Poll- Are you a new or old PC Engine/TurboGrafx gamer?

[GohanX]

I always wanted one back in the day, but it was not meant to be. I eventually got a duo from TZD sometime around 2001 or so, but I didn't really get active until I got a Duo R maybe 10 years ago.

[Bloufo]

TBH, I didn't even know what it was until about 2007.
That was the year I bought a Wii, and I saw something called "TurboGrafx-16/TurboGrafx-CD" in the list of Wii Virtual Console games.

As I say, I hadn't a clue what that was. So out of curiosity I bought a couple of those games, and really liked what I saw. So the following year I got on to eBay and won an auction off of this guy called Doujindance. It was for a loose Coregrafx and PC Engine Duo.

The Duo was running very hot with the Genesis 2 power supply that I was given. That's what led me to you guys here at pcenginefx to ask with regard to power supply specs.

[Groover]

I played it all the time at my best friends house. So much fun. I finally got a duo a few years ago.

[grolt]

I bought the system new for $50 when its battle with the Genesis was all but lost and was able to get a lot of used games for $5 a pop from my local video rental shop at the same time since they were cutting ties as well.  I played it a little bit back then, mostly just quick run throughs of Fantasy Zone and Deep Blue, but didn't really have enough games for me to really stick with the system long.  I always wanted to play the Bonk games but could never find them in my area in Northern Canada.  The Genesis and SNES kept releasing good games up there so it was back to playing those.  I always kept the system and all the games, and every few years I'd revisit them, but it wasn't until earlier this year that I really fell in love with the system.  I busted it out for a quick play on my birthday and ended up plowing through a half dozen of the games with a craving for more.  Fast forward a few months and I've been able to track down the vast majority of the HuCard games and I'm working on the CDs now as well.  Great little system that never really got a fair shot, and the one that finally, after 25+ years of gaming finally made me a shooter fan.  All hail NEC.

[Gentlegamer]

I'm definitely a late comer to OBEY. I only knew TG-16 from magazine coverage when it was current. I only knew one kid (friend of a friend of a friend) who was that spoiled kid who had everything, and he had a TG-16 and the Turbo CD, but I never got to play it (I was the young kid who just got to watch, prefiguring Twitch).

In the late 90s, I discovered the magic of emulation, and the Magic Engine emulator, which was my firs taste of OBEY. I was a mostly emu-classic gamer for many years when I finally started "collecting" in 2006, when I bought a like-new TG-16 and three games (Keith Courage, Dungeon Explorer, and Neutopia).

For several years after that, I still played most games through emulation when I picked up buying a few games here and there for TG-16, and was pointed at Keith Courage here for a great Duo-R with region switch. I've slowly accumulated a nice little library that I am very happy with.

[esadajr]

I'm an old newcomer. Three years of actively playing with my DuoR.

[GoldenWheels]

I knew a kid who had a Turbo Express but NOT a TG-16 in the 90s. Man did I do a lot of over the shoulder watching.

"Can I play now?"
"No."

Then I emulated it for a few years in the early aughts before ever owning one. More accurately, I hogged the hell out of my buddies' roommates PC which had an emulator on it, since I had no idea how to set that stuff up.

[Warbucks]

I had it when it was 1st released, being the only kid in the neighborhood with a TG16 was cool because everyone wanted to play it but stunk because I couldn't trade games with anyone.

Decades later, it seems like it still is the same 

[grendelrt]

I had a TG16 then the next Xmas got a CD add on. Got the super system card at release. My brother at the time worked at NEC in Texas, so my parents bought me the TG16 based on him working there. He would send me games every once in a while which was awesome. My favorite on he sent was Devil's Crush. Made the super huge mistake of selling everything in HS to get a Saturn. I bought a Duo though in college and have been slowly getting the games I really enjoyed back. My fondest gaming memories are playing my TG16+CD growing up. I didnt get SNES until the end of its generation. My first new system at release after TG16 was the PSX.

[geise]

Traded in my TG-16 back in the day to get the Duo at launch.  Glad I did.  Sad it didn't last long, but at least I was grabbing the games for next to nothing.  Cotton and DE II $10 a piece new?...yes please. 

[johnnykonami]

I had Cotton at one point and don't miss it one bit, traded it back when it was going for regular prices.  I think for something pretty common, too.  You're the second person I've heard picked up DEII for $10 though, and I wish I would have run into it at that price.  Gah, what was I doing back in 1993/94???  I guess you never can tell which games are going to become rare.  It was probably still $50 bucks which was still a hefty amount to me back in high school.

[martinine]

This is easily one of the best threads I've ever read. Seeing how everyone fell in love with this system is really fun. Let's hope it keeps going for some time.

[StarDust4Ever]

I've been retrogaming since 2002, starting with NES. I didn't know what Turbografx was until the Wii came out. I literally read the Virtual Console announcement and was like wth is a Turbografx? I downloaded a few games and got hooked. Starting in 2011 with the Genesis, and 2012 Atari 2600, I started branching out beyond Nintendo systems (I have every Nintendo system except for Virtual Boy). 2013 brought me an AV Famicom so I could rid myself of using half-donkey converters to play imports on my NES toaster, and 2014 introduced me to three "underdogs," an SMS via an adapter from Stone Age Gamer, an Atari 7800, and a Turbo Grafx-16 base model. One of my first purchases was the Everdrive, seeing how expensive TG-16 games were. I also recently bought an AV adapter from a dealer on Etsy. Very nice to finally get stereo sound output.

Late Bloomer but I have a modest pile of Turbochip games and am building my collection slowly. I joined mainly to read the "hidden" forums but I figure I'll post a few here.

tg-16 is a wonderful if often overlooked system!

[Silent Hill]

I had no clue what a TG was growing up. I found out about it around 2010 and picked up a lot online. It's been slim pickings around here for anything TG related, but I'm happy with my progress so far.

Desh hooked me up with a Duo months ago so I've finally got to experience Ys I & II and Rondo the proper way.

[Opethian]

I still don't know