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[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Necro's game clears and mindless musings]

Congrats on this one. I've never managed to clear this game. And it's hard to get any motivation with such a shitty game.

Clear #86 - Deep Blue



Are you a sadistic bastard that's always wanted to dive deep under the waves and kill hordes of lil fishies for no damn good reason?  Now's your chance!

The Good:  half of the tunes are okay; the scenery looks nice and there's even a little parallax, but there's not much variety within stages; lots of different enemies and big bosses; and you can rebuild health when not attacking.

The Bad:  the other half of the tunes are grating; only four levels; and no real ending, it just loops.

The Ugly:  cheep difficulty level where collisions are often unavoidable, making the only way to win to tuck your tail and run away as much as possible.  It's a shewty where you're not supposed to shewt.... who the fuck thought that was a good idea?!?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Anearth taikenban pics?]

thanks for all this! So the inserts in that jewel case are probably just in the back of the book, right? And folks just put it in the jewel case?

Exactly. The one you showed is a genuine copy but without the book.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Anearth taikenban pics?]

It's the one on the upper right in the picture below:

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE 30th anniversary party in Paris - 2017. 10. 28]

Hah that's amazing? Caravan player you say, Is that Luciole playing the Piano then?

No, the guy playing the piano is Laucops. He's the best caravan player outside of Japan I think.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Shiryou Sensen/War of the Dead translation]

Awesome! Thanks for the good work and for sharing!

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine exclusives]

@Hack Tiger :

Tengai Makyou Ziria => Later released on the Xbox 360
Tengai Makyou II Manjimaru => Later released on the Gamecube and the DS
XZR II/Exile WP
Startling Odyssey => I'm not sure which episode but one of the two (maybe both) Startling Odyssey games was also released on the PS1.
Startling Odyssey II
Gulliver Boy => also released on the Sega Saturn (exact same version)
Last Armageddon => also released on the Famicom
Dungeon Explorer => also released on the SFC under a different title and later released on the NDS.

Some titles are computer ports but as has being stated, we're only talking about console exclusives.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: WTB Canadian Items]

NoSexGex, there are 2 Canadian Turbo boxes that I know of.  The first (I think) was actually printed with bilingual text.

I was lucky enough to get one of these last summer. It came at a pretty decent price (as for nowadays standards).

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE 30th anniversary party in Paris - 2017. 10. 28]

Of course! And I was wearing a beret and had a baguette under my arm 

Le French 

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE 30th anniversary party in Paris - 2017. 10. 28]

How about playing some PCE tunes on a grand piano? 

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Binary Star, a musicdisk for the PCE with SCC (MSX) tunes!]

Pretty cool stuff indeed. Thanks

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: For those who grew up with imported pce in Europe]

Yeah, that was pretty amazing.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE 30th anniversary party in Paris - 2017. 10. 28]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/pYmRygORtOI

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: For those who grew up with imported pce in Europe]

What was the scene like back then? Was pce mildly popular? Which games did you guys own, or your friends? Any stories to tell?

It was very exciting times.  More people had JPN white PC Engines in my year and in the year above than anyone had UK PAL Sega Master Systems and Nintendo Entertainment Systems, and that's honestly true.  And it didn't seem that expensive either especially compared to the price of an Atari ST computer and its games.  Every schoolboy around my age in my town with half an interest in 'computer games' knew what one was thanks mainly due to word of mouth coupled with the really good magazines we had. 

R-Type pt.1 definitely was the game that made people really really care about the console.  However, R-Type pt.2 was bloody difficult to find for a long time right into the early 90s for some odd reason. 

At my school, Splatterhouse (also initially very expensive and difficult to get) was the game that everyone wanted, or at least wanted to play.  I remember when my best mate whipped out his GT and started playing this game in registration, even the girls (not being sexist) were crowded around watching him play it.  Also older kids from the neighbouring form came in to see what all the fuss was about.  Then came over our form tutor, wanting to confiscate the lot but then didn't as my mate told him how much it all cost (nearly 300 quid's worth Sir), and he wouldn't 'let' him, so he crumbled and didn't!  It was like a small, rare victory.   

