lol please explain why you feel this way, both of you. I've been ignoring this one because of the dialogue but if it's a solid shooter i might pick it up.
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PC Engine/TG Appreciation and Collecting Thread, Because who needs a 2nd controller?
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I only own Sapphire and I can vouch for it.
It's a good shooter (but not the best on the system) and looks incredible for PCE.
To throw a few (less common) other names, try check:
AeroBlaster, Hana Taaka Daka!? (this one isn't cited often but it's good), Metamor Jupiter (not the best but it's weird...).
Oh and the music in Tatsujin (known as Truxton on other platforms) is amazing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RW9fwSl7hw
sixteen-bit
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Silvergun fans should give Image Fight a try. They're not similar games, but Image Fight really influence Iuchi and you can tell by some of the bullet and missile patterns.
Of course, the Saturn version of Image fight is probably a better buy if you're looking for something closer to arcade accuracy, but the price it prohibitive.
Of course, the Saturn version of Image fight is probably a better buy if you're looking for something closer to arcade accuracy, but the price it prohibitive.
Canadian Psycho
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Will we ever see new PC Engine releases on the Wii (Wii U?) Virtual Console? It's been so long...
Bar81
Member
It's just better to show you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TbPV3zkdtc
If you can not fall into a coma, you are a better man than I (and I haven't touched upon the crappy weapons, etc.).
The best way to describe it is Spriggan Mark II is to Spriggan what RayStorm is to Rayforce (an abomination which wipes its ass with everything that made the original a classic)
Those were shot years ago.
At best we see some coming back in print. Things like Ninja Spirit and Tonmo in NA and Mr. Heli and the two Image Fights in JPN.
Excellent soundtrack, great flow, awesome graphics, just a fun ride from start to finish.
I love the shield system as well, as you WILL get hit with shit.
Bar81
Member
Now I know you must be talking about a different game. The game has more dialogue than a schoolgirl sleepover.
encephalon
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Is emulation a feasible option for PC Engine? It turns out the PS1/Saturn port of the original Eiyuu Densetsu games is pretty bad and I'd like to play the disc based PC Engine versions of the games.
The difference in quality between what I've seen from the PC engine versions and the later ports (from what version, I have no idea) is pretty extreme. It would have been nice if companies had worked on PC Engine port collections back in the day ...
I'm a bit disappointed that Sony hasn't updated the games collection since 2011 (and I guess the fact that the Vita emulates the PSP to play them is a sign of the degree of their devotion to acquiring new titles for the archives).
The difference in quality between what I've seen from the PC engine versions and the later ports (from what version, I have no idea) is pretty extreme. It would have been nice if companies had worked on PC Engine port collections back in the day ...
I'm a bit disappointed that Sony hasn't updated the games collection since 2011 (and I guess the fact that the Vita emulates the PSP to play them is a sign of the degree of their devotion to acquiring new titles for the archives).
Does anybody with a TurboExpress/GT know if the screen is supposed to be sensitive to vertical tilting? That is, if I tilt it up at all the green quickly goes white, if I tilt it down at all it quickly goes black, I have to hold it still. Not sure if that's normal.
I bought an 'iffy' unit years ago, it doesn't boot up regularly with batteries (and presumably a regular power adapter), it only works with a modded power adapter the guy I bought it from sent it with, a 10V NES brick spliced with the Express's end. Without it the screen stays green, with it after about 10-15 seconds the screen 'warms up' and the white backlight and picture kicks in. It has the standard sound issues (low audio, buzzing with headphones) so I was thinking about trying to swap out the capacitors, but I was wondering if swapping out all of them might fix the other two issues in the same swoop (if the tilt thing is abnormal)?
Is soldering/replacing capacitors feasible for someone who's never done it before?
I bought an 'iffy' unit years ago, it doesn't boot up regularly with batteries (and presumably a regular power adapter), it only works with a modded power adapter the guy I bought it from sent it with, a 10V NES brick spliced with the Express's end. Without it the screen stays green, with it after about 10-15 seconds the screen 'warms up' and the white backlight and picture kicks in. It has the standard sound issues (low audio, buzzing with headphones) so I was thinking about trying to swap out the capacitors, but I was wondering if swapping out all of them might fix the other two issues in the same swoop (if the tilt thing is abnormal)?
Is soldering/replacing capacitors feasible for someone who's never done it before?
A Black Falcon
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Ootake. Great emulator on PC. Supports just about everything TG16/PCE.
