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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The highest amount of money you would be willing to spend on a Turbo game]

I spent a little under $40 for Spriggan. . . $50 is pretty much my max on a Turbo or PC Engine game.

But I have been wanting to own Rondo of Blood pretty badly these days.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Duo-R RGB mod not producing sound.]

Awesome, Thanks! PM Sent.

[General Gaming / Re: Your Daily Dose of Gaming.]

I got Shadows of The Damned for Xbox 360 yesterday.

So far I really like it.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Duo-R RGB mod not producing sound.]

Can I send my breakout adapter your way too? Let me know.

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

I played some Sapphire last night.

I was amazed by the visuals. But the speed and hit box are gonna take some getting used to.

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

What does he mean when he says in description ... "most people don't even know they came boxed".
WTF? How else would you sell them? In a plastic bag from the factory? that makes NO sense. hahahaa

Nectarsis-
...to buy the system or just play some games with him? 

Actually 450 isn't too bad but I wouldnt touch it at that price myself. I've seen the boxed versions go for 350- 500+ easily.

What does he mean when he says in description ... "most people don't even know they came boxed".
WTF? How else would you sell them? In a plastic bag from the factory? that makes NO sense. hahahaa

I thought they came in big plastic bubbles? Man.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Is the (acd) arcade card worth it? Sapphire and Strider]

I consider Shinobi III the only nearest neighbor to Strider when it comes to Action Platformers with this kind of extreme action emphasis.  When I play a 3D Action game today I always compare them to Strider or Shinobi III and so far not one game has lived up to them.  Cinematics be damned.

I agree, most (if not all) 3D action games are inferior to Strider and Shinobi III.

Why has Capcom not released a Strider 3? Why hasn't Sega made a more straight forward Shinobi game? I liked the PS2 one (I am in the minority I think). I realize game design has "evolved" but there are so many great aspects of those games that would translate wonderfully to modern games.

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

Super Star Soldier

I find the game painful, yet very addictive. I desperately want to beat it! I HATE the boss gauntlet, at what I presume is, the end!

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M. Bison Scissor kick.

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5 Disc Changer

[Fighting Street / Re: Gamestop = FAIL]

I do agree that RS is convenient.

I would never make another major purchase there. I bought speakers there in like 1995. . . what a huge mistake. But when you need something ASAP Radio Shack is great.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Duo-R RGB mod not producing sound.]

In all honesty, I think I'm too big of a wuss to chop up a $50 converter. I have little to no skills as far as soldering goes. So I'm confident it would become a paperweight when I got through with it.

Any other possible solutions?

[Fighting Street / Re: Gamestop = FAIL]

I actually can't believe Radio Shack is still around.

Last time I went in there I was looking for an Optical Audio cable. They had a giant selection of ONE. It was 6' and $40.

I left laughing.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What games do you love that you think others give short shrift?]

R-Type would have made a fine pack in. . . except for the fact that the game is damn near impossible on the default setting. Which isn't a horrible thing, it makes you keep coming back. . . but if I got a TG16 back in the day with R-type, I may have thrown the damn thing out the window.

I think Legendary Axe would have been a great pack in. Blazing Lazers would have been great as well.

To me, Keith Courage is average at best. It's more tedious than fun. Granted, I didn't play it until 2007.

I'm not sure what the public opinion is on World Court Tennis, but I think that's a pretty sweet game that I'm guessing, most people write off.

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

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gate-Thunder-3-1-Turbo-Duo-Super-Cd-Game-/120738294051?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1c1c902923

GUYS! He lowered his price from $100 to $76! Somebody better snatch up this SUPER RAREZZZ game!!!!

[Off-Topic / Re: Original Xbox "Duke" Controller Making a Comeback]

I think the Halo anniversary is completely unnecessary. Halo is backwards compatible with the 360 anyway. . . and there has to be about a billion copies floating around out there.

Just make the multiplayer maps available for Halo Reach.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Duo-R RGB mod not producing sound.]

Dirk:

Doujindace give out the European SCART adapters to people that order that system in the west. You would have had to ask to get the Japanese one.

Gotcha. Just thought it may have been a possibility,

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Custom PC Engine Mini Cardboard Cab]

Cardboard? Really?

