pcengine-fx.com Site Re-design - UPDATED 3/9/15 (see reply 187)

[PCEngineFX]

I meant to ask also... What plans as far as a chat room / shoutbox are concerned?   I know many of us use the one over at sunteam pauls backup site but we dont get much new traffic there since few know its even active.  Just curious what the plans are in that regard.  We have gotten used to some of the extra features the ajax chat program affords...

If I stay with my current web host, there will not be any shoutbox added to the site as it takes up too much bandwidth.  With that being said, I'm totally open to changing hosts so that we could have a shoutbox - but I've not thought that far ahead yet.

[PCEngineFX]

First "teaser" screenshot of the game filter/search options:

[esteban]

First "teaser" screenshot of the game filter/search options:

GODDAMN YOU!

Gorgeous. Simple, clean, sophisticated.

GODDAMN ELEGANT.

[Joe Redifer]

Nice and clean looking. Love the absolute zero f-stop.

Now let's play "How well do you know your Turbo boxes".

Ys 3 is below the TEMP image. Below that is Alien Crush. To the left of that is Air Zonk. Above that???

[Sadler]

World Sports Competition

EDIT: I think I failed at the Logo program.

[PCEngineFX]

I think Joe was talking about the one to the left of Ys III

Some of the covers have "TEMP" on them as the scans I have on there are not up to par with the quality I set for the site and need to be re-scanned.

[Joe Redifer]

Yes, to the left of Ys 3.

[esteban]

Yes, to the left of Ys 3.

Joe, awesome on AirZonk, that was the tough one.

As for "left of Ys III" ...Goddamn, I bet somebody will get it, but I sure can't. I out that in the "extremely tough" category.

NO CHEATING WITH COLOR SAMPLING TECH IN PUTER PROGRAMS.

I'm gonna try to guess...without looking at any images. Pure memory (or lack thereof)...

It Came From the Desert? CHINA WARRIOR (does it even have golden yellow on cover?)

[PCEngineFX]

Here is a hint - you should be able to figure it out by the identifiable covers....

[jtucci31]

Is it alphabetical? Would that make the one next to Ys III be Ys I and II? I see some dark-ish yellow.

[Sadler]

Ys Book I & II?

[PCEngineFX]

Ok no more shots! (for now)

[Joe Redifer]

Yep! Ys 1 and 2! Above that is... I dunno. I can only distinguish Aero Blasters in the left-most column. Maybe Yo Bro?

Don't forget HuCard 6meg and HuCard 8meg!

[PCEngineFX]

Don't forget HuCard 6meg and HuCard 8meg!

Yep - as soon as I hit those other Hu's, the metadata will automatically pop up under "Media Type" and will be searchable/filterable in the Games area.

then... chew man fu?

Keep guessing!

[Joe Redifer]

I want to say Vigilante but I'm betting it's probably a CD game.

[MrFulci]

What are you trying to guess? The game to the left of Ys 1 and 2?

Looks like Splash Lake, to me.


Top Left corner - Super Volleyball?.



*edited - No, Joe is right, left of Ys 1 and 2 is Yo Bro.

[MrFulci]

If it's alphabetized, then yeah, WCB. However, the WCB art does not have that blue/purple I am seeing, however the volleyball game does.

* If there is, "TEMP" stamped across it, then that could be throwing me off.

[esteban]

This is tough without cheating (I'm using my memory alone, no references, no internetz).

[Mathius]

Aaron! Glad to see the old passion blooming. Sometimes you have to take a vacation from the things you love in life so that their meaning can reconnect.

Okay, almost afraid to even beat this stinky dead horse anymore but.....

A site with enough influence-a site with enough earned respect needs to lay out the sometimes murky truths on what TurboGrafx/PC Engine games are really worth. A combination of eBay and YouTube has exploded the popularity of these great consoles and a plethora of shady resellers have wormed their way into our most sacred apple and defiled the poor thing beyond recognition. I understand that no one really knows the true worth of the more in demand games and system variants. There just needs to be a guideline to steer the less educated of those who are intrigued with what the Turbo can offer. The more of the masses we can knock sense into the less instances of an unsure "Buy-it-Now" click will hopefully rise.

I hate seeing something that I truly love be treated the way it has been for the last few years. It breaks my heart every time I allow myself a quick glance at eBay. It would be so awesome if we could make a positive change.

[Mathius]

I wrote the above post very late last night and I may have been a little unclear. I am not asking for a price guide. The price guide at Neo-Geo.com did little to guide the consumer. I am just asking for some guidelines so they can make a more informed decision.

