View Full Version : Pc engine ... hu !?
Vulnus
07-28-2004, 07:53 AM
Hi.
Because im readin of great shoot em ups and other games on PC Engine , id like to know ...... What exactly is PC engine !?
Is it a console or kinda arcade machine ??
Where to get it from and how expensive are games and pc engine hardware ??
Thx for ya replies :)
Regards ...
Its a nice little 8 bit system. Expensive? Depends were you shop.
classicb
07-28-2004, 07:58 AM
PC Engine is a Japanese Turbo Grafx 16. So its a home console just like the Turbo Grafx. The PC Engine was a lot more sucessful than the Turbo Grafx and had a lot more games. Cost wise the PC Engine used to be fairly cheap but these days they run in the $50 range or maybe even higher I haven't looked lately.
anagrama
07-28-2004, 08:27 AM
It's a funky little Japanese console that was launched in 1986 and also released in the US as the Turbografx-16.
It never had a proper European release, although a handful of PAL units were sold, largely in France.
Vulnus
07-28-2004, 08:41 AM
Is it recommendable to buy one , if you like shoot em ups like Gunners heaven or R-Type ?
digitalpress
07-28-2004, 08:50 AM
Is it recommendable to buy one , if you like shoot em ups like Gunners heaven or R-Type ?
Definitely! The PC Engine/TurboGrafx line has loads of great shooters. In fact, R-Type really found it's first success on this system. There are lots of great titles like Dead Moon, Air Zonk, Soldier Blade, Super Star Soldier, Blazing Lazers, Sinistron, Aero Blasters... and those are just for the US system.
You can get a list of the shooters by highlighting "TurboGrafx-16" (which is currently inexplicably out of alphabetical order) from the system box, then highlight "Horizontal Scrolling" and "Vertical Scrolling" in the genre box here:
http://www.digitpress.com:8080/DP/cmf/search.cmf
Have fun!
Vulnus
07-28-2004, 09:10 AM
Just found some screenshots that kinda really r0ck :)
Is there any online store but ebay selling turbografx ?
Jive3D
07-28-2004, 10:21 AM
I HIGHLY doubt that TurboZoneDirect is open anymore. LOL
digitalpress
07-28-2004, 10:27 AM
I HIGHLY doubt that TurboZoneDirect is open anymore. LOL
Why do you say that, did I miss something? I did get an e-mail from them just a few weeks ago - they were pretty happy that I had done some HuCard and Duo coverage in the Tips & Tricks Collector's Closet.
Did they recently "fold"?
Policenaut
07-28-2004, 12:11 PM
In fact they still sell games trough their website www.tzd.com . They still send newsletters and stuff like that.
anagrama
07-28-2004, 12:19 PM
Just found some screenshots that kinda really r0ck :)
Is there any online store but ebay selling turbografx ?
You may well want to look at getting a Japanese PCE rather than a Turbografx - there are *hundreds* of games that didn't get a US release, and the convertor carts will probably cost more than a new console.
There's several different types of PC Engine, but the cheapest is probably the CoreGrafx or CoreGrafx II.
European importers will charge you through the nose, so you're probably best off looking at Japanese or Hong Kong mail-order sites if you don't want to go the eBay route.
Azazel
07-28-2004, 01:58 PM
There weren't very many of those side scrolling shooters like Gunner Heaven. They did have a Turrican which was US only release I believe and a few import games but noe of those were that great. Regular shooters there are lots for the system and argueably it's the best system for shooters. There was both a hucard and a CD R-Type.
Getting a Japanese system is generally the way to go. There's very few US released hucards games that have much text in them so the language barrier isn't a major deal. Plus all US CD games will work on an import machine.
There are some online places that sell PC Engine stuff but a lot of time it's cheaper to get stuff on Ebay.
-hellvin-
07-28-2004, 02:20 PM
PC Engine is defenitely a great system. I managed to pick up a system pretty cheap a while back and it works kind of good. There's tons of quirky little titles for it and pretty much all of em are really good. If you liked any of Hudson's games on the NES you'll probably love the PC Engine.
Vulnus
07-29-2004, 09:37 AM
Thanx for all of ya replies.
But after ive seen shots for neo geo cd , i decided to save my money for this one :)
classicb
07-29-2004, 04:32 PM
Thanx for all of ya replies.
But after ive seen shots for neo geo cd , i decided to save my money for this one :)
look out for load times
D-Lite
07-29-2004, 04:40 PM
Thanx for all of ya replies.
But after ive seen shots for neo geo cd , i decided to save my money for this one :)
BIG mistake I think. I own both and I'm a big Neo fan in general, but the Neo CD is schlock. Get the Turbo/PCE Duo and be much happier. Or truly save your money and get a Neo Geo AES or MVS system.
Azazel
07-30-2004, 12:24 AM
Thanx for all of ya replies.
But after ive seen shots for neo geo cd , i decided to save my money for this one :)
BIG mistake I think. I own both and I'm a big Neo fan in general, but the Neo CD is schlock. Get the Turbo/PCE Duo and be much happier. Or truly save your money and get a Neo Geo AES or MVS system.
I'll second that.
Vulnus
07-30-2004, 06:54 AM
just found out that its even more expensive then a turbografx and games cost horrendible much @_@ ( i luv that smilie ^_^ )
Because im just a poor lil pupil , ill began a collection of something cheaper ... like a snes :D
rbudrick
07-30-2004, 03:01 PM
It's a funky little Japanese console that was launched in 1986 and also released in the US as the Turbografx-16.
It never had a proper European release, although a handful of PAL units were sold, largely in France.
1986? Ummm, I thought iwas more like 88 or 89...
Can anyone answer this?
-Rob
Azazel
07-30-2004, 03:45 PM
It's a funky little Japanese console that was launched in 1986 and also released in the US as the Turbografx-16.
It never had a proper European release, although a handful of PAL units were sold, largely in France.
1986? Ummm, I thought iwas more like 88 or 89...
Can anyone answer this?
-Rob
Your probably thinking of the Japanese versus US release date.
devilman
10-10-2004, 05:37 AM
There are some online places that sell PC Engine stuff but a lot of time it's cheaper to get stuff on Ebay.
Sorry for ressurrecting an old topic but it seemed to make more sense than starting a new one.
I'm nosing around for online retailers of Turbo Grafx and PC Engine games, particularly those who will ship to the UK. Has anyone got any good recommendations? I'm not after any titles in particular, just some good, cheap games to bolster my collection a bit and give me a taster for the system. :)
delafro
10-10-2004, 07:46 AM
It's a funky little Japanese console that was launched in 1986 and also released in the US as the Turbografx-16.
It never had a proper European release, although a handful of PAL units were sold, largely in France.
1986? Ummm, I thought iwas more like 88 or 89...
Can anyone answer this?
-Rob
I could have sworn it was '87 myself actually.
Ed Oscuro
10-10-2004, 09:50 AM
There weren't very many of those side scrolling shooters like Gunner Heaven.
R-Type, Gradius, Darius? PC-Engine has games for every genre, in spades!
jonjandran
10-10-2004, 01:18 PM
It's a funky little Japanese console that was launched in 1986 and also released in the US as the Turbografx-16.
It never had a proper European release, although a handful of PAL units were sold, largely in France.
1986? Ummm, I thought iwas more like 88 or 89...
Can anyone answer this?
-Rob
I could have sworn it was '87 myself actually.
According to the DP Guide Advance Edition it was 1997