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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: tggodfrey on December 29, 2012, 06:45:15 AM
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Just like the title says. What your favorite part of this NEC platform. Is it the hardware, library, simplicity, perhaps all the reviews people do on you tube, or do you just find yourself obsessed with buying games?
For me its not just a piece of my childhood, I enjoy the community of it all. That included the reviews that Bucci does, the enthusiasm of members here as well as the diversity of everyone (from college students to engineers and programmers).
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I always kind of enjoyed the uniqueness of owning a platform that nobody else I knew had. Playing Dungeon Explorer with 4 other kids all night is possibly my single fondest memory I have with my TG16.
I also remember how angry I was that new Turbo games weren't coming out in America in the mid 90s. There were still plenty of new games coming out in Japan at the time, so I ended up mowing lawns to buy stupidly expensive import games from out of the back of game magazines. It would've been a lot cheaper to just buy more local SNES games but I wanted more Turbo CD games.
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The thing I like is the uniqueness of the games. The various publishers didn't try to make the same kinds of games as the ones released on the SNES or Genesis, so the system has a personality of its own.
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Since I was into anime and stuff in the early 90s the art and anime style and themes really grab me. I love games with great cut scenes. I also think the sound chip in the pce is excellent. After playing a hu card game with awesome music and then you play a snes game with that awful reverby trumpet synths there's just no comparing.
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well it was the first system I played as a child. And when I decided to actually collect it up, now that i could, I fell in love with the community of collecting, and that others are so into playing the games is cool. I also just really dig the graphics and sounds from those days. IDK I like it all, just a fun hobby all the way around.
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GAMES!!!
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Memories, Shooters and Bomberman
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The NEC hardware is what I love. Unique styling and so many variations: must collect them all.
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I didn't have anything Turbo until the Duo came out in '92. At first I was drawn to CDROM and the multiple tie ins with the manga/anime scenes. I also was super into 16-bit RPGs so seeing stuff like Ys sold me for sure. Over time I learned that HuCard games are just as good and that the PCE has a huge amount of really unique stuff. The PCE just has tons and tons of character.
I still love those top shelf SNES games like Earthbound and Yoshi's Island more, but there aren't actually that many truly awesome AAA SNES/SFC games, and the lesser stuff just isn't that fun. The PCE is much better at "b-grade" stuff. I'm still discovering great PCE games and I've pretty much gotten everything I can from the SNES.
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It unique. The games... hardware... and that feeling you get that your not just playing a game, you are experiencing something different. I love pretty much all consoles but the tg16 has character/ its own feel. I haven't been a member here long but the community has been great. I will never part with my tg16/cd. It will be buried next to me.
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I love the Turbo because "It's all the gaming with none of the bullshit"
The games feel very arcade like with a just pick up and play kind of style Just pop the game in press run and start playing. The games are very simple and it is that simplicity that makes it so fun. No complicated this or that just fast fun pick up and play arcade fun. :)
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The games, especially having so many shooters and puzzle games, the uniqueness of the consoles look drew me in, the duo is just one sexy looking console. Just wish it had more figthing games.
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It was so much different than the other systems at the time. I have many great memories of my friends and I playing 4 and 5 player games of Dungeon Explorer, Motoroader, and Bomberman '93.
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Since I was into anime and stuff in the early 90s the art and anime style and themes really grab me. I love games with great cut scenes. I also think the sound chip in the pce is excellent. After playing a hu card game with awesome music and then you play a snes game with that awful reverby trumpet synths there's just no comparing.
Ditto i remember when i first played Valis II and it capture that formula.
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My favorite part of this platform is the undeniable fact that it is The PC Engine!
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The uniqueness of the library and the ease of development and distribution of new games compared to the other two major 16 bit consoles of the day.
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Primarily the library(especially the shmups). But the design aesthetics of the PC Engine is definitely really cool. The implementation of turbo as a standard for 1st party controllers was an interesting move as well, though I can't stand too strongly behind the D-pads, just feel a tad stiff to my thumb that's been so spoiled by the Saturn pad.
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I initially ventured in as it was a system that I had never seen in the flesh or played before, it never made its way to Australia. I recall reading about the TurboGrafx-16 in magazines as a child and being highly fascinated by it.