[Mathius]

Oh great. I just killed the conversation.

[PCEngineFX]

Oh great. I just killed the conversation.

Hi Mathius,

Thanks for bring up the issue of ebay/YouTube in regards of used pricing - I'd be totally open to suggestions, or even if you'd like to start writing up something for the new site design I'd be open to that as well.  I wouldn't make a price guide, but a primer for people looking for used Turbo games and hardware would be a good thing (if this is what you were thinking of?)

If you'd like to help out in creating the content for this topic that I can showcase on the new site, I welcome it.

[Mathius]

Oh great. I just killed the conversation.

Hi Mathius,

Thanks for bring up the issue of ebay/YouTube in regards of used pricing - I'd be totally open to suggestions, or even if you'd like to start writing up something for the new site design I'd be open to that as well.  I wouldn't make a price guide, but a primer for people looking for used Turbo games and hardware would be a good thing (if this is what you were thinking of?)

If you'd like to help out in creating the content for this topic that I can showcase on the new site, I welcome it.

Yes this is exactly what I am wanting to see. Price guides obviously don't work for many reasons. I would be happy to help out in any way. Though I would be shooting this idea in the foot if I didn't say that there are some members here that would be an extremely great asset to have them on board. Your new moderator comes to mind first if I may be so bold to shine the spotlight in his direction.

I was just contacted by another member here with some similar ideas for his own site. If we can all work together to fight this sickening disease we could hopefully win this war. That's being very optimistic though.

Hope all is well, Aaron.

[NecroPhile]

Any chance of an update to the Turbo Legacy poster to include new homebrews? 

[handyman907]

Great news.Good luck.Look forward to it.

[PCEngineFX]

Any chance of an update to the Turbo Legacy poster to include new homebrews? 

Sure - that's an easy change!

[PCEngineFX]

Just to give everyone an update - due to a big videography project I'm producing right now (21 episode video series) work on the new site has come to a halt.  As soon as I get this gig out the door, I'll have time to get back to work on it.

[cjameslv]

Just to give everyone an update - due to a big videography project I'm producing right now (21 episode video series) work on the new site has come to a halt.  As soon as I get this gig out the door, I'll have time to get back to work on it.

Best of luck getting the series done. Looking forward to the new site!

[venom5150]

Great!  I look forward to the new site.

[PCEngineFX]

Update 10.5.14 - Still working on this huge video series project, but I'm "taking breaks" in-between shooting/editing to relax and work on the site remake as well.

I had a huge setback over the past few weeks as I've been using an online staging site to work on the remake, which I've not been able to properly migrate in tests.  After spending about 2 weeks on this migration issue, I believe I've fixed the issue and am now back (in the limited time I currently have) to work on content.

Also, I've gone to a totally new design (not by choice...) so those teaser screenshots are no longer what the site will look like...........it looks even BETTER.

[esteban]

Update 10.5.14 - Still working on this huge video series project, but I'm "taking breaks" in-between shooting/editing to relax and work on the site remake as well.

I had a huge setback over the past few weeks as I've been using an online staging site to work on the remake, which I've not been able to properly migrate in tests.  After spending about 2 weeks on this migration issue, I believe I've fixed the issue and am now back (in the limited time I currently have) to work on content.

Also, I've gone to a totally new design (not by choice...) so those teaser screenshots are no longer what the site will look like...........it looks even BETTER.

L'great news. I hope things go relatively smoothly from this point forward.

It is frustrating when you have to spend time on technical issues, since you really want to be working on creating content and designing new site and sending random gifts to me and building momentum.

 

[cjameslv]

Update 10.5.14 - Still working on this huge video series project, but I'm "taking breaks" in-between shooting/editing to relax and work on the site remake as well.

I had a huge setback over the past few weeks as I've been using an online staging site to work on the remake, which I've not been able to properly migrate in tests.  After spending about 2 weeks on this migration issue, I believe I've fixed the issue and am now back (in the limited time I currently have) to work on content.

Also, I've gone to a totally new design (not by choice...) so those teaser screenshots are no longer what the site will look like...........it looks even BETTER.

Even better you say? At least give us just a taste of said goodness!

[PCEngineFX]

As part of the quality bar for the site remake, I'm re-scanning in all game covers (that I have) and outsourcing the rest.  The PCE games will be the hardest to acquire once I get to those so I may ask some help with that later.

With that being said, I won't be watermarking any of my scans or screenshots.  All I ask is the proper credit if the images are re-used.

[esteban]

As part of the quality bar for the site remake, I'm re-scanning in all game covers (that I have) and outsourcing the rest.  The PCE games will be the hardest to acquire once I get to those so I may ask some help with that later.

