PC Engine newbie

[Arkhan]

Core Graphics (Orange and Black)

Grafx! 

please don't do that.  It hurts.

[henrycsc]

Core Grafx = Dark Gray w Blue Logo

Core Grafx II = Lighter Gray w Orange Logo 

[turbogrfxfan]

OBEY!!  GRAFX

[HuCARD00845]

Hi guys,

Well today I went off to that shop armed with the advice you all gave me. I pointed out the system for 5,000 yen and sadly got told that it has no cables with it  You guys were right in thinking that it was a bargain.

Just wondering, do you know what sort of cable the DUO system uses? Would another cable for a different console work for it, or is it a special cable just for that system?

If I could get a cable form somewhere I might pick it up before Nect beats me to it.

[Tatsujin]

The cable is a DIN 5-pol, but it is a very NEC customized cable. So unless you can't find a deticated cable (in hard off junk cable boxes etc.), you will be kinda lost. Sure you also may check the super potato in denden town, but they will charge you like extra 3000 yens for it for sure.

Super potato has walls of pc games, but as any other retro-only shop who deals with that stuff for a living, isn't the most cheap one. but still, if you like to get the good stuff and you wanna get it right now, this is your place.

[HuCARD00845]

Thanks for the advice Tasujin. I think I might leave it for now. I will try to go to Hard Off later on and dig out a PC Engine.

You wouldn't happen to know of any good used video game shops or hard off type shops in Osaka, Shiga or Kyoto would you 

[Necromancer]

If you don't find good cables for cheap at a H.O. (or for those of us without the option), replacement av cables are available from fellow member pcenginesales, reportedly of great quality.

[Tatsujin]

You wouldn't happen to know of any good used video game shops or hard off type shops in Osaka, Shiga or Kyoto would you 

Sorry I wouldn't, since I'm from kantou and I have never been to any game-shops in kansai

Anyway wish you good luck

[Frank_fjs]

If you don't find good cables for cheap at a H.O. (or for those of us without the option), replacement av cables are available from fellow member pcenginesales, reportedly of great quality.

I can vouch for the quality of her cables. I didn't realise she was a member here! I bought some RGB cables (Mega Drive, Neo Geo etc) from her eBay store, hands down the best that I've come across. Quality construction and the best picture quality I've seen. Much better than other RGB cables that I've bought. I won't purchase cables from anyone else now.

[HuCARD00845]

Thanks for the tips 

Just wondering, would a standard PC Engine cable be the same as the DUO-R cable? If so, I think I could pick up an old PC Engine (White one) for about 2,000 yen and would be able to use that cable for the DUO-R.

[Frank_fjs]

No, the white PC Engine console only has RF out. The Core Grafx and Core Grafx II have AV out and this cable is the same as the Duo.

[HuCARD00845]

Ahh, alright. Thanks for the info. Maybe if I see a cheap Core Grafx I might get it.

[Mathius]

If you don't find good cables for cheap at a H.O. (or for those of us without the option), replacement av cables are available from fellow member pcenginesales, reportedly of great quality.

I have been a member here for a while and I never knew about her. I'll check it out too.

Edit: Looks like I have bought from her before. Last year I got one of her Sega Mega Drive stereo cables. I still use it.

[1980-20..]

I have been a member here for a while and I never knew about her. I'll check it out too.

Edit: Looks like I have bought from her before. Last year I got one of her Sega Mega Drive stereo cables. I still use it.

Snap. I bought one of those too. I think she based not to far from where i live.

[Firebomber7]

I actually did a little walking trip from Minami-Urawa station yesterday to get some exercise and visit a Hard-Off.  Nothing much there (though there was a Duo-RX for pretty cheap.) but they did have a box with about 2 dozen PC-Engine games, even Hu-Cards in cases.  Unfortunately, they were almost all sports shit (Power Leagues, Fire Pro Wrestlings, etc.)  Blah.

That's because I have raped that Hard-Off regularly for about 4 years (second floor with a parking lot underneath, a KFC next to it and a lot of car dealerships on the road... I know it well!).  It's only about a 15-20 minute bike ride from my house (in Warabi/Kawaguchi)!  There are actually five Hard-Offs within an hour or 1.5 hours bike ride from there that I know of (seven if you count Higashi Tokorozawa and Fujimino, but those always took me over 2 hours to get to on my bike... Kawagoe Hard-Off is about 2.5-3 hours... I was hardcore!  If you can make it to Tsuragashima, Iruma or Kuki Hard-Offs on bike from Minami Urawa... you are completely insane).

Got a CIB AES system there in awesome condition for 5000yen.  Got my first CIB Duo there as well, I think it was also 5000yen.  Found a loose Duo there for 1000yen once, which was pretty sweet.  Do they still have those couple CIB 3DO systems on the edge of the isle?  I bought a couple, but there was also a couple left.  They were pretty good deals, actually.  Maybe 2000-3000 each?  Also got a Mega Drive 1 with a Master System Converter there for 2000yen, and picked up some pretty decent SMS games to go with it (Space Harrier, After Burner, a couple Alex Kidd games, etc.).  That was sweet.

Did you pick up the Duo-RX?