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[Console Repair/Mod Center / S-video mods]

I only just noticed Nat quit doing mods, and I didn't see s-video on Turbo's pricelist.  What are one's options as far as S-video mods now?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Laundry List of Sources for Optical Unit used by TG-CD and PCE CD-ROM²]

This site carries the old drives, dunno if the price is too high.  I think for these, if you had the original CD-Rom unit, you could just slot this drive in as a replacement as I understand it:

https://www.computertradeexchange.com/inventory/NECB.html

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: If you were a 3rd party...]

Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari?

We got a bunch of their other games.... they weren't so big (they went out of business three years after the PCE release).  The PCE one was a remake anyhow, so I don't count the NES version.  If I were porting it, I could adjust the annoying volume of the sound effects, and the shoddy recording quality of the music.

[Off-Topic / Re: BRINGING WHITE CASTLES STRAIGHT TO NAT]

The frozen ones barely taste like the ones you get at the restaurant.

They're different than most because they're steamed, which is kinda odd for a hamburger.

If you live in the south, Krystal's burgers are probably the closest thing to it you can find:
http://www.krystal.com/
Also square, also steamed.  They look and taste very similar.  Both have been around forever... I think white castle is older though.

In-N-Out is better, so is Whataburger if you want an actual hamburger. 

[Off-Topic / Re: What do you drive…]

I drive a 2001 Silver Toyota Celica GT, stick.  It has no options whatsoever, since I figured at the time... what do I need a spoiler or a moon-roof for?  In retrospect, I would've kinda liked to have had a rear-window wiper. 

They're common enough that I figure everyone's probably seen one, basically this:
 
Though mine has a dent on the hood where someone moving furniture in my complex dropped part of a couch on it.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Star Soldier R tournament to be held...]

Read about the tournament on Kotaku"
You need to sign up on the Hudson page here:
http://hudsonentertainment.com/tournament_register.php?tournament_id=2


There'll be various prizes apparently.... but since so many people here are Hudson shooter veterans, I think some board members may have a shot at this.

The news story was here:
http://kotaku.com/5011076/hudson-holds-star-soldier-r-tourney

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: TG16 Spine label Stickers…$15 a set…]

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They should be clickable so you can see a close-up comparison.

I cut the edges, but they're otherwise unedited.  In the comparison photo, the Bonk is an original, whereas the Neutopia II is a Sparky reproduction.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: PC Engine games, rare soundtracks and dvd's]

Wow.... Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari.  Loved it on the NES, from the price I take it the PCE version is rare...

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: TurboGrafx Game Genie?]

I remember (this is anecdotal I guess), that a contest entry of mine where I sent in the end game screen to... Ducktales (I think?) to Nintendo power was considered invalid because of the recent GG rule changes.

There was a lawsuit apparently:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Galoob_Toys%2C_Inc._v._Nintendo_of_America%2C_Inc.

They found for Galoob.  Interesting that Sega actually gave the one for their system their seal of approval.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: TurboGrafx Game Genie?]

Perhaps even Nintendo had that rumor swirling around- I know they were none too happy about the game genie.

The advent of items like the Game Genie caused logistical problems with all those old contests they used to run for high scores and such.  If there's a readily available device that allows anyone to cheese their score or beat games with ease, then the integrity of those sorts of contests relying on mail-in photos was pretty much nil.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Good source for cases]

I just don't want to wait I guess.  Even the crap games are a bit expensive to buy alot of copies of.  They're all in jewel cases as temps right now, but I don't want to use the nice stickers until I have real ones.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Good source for cases]

Hey, I've been looking for some Hucard cases to apply Sparky's stickers too.

Just getting cheap games would seem to be ideal, but the closest place to me that sells TG-16 games charges $9 for Keith Courage (and alot of those don't have the little plastic bar, they have some adhesive in the middle instead).  Which would hit me for $63 for seven cases, even if I gave them the manuals/games back for trade they'd only give me .25 per for whatever reason.  The cost of something like Keith on Ebay /w shipping isn't alot better...

Suggestions?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: How is the TGCD a portable music Player??]

Also my first CD player, or music player in general (never had a record/tape player before this either).  I was quite fond of the fact that I was part of this new CD music era.

