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TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion / PC Engine Duo - Needs Angled to load games? (Potentiometer Adjustment)

« Last post by stridervm on November 26, 2025, 07:50:45 AM »

Hello noob here about basically everything about PC Engine.

Anyway I got this PC Engine Duo in a Japanese Auction for about $65. Hoping I would be able to be lucky to make it 100% working on burned CD games the same way for my PC Engine with IFU-30 CD-ROM.

I started blindly changing the dials (Bad idea I know) and somehow I got it partially working on some on the burned CD's I made.

However, the wierd thing is that the console needs to be crooked a little to the left in order to read the CD.

It cannot read any CD when the console is leveled to the table.

I wonder what could be causing this? Any suggestions?

After that crooked angle loading is solved when I will try to actually adjust the potentiometers again.

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Chit-Chat / Re: Your Megami Tensei experiences?

« Last post by Naniyue on November 25, 2025, 09:53:15 PM »

  I'll have to check out that music.

  I tried to play the NES version of the original, but the GUI feels too weird.  I'll probably end up playing the SNES Kyuuyaku version.

  Jack Bros. does seem interesting.  Kind of like Gauntlet.

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Chit-Chat / Re: Your Megami Tensei experiences?

« Last post by seieienbu on November 25, 2025, 02:56:00 PM »

Jack Bros was pretty fun on the virtual boy.  There wasn't exactly a wealth of great games to play on there.  I would say that of the whole library it was likely my second favorite after Wario Land.  I didn't find out it was part of the Megami Tensei series until many years later.

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TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion / Re: 2 Aetherbyte homebrew games on a HuCard pre-orders

« Last post by Necromancer on November 25, 2025, 01:09:47 PM »

It was delivered to the apartment office, but my mailman is bad about leaving a note.  If I don't have tracking so I know it's there, I end up waiting for the office workers to bitch at me for not picking it up; they used to be open later, so it was easy to pop in and check, but now they're already closed when I get home.

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TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion / Re: 2 Aetherbyte homebrew games on a HuCard pre-orders

« Last post by Paranoia Dragon on November 25, 2025, 02:22:20 AM »

I picked mine up Friday.  It's a sexy huey, and the cassette is pretty funky too.   

Okay good, you got it! I think I saw in Discord you saying that it wasn't delivered but the tracking apparently said it had already been delivered.

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TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion / Re: 2 Aetherbyte homebrew games on a HuCard pre-orders

« Last post by Necromancer on November 24, 2025, 10:32:36 PM »

I picked mine up Friday.  It's a sexy huey, and the cassette is pretty funky too.   

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TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion / Re: PC Engine GT / Turbo Express - Audio fcc cable replacement

« Last post by MasterofBiscuits on November 23, 2025, 05:31:33 AM »

Replace the existing cable with an FFC connector and flat cable - look at how Tawy has done this on his replacement controller boards.

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TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion / Re: Pc Engine GT / Turbo Express - Motherboard replacement

« Last post by MasterofBiscuits on November 23, 2025, 05:30:10 AM »

I've bought one, haven't tried it yet but will report when I do 

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Turbo/PCE Game/Tool Development / Re: Xanadu II Translation Development Blog

« Last post by elmer on November 21, 2025, 09:12:16 AM »

The LoX 1&2 cutscenes are structured differently to the ingame battles, which has been causing some problems, but they can be solved.

At this point I'm convinced that both games can and will be fully subtitled ... it's just going to take a little time and a lot of effort. 

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TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion / Re: Game of the Month: November 2025 - Fantasy Zone

« Last post by majors on November 20, 2025, 10:13:01 AM »

FZ was never a fav of mine...maybe I just never "got it". I have a nasty habit of bee-lining Opa straight into the enemies for some odd reason. Maybe the scrolling delay when turning around that Mathius mentioned is to blame. The game definitely takes advantage of the turbo switches on the pad...having rapid fire makes the game playable IMO. Geise was correct with FZ being a solid pick for those that "don't have a lot of time to sit and invest". This is a good game to play on a handheld while sitting on the couch waiting for TV commercials to finish out.

Not that it's obey related, but the Master System port(s) is quite colorful.