My friends, I have a Duo coming.

[Tatsujin]

You had to sell off everything?

[SignOfZeta]

Yeah, unstickinng the jammed laser is easy, you just have to know that that's what the problem is, which a lot of people don't, so they think the CD-R destroyed their machine.

Has anyone ever jammed a Duo R or IFU30/TG-16CD? I've only ever jammed a US Duo, but I don't play CD-Rs very often.

[Colossus1574]

LMAO, I used to do that all the time, I think VG&CE or EGM always listed it like "Y's"  lol... I'm still thinking I might do CF2 first.  Saving Ys for last would be pretty sweet.  Damn I am so stoked.

wow, i can't believe someone would remember the VIDEO GAMES & COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT magazine!!!  I think i might still have the ancient issue where they did their year end reviews and Ys won game of the YEAR!!! A HUGE victory for the TG16....too bad the priceyness of the CDunit held it back 

[_joshuaTurbo]

LMAO, I used to do that all the time, I think VG&CE or EGM always listed it like "Y's"  lol... I'm still thinking I might do CF2 first.  Saving Ys for last would be pretty sweet.  Damn I am so stoked.

wow, i can't believe someone would remember the VIDEO GAMES & COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT magazine!!!  I think i might still have the ancient issue where they did their year end reviews and Ys won game of the YEAR!!! A HUGE victory for the TG16....too bad the priceyness of the CDunit held it back 

Hmm, I'll have to look at those.  I've only got about 10 issues left after various moves and misplacings.  I thought Phantasy Star II beat out Ys I&II for RPG of the year....   I remember Legendary Axe winning Overall game of the year in 1989!!  HA!!  Take that Nintendo and Sega... too bad more people read LamePro and EGM which were Nintendo and Sega whores, as opposed to VG&CE which totally backed the Turbo till around 1992 when all hope was pretty much lost.

[Mathius]

Congrats Turbostar!

[blueraven]

Yeah, unstickinng the jammed laser is easy, you just have to know that that's what the problem is, which a lot of people don't, so they think the CD-R destroyed their machine.

Has anyone ever jammed a Duo R or IFU30/TG-16CD? I've only ever jammed a US Duo, but I don't play CD-Rs very often.

I've jammed a black PCE Duo many, many times without CDR's.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Yeah, unstickinng the jammed laser is easy, you just have to know that that's what the problem is, which a lot of people don't, so they think the CD-R destroyed their machine.

Has anyone ever jammed a Duo R or IFU30/TG-16CD? I've only ever jammed a US Duo, but I don't play CD-Rs very often.

I've jammed a black PCE Duo many, many times without CDR's.

:C  Thats no good!!   I had two issues with Black Duo's in the past.  One time the disk just died and stopped spinning.  Worst thing ever at the time.  I sent it to whatever company TZD used for fixing Duo's at the time.  This was back in 2001 I think.  Then the system I got back(No they didn't fix the one I sent they just sent me a different Duo(Missing the Hucard door no less!!)), I'm pretty sure I had a cap/sound issue sometime around 2005 ish.  The sound wouldn't work from time to time.  The "Redbook Audio" or CD music wouldn't play, but I could hear the sound effects and Chip music just fine.  lol, I think that is the cap issue.  The strange thing is, that after the system would warm up, say I played a Hucard for about 30 minutes to an hour, the CD music would start playing in any CD game I played.  Usually till the system would cool down/ be turned off for a while.  Ah... Duo issues.

Still I love the system.

[DragonmasterDan]

:C  Thats no good!!   I had two issues with Black Duo's in the past.  One time the disk just died and stopped spinning.  Worst thing ever at the time.  I sent it to whatever company TZD used for fixing Duo's at the time.  This was back in 2001 I think.  Then the system I got back(No they didn't fix the one I sent they just sent me a different Duo(Missing the Hucard door no less!!)), I'm pretty sure I had a cap/sound issue sometime around 2005 ish.  The sound wouldn't work from time to time.  The "Redbook Audio" or CD music wouldn't play, but I could hear the sound effects and Chip music just fine.  lol, I think that is the cap issue.  The strange thing is, that after the system would warm up, say I played a Hucard for about 30 minutes to an hour, the CD music would start playing in any CD game I played.  Usually till the system would cool down/ be turned off for a while.  Ah... Duo issues.

Still I love the system.

My only "working" Duo right now has the same sound problem you mentioned, though it doesn't need to be a HuCard, if you just leave the system on or play a CD game, eventually the redbook audio kicks on. Takes maybe 5 minutes, not 30 though.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Started with an hour or Cosmic Fantasy II, then about 10 minutes each of Implode and Super Pie Carrot Shanghai.

Now about an hour into leveling up in Ys I&II.

Oh my oh my, does it feel good to be playing a REAL turbo CD game again! 

[turbogrfxfan]

Started with an hour or Cosmic Fantasy II, then about 10 minutes each of Implode and Super Pie Carrot Shanghai.

Now about an hour into leveling up in Ys I&II.

Oh my oh my, does it feel good to be playing a REAL turbo CD game again! 

nothing compaes to the real thing.

[_joshuaTurbo]

So far system is working great.  Had one issue tho.

When I tried to play Implode the gameplay music didn't play.  I could here the sound effects and everything else, but no redbook audio.

I quickly pulled the disk out and tried some other games again.  Cosmic Fantasy II and Ys Book I&II, Ys III all worked again without any issues. 

so.. I dunno.  Is there something up with Implode?

[Necromancer]

Is there something up with Implode?

I've never had such a problem with my copy.  Have you checked the settings (they're saved in memory)?  I don't recall if there even is such an option, but maybe the tunes were inadvertently toggled off at some point.

[nat]

I don't recall Implode having any kind of settings whatsoever.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Yea, I dunno- so far no problems with anything but Implode and now Dungeon Master.  Just in the first dungeon- the opening theme music skipped a few times.  Nothing too crazy, disc looks good tho.  So, I guess we'll see. 

Implode didn't just NOT play the redbook audio, it like started playing music then almost sounded like it *shorted* out.  Like it just died.  nothing else was effected, but yeah.  I'll give it another shot, but I'm a little afraid to try it.... lol

Got some Chopsado's also from the great CHOP!!  truly awesome little inventions!  Played some Galaga 88 and Nectaris last night!!  Games play perfect!  Had a little trouble getting Galaga to play, but I think it was mostly due to Galaga being a little worn out.

[BlueBMW]

Well when it quits on ya let me know and Ill fix it for ya