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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Super SD System 3]

Has anyone seen this? https://starforcepi.wordpress.com/2017/04/19/the-pc-engine-sd/ Don't think it does CD games though.

Nope, that's awesome too, but too bad they didn't go the distance either with HDMI output. Good find!

EDIT: Oh wait, it was misleading, this guy is just showcasing a Mike Kennedy RetroVGS or "Chameleon" hack job ?

He took a PC Engine motherboard, a TurboEverdrive, a turbokon/thesteve/jodi Component booster, etc then stuffed it all in another console mold and made it work ?? :/ Heh heh.

C'mon Keith, you had me fooled there!

that looks crap, looks like the failed uk console amstrad gx4000

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Double Dragon 2 (PC Engine) Vs. Double Dragon 2 (Nes)]

I like the PCE version, but there is something infinitely better about the aesthetics of the NES version.

That something is simply that the NES sprites are better-drawn.

I am surprised (though considering the forum, I probably shouldn't be) that for all the talk about how better the PCE version looks, no one mentions how the sprites just look... silly or worse than the arcade (or even NES) counterparts. Just compare how Burnov is drawn:





The spritework is inconsistent and in some cases (like above) a little amateurish. Bigger with more colors =/= better.

That being said, despite its looks (cutscenes aside) the PCE remake is still a very good game, though imo the NES port plays a little bit better and it is possible to chain more attacks together for combos (there's a little bit of downtime that makes all the difference in this version).

Yes, it's goofy looking, but the gameplay is much better than the NES, the point being, though it's good, does it justify the high price for the pc engine version of this game ?, now that's hard question

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Collecting PC-Engine in the early 90s in the UK]

Here you go!

i actually purchased brand new coryoon from telegames in 1994 or 1995 for only 40 quid, but i lost the game in 1996 when i lend to a mate and forgot about it as i was doing my a level exams

obviously, from that moment onwards, i realised how expensive this game which i lost

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: For those who grew up with imported pce in Europe]

Wow this is a great thread! Interesting read!

I have been aware of the PC Engine since it was first featured in an old C&VG, and later the famous picture of the IFU with a packet of skips resting on it to give the scale of the unit Unfortunately my local import shops didn't carry PCE stuff back in the day, we only had SFC and Japanese MD stuff, I went that route. I grew up in Newport - South Wales, so Cardiff was only 20mins down the road from me and there was a killer import shop there. They mainly focuses on American import like NEO AES / TG16 and the usual other suspects,  but they did have a handful of the more popular Japanese imports. I was always avidly reading the CVG and the legendary 'Complete Guide To Consoles' mags back in the day following the PCE, the 'scanlined RGB'd off the screen screenshots' blew my mind back then! They looked SO good. It wasn't until Christmas 93' that I finally got my first PCE. I mainly got my games from KT Konsoles (Keith and Bob were great at recommending games) in Thurso by mail order and the usual famous UK imports like Raven, Console Concepts and Dream Machines 2.

Looking through this thread I saw some mention the PCE guide book, I actually had this back in the day, great book! Like the loser I was I even laminated the book to prevent damage :/ I also highlighted the games I had in the cheats section and wrote down the games that I wanted/own in the notes section





Ah Classic CEX, when it was good! In their smaller shop down the end in the early 90's. I used to frequent London's TCR import shops in the early 90's like Shekahna etc, it was such an exciting and magical time for gaming back then. Ah Advanced console entertainment.... My mate bought a PCE Briefcase in CEX in the late 90's and we went there before our bus home back to Wales to get it RGB modded. We went back in 2hours, which to be fair was a pretty quick turnaround, but when we arrived home the RGB amped and he wired the sound from the PCE bus and not the RCA jacks resulting in no CD music. Shoddy.

Here are a few bargains I got from CEX in 2002. It was pretty much dead on its arse back then unfortunately.

i had that home made magazine as well

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Some important NEWS about the PC Engine!]

is the TG16 box art so bad, it's famously good  ( like nes megaman)?

too be honest, most western box art ( not just usa, uk designed strider 2 which is not official related to strider series but they did had the licence from  capcom) was bad

Hahahhahha. Wow, that's ridiculous art for Strider.

I believe that western art is something to be appreciated—it adds another layer to the hobby we love.

