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Title: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: escarioth on July 08, 2015, 03:28:37 AM
I know about turbografx-16 boxes.  :-"
but i didnt know that some CD games had one too until recently.  :shock:

so does it mean that every cd games had one ? i hope not ](*,)
out of my 30 cd games only one seem to have a box..
and i thought it was a HU-card until yesterday.  :oops:

--> Lord of the rising sun
didnt notice that huge CD label printed on front at first ...
must had eye cancer at that time or something like it
#-o
Title: Re: boxes ?
Post by: Necromancer on July 08, 2015, 03:32:24 AM
Almost all CD titles branded as regular (non-super) CDs had boxes, with Splash Lake, Vasteel, and Buster Bros. being the exceptions.
Title: Re: boxes ?
Post by: escarioth on July 08, 2015, 03:37:28 AM
damn  :shock:
so that mean that cosmic fantasy 2, valis 2-3 and ys
had a box too..  :cry:

....and here i wanted to get as much boxes i could get ...
i feel some kind of depress cloud hanging over my head  :-k
Title: Re: boxes ?
Post by: Black Tiger on July 08, 2015, 03:41:30 AM
Nullity meant Exile Wicked Phenomenon came with a SuperGrafx-style sleeve.


damn  :shock:
so that mean that cosmic fantasy 2, valis 2-3 and ys
had a box too..  :cry:

....and here i wanted to get as much boxes i could get ...
i feel some kind of depress cloud hanging over my head  :-k

If you wanted to get as many boxes as you can, then finding out that there are many more than you thought should be a good thing.

If you were happy collecting what you thought existed and have no emotional attachment to a series of cardboard boxes you weren't aware of before yesterday, then you shouldn't worry about possessing them.
Title: Re: boxes ?
Post by: galam on July 08, 2015, 03:53:41 AM
Nullity meant Exile Wicked Phenomenon came with a SuperGrafx-style sleeve.


damn  :shock:
so that mean that cosmic fantasy 2, valis 2-3 and ys
had a box too..  :cry:

....and here i wanted to get as much boxes i could get ...
i feel some kind of depress cloud hanging over my head  :-k

If you wanted to get as many boxes as you can, then finding out that there are many more than you thought should be a good thing.

If you were happy collecting what you thought existed and have no emotional attachment to a series of cardboard boxes you weren't aware of before yesterday, then you shouldn't worry about possessing them.

all of this.
Title: Re: boxes ?
Post by: escarioth on July 08, 2015, 04:00:40 AM


If you wanted to get as many boxes as you can, then finding out that there are many more than you thought should be a good thing.

If you were happy collecting what you thought existed and have no emotional attachment to a series of cardboard boxes you weren't aware of before yesterday, then you shouldn't worry about possessing them.
nope.. i love collecting boxes :)
it just got more and more pricey every day  :shock:
i'm just surprised that's all :)

but i wasnt looking for boxes for cd from start.
if i had knew i would have been more carefull :(
Title: Re: boxes ?
Post by: ClodBuster on July 08, 2015, 06:11:47 AM
It's all about playing the games.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some more questions
Post by: escarioth on July 08, 2015, 06:35:28 AM
Anyway :)
thank you for the precious info,
too late anyway to start looking for boxes now
its like a witch hunt around here  :?

next question  :dance:

did some of you had some success showing your wife/kids/friends how much a turbografx/PCe
is fun and as good then any other retro console ? ? ?

i did try many tricks to make them change their minds... but its always about that damn blue
hedgehog or plumber that i lose.

Pce needs love too :( any successfull tips ?
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: esteban on July 08, 2015, 06:52:52 AM

did some of you had some success showing your wife/kids/friends how much a turbografx/PCe
is fun and as good then any other retro console ? ? ?

i did try many tricks to make them change their minds... but its always about that damn blue
hedgehog or plumber that i lose.

Pce needs love too :( any successfull tips ?

The games that my wife/daughter enjoy playing:
Galaga '90/'88 (because they knew this game from arcade)
Bonk series
Bomberman series
Parasol Stars
KLAX (just kidding!)
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: VenomMacbeth on July 08, 2015, 06:56:00 AM
Let her play Bonk.  Bitches love Bonk. B)

At least, that's the only one I can get m'lady to play, other than Granola Snake (Gomola Speed).  Make sure you start her on the first one, though.  The second & third are a more cutesy...ironically, my wife didn't care for that. x_x
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: jelloslug on July 08, 2015, 06:58:00 AM
I think there are something like 110 boxed games total; 84 of them being hucards and the remainder being CD games.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Necromancer on July 08, 2015, 07:06:40 AM
Pce needs love too :( any successfull tips ?

