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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: pros & cons... 16 bit cd games.]

Nununununu!

That's the best battle cry ever.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Issues with new Japanee DUO]

You can only tell which is positive or negative by looking at the diagram. On the Duo, it should be right next to the power socket. On AC adapters, it's located on the label with all of the other output information. You can see it in the picture you took of your NEC branded AC adapter. It's the little diagram at the bottom of the label. There's a circle in the middle with a solid circle inside of it. The solid circle is the center. It's positive center, because the little + symbol is connected to it. The - symbol is connected to the outer circle. You want whatever you do to match that diagram. If the - symbol is attached to the center, then boom.

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

The first PC Genjin is not that hard to find. Actually, it's far from being rare.

Well, I've had lots of trouble finding it. Do you know where I can find a copy of it (besides flying to Japan)?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Issues with new Japanee DUO]

As long as that AC adapter has a plug that will fit into the Duo (I believe you need a 6.5mm one) and is the correct polarity (this is very important), it's fine. I'm using a 9V adapter on mine, and it works brilliantly. The Duo actually only uses 7V internally, but the AC adapter that was packed with it provides more so as to make absolutely certain that it always has adequate power at all times. With a more modern AC adapter, there should be less variance in the power it supplies, so I wouldn't worry about it. Just make sure that the plug (that goes into the Duo) is positive center. Negative center will fry your Duo.

Also, the screenshot looks fine to me. Unfortunately, your games are going to look weird on an LCD, and there's not really anything you can do about it. I can't tell if you're running it in widescreen or not from the picture, but if you are I would suggest switching to pillarbox (i.e. 4:3, the old TV aspect ratio). It'll look a lot better that way.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Hello, my first post with a question.]

I'm using a 9V adapter with my PCE Duo. It's not a Duo R, but the principle is the same: the console doesn't actually consume as much power as the AC adapter feeds it. There is a transformer inside the console that steps it down to what is actually consumed (in the case of the Duo, 7V; maybe very slightly more for the Duo R but I would suspect not). The reason the AC adapter provides more is to ensure that come hell or high water the console is getting steady power, but modern AC adapters are engineered better than they were in those days, and provide the rated power pretty steadily by themselves.

In any case, I don't see how undervolting the console would hurt it, anyway. It would just not power on. Overvolting, on the other hand, is a very bad idea. Also, make sure the plug polarity on the AC adapter is right; on the original Duo you need a positive center plug (probably the same on the Duo R, but check the polarity diagram next to the socket on the back of the console). If the plug is set as negative center, you'll probably fry the console. Some adapters, like the ones Radio Shack sells, have removable/swappable tips, so one AC adapter can plug into devices with variously-sized sockets and different polarities. On those adapters, you change the polarity by plugging it in either "normally" or "backwards". It's fairly obvious which one is negative and which is positive.

That's all I can think about right now when it comes to AC adapters. To summarize, I wouldn't worry about it. Just take some basic precautions and you'll be fine.

EDIT: And now I went and looked at the posts in between the OP and mine, and saw that basically everything I said was already stated more concisely. 

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

Congratulations on completing your set. I love the Bonk games, but I'm still looking for the first PC Genjin (which seems to be the hardest to find of the Japanese versions) and 3 (which isn't hard to find, but can be hard to find for a decent price).

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Issues with new Japanee DUO]

I used to live in Europe (Germany specifically, but it's 240V/50Hz just like the UK is), and I had to use a stepdown converter for certain electronics, and it most definitely did not make a whining noise. If I were in your shoes, I would stop using it and replace it as soon as possible, since it's obviously malfunctioning and could potentially be dangerous to your Duo or anything else you plug into it.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Best deal for Coryoon?]

yeah even Rippoff SuperPotato only charges like $60 for it...

Man, I wish I could afford to take a trip to Akiba someday.

[General Gaming / Re: Why wasn't SF II ported..]

Capcom arcade games ran at a funky resolution, and they ported them like that instead of cutting off part of the screen or squishing it into TV aspect ratio.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: SYSTEM CARD / TENNOKOE CARD CLEARS!]

How 'bout after you've fapped off to each and every pic?  At least the screen would need clearing.....

After you've wasted that much time that could have been spent looking at better porn, I'd say that you would deserve to list that as cleared.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: I want to trade my modded US saturn for a region modded PCE core]

An import cart? So by "modded", you mean that it comes with the cart that lets it play Japanese games, not that it's actually modded to do it without it?

Region-modding on the PC Engine seems to be a pretty intense procedure, so I doubt you'll get many takers, but good luck.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC engine Question]

Just make sure that you don't buy any U.S. TurboGrafx-16 HuCards/Turbochips since they are not compatible and converters are way too expensive.

