The TG16/PCE good deal thread

[BigusSchmuck]

I thought I would start this off as some members have been discussing this. So without further ado:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6ft-NEC-Turbo-Grafx-Extension-Cable-/270982625710?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3f17d2b9ae
Under $4 for a tg16 extension cable, definitely cheaper than what I have been seeing as of late.

[jperryss]

With free shipping that is a great price.

[tpivette]

Wow, great price... and free shipping too! I may have to pick up a pair of these after a few other auctions go off tonight

Thanks for the heads up!

[PunkCryborg]

That's a pretty sweet deal




But why is this in Fighting Street?
PS FUCK YOU

[Nazi NecroPhile]

But why is this in Fighting Street?

To hide the thread from lurkers, duh!  Thanks for paying attention. 

[FiftyQuid]

Nice!  Now this is the shit I was talking about.  Members helping out members. 

Could someone explain the Shipping Details to me?  It says "Shipping to: United States, Canada", then at the bottom of the very same section it says "This seller does not ship to Canada."  WTF?

[tpivette]

If he absolutely wont ship to canada, I'll buy however many sets you would want and send them to you and eat the shipping costs. You helped me out with the loose HuCard lot, so this is the least I can do. Let me know

[BigusSchmuck]

That's a pretty sweet deal




But why is this in Fighting Street?
PS FUCK YOU

Eh? This is in Fighting Street to prevent lurkers to see good deals, whats so wrong about that?

[PunkCryborg]

Eh? This is in Fighting Street to prevent lurkers to see good deals, whats so wrong about that?

Nothing, just trying to keep up with the fighting street spirit

[Tatsujin]

lol, fuck those fucking lurk fuck fuckers!!!!!111111++++

[geise]

Haha!  Fuck you very much tats! O:)



BTW this could also be in Chit-Chat since you need to be logged in for that as well.  Not really much to "fight" about except through bidding, so chit-chat would be a better section.

[BigusSchmuck]

Haha!  Fuck you very much tats! O:)



BTW this could also be in Chit-Chat since you need to be logged in for that as well.  Not really much to "fight" about except through bidding, so chit-chat would be a better section.

Then I'll humbly ask one of the moderators to move this to the chit chat section.

[FiftyQuid]

If he absolutely wont ship to canada, I'll buy however many sets you would want and send them to you and eat the shipping costs. You helped me out with the loose HuCard lot, so this is the least I can do. Let me know

Thanks, but I contacted the seller and he admitted it was just a box he forgot to uncheck.  He's corrected it.   

[BigusSchmuck]

No bids on Bomberman 93 (the pce version)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bomberman-93-No-Instruction-Hu-Card-JP-GAME-/310415580782?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item484635de6e

[Bardoly]

I thought I would start this off as some members have been discussing this. So without further ado:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6ft-NEC-Turbo-Grafx-Extension-Cable-/270982625710?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3f17d2b9ae
Under $4 for a tg16 extension cable, definitely cheaper than what I have been seeing as of late.

I know nothing about these extension cords.  Can you plug it into your TG-16, then plug your Turbo Tap into this cord, and then play multi-player games with the controllers plugged into the Turbo Tap, or do I need to purchase 5 of these?

[PikachuWarrior]

If the turbo tap is able to be plugged into your Turbo Grafx 16 (same with the controller), then yes, you can use those extension cables for your method.

[Samurai Ghost]

I thought I would start this off as some members have been discussing this. So without further ado:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/6ft-NEC-Turbo-Grafx-Extension-Cable-/270982625710?pt=US_Video_Cables_Adapters&hash=item3f17d2b9ae
Under $4 for a tg16 extension cable, definitely cheaper than what I have been seeing as of late.

I know nothing about these extension cords.  Can you plug it into your TG-16, then plug your Turbo Tap into this cord, and then play multi-player games with the controllers plugged into the Turbo Tap, or do I need to purchase 5 of these?

I have heard on these forums that the generic cables you can get elsewhere (for around $1 each) won't work for plugging in a multitap, so you'd need to buy an extension for each controller you plug into the multitap. Is this one also a generic cable? Since they have so many available I would guess so. In that case you might encounter the same problem as with other cables and would need at least two for multiplayer games.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

If the turbo tap is able to be plugged into your Turbo Grafx 16 (same with the controller), then yes, you can use those extension cables for your method.

It's been well documented that using an extension cord between the tap and system (any version) will cause troubles.

[Samurai Ghost]

If the turbo tap is able to be plugged into your Turbo Grafx 16 (same with the controller), then yes, you can use those extension cables for your method.

It's been well documented that using an extension cord between the tap and system (any version) will cause troubles.

Even for the official NEC cables? Not that I ever see then anywhere, but it might be a reason to pick one up one day.

[soop]

If the turbo tap is able to be plugged into your Turbo Grafx 16 (same with the controller), then yes, you can use those extension cables for your method.