Get better friends, wives, and kids.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: ClodBuster on July 08, 2015, 07:14:03 AM
Games that my better half loves playing together with me and friends:
Salamander.
And Bomberman 94. 'Cause nothing gets better than cute penguins dancing to the battle mode music.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Sadler on July 08, 2015, 07:19:35 AM
It's all about playing the games.

...and finger blasting the boxes and manuals.

EDIT: I second the Bomberman series. Splash Lake too.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: escarioth on July 08, 2015, 07:20:30 AM
Let her play Bonk.  Bitches love Bonk. B)

At least, that's the only one I can get m'lady to play, other than Granola Snake (Gomola Speed).  Make sure you start her on the first one, though.  The second & third are a more cutesy...ironically, my wife didn't care for that. x_x

she did like bonks...so i was on the hunt to get the other 2 games.
And castlevania : rondo of blood.
but now its getting harder to get her interested
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Pokun on July 10, 2015, 09:44:07 AM
I think there are something like 110 boxed games total; 84 of them being hucards and the remainder being CD games.
So this is this only Turbo CD games that have paper boxes? I never seen Japanese CDs with an outer box.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Necromancer on July 10, 2015, 10:52:35 AM
There are a few PCE games that came in boxes, like Pachiokun and Forgotten Worlds; they were bundled with controllers, hence the box.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Black Tiger on July 10, 2015, 10:59:06 AM
3x3 Eyes also came in a cardboard box.

There's a Chinese war sim or something that I've seen boxed. It might have been packed with a Memory Base 128 or equivalent or something.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Otaking on July 10, 2015, 11:58:48 AM
There's a Chinese war sim or something that I've seen boxed. It might have been packed with a Memory Base 128 or equivalent or something.
I think you're talking about Nobunaga No Yabou - Bushou Fuu Unroku and the Koei Save Kun.

Off the top of my head some other PC Engine games that have a box are
Akiyama Jin
Sangokushi Eiketsu Tenka Ni Nozomu 
Idol Hanafuda FanClub
Mahjong Gakuen (with VHS tape in box)

and Circus Lido has a kind of slip cover
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: seieienbu on July 10, 2015, 12:42:46 PM
The Super Grafx games came in cardboard sleeves.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Pokun on July 12, 2015, 03:19:35 AM
Interesting.

BTW do anyone know why some CD games come in double CD jewel cases despite only using one disk, leaving the second disk compartment empty. First time I saw it on a used game I bought, I thought one disk was missing and I almost asked for a refund.

I guess they are using standard 2 disk jewel cases to make room for a thicker manual or something?
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: MNKyDeth on July 12, 2015, 03:25:05 AM
The double jewel cases usually had more than just the manual inside.

Vasteel for instance has a rather large map or poster with the Solar system from that game on it describing the planets.

John Madden has a offense and defense double sided fold out.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Black Tiger on July 12, 2015, 06:55:26 AM
Interesting.

BTW do anyone know why some CD games come in double CD jewel cases despite only using one disk, leaving the second disk compartment empty. First time I saw it on a used game I bought, I thought one disk was missing and I almost asked for a refund.

I guess they are using standard 2 disk jewel cases to make room for a thicker manual or something?

It's for thicker manuals and extra docs. Monster Maker only has a manual which is too thick for a standard jewel case, so it has a special extra thick one. It would have been better if they had just used a double disc case.

The original Tengai Makyou Ziria has an iridescent sticker sheet for the back tray insert. So the second disc tray slot is taken up by a sheet of foam.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Pokun on July 14, 2015, 03:08:54 AM
So they hide the extra disc tray in that game. On pictures it almost looks like it comes with an extra CD.

I use the extra disc trays for my burned CDs. Only problem is to remember which jewel case holds what CD.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Necromancer on July 14, 2015, 03:31:47 AM
There are a handful of games (like Lummy and Yuna) that came with a second disc, but it's just a music cd or HuVideo disc.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Black Tiger on July 14, 2015, 06:35:17 AM
So they hide the extra disc tray in that game. On pictures it almost looks like it comes with an extra CD.

I use the extra disc trays for my burned CDs. Only problem is to remember which jewel case holds what CD.

One easy thing to remember is that there aren't any 2-disc PC Engine games.
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Pokun on July 16, 2015, 03:27:15 AM
I mean remembering where I put my burned discs. Did I put my burned Dracula X in the Tengai Makyou case or the Lodoss case?
Title: Re: boxes ? and some other questions
Post by: Desh on July 16, 2015, 08:02:06 AM
Pce needs love too :( any successfull tips ?

Get better friends, wives, and kids.

Hahaha!  This holds a personal truth to my current life.  My kids and friends love video games and like the TG.  My wife hates video games.  It seems I may be shopping for a new wife soon anyways.