Different PCE units, and some pirates?

[MXS]

Hi everyone!
I found a picture of a nice collection with a lot of different PCE models.
But I also noticed some units I haven't seen before, the blue boxes "Core 5" and "PC boy". I think they are "pirate consoles"? Like "Hong Kong imports". Or what do you guys think? (click on the pic for higher res).

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[nectarsis]

The one is PC Boy..not PC Box.

[MXS]

Ah, yes I saw that now.

[Tatsujin]

i think the core (5) is the normal core grafx. does someone know from which country this one comes from?

[Nazi NecroPhile]

i think the core (5) is the normal core grafx. does someone know from which country this one comes from?

You are correct, good sir.  It's from France, specifically a Sodipeng box set with the CG, two controllers, and a Tap.

[MXS]

Aha OK from France. I did thought it was a "Hong Kong clone"

[shubibiman]

This collection is a friend of mine's.
The Coregrafx "Puissance 5" was a pack including a Coregrafx bundled with a second pad ( french made Sodipad) and a game. Some friends had this pack at the time but they haven't kept the big box, which is pretty hard to find nowadays.

[MXS]

OK shubibiman I see!
So TG/PCE was sold in France?

[Nazi NecroPhile]

So TG/PCE was sold in France?

The PCE was imported in France by Sodipeng, which is a shortened form for "Société de Distribution de la PC Engine; they also sold a few accessories of their own making.  Follow the link above to learn more about them and to see a ton of their old adverts.

[Tatsujin]

i think the core (5) is the normal core grafx. does someone know from which country this one comes from?

You are correct, good sir.  It's from France, specifically a Sodipeng box set with the CG, two controllers, and a Tap.

ah..LOL..that is the sodipeng version? very funnily I never seen one boxed, but had some loosies of 'em in my life (with the RGB mod cable).

thx

[MXS]

So TG/PCE was sold in France?

The PCE was imported in France by Sodipeng, which is a shortened form for "Société de Distribution de la PC Engine." They also sold a few accessories of their own making.  Follow the link above to learn more about them and to see a ton of their old adverts.

Yeah, it was a lot of old nice advertising here!

https://web.archive.org/web/20081113135019if_/http://hutrad.fr/PubSodipeng/index.html

[shubibiman]

Actually, this pack contains the standard version of the Coregrafx in its original box with a multitap and a pad made by Sodipeng. The box you see is just the outside cardboard.