Our boxes used to be manly, just like our men.  The wussification of western society is for real.

if it was like uk or us made hifi equipment or german classic inspired car mercedes example g class, then an utilitarian look would be fine, but these box art is something a high school student can do much better than these 'supposed' professionals

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Some important NEWS about the PC Engine!]

is the TG16 box art so bad, it's famously good  ( like nes megaman)?

too be honest, most western box art ( not just usa, uk designed strider 2 which is not official related to strider series but they did had the licence from  capcom) was bad

Hahahhahha. Wow, that's ridiculous art for Strider.

I believe that western art is something to be appreciated—it adds another layer to the hobby we love.

nah, i prefer japanese art

on the other hand, from the mid 90's onwards, western company set an example of decent artwork with the help of  design companies such designer republic for wipeout, that's what you called decent minimalistic artwork that would be good in a art gallery

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Some important NEWS about the PC Engine!]

is the TG16 box art so bad, it's famously good  ( like nes megaman)?

too be honest, most western box art ( not just usa, uk designed strider 2 which is not official related to strider series but they did had the licence from  capcom) was bad

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine - Super PAL B???]

Modded to PAL imported PC Engines were quite common in the UK back in the day.
Some were done to a professional level.
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=20360

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Also some came from Hong Kong which were originally Japanese systems modded to PAL. Hong Kong was under British rule and used our PAL TV system.

Hong Kong still uses pal tv system for analog which has not been turned off, probably to be turned off during 2018

the reason why they were uk pc engine were modified pal modulator which is slower and has massive borders is that rgb scart tv were very expensive during the late 80's and only became popular during the 90s so you had no choice but to buy and use pal modulator unless you had a crude pal booster ( uses the ext bus) which were even worse quality in picture wise

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Google translate fails.... maybe?]

OK, so I have a couple games I need to figure out what they are and google translate gave me weird names so I am not sure if it is correct or not. If you can help me out with what these game names are it would be great.

First one is this.
激レア貴重レトロゲーム PCエンジン 雀偵物語2宇宙探偵ディバン
Google translate = Rhea precious retro game PC Engine sparrow 偵物 language 2 universe detective Divan


Second one
【即決】PCエンジン　雀偵物語2　宇宙探偵ディバン完結編
Google Translate = [Prompt decision] PC engine sparrow 偵物 language 2 universe detective Divan Kanketsuhen


3rd one is just a pic as it contains 5 games. I can read 2 of them but have no idea what the other 3 are. The two I can obviously read are, Bloodia and Maniac pro wrestling.

yes, it does translate as sparrow , borrowed from the chinese 雀 means sparrow

偵探 in Chinese means detective

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Obscure PC Engine hardware]

I found these two joysticks on ebay two years ago.  Never seen them before or since then.  They are brand new, but the boxes on both show some shelf wear.  They say PC Engine on them and have the Japanese style controller plug, but the company address is based in NY.

Anyone seen these before?

How much did you pay for this joystick?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Momotaro Katsugeki Dialog and Items help?]

You can only summon friends ofter rescuing them.

The bird is really handy in a later level (I think it's the one inside the ogre's body) so save him for then.

Thanks!!!!

after so many years ( first play this game in 92), I wonder what was the interior menu were after 20 years, found out exactly

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Obscure PC Engine hardware]

if you want a decent multi usage joystick, (genesis, snes and pc engine) Hori Multi is the best, but it's rarity means prices are not cheap expect US$80-100

Is this the one you are referring to? http://www.ebay.com/itm/PC-Engine-Fighting-Stick-Multi-Controller-Hori-H3J-07-PCE-JAPAN-Video-Game-1604-/361054478923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item541086224b

I will want to get a PCE/TG-16 arcade stick eventually. Is that what I should be hunting for? It would be nice to acclimate to the same stick for multiple systems. I have the standard/mainstream sticks for the other systems (advantage, super advantage, sega 3 button arcade stick, virtua stick).

yes, hori makes the best joysticks , make sure the hori multi has all of the snes and genesis/md cables to justify it's high price

2nd best is the micromsoft ( same make as the xrgb series) joysticks

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: SuperGrafx and TurboGrafx CD unit.]

