That Tobias f--k went after Xak III and SO II as pressed CD-ROM releases!

[sirhcman]

This is the crux of the matter imo.  I've had games for 20 years that I would like to one day see in English.  The PC Engine isn't exactly the SNES over here with fan groups champing at the bit to find something new to translate.  The top tier SNES stuff was finished ages ago and now random stuff gets English translation patches.  Meanwhile fantastic PC Engine games go untranslated forever.  When people do step up their works get marginalized by a profiteering jerk ending in people being potentially less interested in continuing work on the platform.

What about all the SNES repros being sold on etsy, aliexpress, ebay, conventions with translations? Surely these sellers aren't kicking bucks back to the translators either.

[Gypsy]

This is the crux of the matter imo.  I've had games for 20 years that I would like to one day see in English.  The PC Engine isn't exactly the SNES over here with fan groups champing at the bit to find something new to translate.  The top tier SNES stuff was finished ages ago and now random stuff gets English translation patches.  Meanwhile fantastic PC Engine games go untranslated forever.  When people do step up their works get marginalized by a profiteering jerk ending in people being potentially less interested in continuing work on the platform.

What about all the SNES repros being sold on etsy, aliexpress, ebay, conventions with translations? Surely these sellers aren't kicking bucks back to the translators either.

They are pieces of shit just like Tobias.

[sirhcman]

This is the crux of the matter imo.  I've had games for 20 years that I would like to one day see in English.  The PC Engine isn't exactly the SNES over here with fan groups champing at the bit to find something new to translate.  The top tier SNES stuff was finished ages ago and now random stuff gets English translation patches.  Meanwhile fantastic PC Engine games go untranslated forever.  When people do step up their works get marginalized by a profiteering jerk ending in people being potentially less interested in continuing work on the platform.

What about all the SNES repros being sold on etsy, aliexpress, ebay, conventions with translations? Surely these sellers aren't kicking bucks back to the translators either.

They are pieces of shit just like Tobias.

The point I was trying to make was that it hasn't stopped translators from continuing to translate SNES games

[Black Tiger]

When the ratio of Nintendo game translation teams to PC Engine translation teams is 100 to 1, the fact that any have reconsidered new projects because of what some people done with them... it's the equivalent of the entire active PCE translation scene giving up.

We already know some of the damage PCEWorks has done.

[Phase]

Edit: Ignore

[EmperorIng]

You can point out bullshit and make fun of people who spend premium money for printed-discs with fan translations, but you're not going to stop those poor saps who have a fetish for plastic and cardboard. Sometimes it's better to laugh at the fool parting with his money - especially if it's a mega-swindle like the epic saga neo-geo's Aero Fighters 3 Debacle.

[Phase]

Thanks for the advise EmperorIng.  Yeah I may just not bother with a response on there.

[turboswimbz]

Speaking of Repo's anyone have one of these?

https://videogamereproductions.com/collections/pc-engine-cd-turbo-grafx-duo-reproduction-games?page=4


Interested to see one compared to the real deal . . . Is there already a spot where we discussed these?

FYI:
I'm pretty sure I have seen at least one of these trying to be passed off as real...

[Black Tiger]

Looks like inkjet covers and cdr discs. Makes Tobias' products seem like a good deal by comparison.

[Mathius]

You can point out bullshit and make fun of people who spend premium money for printed-discs with fan translations, but you're not going to stop those poor saps who have a fetish for plastic and cardboard. Sometimes it's better to laugh at the fool parting with his money - especially if it's a mega-swindle like the epic saga neo-geo's Aero Fighters 3 Debacle.

I remember that. They even tricked international gaming mags into running the bogus story. I love my AES but I stay far away from that community. Every time I went to NG.com bitd it felt like I was walking into a seedy bar from any 80s action movie. You know the kind; full of eye patch wearing, cigar smoking martial arts thugs.

[turboswimbz]

Looks like inkjet covers and cdr discs. Makes Tobias' products seem like a good deal by comparison.

Yeah, but a few that he "updated" look better maybe, I can't tell much from my computer screen. I assume they are CDRs.  and as far as value if your getting repo shit might as well get cheap shit. serves you right.

[SignOfZeta]

You can point out bullshit and make fun of people who spend premium money for printed-discs with fan translations, but you're not going to stop those poor saps who have a fetish for plastic and cardboard. Sometimes it's better to laugh at the fool parting with his money - especially if it's a mega-swindle like the epic saga neo-geo's Aero Fighters 3 Debacle.

I remember that. They even tricked international gaming mags into running the bogus story. I love my AES but I stay far away from that community. Every time I went to NG.com bitd it felt like I was walking into a seedy bar from any 80s action movie. You know the kind; full of eye patch wearing, cigar smoking martial arts thugs.

If you think that’s bad, keep in mind that NG.com is (mostly) the good guys! It’s very rare for a massive scam like that to come from a trusted forum member (as it did with AF3). Usually they are setting the record straaight and busting suckers.

[Mathius]

You can point out bullshit and make fun of people who spend premium money for printed-discs with fan translations, but you're not going to stop those poor saps who have a fetish for plastic and cardboard. Sometimes it's better to laugh at the fool parting with his money - especially if it's a mega-swindle like the epic saga neo-geo's Aero Fighters 3 Debacle.

I remember that. They even tricked international gaming mags into running the bogus story. I love my AES but I stay far away from that community. Every time I went to NG.com bitd it felt like I was walking into a seedy bar from any 80s action movie. You know the kind; full of eye patch wearing, cigar smoking martial arts thugs.

If you think that’s bad, keep in mind that NG.com is (mostly) the good guys! It’s very rare for a massive scam like that to come from a trusted forum member (as it did with AF3). Usually they are setting the record straaight and busting suckers.

I hope your right. The more I spent there back then the more the vibe changed. Of course, it could've just been my over-sensitivity to that kind of stuff.

[Necromancer]

Speaking of Repo's anyone have one of these?

https://videogamereproductions.com/collections/pc-engine-cd-turbo-grafx-duo-reproduction-games?page=4

I don't have any but I've seen the site before.  $20 seems high for a full manual and good print quality, and I'm not sure he's delivering on either.

[turboswimbz]

Speaking of Repo's anyone have one of these?

https://videogamereproductions.com/collections/pc-engine-cd-turbo-grafx-duo-reproduction-games?page=4

I don't have any but I've seen the site before.  $20 seems high for a full manual and good print quality, and I'm not sure he's delivering on either.

LOL i believe a bunch of them don't have manuals.  But I've seen that Dynastic hero back reused to try to pass off a DH as real.  only reason I was wondering about them and if they were actually any good.