TurboGrafx Fest 2007?

JoshTurboTrollX · 07/26/2006, 10:02 PM

Hello,
A few of us were thinking of having a NEC Gathering next June in Wisconsin. Well I emailed Dan Loosen about making our 'Turbo Fest' a part of the Midwest Gaming Classic, somewhat simular to DreamCon and JaggFest.

Heres the email I got back from Dan~

QuoteActually, the MGC is already quite a bit on my mind, and a Turbo Fest
gathering would be a great idea! Tell me more thoughts about your
ideas, and we can brainstorm it up to make it really cool Prices
next year for vending will go up slightly, although I don't have final
numbers just yet. Expect about a 10-15% increase though, as we need to
recover our table costs better this year.

The only Problem I have is figuring out what to call the TurboDuo Gathering!
LOL

Do you guys have any suggestions?

TurboSage

CrackTiger · 07/27/2006, 12:06 AM

How about Turbografest-16?

Joe Redifer · 07/27/2006, 01:30 AM

I say it should be called "TurboGraDuoEngineFest".

torgo · 07/27/2006, 10:23 AM

Cool idea!!!

takashirose · 07/27/2006, 11:14 AM

I think it should be called TurboFest HE, TurbFest, TurboLife, TurboWorld, or Turbo Gaming 2007. Any chance of having it in the east coast. I live in New Jersey.

Seldane · 07/27/2006, 12:10 PM

Pcenginefestx

JoshTurboTrollX · 07/27/2006, 01:28 PM

I like some of those ideas guys! Thanks. Heres kind of what its come down to-

a.PcEngineFestX
b.TurboLife
c.TurboWorld
d.TurboFest
e.NEC Gathering(because the PCFX will be represented as well)
f.Turbo Fest HE
g.Turbo Bash
h.Turbo Gala
i. other?

TurboSage

PS: keep the ideas coming, we got till next June!

Odonadon · 07/27/2006, 01:36 PM

How about DuoPalooza

OD

takashirose · 07/27/2006, 04:20 PM

It would be funny if you name it TurboEngine Fest or TurboEngineFX Convention, or whatever, and these car buffs come in and say, "Hey, what are all these losers doing here? Isn't this suposed to be a convention about Turbo Engines?"

Ninja Spirit · 07/27/2006, 04:23 PM

Pit Stop .

That's my idea.

Both names of these systems both have racing terms in them:
Turbo
Engine

JoshTurboTrollX · 07/27/2006, 05:01 PM

I like DuoPalooza, or how about TurboPalooza!

Hmmm, thats cool!

TurboSage

OldRover · 07/27/2006, 09:14 PM

DuoPalooza definately works.

jlued686 · 07/29/2006, 02:39 PM

I'm so fucking there. If you need any help from me, please let me know.

PCEngineFX · 07/30/2006, 01:08 PM

I am of course interested. Keep us updated here turbo_sage.

MotherGunner · 07/30/2006, 03:16 PM

DuoCon? TurboCon? NECFEST (pronounced Neck Fest)

TR0N · 07/30/2006, 09:13 PM

How about" PCE Fanatics" afther all were all crazy about the system right ?

JoshTurboTrollX · 07/31/2006, 01:01 PM

Japanese for Fanatic is Otaku.

How about PCE Otaku Fest or something?

I like PCE Fanatics!

TurboSage

Seldane · 07/31/2006, 02:09 PM

The wapanese use "otaku" to describe themselves, however most don't realize that otaku in Japan means you are very mentally unstable obsessive freak. Otaku in Japan are looked down upon and ridiculed.

MotherGunner · 07/31/2006, 05:08 PM

Regardless of what we call it.

We should all wear Black T-shirts with our PCEngineFX names on it.

And take a big group photo. I want to meet everyone!

Odonadon · 07/31/2006, 10:25 PM

Quote from: "Seldane"The wapanese use "otaku" to describe themselves, however most don't realize that otaku in Japan means you are very mentally unstable obsessive freak. Otaku in Japan are looked down upon and ridiculed.

Keeping that theme in mind, how about "The Turbo-Mentally Unstable Obsessive Freak-apalooza"?

OD

Seldane · 08/01/2006, 08:28 AM

Quote from: "Odonadon"Keeping that theme in mind, how about "The Turbo-Mentally Unstable Obsessive Freak-apalooza"?

Hmm... That could work, that could work.

Hmm, how about ... "Turbo Grafx Fest 2007?"

JoshTurboTrollX · 08/01/2006, 09:23 PM

Turbo Grafx Fest 2007?

It pretty much covers everything. I like it!

Who's for it?

TurboGrafxFest 2007.

