PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 Reproduction HuCards/Cases for Sale!

[wilykat]

System 1 and 2.0 is probably easiest since it didn't use extra memory or chips.  System 3.x uses extra RAM for non-Duo systems and would require more work to add in both the ROM and RAM chip.  Arcade card is hardest due to much bigger RAM chip.

Looking at those pictures, those are sweet and at the same time it's 100% clear it's not going to be easy for dishonest seller to pass it as genuine original.

[turbokon]

I like this a lot, but also really like the idea for homebrew releases.  If someone approaches you guys and asks to help them put out their homebrew on a new card, would you be able to do it?  I assume price would need to go up in order for the creator of the game to get a cut too, which could be the trickiest part of the process in negotiating.

Yeah most definitely.  Any homebrew coders out there that would like to work with us, please give us a shout.

[turbokon]

AWESOME NEWS ON THE SGX STUFF!

was there ever any consideration for making the hucards a flat/matte gray color? might be neat looking if you could do something like that..

The standard color is actually off white a little.  We are also have them in black and gold.

[wilykat]

Why not offer black with eye-melting neon yellow and orange?

HuCard have always been white but there were no USA console that matched white card.  PCE were the only one that matched, and Duo R-Rx were close being something of light grey.

[uiengineer]

This is cool. I'm likely in for a Magical Chase.

[henrycsc]

These are outstanding!  I will order one when they are available.

Any chance that one of the Chinese bootleg 4 in 1 titles could be hacked with different titles, then double that with your pce/us dual region concept?

The comparison of same titles concept is great (Zonk/Denjin would be another great pair), but it would also be cool to do titles exclusive in each region

Hana Taka Daka/Bomberman '94/Ninja Ryukenden/Gekisha Boy
Order of the Griffon/(ok, maybe this concept breaks down quickly.....)

Either way, they look great!

[johnnykonami]

I've been lurking on my phone these past few weeks, but I haven't commented until now - these look really badass!  I love the little cases they come in.  I'll have to pick up one or two of these when they are done, at least a Magical Chase.

[Sparky]

Ya they look great, I will differently be buying one.....Darius!! <<gets erect>>

[aslbozz]

I can't wait to pick up some of these goodies myself!!

[turbokon]

Duo games reproduction hucard WIP.

[WoodyXP]

Duo games reproduction hucard WIP.

That's what I'm talking about.

[ichigobankai]

A physical switch to change games is completely...archaic   
Nowadays you should use a µC (like a pic) to achieve this properly without this old-school manipulation.
You can also put more than 2 games (and add a selection menu, but that's another story).
For 2 games the best way is to just cycle them with the on/off power switch.

[Sapicco]

Can you put cd games onto the hu's?

[Psycho Punch]

OH GOD A PHYSICAL SWITCH HOW ARCHAIC

[ToyMachine78]

OH GOD A PHYSICAL SWITCH HOW ARCHAIC

I know! What's next, vacuum tubes!?

[esteban]

Duo games reproduction hucard WIP.

Awesome.

[HailingTheThings]

OH GOD AN ARCHAIC SWITCH HOW PHYSICAL.

[turbokon]

Ok guys these are now available for orders.  I have updated the first post to reflect this.  Thanks for the good response so far

[turbokon]

A physical switch to change games is completely...archaic   
Nowadays you should use a µC (like a pic) to achieve this properly without this old-school manipulation.
You can also put more than 2 games (and add a selection menu, but that's another story).
For 2 games the best way is to just cycle them with the on/off power switch.

Thanks for the feedback ichigo. Adding a physical switch is the simplest solution to the current design.  We will explore other options in the very near future for mutli games reproduction hucards.

[escarioth]

Cant wait to get my magical chase this week hehe

[NecroPhile]

Nowadays you should use a µC (like a pic) to achieve this properly without this old-school manipulation.
You can also put more than 2 games (and add a selection menu, but that's another story).

I have something like this.  I call it an "everdrive". 

[ichigobankai]

Completely different process and price.
You lose 

[wilykat]

Everdrive looks like a naked board with a bunch of chips. It doesn't look like a flat white card with nice label.

ED is fine for people who prefers to play games and doesn't care about looking authentic.  Repro looks a lot better and if no one looks closely, make your friend jealous!

Have a few Magical Chase repro, invite your friends over, let them go gaga over what looks like $50,000 worth of few loose games laying around.

[NecroPhile]

Completely different process and price.
You loose 

So by the time you add a microcontroller, rom to hold the boot loader thingy, and additional rom for multiple games it'll look exactly the same as these and not cost any more?  Sweet!

I fully support making booty hueys that replicate originals (or even multi-rom boots like the cycled power ones from back in the day), but what's the point if you're gonna make things that look like hueys but play like a flashcart?  The authenticity goes right out the window as soon as you turn it on and see a boot menu.  You'd essentially end up with a nice looking tototek flashcart: boot screen, room for only a few games, and you can't update it because nobody has parallel ports any more. 

[CrackTiger]

Everdrive looks like a naked board with a bunch of chips. It doesn't look like a flat white card with nice label.

ED is fine for people who prefers to play games and doesn't care about looking authentic.  Repro looks a lot better and if no one looks closely, make your friend jealous!

Have a few Magical Chase repro, invite your friends over, let them go gaga over what looks like $50,000 worth of few loose games laying around.

The Turbo Everdrive has nice 3D covers to match the hardware and that's all you see when it's plugged in. If you're playing on a Duo, you can't see the game at all.

