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[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

There's nothing wrong with a cue card to make sure you cover everything (though a "genius" should be able to remember a mere five points), but it's not normal to have to be reminded to act like a normal human being.  Empathy isn't a talking point.

I had a good chuckle at the liar in chief saying he never said to "give teachers guns" and that he said he'd only arm trained teachers.  "Give teachers guns" is not equivalent to "give EVERY teacher a gun"; learn English, you embarrassing piece of shit.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The Official Pioneer LaserActive Player thread-]

They should've given 'em the SGX goodies to justify the pac's cost compared to a Duo.

[Off-Topic / Re: Can we make it to December 22nd?]

At least it's still here.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Shoutbox]

Anybody remember the old chat mod being better, what it looked like ?? I wasn't active back then, never saw it.

Other than it scrolling properly (this one doesn't autoscroll on chrome) and being larger (maybe resizeable?), I don't remember it being much different.  If anything this one is more advanced, as I don't recall the old one having buttons for font, colors, smileys, etc. though they'd work if appropriate code was typed.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Guide - Built-In Game for the TurboGrafx]

So are those empty spots only on the TG-16 (and maybe PAL TG) or are they on all the PCEs, Duos, Shuttles, etc. too?

[Off-Topic / Re: Donald Trump Thread aka End of Days]

They're just school kids.  They're not old enough to have opinions yet. 

Even better is the conspiracy nuts again claiming it's all a hoax by the goverrats to take away our guns.  Reynolds's revenue has gotta be through the roof! 

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Guide - Built-In Game for the TurboGrafx]

Heh, that's pretty neat.  Looks like a relatively clean install and I'm surprised you can fit all those kangaroos in.

[General Gaming / Re: Intel NUC and Mini PCs]

I've never owned any mini-pc stuff, but it always seems expensive and with limited upgrade paths and more expensive parts replacement if something wears out or dies.

Googlerins says that linked system with a i7-8705G would give performance somewhere around a 1050Ti, which is pretty good for a portable but rather low end for $1000+ on a desktop.

[General Gaming / Re: New Small Nes Game "Get It"]

Cute.  I especially like the tunes and sound effects.

[Off-Topic / Re: Print is Forever]

[General Gaming / Re: Limited Run Games]

Three weeks and counting now.  I want Munch's Oddysee this Friday, so they might as well combine shipping and save me the five bucks.

[Off-Topic / Re: Net Neutrality]

Nice!  I like their end run around the FCC trying to stop states from enacting their own rules (because Trump and the rest of the DC GOP scum love state's rights... except when they don't) by making it a rule of government contracts and not a law for all ISPs.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB Supergrafx PSU]

If you have no luck finding an original, you could try these: https://en.retrogamesupply.com/collections/pc-engine/products/power-supply-for-nec-pc-engine-supergrafx

I have no personal experience with 'em, but others here have good things to say about their PSUs.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Shoutbox]

Woot!  Shoutbox lives!

Thanks, NW. 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: 'The Complete PC Engine Guide Book II' By Richard Gibbs - Interest Check:]

He's hawking an updated book made from a 96 page fan magazine put out by Richard Gibbs in 1993.  It was filled with game reviews, tips and codes, and short blurbs on games, hardware, and accessories;'twas very much a fan production with hand lettering, fan art, and collage compositing (note the yellowed cellophane tape in the above scan) and printed via xerox copying.

Though quite rough around the edges, the original is pretty interesting (it's in the turbob archives).  Depending on price and quality of revisions, I'd be interested in buying an updated version, but only if Gibbs is involved and getting the lion's share of profits.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - Super CD-ROM² Pot Adjustment]

I've never seen any factual information that it's subsidized, but it just about has to be.  I can buy usb or av cables from China shipped to my door for less than what I could ship it 1st class in the US, and surely the USPS doesn't deliver stuff for free (or almost free) just because it originated outside the US.