I would imagine it's very likely you have capacitor issues... and if you can't do the capacitor replacement yourself, I'm sure you can find someone at pcenginefx.com who can.
encephalon
Member
Thank you!
Guess I should have given it more testing! I've never played it thinking the capacitors were a timebomb that would damage it. I opened it up and found that the original owner actually swapped a bunch of the capacitors, including the typical sound culprit (albeit very crude soldering job). Put it back together and let it test run for a while, and found that inexplicably enough, the volume seems to 'warm up' like the video and hits its stride after the system's been running for 5 or so minutes first. Starts off low, but gets pretty decent audio after a bit, though probably not as loud as it could be if it was fully working.
Splatterhouse might not be the best cart to test it with though, all I own yet. But if I'm lucky maybe after warming up this thing runs normally and the plug isn't an issue. Should probably pick up an Everdrive for it.
Splatterhouse might not be the best cart to test it with though, all I own yet. But if I'm lucky maybe after warming up this thing runs normally and the plug isn't an issue. Should probably pick up an Everdrive for it.
Like the hat?
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I made this cable for my tg16
http://www.cgquarterly.com/articles/tg16_cable.htm
What an astounding difference in video quality coming from RF.
http://www.cgquarterly.com/articles/tg16_cable.htm
What an astounding difference in video quality coming from RF.
from that article "The only downside to this cable is that you can't use it with the expansion port cover in place" you can run the cable thru the slot that the power goes thru on the side...might have to make it a little bigger, but it should work.
I have a similar cable. It will unhook from the contacts if you so much as sneeze on it. Bending the cable and trying to get it through a tiny slot would be actually pretty difficult.
wondermega
Member
I just tried to fire up my cdrom unit (US) after about a year and a half of inactivity. Very disappointed to see that it is not spinning, just like the other one I have. Paid a good $100 for the unit (by itself) and definitely spent way less than 50 hrs of actual playtime with it. I know, first world problems, but it sucks.
If anyone knows of a place to get it repaired (particularly in socal) without paying through the nose, please pipe up- love the system and I'd really like to have a long-term hardware solution to enjoy TG16 CDgames but I am not prepared to keep chasing the past this way!
If anyone knows of a place to get it repaired (particularly in socal) without paying through the nose, please pipe up- love the system and I'd really like to have a long-term hardware solution to enjoy TG16 CDgames but I am not prepared to keep chasing the past this way!
A Black Falcon
Member
I don't know about stores, but there are people at http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums who can do that repair work. You'd have to mail the drive(s) to them, of course, but I got my Turbo CD drive repaired by someone there this year, and it went well. The cost will depend on what exactly is wrong with it, though, of course. Mine needed a new motherboard and laser (and worm gear of course), so it cost more than just a laser would have.
wondermega
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yeah, figured that would be the way to go, thanks abf!
Hello all, just joined the PC Engine club, bought a doujindance PCE Duo-R. This is my first PCE/TG16 unit ever, having fun so far, looks great on my PVM. Slowly starting to build up my game collection now.
I love how it's a 16 bit system where the obligatory CD-ROM add-on was actually mostly used for traditional games, unlike the Sega CD which had like 3 good games and everything else was multimedia garbage.
I love how it's a 16 bit system where the obligatory CD-ROM add-on was actually mostly used for traditional games, unlike the Sega CD which had like 3 good games and everything else was multimedia garbage.
I've got absolutely no problem with the Sega CD multimedia games. Enjoyed most of them...and totally adore Night Trap. Heck, I even enjoyed The TG-16 Sherlock Holmes and the It Came From the Desert games. But, BUT, those two systems should not even be talked about in the same breath!
CD/SCD games are on a whole different level.
CD/SCD games are on a whole different level.
sixteen-bit
Member
Did PCE have a few weird idol multimedia games in Japan?
Of course yes.
The CD add-on launched with one of them ( and a port of Street Fighter)
Viola of the Abyss
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I discovered yesterday that Soldier Blade is pretty rare and expensive compared to Final Soldier and Super Star Soldier, too bad, I wanted to complete the trilogy
I discovered yesterday that Soldier Blade is pretty rare and expensive compared to Final Soldier and Super Star Soldier, too bad, I wanted to complete the trilogy
It is not too terribad. If you are patient you can get it for $50-ish. In the meantime, if you have a PSP the Three-Pack Collection disc is out there.
Bar81
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Concur, the price should not keep you from getting a copy.
