Finally found a Turbo Duo!

[ClodBuster]

Fun fact: I replaced the black switches and buttons on my US Duo with their colored Japanese counterparts.

[MrBroadway]

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.

I will say there is something to be said for having a proper localization. That's far too expensive a luxury for me, though.

[kosko99]

Really nice find! I like the US model's aesthetics <3

Welcome to the forums 

[TelcoSurveyor]

Devil's Crush is a fantastic pinball game. That face in the middle of the playfield is creepy as hell.

[pressed]

$250 is an awesome deal.  I got mine in 98' for like 400 but it had the box, Ys Book 1 and 2, Keith Courage, and the Gate of Thunder Multi-Disc.  I love the duo, it's definitely the best version in my opinion once you have the caps all sorted out.  I was lucky I started buying some of my games in the late 90s before they got stupid expensive. My only regret is that I didn't start sooner.

[Punch]

Now you only need a copy of Gunboat and you're set! 

[SignOfZeta]

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.

I will say there is something to be said for having a proper localization. That's far too expensive a luxury for me, though.

What "localization"? They changed the name from something in English to something else in English and made the switches blend in. It's not exactly Earthbound, and I don't see anything luxurious about or nicer, or better, in any way.

[gex]

Fun fact: I replaced the black switches and buttons on my US Duo with their colored Japanese counterparts.

Shhhhhhh

[ClodBuster]

No shhh. I originally bought the colored buttons from Keith Courage. I even tried selling the black Turbo Duo buttons to somebody on the forum (same costs as the colored PCE Duo buttons), but there was only one person interested, and the sale wasn't completed.

So I can happily disguise my Turbo Duo as a Japanese or American console whenever I want, the only distinguishing feature being the lettering on the case.

[SignOfZeta]

Which feels more luxurious to you?

[ClodBuster]

Feelings? If I take the console in my hands, I've got the feeling that the plastic touch is almost as cheaply as a model 1 Genesis. No matter what color the buttons are. In comparison, the Super Famicom has a more sturdy feeling build quality.

So from my point of view, the original Duo feels flimsy and looks better on photos than when you actually put your hands on it.

[xelement5x]

Feelings? If I take the console in my hands, I've got the feeling that the plastic touch is almost as cheaply as a model 1 Genesis. No matter what color the buttons are. In comparison, the Super Famicom has a more sturdy feeling build quality.

So from my point of view, the original Duo feels flimsy and looks better on photos than when you actually put your hands on it.

Interesting, I never felt like the Model 1 Genesis felt flimsy, there was a fair bit of heft to the device and the design was neat to me.  The Model 2 Gensis definitely feels cheap to me though, but it really was cheap.

[MrBroadway]

Feelings? If I take the console in my hands, I've got the feeling that the plastic touch is almost as cheaply as a model 1 Genesis. No matter what color the buttons are. In comparison, the Super Famicom has a more sturdy feeling build quality.

So from my point of view, the original Duo feels flimsy and looks better on photos than when you actually put your hands on it.

Interesting, I never felt like the Model 1 Genesis felt flimsy, there was a fair bit of heft to the device and the design was neat to me.  The Model 2 Gensis definitely feels cheap to me though, but it really was cheap.

Even as a kid I was so disappointed with the model 2 (my model 1 had gotten stolen). A model 1 genny is just as sturdy imo as an SNES.

[Motoracer]

Yikes, already attacked, and it's only my first thread.

What I meant is that it doesn't feel right playing on a system that I didn't even know existed, and am not nearly as familiar with. Much like a Famicom or Super Famicom, or heck a Sharp Twin. Good systems for sure, and they play pretty much the same games as a US NES, but it's not the same.

Things like aesthetics are definitely important, as is the name, branding, and game packaging. As mentioned before, like with the Famicom line, I never knew there was a thing called PC engine, and much like the beloved yet flawed Toaster NES, you're drawn to what you're more familiar with. Another example are the clear funtastic N64s. I just can't for the life of me get into them. N64 for me will be forever black and grey. 

Plus, come on. The Turbo Duo has the whole Kitt car blacked out look about it . Purple buttons are too Nintendo to be on my Turbografx, and white systems aren't nearly as easy to keep sun damage free here in AZ.

[SignOfZeta]

Do you ever buy new games or do you only play the ones you had access to at a specific point in your life? What I mean is that the N64 went on sale in 1996, a 21 year old machine, and it's fine, but the clear plastic ones, which went on sale in 2000, 17 year old machine, cause you anxiety. One would think that any title you didn't have in your N64 collection in the first four years of its existence would be just as disquieting.


Being uncomfortable with new experiences, do you find it difficult to enjoy bands that aren't dead yet? Who's the wisest Ninja Turtle? How bad do vegetables taste?