Not that it'd surprise me if they did though.  The goverrats do a lot of stuff that doesn't make sense.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - Super CD-ROM² Pot Adjustment]

True.  Nobody would want to mail it back to China for replacement either, as our mail (USA) isn't subsidized and it'd probably cost as much in postage as the laser is worth.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Please DELETE]

Not because of mod action.  You've already deleted any "sensitive" content and you can lock the thread; that's all you get.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: PC Engibe Duo sits on "Wait a Moment" with disk spinning.]

If it's the original (black) Duo and hasn't been recapped, that's where you should start.  If it's been recapped or is a Duo-R or RX, then it probably needs some pot adjustments.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: REPAIR GUIDE - Super CD-ROM² Pot Adjustment]

What's with all the dead lasers?  Cutting corners to keep costs down isn't surprising, but you'd think they'd want at least half to actually work.  They must be selling them to retailers as-is, meaning the retailer has to eat any returned stock and the problem doesn't immediately come home to roost.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Finally started programming a small game]

Looks nice, especially for a guy just learning the ropes. 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What is a good pc engine controller?]

Santa Bartre made it for him.

[Off-Topic / Re: Net Neutrality]

It's a dumb article that misses the point.  Facebook, Google, Netflix, and Amazon do indeed dominate the internet, but there's nothing stopping me from using one of their many competitors; the point of net neutrality is that for many people there is only viable option for an ISP.

As for the intranet thing, what's the point?  I don't hear anyone clamoring for a tiny local internet that only has things provided by and relevant to the local community; the greatest thing about the internet is that it gives you access to stuff you couldn't get before, not easily anyway.  If I want to shop at the local store, I stop in and shop; if I want to know what my friends, family, and neighbors are up to, I talk to them.

[Off-Topic / Re: Hey it's Lent]

I just do the no meat on ash Wednesday and for all Fridays through lent.  I'm not a church going type, but being born and raised in a predominantly Roman Catholic city has rubbed off on me this much.

Priests rubbed off on a lot of boys over the years.

[Off-Topic / Re: Hey it's Lent]

I wouldn't want to give it up, but it wouldn't be that much of a sacrifice for only 40 days.  Harder would be to give up gaming altogether.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What is a good pc engine controller?]

That's when you bust out Strip Fighter 2.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What Turbo game are you currently playing?]

Not that I know of but maybe one day it will be.

[Off-Topic / Re: Hey it's Lent]

Xele is a good Catholic.  Lent ends on Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Last Supper.

I don't do anything for lent.  I don't really have any luxuries or vices that I could give up that would really be a sacrifice.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: FX-Unit Yuki: The Henshin Engine for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine]

Sweet!  I can't wait for that PC-FX port. 

[Off-Topic / Re: Draw a game with MS Paint quiz]

For peeps that missed the original post, that crappy drawing was made by tracing a printed screen shot from the Gotzendiener and then printing the result, using Artist Tool, an IllustBooster, and a PrintBooster.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Necro's game clears and mindless musings]

^^I need to get with it and start playing this series. I've had a loose copy of the 2nd game for eons but haven't played it much since my OCD demands I play the 1st one, um, first. A cheap copy will come my way one day.

Dooo eeeet!

The Sega-CD version is a great port with an amazing localization.

That's the second game, which is next up to bat.  I'm thinking of playing both versions and seeing how they compare.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: [Obey - Brew] pairings and other silly things]

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Necro's game clears and mindless musings]

Clear #89 - Space Adventure Cobra



This is one weird game.  Ever been chased by a t-rex, hatched a baby dragon, and been eaten by a giant shark shaped spaceship and pooped back out in an escape pod?  It's all in a day's work for our hero.

The Good:  it's filled with crazy scenarios and freaky people, all of which are nicely drawn, detailed, and colorful; the scenes are mostly static, but they change regularly so you're not stuck looking at the same pic for long; lots of scantily clad ladies, some even topless; mostly good tunes, particularly the end credits track (it coulda been an Exile tune); 'tis fairly linear and easy to make progress in even if you don't read moonrunes, though I had to hit up Duomazov for the one numeric code sequence; and it's impossible to get a game over, letting you get through each clinch point using trial and error.

