Little known cool tips anyone?

[MotherGunner]

I think these were mentioned before but we should keep this list going.  

Push Select at home screen and keep in mind you need to set conditions to play other regions on your system (via mod/converter):

1.  To manage game saves on a Turbo Booster Plus, use the CD-Rom 2.0 system card included with the U.S. TG-CD. 3.0 Works as well.

2.  To manage game saves on a PC-Engine IN ENGLISH, use the CD-Rom 2.0 system card included with the U.S. TG-CD.  <--Especially useful to those of you who keep accidentally deleting your saves!     3.0 Works as well.

[sunteam_paul]

1. Always keep your CD unit plugged into the mains to retains your saved games.

2. Games are best enjoyed whilst sipping a cup of milky tea and munching on biscuits (Rich Tea preferred, Digestives a close second, but only if you dunk)

3. To avoid long term damage, never plunge your Duo into a bucket of ice cold water while the power is on.

[Black Tiger]

Games like Order of the Griffon show you the actual size of your save files.

The U.S. System 3.0 card works on Japanese systems.

The more or less physically identical Turbo CD, PCE CD-ROM and NEC computer CD-ROM are all interchangeable.

The PAL TurboGrafx doesn't run games at full speed, but is compatible with TurboGrafx-16 exp port accessories and has a unique A/V port. It also comes new in two boxes. If you are only buying one box the system will be incomplete. It has no official pack-in game.

You can use a regular stereo double male headphone jack cable as a TE/GT link cable. You can also run english and japanese games against one another in link modes.

Games like Monster Maker and TM Ziria SCD come in extra thick cases. If you try to replace the case with a regular cd case, the manual will not fit.

The Turbo Everdrive fits perfectly in a cd style HuCard case, such as Bomberman '94, Tennokoe Bank, SFII', mis. System cards, etc. It still fits with the optional usb pirt, but must slide in the sleeve with the pins facing upward and the case door will not close compketely. An over sized case such as those mentioned above will close.

Super CD and Arcade Card CD games have warning screens when you use a lower level system card. Some have unique graphics, cinemas, music or interactive content. Some PC-FX games also have warning screens when played on a PCE CD-ROM.

The 1.0 system card does not have a CD player. New features were added to each revision of system cards.

Many CD games such as Dracula X and Snatcher have unique audio warnings when played in a regular CD player.

The orange kisado converter fits perfectly in a rental store style plastic NES cart case.

Not all Games Express CD system cards are interchangeable. Make sure you are getting the right card with a game before buying it.

If a CD games gets lost during a load, the search will reset if you open and close the drive door just enough for the door sensor to release.

The only game Working Designs worked on that actually went to 11 was Dungeon Explorer II. But it was not published by Working Designs.

[Lost Monkey]

Up, Right, Down, Left, II at the game select screen on the Gate of Thunder 4 in 1 CD will bring you to the hidden Bomberman game.

[lukester]

At the options screen in 1943 Kai, play the songs 07, 07, 07, 07, 09, 03, 10 to go straight to the awesome new stages!

I use this cheat quite a lot, and there are many more cheats available, such as making the game twice as fast.

[ccovell]

HuCards make good keychains if you drill a hole in one of the corners.

PCE-CD "Obi"s can be safely stored out of the way under the plastic CD spindle insert of the CD case.

2P-5P games can be faked with a single pad and careful multitap insertion/removal.

CD games can be listened to in the Turbo/PCE CD player by first putting in a regular music CD, pressing RUN, removing the CD at the player screen WITHOUT hitting "disc change", putting in the CD game, selecting Track 2 on the number pad, then pressing Play.

etc.

[Bardoly]

Interesting info!

But I'm confused by the following:

The only game Working Designs worked on that actually went to 11 was Dungeon Explorer II. But it was not published by Working Designs.

I don't understand the eleven in this sentence.

[vestcoat]

With their love for pop culture references, WD tipped their hat to Spinal Tap in their advertising slogan: "Our Games Go to 11!"

[ccovell]

...their advertising slogan: "Our Games Go to 11!"

They were talking about RPG unit sales.

[Necromancer]

They were talking about RPG unit sales.

Ha!  And 'our games start at 11' was for when they were talking about the number of variations.

[Black Tiger]

They were talking about RPG unit sales.

Ha!  And 'our games start at 11' was for when they were talking about the number of variations.

It was also the number of years between their games' announcement and actual release date.

[Arkhan]

Working Delays.

[Lost Monkey]

They were talking about RPG unit sales.

Ha!  And 'our games start at 11' was for when they were talking about the number of variations.

It was also the number of years between their games' announcement and actual release date.

It was also the number of arguments Victor Ireland had going at any given time on r.g.v.s.

[BigusSchmuck]

You can rip pce/turbo cds on your pc and replace the audio tracks to the music of your choice and then burn them onto a cdr. A good example is replacing the music in Dynastic Hero with Children of the Bodom and rock out as you are destroying the enemy. Gets people rolling all the time.

[MotherGunner]

CD games can be listened to in the Turbo/PCE CD player by first putting in a regular music CD, pressing RUN, removing the CD at the player screen WITHOUT hitting "disc change", putting in the CD game, selecting Track 2 on the number pad, then pressing Play.

On a U.S. TG-CD and PCE counterpart, you can skip the step of putting in a regular music CD.  From the home screen just press the hardware play button, then the hardware FF button to track 2 to play the music off the game!  =)