With that being said, I won't be watermarking any of my scans or screenshots.  All I ask is the proper credit if the images are re-used.

Gorgeous. 

[PCEngineFX]

Even better you say? At least give us just a taste of said goodness!

Since you asked nicely



As part of making the site more interactive, one feature that I'll have for every game are user ratings/reviews.  You can quickly rate a game from 1 (awful) to 10 (perfect) as well as write a short review if you like.

Also seen in the background is the rest of the "hub" for this particular game.  As I mentioned before, each game will have a hub where you'll be able to see game news, info/details, the site review, images, videos and tips & tricks.

[Mathius]

Very nice! I'm looking more and more forward to the new features.

If, however, I start seeing multiple "perfect 10s" for Magical Chase I am pulling the lever and releasing the hounds. They are trained to recognize the scent of intruding eBay sellers.

[PCEngineFX]

Well, you'll have to log into the site and make an account first off to even rate a game....I plan on making the site reviews as objective and trustworthy as possible, but whatever the "user rating" ends up being, that I won't have any control over.

[cjameslv]

Even better you say? At least give us just a taste of said goodness!

Since you asked nicely



As part of making the site more interactive, one feature that I'll have for every game are user ratings/reviews.  You can quickly rate a game from 1 (awful) to 10 (perfect) as well as write a short review if you like.

Also seen in the background is the rest of the "hub" for this particular game.  As I mentioned before, each game will have a hub where you'll be able to see game news, info/details, the site review, images, videos and tips & tricks.

Thanks! It's looking and sounding great!

[HailingTheThings]

Sounds to be quite a nice update, Mister. Keep up the great work!

[BlueBMW]

Are you going to have a user game database tracking system like pcedaisakusen integrated into the system?  Do you plan to also do the dozen or so Laseractive games?

[esteban]

Are you going to have a user game database tracking system like pcedaisakusen integrated into the system?  Do you plan to also do the dozen or so Laseractive games?

Allow me to answer for him:

Hell yes!

As long as folks here take really nice photos/scans of PCE LD-ROM releases, then of course they will become part of the database.

Hell yes.   

Thank you.

[NecroPhile]

Please rig the ranking feature for Gotzendiener so that only a 9 or 10 can be given. 

[esteban]

Please rig the ranking feature for Gotzendiener so that only a 9 or 10 can be given. 

The few folks who rate the game will give it a solid 7-8.6 

[PCEngineFX]

Are you going to have a user game database tracking system like pcedaisakusen integrated into the system?  Do you plan to also do the dozen or so Laseractive games?

A user game DB tracking system would be nice, and there is a foundation in place to support this but most likely won't be available once the site goes live.

I'd love to include Laseractive games - will need someone who has those games to provide me with the media assets to do this however....

[esteban]

Hell yes.

[PCEngineFX]

Please rig the ranking feature for Gotzendiener so that only a 9 or 10 can be given. 

The few folks who rate the game will give it a solid 7-8.6 

Luckily, you'll be able to rate in 0.1 increments

[Mathius]

Having a user database is cool but I don't think it will replace PCE Dai for me personally. It does lack LD ROMs though so one on PCFX would fit those users with a LA.

[PCEngineFX]

Having a user database is cool but I don't think it will replace PCE Dai for me personally. It does lack LD ROMs though so one on PCFX would fit those users with a LA.

Since pcedaisakusen already has a user DB, having this feature implemented for the Pcenginefx remake is a low priority right now.

[Mathius]

Having a user database is cool but I don't think it will replace PCE Dai for me personally. It does lack LD ROMs though so one on PCFX would fit those users with a LA.

Since pcedaisakusen already has a user DB, having this feature implemented for the Pcenginefx remake is a low priority right now.

Though with that in mind you could make one for the PC-FX at some point in the future. I don't own one but I am sure those that do would like to have a database.

Will there be a place to link to reviews on other sites? The Brothers Duomazov is a treasure trove of well written reviews, walkthroughs, and interviews that is a bit off the beaten path. As stated they are professionally written and I believe would fit in nicely with the new professional look you are working towards.

[PCEngineFX]

I'm actually re-evaluating the need for a full review on the site as there are already other well done reviews for the Turbo that have been done over the years...so to answer your question, I can always add a link to someone else's review.

With that in mind, I'm aiming for a remake that is more along the lines of what Xbox/Playstation/Nintendo have right now (the look and feel of a modern designed site), with some interactive elements.  Almost like if NEC had a site up for the Turbo today, what it could look like.