/vr/ - Retro Games

only weebs and hipsters have ever owned one of those.

>>2735309
The PC Engine has a pretty good port of OutRun. It looks and plays nice, and the music is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBWfu0qmOz4

>>2735347
I bought one because I love the turbo grafx 16 as a kid you stupid faggot.

Mednafen
I took Sorcerian and Legend of Heroes for a spin.

Been playing Bonk 3 and Genji Tsushin Agedama lately.

Bonk 3 is a really good game due to how open it is. So many secrets. The only bad part is the music.

Genji is an easy auto scrolling run and gun with excellent graphics and cool charge attacks. You can also roll through enemies.

Youkai Douchuuki and Cadash are also great

>>2735309
Awesome game console. The shooters are fucking insane on this.

I have a core 2 with super cd rom2.
I am currently working on adding an rgb amp and a mini-din 9 socket on the back of the scdr2 (because fuck those side ports...)
Really love the system.

>>2735347
When I was 13 I bought a duo solely for Dracula X. As I got older I started to like shmups more and more, and turbo is basically shmups: the console. But I'm also a weeaboo so I guess I'm just proving your point.

Also my duo has this weird issue where the CD audio doesn't work (the sound created by the PCE sound chip works fine) until the console has been on for some time, usually about 10-15 minutes. I know there's the cap fix for scratchy audio bit I haven't found anyone who has the same problem as I do. Anybody know if the capacitor swap would fix this or am I having some other kind of issue? I don't wanna go tearing my poor duo open if it's not gonna fix it for sure.

>>2736024
I'm sorry that I don't know for sure, but I've always heard that in general a cap switch on a Duo will do wonders for its reliability - especially since, as some people say, the PCB quality is higher than that of the Duo-R. It could also be an issue with the laser, but again, not too sure.

As far as console repairs, turbografxfan on ebay is known as a reliable PC Engine repairman. You could probably even shoot him a question or two via message and see what he has to say.

===

Right now I'm playing

Adventure Island (aka Wonder Boy 3)
-I've been on a big Wonder Boy kick on the Genesis, so this game is hitting all the right spots. I wish the sprites weren't recolored, but at least it's not as egregious as Bikkuriman World, redoing all of Wonder Boy in Monsterland's sprites as some line of collectible stickers, ugh.

Cotton (fantastic game)
-Had to sell a handful of games I hadn't played in a while to put together the funds for this. Worth it though, not only for cleaning out the collection but for getting in on an exciting shooter with a good, approachable difficulty. Cotton is cute! CUTE!

I've got an order of Mr Heli coming in; looking forward to some Irem charm.

Has anyone here played Alice in Wonderdream? Any opinions? I'm on the fence because platformers on the PC Engine are kind of in smaller supply vs. other genres (this problem doesn't exist on say, the Genesis/MD).

>>2735309
i got one last year, i only have street fighter II champion edition (great conversion btw), what games would you guys recommend?

>>2736102
You'll get a lot of disparate responses from such a general feeler, but here's one for each genre, and HuCard only:

Shooter:
Dragon Saber

Platformer:
PC Genjin 2

Adventure:
Adventure Island

RPG:
>lel

>>2736102
Shubibinman is an absolutely awesome little platformer series.

>>2736116
>RPG:
>>lel
There are some nice ones, particularly on the PCECD, but good luck if you can't read moon, yeah

>>2735387
ill have to try this but for TG16 games, Victory Run is pretty fucking awesome.

>>2736136
There's more Hu-Card RPG than I expected.
http://mercenaryforce.web.fc2.com/pcengine/tg16/RPG.html

>>2736136
Order of the Griffon looks interesting

Probably sold nine copies

>>2736102
Bloody Wolf
Legendary Axe
Soldier Series
Genpei Tomaden
Batman
Shinobi
Splatterhouse
Bomberman 93 or 94

>>2735309

This is the franken-engine I'm working on. CD Drive has a stuck laser assembly, and broken middle gear, have the replacement gear in the mail. Might re-cap the board when I have it apart.