I just wished I had taken photographs of the PC Engine gear in Shekhana's 221 TCR shop in their earliest PC Engine days.  Everything was running on RGB Philips CM8833 monitors, and the hardware and software was displayed behind glass counter top cabinets.  It was more akin to a a branch of Tiffany & Co..  And they were literally selling like hot cakes in front of ones eyes.  Harrods and Hamley's also had PC Engines in stock a while later I remember seeing.  But I'm sure that Shekhana was the first high-street shop to sell PC Engine in the British Isles?  They were already selling US NES games so the PC Engine seemed like a natural progression from that.  And Rhine Games (long forgotten) quite a while later up the road had stock of the PC Engine LT when it first game out.  It was 550 quid.  I was tempted, but the screen was utter shite even then.

I bought my PC Engine for Son Son II as I was a huge Monkey Magic fan and it just looked like the dog's bollock's in TGM's review.  And it was.  And it is. 

And the best thing was, the PC Engine was obviously never released in the UK really, and even then we knew, as children, that this made the whole experience even radder. 

Has it really been nearly 30 years? 

Cheers/乾杯/Santé! PC Engine!!:

Post of the year. I really like the way it all went the same in France and in England in the first months of the PCE. The big difference was when Sodipeng (a Guillemot / Ubisoft company) started distributing the PCE in France.

Bu the way, I was pleased to meet the founder of Sodipeng at our 30 year anniversary party last saturday.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: [WTB] Turbochips]

List updated.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: PC-FX GA Brand New]

Is it still available?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE 30th anniversary party in Paris - 2017. 10. 28]

Wow this does look like it was a fun time.  I have no idea what that octopus hose thing in picture 4 (with all the what look like champagne bottles on the floor) is though, can someone explain it to me?  Sorry for being a plebe. 

The party took place at the Phonograph museum.

These actually are earphones from the beginning of the 20th century, they're plugged into a phonograph. Some people would buy a phonograph and go from fair to fair. It was used as a kind of amusement machine: people had to pay to listen to the music burnt into the roll. Several persons could listen to the music at the same time, that's why there are several earphones.

The guy you see playing the piano is the best french caravan mode player. He played some PCE tunes on the piano (Final Soldier, Jackie Chan, Aldynes, etc.). How classy is that?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PCE 30th anniversary party in Paris - 2017. 10. 28]

They were playing Final Match Tennis. And yes, Joseph was there too.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / PCE 30th anniversary party in Paris - 2017. 10. 28]

The French PCE community had a party in Paris last Saturday to commemorate the PCE's 30th anniversary.

The party was held in a museum in Paris, next to the Montmartre area and the only drink we had was champagne of course.

Here are some pics of this event:

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: Nantettatte Engine: A PC Engine Birthday present for you and yours.]

Thank you for this fun little shooter

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine Month: Free book downloads unlocked!]

Thanks

[Buy/Sell/Trade / [WTB] Turbochips]

Hello there, here is the list of the Turbochips I'd like to get. They must come with their cardboard boxes.

Air Zonk
Bloody Wolf
Bomberman   
Bomberman '93
Bonk's Adventure
Bonk's Big Adventure
Boxy Boy   
Cadash   
Chase HQ
Chew-Man-Fu
China Warrior
Cratermaze   
Cyber Core
Dead Moon
Deep Blue   
Devil's Crush
Double Dungeons
Dragon's Curse
Drop Off
Dungeon Explorer
Galaga '90
Hit The Ice
J.J. & Jeff
Jack Nicklaus's Turbo Golf
Jackie Chan Action Kung Fu   
King Of Casino
Legend Of Hero Tonma   
Magical Chase
Military Madness
Moto Roader

I'm also looking for the following cardboard boxes :

- Parasol Stars
- Turrican
- The Legendary Axe

And the sleeve of Exile Wicked Phenomenom

Thanks

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: TurboChips and CD games]

Hey Black Tiger. It may be a bit early but here are the games I'm interested in :

CD Games:

Might & Magic III
Vasteel

TurboChips:

Chase HQ
Samurai Ghost
Turrican (only if it comes with the cardboard box)
Time Cruise
Dead Moon
Raiden
Super Star Soldier
Cadash CIC
New Adventure Island
Jackie Chan Action Kung Fu
Chew Man Fu
Neutopia II
Bomberman
Shockman

Which Turbochips come with their cardboard box?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)]

Yeah I know that. But aren' we talking about early 1990's games ? Sports games were not released each year back then.

06/24/1988    Power League
08/08/1989    Power League II
08/10/1990    Power League III
08/09/1991    Power League IV
08/07/1992    Power League V
10/15/1993    Power League '93

You got a point here

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)]

Yeah I know that. But aren' we talking about early 1990's games ? Sports games were not released each year back then.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Gai Flame/Guyframe - translation patch, beta version]

Yeah ! Great news ! Thanks for the hard work !

