IrishNinja
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yeah, i bought a bunch years ago, gave my extras to Mzo & Bishopcruz though...sorry man!
im down to ship stuff for retroGAF, just dont know that it'd be any cheaper for you here
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PC Engine/TG Appreciation and Collecting Thread, Because who needs a 2nd controller?
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yeah, i bought a bunch years ago, gave my extras to Mzo & Bishopcruz though...sorry man!
im down to ship stuff for retroGAF, just dont know that it'd be any cheaper for you here
the lack of cd rom support is hurting somewhat.. also at that price might be cheaper to go with a frame meister.
sixteen-bit
Member
Shin Johnpv
Member
Yeah it's absolutely cheaper to go with a framemeister and you're not locked into one platform with it.
Agent Unknown
Member
Sent my dead U.S. Duo off yesterday to Keith Courage to get recapped and modded, going to have RGB, s-video, and a Hucard region switch. I can't wait to finally be able to play my PCE/TG-16 library again not to mention these babies which are waiting for me (opened Twinbee which is still mint, rest are still sealed):
Sent my dead U.S. Duo off yesterday to Keith Courage to get recapped and modded, going to have RGB, s-video, and a Hucard region switch. I can't wait to finally be able to play my PCE/TG-16 library again not to mention these babies which are waiting for me (opened Twinbee which is still mint, rest are still sealed):
ooo I love the pc engine version of parodius. I did some gifs to show some differences between it and the SNES and arcade versions...
Agent Unknown
Member
Sweet, would love to see those comparison gifs!
I did a lot if I post them all I might get banned!
RE: PARODIUS DA!
Seriously the pc engine version lacks a few levels and the levels that are present some of them the layered scrolling and colors took a knock and have missing scrolling fields. While the music although I really love the Konami pc engine synth sound it doesn't quite have that punch of the arcade but, the pc engine has in some cases is most of the animation frames are intact especially of the bosses while the Super Famicom while it feels more complete and has more polish it has missing animations on some of those bosses.
Arcade
PC engine
SNES
pc engine
SNES
SNES
arcade
pc engine
pc engine
SNES
Sent my dead U.S. Duo off yesterday to Keith Courage to get recapped and modded, going to have RGB, s-video, and a Hucard region switch. I can't wait to finally be able to play my PCE/TG-16 library again not to mention these babies which are waiting for me (opened Twinbee which is still mint, rest are still sealed):
Nice.
I have to get this version of Parodius Da!
From the looks of things it looks like some of the assets used in the X68k version have been taken from the super famicom version. But I would say it probably has the best sound of them all
From the looks of things it looks like some of the assets used in the X68k version have been taken from the super famicom version. But I would say it probably has the best sound of them all
FM vs FM+MT-32 (audio only)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlDy2dxpzGc
2nd link below is gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFjG1YNrzfU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xV0OJLu8QI
Agent Unknown
Member
I did a lot if I post them all I might get banned!
RE: PARODIUS DA!
Seriously the pc engine version lacks a few levels and the levels that are present some of them the layered scrolling and colors took a knock and have missing scrolling fields. While the music although I really love the Konami pc engine synth sound it doesn't quite have that punch of the arcade but, the pc engine has in some cases is most of the animation frames are intact especially of the bosses while the Super Famicom while it feels more complete and has more polish it has missing animations on some of those bosses.
Arcade
PC engine
SNES
pc engine
SNES
SNES
arcade
pc engine
pc engine
SNES
Excellent gifs and nice breakdown, thanks!
I was watching a different gameplay link for a later stage where the boss fight was the telling scene ...
Arcade (1990)
pc engine (1992)
super famicom (1992)
X68000 (year of release ?)
sadly I could only grab the x68k version from a slight blurry youtube vid but that background looks very similar to the super famicom's..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h83e7eBrdaQ
how on earth did konami have the manpower to redraw stuff for almost every port of their games?
Finally take a look at these two stages.
Arcade Vs pc engine's, Am I right in saying that the pc engine version these particular stages there are more layers of scrolling than the arcade parent? Why did Konami do this ?
arcade
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A Black Falcon
Member
I did a lot if I post them all I might get banned!
RE: PARODIUS DA!
Seriously the pc engine version lacks a few levels and the levels that are present some of them the layered scrolling and colors took a knock and have missing scrolling fields. While the music although I really love the Konami pc engine synth sound it doesn't quite have that punch of the arcade but, the pc engine has in some cases is most of the animation frames are intact especially of the bosses while the Super Famicom while it feels more complete and has more polish it has missing animations on some of those bosses.
I know that each home version of Parodius -- NES, GB, TG16, SNES -- has an exclusive level, and they're different in each version. I only have the NES and GB versions, though, and the Saturn port of the arcade game. The SNES version definitely looks best, of the 4th-gen versions, since it has the most levels, but those cut animations are a bit disappointing, I didn't know about that.
As for the NES (FC, whatever) and GB versions, though, I like the Game Boy version more. It's really good, great handheld shmup.
Shin Johnpv
Member
Damn nice pickups!
sixteen-bit
Member
JP Magical Chase got a reprint?
https://youtu.be/TABCqthpCvQ?t=17m44s
https://youtu.be/TABCqthpCvQ?t=17m44s
2nd reprint is pc engine fan edition.
http://magweasel.com/2009/05/18/i-love-the-pc-engine-pc-engine-fan/
sixteen-bit
Member
2nd reprint is pc engine fan edition.
http://magweasel.com/2009/05/18/i-love-the-pc-engine-pc-engine-fan/
Neat! Thanks for the trivia. This is news to me.
