Is there such a thing as too much Turbo goodness?

[blueraven]

My solution; moderation. Don't buy a game until you finish one. 

[ceti alpha]

My solution; moderation. Don't buy a game until you finish one. 

Those some wise words.  Moderation = Motivation

[TR0N]

My solution; moderation. Don't buy a game until you finish one. 

Agreed on that (Press_Run) i wouldn't worry about getting all the pce&tg16 games you want right away.When i got myself a pce/tg16 setup again a few years back,i did buy for it like crazy at the start.Still..it wasn't a smart move to begin when i had a bills to pay among other things.Afther that i figure i would pace myself for, what games i bought for it then i take a break from it for a while.Yeah it's not hard to get paranoid and worry that you can't find that game later on.Just keep in mind there is a constant market of buying and reselling of pce&tg16 games.No big deal if you,miss the game the frist time it's bound to show up later on.Also the plus side to this is if a TG16 game is realy expensive the PCE one is usely cheaper.

Right now afther my spending spree this past summer on tg16&pce games i'm taking a break again on it.

As of late i been picking up games for the neogeo and ones for the famicom too.

[darcotrigger]

 Yeah, I think my problem was that I wanted to replace a lot of the games I had sold before. I owned a Turbo back in the day, but my main loyalty at the time was to my snes, genesis, and sega cd. I later bought a Turbo Duo in the early 2000's, but i sold it off a couple years later when I started hardcore Neo Geo collecting. Last year, I found the system I had sold (the exact same one), and I'd always regreted selling it, so I repurchased it.

 Unfortunatley, it didn't take long until the sound issues arose, taking the fun out of playing cd titles. I eventually had it fixed, and once I had a working Duo again, I just sort of went bat-shit-crazy buying and playing games on it.

 I really don't have any regrets at all about it, it's just that I never really bothered to add up what I had spent until reading this thread. The cost of those games added up quickly!

[ceti alpha]

Yeah, I think my problem was that I wanted to replace a lot of the games I had sold before. I owned a Turbo back in the day, but my main loyalty at the time was to my snes, genesis, and sega cd. I later bought a Turbo Duo in the early 2000's, but i sold it off a couple years later when I started hardcore Neo Geo collecting. Last year, I found the system I had sold (the exact same one), and I'd always regreted selling it, so I repurchased it.

 Unfortunatley, it didn't take long until the sound issues arose, taking the fun out of playing cd titles. I eventually had it fixed, and once I had a working Duo again, I just sort of went bat-shit-crazy buying and playing games on it.

 I really don't have any regrets at all about it, it's just that I never really bothered to add up what I had spent until reading this thread. The cost of those games added up quickly!

It's destiny!! 

That's so awesome you found your long lost duo. I know how it feels to almost loose it. hehe 

[Arkhan]

I tried limiting my spending once.


Then I spent 250$ the next day.


I think, if ebay banned pictures from being used i wouldnt have this problem.  I am drawn in by shiney stuff, especially when its got half naked anime girls and space ships plastered all over.

[TR0N]

Yeah, I think my problem was that I wanted to replace a lot of the games I had sold before. I owned a Turbo back in the day, but my main loyalty at the time was to my snes, genesis, and sega cd. I later bought a Turbo Duo in the early 2000's, but i sold it off a couple years later when I started hardcore Neo Geo collecting. Last year, I found the system I had sold (the exact same one), and I'd always regreted selling it, so I repurchased it.

 Unfortunatley, it didn't take long until the sound issues arose, taking the fun out of playing cd titles. I eventually had it fixed, and once I had a working Duo again, I just sort of went bat-shit-crazy buying and playing games on it.

 I really don't have any regrets at all about it, it's just that I never really bothered to add up what I had spent until reading this thread. The cost of those games added up quickly!

Agreed it can add up rather quickly just keep of track of what you,are buying and it will be no problem.

[MotherGunner]

Recession although bad has been good to Turbo/PCE community lately. 

I pick up Kiaidan OO last month along with 4 other games for under $90 shipped from China.  Those countries are hurting bad right now and enough politeness and conversation will get you some good deals.

I also picked up Cotton (Jap) Factory Sealed for about $40. Galaga, Dungeon Explorer and another copy of Alien Crush for $5 each.  Hell I even managed to buy a few things from Zektor!  =)

I still have a long way to go.  My ultimate sought after item has been the forsaken Bonk TurboChip Manual.  Hell I need an Air Zonk one too.

I will eventually get Magical Chase, but I may end up going for the Jap version.  Hell I just wanna play it.