I found the controller in a thrift store parking lot a few years back, re-wired it with a MiniDIN Cable, works like a champ.

Need to get an ever drive one of these days, really want to play Soldier Blade on hardware, don't feel like shelling out for it.

>>2735309
The PC Engine is cute. CUTE!

>>2736235
you're cute :3c

>>2735347
>only kidlets and poorlings have never owned one of these.
FTFY

>>2735347
>>2736471
>implying the user base for something is deterministic of its quality

Games is good, bruhs

>>2736570
>implying i can't into reading comprehension
>by implying i mean proving

>>2736227
I've seen a lot of franken-engines (god bless NEC and their mentally ill hardware engineers) but I've never seen a mix of PC-Engine and Turbo Grafx parts quite like this. I am impressed.

>>2736227

I LOVE how insane NEC's hardware was. There were just too many damn hardware revisions but they're almost all compatible. Like the rau-30 adapter that fits over the Super Grafx expansion port on one end and is a faux-plastic PC-Engine on the other so you can slot it into the 1st gen CD-Rom interface unit.

Now THAT is compatibility!

>>2736570
>deterministic

That's such a disgusting word. If I ever heard somebody use it real life I'd vomit all over them.

>>2736968
The word is fine. The silly shit misusing it is what's disgusting.

>>2736964
It kinda sickens me how the vast majority of things now all need their proprietary stuff and specific models of it, cables, controller compatibility problems and all that stuff.
I blame Jobs.

>>2735387
Is it on Disc or Card?

>>2736964
Very true. Really sad that NEC left the Console and even PC business. Their hardware is godlike.

>>2737475
Card.

>based TG-16
>blatant rip off of nintendo (see neutopia)
>better graphics
>games worked without wiggling or blowing (kek)

Tfw at 29, reading this thread, I think back and realized TG-16 was a key example of ripoff - you're doing it right.
Mfw I realize I could have been born in the dimension where Nintendo lost out.

>>2736964
Emulates perfectly my 2c sell it. Even if you're patthenespunk barely anyone sees it. Just my 2c sell it before it's worth 2c.

>>2737565

friendly reminder pretty sure it's barely remained steady in price in the last 10 years slash gone down in price. Not swaying, I play it emulated on PC, better than original.

>>2737476
NEC is still producing computers like the Mate series. They just switched to making IBM compatible instead of their own proprietary platforms.

>>2737538
>games worked without wiggling or blowing (kek)

A few cards are a little iffy on my Duo-R. Sometimes I have to readjust their connections or pull them -slightly- out in order for them to work. It's annoying as it only happens on a few of them.

Is this something with the card pins, or the machine? Clean both?

>>2736173
This list is even missing a few, notably Shoryou Sensen: War of the Dead. Now, it's not exactly a good RPG, but with savestates there is some charm to it. I kinda wish someone would translate it and the PC88 sequel.

Right now I'm playing Honey on the Road (sometimes spelled Hani/Hany). Its main conceit is that it's like SonSon where you have four planes that you navigate between, avoiding enemies and platforming.

It's not bad though your character feels a bit slippery and cannot stop quickly (leading to some cheap deaths). The variety of levels is nice, but dying after three long auto-scrolling levels, and forced to do them all over again at your last life can sap the enthusiasm out of you.

>>2737804
Shiryou Sensen is under Action RPGs, note the selector at the bottom.

I've been looking into these for a while. How much should I expect to shell out for the system, and games on average?

>>2737817
The base PC Engine (e.g. Core Grafx) can be anywhere from $40 - 80, IIRC (might be a bit off). US HuCards are unfortunately a bit much, so importing is a far safer solution. Games I've bought have typically been between $10 and $30, depending on completeness or rarity. I would stick to HuCard only for cheapness' sake.

If you want to get a CD addon, be prepared to shell out a few hundred more, and some of the games approach Saturn-level gouging. I am a bit torn on the CD addon (despite having it) because the library feels mixed in terms of quality, where it's not a clear case that the CD outperforms the library of the HuCard.

