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TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Sales & Trades / Re: FS: Games for Sale TG16 and PCE
« Last post by jtucci31 on July 06, 2025, 09:22:27 AM »
Updated the list. Still some left, but I?ve put them up on eBay now. I know I know sorry. If anyone here wants anything please message me and I?ll cut you a deal for sure!
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  I actually liked the dubs by Working Designs, though I'm probably in the minority for that.  Otherwise, they were almost all lackluster.  I did like the choice of narrator for Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes, and work done for Ys I & II was surprisingly okay.  The voices in Last Alert are HORRIBLE, but nostalgia gives that one some charm.  I'll never get over the "OH! OH!" instead of "Uh oh!" in Final zone II, though.

  I don't understand why voice acting wasn't taken more seriously in most western releases of the time.
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I, too, really like Shape Shifter.  It's a nice looking game, though it plays a tad clunky.  I've never been able to be at it, but maybe nows my chance?

Pity about your wifu.  Hopefully things are good now.
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TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion / Re: Game of the Month: July 2025 - Shapeshifter
« Last post by Mathius on July 02, 2025, 06:02:50 PM »
I have tried and tried and tried to get into SS since acquiring the game 16 years ago. The SotB-esque multi-plane scrolling is breathtaking, but like with many Amiga titles the gameplay just kinda suffers here and there. The Brothers Duomazov had a great review on their site along with a superb interview with the a dev team member that I would always read before going back in for another go. I miss that site so much!

Geise, did your wife find re-employment?
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TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion / Game of the Month: July 2025 - Shapeshifter
« Last post by geise on July 02, 2025, 05:49:31 AM »
Shapeshifter

Sorry for missing last month. Had some major personal family stuff going on as well as my wife losing her job, but things are back on track. So, time for me to finally sit down with some gaming. This month is Shapeshifter. Icom has made some stinkers, but this is a game that I actually like. It kinda reminds me of Wrath of the Deamon on Amiga and ST which is a Shadow of the Beast clone, but this has more action/platforming mixed in. It even has some light role playing mixed in. Much of the game consists of traversing hostile areas, fighting regular enemies on the way and defeating bosses. The town area where Lykos can replenish his health and buy any of the three available weapons (axe, mace, or bow). These weapons can be upgraded by enchanting them or picking up power-ups. After Lykos rescues a wizard he gains access to a transformation power. Transformations require special gems and cannot be performed if Lykos runs out of them. There are four transformations in the game: the panther can jump over large gaps; the shark can swim; the golem can jump higher; and the golden dragon can fly. Each of these forms can also collect power-ups that unlocks a few other attack abilities. The game's stages are interconnected, but usually a new form must be acquired before Lykos can access a new area. Lykos has eight lives consisting of smaller health units (hearts). The game can only be saved in the town. I have never given the game enough time back in the day and never put this on my clear list. Hopefully I have the time to get through this one. Hope you all enjoy!

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PC Engine/SuperGrafx Discussion / Re: PC Engine Double Input Issue
« Last post by Keith Courage on June 29, 2025, 09:41:17 PM »
I've encountered faulty HU6280 chips that only have issues with a controller working properly. Although in each example, if would be some of the directions or buttons just not working at all, as opposed to buttons doing the wrong thing entirely.
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TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion / Re: Need help with IFU-30A Fram mod
« Last post by Necromancer on June 25, 2025, 06:59:17 PM »
Thanks for sharing pics and info.
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I have a Super CD-ROM? which appears to simply not do anything at all. No disc activity, no video from it, nothing.

Before fearing the worst, I'm wanting to troubleshoot whether it's actually getting the signal to turn itself on at all.

It has been recapped, although I wasn't the one to start the process. It does appear as though someone tried it themselves, found it didn't work, then sold it on (and I knew it wasn't working when I bought it. But it was cheap.)
It wasn't too bad, but I've since redone it to my own standards. There were some traces I noticed as broken and repaired, but still no success, and I can't see any more obvious issues from a visual inspection.

The voltage regulators also receive voltage, and I am of course powering both the main console and the Super CD-ROM? unit together with a suitable power adapter (and splitter and other necessary adapters).

I've also tested it with both my white PC Engine and my Supergrafx; the latter being easy to get a direct video signal from, and pressing "run" just instantly returns "Please set disc!", suggesting it's receiving absolutely no response (I presume).

Does anyone have any information about how the Super CD-ROM? "turns on", and what traces I should check for continuity, and things like that? I don't have an oscilloscope yet, but I'll see about getting one if I can rule out it being an issue in connection or a simple component.
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TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion / Re: Need help with IFU-30A Fram mod
« Last post by Foxxhoria on June 25, 2025, 08:31:45 AM »
I know this is an old topic, but I recently did this myself and took pictures, so I figure that even if it's too late to help the original poster, it could at least help some others.

Removing the supercapacitor in the IFU-30A frees up its ground via to solder the additional address lines to to ground them.

An original IFU-30 is the same procedure as the IFU-30A, just in a different place with different grounding points available.

IFU-30A

IFU-30
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