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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Cost of games going up]

Don't forget Facebook or Twitter, making visible our once somewhat obscure hobby.

Yes, there were forums before FB/TW, but you know it's not the same.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: When did dracula x become a $200+ game?]

Well, thanks again Lost Monkey, I checked my CD and looks like yours; mine is a FABT BTW.

And thanks NightWolve for your input too.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: When did dracula x become a $200+ game?]

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I won't be able to have another copy of the game to have them side by side 

So look at a picture? Supposedly PCEWorks (Tobias) puts his logo on everything he counterfeits.

Yes of course, looking at a picture is a solution; the PCE logo thing is something clearly identifies the counterfeit. If the only counterfeits that exists of the game are the Tobias', then I'm OK, mine's OG.

But are there any oher known fake copies, Tobias aside? Where the differences with the original are less obvious?

I don't think there are any besides Tobias copies - there were a lot of originals sold.. unlike say Sapphire...

I will take a scan of the center ring of my Dracula X tonight (in about 12 hours...) and post it here for you to look at. 

And here it is:



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There are other variations, (FACT, FABT), but it should look something close to that...

Ohh thank you sir, really nice, as soon as I get home I'll check my copy for my peace of mind.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: When did dracula x become a $200+ game?]

<snippy>

I won't be able to have another copy of the game to have them side by side 

So look at a picture? Supposedly PCEWorks (Tobias) puts his logo on everything he counterfeits.

Yes of course, looking at a picture is a solution; the PCE logo thing is something clearly identifies the counterfeit. If the only counterfeits that exists of the game are the Tobias', then I'm OK, mine's OG.

But are there any oher known fake copies, Tobias aside? Where the differences with the original are less obvious?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: When did dracula x become a $200+ game?]

I won't be able to have another copy of the game to have them side by side 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: When did dracula x become a $200+ game?]

That bootleg you're talking about, is it clearly dintinguishable from the original?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Holy Shite: Boris Vallejo = Turrican = AWESOME]

Is it an original? Buyable? I've never been in that webpage, don't know how it works.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTT FOR PC ENGINE]

What do yo mean "high class"?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: 185 NOS PCE games trade proposal - should I go for it ?]

No probs at all, man.

I wonder what I would do if I encounter somebody with an unreleased prototype of MSX2, plattform unknown to me.

How could I know if it is real or fake.
How could I decide a price to buy it.
Then decide to sell it. For how much.
Where to engage with possible buyers.
How to agree again on a price. A monthly payment.

Just wondering.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: 185 NOS PCE games trade proposal - should I go for it ?]

I sold an unreleased PCE prototype.

I'm not familiar with PCE games

...

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB/WTTF TurboDuo]

Hey some friend of mine gave me as a souvenir a 2$ bill, he found it at a reservation casino in Seattle! What a coincidence. There were just two 2$ bills, man TWO bills in the whole casino, these bills must be scarce.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: PCE Interface Unit = which AC adapter do I need?]

AFAIK the letter A corresponds to Taiwan. No letter, Japan. So IF30 = IF30A in terms of electrical characteristics.

I'm in a similar case, I have a suitcase but no adapter, I was thinking about using a Megadrive adapter BUT it doesn't reach the 1450ma, so not possible.

You must use a 9V output, or 12V, but at least it must give 1450ma. Center positive, same plug size.

As for using original vs new equipment, I'll be using (when I find one) the original one instead those new switching adapters.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: New Turbo Stick]

if you can find one, i'm a fan of the Micomsoft XE-1 Pro.  only PCE stick i really like

I tried to find one for months and gave up. I eventually got a PS2 Namco arcade stick that I use on the PCE with a small adapter. Really nice for STG. Visual novels, RPG, Action/Adventure/RPG etc are nicer with a pad though.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / WAIT! Don't buy an everdrive on your own just yet! TED Group Buy Round 2!]

Is the V2 the new, RAM based one?

Edit: oops I've just read the other thread.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: My beloved set of 400 new factory sealed pce games]

To sell 400 games together is almost impossible, unless you make some osom discount.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Cheap TurboExpress Power Supply Options]

After a bad experience with a switching power supply (introduced electrical interferences in my SFAMICOM) I don't think I'm buying anything different than original regulated power supplies and, in my case, a stepdown.

Ouch. What type did you use? Did you make sure the voltage and amperage were exact?

Well, it has the exact voltage but gives a little more A than the SF needs, so it's ok in terms of characteristics. At the beginning I thought my PVM was having the failure, then I changed the power adapter for a generic brick and voilà, no noise into the image. Here I saw myself saying "what the frak, stepdown and end of story".

Now the effin switcher is somewhere in the just-in-case-bin.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What PC-Engine Stuff did you get today?]

Finally I found a decent priced CD unit, I was told that gear fixable, so a gear is in its way too.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Cheap TurboExpress Power Supply Options]

After a bad experience with a switching power supply (introduced electrical interferences in my SFAMICOM) I don't think I'm buying anything different than original regulated power supplies and, in my case, a stepdown.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Re-Re-Raffle: R-Type I & II Hueys]

Oh well, I was checking in the thread to tell you that I got a Complete CD and to delete me from the raffle, but I see I wasn't 

It's OK, I know I'm new. Good luck to all of you and kudos for this raffle, OP.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Re-Re-Raffle: R-Type I & II Hueys]

Hi! May I?

[Off-Topic / Re: Other than obeying (or other gaming), what are your hobbies?]

LEGO, street sketching, reading manga... I love to go for long mountain walks when on holidays.

I love to travel, too.

[General Gaming / Re: Holy WTF Pulseman]

Just out of curiosity (and since I'm dumb), what's the deal with Europe?

Traditionally Europeans have always been willing to pay more, mostly due to ignorance.  

There must be a lot of research backing up this affirmation.

It would be interesting to see this research.

Indeed.

[General Gaming / Re: Holy WTF Pulseman]

Just out of curiosity (and since I'm dumb), what's the deal with Europe?

Traditionally Europeans have always been willing to pay more, mostly due to ignorance.  

There must be a lot of research backing up this affirmation.