Yes, for those who know me I'm the same Jabberwok from the Magic Engine forums. I know I should have come here a while ago but you know 8-[
There are so many posts in here it's not even funny #-o
So let's start having fun already!!!
Welcome to the madness Jabberwok!
Welcome aboard! Harrr har har!
Rock on, fun is good :)
Who is this guy? Either way welcome man ( watch your step :P) I tease a great place as long as you don't link high eBay auctions or want those prices.
Welcome!
I remember seeing ya over at Magic Engine. Place has died I believe...
Welcome home, comrade. :pcgs:
STATUS: At some point I changed my moniker from silly "stevek666" to current noom de plum.
It's good to have you back, you bastard.
Thanks all... This place is an amazing pool of resource although I could read for years & not see the end of it :shock:
Still amazing though... And some of you seem funny enough so I think I'll like it here 8)
Stay tuned.
Welcome
HI-YA BUD
Are you a funny guy?
Welcome to teh obey :)
Welcome (back) to the 16 bit graphics revolution!
Quote from: Tatsujin on 08/03/2013, 06:51 PMAre you a funny guy?
Welcome to teh obey :)
Yup I'm funny in a serious kinda way... wait... doesn't make sense... ish...
Welcome to Pcenginefx!
Go ahead and introduce yourself a bit more for those of us who have never been active over on that other forum. Tell us a bit of your Turbo history.
Quote from: Bardoly on 08/04/2013, 01:09 AMWelcome to Pcenginefx!
Go ahead and introduce yourself a bit more for those of us who have never been active over on that other forum. Tell us a bit of your Turbo history.
Lets see, My real name is Benoit, im 41 years old & come from the French part of Canada. I was the co-owner & chef of a pub for a good while. I also translate Steam indie games to French.
The history books don't clearly say at what point I loved my Turbografx-16. I remember seeing the TV & magazine adds. But I think I recall me passing by a local Radio Shack (they were Canada's official NEC distributor) in a mall & seeing the system running live. I mean being used to 8 bit & my new Genesis (with it's Matchbox's truck load of colors) seeing something as sharp & colorful was amazing. Even it's higher pitched sound was amazing. The game's distinctive Japanese style was also a huge plus... I mean look at me rambling at how awesome the system is, you guys are all believers after all ;) Anyhoo that 1st 'encounter' led me to the Toys-r-us close by to buy one. I bought with it Legendary Axe, Splatterhouse & R-Type. The fun I had for a while... Then as time passed by I was buying a lot of Turbo games untill I saw the CD in stock so I decided to grab it with Valis II... today the following would make everybody laugh but when I hooked it up & started Valis II my jaw dropped when I heard voices & naration, "real" music, "videos" ect... To get the younger ones of you into context back in 1990 most of us was still using tapes & vinyls for music. I knew what a CD was but frankly I tought that it could only store "games" so to speak. Then when I got Ys book I & II everything fell into place... I then bought most of the US titles, plus a DUO, express plus other stuff.
Funny thing is, I recently sold a mint Neo Geo Gold plus the games, my Coleco, Intelivision & have sold my Super Nes & Nes a while back. But I kept my Turbo... the CD is about to die but the caps are fine so far. When this happens I will have to replace it because I still use it on a daily basis. Sure, I have a copy of Magic Engine but there is something special about playing on a real system even though I have a dedicated PC plugged on the same TV for emulators it's not the same...
Welcome aboard! There's peeps here that can repair your CD if (when) it kicks the bucket. :mrgreen:
Welcome! :D
Yeah, as others said we have a great repair section here. Helped me revive my US launch Duo. A few of the repair guys hang out at another pc-engine forum. It's nice cause it's mainly used for the Chat Box. Hope to see ya there. http://www.pcengine.freeforums.org (http://www.pcengine.freeforums.org)
Yeah the repair section is really interesting. But right now, It's my express that became silent but that repair is a little out of my league... But who knows? if I chicken out I'll ask for you guys help :D
Quote from: Jabberwok on 08/04/2013, 03:36 PMQuote from: Bardoly on 08/04/2013, 01:09 AMWelcome to Pcenginefx!
Go ahead and introduce yourself a bit more for those of us who have never been active over on that other forum. Tell us a bit of your Turbo history.
Lets see, My real name is Benoit, im 41 years old & come from the French part of Canada. I was the co-owner & chef of a pub for a good while. I also translate Steam indie games to French.
The history books don't clearly say at what point I loved my Turbografx-16. I remember seeing the TV & magazine adds. But I think I recall me passing by a local Radio Shack (they were Canada's official NEC distributor) in a mall & seeing the system running live. I mean being used to 8 bit & my new Genesis (with it's Matchbox's truck load of colors) seeing something as sharp & colorful was amazing. Even it's higher pitched sound was amazing. The game's distinctive Japanese style was also a huge plus... I mean look at me rambling at how awesome the system is, you guys are all believers after all ;) Anyhoo that 1st 'encounter' led me to the Toys-r-us close by to buy one. I bought with it Legendary Axe, Splatterhouse & R-Type. The fun I had for a while... Then as time passed by I was buying a lot of Turbo games untill I saw the CD in stock so I decided to grab it with Valis II... today the following would make everybody laugh but when I hooked it up & started Valis II my jaw dropped when I heard voices & naration, "real" music, "videos" ect... To get the younger ones of you into context back in 1990 most of us was still using tapes & vinyls for music. I knew what a CD was but frankly I tought that it could only store "games" so to speak. Then when I got Ys book I & II everything fell into place... I then bought most of the US titles, plus a DUO, express plus other stuff.
Funny thing is, I recently sold a mint Neo Geo Gold plus the games, my Coleco, Intelivision & have sold my Super Nes & Nes a while back. But I kept my Turbo... the CD is about to die but the caps are fine so far. When this happens I will have to replace it because I still use it on a daily basis. Sure, I have a copy of Magic Engine but there is something special about playing on a real system even though I have a dedicated PC plugged on the same TV for emulators it's not the same...
Valis II was my first (or one of the first) CD games I owned, too. I had been wanting to play it since I first got TG-16 (all promotional material re-cycled the same 2-3 screenshots from the game and they certainly piqued my interest).
The first live demo of TG-CD was at a mom-n-pop store...they had Final Zone II in the TG-CD. My brothers and I would eventually buy this floor model. I think we bought FZII (discounted as well) at the same time.
Final Zone II... Now I am 100% sure that I'm not the only one who is still haunted by the American version's opening song am I right?
Hauntingly awesome lyrics, eh? Fuck yeah!
Quote from: Jabberwok on 08/02/2013, 08:24 PMYes, for those who know me I'm the same Jabberwok from the Magic Engine forums. I know I should have come here a while ago but you know 8-[
There are so many posts in here it's not even funny #-o
Yeah, I too found it pretty impressive how successfully active this forum is given the retro theme and with NEC having been the underdog in the 16-bit console wars. We are few, but proud!!! ;) Perhaps a bit blindly at times too, but hey, that's alright! Heh-heh.
Well, welcome aboard!
Quote from: Jabberwok on 08/07/2013, 04:17 PMFinal Zone II... Now I am 100% sure that I'm not the only one who is still haunted by the American version's opening song am I right?
You have no idea how often I sing along to that tune... And Momoko's song! I used to have an old page on le web with the lyrics and desktop images memorializing FZII's awesomeness....
:pcgs:
Of course...
Quote from: guest on 08/07/2013, 05:18 PMHauntingly awesome lyrics, eh? Fuck yeah!
...Necro totally understands. (https://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcds.png)