Maybe I misread, saw the words hucard, Magical Chase, and $100: Brain just jumped to conclusions.
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PC Engine/TG Appreciation and Collecting Thread, Because who needs a 2nd controller?
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Maybe I misread, saw the words hucard, Magical Chase, and $100: Brain just jumped to conclusions.
Ahh, I see what happened. I said this in regard to Parasol Stars:
Parasol Stars goes for $100 or so. I was remarking what crazy price a proto of Magical Chase would go for, since that game is around $350+.
I am kinda getting the urge to get a pc engine GT ....
My current bomberman stuff. Planning on getting panic bomberman once I upgrade to CD add on and I am on the hunt for bomberman plushie.
sixteen-bit
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you want RGB for your pc engine??? You might want to look into this if you have the cash!!!
The PC-KD863G. A pc engine built into a RGB computer monitor with speakers......*DROOLS*
Maker: NEC Home Electronics
Release Date: 9/27/88
Price: 138,000 yen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's hot.
Some more neat PCE-compatable hardware; the Sharp X1 Twin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJp_xxrCu_c
That's hot.
Some more neat PCE-compatable hardware; the Sharp X1 Twin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJp_xxrCu_c
I did a bit of research about that thing, and it's sounding like the computer half and the PCE half can't really co-exist... and the PCE side doesn't output RGB?
Man, Piggychan, sometimes I think I could collect ONLY Bomberman stuff and be totally happy. I sort of want to try the SRPG game(s?) at some point. They look vaguely FFT. Did anyone ever translate it / them?
sixteen-bit
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Go big or go home IMO
(Not mine; I only own this in my dreams)
RoryDropkick
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Go big or go home IMO
(Not mine; I only own this in my dreams)
the LT is so goregous in person, my friend got one last year and it still looks as good as when I first played it back in the late 90's
Anyone up for beating my hi score on salamander ?
oooooooooooh. I'm totally going to take a shot at that tonight. I haven't played much Salamander though...so don't expect much.
Is there any information on the LT that pertains to its creation? What market they were going for, why it was designed? I'd really love to hear that kind of stuff about it.
Also, I'm obsessed with the GT / Turbo Express now. Having Soldier Blade on my subway rides is the F'ing best.
RoryDropkick
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Just found this.
That's how I played a LT the first time. This last time it was just the LT by itself
you'll gonna need those 6 button pads/joysticks to get the most out of that game. It's a bit weird playing it with the 2 button controller. and pressing select to switch between punch and kicks.
One day when I am satisfied with this SFII port game-hunt, I will definitely invest in the systems and controllers needed to get the maximum out of them! For now my obsessions is collecting the games themselves (although I am making a few exceptions with a handful of key SFII related thingies).
Agreed. For like two years I've had the game without the 6 button pads. Now I've got them, and it really is a tremendously playable port with awesome sound.
D.Lo
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The GT was insane back in the day, but while the tech is cool, I can't get behind the physical design of the GT or LT. Both are clunky looking. GT is a rounded fatty, and the LT looks like one of those briefcase laptops, busy and clunky with unnecessary edges everywhere.
White original PCE is sogood.gif, and I love the brutal 80s-ness of the Duo. PCE and Duo have that original Game Boy aesthetic, simple and brutal with nicely rounded corners and a few bits of flare.
Duo R is a bit of a fatty too, but still nice overall.
White original PCE is sogood.gif, and I love the brutal 80s-ness of the Duo. PCE and Duo have that original Game Boy aesthetic, simple and brutal with nicely rounded corners and a few bits of flare.
Duo R is a bit of a fatty too, but still nice overall.
I might be on your side about the NES controller stuff, but maaaaaaaan. Say what you will about the GT design, it's the most comfortable portable I've ever held.
The GT is, to my hands, ergonomically perfect. Modern portables are thin and my hands cramp after long play sessions. Not the TE / GT! Thick and meaty with awesome curvature. One of those things you just know was sculpted endlessly through prototypes until it felt great.
The Shapesmith
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Fingers crossed but I may be picking up a PC Engine Turbo Duo that has a non working CD drive for around $50. Trying to buy off a friend of a friend who says the disc system says set disc and won't play anything. How hard is this to fix? Is there any reputable places I can get it repaired in the US? Thanks all!
You might need to get the capacitors replaced too...
PCenginefx forums and contact someone like Kieth Courage. Either that or i'm sure someone on GAF can?
eXistor
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I recently got my region-free, RGB Modded PC engine DUO R (looks like new too) and it works fine, but I know the capacitors in Turbo Duo's are notoriously shitty. Is this something the DUO R suffers from too?
/edit: I 'll post pics when I get to them, still in the middle of a move so it's a bit hard right now.
/edit: I 'll post pics when I get to them, still in the middle of a move so it's a bit hard right now.