>>2737476
>>2736964
>>2736932
Doesn't NEC only manufacture? I thought Hudson did eveything else.

>>2735309
White core unit (RGB-modded) + CD-ROM^2.
Currently playing: Valkyrie no Densetsu. Stuck on the last level though.

>>2737913
I'm a bit blown-out about not being able to play the hacker international CD games on this setup though. I've been thinking about the possibility of modding in a Super CD-ROM card inside one so it behaves like the DUOs and Super CD-ROM^2 does, it should technically be possible. (The latter would be me alternative if it wasn't so fucking expensive, probably easier just getting a Duo...)

>>2736076
I love how Cotton is such an asshole to the fairy-thingy, and her entire motivation for going on her quest is glutony.

>no dungeon explorer

I fucking love dungeon explorer. It might not be the best game, but it's a good party game if you have friends. Me and my best friend have been dunjin 'splorin for like a decade now and we're still not tired of it

>>2737938
It's a great title to import too, since there is basically no game-critical text that is not in English.

I mean yeah, you miss out on townsman A saying "WATCH OUT FOR MONSTER SLIMES IN SEWER" or something like that, but the game is linear, action-packed, no messing around with shops or equipment - all nicely straight-forward.

>>2737509
Quite amazing then.

>>2737581
Well, but it's mainly just the logo on the case like Dell, that's almost it.

>>2737945
Really? What are the advantages of importing it over just buying an American copy? I'be been playing it on the Wii's virtual console for all this time, but I'm planning on buying a turbo graft soon, mostly for the purpose of actually having a physical copy of DE

Also, I think we need to recognize that the Dungeon Explorer bard is probably the most hilarious thing to ever happen in an action RPG

>>2737918

Same boat here, really curious about Hi-Leg Fantasy. Is there any way to emulate games that use the Games Express CD-Card?

>>2738035
Yeah, they emulate just fine. But I'm obsessed about playing it on real hardware.

>>2735309
setup: a bunch of briefcases a few core 2s and a couple super CDs
playing: nothing right now
pickups: another briefcase last week

>>2738001
the advantage to importing it is that the Japanese version is ~$20.00 cheaper.

Saving from page 10.

What, in your opinion, is your favorite PC Engine platformer? Whether it be your bonks or paclands or what have you.

On HuCard from what I've played it might be Adventure Island / Dragon's Curse (aka Wonder Boy in Dragon's Trap). On CD it might be Valis 1, Shubibinman 3, or Rainbow Islands.

Adventure Island is a neat game with a lot going for it - one of the coolest being it's a HuCard that actually can save onto your internal RAM. It's not quite as refined as Wonder Boy in Monster World, or MW4, but it packs in a lot of fun exploration into its design, and is very playable in Japanese (really just need to look up an item FAQ to understand how equipment works). It's short and sweet, with a few really tough moments sprinkled in.

Valis I like perhaps more for the aesthetics than the execution. That being said it is easily the most playable and enjoyable Valis game, having the least amount of cheap deaths, enemies guarding ledges, and other such "quality" Telenet design. The biggest problem is tht if you die, bosses are not balanced for you being at not-full-power, making for some practically unwinnable encounters.

Shubi3 is fun, if not tragically easy. So much Masaya creativity in its long 4 levels with all sorts of cool bosses; it's fun to play through but such a shame that everything dies with little effort. Still, I enjoyed it.

Rainbow Islands is classic Taito fun, though maybe the Genesis port is superior. There is something appealing about using rainbows to kill swarms of increasingly assholish aggressive enemies.

>>2742067
Bonk's Revenge is one the best games I have ever played. Never seen a game with so much charm and thought put into it.

>>2742142
I 2nd this. Such a great game that few people give any credit to.

The credits in the Japanese version have a sing a long song.

I've got a Duo RX. I'd like to get some mod work done on it so I can run US games via s-video or component.

1/2

>>2742623
Outdated pic of my collection.