TGF'07

TurboSage

takashirose · 08/01/2006, 09:37 PM

It sounds good to me.

neofan · 08/02/2006, 01:58 PM

Definately going to be a bitch finding the best place for this to happen. I'm in FL (about 5 hours from Atlanta). Had fun helping out with NeoGeo cons back in the day. I'm more of a FX freak, but I could bring tons of Turbo/Laseractive stuff too. Blue Chicago Blues (in English) is a fantastic game!
-later gamers
scotty
PS. save a table for me..I'll send you a slightly used Keith Courage as a deposit!

Odonadon · 08/02/2006, 02:43 PM

I think a lot of us aren't going to be able to attend - like me for instance, who is a 7 hour drive north of the Montana border

OD

JoshTurboTrollX · 09/03/2006, 03:00 PM

Well the date and location have pretty much been decided.-

What?:TurboGrafxFest 2007(is that name ok?)
When?:June 9-10 2007
WHERE?:Olympia Resort & Conference Center in Oconomowoc, WI.(Just minutes from downtown Milwaukee!)
A part of?: The Midwest Gaming Classic 2007!

Now we just need to come up with ideas for events. Any ideas?

I think its obvious we could do some Bomberman tournaments, and maybe a Implode HighScore contest.

I am working on a website for announcements and events and other information, but in the meantime I created a TurboFest Forum here- so for those of you interested in being a part of TGF, or just want to chat about TGF or the Midwest Gaming Classic, feel free to sign up and post away!

TurboSage

runinruder · 09/03/2006, 03:23 PM

I think Puyo Puyo and Asuka 120% would be good choices for events.

Keranu · 09/03/2006, 04:43 PM

I thought we were using the name Turbo Fest

? Oh well, TurboGrafx Fest works just as well and more people will probably understand the name that way. Here are some of my ideas:

System set ups (obvisouly). Probably be best to use the four major systems: PC Engine, Turbo Grafx 16 , Duo and Express. Also might be a good idea to include the CD add-ons for PCE and TG16. I can supply hardware if needed.

The Big Games - You all know what these are. Gates, Lords, Dracula X, Bonk, etc... The popular titles.

The Rare/Expensive Games - Sapphire, Renny Blaster, Magical Chase and such to show off the Turbo's pricey side.

Bonk Mascots - Joking.

Demo set ups - Set ups showing off technical demos made by various PCE programmers from around the world. I think it would be neat.

Homebrew booth - This kind of ties in with demo set ups, but focuses more on what's going on with MindRec, Frozen Utopia, or anyone else making full games for the system.

Five player game set ups - Set ups including five player games like Dungen Explorer, Bombermans, Moto Roader, etc...

Spin off systems - SuperGrafx and PC-FX displays.

Keranu · 09/04/2006, 01:06 AM

Also, I think it would be a good idea to use any games with a "caravan" mode in it for competition use. Soldier Blade, Spriggan, Star Parodia, or if anyone has/willing to supply, the rare caravan HuCards of games like Blazing Lazers and Final Soldier or whatever they were.

VestCunt · 09/04/2006, 01:15 AM

Yep, I will totally dork it up and come to this.
Here are some other ideas...

everyone should obviously bring any extra games they have or anything they might be willing to sell or trade.

It would be cool if we could find someone who worked at Hudson, NEC or Working Designs to speak or answer questions.

Maybe a showcase of Turbo games on the Wii.

I don't know anything about the Midwest Gaming Classic, but we should try to get as many vendors with TG16 and PCE stock as possible. It would be fun if TZD had a table. It's easy to order from them, but it's so much more fun to buy games in person.

A Soldier Blade tournament using the 2 or 5 minute mode.

Maybe some tables with Turbo games side by side with their versions on other systems...Outrun, Ghouls and Ghosts, Ys....probably not Golden Axe.

This would be a great place to play two-player games like Bomberman 93 on the Turbo Express. It's almost impossible to find a Turbo Link, let alone another person with a Turbo Express and another copy of the same game.

Keranu · 09/04/2006, 01:29 AM

I was also thinking about two-player Turbo Express linking today. I would love to see that, mainly because I have never had the chance to hook up two Express'! We should see if we can get that Steve Griener guy, the president of Hudson Entertainment, to make it. He used to work with Hudson back in the Turbo days and has a lot of neat info about that kind of stuff and seems to enjoy talking about it. The problem is that he also seems to be a busy guy and I'm not sure if he would be willing to travel from CA to WI.

Tatsujin · 09/04/2006, 01:40 AM

sounds very very funny, but just can't participate coz the way is far too long!

so have fun guys and shot a lot of intresting pix PLZ

Keranu · 09/04/2006, 02:45 AM

Tatsujin, I so wish I could have attended that PCE festival in good old Switzerland with you and everyone else! That looked like a ton of fun.

torgo · 09/11/2006, 03:21 PM

I believe that for Turbolink, you can can just use a stereo cable with 2 Male DIN connection on each end. Falcon works via the link as well.

