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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: Paisa49 on November 14, 2007, 02:57:22 AM
Title: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Paisa49 on November 14, 2007, 02:57:22 AM
Do any of you recall hearing a myth about the Turbografx-16 being a dangerous system because it emitted radioactivity? I remember hearing kids talk about it when I was in school in Florida, but I was curious to see if this myth actually had any legs and reached any of you around the world.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: nat on November 14, 2007, 03:04:55 AM
What the f*ck are you talking about?
I think that's something the kids at your school made up. Hahaha, it probably has roots in the "Higher Energy Video Game System" advertisements from the time. That's great!
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Paisa49 on November 14, 2007, 03:17:16 AM
I know, pretty crazy, but that's why it's a myth. Kids at my school had overactive imaginations way back when. :-"
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: ccovell on November 14, 2007, 03:20:52 AM
I guess those kids have never heard of the FCC, and their stringent radio emission requirements for electronics.
It's been said the above was one of the reasons for the Turbo being shaped as clumsily as it was, compared to the compact PCE: they had to spread the board out and add shielding for FCC approval.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: spenoza on November 14, 2007, 03:31:06 AM
Does the FCC have more stringent requirements than, say, the equivalent Japanese agency or regulation?
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Necromancer on November 14, 2007, 03:34:55 AM
Never heard of this myth before, though I have heard the myth that it's not really a 16 bit machine (ducks for cover).
Does the FCC have more stringent requirements than, say, the equivalent Japanese agency or regulation?
Yes. I remember reading articles in the game mags of the day, saying the TurboDuo was being delayed because NEC(TTI?) had to redesign it to comply with FCC rules.
I should open my duo and take pics of the inside, to compare with the inside of a JP Duo.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Paisa49 on November 14, 2007, 04:43:34 AM
It's been said the above was one of the reasons for the Turbo being shaped as clumsily as it was, compared to the compact PCE: they had to spread the board out and add shielding for FCC approval.
Maybe that's where the rumor came from, and it also answers a life-long question. I've always wondered why the TG-16 looked so much worse than the PCE.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: nat on November 14, 2007, 05:12:00 AM
I still think it's funnier to think that kids saw the "Higher Energy Video Game System" commercials and assumed it meant the system was radioactive.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Necromancer on November 14, 2007, 05:44:11 AM
I still think it's funnier to think that kids saw the "Higher Energy Video Game System" commercials and assumed it meant the system was radioactive.
Which totally makes sense to me - NEC just added a bit of Americium to a PC Engine to mutate it into something for the US market. Well, it explains the healthy hunter orange coloring anyway.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: ceti alpha on November 14, 2007, 06:48:21 AM
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Never heard of this myth before, though I have heard the myth that it's not really a 16 bit machine (ducks for cover).
Dang! You're too quick for me to get a clear shot at ya. :P I'll just have to be patient and find a better sniper nest. 8)
But yeah, I've never heard of that myth before. That was just some good ol' Turbo hatin' that was so popular back in the day.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Turbo D on November 14, 2007, 06:57:59 AM
It has an 8-bit processor and a 16-bit grafx chip. The processor is faster than the snes one too!
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: nat on November 14, 2007, 07:02:43 AM
8-bit/16-bit, as far as the CPU is concerned, doesn't mean much. How fast said CPU can actually process has a much bigger bearing on the speed of the machine.
But as we all know, a video game console is much more than the rating on the CPU. It's the sum of the combined parts that makes a console what it is.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Kitsunexus on November 14, 2007, 07:43:04 AM
Did you hear the one about the TG-16 with a hook for a controller port killing those kids in the woods?
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Paisa49 on November 14, 2007, 08:07:29 AM
Did you hear the one about the TG-16 with a hook for a controller port killing those kids in the woods?
No, but I saw a movie once about a dude getting strangled by a controller cord 'cause he was neglecting his TG-16.
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: _joshuaTurbo on November 14, 2007, 11:12:29 AM
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No, but I saw a movie once about a dude getting strangled by a controller cord 'cause he was neglecting his TG-16.
:-"
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: ceti alpha on November 14, 2007, 03:18:59 PM
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No, but I saw a movie once about a dude getting strangled by a controller cord 'cause he was neglecting his TG-16.
Haha. Yeah, that video is awesome. I replied to his video (avenuePad on youtube) and said that I should be careful that I'm using my GBA too much playing Bionic Commando. He replied back scared that his Turbo Express might be after him. :lol:
I think my favourite part of that video or the second part is the HuCard cereal. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Keranu on November 14, 2007, 03:27:53 PM
The HuCard cereal part made me laugh so hard when I first saw it. Brilliant!
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Keranu on November 16, 2007, 02:58:14 PM
Haha, this myth is hilarious! I've never heard a word about it before!
Speaking of myths though, here is one I've heard that I was about to make a topic for. My friend once told me that a person brought his PCE LT (I think it was hooked up to a CD unit and had a bunch of games) to a movie theater. At one point the guy got up go to go the bathroom and someone stole it by the time he came back. Has anyone else heard this?
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: nat on November 16, 2007, 03:10:21 PM
Why don't they just search the 4 houses that compose Crete, IL?
In a town that small, the thief can't hide for long!
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Keranu on November 16, 2007, 03:19:04 PM
nat you need to stop hating on the South Chicago subburbs and visit it yourself to enjoy it's beauty :mrgreen: . I should make a video tour of Crete and my favorite place of all, South Chicago Heights!
Actually there was a thief who robbed the Harris Bank (or maybe First United) once and hid in this small forest by the railroad tracks near my mouse until he got caught! We've also had meteor landings and even a earthquake somehow!
Title: Re: Old Turbografx Myth?
Post by: Kitsunexus on November 16, 2007, 07:07:11 PM