the aesthetic appeal of a super grafx with the brief case old cd rom is not exactly appealing


http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~tetuya/FXHP/pcengine/hard/romada2.jpg


However,  super grafx directly into a super cd rom is not bad, though it takes a lot of room ( depth wise) , best ( imo) is super grafx with rau-30 into a super cd rom so you can place it lengthwise, seems unnecessary, but it seems a stunner

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: New printed parts arrived today (duo door and everdrive case)]

I had a new batch of stuff I had printed arrive today.  Lets start with the Everdrive case:









It will need a little tweaking as some of the wording that I added to the case is just too fine for the printing method that I used.  I could print it with a much finer method but the price starts the get really high for what it is.  The Reset button does function and you can get the SD card out without removing the cover.  It also fits the Turboexpress with no problems.

will you be mass producing the TED cover and sell them? thanks

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Current Audio/Video & System Weapon of Choice]

I have a Sony KD-34XBR960 set for my retro stuff.  I have not found a "modern" set that works properly with old systems so I decided to get the newest "good" tube set I could get.  Fortunately my friend gave me this set because it need a logic board repaired.  For less that half of what a cheap LCD set would cost I now have a great TV that will work with anything from a 2600 all the way up to modern stuff.  The storage is a mixture of Ikea and custom pieces that match the store bought units.  You can't walk into Ikea and buy a TV stand that will hold a 280lb TV anymore so I have to make a stand to hold it that matched the cabinets.

funny enough, similar situation. ikea cabinet heavily modified for my and my family usage and accommodate consoles, centre speaker and av amplifier

 I have an older nakamichi av amplifier and a 3 sectioned ikea amp, modified for my usage, the amplifier depth is way too big and  sticks out, thus, I can't use the sliding glass doors, thus, I cut out a large section of the backing board so the amp rear sticks out

sliding glass doors are lockable  ( as some of my consoles are there, core grafx, ps3, wii, slim ps2, use wireless , ie, hori, dual shock 3, classic controller, expect pc engine - infra pad is too expensive and seems not very effective, ie, line of sight) to prevent my son and in the future my daughter messing with them.

the rear backing board has some 4" circle holes added for cabling and more important, the power extension cables can be placed inside on the cabinet to prevent them from playing with them

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Current Audio/Video & System Weapon of Choice]

Looks like I'm separate from the pack, I use a Sony 52" HDTV.  All my systems are component video modded except for the NES and master system. With the component video mod, no up-scaler needed.

snes, md and pc engines does not out component video natively, have you modified or used rgb then via a rgb to component video converter or composite to component video?

I'm glad you asked:). I installed a rgb to component converter board.  Please see here for more info.

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14876

being in the uk i have scart rgb on all consoles and when used on any hd display look pretty naff
looking at your piccies reminds me of this, without some kind of external upscaler/scanline device
you might as well stick to composite. the 'lego pixels' may be nice and clear but unless you sit about
20ft away from the display any advantages 'modding' consoles for rgb (scart/componant) is a waste
of time, unless you prefer legovision

composite ( even though it's relatively not too bad compared to others) is still low quality and looks better on crt than lcd/led/plasma, it's like listening to crackling qualities of cassette, and comparing cd's on high end equipment or high bit rate audio, I have a xrgb2 plus, it's very decent and I don't use it often, but it's rare, at least with method, you getting decent visuals with minimal fuss with processors/etc or dark colours of unamped rgb , etc.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Current Audio/Video & System Weapon of Choice]

Looks like I'm separate from the pack, I use a Sony 52" HDTV.  All my systems are component video modded except for the NES and master system. With the component video mod, no up-scaler needed.

snes, md and pc engines does not out component video natively, have you modified or used rgb then via a rgb to component video converter or composite to component video  ?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: English Games with better box art.]

http://slightlywarped.com/crapfactory/curiosities/2013/february/worst_video_game_cover.htm

the worst artwork on video games, makes want to squirt lemon juice on your eyes

What fuckin' game is this?  All I can make out is Thomas The Train.

it's a homosexual themed shootemup, deliberately designed to camp, bizarre but has a weird following, probably never be translated in English, it's gay and proud, not sure there will be market in the west for this, probably people like the movie 'bruno' may like it

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/choaniki/choaniki.htm