It's been well documented that using an extension cord between the tap and system (any version) will cause troubles.

I was worried about that, but so far no problems after playing 4 player bomberman via tap and extension on mine, and I left it plugged in for a while with 1 player games.

[Samurai Ghost]

If the turbo tap is able to be plugged into your Turbo Grafx 16 (same with the controller), then yes, you can use those extension cables for your method.

It's been well documented that using an extension cord between the tap and system (any version) will cause troubles.

I was worried about that, but so far no problems after playing 4 player bomberman via tap and extension on mine, and I left it plugged in for a while with 1 player games.

Which cable did you buy?

[soop]

If the turbo tap is able to be plugged into your Turbo Grafx 16 (same with the controller), then yes, you can use those extension cables for your method.

It's been well documented that using an extension cord between the tap and system (any version) will cause troubles.

I was worried about that, but so far no problems after playing 4 player bomberman via tap and extension on mine, and I left it plugged in for a while with 1 player games.

Which cable did you buy?

It was just a generic one.  I'm just about to head home, get showered and head out, but if you want to know, remind me tomorrow and I'll dig out the eBay auction.

[DragonmasterDan]

these cables have a rubber/plastic guard over where it plugs in, I can't get it to fit into my turbo tap

[cabbage]

these cables have a rubber/plastic guard over where it plugs in, I can't get it to fit into my turbo tap

You could try to cut away some of that with an sharp blade--maybe enough to make it fit. Just an idea, in case you really wanted to use it with your tap

[DragonmasterDan]

You could try to cut away some of that with an sharp blade--maybe enough to make it fit. Just an idea, in case you really wanted to use it with your tap

Yeah, I am planning to file it down. It DOES fit in the TG16 controller port without an issue though.

[PikachuWarrior]

I was thinking the same thing. File it down

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Do the ones that chany linked a while back fit in a tap without needing modification?

[DragonmasterDan]

After a file down, it works in my turbo tap, I bought three of these. So two more to file down

[PikachuWarrior]

was it that hard plastic or that molded stuff that has a soft spongy feel (if that makes sense lol)?

[DragonmasterDan]

was it that hard plastic or that molded stuff that has a soft spongy feel (if that makes sense lol)?

Fairly thick rubbery plastic.

[BigusSchmuck]

was it that hard plastic or that molded stuff that has a soft spongy feel (if that makes sense lol)?

Fairly thick rubbery plastic.

I hope it was worth $3.75, I thought about getting these for myself as well..

[esteban]

After a file down, it works in my turbo tap, I bought three of these. So two more to file down

I bought one of these cables because I was curious about it.

So, just to clarify:

(1) DIN male fits into the TG-16 console
(2) DIN male doesn't fit into any of the 5 controller ports on TurboTap (due to clearance issues).

Thanks in advance.

[soop]

As far as mine goes, the link is dead now, but here's the guy I got it from: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/kraydad/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=50&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2654

[Bardoly]

As far as mine goes, the link is dead now, but here's the guy I got it from: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/kraydad/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=50&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2654

So, are you saying that the extension cord(s) that you bought from this guy fits and works perfectly fine with extending from the console to the Turbo Tap AND/OR from the Turbo Tap to the controller?  Or only from the console to the Turbo Tap as esteban indicates.  Or is your cord different from the original eBay link?

After a file down, it works in my turbo tap, I bought three of these. So two more to file down

I bought one of these cables because I was curious about it.

So, just to clarify:

(1) DIN male fits into the TG-16 console
(2) DIN male doesn't fit into any of the 5 controller ports on TurboTap (due to clearance issues).

Thanks in advance.

Basically, here's my situation.  When I play TurboGrafx, it's usually by myself, so one extension cord from console to controller will usually work fine.  But, when I want to play Cadash with my friend, the short cords hamper our seating a bit, so I'd like to purchase some of these cords, but I just want to make sure of what I'm getting into here.  At minimum, I need 1 cord from console to Turbo Tap, but I'm considering getting 5-6 with one for each of my controllers for when I want to play 5-player.

[DragonmasterDan]

Basically, here's my situation.  When I play TurboGrafx, it's usually by myself, so one extension cord from console to controller will usually work fine.  But, when I want to play Cadash with my friend, the short cords hamper our seating a bit, so I'd like to purchase some of these cords, but I just want to make sure of what I'm getting into here.  At minimum, I need 1 cord from console to Turbo Tap, but I'm considering getting 5-6 with one for each of my controllers for when I want to play 5-player.

If you use an extension cable from the system to the tap itself you're going to run into problems when doing multi-player. These particular cables have a plastic hood over the end that prevent them from sliding into the turbo tap and connecting. So you have to file down the hood to get them to fit into the Turbo Tap.

