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[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Raffle: Loose Pac-Land Turbo Chip]

I think I may be a little new to the community to be considered but hopefully whoever gets it enjoys it!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )]

"it is a copied version it still works tho I have tested it and everything I am a u.s. Seller"

Condition: acceptible

$59.99 min bid.

Don't you know how expensive cd's are to burn these days?! 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Will there ever be a TG16 price crash?]

Unless you've decided that only the $100+ games are worth owning, you can't get priced out of shit.  For every overpriced Dynastic Hero there's a dozen comparatively cheap games that are worth less than original MSRP.

Of course there is a price spectrum, and some games are cheap, but more likely than not, a lot of people pick up the cheap, good games relatively fast.

I'm not really talking about collecting for those that want a full set of something I suppose. That has never really interested me, but more collecting and finding games I enjoy, popping a game into the system and getting some really enjoyment out of my hobby. (Although scoring a sweet deal sometimes is even better  )

Of you're blindly buying games just to find out what they're like, you're only creating price inflation.

Why not play through games on cdr/flashcart or emulation first and then decide which ones are worth owning at any price? Then you won't have stacks of games you don't care taking up space and all that saved money to spend on the "permium" priced games that you actually know are worth buying.

Otherwise what you are currently doing is literally gambling with money.

I'm not sure where you are getting the idea that I am blowing a ton of money on games willly nilly on the hopes of finding a good game, but I should probably make it clear that I literally can't remember a time when I bought a game over like... 10-15 bucks without having done research and knowing pretty much exactly what I was getting.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Will there ever be a TG16 price crash?]

Unless you've decided that only the $100+ games are worth owning, you can't get priced out of shit.  For every overpriced Dynastic Hero there's a dozen comparatively cheap games that are worth less than original MSRP.

Of course there is a price spectrum, and some games are cheap, but more likely than not, a lot of people pick up the cheap, good games relatively fast.

I'm not really talking about collecting for those that want a full set of something I suppose. That has never really interested me, but more collecting and finding games I enjoy, popping a game into the system and getting some really enjoyment out of my hobby. (Although scoring a sweet deal sometimes is even better  )

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Will there ever be a TG16 price crash?]

If you're afraid of being priced out and just want to play the games without issues, just play HuCards on a TED and spend the money you saved on CD games. For CD games that the Turbo version isn't necessary to play (Godzilla, Super Air Zonk, Terraforming, Dungeon Explorer II, Vasteel, etc) just buy the PCE version.

The difference between a fully functional set of Turbo games and a complete set of original Turbo collectible games is probably $20,000.

It's not that i'm afraid of being priced out, I'm more curious how many people are close to, or have already been priced out. Just curious what is the point at which people say... "Ok. Maybe instead of buying 5 retro games a month, i'll buy 3, or 2, or maybe 1."

For a lot of us collecting these games is a passion that I don't think will stop anytime soon, but speaking from personal experience, I can definitely say I've slowed down on buying things for "full price."

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Will there ever be a TG16 price crash?]

At what point does everyone think they will be priced out if they haven't already been? I've been thinking about this quite a bit for myself, especially for other systems that have much larger libraries with quite a few games in the 100 plus range. I love physical and owning a game as much as the next guy but I just feel like the hobby is fast approaching a point where it just doesn't make sense to go after most games.

I would think a situation like what is happening to me would eventually cause a bit of price decrease, but as far as I can tell there seems to be no shortage of people willing to pay the ever increasing prices.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )]

Konami seemed to stop caring when they also dropped their old logo:

I can't see this and not think of the two jingles that konami has used.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )]

It really is sad how the mighty have fallen. I was playing some snes and genesis games yesterday and after about 4 hours of playing I realized that every game I played or considered playing was Konami.

Zombies ate my neighbors, contra hard corps, castlevania bloodlines, sunset riders.

Yeah, Konami was one of my favorite companies growing up to where it was on a special support list of mine (as was SquareSoft and Capcom), so if saw a game by them on the store shelf, I'd buy it even though in most cases I was backlogged by tons of other games - having put gaming on standby in my life - and it'd be years before I'd get around to playing much of anything... I just wanted to make sure my dollars counted in support of the industry.

So yeah, if you look at my collection of originals, you'll see mostly games made by SquareSoft, Capcom, Konami, and then Sony for PS1/PS2 (and one PS3, MetalGearSolid 4) on down to others like Nintendo for the NES/SNES, etc.. Another company was Working Designs while they were still making PS1 games. I had picked up Arc the Lad collection from Target for $79.99 as one of the final ones, the 2nd time I had spent that much on a game, the first being Dracula X (Konami) from an import shop whose number I got off the back of an EGM magazine...

Well, all good things... Heh, this tangent reminded me of the others who came and went far quicker too like SunSoft and Quintet (founded by the Ys/Adol creator!), etc. Those were great losses! ANYWAY!

