Author Topic: TurboBooster for sale ------sold  (Read 597 times)

Bernie

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Re: TurboBooster for sale ------sold
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2011, 06:34:15 AM »
Well, awesome!  I had no clue they had two versions.  Why in the world would they make one that did not have the save data option?  Thats just insane.

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« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2011, 06:42:23 AM »
Cheaper for those that didn't care about saves, though I can't see anyone that cheap willing to shell out for better a/v either.
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Re: TurboBooster for sale ------sold
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2011, 10:09:23 AM »
Well, awesome!  I had no clue they had two versions.  Why in the world would they make one that did not have the save data option?  Thats just insane.
Saving data wasn't all that important when it comes to the original orange-label games (and later turbochips, to a lesser extent).  The passwords are short and the RPGs few.  When the Boosters were released, it was nice to save hi scores and Neutopia files, but that was about it (DE1 and DD don't access back-up RAM). 

On the other hand, the lack of stereo sound kind of sucked.  Just listen to China Warrior on headphones - it rocks and the tunes are full of stereo imaging!  Memory was expensive and the plain TB was much cheaper at $34.99 compared to $59.99 for the TB+. 

Obviously, making two models was stupid, both were overpriced, and I'm just playing devil's advocate here, but I can kind of see why they did it.   
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« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2011, 02:50:07 PM »
It was all a marketing gimmick, pure and simple.

Anyone with half a brain could "add" stereo sound to their TG-16 by 1995 or 96 just by using the info on the TurboList server back in the day. Granted that information was not readily available in 1991 or whenever the Boosters first came out, but surely any forward-thinking individual would've seen the practicality of the Booster Plus over the Booster.

Personally, I didn't get the CHANCE to give a shit about the stereo issue until '95 or '96 anyway, since the TV I was using up until that point had only one speaker.

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« Reply #19 on: September 29, 2011, 08:19:09 AM »
Anyone with half a brain could "add" stereo sound to their TG-16 by 1995 or 96 just by using the info on the TurboList server back in the day....

Wait, you mean there is a way to feed stereo sound out of the TG-16 without the use of a Booster? :) Pray tell, for I am in need of such wisdom! :)
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« Reply #20 on: September 29, 2011, 08:22:13 AM »
Wait, you mean there is a way to feed stereo sound out of the TG-16 without the use of a Booster? :) Pray tell, for I am in need of such wisdom! :)

Stereo sound and composite video can be tapped off the expansion port.
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« Reply #21 on: September 29, 2011, 08:31:09 AM »
Is there a thread to show how to do this? :)
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Re: TurboBooster for sale ------sold
« Reply #22 on: September 29, 2011, 10:04:24 AM »
its direct pin
just search for the pinout