Grolt's Adventure

[grolt]

Hey folks, found these boards via the Digit Press forum and I like what you've all built here.  Caring core community, irreverent humor and a lot of knowledge.  I've owned a TG-16 since 1992 or so, but never really delved into the library or the culture of the system until recently.  I bought it when it was being liquidated from a Radio Shack in my little city, and the local video store had a bunch of the used games on sale for $5 each so I picked up all they had (Parasol Stars, Fantasy Zone, Psychosis, Ordyne, Deep Blue, Boxy Boy, World Court Tennis and Davis Cup Tennis).  Being a SEGA (FEKA? Sorry.) fan, I played Fantasy Zone a lot, but otherwise was too distracted with the other systems that would get all the talk on the playground growing up.  I've always liked the underdog systems, since they tend to have the best ratio of good games to shovelware, and like favorites of mine like the Master System and the Saturn, there's a ton of interesting and unique games on the TG-16 that you can't get anywhere else.  I like how the TG-16 didn't really try to be the Genesis or the NES, most of its games (that I've seen at least in my limited knowledge) are arcade ports unique to the system or original games that never made it out anywhere else, and that's what I'm looking forward to getting into.

I've been making my way through my original collection, but have been tracking down a lot of games through the limited distribution channels that still exist today for a system as eclectic as the TG-16.  I'm loving the system already despite its quirks (the one controller port always got me as a kid with a younger brother who needed to play along), and I still haven't even played most of the system's iconic games, like the Bonks, Legendary Axes, Neutopias, etc.  I've got a bunch of those en route now though, so I'm on my way to rectifying that in a hurry.

Anyway, hello from Canada and really looking forward to learning a bunch from you all and hopefully at some port contributing something of worth.

[Black Tiger]

Welcome. If you're interested in playing games, you should get a Turbo Everdrive or a PC Engine system. There are hundreds more PCE games than Turbo and the PCE versions of shared games are usually much cheaper.

[wildfruit]

Welcome! An excellent introduction. Logic says pick yourself up a duo. Sexy says get a briefcase setup. Enjoy!

[esteban]

Comrade, welcome.

Keep your TG-16, obviously, since it is awesome.

But, certainly, as Black_Tiger suggested, we encourage you to explore PCE games at some point.

There is no rush, of course.

Same for the CD-ROM games...there is no rush,as long as you know you will explore the games in the future.

Also, I know I have problems, but you should be reading, listening, watching, breathing all things Turbo/PCE.

OTHERWISE, you are doing it wrong. Sadly, I am not joking.

[Bardoly]

Welcome to Pcenginefx!

[grolt]

Thanks for the welcomes, guys, and the tips on the PC Engine/CD routes.  That's definitely something I'd like to get into, particularly getting a Turbo Duo, but something I'll wait to do until after I've satiated myself with just the western Hucard releases first.  When I was first getting into Master System games I went about a similar strategy - play the US games, then try the European ones, then Japan, then descend into the chaos of Brazil.  I like starting out with the games where I have context - I remember a lot of the TG-16 games and want to try those, I'll have some nostalgia to guide me.  I'm a huge Ys fan though dating back to the SMS port of the game, so it might be tougher to avoid at least getting the CD attachment for my TG-16.  Looking at the eBay price for that right now...nah, I'll be good for a bit.

[DragonmasterDan]

Hey folks, found these boards via the Digit Press forum and I like what you've all built here.  Caring core community, irreverent humor and a lot of knowledge.  I've owned a TG-16 since 1992 or so, but never really delved into the library or the culture of the system until recently. I bought it when it was being liquidated from a Radio Shack in my little city, and the local video store had a bunch of the used games on sale for $5 each so I picked up all they had (Parasol Stars, Fantasy Zone, Psychosis, Ordyne, Deep Blue, Boxy Boy, World Court Tennis and Davis Cup Tennis).  Being a SEGA (FEKA? Sorry.) fan, I played Fantasy Zone a lot, but otherwise was too distracted with the other systems that would get all the talk on the playground growing up.  I've always liked the underdog systems, since they tend to have the best ratio of good games to shovelware, and like favorites of mine like the Master System and the Saturn, there's a ton of interesting and unique games on the TG-16 that you can't get anywhere else.  I like how the TG-16 didn't really try to be the Genesis or the NES, most of its games (that I've seen at least in my limited knowledge) are arcade ports unique to the system or original games that never made it out anywhere else, and that's what I'm looking forward to getting into.

I've been making my way through my original collection, but have been tracking down a lot of games through the limited distribution channels that still exist today for a system as eclectic as the TG-16.  I'm loving the system already despite its quirks (the one controller port always got me as a kid with a younger brother who needed to play along), and I still haven't even played most of the system's iconic games, like the Bonks, Legendary Axes, Neutopias, etc.  I've got a bunch of those en route now though, so I'm on my way to rectifying that in a hurry.

Anyway, hello from Canada and really looking forward to learning a bunch from you all and hopefully at some port contributing something of worth.

I saw the Radio Shack comment and was about to ask if you were in Canada. Then I saw your closing and realized you are.

We have quite a lot of people saying they were unable to find TurboGrafx games back during it's heyday, and I recall more than a few folks in the great white north stating they obtained their goods at Radio Shack.

In any event, welcome to the forum.

