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Title: HOORAY! HOORAY! I've Finally Gotten A TurboGrafx-16 Today!
Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on April 05, 2008, 12:48:18 PM
Ahh, I'm so glad it finally got here safely... Black Tiger, you are PURE GREATNESS :mrgreen:.
From opening the package earlier this afternoon (which for the most part contained the essentials, with an NES RFU adapter just like he said, which I was surprised was even able to fit in the system), I checked it out for its condition, cleaned up the system a bit and returned the equipment back into its box. At the time, I didn't think he included any games with the system and were sending them in a separate package :P.
In case you're wondering, Turbo D, Necromancer, and anyone else, yes, the "Turbo" part of the logo is an orange in normal to bright lighting conditions, but it can appear red in darker ones. Sometimes, even, the "Grafx" segment looks like a spring green, yet the "16" circle remains practically the same. Fascinating :-k. It is as if the logo was meant to change colors for the letters in changing light.
I did later find two games in the mess of bags, bubble wrap, and Styrofoam that were thrown in the trash (I BLAME MY FATHER FOR THAT, FOR IF HE HADN'T GOTTEN IN THE WAY, I WOULD'VE LOOKED MORE CAREFULLY FOR THINGS AND KEPT SOME OF THE SUPPORTERS FOR PROTECTION :x), which were Takin' It to the Hoop (alright, I'm not a big fan of sports games, but I'm hoping it's an enjoyable one much like Tennis for the Atari 2600 and Wii Sports) and Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (Yay; I've been wanting to play this game first for the TurboGrafx-16, anyway, since this came with the original system in the US). I'm not really sure if he is bringing any more, since he did say he would send me any games that he had spare copies of (which, surely, is a ton, but no more than about 10 or 15 for me :P).
I'll be trying out tomorrow, at latest, definitely. I want to fully complete Super Mario Galaxy first before doing so, which I am nearing completion on that game.
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Post by: nectarsis on April 05, 2008, 01:06:56 PM
Congrats on yournew system :clap: :mrgreen: May you come to love it as much as the rest of us :)
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Post by: Black Tiger on April 05, 2008, 02:07:28 PM
The other game that I was going to send is JJ & Jeff, which you'd probably appreciate since you're not quick to condemn games. Unfortunately I couldn't find my spare copy and can't part with my original which I bought knew around 1990.
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Post by: Keranu on April 05, 2008, 02:53:53 PM
That's awesome, congratulations! Black_Tiger also sent my little brother a Vectrex for his birthday (thanks again!)! If I come across any spare American HuCards I have, I'll try to donate them as well.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on April 05, 2008, 06:16:57 PM
The other game that I was going to send is JJ & Jeff, which you'd probably appreciate since you're not quick to condemn games. Unfortunately I couldn't find my spare copy and can't part with my original which I bought knew around 1990.
You're quite right about that. I explore the game carefully before giving any sort of judgement to it, and look for positive traits about them (those goes for other things such as people and other devices, as well). I think I would have a liking for J.J. and Jeff since it is a 2-D platformer, which that and 3-D ones are some of my favorite types of games, and seems to be an humorously interesting game. I think the crude humor might throw me off a bit, though, depending on how it's used.
That's awesome, congratulations! Black_Tiger also sent my little brother a Vectrex for his birthday (thanks again!)! If I come across any spare American HuCards I have, I'll try to donate them as well.
I'll always refer to them as "TurboChips", but what I find interesting is that it states "HuCard" in the corner even though it is an American-distributed game :-k. It's as if the word was forgotten to be changed when the cards/chips themselves were made. You'll have to promise me one thing if you do find any, though: Make sure to keep my home address private. I don't any suspicious or untrusted individuals to have knowledge of exactly where I live. That would be very much appreciated.
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Post by: Necromancer on April 05, 2008, 07:49:18 PM
Congratulations on picking up a Turbo. Have fun with 'er. :dance:
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Post by: Turbo D on April 05, 2008, 11:23:47 PM
Congratulations Kirby! Welcome to the family 8) I'm glad you finally saw the amazing TurboGrafx-16 logo in person :).
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Post by: nodtveidt on April 06, 2008, 03:34:32 AM
I might have a couple of spare games kicking around. PM me if interested.
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Post by: ceti alpha on April 06, 2008, 04:35:33 AM
Gratz on the TG-16 Kirby!! :clap:
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Post by: sinfreealex on April 06, 2008, 05:34:16 AM
That's great. I just got back into the Turbo a little over a month ago and I've already got 26 games. I'm having a blast, as I'm sure you will. The only problem is, with so many great games out for it, I have trouble deciding what to get next. :)
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Post by: esteban on April 06, 2008, 01:02:36 PM
Welcome to the party, Game Watch Kirby!
:)
Sounds like you have a bunch of games coming your way, I'm sure you'll continue to have fun...
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on April 06, 2008, 07:11:20 PM
Thanks a lot to all of you who've replied. I did have a chance to test out the TurboGrafx-16 today for a couple of hours. In which, I am happy to report that the system itself and its equipment work just fine (although I didn't think it would be set for channel 4 when I first had turned it on; it may have been set this way since it is the broadcast channel for SuperPCEngineGrafx's area). I was also surprised how short the controller wire was for it :shock:. I've never had a console so close to me while as I play it.
The game played was Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. Personally, I had mixed feelings for it, as sometimes I've felt that it was a good game and sometimes I felt that it was saddening experience :?. It was quite a macho experience to just jump into the game (no story or introduction, just straight into the gameplay). I didn't find the controls to be all to bad, as they are claimed to be, but I have noticed the trick that in jumping in midair, in a sudden turn, his fall would end up being neutral instead of the reverse direction like most games usually (it could be useful for stopping in the middle of a jump, but may also pose to be dangerous). There have been plenty of times where I felt there were too many enemies, and I find the Gunhead enemies having some kind of faces with shades on to be the most displeasing :|. At the best least, This game does allow for multiple hits before a heart is lost (very unique, indeed :)) and the player is given unlimited continues with the equipment still possessed (in spite of it having to start at the beginning of the part of the stage for each game over regardless of how far the player has gotten in it). I was very inclined to beat it, and had made it to the 5th stage of the game when I stopped playing. The experience made me sleepy, but I'm willing to attempt to play it again.
I do have a bunch of games in my top priority that I want for my system. If I think of any more I can add them later.
They include:
Air Zonk Bomberman '93 Magical Chase Dragon Spirit Galaga '90 Devil's Crush Blazing Lazers Super Star Soldier Bomberman Soldier Blade Aero Blasters Dragon's Curse Psychosis J.J and Jeff Space Harrier Spatterhouse Pac-Land Victory Run Turrican Sinistron Timeball Chase H.Q. Ordyne Neutopia Neutopia II
For each game I get from here, they can be removed. This does not include CD-ROM titles since I do not have a way of playing them besides Virtual Console.
I'm not expecting to get any more games for the TurboGrafx-16 at the moment. With all of the games I bought for the Wii, it'll take me a while to get them out of the way first, too.
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Post by: Keranu on April 06, 2008, 07:24:01 PM
I think you were almost done with the game at level 5, I'm guessing there are six levels. Also I'm not sure if you are aware of this since it's kind of suddle, but if you keep killing enemies in the Alpha Zones, a heart will appear every now and not only will it refill your life, but also give you one extra heart container for each level.
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Post by: nodtveidt on April 06, 2008, 08:44:03 PM
There are seven levels total in Keith Courage. :D
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Post by: sinfreealex on April 07, 2008, 03:07:51 AM
I would add Batttle Royale to that list and a turbotap. That game is a blast to play with friends. It's simple and the graphics are really nice.
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Post by: Sinistron on April 07, 2008, 03:15:43 AM
I would add Batttle Royale to that list and a turbotap. That game is a blast to play with friends. It's simple and the graphics are really nice.
ewwwwwww sorry sinfree gotta disagree with ya there :P battle royale is one of the cruddiest games I've ever played and the graphics are really really bad :D another multiplayer turbochip with cruddy graphics but a gazillion times more fun is World Court Tennis- but you really need to play with 4 players.
But seriously- maybe before we suggest to Kirby games that are arguably bad- we should suggest to her games that are positively must-haves. Don't want to scare her off the system now do we? Kirby- the winners of that top-ten hucard thing- you can't go wrong with the US titles off of that list.
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Post by: Black Tiger on April 07, 2008, 05:31:17 AM
I would add Batttle Royale to that list and a turbotap. That game is a blast to play with friends. It's simple and the graphics are really nice.
Now that's my kind of game 8) . Seriously as cheesy as the game looks, it's probably the best wrestling game I've ever played because it's so much simpler. Simply go around hitting people like silly while effectively using your power blow and then once they are down, you pick them up and throw them outta the ring :mrgreen: ! Hilarious game and extremely fun on multiplayer.
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Post by: Mobius on April 07, 2008, 10:54:22 AM
Weird, I thought Battle Royale was practically unplayable.
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Post by: Keranu on April 07, 2008, 04:53:43 PM
Weird, I thought Battle Royale was practically unplayable.
