No PC-Engine/Turbo CD mention on Modern Marvels: 90's Tech Show

[MotherGunner]

So I saw the show last night on the History Channel and I was really upset that they tagged the Playstation as the first CD-Based home video game console.

We all know PC-Engine/Turbo Grafx was the first. (Even Super Grafx, Saturn.  and 3DO came before the Playstation)  More and more I see no mentions of my beloved system anywhere.  Even when they do the "Top XX games of all time", I rarely see my favorite PCE/Turbo games on there.

/end rant.

[CrackTiger]

Even if they were so ignorant as to dismiss the 16-bit generation of CD-ROM's, the Saturn came out before the PSX over here.

[MotherGunner]

Hell, technically we can even call it the "8-Bit Generation of CD-ROM'S" 

[Tatsujin]

yeah..those unknowing ignorants!! to hell with 'em!! they don't deserve to talk about video games in any ways!!

[Nazi NecroPhile]

What a bunch of ignorant tools.  I guess the TG-CD, Sega CD, Amiga CD32, 3DO, CD-I, Bandai Playdia, and Saturn don't count.

[bust3dstr8]

And everyone forgets to mention the first real stand alone CD console, The Marty

[Tatsujin]

do you know the exact release date of the marty?

[MissaFX]

The video game series covers the freaking Virtual Boy and it doesn't bother mention 50+% of the rest of Japanese gaming.  It's like Nintendo and Sega are the only two Japanese console makers ever.  The series skipped so much Arcade and Home software it's appauling.  If it was only a one hour program this would be understandable, but it's a whole series!  Sometimes History and Discovery really, really frell modern history up. 

I wish they would do a series covering video games from say 1980 to 1994.  Maybe 10, 1 hour programs.  1980-1986 could be 3 episodes with each other 1 hour devoted to a single year.

[CrackTiger]

And everyone forgets to mention the first real stand alone CD console, The Marty

Yeah, but isn't it a consolized computer? Doesn't it run games that were previously released for the FM Towns computer?

[Ceti Alpha]

I wish they would do a series covering video games from say 1980 to 1994.  Maybe 10, 1 hour programs.  1980-1986 could be 3 episodes with each other 1 hour devoted to a single year. Applause

Damn. I would be all over that.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

And everyone forgets to mention the first real stand alone CD console, The Marty

Good point.  I believe that the Duo and the Marty were both released in '91, so by how long did the Marty beat the Duo to market as the first console with a built-in drive?

Yeah, but isn't it a consolized computer? Doesn't it run games that were previously released for the FM Towns computer?

Yes and yes, but it's meant to be connected to a television and can boot directly from a cd.  Sounds like a console to me.

[nat]

And everyone forgets to mention the first real stand alone CD console, The Marty

Good point.  I believe that the Duo and the Marty were both released in '91, so by how long did the Marty beat the Duo to market as the first console with a built-in drive?

1991, OK that's fine, but didn't the PCE CD-ROM hit stores in like 1988? That beat the FM Marty McFly or whatever the fuck it's called by a solid 3.

[Tatsujin]

And everyone forgets to mention the first real stand alone CD console, The Marty

Good point.  I believe that the Duo and the Marty were both released in '91, so by how long did the Marty beat the Duo to market as the first console with a built-in drive?

1991, OK that's fine, but didn't the PCE CD-ROM hit stores in like 1988? That beat the FM Marty McFly or whatever the fuck it's called by a solid 3.

yeah it did, but it was an add-on, not a built-in drive. but still i like to know the exactly marty "mc fly"  release date.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

The CD-i was also released sometime in '91.  It'd be interesting to know the exact date for the release of the Marty, CD-i, and PCE Duo to see who beat who and by how much.

If I'm not mistaken, the NeoGeo CD can be added to the list of overlooked, earlier consoles.

[Tatsujin]

PCエンジンDuo (PI-TG8) 1991年9月発売 メーカー希望小売価格 59,800円

[GUTS]

That's pretty lame, don't these people do any research beyond their own memories?  I mean fuck, a quick wikipedia search would have told them the Playstation wasn't the first CD system.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

PCエンジンDuo (PI-TG8) 1991年9月発売 メーカー希望小売価格 59,800円

Could you translate that for idiots like me that don't understand what appears to be chicken scratches?

[Tatsujin]

sorry 

the PC Engine Duo (PI-TG8) was released in the 9th month of the year 1991, at a manufacturer recommended retail price of 59'800 japanese yen.

[OldRover]

This is completely ridiculous. By the time the Playstation came out, DVDs were already taking hold all around the first world. It was only a matter of time before it became standard fare in video games. If anything, the Playstation was the LAST console to use CDROM technology, not the first.

[Tatsujin]

If anything, the Playstation was the LAST console to use CDROM technology, not the first.

thought the same here and so true as the N64 may be was the last for trad. carts (excluding handhelds), but that's again an other story.

[guyjin]

I don't trust anything that comes from the tube anymore.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Thanks, Tatsujin.   I guess I could've gleaned that info. from the numbers. 

Does anybody else know the month of release for the CD-i or Marty?