The whole point of these repros is that they don't look close enough to fool anyone who would care about collectible value. Even if they did, if the appeal is to leave them lying around naked to make collectards jealous, you're better off investing in high quality labels and just sticking them on cheap HuCard games. They'll be 95% convincing instead of 65% and you'll save a lot of money on display pieces.

[ichigobankai]

So by the time you add a microcontroller, rom to hold the boot loader thingy, and additional rom for multiple games it'll look exactly the same as these and not cost any more?  Sweet!

You seems to speak about something you do not understand, so i will not spent time in technical explanation.
I've used and make code for few µC past years.
Like bankswitching for games or far more advanced things (mappers).
The main problem with a physical switch is its reliability...

With a very tiny pic you can make nice little things, like this compilation :
(gameboy / megaman xtreme 1 & 2 (translations)/ cycle with on-off)

[thesteve]

no need for uC or menu rom for power cycle switching
a dual flip-flop and a few supporting parts will do it for 4 games

[NecroPhile]

You seems to speak about something you do not understand, so i will not spent time in technical explanation.

Unless these hueys already contain those extra parts, I don't need a technical understanding of how things work to understand that more parts means a redesign and more cost.

I've used and make code for few µC past years.
Like bankswitching for games or far more advanced things (mappers).
The main problem with a physical switch is its reliability...

Like I said in my previous post (but you couldn't be bothered to read), it'd be okay if it was used for something as simple as a power cycled multi-rom cart.  It's when you go beyond two (maybe four) games and add a boot menu that you end up with something that no longer feels like a huey (in use, not physically).

But whatever floats your boat, man.  You're the genius here.

[technozombie]

I'm away from the board for awhile and miss this awesomeness.

[ichigobankai]

Unfortunately, I'm far to be a "genius"...
And i'm agree, with the "cycle system", do not put more than 4 games.

with the pic, you can make an interesting thing (that i've already used in other systems like master system, megadrive(genesys), super nintendo...)
Use the reset line to switch games (and save the state in the pic memory).
When you power cycle, the games loaded will always be the same unless you make a reset. (run+select on pce/tg if i'm not wrong)
the pic cost is completely out of problem (less than 1$, what a joke) and 100% free if you use the microchip samples parts.

Maybe turbokon will use this kind of thing in a future version.

I'll stop writing here, i think i've already polluted his thread.

PS. yes for the flip flops, but as you stated it can not work alone, so a pic is more easy to integrate (8 pins, far more than 4 games).

[thesteve]

as for run-select as reset, its a software reset and not supported in hardware

[Psycho Punch]

Less than $1, time to program and test microcontroller, time to redesign hucard, possible expansion in area and/or thickness of the board possibly requiring new plastic mold for something that people might not need/want.

What a joke !

[MotherGunner]

Goes to show I've been away for too long.  Fantastic work on these!

[turbokon]

Did somebody asked for terra cresta ii?

[johnnykonami]

That looks tight.  So you can set these PCE titles to playback on a US system, right?

[Duo_R]

Can I get a Keith Courage game hacked to say "Kanye West in Alpha Zone" on the title screen? Lol

[turbokon]

That looks tight.  So you can set these PCE titles to playback on a US system, right?

That's correct.

[turbokon]

Can I get a Keith Courage game hacked to say "Kanye West in Alpha Zone" on the title screen? Lol

You betcha if you can get somebody to hack the rom

[wilykat]

If you're going to hack the title screen, be sure the hack the player sprite to better match a black guy not a white boy. ;)

[Duo_R]

Can we have a Taylor Swift cameo?

[esteban]

Did somebody asked for terra cresta ii?

Using the last bit of strength I can muster....

...before my broken body shuts down completely...

Every single HuCARD + packaging = Phenomenal!

...arrghhh...


Terra Cresta II, pictured above = Godhead


.....pfshhhhh.....

[wilykat]

Suggestion: put that grey dot somewhere else, it looks a bit nasty covering part of PC Engine logo.  A little up should work and still be useful enough to keep the card from bouncing around.

[HailingTheThings]

Do these HuCARDs fit in those cases if they have a sleeve on? Maybe my eyes are going bad, but it looks like they be nakey in the pics?

[turbokon]

Suggestion: put that grey dot somewhere else, it looks a bit nasty covering part of PC Engine logo.  A little up should work and still be useful enough to keep the card from bouncing around.

Good point, that's easy to remedy.

[turbokon]

Do these HuCARDs fit in those cases if they have a sleeve on? Maybe my eyes are going bad, but it looks like they be nakey in the pics?

Yeah its nakey.  It won't fit the case with the sleeve.

[mickcris]

Suggestion: put that grey dot somewhere else, it looks a bit nasty covering part of PC Engine logo.  A little up should work and still be useful enough to keep the card from bouncing around.

Good point, that's easy to remedy.

If you can find black ones, you could put 1 above and 1 below in the black area to camouflage them a bit.

Or 2 white ones in the white areas

[HailingTheThings]

Do these HuCARDs fit in those cases if they have a sleeve on? Maybe my eyes are going bad, but it looks like they be nakey in the pics?

Yeah its nakey.  It won't fit the case with the sleeve.

Thanks.

[Skins4thewin]

I am also very excited for the possibility of Translated versions of games for these.

[turbokon]

Couple of more games I just made.

[NightWolve]

It's hard to believe working HuCards are in production again like this... Wonder about the factory they found to get these made, what it took behind the scenes, impressive all the way!