It sorta came off that way to me at first, but after figuring out the controls and object of the game, it's a very playable and enjoyable multiplayer game. Other wrestling games are frustrating because they require some weird control methods and annoying tapping schemes, but Battle Royale is very simple to play and each character's abilities add nice depth to the game.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on April 07, 2008, 06:44:23 PM
I would add Batttle Royale to that list and a turbotap. That game is a blast to play with friends. It's simple and the graphics are really nice.
ewwwwwww sorry sinfree gotta disagree with ya there :P battle royale is one of the cruddiest games I've ever played and the graphics are really really bad :D another multiplayer turbochip with cruddy graphics but a gazillion times more fun is World Court Tennis- but you really need to play with 4 players.
But seriously- maybe before we suggest to Kirby games that are arguably bad- we should suggest to her games that are positively must-haves. Don't want to scare her off the system now do we? Kirby- the winners of that top-ten hucard thing- you can't go wrong with the US titles off of that list.
I do have a bunch of games in my top priority that I want for my system. If I think of any more I can add them later.
They include:
Air Zonk Bomberman '93 Magical Chase Dragon Spirit Galaga '90 Devil's Crush Blazing Lazers Bonk's Adventure Super Star Soldier Bomberman Soldier Blade Dungeon Explorer Aero Blasters Dragon's Curse
Fortunately, Magical Chase is the only game on that list that is ridiculously expensive and hard to find.
I'm guessing that you'd also like: Chew Man Fu and Parasol Stars.
I don't know if you've ever gotten into a war sim type game. I hate them, but I love Military Madness.
I've already got a pretty good idea of what TurboChip games I would want, which the list presents quite nicely (it was updated with a few more games as of tonight). I haven't really considered the others mentioned much to be so, in which I won't be interested in trying to obtain them.
I think you were almost done with the game at level 5, I'm guessing there are six levels. Also I'm not sure if you are aware of this since it's kind of suddle, but if you keep killing enemies in the Alpha Zones, a heart will appear every now and not only will it refill your life, but also give you one extra heart container for each level.
I did have a chance to play Keith Courage in Alpha Zones again today. I've found it to be a pretty good game this time, actually, and the small things about it that had bothered me before no longer do so. I was really impressed on how long the Jewel and Alpha swords with the reaction of "Whoa"; they were long enough to reach an enemy about 1/3 of it, I believe. If that's true, then I've almost made it to the end. I went up to the Robo Zone and had difficulty figuring out how to beat the boss. I was getting the gist of him a bit (jump up to attack him, run off until he's gone from the screen, jump up to avoid his feet, then jump again to avoid the shot from his feet, hopefully be able to duck down from him while he swoops down, and then attack him again; it needs to be done perfectly in order to survive), but I then felt I needed to take a break (my elbow was hurting a bit, too, so it needed rest). I've already figured out these two tricks from playing the game, but the healing process can take sooo long :|.
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Post by: Necromancer on April 07, 2008, 06:56:05 PM
I've already got a pretty good idea of what TurboChip games I would want, which the list presents quite nicely (it was updated with a few more games as of tonight). I haven't really considered the others mentioned much to be so, in which I won't be interested in trying to obtain them.
Psychosis and J.J. & Jeff are fine additions, but keep your head down when the inevitable quarrel begins over J.J. & Jeff. :lol:
but I then felt I needed to take a break (my elbow was hurting a bit, too, so it needed rest). I've already figured out these two tricks from playing the game, but the healing process can take sooo long :|.
Stop playing with your elbows, silly. That's what your hands are for. :)
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Post by: nat on April 07, 2008, 07:17:56 PM
JJ & Jeff is a poor addition.
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Post by: Keranu on April 07, 2008, 07:57:24 PM
I'll never understand how people can hate J.J. and Jeff so incredibly much but love Wonderboy. It's really sad considering how well made J.J. & Jeff's levels are :( .
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Post by: Sinistron on April 08, 2008, 12:07:17 AM
Yes Kirby you would do yourself well to drop JJ & Jeff and run with New Adventure Island instead :wink:
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Post by: nodtveidt on April 08, 2008, 12:56:19 AM
I'll never understand how people can hate J.J. and Jeff so incredibly much but love Wonderboy. It's really sad considering how well made J.J. & Jeff's levels are :( .
Fortunately, I don't like EITHER game. :D
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Post by: ceti alpha on April 08, 2008, 07:03:12 AM
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Fortunately, I don't like EITHER game. Very Happy
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Psychosis and J.J. & Jeff are fine additions, but keep your head down when the inevitable quarrel begins over J.J. & Jeff. :lol:
hehe Yeah, the guns have been known to come out over that one. :P I always hide behind something when I mention Xevious. 8-[
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Post by: Necromancer on April 08, 2008, 08:25:18 AM
I always hide behind something when I mention Xevious. 8-[
I like playing it on one of those plug-in controller things, so I should grab it for the Turbo sometime.
The PCE version has an original game as well as the arcade on it from what I understand.
Xevious is a great game, and the PCE version is pretty good. All the naysayers are goofballs. Granted, you probably have to be a fan of early arcade shoot-em-ups to get excited about it, but still....
I really dig the BOSS MUSIC in Keith Courage. It really evokes a wonderful atmosphere. The boss battles do NOT live up to this epic song, but at least we can enjoy the music, right?
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Post by: nat on April 08, 2008, 02:51:56 PM
I always hide behind something when I mention Xevious. 8-[
I like playing it on one of those plug-in controller things, so I should grab it for the Turbo sometime.
The PCE version has an original game as well as the arcade on it from what I understand.
Xevious is a great game, and the PCE version is pretty good. All the naysayers are goofballs. Granted, you probably have to be a fan of early arcade shoot-em-ups to get excited about it, but still....
I'm a really big fan of Space Invaders, Galaxian, Galaga, etc, but still think Xevious is a pretty large pile of donkey excrement.
I really dig the BOSS MUSIC in Keith Courage. It really evokes a wonderful atmosphere. The boss battles do NOT live up to this epic song, but at least we can enjoy the music, right?
I agree. The boss fights in Keith Courage are a joke. I remember the first time I beat the level 5 bosses, the game didn't proceed to the next level. The music kept playing, I could walk around the boss room but the rainbow never came. We called the TG-16 hint line and I remember they told me my TG-16 had probably overheated or something. I was pissed.
The music in KC is interesting. Both the underworld tunes and the boss tune are some of the system's best PSG music, IMO. On the other hand, the overworld tunes are complete and utter garbage.
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Post by: esteban on April 08, 2008, 03:03:44 PM
I agree. The boss fights in Keith Courage are a joke. I remember the first time I beat the level 5 bosses, the game didn't proceed to the next level. The music kept playing, I could walk around the boss room but the rainbow never came. We called the TG-16 hint line and I remember they told me my TG-16 had probably overheated or something. I was pissed.
The music in KC is interesting. Both the underworld tunes and the boss tune are some of the system's best PSG music, IMO. On the other hand, the overworld tunes are complete and utter garbage.
Oh yeah, I don't get the overworld tunes... they're totally lame! If the overworld tunes were awesome, maybe playing the overworld levels would seem less tedious and monotonous.
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Post by: Keranu on April 08, 2008, 05:45:21 PM
I always hide behind something when I mention Xevious. 8-[
I didn't know there were actual Xevious haters. How can one hate such a revolutionary game? Not only did it do much for the shooter genre, but it's a really fun game itself. The PCE one is especially cool because it has this really awesome song in it.
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Post by: Necromancer on April 08, 2008, 05:59:25 PM
Stop playing with your elbows, silly. That's what your hands are for. :)
I have a habit of lying down on my side with my arm supporting myself as I play, which could have pressured it a bit as I've played Keith Courage in Alpha Zones that time (I'm trying to kick it, however). Besides, any part of the arm can hurt when playing :P.
The music in KC is interesting. Both the underworld tunes and the boss tune are some of the system's best PSG music, IMO. On the other hand, the overworld tunes are complete and utter garbage.
Oh yeah, I don't get the overworld tunes... they're totally lame! If the overworld tunes were awesome, maybe playing the overworld levels would seem less tedious and monotonous.
I actually like both of the village music tracks. I seem to perfer the second one, though it is less distinctive for me, but the first one is pretty enjoyable, too. The only music I fell is a downer, however, is the second battle theme.
Here's a picture of the TurboGrafx-16 that I've gotten from SuperPCEngineGrafx:
I apologize for the certain amount of blurriness of the photo, as my cell phone was the only camera available for me to use. That is Keith Courage in Alpha Zones on the right and Takin' It to the Hoop on the left 8).
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Post by: Keranu on April 08, 2008, 08:45:05 PM
Hey I'd love to hear what you think of Takin' It To The Hoop as well! I've always enjoyed that one myself. There is one member here that I often like to mention who really loves TV Sports Basketball, but I haven't been able to like that one as he has. He made it sound phenomenal in one of his posts though!
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Post by: Turbo D on April 08, 2008, 08:48:53 PM
Stop playing with your elbows, silly. That's what your hands are for. :)
I have a habit of lying down on my side with my arm supporting myself as I play, which could have pressured it a bit as I've played Keith Courage in Alpha Zones that time (I'm trying to kick it, however). Besides, any part of the arm can hurt when playing :P.
Ya, sometimes my forearm gets tired/sore when I play with it too long.