For the longest time, I didn't really have many CDs, so I'd play actual Turbo CD games in there as musical CDs (Cosmic Fantasy 2 or Ys Book I & II... Loom had a bunch of Tchaikovsky tracks).  My only headphones were the old ones that had come in a travel-pack with my original Gameboy, but I had a set of computer speakers that had been discarded in favor of powered ones I used alot.

I felt very clever and high-brow having that computer speaker + NEC "portable" CD player setup when we went out to our remote ranch house.

Good times, but I think ye olde drive was burned out by a couple years after the Duo came out from all the use.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: My haul has arrived!]

What?  No Cosmic Fantasy 2/Ys III/Cotton/Exile 2/Dynastic Hero?  I'd just give it back to him.  He's obviously trying to rip you off.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Booster Plus]

Lookie, another one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/TURBO-GRAFX-16-TURBO-BOOSTER-PLUS-AUDIO-VIDEO-ENHANCER_W0QQitemZ160235481003QQihZ006QQcategoryZ139969QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Booster Plus]

It went relatively cheap, I was surprised.  Well, lock this one if you like.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gauging Interest: Refurbished, Region Modded TG-16 Cores]

(and wouldn't require a region mod for the CD games).

no region mod is required to play your standard import standard and Super CD games. 
I assume you'd need one to play any of the Arcade Card games but I can't tell you for sure as I'm not quite there yet !   Hate the idea of making my ultra cool US 3.0 card obsolete!

That's what I mean, you don't even need the region mod to play the games, which is part of why the Duo was such a great deal.  That's part of what limits the value of a region mod I guess.... but there's still quite a few j-cards out there -- and often at cheaper prices than the US ones I guess.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Booster Plus]

If people are smart, they'll just try to snipe it instead I would think.  It'll keep the price somewhat lower.  It's already got ten bids and six bidders, that suggests the price will get driven up more I think.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Booster Plus]

http://cgi.ebay.com/TurboBooster-Plus-for-Turbo-Grafx_W0QQitemZ330231336487QQihZ014QQcategoryZ49230QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I only mention it because someone was looking for one before, and you don't see them very often.  Already up to $40 or so though.

Not my auction, and you might want to lock this post when it closes.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gauging Interest: Refurbished, Region Modded TG-16 Cores]

I feel like I'm always missing out on these deals.

I've been debating picking up Steel Battalion for awhile now, but I keep hoping I can pick it up for less than a hundred.  Apparently you could do that a few months ago... not NEC related I know, but the current pricing climate has kept me from snagging things like Bonk 3 (still haven't played)... pretty sure I won't be playing Dynastic Hero anytime soon either.

I think 50-60 for a region modded console is fair.  I think short of finding a really good deal, it's hard to get a TG-16 for less than 20-30 (some of that is just getting yourself ripped off, some Brick & Mortar specialty stores will charge you over a hundred for a core unit just because they're more rare than a Genesis/SFC - and eBay typically gets some inflation). 

The mod itself has to be worth at least 20-30... which is still LOADS cheaper than finding a Kisado or some such, and if you found yourself a CD unit later, you could use the region mod to run cards like the Arcade card.  I say has to be worth it from just a skill perspective.  How comfortable are you cracking open your system and possibly ruining it?  Would it be worth a Jackson to you to avoid doing it? 

Anyway, the only reason I'd say it isn't worth a $100 or whatever is because so much of the appeal in TG stuff is for the CD games.  It seems like as the price climbs, getting a Duo or some such would become the better deal (and wouldn't require a region mod for the CD games).  Plus, you're still holding a system which has an RF connection, no save memory.. etc.  That's just my opinion though, apparently guys like these don't have a problem charging a pretty penny for region modded core-type systems:
http://www.consolepassion.co.uk/pc-engine-consoles.htm

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: TG16 Spine label Stickers…$15 a set…]

Awesome!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gauging Interest: Refurbished, Region Modded TG-16 Cores]

Doesn't the S-Video mod cost more though?  Parts-wise I mean.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gauging Interest: Refurbished, Region Modded TG-16 Cores]

Sounds neat.  Does that mean you might start knocking off a little cash off your standard services if I toss some old TG-16 base units in there? 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Games without cases]

How soon till we can cover ourselves in TG stickers?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: So, what kind of TG collector are you?]

