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PC Engine/TG Appreciation and Collecting Thread, Because who needs a 2nd controller?
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foobarry81
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Beat this game.
It's super easy, but I had good fun with it. If you level up your boots (and don't die in between), you can almost fly through the levels.
It's super easy, but I had good fun with it. If you level up your boots (and don't die in between), you can almost fly through the levels.
PixyJunket
Member
My friend got hooked on this not too long ago.Beat this game.
It's super easy, but I had good fun with it. If you level up your boots (and don't die in between), you can almost fly through the levels.
This was released in the US as Cratermaze.
foobarry81
Member
Seems like they changed quite a bit for the Turbo release:
- cookie-cutter lead character in stead of Doraemon
- some different enemy sprites as well
- you have to collect 16 treasures in stead of pancakes
- different end bosses (who throw projectiles at your character)
- different (Hawaii style) music
Fortunately the gameplay seems unchanged.
PixyJunket
Member
They're not bad changes, to actually get the game over here.
But I do have the Doraemon version since I only collect PC-Engine.
IrishNinja
Member
wait is that the top-down doremon game where you dig holes for your enemies? i totally got that one in like a PCE grab bag & love it
SeventhSon
Member
Yup, hence "Cratermaze" in the NA localization.
IrishNinja
Member
ahhh okay, makes sense...yeah, great game, just wish it had password/save, i always get mad far before passing out
there was this terrible game boy game with the asmik dinosaur game that was in the same vein but not nearly as fun, too
there was this terrible game boy game with the asmik dinosaur game that was in the same vein but not nearly as fun, too
foobarry81
Member
It shouldn't take you too long to beat the game though. There are 60 levels, and most of them you can clear in about 1 - 1.5 minutes, I think.
PixyJunket
Member
It does have password and save.
IrishNinja
Member
i like to get all the bonuses thoooo
wait ti does? haha that's what i get for drunkenly playing shit & assuming it doesnt
Are you talking about famous mascot Boomer in Boomer's Adventures in Asmik World?
SeventhSon
Member
IrishNinja
Member
i am indeed! man was that game butt
There is save if you play on Duo-R.
see what's what i get for using my roommate's US duo, at least my Duo-R is finally with Keith Courage over a PCenginefx so hopefully it'll be sorted in a bit!
PixyJunket
Member
A Black Falcon
Member
Actually Doraemon isn't the original character in the game either -- the arcade original has a third character as the one you play as. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9dvf7P9QJM
The Cratermaze guy probably looks more like the original character than Doraemon... I do have the Japanese version though, bcause it was cheaper than the US one and the games are pretty much the same. I might get Cratermaze eventually too to see the other version; it's a simple game, but fun.
foobarry81
Member
Interesting. The character in the original game looks uninspired too though.
I sort of like the silliness of collecting pancakes rather than treasure chests too.
A Black Falcon
Member
The Cratermaze version clearly tries to have the music sound more like the arcade soundtrack. And yeah, graphics too -- treasure chests and blue spaceman guy. It's really the Doraemon version that is the alternate, as far as those things go... I don't know which is better though, both look and sound good.Interesting. The character in the original game looks uninspired too though.
I sort of like the silliness of collecting pancakes rather than treasure chests too.
I'm not sure about bosses and stuff though, haven't played enough of the arcade/Cratermaze version to see how they compare.
foobarry81
Member
From what I've seen on Youtube the bosses in Cratermaze are just different (huge) sprites. But unlike in Doraemon, they throw projectiles (fireballs or something) at you.
Like the hat?
Banned
Is my game broken?
I just got this game off of gamegavel, and no matter what I try, I can't get these corrupted graphics fixed. Any tips? Can turbochip games go bad?
I just got this game off of gamegavel, and no matter what I try, I can't get these corrupted graphics fixed. Any tips? Can turbochip games go bad?
Like the hat?
Banned
Yeah, tried rubbing alcohol. I could try brasso. Every other game works fine so I know it's not my tg16
Brasso is like a last resort, it will remove some of the contact material. Try rubbing the contacts with a pink eraser and then cleaning them with contact cleaner or alcohol if you have no contact cleaner. DeOxit is really awesome as well for contacts, I use it on my MVS games.
Like the hat?
Banned
Eraser didn't fix it. Hmm. Based on the fact that the game looks exactly the same every time, I'm assuming the card is corrupted. Will see if I can get a refund.
I use white spirit (mineral spirits/turpentine) on the contacts using a q-tip and giving it a rub. Just wipe it dry afterwards. Usually this works for me especially when I get a game in the post and it comes up with a white screen, but I have never had graphics corrupt like yours tho..