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Post by: ceti alpha on April 09, 2008, 01:22:29 AM
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The music in KC is interesting. Both the underworld tunes and the boss tune are some of the system's best PSG music, IMO. On the other hand, the overworld tunes are complete and utter garbage.
Yeah, the music for KC (underworld/boss music) was actually really quite good. I haven't listened to the music in years and years, but I can still imagine almost crystal clear in my head. :-"
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Post by: Necromancer on April 09, 2008, 03:31:49 AM
Yeah, the music for KC (underworld/boss music) was actually really quite good. I haven't listened to the music in years and years, but I can still imagine almost crystal clear in my head. :-"
Agreed, the tunes are pretty good, and the sound effects are decent as well. The only sound that really bugs me is the annoying squeak of Keith's butter knife attack in the overworld.
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Post by: ceti alpha on April 09, 2008, 04:43:02 AM
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Wait..... I thought we were talking about video games. Smile
Har Har!! :lol:
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Post by: Black Tiger on April 09, 2008, 12:16:31 PM
Agreed, the tunes are pretty good, and the sound effects are decent as well. The only sound that really bugs me is the annoying squeak of Keith's butter knife attack in the overworld.
The Alpha Zone sfx and music "sound" really impressed me as a Genesis player when I first saw the TG-16 at some kind of trade show.
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Post by: turbokon on April 09, 2008, 02:42:43 PM
I will always remember sound when you get beam up into the rainbow and turn into a badass mach.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on April 09, 2008, 04:36:34 PM
Hey I'd love to hear what you think of Takin' It To The Hoop as well! I've always enjoyed that one myself. There is one member here that I often like to mention who really loves TV Sports Basketball, but I haven't been able to like that one as he has. He made it sound phenomenal in one of his posts though!
I've been able to beat Keith Courage in Alpha Zones today :dance:! I wouldn't be able to say how many times I've tried beating the last boss, but I could say it was a large effort in around 7 times. The ending had flashing colors (the type that could give seizures) in beautiful variations, and the music for it was also high greatness (I could listen to it over and over again O:)). It turns out that the game was based on the comic that was made for it more than I thought.
I did play Takin' It to the Hoop for a bit after that, too. I really did enjoy it! It's one of the cutest basketball games I've ever seen. It looks a lot like Double Dribble for the NES (but without the voice clips within it). The music in that game is really GOOD :shock:. I would love to record a soundtrack for it! The first Exibition game I've played against the TurboGrafx-16, though, had me lost to it by 101 points :? (The Seattle team had 167 points, while Boston ended with 66).
I'm looking forward to playing Takin' It to the Hoop again sometime soon :).
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Post by: Keranu on April 09, 2008, 05:20:29 PM
Congratulations on beating Keith Courage! I love the ending for that game too, it's one of those feel good endings. If you ever play through the game again and want to know a fun glitch for the last boss, when jumping down into the boss room, land as close as to the boss as you can. When this happens, the boss will be stuck and can't hurt you. :mrgreen:
The computer in Takin' It To the Hoop whoops me pretty bad too, but I still enjoy it. It's nice to hear someone praising it's music because there is a nice quality to it when I think about it.
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Post by: nat on April 09, 2008, 05:36:39 PM
(The Seattle team had 167 points, while Boston ended with 66).
That's because Seattle > Everything else. :D
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Post by: Ninja Spirit on April 12, 2008, 06:54:16 AM
Though you won't have direct access to PC Engine titles you've been seeing on YouTube, congratulations anyway G&WK! It's better than nothing.
That is a pretty good photo you took considering it was a cell phone
BTW this is "Toneman".
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I really dig the BOSS MUSIC in Keith Courage. It really evokes a wonderful atmosphere. The boss battles do NOT live up to this epic song, but at least we can enjoy the music, right?
Hell yeah I'm addicted to that tune as well!
I used to take that and transpose it to death with Audacity and would sound fresh everytime
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Post by: Sinistron on April 12, 2008, 10:36:23 AM
haha well kirby if you really enjoyed takin' it to the hoop- then the good news is that there probably isn't a turbografx game you'd find unenjoyable. The bad news is- you're slightly deranged.
jk. :P
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Post by: Black Tiger on April 12, 2008, 11:00:27 AM
haha well kirby if you really enjoyed takin' it to the hoop- then the good news is that there probably isn't a turbografx game you'd find unenjoyable. The bad news is- you're slightly deranged.
jk. :P
I had fun with Takin' it to the Hoop as a rental back in the day. I think its biggest flaw is simply that its a sports game.
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Post by: Keranu on April 12, 2008, 11:38:45 AM
Takin' It To The Hoop is is not a bad game at all, especially compared to loads of other crappy sports games.
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Post by: Sinistron on April 12, 2008, 12:02:19 PM
just busting balls guys. I actually had fun with takin' it to the hoop when I first had it as well- no fun to be had from it lately though lol. yes this is true there there are much worse sports games for the turbografx- and contrary to the popular opinion I find TV Sports Basketball to be much worse with the horrendous court end changes.
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Post by: Ninja Spirit on April 12, 2008, 01:24:38 PM
Yeah I actually have TV Sports Hockey, Basketball and Football.
I try so hard to forget I have them....by excluding them out of my collection pictures
I swear dude, the controls for the rink fights on TV Sports Hockey felt just like Urban Champion for NES
Title: Re: HOORAY! HOORAY! I've Finally Gotten A TurboGrafx-16 Today!
Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on April 24, 2008, 07:02:22 PM
Today, I've received three more games for the TurboGrafx-16 in the mail. In addition to the copies of Keith Courage in Alpha Zones and Takin' It to the Hoop SuperPCEngineGrafx gave me with the console, he had also bought me three other games from TurboStar (also known as TurboSage and Shubibinman) to, I suspect, enhance my collection. The three games are listed as below, as some comments about them:
Dungeon Explorer - Great! Now I have one of the games I wanted for the system. I actually was thinking that either this title, Blazing Lazers, or Soldier Blade was going to be the one I wanted and was found on just about everyone's top 10 HuCards. The other day, to note, I've seen a copy of this being new over at Amazon.com. There won't any attempts to throw me out of the forums due to the lack of this game much like what happened to TRON :wink: 8). This is the one game mentioned that was complete with the box (and I was expecting it to be much larger, actually).
Ninja Spirit - Hey, alright! I haven't really considered this one much in the past since I wasn't too enticed on learning about it before. Curiously watching , however, I've found that the music sounds pretty incredible, and it looks like it defies the hardware a bit, too. I was thinking that it would be the one bought that would be "one of the best, although it may not be for you", along with Military Madness. I can see this being a very enjoyable title. It comes with the manual.
China Warrior - Eeee :|...This was one of the titles that I was trying to avoid. With so many negative views on it, it only seems to be, at best, a poor-quality tech demo for the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16. Yet, it does seem to be decent in some respects. I had a feeling this one was coming, and I just hope Black Tiger made a wise decision for getting me this ](*,). The game comes with the case.
I'll be expecting to get to these games soon enough, since I'm focusing, also, on recording videos of Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. I do feel a bit icky about having China Warrior in my collection, but the purchases were much appreciated. Thank you, Black Tiger and TurboSage!
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Post by: ceti alpha on April 25, 2008, 02:47:54 AM
DE and Ninja Spirit are awesome games, though I can't really comment on China Warrior. :-#
But it's cool to see your Turbo collection growing. :mrgreen:
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Post by: TR0N on April 25, 2008, 06:00:13 PM
Dungeon Explorer - Great! Now I have one of the games I wanted for the system. I actually was thinking that either this title, Blazing Lazers, or Soldier Blade was going to be the one I wanted and was found on just about everyone's top 10 HuCards. The other day, to note, I've seen a copy of this being new over at Amazon.com. There won't any attempts to throw me out of the forums due to the lack of this game much like what happened to TRON :wink: 8). This is the one game mentioned that was complete with the box (and I was expecting it to be much larger, actually).
Yet in the end i did get a copy of DE1&2 u.s versions of coruse.
Though i'll say buying a U.S DE2 hurt my wallet the most :P
They,were two games i didn't get around to untile now due to the simple fact.That i collect games for other consoles such as the (neogeo) etc.
I did get tease for it last year and i do remember that thread ](*,)
So far there not too bad and they are pretty good for gauntlet clones.
Of corse like with,Gauntlet by yourself not so fun but with friends i say a better experince.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on April 25, 2008, 07:18:36 PM
Though you won't have direct access to PC Engine titles you've been seeing on YouTube, congratulations anyway G&WK! It's better than nothing.
That is a pretty good photo you took considering it was a cell phone
BTW this is "Toneman".
No need to give an introduction of yourself, Ninja Spirit (currently HypeG, but can change again). I've known that you were Toneman long before I became a member here; you even provide the link to your YouTube channel in your signature. Sure, I won't be able to play the PC Engine titles by real hardware, but at least a good number of them have made it to the US. It doesn't really hurt me too badly if I end up missing them in an amount of years.
Dungeon Explorer - Great! Now I have one of the games I wanted for the system. I actually was thinking that either this title, Blazing Lazers, or Soldier Blade was going to be the one I wanted and was found on just about everyone's top 10 HuCards. The other day, to note, I've seen a copy of this being new over at Amazon.com. There won't any attempts to throw me out of the forums due to the lack of this game much like what happened to TRON :wink: 8). This is the one game mentioned that was complete with the box (and I was expecting it to be much larger, actually).