I'm a pretty cheap collector, more of a gamer.  I only feel compelled to buy games that I have some interest in playing (none of the TV sports collection for instance).  When purchasing said games, I would prefer they have a case/manual, but I couldn't care less about a box - I just don't want to store them as a stack of cards.

I am a bit anal about cases and what not.  I bought a set of CD cases just to replace the covers on my TG-16 cases which were scratched.  I'm also seriously contemplating buying a bunch of Keith Courage(s?) to gut for cases for games like Shockman and such which didn't come with one.

As to the more recent discussion....

Shockman is great!  Two player type megaman game, what's wrong with that?  Tricky Kick is alright too....

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Spine sticker variations?]

Older games (ie- R-type, etc.) have a mostly orange spine label with the game text in black near the top, there's a band near the bottom portion of the spine label which is black with orange lettering with the TG-16 logo.

They shifted later on to labels that were mostly black.  The game title on these is white, with the TG-16 logo also white just after it.  The only color on these is a band of color just along the top.  The color on these labels varies by genre.  Theoretically, games of the same genre will have the same color label, but obviously this isn't always true... if you have older label games. 

The game case thread on this forum has some pictures of reproductions of the latter type of labels if you need some pictures.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Replacement power adapter, PCE]

I have a spare TG-16 one, I think I recall hearing that a model 1 Genesis power adapter also works?  Either way, as long as I'm not using it on -that- TG-16 it doesn't matter I guess.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Games without cases]

TurboGrafx CD System Card--something that matches the case for the U.S. 3.0 card?

hey man good call, and the sticker will work well (tray card would be better like jitawa mentioned) but i am up to do that but later as a separate run, & will include them with the sets or i will give out as a free bonus to whoever wants them, just cover the nickels for ship'n.

so any good spine reference for the 3.0 card case? i only have the loose card

I'd make the Turbo CD card match Monster Lair/Fight Street cases or the next generation of CD2 cases.
The ML/FS case would only need the title changed on the spine and would be really easy to do as a clear case insert.

Here's an ebay auction that shows the back of the Super System 3.0 card case:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Grafx-CD-w-SUPER-SYSTEM-CARD-Extras-Near-Mint_W0QQitemZ220227268862QQihZ012QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Of course, it makes more sense for it to match the older CD cases like Fighting Street - like Black Tiger suggests.  The only thing on the back is CD GAME in the corner.  I bet you could change that to CD CARD 2.0 or something like that on that back, and just make the spine like a regular game label.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Breaking News! TURBOEXPRESS / PC ENGINE GT VIDEO FIX!]

I've gotta say, I'm really looking forward to having a working express again.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Games without cases]

Cool.  I'll place an order as soon as you're ready for business.
If you're looking to add anymore stickers to the set, there are a few other US games that came without proper cases.  I would buy the first two:

TurboGrafx CD System Card--something that matches the case for the U.S. 3.0 card?

Gate of Thunder--there are a couple designs floating around already, but my printer sucks and I'd be happy with just a spine sticker.

Dungeon Explorer 2--some losers got stuck with the 1996 Hudson reprint.

Ys I-II--for the pack-in version

For at least three of those you'd actually be wanting the tray card:
http://www.fltwood.com/eps_templates/cdtray.pdf

The good thing about those titles is that you could print them one-sided since the spindles for all the CD games were opaque.  If you can get a template, some decent semi-gloss paper, and something to put on it... (Ys I & II's tray card was just a yellow border that wrapped around, the rest of the back was black except for some white text that said "CD GAME") you can do it without too much trouble in MS Word.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Games without cases]

I'd buy sheets for the caseless games.
I know you're sticking to the standard color codes but make an exception for a red Air Zonk sticker to match Aero Blasters.

vestcunt--> Right now im just doing them as complete sets but if i do just the 21 caseless games they will be trimmed, the print shop does machine trimming, even wielding the sharpest X-acto knife the machine does a way better job and sure beats a pair of scissors

Anyway thanks guys for the positive response, i am really happy with them and being a graphic designer i asure you the quality is saaweeeet!!!
Again just gauging interest & then i will make up a proper sales thread and figure out a nice ghetto/cheapy shipping rate for ya's.