MikeHattsu
Member
I had the same problem with a PC Genjin 2 game I got for my PC Engine. Had to get a new copy and that one worked.
Are corrupted HuCards a thing? I haven't had any yet, but that's kinda scary. Can't really open them up like a cart to see what's going on.
RoryDropkick
Member
I have a copy of Final Lap Twin that doesn't boot. Same situation with a Batman cart on FC.
foobarry81
Member
I had a lot of trouble getting my copy of Kyuukyoku Tiger to boot at first. But in the end I did manage to get it to work. Not sure what was going on (dirt, something else, ..?)
Is there a consensus on which one is more valuable?
Never seen the letter, though. That's pretty awesome!
sixteen-bit
Member
Guys.
Guys.
I sent my friend to Japan with a list of games to find me.
He found something.
Hell yeah
He also found me a copy of Toilet Kids.
He was kind of upset when he found out he just paid $45 for a poop-based shooting game.
Bar81
Member
My dealer friend thinks the initial print is rarer but I disagree based on what I've seen. I've seen "tons" of the initial print in comparison to the second magazine print. Here's what the letter from PC Engine Fan looks like (not sure what it says though):
Price wise I don't think there's much of a difference.
Awesome! I had read that the initial print might be "rarer" too, but it seems like they pop up more often. Maybe "fans" kept it? Weird.
Would you mind scanning or shooting a higher res image of that letter? I'd love to have a buddy of mine translate it.
The real question is how much did he get it for? Also where was he? I assume this wasn't in Tokyo / Akihabara?Guys.
Guys.
I sent my friend to Japan with a list of games to find me.
He found something.
More than I wanted, but less than the going rate these days. I've got a personal emotional attachment to the game, so it was worth it. Toilet kids was less than 1/3 of the price I've seen it going for complete these days, so that was great. Oddities of the retro trip included prices of Rockman 4 for $70, and Rockman 6 for $100. Really strange. Both seem vastly inflated.
No, definitely not Tokyo. He found it in Osaka. Tokyo is horribly picked through. Any game store listed online is nearly empty. He said Friends is basically half empty shelves now. Of course Super Potato has a lot of stuff, but it's now all 2x normal prices. Apparently they're wiling to pay $20+ for copies of Bonk 1 and 2, if that gives any indication of how much they're going to charge when they sell them.
The only thing he found in Akibahara that seemed like a good deal was a copy of that god-awful Castlevania Legends GB game for $10.
Bar81
Member
The pic blows up and I think it should be legible.
Ban Puncher
Member
Akihabara has been lousy for prices for almost a decade and Osaka is starting to catch on to the retro tax increase.
Travel out to the boonies though and amazing prices can still be found.
Travel out to the boonies though and amazing prices can still be found.
D.Lo
Member
Must have been a bad day. I was there like two months ago and there was heaps of stock. Very expensive however, basically the same prices as SP.
Bar81
Member
I've heard both versions - no stock and stock but ebay prices. Will be in Tokyo in the first half of next month and will see for myself.
His impression in Tokyo was that the smaller stores were selling at eBay prices, but Super Potato was buying the good stuff from the smaller guys and jacking the prices up 50%-100%. Seems like Super Potato is such an icon and is so heavily trafficked that they have to keep stock up at ANY price, and things are okay for them.
Bar81
Member
50-100% over ebay? Wtf?
Ban Puncher
Member
Super Potato is pricey but considerably more expensive than ScumBay?
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D.Lo
Member
More like matches Yahoo Auctions prices. Most things cheaper than eBay, but certain things even more.
Obvious 'Holy grail' games (like Dracula X) do cost more than eBay, I guess because nerds want to get it and take it home and say they bought 'the rare lost castlevania' in Japan.
Hard off and Book off screw with your head though. I wanted to buy a Sengoku Blade for Saturn for like 5000 yen, in SP Osaka. This is an insanely good price. But I got so many awesome games for 108 yen each at book off etc that it seems insane in context.
Obvious 'Holy grail' games (like Dracula X) do cost more than eBay, I guess because nerds want to get it and take it home and say they bought 'the rare lost castlevania' in Japan.
Hard off and Book off screw with your head though. I wanted to buy a Sengoku Blade for Saturn for like 5000 yen, in SP Osaka. This is an insanely good price. But I got so many awesome games for 108 yen each at book off etc that it seems insane in context.
I think the Hard Off / Book Off chain works a lot like Goodwill where it's just up to the staff to price things as they see fit, there's not really a plan for pricing, it's just slapping stickers on items.