I can appreciate the effort put into this. . . but if you're gonna mangle a PC Engine, might as well take the time to at least case it in something sturdy.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: Duo-R RGB mod not producing sound.]

Just open up your converter and add RCA audio output cables

The only problem with that is, the last time I soldered anything, people found Brittany Spears attractive. . .

I know Japanese and European SCART cables are different. Could this be a problem? I have no experience with SCART cables so I may completely off base. Could I be using a Japanese style SCART cable with a European audio adapter? Just a thought.

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Stake

[Off-Topic / Re: Original Xbox "Duke" Controller Making a Comeback]

To me it doesn't sound like it will be a retail item. Just to show off the game. Then later they'll be auctioned off.

Am I the only one that didn't hate that thing?

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You'd think he would have given up on the posing trunks ages ago. . . I guess that's something that. . . just never goes away. . .

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Cattle Prod

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Dino (from the Flintstones)

[Fighting Street / Re: Gamestop = FAIL]

Gamestop can frigg off.

The people who work there aren't even knowledgable about current systems. I had to explain PS3 compatibiity to a customer because the gs employee got it very wrong.

The gs employee had this guy thinking the most expensive model could play ps2 games. But the cheaper one couldn't. . . I mean really.

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Wasted

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Duo-R RGB mod not producing sound.]

I recently got an RGB modded Duo-R from Doujindance (eBay seller).

I bought a scart to component converter to get RGB video:
http://cgi.ebay.com/SEGA-SCART-RGB-YPbPr-YUV-Component-Video-Converter-/220698773448?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3362ac07c8

The picture looks amazing!

Then I bought one of these for audio:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=390279125607&si=QxgH18oGkg3U97C3kmQTzixadRY%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

I am getting absolutely zero audio signal. I figure there could be many factors leading up to this. Such as the audio being incorrectly modded on the system, broken converter, wrong converter. . . the list goes on.

The audio works perfectly with composite video.

Anyone more technically inclined know why this may not be working for me? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: F/S: Turbografx 16 games in "Asshole Fucked Me Over" Sale]

Dude, for real.  Block his emails, and walk away.  If you send him anything at all, its crazy.  There is NOTHING he can do.  NOT one damn thing.  I am willing to bet nobody's roommate died or any of that shit.  Just a freakn cyber bully, hoping you fall for it as he talks out his ass.  In short, fuck him. 

My thoughts exactly. Tell him to go to hell.

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Bret Hart

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Mexico

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Is the (acd) arcade card worth it? Sapphire and Strider]

Well thanks to (turbostar) I now have Sapphire

Me too! Thank you so much turbostar!

I just ordered my Arcade Card. . . I can't wait to play it!

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

IT HAS THE RECEIPT! WORTH IT!!!!!!!!

Man if I would have given receipts for Insanity!  Roy coulda got his house JUST from selling Insanity!!!

Possibly.  But the difference is,  there's actually a demand for Duo pads. 

I guess I wouldn't know. To me, controllers are meant to be used. In my mind I don't see them as collectable.

[PC/Console/Mobile Ports / Re: Fire Pro Wrestling]

FirePro Wrestling D was ultimate.

They should just translate the text in that and bring it to XBLA. . .

They would probably get sued by every Wrestler from the 1970s to 2000s though.

[General Gaming / Re: teh "what you didn't buy today"-thread]

That's none other than our buddy RR1980 here.   Not a bad price for a cap swapped repaired unit plus all those pads and arcade card.  Who swapped the caps? 

I was really tempted actually. I thought that was quite a good deal.

I've been buying way too much stuff lately.

[General Gaming / Re: The Wii U]

Your on crack if you think this has at all neutralized Nintendo's otherwise cornering of the motion sensored video game market.  Does anyone actually own a Sony Move or Microsoft Kinnect?  I would guess probably better chances of people owning the kinnect as its outselling the Move thing 5 to 1.

I had the Move. . . until I got Killzone 3, realized it sucked with (and without) Move. Huge mistake buying that thing.

[Off-Topic / Re: Random Pictures Thread]

Gotta love the glitter painted Stormtrooper mask.

I liked this too:

He's got make-up on his face, so that means he's to be taken seriously and be seen as "intimidating".  LOL @ wrestling.

