I Got a TurboGrafx CD

Codiekitty · 03-30-2007, 08:24 PM

And the following games:

Alien Crush
Keith Courage in Alpha Zones
Ninja Spirit
Ys Book 1&2
Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys

Sinistron and Cosmic Fantasy 2 are on their way. You might remember the latter from my Worst Game Covers article. Well, now I can finally see if the game is as bad as the cover art (Alex Kidd sure was)

I have my eyes set on a number of others, with my top priorities being Order of the Griffon, Psychosis, Neutopia I and II, and Vasteel. If I can find it really cheap I might pick up R-Type just to add it to my collection and see if anything was altered from the original, but I already have R-Types for the PSX which has an arcade perfect port of this and R-Type II, so I'm not going to break my neck searching for it.

Where are these lemmings going? Not the Super Nintendo Super Shire! They know to go to Codiekitty.com now!

**Crazyswordsman** · 03-30-2007, 10:52 PM

What exactly is TurboGraphx? I know it's an old video gaming system, that's for sure. But I'd like to learn more. -CSM

(see? Someone cares about your threads.)

***CaptHayfever*** · 03-31-2007, 01:01 AM

This of course begs the question: Why?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Robotazy · 03-31-2007, 10:10 AM

*Tazy Takes the thingy to the moon!*

....nah, not gonna do that.....

Anyway, I like the Neo Geo 64 more!

Codiekitty · 03-31-2007, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

What exactly is TurboGraphx? I know it's an old video gaming system, that's for sure. But I'd like to learn more. -CSM

(see? Someone cares about your threads.)

This page explains it better than I could.

But in a nutshell, the TurboGrafx-16 is supposed to be a 16-bit console but supposively it's not (what it is, I don't know - it doesn't say) that used credit-card sized game chips called HUcards. Later it got a CD attachment, which may or may not be formally known as the TurboGrafx CD (however, it's what everyone refers to it as). I'm not entirely sure how they go together - there seems to be a third piece that the TurboGrafx and the CD unit are sitting on, however I'm not willing to mess with it to find out and possibly break something. But you then put a HUcard that contained the CD player information into where you normally inserted a HUcard game (think how the Game Boy Player for the GCN works). For some really advanced games called "Super CDs" you needed a System 3.0 card. Later the TurboDuo was released which was everything, the HUcard slot, the CD player, and the System 3.0 support, rolled up into one console. Except they can go for $250 to $300 just for the system.

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptHayfever

This of course begs the question: Why?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Well, let's see:

For $250, plus tax (which is about 7% where I live, so about $17.50), internet fees (though feel free to inform me if there are none), $6 for the game, and the sanity to find one, I could have bought a Wii and Alien Crush, which out of the twelve games I've mentioned is the only one available on the Virtual Console, and is also the one I'm least interested in (I really only got it because the guy who was selling Ninja Spirit was also selling it). I seriously doubt somebody's going to put the other 11 games on the VC overnight some Monday. I really wanted Ys, and I wasn't willing to twiddle my thumbs for two years in hopes the Virtual Console got it. And I'm sure I've already made it quite clear what my interest in the actual Wii is.

For $148 plus $15 shipping, I got the TurboGrafx CD, Keith Courage, and Ys 3 (which can go for $50 on eBay), a spiffy carrying case to store the system in (however, the AV cables make you take it out when in use), plus access to any nearly any TurboGrafx game I want (except for Super CD Games which I would have to either get a System 3.0 card for or a TurboDuo, the former costs $150, the latter $250, but the only ones I have any remote interest in are Gate of Thunder and Lords of Thunder, and I have it on good authority that I'm not missing much). Plus as a collector, I find it quite nice to have the original copies and their manuals.

Where are these lemmings going? Not the Super Nintendo Super Shire! They know to go to Codiekitty.com now!

***CaptHayfever*** · 03-31-2007, 03:33 PM

Cool. I was mainly being facetious, but you knew that.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Codiekitty · 03-31-2007, 04:21 PM

Wait, you were asking why I bought the system at all, not why I chose it over the Wii?

Also, throw Legendary Axe and Final Lap Twin into the pile. I haven't actually paid for these yet, because the guy's selling off several TG games, and he's got more up tomorrow.

