Author Topic: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?  (Read 1479 times)

Michael Helgeson

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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #45 on: January 04, 2008, 03:04:46 PM »
I just posted a review for Riot Zone on the Net:

Check it out here:

http://georeviews.bravehost.com/RZone.html


Looks solid. For once a honest review stating its a good game with obvious flaws. Usually everyone either hyperboles it or states its crap.

Keranu

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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #46 on: January 04, 2008, 03:27:21 PM »
Holy crap! King_Vidiot, please tell me that you used to post on the Geoshock forums many years ago!
Nope, sorry.  Must have been some another fan of Joysticks  :mrgreen:
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Adding PCE console specific layer on top of that, makes for an interesting challenge (no, not a reference to Ys II).

Keranu

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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #47 on: January 04, 2008, 03:32:53 PM »
Nice review! I pretty much agree with all you said.
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Adding PCE console specific layer on top of that, makes for an interesting challenge (no, not a reference to Ys II).

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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #48 on: January 04, 2008, 07:32:38 PM »
What will happen to the audio? And why wouldn't it have happened already?  And what other option is there besides a "normal duo" ?

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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #49 on: January 04, 2008, 07:48:03 PM »
Duo
Duo-R
Duo-RX

The audio capacitors in the first-generation Duos leak and stop producing sound over time. It's not a terribly difficult fix (just replace the caps or have someone who can solder do it for you), but it's best to be aware of what you're getting. All American Duos fall into this category; the -R and -RX were released in Japan only.

From what I understand the Duo-RX is most resistant to this type of decay due to a revised mainboard layout, although I've never owned an RX myself.

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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #50 on: January 05, 2008, 12:33:48 PM »
Duo
Duo-R
Duo-RX

The audio capacitors in the first-generation Duos leak and stop producing sound over time. It's not a terribly difficult fix (just replace the caps or have someone who can solder do it for you), but it's best to be aware of what you're getting. All American Duos fall into this category; the -R and -RX were released in Japan only.

From what I understand the Duo-RX is most resistant to this type of decay due to a revised mainboard layout, although I've never owned an RX myself.
R and RX innards are basically identical.  But even within just the DuoR units there is some variability.  The boards are the same but some components are eliminated in some systems and brands/types of caps and pots are varied.  Someday I'll post the pics I've been collecting of the variations...
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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #51 on: January 05, 2008, 03:31:02 PM »
Well thanks for telling me that before I plopped down the money.  Seems like it would be just as much a pain to have to rig the duo rx to play american hu cards as it would be to fix some caps

Whats up with this auction? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150201012411&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching

Is the bidding up so high because half of the games come with the cardboard boxes?  Isn't cadash the only rare game in that lot?

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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #52 on: January 05, 2008, 03:37:33 PM »
I would imagine that price is high due to the cardboard boxes. Cadash isn't worth more than $35 boxed.

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Re: Most interesting review sites for TG-16/PCE games?
« Reply #53 on: January 06, 2008, 03:10:11 PM »
Yeah, that's pretty high, even with a handful of shitty condition boxes.