They're not only too expensive, but they won't work on a normal PC Engine anyway. Unlike Japanese PC Engine games, US TurboGrafx games are region-locked as well as being pin-incompatible. You have to not only get a converter, but mod the PC Engine in order to play US games. It's just way too much trouble, overall.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Bunch o' Sealed NES games on ebay!]

Yeah, I saw this guy selling a bunch of old sealed games a couple months ago, too. Apparently he packs them like fine china, with a hard-shelled padded box inside the shipping box or something. $15 is still a whole lot, but if you can get a good price on the game itself it will even out, I guess.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Arjak's First Impressions of Adventure Island: The Beginning]

Oh. That makes much more sense!

I'm not terribly familiar with WiiWare, so I just assumed he was talking about a VC version of New Adventure Island.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Arjak's First Impressions of Adventure Island: The Beginning]

I own the actual HuCard of this, and it's definitely a great game (though I've only gotten as far as island 4). That being said, there are apparently some fairly major differences between the PC Engine one and the Virtual Console one (besides the Wiimote powerup instead of a Turbo Pad), because in my copy you definitely still get killed in one hit.

[General Gaming / Re: drum roll please....AND YET ANOTHER EBAY DOUCHE BAG]

Unfortunately, that's actually below the going rate for a complete Earthbound, as I've seen it over the past few months. Though his definition of "great condition" is a little skewed. And I wouldn't really trust the pictures anyway, check this out: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/sflaoaknyc-in-Game-Heaven__W0QQ_sidZ14462099?_nkw=snatcher&submit=Search. Read the descriptions carefully!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Need two more PCE controllers, possibly an arcade stick, what are my options?]

What are people's opinions on the ASCII Stick Engine? That stick is pretty easy to find online.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Super Darius on CD - what's its value?]

You might be thinking of Darius Alpha -- that's the rare one.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Ebay Douchebags....The ones to avoid!]

Unfortunately, almost all eBay sellers withhold their own feedback until after you leave them theirs, and bad sellers especially will almost certainly punish you for leaving negative feedback by leaving you negative feedback, which when you're just some guy with only a couple dozen feedbacks or so, can really hurt you.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Ebay Douchebags....The ones to avoid!]

Well, if we're going to make a list like that (which I think is a great idea), I'll contribute a bit. While I've been lucky enough not to run across any bad stores on eBay, my two favorite sellers so far are jump-to-japan and rxmdx.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Arjak's review of the Lords of Thunder promo tape...]

It is a masterpiece.

[Fighting Street / Re: $85 manual???]

I see we have descended into emoticon hell.

id rather get a pdf , print it high quality, and pretend its real.

$85 buys a carload of beer. Or a class at community college. Priorities.

More like a third of a class these days.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB Spriggan, Sapphire and other PCE CD Goodness]

Well, I found a copy of Kaze Kiri on the Bay while I was looking for other stuff, if you're interested in it. It's $100 instead of $70.

Here

[Auctions / Re: Pcenginefx eBay Auctions - Magical Chase/Raiden/Ghost Manor END TONIGHT@5PM PST]

Heh, that "right price" question on Magical Chase amuses me. If your price really is "right", then no one would be able to beat you if you entered it as a bid. Smells like an inept attempt at a scam to me.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB PC ENGINE COREGRAFX 1 or 2 + CD ROM!!!!!]

Keep in mind that most people here are collectors, not retailers. You'll have trouble finding people with spare stuff in their collections that they want to get rid of.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WANTED: Turbo Duo AC Adapter ****** Any other AC adapters work on the turbo]

Also, I just looked at my Genesis 2 AC adapter, and I would not recommend using it. Although the voltage matches the Turbo Duo adapter (10V), the amperage isn't sufficient. The Turbo Duo AC adapter has an amperage of 1000mA, while the Genesis 2 AC adapter is only 850mA. You can go higher on amperage, but you shouldn't go lower.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WANTED: Turbo Duo AC Adapter ****** Any other AC adapters work on the turbo duo?]

Those adapter tips from Radio Shack are meant to plug into Radio Shack AC adapters only. The AC adapter doesn't end in a tip, it ends in two holes, and you choose the correct size tip and plug it in one way or the other depending on whether the plug is supposed to be positive center or negative center. I've never seen an adapter that plugs onto an AC adapter tip to allow it to fit into a different receptacle, but I suppose it could exist.

I use that Radio Shack AC adapter that Necromancer linked on my PC Engine Duo and it works perfectly. It cost too much, but that's Radio Shack for you (my original NEC unit blew out, and I was desperate).