Where are these lemmings going? Not the Super Nintendo Super Shire! They know to go to Codiekitty.com now!

***CaptHayfever*** · 04-01-2007, 01:45 AM

Yeah, that's what I was asking.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

MARIOCRAZY28 · 04-02-2007, 05:47 PM

Yah, CodieKitty. REALLY Low-Tech.

Robotazy · 04-02-2007, 05:50 PM

......It's not like the new systems have thousands of games.

Get a Playstation, or N64 (<3) or.....Atari......Pong.

MARIOCRAZY28 · 04-02-2007, 05:55 PM

Yah. Go to http://gamestop.com to see if you like something.

Codiekitty · 04-02-2007, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryptonite Ackman

......It's not like the new systems have thousands of games.

Get a Playstation, or N64 (<3) or.....Atari......Pong.

It's not like any system has thousands of games. In fact, the TurboGrafx only had about a hundred games released in America. Now, over in Japan, it got almost one thousand, but not thousands. The NES has about 760 licensed titles.

Where are these lemmings going? Not the Super Nintendo Super Shire! They know to go to Codiekitty.com now!

Lilac DownDeep · 04-03-2007, 06:40 AM

That sounds kinda interesting... but y'know, I'll always stick to ROM's xD. I guess it's me.

Is it in for Europe, and if so, how many games? But it sounds like an awful lot of money though... xD

Codiekitty · 04-03-2007, 10:17 AM

I'm don't know if the TG-16 was ever released in Europe, or what games were released there if the system was.

The actual TurboGrafx shouldn't be too expensive, although they're still pricier and far less common than, say, a Super Nintendo (TG-16 sold 10 million versus SNES's 50 million) - it's just the CD attachment that cranked up the price (although when the thing was new, it was supposed to have cost 400 dollary-doos, and I don't think that's in today's money value).

The TG-16 didn't fare well in America because of price, Sega entering the ring, and Nintendo's strangehold on third party developers. The thing flew with flying colors in Japan, and it's the platform Castlevania: Rondo of Blood was originally released on.

Where are these lemmings going? Not the Super Nintendo Super Shire! They know to go to Codiekitty.com now!

hferg · 04-03-2007, 10:33 AM

PC has thousands of games, but thats only because it's been around for about 20 years

Lilac DownDeep · 04-03-2007, 10:57 AM

Ok. I'll research on that.

hferg: I'm still on Macs, and nothing will stop me. >D

***Ace Mercury*** · 04-03-2007, 11:51 AM

I agree with what Miss Catgirl says.

Robotazy · 04-03-2007, 07:51 PM

Europe only has E.T

And it's only because Atari had to get rid of them, and all the land they bought was not big enough.

I'm kidding....

hferg · 04-03-2007, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lilac Catgirl

Ok. I'll research on that.

hferg: I'm still on Macs, and nothing will stop me. >D

mac's arent TERRIBLE, but they arent that good as far as gaming goes, though i think a lot of the newer games are being made mac compatible...

Lilac DownDeep · 04-04-2007, 06:54 AM

Thank the lord.

We don't want PC's to become a monopoly.

well.... #1, it's illegal...

By the way... Codie, where did you get your Sweet Home ROM? -wants to play it-

04-03-2007, 11:51 AM	#17
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,275 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Except the Macs part. I agree with what Miss Catgirl says.

04-04-2007, 06:54 AM	#20
Lilac DownDeep Arceus the Almighty Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Raxacoricofallapatorius Gender: Posts: 1,320 Thanks: 18 Thanked 37 Times in 25 Posts	Thank the lord. We don't want PC's to become a monopoly. well.... #1, it's illegal... By the way... Codie, where did you get your Sweet Home ROM? -wants to play it- Last edited by Lilac DownDeep; 04-04-2007 at 06:59 AM.

