Introducing My Self:Story Of Finding a TG 16 With A Booster Plus In The Wild !

xasap_retro_gamerx · 01/12/2015, 07:07 PM

Thank You Admins For Approving Me!

I want to introduce my self my name is AJ , I collect all games and systems , I have SNES Kiosk , 4 limited n64s , a virtual boy , and a lot more , last month I came across a CL post for a turbo , I didn't realized what it was attached to the back of it so I left it alone , until the guy said he would trade me for some nintendo stuff I have him as copy of super smash 64 , a boxed super scope (no Styrofoam , and no inserts) , and copy of super castlevania 4 ,before hand I posted his ad to a trading/sell page a guy told me to hurry take it down and get to the guy asap , why did he say that ? The system had a turbo booster plus included the guy thought it came with the system , remember I paid only around 7$ for the three games I traded him , so I quickly went and got it , it does have some deep scratches on the booster and about three on the system but I could careless , I won't ever again see on locally with the booster plus or even on ebay for for so cheep , now I am looking for an adaptor to play imports and then I will import games , but yeah I always wanted to own one , as soon as I found out about it , I had dreams of finding one , well so dreams do come true . My Friend Then For X-Mas Got Me A Turbo Pad

. Now I'm just looking for games ! I Am On Nintendo Age as xasapxajx if anyone is from there on here !

cjameslv · 01/12/2015, 07:14 PM

Grats, welcome to the forums. Turbo booster plus is cool , but you will soon find it sitting on a shelf once you get the cd & dock setup!

bob · 01/12/2015, 08:35 PM

Welc...wait...did you say Nintendo Age? Oh.

esteban · 01/12/2015, 09:02 PM

Welcome, comrade

Medic_wheat · 01/12/2015, 09:20 PM

Invest in a everdrive.

Unless you stumble on some games throug similar happenstance.

Sarumaru · 01/12/2015, 10:01 PM

Welcome to the THUNDERDOME!!

HailingTheThings · 01/12/2015, 11:22 PM

Quote from: galam on 01/12/2015, 08:35 PMWelc...wait...did you say Nintendo Age? Oh.

J/K welcome to the forums! Don't mind grumpy gapin' galam, he just wants your sex. Hoowah!

Hoowah, Sex!

DeshDildo · 01/13/2015, 09:05 AM

Welcome! Once you start doing research on games for the TG you'll find either investing in a CD attachment or buying a DUO will become mandatory. Grab a Turbo Ever drive (it has a built in region switch) or emulate to try out games before purchasing. As with any other systems there are great ones and there are stinkers. Many stinkers are commanding big dollars so do your research.

Since you mentioned Nintendoage I have to ask this question. How do you feel about VGA grading?

Nazi NecroPhile · 01/13/2015, 09:15 AM

Welcome aboard!

captain_n77 · 01/13/2015, 10:13 AM

Welcome! That's a pretty cool story. Congrats on the deal.

xasap_retro_gamerx · 01/13/2015, 11:48 AM

Quote from: Desh on 01/13/2015, 09:05 AMWelcome! Once you start doing research on games for the TG you'll find either investing in a CD attachment or buying a DUO will become mandatory. Grab a Turbo Ever drive (it has a built in region switch) or emulate to try out games before purchasing. As with any other systems there are great ones and there are stinkers. Many stinkers are commanding big dollars so do your research.

Since you mentioned Nintendoage I have to ask this question. How do you feel about VGA grading?

I don't do VGA , I don't like them , I am a collector but I like collecting items I can use , all my systems are loose or complete because of that , and my games are complete or loose also

sealed items I trade or sell off .

DeshDildo · 01/13/2015, 12:34 PM

Quote from: xasap_retro_gamerx on 01/13/2015, 11:48 AM
Quote from: Desh on 01/13/2015, 09:05 AMWelcome! Once you start doing research on games for the TG you'll find either investing in a CD attachment or buying a DUO will become mandatory. Grab a Turbo Ever drive (it has a built in region switch) or emulate to try out games before purchasing. As with any other systems there are great ones and there are stinkers. Many stinkers are commanding big dollars so do your research.

Since you mentioned Nintendoage I have to ask this question. How do you feel about VGA grading?
I don't do VGA , I don't like them , I am a collector but I like collecting items I can use , all my systems are loose or complete because of that , and my games are complete or loose also sealed items I trade or sell off .

