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[General Gaming / Re: Final Fantasy VI Advance]

FF VI is the best game ever made! I love this one to no end! There are plenty of lol quotes in there like Sabin's "He could be my friend, if he weren't my enemy". 

[General Gaming / Re: good ol' Konami Wave]

I can hardly imagine someone hating a company that produced classic games like the SF II, the 1942 or the Makaimura series. There was a time when I played through their Daimakaimura port for the SGFX three times a day. Capcom 大好き!!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine's Castlevania: Rondo of Blood coming to the psp]

The count goes now to 3.

Five, actually. ;)

It's kinda hard to keep track of them all.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Ys IV patch]

I tried to patch my Ys IV some time ago but whenever I burnt a CD to play it on the Engine, the system thought it was an audio cd and not actually a game. Nat, when you manage to make it run on the Engine, please let me know.

Another question although it's rather stupid: Are there any patches for the Ys I & II and Ys III games? I know there were released in the US but I just got the japanese versions.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine's Castlevania: Rondo of Blood coming to the psp]

The count goes now to 3.

[Media (PCEFX Radio/TV) / Re: 01.12.07: Pcenginefx Radio is back!]

Seems like the radio repeats the "Pcenginefx Radio" announcement for almost a week now

[General Gaming / Re: good ol' Konami Wave]

It was the most legendary logo, everybody knows it, along with the Konami cheat which I think of almost everytime I see it. A tribute!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

OK, do me a favor and try "Godhead" mode. It's awesome and maddening at the same time! Good fun

Mkay, just tell me how to access the Godhead mode then.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

I tried the invincibility cheat on Gunhed again, this time with the 57 code and noticed that the system crashes differently. Instead of the green flickering screen you get an extremely loud beep while the screen remains black. The noise was so loud I nearly fell off the couch! Furthermore, it was already 12pm so I probably woke up all the people in my house
Didn't get the cheat to work though

[General Gaming / Re: If you want (one of) the rarest of all Saturns...]

Send me the MPEG card NOW.  In return I will smile and say "thank you".

Pretty good deal!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

Blinkers rule .

Definitely! I always go down once I run out of them.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

I'm still as vulnerable as always.

It was a rough time for me.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

Is it normal for the occassional power up to get hooked on your shot and sometimes stay in one spot for a long time? I saw this happen while trying out Super Star Soldier on Wii and thought that it was probably a bug.

Yes, that's completely normal and no bug at all. These power ups switch between the weapons (I - IV) or the missiles (S,M,F,H). As long as you shoot at them, the display weapon is on hold and you can get it if you want. However, if you keep shooting at it, it will eventually change into a blinker who clears the screen and gives you a continue which means you can restart from where you are once you die and don't have to go back to the last checkpoint. These blinkers exist in Super Star Soldier as well, with the same purpose.

[Off-Topic / Re: It's no "My Adidas" (RUN DMC), but this must bring a smile to Sony executive]

Public Enemy had a song where one of the lines was "Good enough to know no endo, threw it out the window, along with the super nintendo".

The song is called Bedlam 13:13 for those who wonder.

From Ice Cube's Friday track: "Smokin' indo, playin' that Super Nintendo, hear a rat-tat-tat on my window."

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

EDIT: I just got the trick to work. You're supposed to reset once the game crashes and then start a just game and you'll have invincibility. Select + Run wouldn't work, so I just used Magic Engine's reset feature to get it to work. Maybe on real hardware you need to quickly turn the power off and back on to do it.

I tested it on a CoreGrafx today and as I expected, it didn't work. After the game crashes I'm forced to power off the system but when I turn the power on again I'm still as vulnerable as always.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

I just got the trick to work. You're supposed to reset once the game crashes and then start a just game and you'll have invincibility. Select + Run wouldn't work, so I just used Magic Engine's reset feature to get it to work. Maybe on real hardware you need to quickly turn the power off and back on to do it. I'd try it myself, but I don't own Gunhed and am too lazy to put it on my flash card.

Thanks for the info, I'll try for myself today.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

Oh at the intro! I kept trying it on the title screen like in Blazing Lazers. Thanks!