2/2

>>2742067
Either Valis or Shubi 2.

>>2742927
Watching videos of Shubibinman 2, I think constantly hearing a high-pitched SHUBI BEEEEAM would drive me craze, especially in a system known for its over-loud sound effects. Maybe you have a different experience?

So what do people like more - the HuCard library or the CD library? Obviously, there are 10/10 games in both formats, but I flip flop on what I consider a stronger overall library. Despite some great hits on CD, it feels like the system was losing steam in the later days where you see nothing but digital comics, mahjong, and dating games.

Pic related is a surprisingly good CD game - a clone of Bubble Bobble, but with its own charm all the same (and some nice boss fights). Even more surprising is that it's good and it was -made- by Telenet. Like, what are the odds?

>>2743702
>I think constantly hearing a high-pitched SHUBI BEEEEAM would drive me craze
Never bothered me.

>So what do people like more - the HuCard library or the CD library?
CD, hands down. The voice and animated cutscenes of so many CD games are what drew me to system in the first place, and while there are HuCard games I like, it's definitely not what I'm there for. The whole sprite art animation compared to FMV (I assume that the PCE simply wasn't powerful enough to handle video decompression, but I don't know for sure) made it one of the best systems ever for showcasing that kind of aesthetic before it was quickly replaced with pre-rendered video, and we never really saw much of it again barring some sprinklings on the GBC and GBA, and still then not on the level that the PCECD did.

I know it's kind of a silly thing to praise the system for, but it's hard to argue that the PCECD doesn't have the most popful games of any system.

>>2743751

>>2743702
HuCard library definitely, even though CD has Rondo

The HuCard format has more platformers, Namco and Taito, and chip sound is to die for

If more RPGs were translated like Xanadu II or Manjimaru, I would say CD and HuCard are even

10/10 HuCard games, or high 9s? Would these suffice?

>Bonk's Revenge
>New Adventure Island
>Parasol Stars
>Blazing Lazers
>Air Zonk
>Ninja Gaiden
>Legendary Axe
>Super Dodgeball
>Soldier Blade
>Cadash

>>2736964

That is the most batshit setup I've ever seen, and I fucking love it.

>>2742067
Legendary Axe

>>2744709
Legendary Axe is fun; a lot of the gotcha moments the enemies pull feel like bullshit.
>waterfall area
>enemy below you knocks your shin
>LOL HAVE A NICE SWIM FAGGOT

>>2743779
yeah, Namco and Taito were very good to the system. It is impressive they had large enough staffs to belch out great games on all the consoles consistently throughout the 80s-early90s.

>>2743751
i like the bright cutscenes and redbook audio; a few games are in love with the stuff a little too much unfortunately. I may be weeb but I'm not turbo weeb; stop shoving these wacky cutscenes in my face dammit.

A video of Macully Culkin getting stoked on TurboGrafx 16 (towards the end)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzLnBt_zv_8

>>2745167
of course his rich jewish friend solomon would have one.

I'm playing the Japanese Exile: Wicked Phenomenon right now. Holy moly it suuuuucks.

This is like every bad Telenet cliche that posts like >>2743702 like to joke about.

Bland level design. Ugly sprites. But the glitches and bugs kill me. Sometimes the game freezes before loading a cutscene, forcing you to manually power off the system and restart. Sometimes text box artifacts remain onscreen after conversations.

Sometimes you hit enemies, sometimes you don't. Sometimes enemies hit the space above you and hurt you. Sometimes you hit the space above enemies and you get hurt.

Sometimes you freeze in place. Sometimes you freeze in place after changing characters. You freeze in place when you kill a boss, but if you overlap the boss during their death animation, they still hurt (and possibly kill) you.

Rumi's daggers hit whenever they feel like it. Fakil's magic attacks must be anti-attack magic because they actively avoid enemies. The level cap is 16 and you will hit it before the final dungeon. Mercifully this means standing still and mashing the attack button kills all the bosses before they usually have a chance to hurt you.

