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nat

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Re: Cratermaze - WTF?
« Reply #15 on: August 15, 2007, 05:51:02 PM »
I ignored your request hoping you'd forget.  :-"

Next time I'm visiting family in Connecticut, which should be in around 6 months or so, I'll swing by and take you up on that marathon offer. And don't worry-- I've got the wireless controllers.

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« Reply #16 on: August 15, 2007, 05:53:33 PM »
Final Soldier is another Pc Engine game that is entirely in English,even the voice overs.And it was made by Hudson,so I don`t see any reason why that wont be released here.You would think they would release any Pc Engine game they wanted to.And there going to have to,because they are going to run out Turbo Grafx games after A while.

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« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2007, 07:05:31 PM »
Final Soldier was also one of the many games that was supposed to come out to America but never made it, so it's a very good choice indeed.
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nat

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« Reply #18 on: August 16, 2007, 03:42:54 AM »
Does anyone have a complete list of HuCards that were ready for US release but never made it?

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« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2007, 05:12:13 AM »
Does anyone have a complete list of HuCards that were ready for US release but never made it?
Unfortunately, no. There is a lot of speculation about some titles, but I can say with some certainty that Star Parodia, TV Sports Baseball (and maybe Battle Lode Runner) are likely to have made it over here.

Torgo (I believe) confirmed the first two were very close to release. I'm speculating on Battle Lode Runner. 
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« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2007, 07:29:28 AM »
 :o final soldier is already on the way, fortunately:

http://www.virtual-turbo.com/previews.htm

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« Reply #21 on: August 17, 2007, 12:08:55 AM »
Off the top of my head, Gradius 2, Macross 2036, World Heroes, & King of the Monsters 2 were really close, infact, of those, Macross 2036 is the only one I know wasn't completely finished(as it had a bunch of bugs near the end of the game, as I was told by Eun the last secretary of TTI).  The others were finished, but didn't come out for various reasons.

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« Reply #22 on: August 17, 2007, 02:22:09 AM »
:o final soldier is already on the way, fortunately:

http://www.virtual-turbo.com/previews.htm


Hey looks like they are actually releasing some good games next month.There where A few other games.One called Discis Books,Dangerous Journey`s,and Rift War Saga.P D,do you have any any information on whether or not these games where near completion?

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« Reply #23 on: August 17, 2007, 04:58:48 PM »
I'm pretty sure Discus was totally finished, but, I never asked her about it, since, it wasn't high priority for me.  If I could go back into time, I'd deffinitly ask her now, since, it never came out, & I'd want it for collection purposes.  I don't remember asking her about Dangerous Journeys(Dimensions), so, I can't really comment on that.  I've seen a couple of pictures, but, some have theorized that they were mock up's, rather then actual screenshots. 

Riftwar Saga, looked really cool IMHO, but, I have no idea how far along it was.  I suspect it was pretty far along, but, why it got cancelled is beyond me.  One of my old friends, who I've lost contact with, year ago was telling me, that his friend's dad was working on some kind of hack n' slash for Turbo, that didn't get relased, & I forget why, but I think there was some major bugs.  My friend got to play whatever was finished of the game, & said it was really cool.  It's always possible, that it was Riftwar Saga he was playing, but, he didn't remember the name of the game.  I wish, the very last time I saw him, when he told me about this, that I had pulled out my EGM with pictures of it, to see if Riftwar looked familiar to him.

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« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2007, 05:21:23 PM »
I envy you paranoia, back in the day I bought nearly every US Turbochip and TurboCD game but never had the nuts to go visit the TTi headquarters.  I didnt live that far from Marina Del Ray either I just never thought to go down there.  Must of been good times chatting with the secretary.

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« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2007, 07:53:23 PM »
Actually, this was all over the phone....with the exception of the one time Eun drove out to my house just to meet me, & gave me some free games n' stuff.  IIRC, I wasn't driving yet, as I didn't start driving till I was 18, & I think this all happened when I was 16 or 17.  I could be wrong though :-k  After TTI closed up, she disapeared, don't know what happened to her.  I know she did kind of get mad when I called her house, & her husband picked up, & wondered who I was, & she got flak for that.  It's actually all quite strange, maybe she didn't have alot of close friends?

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« Reply #26 on: August 20, 2007, 05:35:45 PM »
Ahh, I can never get enough of the stories of PD & Eun :) .
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« Reply #27 on: August 21, 2007, 03:09:15 PM »
Come to think of it.  In 1993 I was about 15 years old so I wasnt driving either.  It wasnt until TTI closed its doors that I started driving. 

Talk about top quality customer service where the secretary delivers free games to people who call in.  Or maybe she only did it for you and was looking for a fling with a youngster :-"?
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« Reply #28 on: August 21, 2007, 06:25:55 PM »
You know, back then, I would've have thought so, but in hindsite, it's a little wierd.  I mean, it started with me calling TTI alot, asking questions of various games(I would leave messages on their anwer machine) & everyone there got to kind of know me & thought I was cool, or atleast that's what Eun said.  Anyways, she even sent me some pictures of her at one point, ...........I'm not sure what to think.  I know she is 5 years older then me & one guy at TZD I talked to, & asked if he knew her, said he had heard she had an affair, & her husband divorced her. :-k  Granted that was just heresay, but, I wonder if she was looking for extra-marital material :roll:

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« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2007, 09:14:01 AM »
Was she hot?