[BigusSchmuck]

Welcome aboard! First order of business, get yourself a refurbished Duo from our awesome member Keith Courage! That's the only way to play CD games without breaking the piggy bank too much. If you are scared of the language barrier of PCE games, check this thread out: http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14497.0 there are surprisingly plenty of games already in English or 80%. Again welcome!

[grolt]

Hey folks, found these boards via the Digit Press forum and I like what you've all built here.  Caring core community, irreverent humor and a lot of knowledge.  I've owned a TG-16 since 1992 or so, but never really delved into the library or the culture of the system until recently. I bought it when it was being liquidated from a Radio Shack in my little city, and the local video store had a bunch of the used games on sale for $5 each so I picked up all they had (Parasol Stars, Fantasy Zone, Psychosis, Ordyne, Deep Blue, Boxy Boy, World Court Tennis and Davis Cup Tennis).  Being a SEGA (FEKA? Sorry.) fan, I played Fantasy Zone a lot, but otherwise was too distracted with the other systems that would get all the talk on the playground growing up.  I've always liked the underdog systems, since they tend to have the best ratio of good games to shovelware, and like favorites of mine like the Master System and the Saturn, there's a ton of interesting and unique games on the TG-16 that you can't get anywhere else.  I like how the TG-16 didn't really try to be the Genesis or the NES, most of its games (that I've seen at least in my limited knowledge) are arcade ports unique to the system or original games that never made it out anywhere else, and that's what I'm looking forward to getting into.

I've been making my way through my original collection, but have been tracking down a lot of games through the limited distribution channels that still exist today for a system as eclectic as the TG-16.  I'm loving the system already despite its quirks (the one controller port always got me as a kid with a younger brother who needed to play along), and I still haven't even played most of the system's iconic games, like the Bonks, Legendary Axes, Neutopias, etc.  I've got a bunch of those en route now though, so I'm on my way to rectifying that in a hurry.

Anyway, hello from Canada and really looking forward to learning a bunch from you all and hopefully at some port contributing something of worth.

I saw the Radio Shack comment and was about to ask if you were in Canada. Then I saw your closing and realized you are.

We have quite a lot of people saying they were unable to find TurboGrafx games back during it's heyday, and I recall more than a few folks in the great white north stating they obtained their goods at Radio Shack.

In any event, welcome to the forum.

Radio Shack was the only place where I ever saw consoles or new games for sale.  They had the TG-16 and the Express, along with the TV Tuner, and then a few of the more noteworthy games like Bonk's Adventure and Splatterhouse.  Oddly enough, we have a video store called Superior Video and they jumped on the TG-16 train once it came out, renting out a good 20 or so games from the early library - even going as far as to clear out a lot of NES titles to make shelf space.  I hardly ever saw the games rented out, and eventually they'd all be liquidated for $5 a pop, which was when I jumped in (Radio Shack was selling the new boxed system for $49.99, which I still have today).  I lived in a smallish city of around 15,000 at the time, so I'm not sure if games were available at the bigger retailers (what was it like in the US?) but it was a tough system to find.

[Necromancer]

Welcome aboard!

[grolt]

Welcome aboard! First order of business, get yourself a refurbished Duo from our awesome member Keith Courage! That's the only way to play CD games without breaking the piggy bank too much. If you are scared of the language barrier of PCE games, check this thread out: http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14497.0 there are surprisingly plenty of games already in English or 80%. Again welcome!

Thanks for the suggestions and the link.  I definitely would like to check out the PC Engine library at some point.  I still even have some random PC Engine HuCard that I received in a lot of other games years back.  It has something like a yellow cactus dude on the front label.  Looking at the list, DIE HARD is one I'd really like to play - looks like a weird game, incredible attention to detail in cut-scenes and sprites, but completely random levels (who knew the first four stages of the movie were in a Vietnam-esque jungle?).

Is Keith Courage just some Santa filled with modded Duos that you can buy?  Is there some kind of thread for that?

[DragonmasterDan]

Radio Shack was the only place where I ever saw consoles or new games for sale.  They had the TG-16 and the Express, along with the TV Tuner, and then a few of the more noteworthy games like Bonk's Adventure and Splatterhouse.  Oddly enough, we have a video store called Superior Video and they jumped on the TG-16 train once it came out, renting out a good 20 or so games from the early library - even going as far as to clear out a lot of NES titles to make shelf space.  I hardly ever saw the games rented out, and eventually they'd all be liquidated for $5 a pop, which was when I jumped in (Radio Shack was selling the new boxed system for $49.99, which I still have today).  I lived in a smallish city of around 15,000 at the time, so I'm not sure if games were available at the bigger retailers (what was it like in the US?) but it was a tough system to find.

I lived in a large urban area, and the only other place I spent a significant amount of time was a smaller but still urbanized area. So my experience in finding TurboGrafx games, systems and peripherals in the wild was that large chain stores like Toys R Us, Electronics Boutique, Babbages and Software Etc carried it. Some of the larger department stores carried Turbo Grafx stuff until 1992 as well.

From the TTI era (April 1992) on, it was mostly limited to Toys R us, or the specialty stores (EB, Babbages, Software etc) and mom and pop retailers selling it.

[Bardoly]

Is Keith Courage just some Santa filled with modded Duos that you can buy?

Pretty much.   

Is there some kind of thread for that?

Yes.   :-"

[Warbucks]

Uhh.. Welcome, I guess

[Punch]

Keith Courage has pallets of PCE consoles but he's too humble to admit it.