Great story, and I'm sure there are countless people that hold similar opinions as us. It seems like most companies just don't give a shit about much anymore, it just seems like Konami has really stepped up their game in this department unfortunately.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Turbo Gouging on Ebay ( r.i.p. - gouging much )]

This kalls for another appearance of Konami Kat.

It really is sad how the mighty have fallen. I was playing some snes and genesis games yesterday and after about 4 hours of playing I realized that every game I played or considered playing was Konami.

Zombies ate my neighbors, contra hard corps, castlevania bloodlines, sunset riders.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Completely new to TurboGrafx/Duo Pc Engine]

Hey welcome aboard, and ya what Black tiger said, even being patient in finding good deals on games can set you back this day and age. Good luck and if you decide to go for the actual games this place can guide you on prices, and even suggest some start you off games that are good but will not rip open your wallet. <<welcome hug>>

Thanks a ton for the welcome! It's always tricky making a post like this because some  communities jump on you at the first sigh of weakness, but it hasn't been like that at all lol

At least not yet... 

I've got quite a few genesis, nes, snes games but from what I understand Turbo/PCE is kind of a different beast.

Welcome, comrade

Complete list of ACD games:

https://archives.tg-16.com/Dengeki_PC_Engine_1994_03.htm#complete_list_of_acd_games

(Note that you might not want to play all of them unless you are a fan of mahjong, wrestling and baseball simulators...)

Here is a nice guide:

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/main/nec_compatibility_guide.html

..just to help you understand where a DUO fits into things (you should get one).

That compatibility guide is actually really, really useful to understanding what works with what. Wonder how well the TurboGrafx would have fared if they had made this situation a little bit easier to understand and released more games for the thing stateside 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Completely new to TurboGrafx/Duo Pc Engine]

Hey welcome aboard, and ya what Black tiger said, even being patient in finding good deals on games can set you back this day and age. Good luck and if you decide to go for the actual games this place can guide you on prices, and even suggest some start you off games that are good but will not rip open your wallet. <<welcome hug>>

Thanks a ton for the welcome! It's always tricky making a post like this because some  communities jump on you at the first sigh of weakness, but it hasn't been like that at all lol

At least not yet... 

I've got quite a few genesis, nes, snes games but from what I understand Turbo/PCE is kind of a different beast.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Your favorite piece of turbo swag!]

That laserdisc lol.

You wouldn't happen to have a way to play it would you? What is even on there?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Completely new to TurboGrafx/Duo Pc Engine]

A PC-Engine Duo setup would work fine for all cd's and super cd games.  You can also play all japanese hucard titles.  Later, for Arcade Card cd titles you can get an Arcade Card Duo if you want.  This usually is the cheapest setup.  Only drawback is you might have to replace the caps in the system since they have been known to go bad over time.  Like others mentioned the Duo R and RX don't normally have the capacitor issues but cost more upfront.

How many games require the arcade card? I spoke to Keith Courage here on the forums and he said he has two different setups, the briefcase setup and the Duo setup. Does anyone have experience with these two? Is there any preference?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Completely new to TurboGrafx/Duo Pc Engine]

Welcome friend!

I take it you'll be looking to get your hands on Splatterhouse. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Some good advice from the other members as well. You'll probably want to take a look at the game library, and then determine which formats you need to support.

If you only want to play hucards like Splatterhouse, you can probably get away with spending a fair bit less money.

I just feel like if I'm going to spend money I might as well go all out so I don't regret it later and have to spend even more money in the future. For instance, I'd love to play rondo of blood, so I'll need some way to cd's, and from what I understand a lot of games never made it to the US.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Completely new to TurboGrafx/Duo Pc Engine]

Turbo brand products are overpriced. You should get a PC Engine setup, ideally a Duo R or RX system, which will play 97% of the worldwide library right out of the box.

You should also get a TurboEverdrive and try games before you buy. Same deal with CD titles, just burn a cdr and decide if a game is worth owning.

You'll have to mod a system to get RGB output, but it's easier than ever now with dedicated parts and several people who offer the service.

A Duo R or RX will play American games out of the box? Or would I need to do a region mod? I've never done something like that in all honesty. Also, to play cd games I've read something about needing some kind of system card? I'm not very clear on the details.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Your favorite piece of turbo swag!]

From the 1990 Neutopia's Secret Collection.

These are pretty cool. They also have a practical application which is nice lol

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Completely new to TurboGrafx/Duo Pc Engine]

Hey there everyone! I was playing my copy of splatterhouse 3 on Genesis when I started doing some research on the series and that eventually led me to looking up the turbografx and everything in between. Despite this however, I was wondering if there was somewhere that could give me pros and cons about all the different version?

I'm pretty interested in getting a TurboGrafx and trying out all the games that are associated with it. (Both USA and imports, as well as CD games)

From what I understand turbografx cards are regions locked but not CD's. Is that true? I'd also be interesting in getting rgb out from the console as I have a way to output it from a scart connector.

All in all. thanks for allowing me into the forum, hopefully I get to have a ton of fun playing Turbo grafx games one day lol