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Title: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: takashirose on 02/21/2007, 08:23 PM
Does anyone have a PC-Engine Converter for the Turbo Duo for sale?  Thanks!
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: termis on 02/21/2007, 09:35 PM
Ooh, that's going to be an expensive venture my friend (triple digit or near triple-digit prices).  You *might* want to look into modding your system instead - or just get a Japanese system.
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: Seldane on 02/22/2007, 10:44 AM
Get a Core grafx instead - $30 vs 130.
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: VestCunt on 02/22/2007, 03:17 PM
Quote from: Seldane on 02/22/2007, 10:44 AMGet a Core grafx instead - $30 vs 130.
If he wants it for a Turbo Duo he probably wants to play Arcade Card games.
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: takashirose on 02/23/2007, 12:15 PM
Yep, that kind of right.  I don't want to have countless Turbo systems cluttering next to my t.v.
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: JoshTurboTrollX on 02/23/2007, 05:29 PM
I have two actually  :oops: the big green diving board, and then the wonderful Kisado adapter.

And I just recently purchased a Duo-R from GP through the Turbo List(God am I glad I am a member of that!)

So I don't know if its truly worth me keeping my two adapters.

Was thinking of donating/raffling off the green diving board at the MGC this june...lol

TurboSage
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: takashirose on 02/25/2007, 08:13 PM
What is the MGC?
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: Seldane on 02/26/2007, 05:02 AM
Nobody knows.

OR

I just realized:

Midwest Game Classic

Whatever that is...
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: Keranu on 02/26/2007, 08:14 PM
Quote from: takashirose on 02/25/2007, 08:13 PMWhat is the MGC?
Midwest Gaming Classic (http://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/). We're going to be holding TurboFest there this June, the first known Turbo Grafx 16 convention in America.  :dance:
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: JoshTurboTrollX on 03/06/2007, 12:09 AM
We're going to Turbo Fest!! :dance:
We're going to Turbo Fest!! :dance:
We're going to Turbo Fest!! :dance:

Na na na Boo Boo!!!


It is so going to rock our f*cking socks off!!
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: SignOfZeta on 03/06/2007, 07:21 AM
I don't know why anyone would buy a Hu Card converter at this point. Just as I cannot understand....*cannot* understand...why people pay $150 for the US version of a game like Zonk when the Japanese version can be had for a third of that, or less. Obviously with text-heavy games its a different thing, but I can think of very very few text heavy US released TG-16 games in the first place.

Back in the day my friends and I would sell off our US stuff if we managed to get a good deal on a Japanese release just to get the better cover art.

None of this makes any sense...

In the early 90s it was $15 for a HuCard converter, and $450 for a Japanese Duo. Now the converter costs more than a Duo R...and people are actually buying it! WTF?

I guess people just like to waste money hand over fist (see: downloadable ring tones)
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: Seldane on 03/06/2007, 10:50 AM
Buying a converter is... oh, I can't find the words. :roll:
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: nat on 03/06/2007, 11:51 AM
... far more efficient not to mention space & clutter concious than buying a whole second deck complete with controllers, wires, and general "cluttery" things. Sure, it's a bigger out-of-pocket expense right off the bat for a converter than it would be for a Japanese CoreGrafx but I'll pay the few extra bucks once to save a little space and headache.
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: SignOfZeta on 03/06/2007, 06:38 PM
A Core is not much bigger than a Kisado. In fact, the Kisado is longer. Plus, a Core doesn't stick a mile out of your system just waiting for someone to snap it in half. Seriously, converters are so ghetto. Its like buying a bra for the front end of your Chevy Cavalier. Lame ass.

I'm fully aware that not everyone wants to just hoard craploads of systems, but really you only need one system; any Duo, if it is modded. The mod usually costs less than a converter, and would certainly be less "clutter". Plus, it would work better than most converters (ie: no Arcade Card problems)...and you can close the HuCard door. Awesome!
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: termis on 03/06/2007, 07:33 PM
^^ Word.
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: nat on 03/06/2007, 08:31 PM
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 03/06/2007, 06:38 PMPlus, it would work better than most converters (ie: no Arcade Card problems)...and you can close the HuCard door. Awesome!
What's the problem with the Arcade Card and converters? I've been using a Kisado/AC setup for ages and never experienced any problems.
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: termis on 03/06/2007, 08:34 PM
There are some converters that reportedly have problems with Arcade cards.
Title: Re: Any PC Engine Converters for sale?
Post by: SignOfZeta on 03/07/2007, 07:35 AM
Quote from: nat on 03/06/2007, 08:31 PM
Quote from: SignOfZeta on 03/06/2007, 06:38 PMPlus, it would work better than most converters (ie: no Arcade Card problems)...and you can close the HuCard door. Awesome!
What's the problem with the Arcade Card and converters? I've been using a Kisado/AC setup for ages and never experienced any problems.
You won't have problems with a Kisado. Which is presumably why people spend so damn much money on them.

If you are using the "TV Game Converter" one games like Mad Stalker and Sapphire will screw up on you. Also, the TV Game Converter won't actually fit in a Duo without some hacking. By "hacking" I mean physically hacking away at the plastic with a knife.