[Bardoly]

Basically, here's my situation.  When I play TurboGrafx, it's usually by myself, so one extension cord from console to controller will usually work fine.  But, when I want to play Cadash with my friend, the short cords hamper our seating a bit, so I'd like to purchase some of these cords, but I just want to make sure of what I'm getting into here.  At minimum, I need 1 cord from console to Turbo Tap, but I'm considering getting 5-6 with one for each of my controllers for when I want to play 5-player.

If you use an extension cable from the system to the tap itself you're going to run into problems when doing multi-player. These particular cables have a plastic hood over the end that prevent them from sliding into the turbo tap and connecting. So you have to file down the hood to get them to fit into the Turbo Tap.

Sorry to be dense here, but you're telling me that using an extension cord between the console and the Turbo Tap will or at least possibly will cause problems with multi-player games, such as button presses not registered, direction presses not being accurate, and such, but that using the same cord between the Turbo Tap and a controller will NOT have those same problems?  Apparently, using the extension cord between the console and a single controller (for 1-player games) is fine.  Right?

I want to get some extension cords, but if they're just going to cause problems, then maybe I'm better off not getting them.

[soop]

So, are you saying that the extension cord(s) that you bought from this guy fits and works perfectly fine with extending from the console to the Turbo Tap AND/OR from the Turbo Tap to the controller?  Or only from the console to the Turbo Tap as esteban indicates.  Or is your cord different from the original eBay link?

Yeah, here, this is the exact one:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mini-Din-Minidin-8-pin-MF-Black-Extension-6-ft-cable-/230578078870?pt=US_Audio_Cables_Adapters&hash=item35af864496

It fits the tap and the controller.  I'm really pleased with it, and so far no problems with 4 player bomberman.

As far as Turbo-taps go though, it might be wise to point out which one I'm using:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEC-PC-Engine-5-Player-Multi-Tap-Boxed-Japan-/271024793668?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1a562844

As you can see, it has a tail, so if you're using a different tap, YMMV

[DragonmasterDan]

Sorry to be dense here, but you're telling me that using an extension cord between the console and the Turbo Tap will or at least possibly will cause problems with multi-player games, such as button presses not registered, direction presses not being accurate, and such, but that using the same cord between the Turbo Tap and a controller will NOT have those same problems?  Apparently, using the extension cord between the console and a single controller (for 1-player games) is fine.  Right?

I want to get some extension cords, but if they're just going to cause problems, then maybe I'm better off not getting them.

Yes, an extension between the console and the tap can cause problems with button presses not being registered. However, the same cord between the tap and individual controllers plugged into the tap will not have those problems. Using an extension between the console and a single controller is fine as well.

[jperryss]

Decent deal? Turbostick for $20 + $5 shipping. I'm not looking for one, but it seems a bit cheaper than they usually go for.

[Deletion]

Decent deal? Turbostick for $20 + $5 shipping. I'm not looking for one, but it seems a bit cheaper than they usually go for.

I've been looking for a TurboStick. Thanks, jperryss!

[jperryss]

I've been looking for a TurboStick. Thanks, jperryss!

[BigusSchmuck]

Decent deal? Turbostick for $20 + $5 shipping. I'm not looking for one, but it seems a bit cheaper than they usually go for.

Thats an awesome deal, glad someone here got one! I have 5 of these that I got back from tzd and for the most part have lasted for the better part of 20 years without too many issues.

[FiftyQuid]

That is an awesome deal!  Shipping to my location is shown as $35.   

[Bernie]

I won an auction of Rayxanber III for 50 bucks last week.  Thought that was pretty good.

[jperryss]

Again I have no affiliation, but there's a Duo-R bundle with a spinning-but-not-reading disc drive for $183 BIN shipped (US). Someone with repair skills might be able to fix?

[Bardoly]

Again I have no affiliation, but there's a Duo-R bundle with a spinning-but-not-reading disc drive for $183 BIN shipped (US). Someone with repair skills might be able to fix?

I saw that, and am interested, but I don't know who can repair it.

[jperryss]

I saw that, and am interested, but I don't know who can repair it.

I kinda figured that if someone here bought it and planned to ship it out to someone else to repair, the savings might be a wash. This might be good for someone who knows how to repair it though.

[jperryss]

Boxed TG16 lot w/Turbo stick, tap, two pads for $83 shipped BIN. Seller's feedback is a little iffy.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEC-Turbo-Grafx-16-Black-Console-w-Controller-turbo-stick-/150874276806?pt=Video_Games&hash=item2320cec3c6#ht_3517wt_1396

EDIT: Wow, that went quick. Did someone here grab it?

[wilykat]

Dang never saw that one!  One of the pad still has factory protective film on.

[TheClash603]

Did anyone on this site grab this LA?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pioneer-LaserActive-CLD-A100-Laserdisc-Player-/271032080826?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item3f1ac559ba

I posted the link in the other chat, but forgot to get on this thread.  Forum members unite, we must all eventually own one of these bad boys!