It doesn't have to be the intro, you can insert the cheat at the title screen as well, it worked for me. Maybe you pressed a wrong button or weren't trying hard enough.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

Looking at one of my PCE trick books, it looks like there is a debug mode that is accessed after opening up the sound test mode ("Music Mode") or something.

I'll have to sit down and relearn the directional symbols before I can translate it. But I'm on my way out the door, so I'll try to post all of Gunhed's tricks later tonight.

You don't have to, just take a look at Keranu's first post and the link there. The cheats do work for Blazing lazers as well as Gunhed except for the Invincibility cheat as I mentioned in my previous post. I tested them a few hours ago. No need for brute force!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

The debug mode does work on the japanese version as well. The same goes for most of the other cheats on the site Keranu's has provided in his first post. However, don't try to do the Invincibility cheat on Gunhed since your screen will become green and starts to flicker as hell leaving you no other choice than power off your system.

[Console Repair/Mod Center / Re: PC Engine AV mod]

I've never had a NEC system with a signal better than AV

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: damn mechanics]

@elnino-kun: yes, I remember that horrible story with your DUO CD-Rom. that one sucked dicks in hell. How did you finally solve it?

Well, the first time the problem disappeared after I had system in the trunk of my car driving around.  The second time I didn't find a solution. I think there's something wrong with the laser, it doesn't recognise the CD-Rom at all. The gears however don't seem to be broken but I'm not too sure either. I resolved the problem by buying an interface unit with a CD-Rom drive and a core grafx. The single system CD-Rom is said to be much more stable than the one integrated in the Duo.
However, there seem to be other people encountering this problem and thumpin_termis mentioned a thread with a fix, so I'm off searching it. Maybe I will finally be able to fix my Duo which would be great because the loading time is much more annoying with the interface unit.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: damn mechanics]

This sucks! Reminds me of the trouble I had with my Duo CD-Rom drive a couple of months ago. It was a hard time not being able to play CD games.

[General Gaming / Re: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (PSP)]

This game is clearly homebrew (just look at the graphics) so it is in the right forum.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Drac X finally coming to North America]

Very good news for those who couldn't get their hands on the SCD Chi no rondo. Fortunately, the 2.5D graphics look quite decent this time and not as ugly as Gokumakaimura but I hate playing on the PSP because Sony did somehow manage to screw up both the digital pad and the analog stick of their portable. Otsukare!
If I were a Castlevania fan I would maybe consider buying a PSP and this game but I don't really like the series. Honestly, I don't even have a copy of the SCD Dracula X...

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

I think you left something important out though and that is once you collect so many purple orbs, a orb with the Roman number of your weapon will come down BUT you can actually shoot these orbs until they explode and become a blinking orb .

Cool, I didn't know that the appearance of these switching orbs (either weapon or missiles) is related to the number of purple orbs you collect!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

I played the game yesterday and can confirm that each blinker gives you one continue. I got 9 of them and wasn't reset 9 times. Unfortunately I'm a little out of practice and couldn't collect more of them but I will try again. I think if there is a limit it's going to be 16 blinkers, the same number as the bombs'.

Since I was playing the game I could have tried the debug mode on the japanese version as well but I forgot

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

Ano ahou!!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

I wanted to access to level select so I could replay some of my favorite levels.

great idea. does this one also work on the japanese one?

I have the Japanese version too, but haven't tried it yet. I imagine it would.

great, will try it out tonight when i have some time left

Have you tried?^^

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Blazing Lazers Debug Mode]

As Steve has correctly mentioned, the purple orbs are just for powering up your weapon. Basically a huge amount of them (I don't know the exact number) have the same effect as one orb with the Roman number of your weapon, therefore you don't really need them for powering up. The blinking ones allow you to continue on spot without being reset. I will count them the next time I play the game since I don't know if you have to collect multiple blinkers to get one continue and if there's a limit.

[Media (PCEFX Radio/TV) / Re: 01.12.07: Pcenginefx Radio is back!]