Yes, but more importantly, the face paint signifies that he's TOTALLY OUT OF HIS MIND AND A LOOSE CANNON!

[General Gaming / Re: teh "what you didn't buy today"-thread]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Unboxed-PC-Engine-Duo-w-10-games-4-pads-Arcade-card-/290575719361?pt=Video_Games&hash=item43a7a99bc1

This.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Is the (acd) arcade card worth it? Sapphire and Strider]

I honestly think the Neo CD is pretty much worthless at this point. If MVS carts weren't so very very cheap it would be a different story. The NeoCD was awesome when I had one in 1998, but the economies of Neo have changed in that time. Almost any Neo game can be had for under $100, the vast majority below $40. There is zero load time on MVS too.

The biggest problem with Neo CD is that there are way too many games missing from it. Not much (anything?) after KOF 99, so if you get really into Neo you're still going to need another system for the awesome stuff like Rage of Dragons, KOF 2000-2003, etc. Neo CD doesn't even have Metal Slug 3, which is the best in the series. Therefore you might as well just buy all the stuff on MVS.

The first thing I do when I purchase a home (which should be sometime in the near future) is buy and MVS cab.

I honestly think the Neo CD is pretty much worthless at this point. If MVS carts weren't so very very cheap it would be a different story. The NeoCD was awesome when I had one in 1998, but the economies of Neo have changed in that time. Almost any Neo game can be had for under $100, the vast majority below $40. There is zero load time on MVS too.

The biggest problem with Neo CD is that there are way too many games missing from it. Not much (anything?) after KOF 99, so if you get really into Neo you're still going to need another system for the awesome stuff like Rage of Dragons, KOF 2000-2003, etc. Neo CD doesn't even have Metal Slug 3, which is the best in the series. Therefore you might as well just buy all the stuff on MVS.

I've thought many times about grabbing a Neo CD. . . then I say screw it. I'll wait until I move out of my 3rd story apartment (which will hopefully be less than a year) and get an MVS cab. No load times, and the prices for games are not that much higher than the CD stuff.

[Off-Topic / Re: Random Pictures Thread]

Gotta love the glitter painted Stormtrooper mask.

I liked this too:

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

the receipt item-
Am I the only one that thinks Babbage's is a weird store name. And it looks like they are still in business today selling video game stuff.

Charles Babbage is the "father" of computing.

But yes, weird name for a store regardless. I always thought it sounded strange. It kind of sounds gross.

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

http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Grafx-Duo-Pad-Controller-W-box-Rare-/120735150147?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item1c1c603043

IT HAS THE RECEIPT! WORTH IT!!!!!!!!

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

"Very Rare" Turbo Duo $775...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Turbo-Duo-Grafx-USA-Cd-System-Games-very-Rare-/120736039077?pt=Video_Games&hash=item1c1c6dc0a5

"I really don't know if this system can play Japan games cd's,I never try this...for this info the buyer need research online forums and coments!!!
I just know this is US system and plays great US turbo cd games and Hucards!!"


I mean. . . . . . really?

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[Off-Topic / Re: PCEngineFX Picture Thread (Formerly "Mugs")]

This means something. This is important.

teh scene from UHF was funnier.

Agreed. That movie. . . that movie is the best.

"NOTHING! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!"

[General Gaming / Re: The Wii U]

I supose. I just think it's stupid.

It does have Netflix, which is a multimedia function.

My Wii is a paperweight. If it played DVDs that would be something. . . Everyone knows it's capable of doing so, so why not?

Yes, but it has Netflix due to Netflix financially compensating Nintendo for subscribers using it on their Wii.

Like I said before, it's capable of doing it but Nintendo wants the primary reason people purchase their hardware to be to buy games (IE things that make Nintendo money). I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo sold a DVD player (or if it has the appropriate optical drive) a Blu-Ray player via their online store for their system. Nintendo has structured their entire business model around a closed system where they reap all the profits and considering the fact that they're still making hardware it's been a good business model for them so far.

As much as I piss and moan about these things. . . I'll probably still buy one. . .

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Hey they did the Sonic Adventure games soundtracks!!  THEY ROCC!!!!

Wait. . . really?

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20th Century Masters. . . OF CRAP!!!!

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