For some reason it takes up multiple slots of save data on your RAM (so it seems to me). What a joke. The lack of translated item names makes it difficult but I guess i just tank more damage.

This game is a tremendous pile of shit. Its only two saving graces are its good music and nice-looking cinemas (mostly nice, since the artist who draws Sadler seems to think that an eye wraps around half the head).

I can only imagine with bemusement how pissed off people must be to play the harder WD release (or pay for it!!!), like adding insult to injury.

>>2743779
>>Bonk's Revenge
8.5/10

>>New Adventure Island
8/10

>>Parasol Stars
10/10 more like 11/10

>>Blazing Lazers
8/10

>>Air Zonk
9.5/10

>>Ninja Gaiden
6/10

>>Legendary Axe
8.5/10

>>Super Dodgeball
7.5/10

>>Soldier Blade
9/10

>>Cadash
8/10

>>2746061
why blazing lazers only an 8 apart from being a bit on the easy side I would give it a solid 9. The only thing that could have been better was the music. It was good but it could have been better.

>>2746064
I don't like the horizontal scrolling effect that moves your weapons along with the screen

also, i rated Soldier Blade a 9. SB in my eyes is better than BL.

SB has much more replayability thanks to its hard mode

The Turbo Duo was the first CD based game system on the market, they released Sherlock Homes two years before the competition.

>>2746082

Thanks Johnny! I pray to you every night, why don't you heal my dad's cancer

>>2742624
Are the ranma Games any good?

>>2735309
I have a CIB TG16

Planing to do a region mod and throw an S-Video port into it.

Not many people like Silent Debuggers, but I appreciate its take on an Alien game with hunting monsters through a maze of passages with a proximity sensor to help you find them. Having a timer to finish the game in and the monsters being able to take out the lights or your sensor added some nice tension.

>>2746068
Blazing Lazers has multiple hard modes as well.

>>2746276
I can't get past the horizontal pseudo-scrolling.

Also:

>Gekisha Boy
8/10

>Tower of Druaga
9/10

Anybody ever play Coryoon? It came out before Air Zonk but it shares a lot of similarities and staff members.

>>2735309
What cards do I need to play all games if I'm buying a turbo duo?

>>2750732
I mean like arcade cards and shit.

>>2750732
>>2750761
The Super System card is built into the system internally, so the only card you'd need to get is the Arcade card to be able to play games like Strider.

>>2750801
Just the arcade card? That's it?
Anything else like some express card or someshit?

Also have any pictures of recommended arcade cards?

>>2750856
Also, if I were to buy the turbo everdrive, would I have to worry about compatibility?

Don't know alot about this machine, want to know before I drop 600$ on all of the shit I need.

>>2750885
arcade card isn't worth it, as the "exclusive" games are not all that hot. It gives you slightly less load times in a few games, that's it.

>>2750904
Still I'd like to have it just to have the option to play. Turbo duo is the last console to complete my list of console i'd like to own.

>>2750907
All the arcade cards are the same.

Turbo Duos/Duo-Rs have the System Card 3.0 built into them, which lets them play every CD game except for the 8 or so Arcade Card-only games. These aforementioned games include a kinda lousy port of Strider (Genesis port is much better) and Sapphire which costs as much as two Duos itself. and I think some VNs?

I would look into getting a refurbished or re-capped Turbo Duo/PC Engine Duo, or a modded Pc Engine Duo-R from doujindance.

The former has a bit more durable build of PCB, so after a recapping (because the caps of vanilla Duos are notoriously prone to leaking which if left alone for a long time will damage the board) -and possibly a laser swap- it should be quite reliable.

The latter are already laser-swapped and region-modded, which makes them easier to jump into the HuCard library (CDs are region free).* The addition of a new CD laser adds some reliability but there can be occasional problems depending on the condition of the discs you use.

*Though to be honest American Turbo Chips are always more expensive and generally less desirable than a Japanese HuCard except when language is crucial to the game.