I'm listening to it right now, thanks a lot!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: New to PC Engine]

I always was asking my self what kind of ugly, huge and clumsy mains plug you UK people have. quite hilarious

Very true, they look like they're possessed by some demonic forces!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Post your scores for the Spriggan showdown here]

Thanks for the patience, here are my final scores

Main Game: 11'920'930
Score Attack: 419'480

[Off-Topic / Re: Analyze my katakana? (Fun thread, f/Japanese speakers)]

to check all your band-names correct kana-spelling, just put it into google and check the hits

You're the man!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Spriggan Shooting Contest: rules and deadlines]

I'm on Emerald Rocker's team, and I predict that we will crush Tatsujin, elnino, sunteam raul, Joe Ruddifer, CrackTiger, the SNES fans, and any other bums who have the guts to challenge us. 

Aight, that's the spirit! Let's see what you got, kid!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Spriggan Shooting Contest: rules and deadlines]

sorry, just can't find a partner. too shy and not gay

Let's team up!!

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Any talented programmers...]

Sounds cool and I'm interested but I just don't have the time atm

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: The Spriggan Shooting Challenge]

The time trial is designed for "walk up and play this game NOW" scoring contests.  It doesn't work for an un-monitored contest where people can keep trying again and again for a week, because then everyone ends up with the same score in the end.

No way this is going to happen! As Keranu has mentioned, it's a carnival game and although I'm not very familiar with the trial mode I'm sure there are many secret things in there to raise your score, as there are in all the carnival games.

It's definitely a cool idea and I hope we will use the score attack for the competition.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine City Show 17 is out!]

That was indeed a great show! Next time I have to listen to it sooner, I'm always too late with the guessing

[Feedback / Re: O_o New Forum]

The new forum looks cool but I miss the PC Genjin favicon. I usually have a lot of tabs in my browser and I can't see any description no more. Therefore I have to fully rely on those icons

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Play-Asia selling Tatsujin for reasonable price]

once i reached the level 5 back in my best days. Be a King rather than Expert 

Those were the days! But now you are old and just foolin' around!!

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Play-Asia selling Tatsujin for reasonable price]

I don't believe Play Asia sells loose hucards

Actually they do, a friend of mine got his copy of Final Soldier Special Version from there

Jokes aside, the game came in really great condition and was even sealed but I can't really tell whether it was resealed (like Trader) or the original one. Anyway, it was a great bargain

[General Gaming / Re: Anyone know where I can get this in-game font?]

Here are a few sites I use to visit whenever I need a font from a video game. I don't know if the one you are looking for is among them, though.

http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Games-Fonts.html
http://www.empire-of-the-claw.com/Fonts/Fontpages/claws_game_zone.htm
http://www.gamefonts.com/
http://www.zone38.net/font/

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: genkivideogames.com]

On another board I usually hang around someone mentioned the shop the same way Digi.k did and after a few days Peter from genkivideogames.com made an account and answered in the topic. Maybe he will show up here soon, too

As for the shop, I haven't ordered there so I can't be of any help.

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

he uses it for a reason to hate NES.

If I hated a specific console I certainly wouldn't buy 193 games for it.

[Media (PCEFX Radio/TV) / Re: How long will the radio be down?]

Can somebody tell me how many users were usually connected to the radio when it was up? Just to make myself a picture of the traffic

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Play-Asia selling Tatsujin for reasonable price]

@elnino

The MD port is childs play compared to this.

You're right. I don't wanna know what the difficulty levels "Hard" and "Expart" (haha) will be like! Luckily I was able to get past the first level but not much further of course.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Play-Asia selling Tatsujin for reasonable price]

Too bad all sold out. I wonder who bought it?

It was me. Sorry about that^^

No need to be sorry, I have my copy already. Good luck getting to pass the first stage, it's very hard.  I highly recommend using a arcade joystick.

I think this shouldn't be much of a problem, I've played the MD version of the game for quite some time.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Play-Asia selling Tatsujin for reasonable price]

Too bad all sold out. I wonder who bought it?

It was me. Sorry about that^^