I think the Duo R / RX are more reliable. But I can't find the links anymore that state this.
If you want to try caps replacing yourself...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjauOGwmKH8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XClkfqVDEPE
http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=3249.0
Duo R should be solid. Systems that seem to 100% have issues with caps: Turbo Duo, Game Gear, Turbo Express / PCE GT. All from about the same time production-wise. There might be others, but those ALWAYS need a replacement.
Did a lot of Multi-Player PC Engine on Saturday.
5 Player Bomberman with my motley collection of controllers.
And quite a bit of Dungeon Explorer. So much better multi-player than alone.
I need a lot more extension cables though. Even with the multi-tap on one, people have to cluster way too close.
5 Player Bomberman with my motley collection of controllers.
And quite a bit of Dungeon Explorer. So much better multi-player than alone.
I need a lot more extension cables though. Even with the multi-tap on one, people have to cluster way too close.
sixteen-bit
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I like the li'l adapter for the Turbo controller, haha
Gives it a few extra inches, too. I actually find myself using the Turbo Pad the most, since it has a smooth D-Pad... a lot of the other NEC Avenue pads have weird raised markings on them.
Oh, hey, total side-track: anyone in here want download codes for Wii U Runner 2 and Guacamelee? I got the Humble Ninty bundle, but I've already got those games. PM me if you want them, first come first serve.
RoryDropkick
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Did a lot of Multi-Player PC Engine on Saturday.
5 Player Bomberman with my motley collection of controllers.
And quite a bit of Dungeon Explorer. So much better multi-player than alone.
I need a lot more extension cables though. Even with the multi-tap on one, people have to cluster way too close.
I got 5 of them from Monoprice for a good price back last year.
sixteen-bit
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Yeah, coming to think of it that is unusual. Did they have some eccentric design philosophy built around odd numbers or something?
Well, almost everything from Hudson is named after a train or something. So who knows, I wouldn't put odd numbers past them.
The Shapesmith
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Sadness as my turbo duo purchase fell through......Found a guy online selling console only of the white pc engine and the Coregrafx for decent prices and thinking of biting on one. Assuming everyone will recommend the Coregrafx for the av out. Question is what cables can i use since it has NONE?
PC Engine/TG Model
PC Engine Voltage: 9V , Amps: 650mA, Polarity: - ,Part No: PAD-105 + PAD-106
CoreGrafx I+II Voltage: 9V , Amps: 800mA, Polarity: - ,Part No: PAD-105 + PAD-106
you will need this one for the core grafx. The original white pc-e only has RF.
alternatively you can get an AV booster which sits at the back bus port on either console.
There is another booster which is larger and houses back-ram and AV out connectors.
But then you might later on want to mod your machine to improve the picture quality.....
ah waiting over! This arrived today. The seller I bought it from doesn't have RGB monitors and neither can he supply RGB cables although he does know how to do the RGB mod.. so I took the chance with component instead. He's called Keith Courage from pc engine fx forums.
He also whitened and changed the gearing inside the cd rom player. The actual pc engine console is unmodded so perhaps I can get it RGB'd at a later date. The component image actually looks alright on my plasma and displays correctly. One thing I can't stand about Scart RGB in the UK is on our TV's the center alignment is always to the left so part of the left screen goes missing and there is a always a border on the right hand side. This was the case with all the consoles; pc engine, genesis/megadrive, SNES, playstation, Sega saturn, PS2...
He also whitened and changed the gearing inside the cd rom player. The actual pc engine console is unmodded so perhaps I can get it RGB'd at a later date. The component image actually looks alright on my plasma and displays correctly. One thing I can't stand about Scart RGB in the UK is on our TV's the center alignment is always to the left so part of the left screen goes missing and there is a always a border on the right hand side. This was the case with all the consoles; pc engine, genesis/megadrive, SNES, playstation, Sega saturn, PS2...
So a follow up to this. The seller finally got the box back, and it tests fine on his European monitor that has native SCART. My XRGB Mini couldn't see it at all.
Anyone know what could be up with that?
there was talk on the sega saturn thread about japan 21 pin RGB is not the same as Euro SCART 21 so that might be why ?
I only use European SCART, and he says that the box is Euro, so I don't think that's it.
looking at that ebay auction he said he tested it with XRGB2 unit with with a Euro to Japanese pinout adapter cable??? Did you have that too?
I've got a Euro SCART to Japanese adapter for my XRGB Mini, yeah. It's worked with every other system I've ever tried it with.
Time to delve into the system menu of your TV.
I can't really comment because I have no experience with XRGB's yet... last thing I am gonna ask ya is did you try it with a game inserted ? It might just be that this particular adapter might just be custom made to work only on their machine?
those old UK CRT's didn't allow options for screen alignments. I am sure the only way to have gotten over this was to use a monitor that had scart input.