Author Topic: Rerelease of the Turbo Duo... (Read 1474 times)

Odonadon · « **Reply #30 on:** July 19, 2006, 04:43:05 PM »

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They'd probably sell something like ten units. All to members of this site.

Exactly!

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I would totally buy a SGX/DUO/ACD hybrid system and I'm sure many others would too.

Why would you want to buy a clone when you have the original equipment at home already?

OD

DragonmasterDan · « **Reply #31 on:** July 19, 2006, 05:31:36 PM »

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Why would you want to buy a clone when you have the original equipment at home already?

OD

It's newer, it has a chance of lasting longer even if it's made more cheaply just due to differences in technology.

KingDrool · « **Reply #32 on:** July 20, 2006, 10:37:57 AM »

I talked to the guy behind the Generation NEX and he said that to get just the mold for the casing cost him $50k! I'm guessing that, at least in the states where the Turbo didn't have a fraction of the NES's following, doing something like this independently would be a hell of a loss financially.

As far as Hudson or NEC doing it...I don't really see what advantage it would have for them; especially when they can already make more cash with far less risk on the Virtual Console.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see it. But I just doubt the practicality of it.

takashirose · « **Reply #33 on:** July 20, 2006, 10:55:10 AM »

I know. I know. I really don't need a re-release because I have a Turbo Duo. I hope they release a lot of games through the Virtual Console. I hope that the rumours of a completed Bonk RPG for the Virtual Console will come true. I wonder why they cancelled it even for Japan where the PC-Engine was more popular?

nodtveidt · « **Reply #34 on:** July 21, 2006, 11:02:49 PM »

50K!?!?!?! Where the hell did he go??? Either someone's giving him the major shaft or he's full of shit because that price is above staggering.

KingDrool · « **Reply #35 on:** July 22, 2006, 09:28:11 AM »

I don't know, man. That's just what he told me. You can hear the interview here:http://www.teamfremont.com/podcasts/06.05.2006.mp3

nodtveidt · « **Reply #36 on:** July 22, 2006, 09:35:19 AM »

Hrm...I dunno man...when I had the case for Leviathan quoted, the mould was only $3500 (single-colour, and a rather complex design too). I could have gotten a two-colour set for $6800 (they make two moulds for the two plastics you want, then the two opposing pieces are snapped together). $50k would be enough to buy 6 moulds AND make about 10k units. Plasticwork is not terribly expensive.

FM-77 · « **Reply #37 on:** July 22, 2006, 10:35:14 AM »

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I hope that the rumours of a completed Bonk RPG for the Virtual Console will come true. I wonder why they cancelled it even for Japan where the PC-Engine was more popular?

Ha ha, believe me--that will never happen! Wow, I wonder who would start such a rumor?

grahf · « **Reply #38 on:** July 22, 2006, 04:10:09 PM »

I would love to try the bonk rpg beta.. if there even is one... ?

_joshuaTurbo · « **Reply #39 on:** July 22, 2006, 04:26:44 PM »

I voted no.

Would be cool to have one of the TV games TurboGrafx Collections er something...

TurboSage

nodtveidt · « **Reply #40 on:** July 22, 2006, 04:47:08 PM »

Ugh...you wanna talk about crap quality, there you go...I bought the C64 TV games stick and it broke within 20 minutes (got my money back at least). Also played the MK one a couple of times while I was working, and wow did it suck. I'd hate to see the PCE degraded in such a way.

TR0N · « **Reply #41 on:** July 22, 2006, 05:18:15 PM »

Hmm i guess... licenese it out to a company and give it a limted edition run.

Odonadon · « **Reply #42 on:** July 22, 2006, 06:26:08 PM »

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Ugh...you wanna talk about crap quality, there you go...I bought the C64 TV games stick and it broke within 20 minutes (got my money back at least). Also played the MK one a couple of times while I was working, and wow did it suck. I'd hate to see the PCE degraded in such a way.

Nod, in what way did the MK one suck? I've always wanted to pick up one of these little units but have always been afraid of just that - it breaking after 20 minutes of use.

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Hmm i guess... licenese it out to a company and give it a limted edition run.

After reading Nod's comments, I'm gonna have to go with a big ol' "hell no" to that

OD

nodtveidt · « **Reply #43 on:** July 23, 2006, 12:01:44 AM »

That's just it, OD...the thing is of such low-quality that it breaks way too easily. The companies that make these cheesy little TV games don't care if they last ten minutes or not, they're trying to cash in on the retro craze as cheaply as possible. The store I messed with the MK game at (it was one of the KB Toys locations my wife and I used to service) must have gone through twelve controllers (in a time span of two weeks! that's almost 1 a day!) before they decided "to hell with it!" and stopped offering it for demo. They're just made so bloody cheaply!

Oh yeah...and I almost forgot to mention that the MK one wasn't quite complete...there were quite a few differences that any hardcore MK gamer would notice and be irritated by.

takashirose · « **Reply #44 on:** July 24, 2006, 02:58:23 AM »

Dear god not a TV game TurboGrafx. Never in my life would I want something like that. I hate those plug and play systems with 30 built in games and no carttridge port. That wasn't what I meant. I would by a re-release by NEC/Hudson even if I have a Turbo Duo. I think the original is made of high quality. The re-releases if done incorrectly are of low quality.