Yet in the end i did get a copy of DE1&2 u.s versions of corse.
Though i'll say buying a U.S DE2 hurt my wallet the most :P
They,were two games i didn't get around to untile now due to the simple fact.That i collect games for other consoles such as the (neogeo) etc.
I did get tease for it last year and i do remember that thread ](*,)
So far there not too bad and they are pretty good for gauntlet clones.
Of corse like with,Gauntlet by yourself not so fun but with friends i say a better experince.
That's all very nice and interesting to say, TRON. Thankfully, Dungeon Explorer doesn't seem to have a dwindling health system, which I found really bothersome in The Gauntlet Legends that I've played in the arcade, which made a big quarter-eater :x. It doesn't seem to be the type of game that would be an enhanced experience to play with others to me like, say, the Bomberman series, meaning that it would be just fine to play alone.
I had managed to try out Ninja Spirit today. I can say, though I've never seen the arcade version, it is an excellent port of the original (and seemingly highly accurate to it, too). It was quite enjoyable, yet a hard game to beat. There was a lot of notable slow-down and flicker within several parts of the game, but I'm not sure if it was just my obtained copy since the game froze on me twice before the needing to have the connectors wiped clean. I've managed to reach Stage 6 -Thunderclouds on PC Engine Mode (quite interesting, too, that it had remained in this name for the TurboGrafx-16 version, but I had a feeling that it was hard to edit) and Stage 1 - "Asura" for Arcade Mode (I didn't play too much from this mode, and it was very hard for me to beat). I've heard this game had won accolades for its hack-and-slash feats, and it certainly does look to live up to those expectations.
Title: Re: HOORAY! HOORAY! I've Finally Gotten A TurboGrafx-16 Today!
Post by: ceti alpha on April 26, 2008, 06:31:16 AM
Though you won't have direct access to PC Engine titles you've been seeing on YouTube, congratulations anyway G&WK! It's better than nothing.
That is a pretty good photo you took considering it was a cell phone
BTW this is "Toneman".
No need to give an introduction of yourself, Ninja Spirit (currently HypeG, but can change again). I've known that you were Toneman long before I became a member here; you even provide the link to your YouTube channel in your signature. Sure, I won't be able to play the PC Engine titles by real hardware, but at least a good number of them have made it to the US. It doesn't really hurt me too badly if I end up missing them in an amount of years.
Dungeon Explorer - Great! Now I have one of the games I wanted for the system. I actually was thinking that either this title, Blazing Lazers, or Soldier Blade was going to be the one I wanted and was found on just about everyone's top 10 HuCards. The other day, to note, I've seen a copy of this being new over at Amazon.com. There won't any attempts to throw me out of the forums due to the lack of this game much like what happened to TRON :wink: 8). This is the one game mentioned that was complete with the box (and I was expecting it to be much larger, actually).
Yet in the end i did get a copy of DE1&2 u.s versions of corse.
Though i'll say buying a U.S DE2 hurt my wallet the most :P
They,were two games i didn't get around to untile now due to the simple fact.That i collect games for other consoles such as the (neogeo) etc.
I did get tease for it last year and i do remember that thread ](*,)
So far there not too bad and they are pretty good for gauntlet clones.
Of corse like with,Gauntlet by yourself not so fun but with friends i say a better experince.
That's all very nice and interesting to say, TRON. Thankfully, Dungeon Explorer doesn't seem to have a dwindling health system, which I found really bothersome in The Gauntlet Legends that I've played in the arcade, which made a big quarter-eater :x. It doesn't seem to be the type of game that would be an enhanced experience to play with others to me like, say, the Bomberman series, meaning that it would be just fine to play alone.
I had managed to try out Ninja Spirit today. I can say, though I've never seen the arcade version, it is an excellent port of the original (and seemingly highly accurate to it, too). It was quite enjoyable, yet a hard game to beat. There was a lot of notable slow-down and flicker within several parts of the game, but I'm not sure if it was just my obtained copy since the game froze on me twice before the needing to have the connectors wiped clean. I've managed to reach Stage 6 -Thunderclouds on PC Engine Mode (quite interesting, too, that it had remained in this name for the TurboGrafx-16 version, but I had a feeling that it was hard to edit) and Stage 1 - "Asura" for Arcade Mode (I didn't play too much from this mode, and it was very hard for me to beat). I've heard this game had won accolades for its hack-and-slash feats, and it certainly does look to live up to those expectations.
The flicker is unfortunately not just the case with only your copy of the game. Ninja Spirit, like R-Type, was an early game in the life of the PC Engine/Turbo so there's a lot of flicker and some minor slowdown. At least it only really happens during some of the bosses.
I also know what you mean about Gauntlet being a quarter muncher. DE is a much more dynamic game.
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Post by: Black Tiger on April 26, 2008, 09:12:58 AM
The flicker is unfortunately not just the case with only your copy of the game. Ninja Spirit, like R-Type, was an early game in the life of the PC Engine/Turbo so there's a lot of flicker and some minor slowdown. At least it only really happens during some of the bosses.
I also know what you mean about Gauntlet being a quarter muncher. DE is a much more dynamic game.
The flicker is also mainly during boss explosions, so it doesn't really impact gameplay at all.
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Post by: esteban on April 27, 2008, 01:55:28 PM
China Warrior - Eeee :|...This was one of the titles that I was trying to avoid. With so many negative views on it, it only seems to be, at best, a poor-quality tech demo for the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16. Yet, it does seem to be decent in some respects. I had a feeling this one was coming, and I just hope Black Tiger made a wise decision for getting me this ](*,). The game comes with the case.
I'll be expecting to get to these games soon enough, since I'm focusing, also, on recording videos of Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. I do feel a bit icky about having China Warrior in my collection, but the purchases were much appreciated. Thank you, Black Tiger and TurboSage!
No! Don't give up on China Warrior just yet!
No, I don't expect you to love the game (yet). First, I think the music is pretty awesome, especially considering that it was one of the earliest HuCards released in Japan. The music gets your adrenaline pumping!
Even if you are not impressed with the music, approach China Warrior as a rhythm game and see if you have more fun with it. Don't use turbo, achieve a zen-like state of rhythm-karate and you're bound to have HOURS of delight. :)
Hey, I know I'm crazy. I'm just trying to generate some love for China Warrior. :)
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Post by: Sinistron on April 27, 2008, 04:51:13 PM
I agree Esteban- the game has good rhythm once you lock in- I never understood why this early release is constantly shit on. Obviously if we took it solely in terms of "for its time" it is a standout game due to the sprite size- but apart from that- it has a good rhythm, some great colors (that darken as night approaches in the open air levels), appropriate music, some strategy (figuring out the best way to "cheese" the bosses), and if you're in the right mood it's a lot of fun. It's also a good measuring stick- if you can't beat China Warrior then you lack basic side-scrolling platformer skills and should probably find another genre :wink:
It obviously isn't a GREAT game- but all the crap it takes is highly uncalled for.
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Post by: Paisa49 on April 28, 2008, 04:24:57 AM
Iand if you're in the right mood it's a lot of fun.
I think that's the point. Why do you have to be in the right mood to fully enjoy a game, unless it totally stinks. I have China Warrior, and along with Double Dungeons and Battle Royale, they have to be my least played TG-16 games. The control system to China Warrior is just too stiff.
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Post by: Sinistron on April 28, 2008, 04:59:50 AM
Iand if you're in the right mood it's a lot of fun.
I think that's the point. Why do you have to be in the right mood to fully enjoy a game, unless it totally stinks. I have China Warrior, and along with Double Dungeons and Battle Royale, they have to be my least played TG-16 games. The control system to China Warrior is just too stiff.
That's a stupid point then- I have to be in a certain mood to play an RPG- does that mean that any game in that genre "totally stinks"? :-k
Unless you assumed that the mood I meant regarding enjoyment of China Warrior was of the "I'm in the mood for a shitty game" variety- not at all what I meant. A shitty game is a shitty game- being in the mood to play one doesn't change that.
as for the other two games you mentioned- Double Dungeons and Battle Royale just flat out suck.
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Post by: nat on April 28, 2008, 05:08:14 AM
China Warrior is lots of fun on the TE/GT.
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Post by: ceti alpha on April 29, 2008, 01:48:07 AM
I did feel that the music was on a bit of the weak side, however, especially since the default setting for it is on stereo (I'm trying to figure out a way to fix this, if it can be). I can warm up to it more once I get the chance to play it again.
Really? Aw, the music on DE is one of my favourite aspects of the game. Maybe it will grow on you. :wink:
Nice to see you made it past the evil ninja pit. :clap:
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Post by: Sinistron on April 29, 2008, 02:44:53 AM
I did feel that the music was on a bit of the weak side, however, especially since the default setting for it is on stereo (I'm trying to figure out a way to fix this, if it can be). I can warm up to it more once I get the chance to play it again.