EDIT: ya ok i will do up sets of the 21 caseless games all trimmed up as well for those who only need those, let me know who would be interested in them as well, but buying a whole set for $15 will be better bang for you buck

might bring this into the sales thread sooner.

When you say trimmed, do you mean the rounded edges of the stickers will be pre-perforated on the sticker sheet itself?  Sorry if this should be obvious.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Games without cases]

Maybe we should all do up a bunch of jpegs with printable spine graphics.

You can make the back of a standard clear jewel case look just like a turbo one with a can of textured black paint. It looks/feels just like the real thing. With some spine labels, scans of manuals, you could make a pretty convincing case.

As for the interior, I wonder if we could ham something up that would work?

well here is a perfect time to show what sparky made up!!!! ...here we go.

just an interest check as i have made up ALL the U.S hucards spine sticker labels out there including the 21 that did not come with jewel cases which was my main reason i did this as storing them in mismatched or empty cases just sucked ass!!!!

These match up closely to the original TG16 labels in fonts, quality & colour codes... i even did the logos for Sidearms, Sonic Spike & Turrican, what your seeing here are my test sheets but when i did the final of all 94 they came out even better & i did a few sets of them (at a print shop)
Again the colours don't match perfectly, some are darker but they look very professional and have been trimmed out.

EDIT: would $15 sound reasonable for the set of 94 stickers?

Oh My GOD!  I was just thinking about how I could go about printing spine stickers after I goo-gone-d the labels off some Keith Courage cases.  Hah!  That's awesome.  I know you say the colors are off a bit, but those seem quite good to me.  Maybe you should take a picture of one next to a regular case for comparison?

It's funny, my girlfriend complains about me being obsessive about this sort of thing.


On the subject of manuals, these are about all the places I've found online:
http://nectaris.tg-16.com/scans-nectaris-pcengine-military_madness-turbografx.html
http://nectaris.tg-16.com/manual-nectaris-pcengine-military_madness-turbografx.html
^-JUST Military Madness/Nectarsis
http://www.geocities.com/mister_jack_dawson/videogames.html#manuals
http://www.replacementdocs.com/news.php
http://www.emumovies.com/console.html
http://imageevent.com/gamescans/turbografx16
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/turbo16/
^- most of the images at Gamefaqs are too small to realistically do reprints of cover art with.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Games without cases]

On the subject of replacement stuff, you can find nicely scanned PDF of files of some the game manuals online.  This is just a matter of personal taste I guess, I'm a gamer rather than a collector, but I do like my stuff to look nice.  This site:

http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?list.18

Is a good source for some games.  Print it on some double-sided semi-gloss and you have a pretty reasonable facsimile of an original manual.

Sort of a Keith Courage + non scuffed front cover from some random CD case + reprinted manual = a respectable looking former loosey-goosey HuCard

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Games without cases]

Ha..

I hadn't even thought about that, great idea!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Games without cases]

Awesome.  I guess I should be glad there aren't too many of them.

Is that a no-go on generic hucard cases?  I've been putting them in regular jewel cases... they usually don't move around too much.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Games without cases]

As look over my game collection, I find my OCD tendencies bothering me for various games I have that are caseless.

I've seen in some auctions that the games were supposedly released without cases (just the card in a box?).  I guess I missed out on some of this since the store I went to took them out of the boxes when they shelved them, and I don't recall buying any without a case back in the day.  I think I bought mostly CD games after I got the CD attachment I guess.

Anyhow, couple of questions, is there a list of games that weren't released with cases (or if it's a shorter list, ones that did have cases)?  Is there a source of any sort for generic HuCard holding cases (the grey plastic part naturally, the front part is pretty easy to replace)?

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Replacement power adapter, PCE]

awesome, thanks!

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Replacement power adapter, PCE]

This is probably a stupid question, but I seem to keep finding TG-16 references instead of PCE ones when I look.

I need to find a replacement power adapter for the original white PCE, just not sure what the specs on the original one were.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB or trade for TGCD dock stations, cases, clips and power supplies]

IIRC, there was a thread a while back mentioned that the specifications on the CD power supply were incorrect or misprinted.  You might want to be careful.

EDIT:  By the way akaviolence, why do you want three complete CD setups?

