North America vs. Europe

[Turbotracks]

Wondering if there is a difference between the the U.S. and European turbo chip releases including boxes? Is there any?

Thanks for the help!

[SignOfZeta]

Nothing in the ROM, I'm pretty sure.

[DragonmasterDan]

The European releases were actually US chips. The European hardware is different though.

[kiketonto]

In boxes, the kind of letter is different but nothing more, the Pal/USA chips are compatible.

[Black Tiger]

Is there such a thing as boxed PAL TG games?

[DragonmasterDan]

Is there such a thing as boxed PAL TG games?

My understanding was that they just used US boxes and put a price tag over them.

[esteban]

Is there such a thing as boxed PAL TG games?

My understanding was that they just used US boxes and put a price tag over them.

I would love it if we could speak to someone with first-hand experience with the PAL hardware and/or could tell us which specific titles were available in Europe.

We have decent information about the French PCE import scene, for example, but nothing solid about PAL TG-16 software availability (hell, we know more about the Korean Vistar! Not much, but more than PAL TG-16).

[DragonmasterDan]

I would love it if we could speak to someone with first-hand experience with the PAL hardware and/or could tell us which specific titles were available in Europe.

We have decent information about the French PCE import scene, for example, but nothing solid about PAL TG-16 software availability (hell, we know more about the Korean Vistar! Not much, but more than PAL TG-16).

I'm not sure if anyone else remembers where this was, but there was a scan of an ad for buying TurboGrafx games (and hardware) in British pounds. There was 20ish games available plus the system. Does anyone still have that scan?

[esteban]

soop! sunteam_paul! Hear Dan's call!

[Damon Plus]

In Spain, I remember a magazine that had a store you could buy TG games from. A big omission was Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, which, as it was never released with a cardboard box, was never "imported".

[guyjin]

You didn't miss much, damon.

[esteban]

In Spain, I remember a magazine that had a store you could buy TG games from. A big omission was Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, which, as it was never released with a cardboard box, was never "imported".

Ha! I never thought about that before. Thank you for sharing, we are learning stuff every day .

[Tatsujin]

Swissle had "only" pce imports. Can't help much on that front. But from pure hearing and reading, yeah i think they just put a new price tag on it, and in some cases, an add. instruction as a simple A4 letter or such.

[guyjin]

Swissle had "only" pce imports. Can't help much on that front.

Wasn't your first exposure to OBEY a Turbografx? So you were a freak among freaks 

[Turbotracks]

Thanks for all of the help! I ended up buying a few factory sealed titles from somebody in the U.K. so I'll be sure to post once they arrive!