Really? Aw, the music on DE is one of my favourite aspects of the game. Maybe it will grow on you. :wink:
Yeah by the time she beats all 14 levels in DE the music will definitely have grown on her.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on April 29, 2008, 05:18:58 PM
That is quite strange. What had happened to the previous post I've made last night? Was it too "hinty" for everyone to see if they want to play Ninja Spirit and would have liked to figure out how to get past the ninja pit on Stage 7 - The Bloody Battle themselves, or did I end up criticizing too harshly on Dungeon Explorer for it to be acceptable? Whatever the reason, I'll try not to do it again :( (and I'm certain I hadn't removed it myself, especially since Ceti Alpha had quoted from it approximatly seven hours after being put up).
Being "weak" doesn't necessarly mean that it's bad, to give some information. I was expecting the music to be a little louder from listening to sources that contain the soundtrack. I do think that the music is quite good for the system, as I've played the game again and made it up to level 7, even to the point where it sounds very saddening and dramatic for the theme.
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Post by: nat on April 29, 2008, 05:25:39 PM
That is quite strange. What had happened to the previous post I've made last night? Was it too "hinty" for everyone to see if they want to play Ninja Spirit and would have liked to figure out how to get past the ninja pit on Stage 7 - The Bloody Battle themselves, or did I end up criticizing too harshly on Dungeon Explorer for it to be acceptable? Whatever the reason, I'll try not to do it again :( (and I'm certain I hadn't removed it myself, especially since Ceti Alpha had quoted from it approximatly seven hours after being put up).
That's odd Kirby, I read your post this morning and it certainly didn't contain anything worthy of removal. I surely didn't do it, and I can't imagine one of the other mods did. Posts have disappeared here before in the past, maybe it was some kind of database glitch?
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Post by: Zeon on April 29, 2008, 05:42:13 PM
People in the shoutbox were saying the site was being glitchy earlier today, maybe the internet ate it when that happened?
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Post by: guyjin on April 29, 2008, 06:32:59 PM
yeah, it was being weird earlier. went 404 for a while around 4:30 pm central.
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Post by: Sinistron on April 30, 2008, 01:48:43 AM
:twisted: maybe now you learn your lesson for not deeply praising the awe inspiring music of Dungeon Explorer!! :P
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Post by: ceti alpha on April 30, 2008, 01:53:34 AM
Kirby has angered the Turbo Gods! :shock: Everybody run for cover!!
Seriously though, the site was very glitchy yesterday. I couldn't even log on for a while there.
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Post by: Necromancer on April 30, 2008, 03:47:34 AM
Yesterday's forum glitchyness and me straying to the shoutbox. Coincidence? :evil:
I can't count as high as seven, so would you (Kirby) describe the last boss that you defeated in Dungeon Explorer? I'm just curious, as it obviously doesn't really matter how far you've progressed in the game and your opinion of the tunes won't magically change after defeating NATAS. Maybe you'd appreciate D.E.'s music as much as some of us if you were playing in stereo; then again, maybe not (different strokes for different folks and what not).
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Post by: Sinistron on April 30, 2008, 05:31:55 AM
Maybe you'd appreciate D.E.'s music as much as some of us if you were playing in stereo; then again, maybe not (different strokes for different folks and what not).
Yeah mono's kind of weak Kirby. :-"
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Post by: Keranu on May 01, 2008, 05:38:16 PM
Yeah DE's sound is legendary among us Turbo nerds. Though I can kind of see where she was coming from because I didn't think it was that great when I played the first couple of dunegoens, but I was blown off my shoes when I played further into it.
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Post by: ceti alpha on May 02, 2008, 01:29:51 AM
Yeah DE's sound is legendary among us Turbo nerds. Though I can kind of see where she was coming from because I didn't think it was that great when I played the first couple of dunegoens, but I was blown off my shoes when I played further into it.
Yeah, I think the music really starts getting amazing around where the Princess is.
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Post by: Black Tiger on May 02, 2008, 01:14:30 PM
Yeah, I think the music really starts getting amazing around where the Princess is.
I was actually going to comment on this. One of the many cool moments in the game is when you're cruising by the Princess for the first time with that music playing. :P
Since the soundtrack is fairly large for this type of game, there's quite a bit of variety (including ambient stuff) and you don't get to hear the bulk of the soundtrack until later on in the game(even with all the reuse of tracks).
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Post by: esteban on May 03, 2008, 09:38:30 AM
Yeah, I think the music really starts getting amazing around where the Princess is.
I was actually going to comment on this. One of the many cool moments in the game is when you're cruising by the Princess for the first time with that music playing. :P
Since the soundtrack is fairly large for this type of game, there's quite a bit of variety (including ambient stuff) and you don't get to hear the bulk of the soundtrack until later on in the game(even with all the reuse of tracks).
Dudes! Every track kicks ass. You know it. I know it. Kirby is finding out. :)
Seriously, though, I love that DE's soundtrack generates so much passion here. Has anyone played the new PSP DE game -- are there any familiar tracks in that game?
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Post by: ceti alpha on May 04, 2008, 01:34:42 AM
Yeah, I think the music really starts getting amazing around where the Princess is.
I was actually going to comment on this. One of the many cool moments in the game is when you're cruising by the Princess for the first time with that music playing. :P
Since the soundtrack is fairly large for this type of game, there's quite a bit of variety (including ambient stuff) and you don't get to hear the bulk of the soundtrack until later on in the game(even with all the reuse of tracks).
Dudes! Every track kicks ass. You know it. I know it. Kirby is finding out. :)
hehe. Yes, the entire soundtrack is awesome. :)
Seriously, though, I love that DE's soundtrack generates so much passion here. Has anyone played the new PSP DE game -- are there any familiar tracks in that game?
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on May 07, 2008, 06:03:53 PM
Dudes! Every track kicks ass. You know it. I know it. Kirby is finding out. :)
Seriously, though, I love that DE's soundtrack generates so much passion here. Has anyone played the new PSP DE game -- are there any familiar tracks in that game?
I actually haven't been playing Dungeon Explorer as much as you think (or even with the TurboGrafx-16, for that matter). I've been busy this past week trying to complete my other games that I've purchased, and I had to take a couple of driving lessons this week, so I scarely found the time to play with it (and is the reason why I had not been able to upload any Keith Courage in Alpha Zones videos last weekend, either).
Yeah, I think the music really starts getting amazing around where the Princess is.
I was actually going to comment on this. One of the many cool moments in the game is when you're cruising by the Princess for the first time with that music playing. :P
Since the soundtrack is fairly large for this type of game, there's quite a bit of variety (including ambient stuff) and you don't get to hear the bulk of the soundtrack until later on in the game(even with all the reuse of tracks).
Princess Aki? I've actually find this to be quite true. I have had a chance to play Dungeon Explorer again, and the dungeons later on do have the eligant tracks played for them. I even like to sit for a minute or two and listen to the music in Cherry Tower (SOOO much controversy over a view that was a bit misunderstood :|).
Kirby has angered the Turbo Gods! :shock: Everybody run for cover!!
The only Turbo God I know of is PCEngineFX. Perhaps I've angered him? Black Tiger could be a god, too, since he is the making of greatness and could have some godly traits, and he does like the soundtrack for Dungeon Explorer (in spite of making a sincere comment on the views of the music)...Perhaps Sunteam_Paul could be a god too; After all, it's unknown where the "Sunteam" part of his name came from especially since he works alone... 8-[(:wink:).
Yesterday's forum glitchyness and me straying to the shoutbox. Coincidence? :evil:
I can't count as high as seven, so would you (Kirby) describe the last boss that you defeated in Dungeon Explorer? I'm just curious, as it obviously doesn't really matter how far you've progressed in the game and your opinion of the tunes won't magically change after defeating NATAS. Maybe you'd appreciate D.E.'s music as much as some of us if you were playing in stereo; then again, maybe not (different strokes for different folks and what not).
Which session would you like to know? In the first playthrough, I've stopped at the boss Bullbeast, who was man-like in appearance (somewhat like the Minotaur) who charges at foes and fires shots . The second I've stopped after Alexis the Beauty on level 6, who shoots powerful enchanted spells that can even poison and turns into a skeletal figure after taking many hits. Lastly, for the third, I've stopped playing after beating the boss The Death Reaper on level 8; He resembles a large version of the warlock playable character and splits into four, requiring that his true self must be defeated, which the other three are false weaker versions of himself. Is that descriptive enough?
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Post by: Necromancer on May 08, 2008, 03:55:50 AM
And then some, thank you. I was trying to gauge how much of the soundtrack you had experienced thus far, and it sounds like you've heard quite a bit. Perhaps you'll appreciate some of the later tracks as much as I treasure 'em all, or maybe not; it doesn't really matter, as long as you're having fun. Do you have a Tap yet, so you can share the joy?
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Post by: nat on May 08, 2008, 03:58:39 AM
One of my favorite tracks comes during dungeon 11, I forgot what it's called. Another one is the final battle with Natas.
BTW, Kirby, I'll be in your town next month. I'll bring you a complimentary copy of TV Sports Football. :lol:
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Post by: Lord Thag on May 08, 2008, 05:55:38 AM
The music in DE does kick ass. I always loved it back in the day. Combine that with fun gameplay, hilarious dialog ('Bullbeast is near and mad!') and you get 16-bit awesomeness that also happens to be multiplayer.
