Strangest place you've found PCE games

[grache]

I was in a Goodwill looking for PS1 and Dreamcast games in the CD section when I found these:

Afterwards I looked through the entire CD rack, twice, hoping I missed some better games. Even though I can't play half of them for the language barrier, at a buck a piece, I still picked them up for the novelty.

Where's the strangest place you've found PCE stuff?

[Necromancer]

Nice score, particularly the Cobra II. 

I've never seen any PCE games in the wild, not even at a used game shop. 

[esteban]

I've never found tg-16/PCE in the wild.

I live near a retro store, so, sure, they have a crappy tg-16/PCE game (or five).

But in the wild?

I wish!

[grache]

Nice score, particularly the Cobra II. 

Really? I tryed to play it when I got it but it's all Japanese text and speech. Seems unplayable unless you understand Japanese. I only played for about 5 minutes, maybe it's better later on?

[Duo_R]

I found Poem of Angel at some little random video game store back in the late 90s. It was weird because I never found a PC Engine title in a random game shop like that, they never carried any TG / PCE games after that. It was a trip playing the game with the language barrier.

[grache]

It was weird because I never found a PC Engine title in a random game shop like that, they never carried any TG / PCE games after that.

They probably got the game on trade-in and gave the guy 50 cents. I've never seen Turbografx, much less PCE,  games in any of my local game or thrift stores.

There were also some Japanese DVDs at the Goodwill when I found the PCE games. Since it was in a university town I figure a Japanese student donated what they couldn't fit in their luggage when they were going back home.

Funny how there were no HuCards or games that are easy to play in English. I wonder if someone got there before me.

[mackdanger]

To find PCE stuff at a game store is one thing. To find Japanese games at a Goodwill is absolutely mind blowing. I stumbled across some PCE stuff at an old video store the other day, but that isn't all that strange for over here.

[PixyJunket]

I found a giant stack at a used game store, that's about it. But given that it's usually rare to see TG16 games at these places, a stack of PCE is still a little bit crazy. They had a few decent games, but their prices were nuts, so I opted to not buy anything, although it may have been worth it if I had games to trade in to them depending on what they gave for credit.

[Black Tiger]

I just typed out detailed descriptions of several instances before my browser crashed. So I'll just say:

Local TV store in 1990
sidewalk
EA's dumpster
"imported from India" to Vancouver pawn shop
flea markets
mall

[Punch]

You made me curious Black Tiger

[SuperGrafx]

Never seen any PCE games for sale in the wild.
But I did once spot a TG-16 console (around 2001 I think) at a local goodwill.
Funny thing is, the parts were scattered all over the store.  Thankfully I was able to locate the controller, RF unit and AC adapter before buying it.  Total price?  $15.00

[cjameslv]

I was in a Goodwill looking for PS1 and Dreamcast games in the CD section when I found these:

Afterwards I looked through the entire CD rack, twice, hoping I missed some better games. Even though I can't play half of them for the language barrier, at a buck a piece, I still picked them up for the novelty.

Where's the strangest place you've found PCE stuff?

Here at the goodwill & salvation army stores here in vegas, i have found a few turbo cd games. They were labeled "media" and were a couple dollars each from the cd music section.

[grache]

Here at the goodwill & salvation army stores here in vegas, i have found a few turbo cd games.

Did you find TurboCD games just once or on several occasions? The Goodwill closest to me used to always have at least a handful of NES, SNES, N64 and Genesis games. They moved location and now they *never* have any games. Does anyone know where Goodwills get their stock from? Is it only from local donations or do they also come from distribution centers?

[cjameslv]

Here at the goodwill & salvation army stores here in vegas, i have found a few turbo cd games.

Did you find TurboCD games just once or on several occasions? The Goodwill closest to me used to always have at least a handful of NES, SNES, N64 and Genesis games. They moved location and now they *never* have any games. Does anyone know where Goodwills get their stock from? Is it only from local donations or do they also come from distribution centers?

It's hit and miss. Been a few times though so I know it wasn't a fluke. I'm pretty sure it's just donation based.

[Ayce]

I was in a Goodwill looking for PS1 and Dreamcast games in the CD section when I found these:

Afterwards I looked through the entire CD rack, twice, hoping I missed some better games. Even though I can't play half of them for the language barrier, at a buck a piece, I still picked them up for the novelty.

Where's the strangest place you've found PCE stuff?

Every time I go to Good Will or The Salvation Army I check out the CDs just in case... never found anything PCE/TG related.