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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: galam on October 09, 2015, 02:19:01 AM
Title: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: galam on October 09, 2015, 02:19:01 AM
I have two copies of CW that both seem to have developed some type of blue staining on the cards. These were obtained by two different sources, so I'm sure it wasn't the way I was storing them or anything like that. The game seems to still work fine, and none of my other cards have this problem. Maybe just the ink that was used? Check your CW's and see if this is happening to you too.
(http://dotsandloops.com/games/cw.jpg)
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: SplatterTrigger on October 09, 2015, 02:23:09 AM
I've never seen that before.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: Black Tiger on October 09, 2015, 02:25:39 AM
Maybe a large number of copies remained unopened for many years and it led to this? It happens with action figures.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: Necromancer on October 09, 2015, 02:33:54 AM
I've seen that before. I'd guess the fancy gold paint didn't react well with the sleeve.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: Warbucks on October 09, 2015, 03:03:12 AM
This post just made me realize I don't have China Warrior... wtf I thought I had it this whole time.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on October 09, 2015, 04:59:07 AM
Slowly over the years the reincarnation of Bruce Lee will take effect and he will emerge from a pile of China Warrior HuCards!! Whomever can collect them all will see this happen in actuality. It will be brilliant.
Well, I see it. Use your damn imagination.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: Punch on October 09, 2015, 06:44:04 AM
Slowly over the years the reincarnation of Bruce Lee will take effect and he will emerge from a pile of China Warrior HuCards!! Whomever can collect them all will see this happen in actuality. It will be brilliant.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: SignOfZeta on October 09, 2015, 08:11:03 AM
Oh f*cking hell, who gives a shit?
It's called "age", "entropy" if you will.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: galam on October 09, 2015, 10:16:18 AM
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: toymachine78 on October 09, 2015, 10:20:20 AM
Galam is hoping no one else has cards like this, so he can flip them as ultra raerz "error" hucards.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: HailingTheThings on October 09, 2015, 10:26:34 AM
This is normal, mine has a similar mark and the only other copy I've seen in person had it too. Must bee teh goldz.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: Lost Monkey on October 09, 2015, 11:04:11 AM
That looks like mines.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: Dicer on October 09, 2015, 01:24:25 PM
That's strange...
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: BlueBMW on October 09, 2015, 03:16:22 PM
Has Arkhan owned these hueys at some point? If so I can speculate as to what the "blue" discolouring is from...
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: martinine on October 09, 2015, 03:50:22 PM
Mine is almost perfect. There is a tiny line forming behind the "China" text.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: tool on October 09, 2015, 04:57:39 PM
if you decide to get these graded, the blue stuff will lower the grade. Good Luck!
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: esteban on October 10, 2015, 04:45:23 AM
It's totally the gold paint. 25 years...not the worst thing. :)
Title: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: VenomMacbeth on October 10, 2015, 06:55:46 AM
What is it about gold color that just doesn't age well?
It's like the "gold plastic syndrome" you see on some old action figures; they just crumble in your hands.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: galam on October 11, 2015, 02:47:59 AM
So far, a few people have seen it. 2 votes for arkhan being the culprit. A couple folks equating the original question to any kind of "value" depreciation. ...oh, and tool being, well, tool.
Status quo thread.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: turboswimbz on October 11, 2015, 05:06:09 AM
I recall this being mentioned somewhere before. Intresting, I vote that it's some sort of hidden message hidden for future gamers, hidden by time release paint.
Also using the PCEFX gamers scale they are 95+ - loved, used, and in good shape. could a been 100+ i there were some teeth marks, or maybe some of ark's actual seed or boogers dried on them.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: spenoza on October 11, 2015, 06:09:18 AM
So far, a few people have seen it. 2 votes for arkhan being the culprit. A couple folks equating the original question to any kind of "value" depreciation. ...oh, and tool being, well, tool.
Status quo thread.
You're on an internet forum. You cannot expect better. You may get better, but you can't expect it.
I am curious what components are used in gold dye or coloring to make it appear gold. I'm guessing some metallic powder of some kind that is later oxidizing.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: jelloslug on October 14, 2015, 03:25:52 AM
I have had one that was like that. They also are very easy to scratch.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: csgx1 on October 14, 2015, 10:35:17 AM
The gold shine on my copy is practically gone. Top layer of paint wears off easily. Mine is worn to the point that it looks like a dull brownish gray.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: Punch on October 14, 2015, 11:14:08 AM
It's a shame that the paint wears off relatively quick with time, funny because it's like one of the few videogame stuff that's decaying NOW consistently across all copies. I wonder if I'm going to have a heart attack 20 years later with all my hucards becoming unreadable or something like that.
At least you can still play the copies of China Warrior.
Title: Re: Owners of China Warrior...seeing this happen?
Post by: esteban on October 14, 2015, 01:32:42 PM
It's a shame that the paint wears off relatively quick with time, funny because it's like one of the few videogame stuff that's decaying NOW consistently across all copies. I wonder if I'm going to have a heart attack 20 years later with all my hucards becoming unreadable or something like that.
At least you can still play the copies of China Warrior.
It's not happening on any other HuCARDs I own...so 99% of games will be fine. Only specific batches of specific colors may give us problems in the future. But I think an overwhelming majority of HuCARDs will be fine for decades to come.