griffon
Tiger Road


I have absolutely no idea what would be a fair trade, so I'll just throw out that my spare Ninja Spirit is available instead of asking for anything specific. PM me offers, first good sounding offer will be accepted.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Tennokoe Bank battery replacement model?]

Anyone have a model of a replacement battery confirmed to work as a replacement in the Tennokoe Bank card?
Or will any old 3v watch battery do?

I'm going to be getting one soon (second hand, obviously) and would like to give it a fresh battery before I put it into use.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Anyone tried replacing save cap in TGCDdock with battery?]

Does anyone know if anyone has tried replacing the capacitor that powers the TG-16 CD Dock's save system with a regular battery of some kind?

Or if anyone has tracked down exactly which capacitor it is on which board that serves this function?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Thoughts on good "quick pick up" games?]

So looking for some thoughts and opinions.

I'm trying to make a small list of games to look out for that are good for 15-20 minute pick up gaming. As an adult gamer, I only occasionally get the time to sit down and enjoy a longer game like Ys or Dragon's Curse and more frequently get gaming time in smaller chunks. So I'm looking for games (platformers, shooters, whatever - the only genre I'm not really interested in is sports/racing) that I can pick up for 20 minutes and not feel like I've missed out by not being able to put more time into an individual gaming session.

Does that make sense?

Examples of games fitting this kind of niche would be stuff like Tetris, SMB1, Blazing Lazers, Dynasty Warriors, Pinball, etc)

Any thoughts on good turbo games that might fit that bill?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Retrobright works on HuCards]

Incase anyone else has HuCards yellowed from age after a previous owner left them in the sun for prolonged periods of time for whatever, I can confirm that retrobright works wonders and restores them to a beautiful white shiney luster and does so VERY quickly - far faster than with other yellowed plastics I've come across. One hour under the blacklight and a highly-yellowed Bonk's Adventure is now squeeky clean.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / CD-Rom2 Troubleshooting / audio CD loads, game test burn fails]

So, got a TG-16 with the dock and CD-ROM2

The CD drive is reading audio disks fine, without any issues, no odd noises (in fact, it's near silent), no issues jumping between audio tracks etc so I'm fairly confident the internals and laser are in ok shape.

I've failed to read any of the 10 attempts I've made to burn a game disc though, as I had hoped to validate everything worked correctly before hunting for 'original' game discs.  (hangs on "just a moment" with the disc spinning and occasional laser-seeking noises)

Is it a safe bet that it's an issue with my burns, and not an issue with the drive?

Are there any specific types of CD-Rs folks are having good luck with?
(I've been using some fairly basic verbatim discs, imgburn bin/cue method, and an LG internal sata drive)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Question about 6-button controller compatibility]

Another noob question (and thanks so much by the way, you guys have been an enormous help) as I'm still new-ish to NEC hardware.

What are the options for a 6 button controller (for SF2, for example) on a US TG-16?

Will the controller from a Duo-RX work if you use a regular Duo-To-TG16 adaptor cable?

Are there any other "official" NEC 6 button controllers to keep an eye out for?

Third party controller that is generally accepted as good?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Casemodding turbotap into TG-16 chassis?]

Just curious,

Anyone know if anyone has tried doing a bit of a casemod project to use a turbotap's guts inside a TG-16 chassis to add more controller ports to the front of the unit? (even if just two)

It seems like a fairly obvious project, but I haven't been able to find any docs on people doing it.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / TG-16 disassembly/etc - any special screwdrivers/tools needed?]

Noob question - what, if any, special screwdriver heads/tools are needed to disassemble a standard black US/NTSC turbografx-16? (for purposes of repair, or cosmetic cleaning/wash of the outer plastic shell)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Super System Card 3.0 : US vs JP?]

Hi Gang,

Noob question - trying to get educated before I throw down some cash.
The super system card 3.0 for the TG-16+CD ; is this region specific?

Based on pictures I've found online, it looks like either there is only one card or the US and JP cards are visually identical.

Any guidance on the topic?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Question about video output / converters / options]

So I'm sure I'm not the only one who faces the challenge of making older consoles work on newer/current generation displays that don't have RF inputs.

I'm hesitating to pick up a TG-16 (have wanted one since I was a kid) until I'm confident I can get it's display output working on a modern screen, preferably preserving the original aspect ratio instead of "stretching" the image sideways to widescreen.

Anyone have any guidance on the topic? Good luck using the built-in composite out plugged into green component on modern displays? Converters-to-HDMI that are known to work ok for the TG-16?