>>2750929
Though a point about cap leaking: this is a very, very slow process and in most cases can be easily fixed; people often get worked into a hysteria over the "dangers" of normal duos but choose the option that is the best balance of convenience and cost for you. To reiterate, your best bets:
-refurbished/modded PC Engine Duo
-doujindance PC Engine Duo-R

>>2746730
>Hating on Blazing Lazers
easy breh

>>2750929
>8 or so arcade card games
I don't speak fluent moonrunes, is it even worth it?

>>2751219
Strider is a bad port, though the extra level is decent

There's a Tengai Makyou fighting game.

Sapphire is great but you'll have to burn it.

Fire Pro Wrestling: Female Edition ;)

Battlefield 94 is another wrestling game

some NeoGeo fighters, also a neogeo mahjong game

Overall not worth it

>>2750732
arcade card duo (the cheaper one)

except you won't be able to play supergrafx cards, since those only play on a supergrafx.
all cd's will work though.

>>2737565
what. the. fuck. am. I. reading?

>>2746082
it was before the FM towns?
i'll be goddamned

>>2746082
Speak of the devil and he shall appear!

>>2751828
I'm sure in his reality that is correct.

>>2751840
thank goodness someone is here to set the record straight that Sega CDs have to be attached to Geneses and are not standalone systems no matter what fantasy marketers would have you believe.

I've been ripping CD redbook audio soundtracks to listen on my bus rides to work, and filling them as best I can with artist/year info. Would anyone be interested? =3

Currently got:
>Valis 1 - 4
>XZR: Exile
>Gotzendiener
>Fiend Hunter
>Xak I&II
>Fray in Magical Adventure
>Efera and Jiliora
>Wonder Boy in Monster Lair

If anyone has track names and artist names for these games, i would be really appreciative:
>Mystic Formula
>Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
>Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams
>Gensou Tairiku Auleria

>>2751828
>PCE CD 1988 (same year when Yellow Book came out)
>FM Towns 1989

>>2753256
>i can't read
>i'm wrong so i'll change the question
>pick one

>>2753339
The hell are you on about? He asked if it was true so I showed him. (besides I'm not >>2746082
)

Final Match Tennis is the best Tennis game ever, but it is almost simulator like, a game for tennis fans, and not for everybody, it is not Mario Tennis (not that Mario Tennis is bad)

"Final Match Tennis was awarded the "Best PC Engine Game in 1991" by the German computer and video games magazine Power Play on their February 1992 issue, scoring 91 out of 100 points. Video Games, another German magazine gave the game a 91 out of 100. The British magazine CVG gave the game 90 out of 100 points, complimenting the controls and the depth of the game mechanics. They also praised the game's multiplayer options and artificial intelligence. Comparing it with Kick Off II and John Madden Football, they called it a "truly stunning game" and "one of the finest computer sports simulations available on any machine.""

http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Final_Match_Tennis.htm
Final Match Tennis is by far the deepest tennis game in terms of gameplay on the PC Engine. In fact, its play controls are among the most sophisticated in a PC Engine game and in general, in a tennis game (what still counts to this very day). Don't get fooled by its simple graphics. There is everything in this game that tennis is about. Smashes, stop balls, volleys, back and forehand spins or lobs. At the top of it all, you can play it in every thinkable player combination (training, tournament, 1-4 players). By the way: in addition, its one of the best multiplayer games ever.

>>2735347
Stay on /v/ you fucking faggot, jesus christ.

>>2754778
You didn't answer the question, you changed it. a PCE CD is not a Turbo Duo.

Download is a really underrated shooter.

Most people know it for the Engrish swearing game over screens.

>>2755586
>name change
>it's completely different!

>>2755864
This. I found it accidently by going through roms on flashcard. It's really cool. Also the cyberpunk setting and alround effects in background and so on. Also the Story is actually quite nice.
I then even bought a real copy of it. Also the second.

>>2735347
Where do you think you are?

Recently got a recapped PC Engine Duo. Been playing a ton of Bomberman '94 on it.