03-30-2007, 08:24 PM	#1
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,142 Thanks: 121 Thanked 176 Times in 121 Posts	I Got a TurboGrafx CD And the following games: Alien Crush Keith Courage in Alpha Zones Ninja Spirit Ys Book 1&2 Ys 3: Wanderers from Ys Sinistron and Cosmic Fantasy 2 are on their way. You might remember the latter from my Worst Game Covers article. Well, now I can finally see if the game is as bad as the cover art (Alex Kidd sure was) I have my eyes set on a number of others, with my top priorities being Order of the Griffon, Psychosis, Neutopia I and II, and Vasteel. If I can find it really cheap I might pick up R-Type just to add it to my collection and see if anything was altered from the original, but I already have R-Types for the PSX which has an arcade perfect port of this and R-Type II, so I'm not going to break my neck searching for it. Where are these lemmings going? Not the Super Nintendo Super Shire! They know to go to Codiekitty.com now!

03-30-2007, 10:52 PM	#2
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	What exactly is TurboGraphx? I know it's an old video gaming system, that's for sure. But I'd like to learn more. -CSM (see? Someone cares about your threads.)

03-31-2007, 01:01 AM	#3
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	This of course begs the question: Why? And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

03-31-2007, 10:10 AM	#4
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Tazy Takes the thingy to the moon! ....nah, not gonna do that..... Anyway, I like the Neo Geo 64 more!

03-31-2007, 03:33 PM	#6
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Cool. I was mainly being facetious, but you knew that. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

03-31-2007, 04:21 PM	#7
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,142 Thanks: 121 Thanked 176 Times in 121 Posts	Wait, you were asking why I bought the system at all, not why I chose it over the Wii? Also, throw Legendary Axe and Final Lap Twin into the pile. I haven't actually paid for these yet, because the guy's selling off several TG games, and he's got more up tomorrow. Where are these lemmings going? Not the Super Nintendo Super Shire! They know to go to Codiekitty.com now!

04-01-2007, 01:45 AM	#8
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,661 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Yeah, that's what I was asking. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

04-02-2007, 05:47 PM	#9
MARIOCRAZY28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Meh. Gender: Posts: 73 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yah, CodieKitty. REALLY Low-Tech.

04-02-2007, 05:50 PM	#10
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	......It's not like the new systems have thousands of games. Get a Playstation, or N64 (<3) or.....Atari......Pong.

04-02-2007, 05:55 PM	#11
MARIOCRAZY28 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Meh. Gender: Posts: 73 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yah. Go to http://gamestop.com to see if you like something.

04-03-2007, 06:40 AM	#13
Lilac DownDeep Arceus the Almighty Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Raxacoricofallapatorius Gender: Posts: 1,320 Thanks: 18 Thanked 37 Times in 25 Posts	That sounds kinda interesting... but y'know, I'll always stick to ROM's xD. I guess it's me. Is it in for Europe, and if so, how many games? But it sounds like an awful lot of money though... xD

04-03-2007, 10:17 AM	#14
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,142 Thanks: 121 Thanked 176 Times in 121 Posts	I'm don't know if the TG-16 was ever released in Europe, or what games were released there if the system was. The actual TurboGrafx shouldn't be too expensive, although they're still pricier and far less common than, say, a Super Nintendo (TG-16 sold 10 million versus SNES's 50 million) - it's just the CD attachment that cranked up the price (although when the thing was new, it was supposed to have cost 400 dollary-doos, and I don't think that's in today's money value). The TG-16 didn't fare well in America because of price, Sega entering the ring, and Nintendo's strangehold on third party developers. The thing flew with flying colors in Japan, and it's the platform Castlevania: Rondo of Blood was originally released on. Where are these lemmings going? Not the Super Nintendo Super Shire! They know to go to Codiekitty.com now!

04-03-2007, 10:33 AM	#15
hferg Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Gender: Posts: 232 Thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	PC has thousands of games, but thats only because it's been around for about 20 years

04-03-2007, 10:57 AM	#16
Lilac DownDeep Arceus the Almighty Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Raxacoricofallapatorius Gender: Posts: 1,320 Thanks: 18 Thanked 37 Times in 25 Posts	Ok. I'll research on that. hferg: I'm still on Macs, and nothing will stop me. >D

04-03-2007, 07:51 PM	#18
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	Europe only has E.T And it's only because Atari had to get rid of them, and all the land they bought was not big enough. I'm kidding....