Finally found a Turbo Duo!

[Motoracer]

Kinda treating this like an intro thread. Found this Turbo Duo at a local store. They had an import Duo in the same spot the week before, and I had to do a double take to realize it was the American model.

Got it for pretty cheap (I think they thought it was worth the same as a Japanese Duo...), with original controller and a copy of my favorite game, Devil's Crush!

Been having a blast with it. The only bad thing is the capacitors needed some replacing. I found someone locally to take care of that, but if need be might need some help from people on the forums.

Otherwise, it was great to play on American hardware. I've owned an R and an RW in the past, along with a Shuttle. And while they were nice, it didn't feel the same as I didn't even know the PC Engine existed when I was a kid.

I would have gotten a regular Turbografx, but the thing is just awkward looking with the Super CD behind it. I've always wanted a Turbo Duo, but I'm not made of money, and prices for these things have been insane.

I've owned some of the rarest systems, and seen even more than I've owned, but I've never come across a single Turbo Duo in the wild in my entire life. To say I'm happy is a huge understatement! Now to get some more games...

Pictures below:

[Dicer]

Nice find indeed. Enjoy the hell out of it, and welcome!!!

[mitsuman]

Damn, nice find! Welcome!

And even though I'm completely happy with my PCE Duo, if I ever find a reasonable priced TG16/TG16cd/TurboDuo, I'm definitely going to have to buy it. Just the excitement of finding one would push me over the edge.

[MrBroadway]

Keith Courage replaced my caps. I heartily recommend him. There are some others here who can, too, hopefully they will chime in with recommendations as well.

Also make sure to grab the Arcade Card Duo. Prices aren't so bad if you take your time in grabbing things. Some are forever insane, but that's to be expected.

Good luck!

[seieienbu]

Nice find, how much did that set you back out of curiosity?

[Punch]

Excellent, hard to find one for a fair price nowadays, if it weren't for someone here to sell me his I'd probably not have one. Enjoy and take care of it!

[esteban]

Devil's Crush is a great game to play whilst waiting for a minty fresh Ballistix to arrive in the mail.

[Necromancer]

Nice find and welcome aboard!  Devil's Crush definitely ain't a bad one to start out with.

[Motoracer]

I found it for 250!

I've had someone on Atari Age recommend Keith Courage as well, so I'll have to hit him up if the repair isn't done to my high expectations (aka: working, haha).

I can't describe to you that feeling of finding it... man. Like I've said before, I've had odd ball systems: X'Eye, Sharp Twin, Hitachi GPS Sega Saturn, N64 DD, heck even a consolized CPS2. NEVER have I ever seen a Turbo Duo in the wild. Period.

It was like the longest 3 seconds, haha. You think it's a Duo, you realize the power button is the wrong color, you see the logo, you see the controller, you freak out, you realize you can't afford this so don't get excited, you see the price... you get excited. Seriously, I was practically blocking the entire display case with my body until the clerk came over to let me see the system, haha. I didn't want anyone to scoop it up.

And yeah, Devil's Crush is one of my favorite games for the system, up there with Bomberman and Galaga 88/90. Speaking of which, two games I need to buy...

Can't say how many times I've played the game, yet only when I played this Turbo Duo did I figure out the unlimited coin glitch (hence the high score and giant vat of coins displayed). Not sure if that's been found or not (I'm sure it has been...), but it's a nice memory now to associate with the system. It'll be the one TG-16/PCEngine I had that memory with.

Thanks for the warm welcome. Glad I didn't post this in the wrong section. Looked around for ages for an intro section, and didn't find one.

[Arkhan]

most people introduce themselves in the top category above all the system sections, but it's not obvious that it's what happens there since it looks more like a "news area".


Play china warrior or we can never be friends.

[gex]

Hell yeah, $250 is an awesome deal

[Motoracer]

Hmm, China Warrior. Friendship may be jeapardized from the start, haha. What is it though, Vigilante? I'll play that!

[SignOfZeta]

The games feel better on "US" hardware?

[Green Beret]

Nice scoop, I hope you enjoy it!
I suppose you play via composite. Keith Courage can make you RGB mod or whatever mod.
RGB is very important, at least for me

[crazydean]

The games feel better on "US" hardware?

Yes, I wish I had a US Duo so I didn't have to look at that stupid green switch and purple lid button. I don't know why I even play this worthless PCE Duo.