>>2756267
Bomberman 94 is amazing

Pce should've had more 8 meg games

>>2746014
They made an Exile for Genesis. I'm not sure if it's the same exact game. But If I remember it's close. No glitchy shit with the SEGA one.

>>2756267
I heard these Duo's shit the bed on a regular basis. Is the hefty price tag really worth it? Or should I just emulate PC Engine instead?

>>2757181
Only due to capacitor's shitting themselves, if you can get a recapped one or do it yourself then it'll last decades.

>>2757181
Imo buy a normal trubrografx/PCE and either a briefcase unit or the US CD addon.

>>2757181
just buy a Duo-R or Duo-RX

>>2757161
Wicked Phenomenon is Exile 2

Both pce and MD got Exile 1

the pce version came out first. the gameplay is 99% identical except the MD adds a warp spell, but you do not get back full HP and MP when you level up

>>2756246
>name change
0/troll

>>2757407
Is there some list, database, tutorials or whatever with where are which and how many caps, also maybe for other consoles? Would be really helpful when doing it self to make double sure nothing wrong happens.

>>2758718
Oh well nevermind, í just saw, that most are already covered by the gametechwiki. Nice job.

I am intrigued by the Turbografx 16 and would like to know the best course of action to take so I could play Japanese and American games?

>>2759698
Mednafen

Can a American TurboGrafx 16 be made to play Japanese games?

>>2759962
>made
Yes. It's called the PCE. Probably cheaper to get a clone in hour home country.

>>2759989
Which PCE should I get that could play both American and Japanese hu card games and cd ones?

>>2760025
the only way to play both US and JPN HuCards is to have a modded system... or buy an expensive US-to-JPN converter or a JPN-to-US converter... These are usually as expensive as a modded system, so what's the point? CD games are region-free.

The overall best bet is in this post >>2750940


>>2757473
>the gameplay is 99% identical except the MD adds a warp spell, but you do not get back full HP and MP when you level up

No HP refill when you level up makes it sound like the game would be harder, because you sometimes rely on those HP fill ups... Exile was always a pretty easy game though.

The translation is pretty shoddy in the Genesis Exile ("...YIPES!"). I think the story is goofy no matter what version you play, but at least the turbo version is grammatically correct.

I beat Exile 2 and yeah it really blows. The story (even if it was in Japanese) looked like total trash - anime monsters of the week and the final villain is the California Raisin with a safe spot directly under him.

>>2760112
In regards to what to by I took the advice and just bought a modded recap Duo.

>>2760112
converters are cheaper now cause this guy is making new ones

http://www.db-elec.com/home/products

60 bucks to play PC engine games on TG16
80 bucks to play TG16 games on PCe cause of the extra region mod needed

he even makes a slim powerbase for Master system on genesis with FM support

I did it guys. Bought a turbo duo rx, turbo ed + sd card.

Genesis model 1 power supply will work with this right? don't want to use a japanese ac honestly just in case.

>>2760475
I don't know if Model 1 and Model 2 ACs are the same, but it works with my Model 2 AC, and my PS2 AC.

All I do is when I am not using the machine I unplug it, because the ACs tend to get a little warm and I don't want to put undue stress on the machine.

>>2760025
Any. But getting a TG and an adapter will probably be easier if you're in the US.

>>2760112
>modded system
top kek kid

>>2760504
They aren't the same but a PC Engine DUO RX you are talking about

>>2760565
???
No reason to be rude. What's wrong about the statement?

>>2760153
nice, i didn't know about that. The FM converter looks really great, but I'm not ready to put down money on a whole bunch of SMS games...

I'm getting a PC Engine Duo from over seas and the seller said that it has been modded and "some" caps have been replaced. Are there any good repair guys or places on Long Island NY that can take a look at it and do a full cap swap if need be?

>>2761820
Is it from Doujindance on eBay? Because if it is he's a reliable seller. I have one of his modded Duo-Rs and it works like gangbusters.

>>2761864
No it is form a Hong Kong seller.

>>2761891
gamedoctorhk? He's legit

>>2761971
The seller is havana888.