He should be ok with a stock one though I'd think   

EDIT: Here's the thread in question:
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=4793.0

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB or trade for TGCD dock stations, cases, clips and power supplies]

That place did have it, it was mismarked, which is probably why they didn't know (it was also behind 4 turbo taps).

It's the second model adapter:
Model:   HES-ACA-03
      Input:    120V AC 60HZ 28W
      Output: 11V DC 1.53A (1530 mA)
      

As opposed to the HES-ACA-02.  The only difference being a slight increase in wattage.  I picked it up, unless you had some luck finding one elsewhere?

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB or trade for TGCD dock stations, cases, clips and power supplies]

Yeah, that's the only place in Austin I can think of that carries TG-16 stuff.  Even then, their selection is pretty abysmal.  Next to no games at either location.  A smattering of controllers and taps....  I only recall the power adapter since it's kinda unusual to see a power adapter just... floating around by itself.  The prices aren't too great either, at 19.99 a pad for used controllers.

As bad as it is, it's better than San Antonio I guess.  That's slightly ironic too, since I couldn't actually buy Turbo stuff where I grew up, and had to make all of my purchases on the random trips to San Antonio to go to Babbages at the mall.

It was 11v iirc, which would make it a CD adapter, but I haven't been there recently either.  I'm just assuming it's still there since there can't be that many people that have a TG-CD attachment, but no power adapter.  Besides, it was determined in the mod section I think:
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=2960.0
...that you could probably replace it cheaper at Radioshack anyway.

Anyhow, not a really a big deal to swing by there when I'm in town.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Selling more games on Ebay - BOXED hu's, a few cd games turbo mags a few man]

Weeee... I picked up alot of things I'd been looking for for awhile in your auctions.  Good stuff!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB or trade for TGCD dock stations, cases, clips and power supplies]

I rarely see the "actual" TG-16 CD power supply, but I recall this store in Austin had -one- the last time I was there.  If they still have it when I drop by this coming Friday I'll pick it up and drop you a line.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: I need a Turbo Booster Plus, PLEASE!!!!]

Here's a Duo-R, which would hit most of your bases (you'd need a region mod or adapter).  It's at $67 or so as of this post.  Some people post items with absurdly high prices, but you can still find pretty good deals if you're patient (not that this one will end at $67 - and shipping is about the same price, but you know what I'm saying).


edit: left the link out there I guess, but the auction is probably over now anyhow.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: I need a Turbo Booster Plus, PLEASE!!!!]

You know, given the condition of the unit on ebay, and the relative infrequency with which I actually see the Booster Plus on there, $65 doesn't seem like a bad price to me. I don't know what it went for when it was brand new, but someone who was trying to collect all the TG-16 add-ons would probably buy it.

If you're collecting maybe (there's an auction for a regular booster that already cracked 55 or so), but I figure if you want it for the utility (AV output, File cabinet) - the CD attachment is a better value.  It lets you play CD games, but even if the CD player was completely broken you have a file cabinet and AV output.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: I need a Turbo Booster Plus, PLEASE!!!!]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Booster-Plus-Enhancer-Turbografx-Grafx-Duo-TG16_W0QQitemZ250234181779QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4315QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

there's one on ebay, haven't seen any others in awhile (the CD units are easier to find I think)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The New TZD.COM]

I'm not seeing Dynastic Hero anymore, so Keranu or PCEngineHell must have bought it.

Thats because they listed such a prized valuable in the first place everyone would look, under The Dynastic Hero.

I wonder what they charge for shipping for that game. I bet there's no discount.

Indeed, I didn't check when he mentioned it, but it's still there, and they let me add it to my cart.  Not that I'd actually buy it.

EDIT: and shipping is 5.95

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The New TZD.COM]

I'm not seeing Dynastic Hero anymore, so Keranu or PCEngineHell must have bought it.

Well.... I wasn't expecting an answer to my question that quickly.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The New TZD.COM]

Hmm... $130 for Cotton, $140 for Ys III, ..... 799.99 for Dynastic Hero?!  Who the hell would pay that much for a game?  They don't even have a picture up for it either...?  I see they still have a stock picture of an Archer RF modulator (no longer made by radioshack, at least, as an Archer product).  $9.99 isn't bad for those, but they've got to be pretty old by now.

Bleh.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Manuals I Don't Necessarily Want]

PM sent, thanks!