Damn fine music. I also really like the music in Military Madness and the Soldier series.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on May 10, 2008, 03:57:43 PM
And then some, thank you. I was trying to gauge how much of the soundtrack you had experienced thus far, and it sounds like you've heard quite a bit. Perhaps you'll appreciate some of the later tracks as much as I treasure 'em all, or maybe not; it doesn't really matter, as long as you're having fun. Do you have a Tap yet, so you can share the joy?
No, and I probably won't be able to have one for some time. I would have to need more controllers to play with other people, too.
One of my favorite tracks comes during dungeon 11, I forgot what it's called. Another one is the final battle with Natas.
BTW, Kirby, I'll be in your town next month. I'll bring you a complimentary copy of TV Sports Football. :lol:
That I would say "No." I don't want TV Sports Football, and I can't just have the random person come to my home, either :x. It doesn't matter if you're joking or not, but I know better than to answer the doorbell or phone at any time.
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Post by: Sinistron on May 10, 2008, 05:45:16 PM
Nat you goddamn stalker!!! :x
:lol:
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Post by: nectarsis on May 10, 2008, 05:47:26 PM
LMAO :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol:
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Post by: nat on May 11, 2008, 08:18:29 AM
Yeah, um, it was a joke. I don't know where you live, and even if I did, I have enough courtesy not to show up unannounced.
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Post by: CosMind on May 11, 2008, 01:45:31 PM
@Kirby
you should definitely have Bonk's Revenge on your list of must-have's too :D
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on May 11, 2008, 03:58:49 PM
you should definitely have Bonk's Revenge on your list of must-have's too :D
I appreciate the suggestion, but I don't have any interest to have Bonk's Revenge in my collection. I'm not too fond of the graphical style of this sequel.
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Post by: Keranu on May 11, 2008, 06:19:19 PM
I appreciate the suggestion, but I don't have any interest to have Bonk's Revenge in my collection. I'm not too fond of the graphical style of this sequel.
Forget about the graphics, Revenge is all about extremely fun level design and bonus stages!
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Post by: Hobo Xiphas on May 11, 2008, 06:20:15 PM
i know where keranu lives you can steal his turbo collection
just search this forum for the address
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Post by: Keranu on May 11, 2008, 06:23:12 PM
Keelan James McKenna 1484 Vincennes Avenue Crete, Illinois 60417 USA
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Post by: Hobo Xiphas on May 11, 2008, 06:26:19 PM
well, there you go, be sure to steal it during the day when everyone is sleeping
anyways, since we are talking about turbo music, I would like to say that I hate Lord of Thunder's soundtrack, I think it is awful
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Post by: Black Tiger on May 12, 2008, 12:50:22 AM
well, there you go, be sure to steal it during the day when everyone is sleeping
anyways, since we are talking about turbo music, I would like to say that I hate Lord of Thunder's soundtrack, I think it is awful
How do you feel about heavy metal music in general? So far everyone I've seen comment on the Lords soundtrack either hates it or loves it and those that hate it aren't fans of the style in the first place.
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Post by: Sinistron on May 12, 2008, 02:20:43 AM
well, there you go, be sure to steal it during the day when everyone is sleeping
anyways, since we are talking about turbo music, I would like to say that I hate Lord of Thunder's soundtrack, I think it is awful
How do you feel about heavy metal music in general? So far everyone I've seen comment on the Lords soundtrack either hates it or loves it and those that hate it aren't fans of the style in the first place.
I've never been a fan of "metal" but I love the Lords music- not only does it absolutely fit the tone of the game- but to me it's more than "metal"- it sounds funky and prog-rockish in parts- definitely a good thing.
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Post by: Keranu on May 12, 2008, 07:21:38 PM
well, there you go, be sure to steal it during the day when everyone is sleeping
anyways, since we are talking about turbo music, I would like to say that I hate Lord of Thunder's soundtrack, I think it is awful
How do you feel about heavy metal music in general? So far everyone I've seen comment on the Lords soundtrack either hates it or loves it and those that hate it aren't fans of the style in the first place.
I've never been a fan of "metal" but I love the Lords music- not only does it absolutely fit the tone of the game- but to me it's more than "metal"- it sounds funky and prog-rockish in parts- definitely a good thing.
Wow, those are my thoughts exactly. I can certainly understand why some people wouldn't like Lords' soundtrack because they aren't into that genre of music, but I have always said how perfectly it fits the game. Not just because of the theme, but as other posters have pointed out here in the past, the music will actually sync up with the gameplay at times.
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Post by: Hobo Xiphas on May 12, 2008, 07:38:22 PM
How does heavy metal fit into Lords, I don't understand?
I don't mind metal, but I'm not a music person. I just think they went with metal so that they could make the music LOUD for no good reason. It is pretty distracting and out of place really.
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Post by: Turbo D on May 12, 2008, 07:49:23 PM
I think that the awesome soundtrack is part of what makes LoT so bad-ass! I can't really imagine it with any other soundtrack!
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Post by: Sinistron on May 13, 2008, 02:24:35 AM
How does heavy metal fit into Lords, I don't understand?
Well again- it sounds pretty prog-rockish to me in parts- so perhaps it fits in the sense that if you look at most classic prog-rock album covers- they're mostly fantasy scenes. It's more than that though. The game just flat out f*cking rocks- so why not have some loud, heavy "rock" music behind it? Anyway, I find the music an enhancement to the game- not a distraction.
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Post by: Necromancer on May 13, 2008, 04:31:06 AM
The game just flat out f*cking rocks- so why not have some loud, heavy "rock" music behind it? Anyway, I find the music an enhancement to the game- not a distraction.
Agreed. Considering the fantasy atmosphere, what would theme appropriate music consist of? Zithers and pan flutes? No thanks, I'll take metal.
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Post by: Sinistron on May 13, 2008, 04:34:51 AM
Considering the fantasy atmosphere, what would theme appropriate music consist of? Zithers and pan flutes?
HAHAHAHA! Seriously- that would be lame as all get out. This is a SHOOTER Hobo- and one of the very best.
lolmax @ "zithers and pan flutes"
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Post by: nectarsis on May 13, 2008, 04:37:22 AM
C'mon Zamphire and his amazing panflute would just enhance LOT ;)
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on July 20, 2008, 05:50:11 PM
After 3 months from first recieving the game, I've been able to try out China Warrior today (I was busy working on several other games I had to complete, including writing down all the passwords for most of the characters in Dungeon Explorer). I did feel nearly as icky about it as when I first got it from TurboStar, but thankfully, it didn't turn out to be too bad at all. It's nice that the character can move back and forth pretty fluently, and the bonus stages were a neat surprise. I found that this game was pretty difficult and occasionally the controls aren't responsive as they should be (what's worse is that the player is unable to jump or attack briefly after getting hit). Overall, it has an arcade feel to it, and is pretty average. I suppose Black Tiger made a decent choice to purchase this game for me, after all :P.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on July 23, 2008, 04:40:07 PM
I've done it! Yesterday, I've been able to beat China Warrior at least once, which was a goal I was aiming for in the game. In the time, I was able to figure out a few strategies against some of the tougher bosses (such as constantly moving away from two of the Tough Commandos from attacking, constantly crouch-punching and letting go of the down button on the D-pad in correct timing to fight against the Five-Star Chinese-Style Martial Artists, whom remind me of Lei Wulong from the Tekken series due to their appearance, and constant kicks while moving back and forth to defeat The Drunken Master). For the ending, after the caven crumbles down from beating the final boss, the word "Congratulations!" appears briefly on a black screen, and the main character stands on a cliff in the sunrise or sunset while the credits of the bosses show in the sky with Chinese (suspecably) letters shown as seemingly their name, all accompanied by nice-sounding music. I've tried Act 2 for a little bit, which for this it's nice to see that the character gets more than one set of hits to begin with, and there are more objects being thrown at the player than before. Shortly starting this, I was getting too exhausted to play anymore, and when a fireball traveling at the bottom had hit him in Stage 2-3, it was over. The high scores for each day I've attempted to reach for each day I've tried to finish the task can be seen here (sure, it's on Nintega's board, but I wanted to try the challange that he presented there, too):
I have a question about Batman that I would like to address, too: I seem to be running into some conflicting information whether that game was released in the US or not (if it wasn't, though, then how was it that Joe Redifer was able to use the title screen music for his "", assuming that he doesn't have a PC Engine, use of emulation, or a reigion modification; I can understand him using the battle entry theme from Street Fighter II Champion Edition since it's easily obtainable in the Music (http://www.superpcenginegrafx.com/music.html) section of SuperPCEngineGrafx's website, but did he get the piece from him, also?). Was this game ever available in this continent, or was it only released in Japan, as GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/turbo16/data/588898.html) states? I've removed it off my list (as well as added in a few games from before), until perhaps I find out the answer, since I won't be able to play it on the TurboGrafx-16 I have.
Just for the record, I caught a guest viewing this board today when I viewed who was online (which is totally an awesome aspect in my eyes, since it's nice to know that my topics are looked at :dance:). I kinda have always wondered how I look to an outside individual on the Internet. I wonder what the person was seeking in this board, and if it was satisfying (not to be self-conscious, but I can't help but ponder at the idea).
