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cireza

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Bought my very first PC Engine system
« on: January 29, 2018, 07:20:07 AM »
I finally decided myself and bought a PC-Engine. Wooooo  :dance:

A French seller was selling a RGB + recapped Duo, and I decided to get it. Price seemed decent, however there is no controller. I need to find one...

I will surely be getting recommendations from you for games in the future, probably in this thread if it suits you all. I understand that you are all veterans from this console, but still hope that you can share the passion ! Being a veteran gamer of Sega and Nintendo consoles (that I know very well), it becomes sometimes difficult after all these years to still feel and share the passion... But I am rambling, sorry about that :lol:

I am particularly interested in CD-Games that are easily playable (which means in English or no need to read Japanese, I will take a look at the pinned topic) and of course Hucard games. To make this clear I will probably be getting an everdrive, which does not exclude getting a few originals of course.
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tbone3969

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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2018, 07:27:44 AM »
Prince of Persia
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2018, 07:29:33 AM »
Yeah, Prince of Persia. That’s about it.
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2018, 07:40:44 AM »
Try games before you buy.

Here are English friendly Japanese titles:

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14497.0
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cireza

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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2018, 07:46:01 AM »
Will take a look at Prince of Persia...

I will try games, thanks for the advice.

Any advice concerning controllers ? Do you know if there are adapters out there, to use a MegaDrive controller on PC-Engine for example ?
« Last Edit: January 29, 2018, 07:50:15 AM by cireza »
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2018, 07:53:25 AM »
The only adapters I know of are for using PS1 controllers on PCE.
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2018, 08:11:17 AM »
Quote from: cireza on January 29, 2018, 07:20:07 AM
I finally decided myself and bought a PC-Engine. Wooooo  :dance:

A French seller was selling a RGB + recapped Duo, and I decided to get it. Price seemed decent, however there is no controller. I need to find one...

I will surely be getting recommendations from you for games in the future, probably in this thread if it suits you all. I understand that you are all veterans from this console, but still hope that you can share the passion ! Being a veteran gamer of Sega and Nintendo consoles (that I know very well), it becomes sometimes difficult after all these years to still feel and share the passion... But I am rambling, sorry about that :lol:

I am particularly interested in CD-Games that are easily playable (which means in English or no need to read Japanese, I will take a look at the pinned topic) and of course Hucard games. To make this clear I will probably be getting an everdrive, which does not exclude getting a few originals of course.

Comrade, if you like shootemups, grab any cheap CD shootemup and have fun.

Ask us if you want opinions on any game.

Otherwise...

Prince of Persia
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2018, 08:26:53 AM »
Congrats OP!

Despite its obscurity, the pce has pretty of good entry-level games for retro gamers. There's plenty of franchises or popular developers who made great games for the system.

If you're a Hudson, Taito or Namco fan then you struck gold. There are even some really cool sega ports.
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turboswimbz

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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2018, 08:46:00 AM »
Congrats. PCE passion never dulls unlike that Nintendo fanboy stuff.

Look at the list Black Tiger linked, there are a ton of fun games on there to try. (PoP is a good game but there are sooooo many more awesome PCE games to try)

Here are some great  CD games from that list that aren't crazy expensive yet I still suggest tyring before buying though :

Gotzendiener
Puyo Puyo CD
Splash Lake
RANMA 1/2 - DATŌ, GANSO MUSABETSU KAKUTŌ-RYŪ!
 Road Spirits
Gate of Thunder
 Baby Jo
Psychic Storm
Star Parodier
Super Raiden
Conan Future Boy
Crest of Wolf (Riot Zone)
 Pomping World (Buster Bros).
R-TYPE Complete CD
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cireza

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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2018, 09:14:00 AM »
Quote from: Necromancer on January 29, 2018, 07:53:25 AM
The only adapters I know of are for using PS1 controllers on PCE.
I prefer buying a controller than playing with a PS1 controller  :lol:

Quote from: turboswimbz on January 29, 2018, 08:46:00 AM
Congrats. PCE passion never dulls unlike that Nintendo fanboy stuff.
I don't really know about Nintendo passion, never was a big fan, however my Sega passion is still going strong after all these years 8)

Thanks for the games list, I will check it out tomorrow.

Is Prince of Persia some kind of rolling gag around here ? :lol:
I watched some gameplay and it looked pretty good. Also, great music.

Why are there some switches above the I and II buttons on the controllers ? What a strange design. I believe most games only use two buttons anyway ?
« Last Edit: January 29, 2018, 09:15:54 AM by cireza »
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #10 on: January 29, 2018, 10:15:22 AM »
If Prince of Persia is a rolling gag it's a new one.  It's not horrible but it's not great either.

Baby Jo, however, is about as bad as it gets.  The rest of swimmy's picks are pretty good, but that one......  just no.  NOOOOOO!
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #11 on: January 29, 2018, 10:18:48 AM »
Quote from: Necromancer on January 29, 2018, 10:15:22 AM
If Prince of Persia is a rolling gag it's a new one.  It's not horrible but it's not great either.

Baby Jo, however, is about as bad as it gets.  The rest of swimmy's picks are pretty good, but that one......  just no.  NOOOOOO!

I like Jo

maybe I'm wierd
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turboswimbz

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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2018, 10:23:55 AM »
Quote from: cireza on January 29, 2018, 09:14:00 AM
Quote from: Necromancer on January 29, 2018, 07:53:25 AM
The only adapters I know of are for using PS1 controllers on PCE.
I prefer buying a controller than playing with a PS1 controller  :lol:

Quote from: turboswimbz on January 29, 2018, 08:46:00 AM
Congrats. PCE passion never dulls unlike that Nintendo fanboy stuff.
I don't really know about Nintendo passion, never was a big fan, however my Sega passion is still going strong after all these years 8)

Thanks for the games list, I will check it out tomorrow.

Is Prince of Persia some kind of rolling gag around here ? :lol:
I watched some gameplay and it looked pretty good. Also, great music.

Why are there some switches above the I and II buttons on the controllers ? What a strange design. I believe most games only use two buttons anyway ?

1) We're making fun of Prince of Persia as a single suggestion because it's a bit odd to list by itself. it's okay but nothing special.  there are several great CD games like the Ys series that are amazing. also, Zeta tends to be a bit ornery every now and then, but he's a good guy.

2)  Those switches are for turbo controls for each button.  Especially useful for the many shoot em ups.   Several games do offer a third button command most often mapped to select. there are 3 button controllers you can get.  A standard PCE pad will work just fine for most of the non-fighting games.
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2018, 10:45:42 AM »
Lords of Thunder is my favorite shooter ever and favorite CD game on PCE.

Dynastic Hero
Cotton
Rondo of Blood
Star Parodier
Cosmic Fantasy 2
Ys Book 1 and 2
Ys 4 English patch
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Re: Bought my very first PC Engine system
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2018, 10:45:51 AM »
Quote from: Necromancer on January 29, 2018, 10:15:22 AM
If Prince of Persia is a rolling gag it's a new one.  It's not horrible but it's not great either.

Baby Jo, however, is about as bad as it gets.  The rest of swimmy's picks are pretty good, but that one......  just no.  NOOOOOO!

Road Spirits plays itself, but he also mentioned some INTENSE SHINING GEMS. That Ranma game is really fun and like $10 or something.
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