Congratualtions! You passed the collectard test. You should fit in here just fine.

jordan_hillman · 01/13/2015, 03:16 PM

Quote from: xasap_retro_gamerx on 01/13/2015, 11:48 AM
Quote from: Desh on 01/13/2015, 09:05 AMWelcome! Once you start doing research on games for the TG you'll find either investing in a CD attachment or buying a DUO will become mandatory. Grab a Turbo Ever drive (it has a built in region switch) or emulate to try out games before purchasing. As with any other systems there are great ones and there are stinkers. Many stinkers are commanding big dollars so do your research.

Since you mentioned Nintendoage I have to ask this question. How do you feel about VGA grading?
I don't do VGA , I don't like them , I am a collector but I like collecting items I can use , all my systems are loose or complete because of that , and my games are complete or loose also sealed items I trade or sell off .

Welcome aboard!!

And you couldn't have answered that question more perfectly!

cr8zykuban0 · 01/13/2015, 03:19 PM

welcome aboard and awesome find on the turbobooster. i would invest in a pcengine if you want to play the imports. it'll cost you less money than if you were to get a converter

csgx1 · 01/13/2015, 03:34 PM

Welcome. Nice starter set and congrats on the find.

Consider installing a region switch/mod if you're handy with a soldering iron.

ifkz · 01/14/2015, 12:01 AM

Welcome.

I have to ask: how do you feel about the system and Bonk's Adventure so far?

You mentioned that you 'always wanted one.' What was your experience with the TG-16 prior to buying it?

xasap_retro_gamerx · 01/14/2015, 12:11 PM

Quote from: ifkz on 01/14/2015, 12:01 AMWelcome.

I have to ask: how do you feel about the system and Bonk's Adventure so far?

You mentioned that you 'always wanted one.' What was your experience with the TG-16 prior to buying it?

Bonk I knew for years , before I even started collecting I always wanted to play a bonk game as a kid , always found him to be cool , I was a fan of Hudson for a while because of the mario party games , bomber man games , and the other games they made for nintendo and Sony , in the summer I met this guy at the fleamarket and he was telling me about the turbo grafx I had heard of it but never knew that much about it , I did my research and I was amazed by it . The card format alone still amazes me , so in July I started looking for one for the right price , then I finally found one , but yeah it's pretty cool . I like it better then the SNES & Genesis honestly .

Ayce · 01/15/2015, 09:08 AM

Quote from: cjameslv on 01/12/2015, 07:14 PMGrats, welcome to the forums. Turbo booster plus is cool , but you will soon find it sitting on a shelf once you get the cd & dock setup!

True... unless he is like me and uses his Turbo without purchasing a CD unit for years. I never got around to buying a CD system because of how expensive they are, but I eventually fell into finding one and like OP made a trade that I couldn't pass up.

xasap_retro_gamerx · 01/16/2015, 01:06 AM

Quote from: Ayce on 01/15/2015, 09:08 AM
Quote from: cjameslv on 01/12/2015, 07:14 PMGrats, welcome to the forums. Turbo booster plus is cool , but you will soon find it sitting on a shelf once you get the cd & dock setup!
True... unless he is like me and uses his Turbo without purchasing a CD unit for years. I never got around to buying a CD system because of how expensive they are, but I eventually fell into finding one and like OP made a trade that I couldn't pass up.

CD I will get but I rather get a duo , if I can find one for under 400$ lol

DeshDildo · 01/16/2015, 11:22 AM

Quote from: xasap_retro_gamerx on 01/16/2015, 01:06 AM
Quote from: Ayce on 01/15/2015, 09:08 AM
Quote from: cjameslv on 01/12/2015, 07:14 PMGrats, welcome to the forums. Turbo booster plus is cool , but you will soon find it sitting on a shelf once you get the cd & dock setup!
True... unless he is like me and uses his Turbo without purchasing a CD unit for years. I never got around to buying a CD system because of how expensive they are, but I eventually fell into finding one and like OP made a trade that I couldn't pass up.
CD I will get but I rather get a duo , if I can find one for under 400$ lol

Since you already have a TG 16 you could buy a refurbished PCE DUO from this forum's own Keith Courage or Turbokon. I grabbed one from Keith recently and they usually sell them for a shade above the $200 mark.

If you added a PCE DUO to your console hoard you'd be able to play all Hu and CD games.