Fast forward a bit and when I decided I wanted to start collecting and playing older consoles the PC Engine was one of the very first items on my list. I went for the Japanese version as I fell in love with that white box of pure sex.
So the system arrived and I had no games and knowing nothing about the system I went out and bought the cheapest games possible, which turned out to be some of the crappiest too. Thankfully SFII was in the mix and after I secured some more fun games I was hooked and have never looked back.
Easily one of my favourite platforms to game on and collect for, it certainly receives a good chunk of my attention.
Here's a picture of the very first time I powered on my own PC Engine (after spending a long time getting it tuned in via RF lol):
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/fjs/PCE_SF2.jpg)
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I totally love the fact that every time I power on my Tg16 it without a doubt takes me back to my youth when all that mattered to me and my peers was great games and having something unique to show off .. 20 years later this beloved console of mine still trips out my buddy's when they come over for some gaming and drinks .. It brings me much pride to share this consoles history with all that enter my retro gaming world .. Lately I have been gaming with a lot of new school gamers from the age of 19 to 25 and they totally have so much interest and respect for all of my Nec consoles once I break down all the specs, hardware up grades, timeline from when it was around and new to the market .. It' truly our time to shine as early 90's gamers in this new school age of gaming! NEC FOR LIFE !!!
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In the beginning the fancy cd rpgs and shewties are what drew me in, but I later learned to appreciate hueys and the wide breadth of unique titles available.
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Q: Favorite aspect of PCE/TG-16?
A: The little flame for TG-16 has only grown brighter over time. I never thought that this was possible in 1989, or 1993, or 2001. Sure, many of the folks I include in this group are only marginally familiar with TG-16, but mainstream exposure (re-exposure?) to platforms of yesteryear via non-commercial and commercial emulation has only helped spread the Gospel of PCE.
I don't want the flickering flame to go out, ever. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png)
Oh, and my favorite aspect of this platform is the soundtrack to Valis II. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png)
http://junk.tg-16.com/audio/Valis_II/Track_38.mp3
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The games, just amazed me when I was young with the Grafx compared to the NES.
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My favorite part is the hybrid 8-bit CPU and 16-bit GPU, making the system very unique, as far as what it did for games.
The games have the simplicity and charm of NES titles, while displaying graphics equivalent to SNES games. The processor just couldn't do what the SNES or Genesis could do, but I think that gave the TG16 its own unique feel, that is not matched or available on any other system.
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Back when I was young, I had the Nes, followed by the genesis. I was a big comic book reader(still love em) and always remembered seeing the bonk or splatterhouse comic book style ads. I never really understood what the system was. I thought there was only Nintendo and Sega... was this some sort of weird attachment? As time went on I forgot about the TG-16, but about 3 years ago I picked up a lot on craigslist just to check it out. I finally understood the allure of these games, they were obscure(to me), but fun. As I started to research I realized how many attachments and cards and controllers, etc... there were. This was a big draw for me, which was trying to figure out what went with which system. I love the way things are interchangeable, and while I do enjoy the games the hardware really gets me going. This was a major factor in my renewed interest in sega products also, the varied hardware(cdx, x'eye, sega cd1, laseractive etc...) After I got most of the Sega stuff, I needed a new system to collect, and TG-16 was that system. I've since gotten many of the NEC games on my bucket list, and enjoy the heck out of them. I don't have as much time to play as I used to, having a 50+ hour a week job and a newborn, but when I need a quick fix, it's fun to pick up the old Turbo Express and play a round of Alien Crush.
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The Games and even more so on the pce, unique goodness.
Original Splatterhouse lives on the tg16 and pce, lick it Genny and snes.
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Maybe not my "favorite", but it really is impressive how the total awkwardness (from a general consumer standpoint) of the tg/cd set up, turned into the gorgeous beast of the duo. That thing still looks killer on a shelf even with todays entertainment hardware.
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Maybe not my "favorite", but it really is impressive how the total awkwardness (from a general consumer standpoint) of the tg/cd set up, turned into the gorgeous beast of the duo. That thing still looks killer on a shelf even with todays entertainment hardware.
You complete meee!