Keranu · 09/11/2006, 06:49 PM

I believe there was a thread on here that talked about using a stereo cable as a Turbo Link. The only games I know of that use the Turbolink are:

Bomberman
Bomberman '93
Falcon
Some PCE puzzle game

I forget if Bomberman '94 had the link feature or not. Also does anyone know if you can do any multiplayer game with the Turbolink for two players, say Cadash? Or can it only be one of those Turbolink exclusive titles? I've been curious about this question for years.

JoshTurboTrollX · 10/05/2006, 12:29 PM

QuoteI forget if Bomberman '94 had the link feature or not. Also does anyone know if you can do any multiplayer game with the Turbolink for two players, say Cadash? Or can it only be one of those Turbolink exclusive titles? I've been curious about this question for years.

I think to play multiplayer with TGE's the game has to have the multi-link option.

Also: I think around December we should make it OFFICIAL whether this is a go or not, and also solidify the name of the event.

These are a few I dug, but are not limited to:

TurboLife - TurboFest - TurboGrafxFest - DuoPalooza -

So sometime around Xmas we can start a poll and vote on the OFFICIAL NAME!!

thanks again for all the ideas, this is GONNA ROCK!

TurboSage

torgo · 10/05/2006, 02:32 PM

The game had to be specifically made to use the link.

VestCunt · 10/05/2006, 05:13 PM

Can anyone confirm if an 1/8" stereo cable works?

Keranu · 10/05/2006, 06:41 PM

Eight more months until TurboFest

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CrackTiger · 10/05/2006, 10:23 PM

Quote from: "turbo_sage"
QuoteI forget if Bomberman '94 had the link feature or not. Also does anyone know if you can do any multiplayer game with the Turbolink for two players, say Cadash? Or can it only be one of those Turbolink exclusive titles? I've been curious about this question for years.

I think to play multiplayer with TGE's the game has to have the multi-link option.

Also: I think around December we should make it OFFICIAL whether this is a go or not, and also solidify the name of the event.

These are a few I dug, but are not limited to:

TurboLife - TurboFest - TurboGrafxFest - DuoPalooza -

So sometime around Xmas we can start a poll and vote on the OFFICIAL NAME!!

thanks again for all the ideas, this is GONNA ROCK!

TurboSage

You're crazy if you don't go with "Turbografest-16"!

QuoteI believe there was a thread on here that talked about using a stereo cable as a Turbo Link. The only games I know of that use the Turbolink are:

Bomberman
Bomberman '93
Falcon
Some PCE puzzle game

I forget if Bomberman '94 had the link feature or not. Also does anyone know if you can do any multiplayer game with the Turbolink for two players, say Cadash? Or can it only be one of those Turbolink exclusive titles? I've been curious about this question for years.

Falcon can link? I hope it's for portable one on one dog fights, cause that'd be wicked awesome, no matter how choppy it is!

torgo · 10/06/2006, 10:30 AM

I've played Falcon over the link. I played Falcon and one of the Bomberman's at a CES.

Keranu · 10/06/2006, 06:30 PM

How was Falcon with the link? I'm interested to know. We have to try linking up TE's at the MGC.

torgo · 10/06/2006, 09:36 PM

Well, I think it was like 1992 when I did so, but I thought that it played just like it did in Single Player.

Keranu · 10/06/2006, 09:44 PM

Awesome.

cavein2000 · 11/24/2006, 09:50 AM

Wow, I remember this thread and recently saw that turbosage was starting to save money for this. I would love to go too!! Don't know if the time of year will be good though, but I'll def. be looking into it!

Kakizaki · 11/24/2006, 11:06 AM

This was the thread that made me finally join instead of just lurk.

I live in Minnesota and am seriously wanting to come to this. It is great it is going to be pretty close to me.

Keranu · 11/24/2006, 02:04 PM

I'm looking very forward to TurboFest at the MGC. The MGC I went to last year was rad enough, but with a TurboFest it's only going to rule even more

. Click here for a article I made about the previous MGC.

VestCunt · 11/24/2006, 05:25 PM

Quote from: Kakizaki on 11/24/2006, 11:06 AMThis was the thread that made me finally join instead of just lurk. I live in Minnesota and am seriously wanting to come to this. It is great it is going to be pretty close to me.

Alright, another MN resident. Welcome!

Kakizaki · 11/24/2006, 05:47 PM

Thanks!

I knew I remembered seeing someone else here from around the area.

runinruder · 11/24/2006, 06:27 PM

I live in Minnesota too. Three Turbo fans in one state. That must be the record.