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Post by: Joe Redifer on July 23, 2008, 06:24:48 PM
Batman was never released in the US. However all of the chip music in that video was recorded directly from my TurboGrafx-16. I have a small purple thing that plugs into the card slot and then I plug PC Engine games into the purple thing. Suddenly the PC Engine games work on the Turbo just like magic! When I bought the Arcade Card Pro, it did not work at first with my purple thing. I cut a single trace on the purple thing's board and now all PC Engine cards without exception work perfectly.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on July 24, 2008, 05:55:30 AM
Batman was never released in the US. However all of the chip music in that video was recorded directly from my TurboGrafx-16. I have a small purple thing that plugs into the card slot and then I plug PC Engine games into the purple thing. Suddenly the PC Engine games work on the Turbo just like magic! When I bought the Arcade Card Pro, it did not work at first with my purple thing. I cut a single trace on the purple thing's board and now all PC Engine cards without exception work perfectly.
"Small purple thing :shock:?" What is this "small purple thing" that you speak of? Is it some sort of region switcher? It sounds very interesting (maybe I can have one of those :shock:). Can I see what it looks like, at least? Thank you for letting me know on the release of Batman in the United States, too, Joe Redifer :).
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Post by: Necromancer on July 24, 2008, 06:08:56 AM
Congrats for beating China Warrior. It's simplistic, but satisfying.
P.S. - Joe is indeed talking about a region converter; specifically the WH-301, purple colored one.
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Post by: ceti alpha on July 24, 2008, 06:29:44 AM
Yeah, congrats on defeating China Warrior. :clap:
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on July 24, 2008, 01:31:42 PM
Yes, because Barney is the only other thing that is purple to ever have existed.
PS - Grimace can kick Barney's ass!
There are also other things like Spyro the Dragon, the Grape and Atomic Purple Game Boy Colors, indigo GameCubes and Game Boy Advances, the second variant of the Judge Game and Watch (the other was green, but has said to contain a few bugs in the scoring which was corrected in a later purple back-covered version), and purple Pokemon such as Rattata, Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Crobat, Granbull, Delcatty, Sableye, Illumise, Shinx, Luxio, and Luxray. There are more purple objects that what you're [joking about], Joe Redifer.
My Barney converter is brown. Does that mean I have the shit connector?
Chocolate covered Barney perhaps?
I would say that you have a dog converter, since I normally assicate one of that color, but if you're looking to call it by a familiar character of that color, then a Cousin It or Fazzi the Bear one could work just fine.
So they come in different colors, I see? What other colors are they available in?
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Post by: Turbo D on July 25, 2008, 05:44:44 PM
So they come in different colors, I see? What other colors are they available in?
I've only seen it in two other colors aside from the aforementioned two. The two other colors are Nintendo Vs. cabinet blue and gay cream white.
Thanks for letting me know on that, Turbo D. I think I would like to have that type of blue color for one (I was thinking there would be a bright green color for them, too). Also, is the specific device, by any chance, known as the Kisado (brand)? That way, I would know what I would be looking upon.
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Post by: Joe Redifer on July 25, 2008, 06:41:12 PM
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There are more purple objects that what you're [joking about], Joe Redifer.
I believe if that were true, the moron who first coined the phrase "Barney Converter" would have chosen a different purple object in order to receive all of the LOLs that he surely obtained.
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Post by: Turbo D on July 25, 2008, 07:55:47 PM
Also, is the specific device, by any chance, known as the Kisado (brand)? That way, I would know what I would be looking upon.
No, it is officially called the TV GAME COMPUTER CARTRIDGE CONVERTER! The Kisado connector is black with an orange sticker on it. It has been established that the Kisado connector has the greatest compatibility of the available hucard adapters. I've taken some pictures for you to see the differences.
There are more purple objects that what you're [joking about], Joe Redifer.
I believe if that were true, the moron who first coined the phrase "Barney Converter" would have chosen a different purple object in order to receive all of the LOLs that he surely obtained.
The moron who coined the term should be another person on our list of people to meet (The TG16 box dude being #1, of course). Who knows, maybe I'M the moron that started it! :mrgreen: (I wish)
Nice complete converter with box, turbo D.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on July 26, 2008, 05:46:32 PM
There are more purple objects that what you're [joking about], Joe Redifer.
I believe if that were true, the moron who first coined the phrase "Barney Converter" would have chosen a different purple object in order to receive all of the LOLs that he surely obtained.
Oh, well. Maybe Barney was the first purple object to come across his (or her) mind and decided to nickname it that. I'll just call it by it's name, in any case.
Also, is the specific device, by any chance, known as the Kisado (brand)? That way, I would know what I would be looking upon.
No, it is officially called the TV GAME COMPUTER CARTRIDGE CONVERTER! The Kisado connector is black with an orange sticker on it. It has been established that the Kisado connector has the greatest compatibility of the available hucard adapters. I've taken some pictures for you to see the differences.
Thank you very much again, Turbo D 8)! Those were exactly what I wanted to see. I have just two more questions for them: Was either brand officially licensed by NEC, and which type is more likely to work (on a TurboGrafx-16) without failure or damage?
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Post by: Necromancer on July 26, 2008, 06:46:37 PM
I believe if that were true, the moron who first coined the phrase "Barney Converter" would have chosen a different purple object in order to receive all of the LOLs that he surely obtained.
When he first laid eyes on the converter, he probably thought "Wow, it's purple; how gay is that?", and we all know that gay+purple=Barney.
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Post by: Joe Redifer on July 26, 2008, 07:02:31 PM
It has been established that the Kisado connector has the greatest compatibility of the available hucard adapters.
I guess that is true straight out of the box, but once you cut that evil trace on the mighty TV Game Computer Cartridge Converter is seems to have 100% compatibility even with the Arcade Card and the Tenokoe Bank, etc.
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Post by: Turbo D on July 26, 2008, 09:45:04 PM
I have just two more questions for them: Was either brand officially licensed by NEC, and which type is more likely to work (on a TurboGrafx-16) without failure or damage?
Neither were officially licensed by Nec and both work great on the TurboGrafx-16. I would suggest getting whatever you can find cheapest. If you plan to use it in a duo, I would advise you to get the Kisado as the Barney tends to knock the hucard door off on the duo.
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Post by: atr3yu on July 27, 2008, 07:25:13 AM
Well none were official,but I have a Kisado and it fels VERY flimsy. There is a gent. on these forums selling one of the other ones shown above with a system 3.0 card and lords of thunder for 110 bucks but own't split them up. I might suggest a region mod as they are only 40-50 bucks, alot cheaper and more stable.
I have just two more questions for them: Was either brand officially licensed by NEC, and which type is more likely to work (on a TurboGrafx-16) without failure or damage?
Neither were officially licensed by Nec and both work great on the TurboGrafx-16. I would suggest getting whatever you can find cheapest. If you plan to use it in a duo, I would advise you to get the Kisado as the Barney tends to knock the hucard door off on the duo.
Well none were official,but I have a Kisado and it fels VERY flimsy. There is a gent. on these forums selling one of the other ones shown above with a system 3.0 card and lords of thunder for 110 bucks but own't split them up. I might suggest a region mod as they are only 40-50 bucks, alot cheaper and more stable.
they wanted 65 buy it now mabe you could pm them and end the auciton early...
Thanks a lot, Turbo D and Atr3yu. I don't have a TurboDuo (and depending on the circumstances, may never get one), so it should be quite fine. I don't have an interest in getting a region modification as I like the TurboGrafx-16 the way it is, and since such devices exist, I have less of a need for one. I have a preference of the TV Game Computer Converter over the Kisado brand, so when the opportunity arrives, I will purchase one to play PC Engine games with.
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Post by: Necromancer on July 28, 2008, 03:30:28 AM
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on September 23, 2008, 06:56:05 PM
Yesterday, I've recieved four games in the mail for my TurboGrafx-16. A member on the PCEngineFX boards named Hoobs88 was selling extra copies of games that he had, and eyeing these, I was not sure whether to buy the ones I wanted or not. On Thursday, I thought it would be good to ask him a few questions pertaining to the purchase circumstances, which he answered them in a short time. I had registered for a PayPal account to pay for the cased copy of Alien Crush, The Legendary Axe, The Legendary Axe II, and a loose Bonk's Adventure. I am happy to that all of them came safely (and he really did a good job packaging them, too). I am anticipating to try out all of them when I get the chances.
So far, I've only played Alien Crush, and had a good deal of fun out of it, and it contains some of the more niftier sounds I've heard in video game. I can't really say how many games of that I've played exactly, but it was more than enough to actually let me experience jus about every event that could take place. It's so addicting...I would have loved to play it more if I didn't have so much college work to do, but it is good quick play times, too.
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Post by: Duo_R on September 23, 2008, 10:13:57 PM
I will step in and also say Hoobs88 - packs his shipments like a professional. Very fast shipping!
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on September 24, 2008, 05:44:27 AM
I will step in and also say Hoobs88 - packs his shipments like a professional. Very fast shipping!
Even he was impressed by the shipping speed when I informed him that the games came safely that day through a private message. Hoobs88 went as far to say "guess the Post Office can't be called 'snail mail' anymore."