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)]

Why should sport games prices be lower ? They're not cheaper to develop.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: SOLD: "Rare" CD Games Dynastic Hero, Super Air Zonk, Bonk 3 CD, Terra Forming]

 

It went so fast !

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What PC-Engine Stuff did you get today?]

So, for the sample, does it appear to be standard commercial release, but with sticker affixed? Like, for trade shows/journalists/promotional events?

Yes, exactly

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What PC-Engine Stuff did you get today?]

PC Genjin 3 Sample is just the exact same thing.

Bomberman Users Battle is quite interesting : the title screen is different and there are only two modes :

- Users Battle 1 (which is the normal multiplayer mode)
- Users Battle 2 (which is the multiplayer mode with the "skull" bonuses).

Haven't tried PC Genjin 3 Taikenban though.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What PC-Engine Stuff did you get today?]

What kind of info would you like? Who I bought it to? How much I paid? What's inside these versions?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: What PC-Engine Stuff did you get today?]

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[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: FS: PCE Games]

 

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: Mysterious Raffle: Mysterious Song]

As it is sold out and a friend of mine has never received his copy even though he had pre-ordered the game, I'd like to enter this raffle so that he finally gets it.

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Off the Wall prototypes released]

I should have shared the info here as I knew it would be released before it actually happened.

The aim was to show fucktards who would ask 7,000$+ for prototypes that they're not alone in the wild owning unreleased game prototypes.

This one (the PCE version) is actually owned by another French collector and was dump by a French dev.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: PC-Engine mags WITH Dracula X guides]

People regularly pay anywhere from $10-30 upwards of $40 for mags with no extras), with the added bonus guides that rarely seem to show up, maybe a bit high, lowered price

That's better ;)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Cool garage sale find today]

Holy crap !

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Best PCE Sega game?]

Many of the games in that list are not Sega games.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: US turbo games for sale]

Interested in Buster Bors. Would you ship to France ?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Unreleased Tengen PC Engine games.]

There has never been a group funding attempt yet for any unreleased PCE games that people really care about.

No, there was one for Dinoforce. I had raised about 2000$ but the proto sold before I even collected enough money.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: The last of the MSR stock]

Yes, I'm outside the US but $40 is still a ridiculous amount.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: The last of the MSR stock]

lol, they're already at it...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mysterious-Song-Turbo-Grafx-TurboGrafx-Duo-CD-RPG-out-of-print-Rare-/322571676396?hash=item4b1ac52aec:g:97kAAOSw3YJZRoJc

Shipping : $40,95...

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Seisenshi Densho completed - micro review]

Almost everything Nichibutsu made looks low budget, jong or otherwise.

That one F1 game they did with the Lotus sponsorship was really good though, I've recently discovered. Pole to Win or something like that. While it's not realistic one bit (overhead) it catches the "mania" of driving an F1 better than maybe any game I've played.

Pole to Win is part of the F1 Circus series. And I exactly think the same as you do about everything Nichibutsu produced.

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: [WTB] Turbografx games and boxes]

Thanks you but as you mentionned, I'm looking for the real thing only ;)

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: "PCEWorks" finally bootlegs Magical Chase]

In the music world, bootlegs are mostly lives and have nothing in common with an official record whatsoever. In Tobias' case, his bootlegs are just repros.

And I never thought I would ever read about a Peugeot car on US forums XD

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: [WTB] Turbografx games and boxes]

Bump.

I'm now also looking for a manual and box for Tiger Road (I have the Turbochip and tue cardboard box).

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: PC Engine Hucard sport games (a list and hopefully some discussion)]

Davis Cup was released in Japan but as a SCD. It plays much like the computer versions.

FMT is probably the best tennis sim ever :

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/117765304

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: fs new old stock boxed pce gt and turbo express ac adapters]

Me neither.

Do you also have TurboTaps and TurboPads ?

[PCE/TG-16|CD/SGX Discussion / Re: Will there ever be a TG16 price crash?]

I just bid 20 dollars on world court tennis hucard only and lost. no signs of price crash

Man, that's way too much for this game ! I got a complete copy (ie with storyfoam, cardboard box) for that price.

[Localizations, Games, Apps, Docs / Re: RT2A on SGX]

It's not a problme as back in the time, developers could access to an SFX library. There's nothing wrong with picking sfx from existing games

[Buy/Sell/Trade / Re: My Bad... Lets Raffle Shit!]

Please count me in this raffle !