Viola of the Abyss
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My budget for it was $12
I can still buy it next year as soon as I finish the Japanese school and find a normal job, until then the cap for retrogames is at $20.
I'd rather buy the PC Engine game rather than the PSP port. I'll keep that for Sapphire which is actually expensive!
sixteen-bit
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Kinda terrified of getting Sapphire since the bootlegs are so convincing. Definitely considering the PSP one instead.My budget for it was $12
I can still buy it next year as soon as I finish the Japanese school and find a normal job, until then the cap for retrogames is at $20.
I'd rather buy the PC Engine game rather than the PSP port. I'll keep that for Sapphire which is actually expensive!
Bar81
Member
Definitely know the feeling, but there are some good guides out there on how to spot the repros. On that one, I'm going through my guy who knows what to look for or otherwise I wouldn't bother.
Bar81
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My budget for it was $12
I can still buy it next year as soon as I finish the Japanese school and find a normal job, until then the cap for retrogames is at $20.
I'd rather buy the PC Engine game rather than the PSP port. I'll keep that for Sapphire which is actually expensive!
btw, out of curiosity, how does one have a $12 budget for Soldier Blade and a $500+ budget for another game?
Ask the seller to show what's written in the inner part of the disc.
If it's written CARE4DATA in it then that's a bootleg.
My budget for it was $12
I can still buy it next year as soon as I finish the Japanese school and find a normal job, until then the cap for retrogames is at $20.
I'd rather buy the PC Engine game rather than the PSP port. I'll keep that for Sapphire which is actually expensive!
Ah, ok.
I think even in the japan shops it goes for $30-ish. PCE games really have not been hit with the recent crazy price increases. yet.
Viola of the Abyss
Member
I don't, I didn't explain myself very well. I'll be getting the PSP version for Sapphire.
I will never spend more than 100 for a single game, no matter what. That is an absolute rule that must not be broken.
Hmm, I might bite if I found a copy for $30, afterall I paid $10 for Super Star Soldier and Final Soldier so that would make it an average of $13 per game....
*spin, spin*I discovered yesterday that Soldier Blade is pretty rare and expensive compared to Final Soldier and Super Star Soldier, too bad, I wanted to complete the trilogy
And you should, keep searching. I find Soldier Blade to be the best one in the series. I would even go so far to say it's one of the best shmups on the system!
Bar81
Member
Okay, makes sense now. I wish I could stick to that rule (I'd have a lot more money).
Viola of the Abyss
Member
Yeah, I'm definitely getting it. I just need funds...
It's simple but sad... no NeoGeo games
sixteen-bit
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You could settle for Neo CDIt's simple but sad... no NeoGeo games
Viola of the Abyss
Member
This + loading times
I'll wait to become a billionaire, then I'll buy me a consolized MVS as it is the right thing to do!
Which ones?
Well imo its got most of what you need if you can deal with decent load times. Lacks Metal Slug 3, Garou Mark of the Wolves, Spinmasters, Shock Troopers series, Blazing Star, and some other stuff i'm sure i'm forgetting.
It does have:
Metal Slug 1 and 2, Mutation Nation, Cyber Lip, Pulstar, King of the Monsters 2, Samurai Shodown 1 and 2, Robo Army, Top Hunter, Sengoku 1 and 2, Aero Fighters 1-3, Magician Lord, Ironclad, Nam 1975, Crossed Swords 1 and 2.
Not a bad selection, and some cool exclusive arranged music, but its not as full as cart based.
A Black Falcon
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=711841
It's sad that the first paragraph of my review there has been proven accurate, given the near-complete lack of replies...
It's sad that the first paragraph of my review there has been proven accurate, given the near-complete lack of replies...
Bar81
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No offense dude, but even in its heyday, no one in the west knew about the PCE. I'm not sure how that's ever going to change.
I understand what you're saying mate but new toys are getting released this month. Your thread got buried in minutes because of all the traffic in other threads.
It totally sucks yeah, but what can you do? Try again when things calmed down a little?
A Black Falcon
Member
Isn't one reason why this thread exists to try to change that, though? I don't think it's completely impossible to turn that around... difficult, yes, but impossible? No.
You're probably right, that likely is part of it.
Bar81
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I'm not saying it's not worth trying (I'm a HUGE fan myself and have even contributed to an Edge article on the PCE) but with the NES/FC, Genny/MD and SNES/SFC all occupying the same timeline, coupled with its disastrous US showing (and pathetic game output there) and practically nonexistent European one, I expect that it will remain firmly where it is in the public consciousness in the west.