The Bad:  a few tunes are bland and/or grating; the pictures don't do as good of a job telling the story as some other digi-comics, so I didn't follow the story very well; and there's a couple seizure inducing flicker shit screens right near the end.

The Ugly:  some of the scary peeps you meet.

[Off-Topic / Re: Draw a game with MS Paint quiz]

Yep, nully.   You remember seeing it before or did you recognize Princess Misa?

[Off-Topic / Re: Draw a game with MS Paint quiz]

Here's one to tide you over 'til someone posts something good:



It's not new and it's not MS Paint, but it's from a similarly primitive utility. 

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB sealed brand new Pc engine games]

I can sympathise with peoples feelings, but if collecting makes him happy I can't really argue with that. He has just as much a right to disagree with us, as we have a right to disagree with him.

Side topic: I assume collecting sealed Hu Cards is a terribly risky proposition. The vinyl sleeves would almost certainly be melted on the plastic. In addition, I've found that removing the sleeve sometimes takes part of the artwork/paint with it. :/ You'd probably want to open the games and remove the sleeves as soon as possible. But that's just me.

Translation: it's okay to collect sealed games.... but don't keep them sealed. 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Shoutbox]

It's the same word today as it was when asked long ago: I have zero control over such things; for a shoutbox to be added, it'd have to be done by Aaron or Nightwolve.

[Off-Topic / Re: I'm bald.]

Try Dimoxinil. 

[Off-Topic / Re: So Todd Rogers got banned from Twin Galaxies....]

I coulda posted any old score.  Nobody has even tried to beat it. 

[General Gaming / Re: Limited Run Games]

Dammit, Munch's Odyssey.  I want to be done with these fuckers but they keep suckering me back in!

[General Gaming / Re: Limited Run Games]

Wise fwum yer gwave!


Just over two weeks and I'm still waiting for shipping notice on Sky Force.  It'd be nice if they shipped quicker or admit that it's a pre-order if you don't have 'em yet.

[High Score Records / Re: "Nantettatte Engine" High Scores]

So how do you cheat the score anyways?  Slowmo?

Yep..... it's almost like we discussed this in chat weeks ago. 


Where's the rest of you fuckers' scores?  Can't you handle my 673k?!? 

[Off-Topic / Re: M.I.A.]

We love you, este!

Why can't we all win the lottery and spend our time OBEYing, screwing around with friends and family, and watching porn?

[Off-Topic / Re: streaming services]

I've been using a borrowed Netflix account on my phone lately.  It works better than I was expecting, with decent quality, no excessive buffering, and reasonable data use (~250mb per hour); the only thing I don't like is that it'll go back to the default home page after a while, making me hunt down the show I was catching up on again.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: Uncapped Turbo Express with 7 games - 240 shipped]

85% New Bloody Wolf!

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Dead of the Brain]

I'd love to play it in English (it's got neat art), but I think it's sadly been abandoned. 

[Off-Topic / Re: So Todd Rogers got banned from Twin Galaxies....]

I now take into question NecroPhile's high score of Chiki Chiki Boys.

You bastard!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The Official Pioneer LaserActive Player thread-]

Neato cab, but you'd really have to have a hard-on for Time Gal to want a dedicated box for a console game.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What Turbo game are you currently playing?]

Nice one, rofl.  Is that the translated patch referencing the first game or is it ass backwards in the original too?

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

I'd agree except that most of us already have a Turbo ED that functions as a Super System Card.

Most of us already have a Duo or IFU, TED, Arcade Card, and/or RGB mod and upscaler too, so what's your point?  I seriously doubt that most people buying these things are new to PCE or have been using only a base system for years.

The SNK fighters and Majong games constitute more than half of the Arcade Card exclusives and there are superior platforms for that stuff anyway.

The SNK games are just under half of the Arcade Card library (5 out of 12, and 1 of those 5 is the sole mahjong game), and there's no such thing as a "superior platform" to the PCE.