Shin Johnpv
Member
My Duo stopped loading data from the disc in the middle of the Ys III ending contacted Keith Courage and it's packed up waiting to go visit him again. Hopefully this will be the last trip it'll have to take.
contacted Keith Courage and it's packed up waiting to go visit him again. Hopefully this will be the last trip it'll have to take.Agent Unknown
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Edit: deleted, mistake post, was not in the right browser tab
Shin Johnpv
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*edit* oi
Agent Unknown
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edit
sixteen-bit
Member
Is Soldier Blade next?
eXistor
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Shin Johnpv
Member
Damn nice pick ups!
Got these in today.
Nice, I have those two myself. Everyone with a PC Engine should have Final Soldier. It's regarded the worst of the trilogy but it's very inexpensive compared to the other two and still a great shooter.
Gameplay it's solid but I think it's ace is perhaps the music.
FINAL SOLDIER
Level select:
press Left, Left, I, Right, Right, II, Up, Down, Up, Down at the title screen.
Sound test:
Highlight "Set-Up" option at title screen and press Left, Left, I, Right, Right, II, Up, Down, Up, Down.
Arcade screen format:
Highlight "Normal" mode at the title screen then press: Left two times, I, Right two times, II, Up, Down, Up, Down, Left two times, I, Right two times, II, Up, Down, Up, Down. A sound will confirm correct code entry. Begin game play, then hold Run and press Select to reset the game. The game will restart in the Arcade Screen mode.
eXistor
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I finished it yesterday and personally I think it's pretty great. It's nice and easy. SSS is super-hard for me, with its "die once and restart the level" which is kinda bullshit. The music in Final Soldier is goddamn amazing btw.
D.Lo
Member
Which is pretty amazing, given Altered Beast was a crap port of a crap game.NEC lost the early 16-bit battle to Sega in NA just because of that game
IrishNinja
Member
it served its purpose! and most of ya'll know it didn't matter till sonic got the party really rolling with the mainstream anyway
still amazes me NEC bundled keith courage instead of legendary axe though
Wasn't the Genesis cheaper at launch?
Also had two controller slots.
extra controller ports no problem!
as for why the genny was cheaper at launch who knows? it was a true 16-bitter while the pc-e/turbografx is a hybrid of 8-bit cpu so it's not really a true 16 bit console.
turbo/pce CD
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NEC Avenue handled both these arcade ports. Although to be honest not all their work is great. Some imo is kinda sloppy in a bad way..
IrishNinja
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RoryDropkick
Member
https://youtu.be/xjPYa_dKi0Y?t=594
They even botched the opening theme music from the anime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQxC1vGgyoo
That sound chip can sound good sometimes, but not this time
Heh.
In many ways, it can be argued Sega ended up releasing the true successor to the PC-Engine.
Agent Unknown
Member
NEC lost the early 16-bit battle to Sega in NA just because of that game
Just think, we could have gotten R-TYPE as the pack in game like Europe if it weren't for the idiot NEC American exec who thought it would be cute to let her daughter choose the games for the initial U.S. lineup.
Wasn't the Genesis cheaper at launch?
Also had two controller slots.
Yep, ten dollars cheaper. Genesis was $189.99 at launch, at least when it rolled out nationwide in September '89 in the U.S. The TurboGrafx-16 was $199.99 .
I don't think NEC would've allowed R-Type to be a pack-in for TurboGrafx-16 here, it retailed for $69.99, all the way through 1990, maybe into '91.
I can't prove that, but then, Phantasy Star II on Genesis retailed for $79.99 in early 1990.
Visual proof of that @ Toys "R" Us, 1990:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_96wWKzkp4s
I wish that guy had panned his camcorder over a bit more to the right, maybe we'd see all the TG-16 games, not just 1 or 2.
...and we complain about the $10 HD game "tax" that was implemented when 360/PS3 came out a decade ago.
Agent Unknown
Member
Got word from Keith Courage that he's done modding and testing and my Duo is being shipped back tomorrow. I bought that Duo on clearance from Waldensoftare for only $99 back in 1994 and am thrilled I get to play my TG-16/PCE library again on the same system and in beautiful s-video (and once I get it) RGB. First thing I'm going to do is play a few rounds of Parodius then I'm going to start a new file on Dynastic Hero.
How much did the R-TYPE bundle cost in the UK?
Cool video, what a slice of time. And yeah bummer the guy didn't pan over to the Turbo games. Only store in my area that sold TG-16 games was Waldensoftware.
How much did the R-TYPE bundle cost in the UK?
Cool video, what a slice of time. And yeah bummer the guy didn't pan over to the Turbo games. Only store in my area that sold TG-16 games was Waldensoftware.
VG&CE reviews for Psychosis and Neutopia.
Sorry about the right side of the page, it wasn't my own scan.
No idea, I thought that in the UK, NEC never officially released Turbo products.
Sorry about the right side of the page, it wasn't my own scan.
No idea, I thought that in the UK, NEC never officially released Turbo products.
Agent Unknown
Member
^^^^
There are several UK auctions I've seen for boxed TG-16s with R-TYPE as the box background as if it were the pack in game.
There are several UK auctions I've seen for boxed TG-16s with R-TYPE as the box background as if it were the pack in game.
Ah, Interesting.
Found some reviews from Super Gaming, EGM's import gaming mag that only ran 4 issues,
