hi to you all!!! sorry i skipped my introduction:
i'm a singer / guitarist (heavy metal) from Rome, many the interests:music, retrogaming, body building(due to my job i'm just maintaining me to an athletic shape, sigh), japan robots collection, all things that make my money fly away, and stomach aches hard to stand(due to the lack of things to eat!! spending for hobbies:))
cho _ aniki your italian is very good, and you are right necromancer, no offenses all good things(girls too;))
this topics may be in the Off Topic section i think , so cme back to the point: well buying usa/eu hud cards may be the fastest way to have games , but in fact its not so easy as japanese.. but i'm asking all to be "inside" the pc engine way to be, i always knew that console but never touched it before, no i have it and i want to appreciate every aspect
Like Nat said, the system cards are only used for making CD games run. If you have a TurboGrafx, you will need to buy the CD-ROM drive and the connector. Here is a picture:
Also, you will need a system card in order for the CD games to work. If you are using a TurboGrafx, then you must have a USA system card, but you can used CD games from any region.
Only the HuCard games require a converter or system modification.
If you want to play Arcade CD Rom games, you will need a Japanese Arcade Card Pro for your TurboGrafx. The Japanese system cards require a converter or system modification to work on a TurboGrafx.
If you want info about what games to buy, check out runinruder's
useless thoughts thread. He has reviews for many games and other board members chip in and share there thoughts as well.
For a nice review site that also has pictures, check out Laurent Kermel's
vgden.com. He's based in France, so don't hesitate to send him an email. He may know good places to find PC-Engine stuff in Europe.
If you have any specific questions don't hesitate to ask!