SuperPCEngineGrafx has a LOOOONG way to go before reaching the professionality that Hoobs88 has with his packagings. Maybe he should try to use foam wraps instead of paper bags and styrofoam bits (I'm just teasing, Black Tiger :P; I realize you were trying to keep the TurboGrafx-16 and the two TurboChips as secure as you could with the limited materials you had).
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Post by: nat on September 24, 2008, 05:47:33 AM
Ooooooh, burn!!!!!!!!!!11! Are you going to take this tomfoolery, Black Tiger? The midgets say my new hammer is almost ready....
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on September 30, 2008, 05:57:52 PM
Ooooooh, burn!!!!!!!!!!11! Are you going to take this tomfoolery, Black Tiger? The midgets say my new hammer is almost ready....
Aw, come on :P. I can't even make a poke and get into a bit of trouble? I wasn't even trying to be that harsh (though I would feel bad if he was insulted even a little bit :().
I played Bonk's Adventure today. As I was about to put in the game into my TurboGrafx-16, I decided to clean it up a bit since it was quite dirty, especially on the bottom. A toothbrush wasn't enough to get the debris out, so I've used a diaperine/baby wipe to clense the bottom and back parts of the TurboChip. I got a bit concerned as I thought the sheet touched some of the connetors, but thankfully it worked just fine when I turned the console on.
I was surprised how jungle the title screen music sounded. Bonk ended up looking a little bit red on my TV, especially in the first round. It seemed to be a pretty tough game to play (I first had gotten a game over in World 1-3 whilst inside the dinosaur), and Bonk's controls can be very slippery. I've made it up to as far as World 2-3 for the day. I had loved it very much. It's too bad I can only give myself one hour to play video games since I have a lot of college work to do, usually.
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Post by: rag-time4 on October 01, 2008, 07:11:19 AM
On the subject of converters... don't know if this is the best place to mention this, but I had a bad experience with compatibility.
I have a converter that I bought from tzd.com to play japanese hucards on us systems. When I use it to play Image Fight on my Turbo Express, the game locks up after level 5, but it works fine on my Duo.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on October 01, 2008, 11:47:38 AM
On the subject of converters... don't know if this is the best place to mention this, but I had a bad experience with compatibility.
I have a converter that I bought from tzd.com to play japanese hucards on us systems. When I use it to play Image Fight on my Turbo Express, the game locks up after level 5, but it works fine on my Duo.
There was a bit of questioning about the regional converters here before, so it's suitable to share any information about them here (it can benefit me more).
It seems that they weren't meant to be played with on the Turbo Express (but are somewhat workable on it). As long as it works fine for the consoles, it is still quite usable (I only have a TurboGrafx-16, after all). What type of converter was it?
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Post by: nat on October 01, 2008, 01:04:47 PM
If it came from TZD within the past 10 years, it's a Mirai.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on October 04, 2008, 05:59:00 PM
I've beaten Bonk's Adventure tonight 8). I almost had done so yesterday, but King Drool had beaten me hard when I had fought him (I wasn't even sure if he was taking damage when headbutting since it looked to take quite a lot of hits in order to get defeated). An interesting thing about the play session I've attempted to do so was that I was also able to figure out where the upper path for level 3-2 would go (which is essentially a shortcut to 3-5 and a 1-up can be found on this path).
In the end, Princess Za gets her crown back from King Drool who went flying across the screen (I think). Each of the four other bosses return back to Moonland, and Za gives Bonk a kiss that make him to fly way up in the air. The credits are similar to Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, which they only show the cast of characters (which was quite helpful since I wasn't even aware of half of the enemies' names). In the last shot the characters wave and the game resets for the player to start again (the first TurboGrafx-16 game I've seen that has an ending that doesn't require a soft reset in order to play another round).
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Post by: nat on October 04, 2008, 06:41:54 PM
In the end, Princess Za gets her crown back from King Drool who went flying across the screen (I think).
Thanks for ruining the ending for me! :evil:
Well, hey, the first three words should warn you that I would talk about the ending (like I often do here when I beat a game) :P. Therefore, you didn't HAVE to read it (even if you've got to the end before :twisted:).
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Post by: nat on October 05, 2008, 08:15:57 AM
I was only kidding. Just busting your balls, er, chops, er...... You get the idea.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on October 05, 2008, 09:29:42 AM
I was only kidding. Just busting your balls, er, chops, er...... You get the idea.
I knew that. I was just trying to "correct/kid" with you :wink:.
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Post by: Duo_R on October 05, 2008, 11:11:25 AM
Ahh that sucks u had to play all over again. A long time ago I played Legendary Axe all the way to the end boss Jago (I think that's his name). I had full power everything, got killed, my axe now was as powerful as a twig and I got killed and game over. I was so pissed I never attempted again, but that was years ago.
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Post by: sunteam_paul on October 06, 2008, 11:45:09 PM
I've beaten Bonk's Adventure tonight 8). I almost had done so yesterday, but King Drool had beaten me hard when I had fought him (I wasn't even sure if he was taking damage when headbutting since it looked to take quite a lot of hits in order to get defeated). An interesting thing about the play session I've attempted to do so was that I was also able to figure out where the upper path for level 3-2 would go (which is essentially a shortcut to 3-5 and a 1-up can be found on this path).
In the end, Princess Za gets her crown back from King Drool who went flying across the screen (I think). Each of the four other bosses return back to Moonland, and Za gives Bonk a kiss that make him to fly way up in the air. The credits are similar to Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, which they only show the cast of characters (which was quite helpful since I wasn't even aware of half of the enemies' names). In the last shot the characters wave and the game resets for the player to start again (the first TurboGrafx-16 game I've seen that has an ending that doesn't require a soft reset in order to play another round).
I love the credits music on PC Genjin. It really chills me out after completing the game :)
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Post by: Keranu on October 07, 2008, 12:07:36 AM
I was only kidding. Just busting your balls, er, chops, er...... You get the idea.
Hahaha. Sometimes I too forget that not everyone here has Turbo balls!
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Post by: Turbo D on October 07, 2008, 12:09:45 AM
When I think of Kirby, I think pink :wink:
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Post by: Keranu on October 07, 2008, 01:15:34 AM
I think ocean blue now. :-k
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on January 13, 2009, 04:38:46 PM
Here I am after quite a long break. I apologize for my lack of posts here, but I've been more occupied at the TurboGrafx Network forum for Black Tiger's website, along with other matters including a recent trip to Reno for the holidays to visit my uncle who lives there.
As a Christmas present, SuperPCEngineGrafx had sent me Battle Royale whilst I was away. I had a bit of a disdain upon receiving it, as I've heard of heavy criticism on this particular title, especially since it wasn't a title I desired to have and I had sent him the list of titles I wanted by a private message. I asked him about this decision, and he explained to me that it was the only game he could find locally that I didn't have, and he had missed out on an ad on Craigslist for a copy of Bloody Wolf as he was very busy in the days it was featured (I'm okay with that aspect, though, as Bloody Wolf isn't a title I highly desire either). I'm over the dislikenment of recieving this title now, as do look forward to playing it (the most interesting part about it is the ability of having wrestle matches against five players, which I would love to see for myself). It was nice of Black Tiger to send me a present over the holidays, and I loved the Bonk/TurboGrafx-16 wrapping paper that eveloped around the copy of the game :mrgreen:!
In terms of playing the TurboGrafx-16 games that I have, lately I've been playing The Legendary Axe. Just this past Sunday when I started playing it again, I've managed to make it slightly farther into Zone 5A, to the second Ape Man, than previously, which was to the first Ape Man. I was a bit rusty, so I had'nt exactly played up to speck (I even died fighting against the two Demon Giants in Zone 1 on my first attempt through) :oops:, but it was enjoyable.
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Post by: Game and Watch Kirby on January 17, 2009, 06:45:41 PM
I've beaten The Legendary Axe today :dance:! Since beating the game was a priority that I had for over a month, I gave myself plenty of time this afternoon in order to do so. I was quite surprised to find out that the Pits of Madness (the name the manual gives in the Tips section for Zones 5A-Z, supposedly) were a series of trial rooms that faced Gogan off against a different assortment of enemies (or simply Idols, in the case of Zone 5C). This area was quite tough, though, as sometimes multiple enemies appeared within the same spot (inching up and being at full power/having the meter filled up was crucial to a number of areas). It was also interesting to see that the creature that is featured on the title screen (I could not find what it is within the manual) is the boss of Zone 5, and that it is quite tall and can shoot fireballs that circulate in a range for a short amount of time (a move I did not expect to see). Upon reaching Jagu, which was interesting to see that the battle took place outside instead of in a trencherous dark dungeon like I had thought, it was discoverd that he is formed by a number of Aqua Lungs and the creature fought in Zone 5. He wasn't too difficult to battle with, as staying mainly in the middle and using a combination of powerful and rapid hits are effective techniques to use against him. In the ending, Gogan rescues his girlfriend Flare by getting her down for the rope she was tied to, gives Gogan a type of thanks which causes him to scratch his head in modesty. Gogan points to the left at first, then to the right, as a black box shows itself in which the credits scroll by in. This game, however, requires resetting in order to start playing the game again.
I'll be delaying to start The Legendary Axe II for a bit, though. I still have to make some videos of The Legendary Axe, and I don't want playing it to interfere with my playing ability within the footages.