The lifeline of a TurboGrafx gamer

[vestcoat]

1989 Looks cool!
1990 I wish I had some friends.
1991 These accessories are freaking expensive.
1992 A cheap 16-bit console!
1993 Finally, good games
1994 Clearance!
1995 That's it?
1996 Playstation sucks. Guess I'll keep playing my Duo.
1997 N64 sucks. Guess I'll keep playing my Duo.
1998 Ebay!
1999 Friends on the internets! Thank you Netscape Navigator!
2000 Imports are expensive.
2001 ...girls... alcohol...
2002 A new Turbo game!
2003 PCEngineFX Forums!
2004 It is no longer possible to press TG-CD's
2005 Why doesn't the sound work on my TurboExpress? Why doesn't the sound work on my TurboDuo?
2006 When did I become a "retro gamer"?
2007 Advent of Buy It Now. Imports are cheap, domestics are expensive. I own Sapphire! He lied to us!
2008 RIP TZD. This shit is getting expensive. Surely, prices will top off.
2009 Insanity! Pressed CD's!
2010 Who are all of these f*cking noobs?
2011 Who are all of these f*cking Youtube idiots?
2012 Concede hopes of U.S. set.
2013 Forum trolling eclipses game time
2014 Rise of the repros
2015 Ceases to be gamer, retro gamer, and collector, just internet a$$hole.
2016 ?

[HailingTheThings]

You're adorable. I bet you look just like Cleopatra.

*sighs*

[Punch]

2016 I still wish I had some friends.

[ccovell]

2016 - Noobs: "I'm so retro, I've got a Turbografx!  It's an Android emulation box."

[Bernie]

2016 - Noobs: "I'm so retro, I've got a Turbografx!  It's an Android emulation box."

HA!  THIS!!!!

[Jason_dicarlo85]

Lol this made me laugh... Although I am one of the people who didn't get a turbo till later in life... I had sega master system and the genesis...

[Gentlegamer]

1997: Discovers Magic Engine. Cool, I can play TurboGrafx-16 on my PC. Pirates activation key for full features.

[incrediblehark]

2011 Who are all of these f*cking Youtube idiots?
2012 Concede hopes of U.S. set.

Pretty much nailed it for me.

[Black Tiger]

1997: Discovers Magic Engine. Cool, I can play TurboGrafx-16 on my PC. Pirates activation key for full features.

I bought Magic Engine twice.

[ginoscope]

1997: Discovers Magic Engine. Cool, I can play TurboGrafx-16 on my PC. Pirates activation key for full features.

I bought Magic Engine twice.

Magic engine was amazing and my first successful burn on Dracula X then.  Then wii in 2006 brought turbo back.

Now full circle to 1990-1994 with real hardware and software.

[spawnshop]

2006 When did I become a "retro gamer"?

This is how I feel most of the time....  I play some of the new games, but there's nothing like the charm of the classics.

[Sparky]

Vest!!!!! great post glad to see you back on posting... Wait for it..... Hugs

[esteban]

BEST POST FROM VEST IN A DECADE.



Not really...he had some scathing posts that were so funny I forgave him for being utterly MIA for years and years.

1997: Discovers Magic Engine. Cool, I can play TurboGrafx-16 on my PC. Pirates activation key for full features.

I bought Magic Engine twice.

Ha! At first I simply used my brother's (legit) key.

But after a short period, I gladly sent a few rubles to France.

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Anyway...for me...if it wasn't for MagicEngine/emulators in 1998/1999, I would not have gotten back into video games, specifically TG-16, until... ?!??

I was going to grad school in CA and didn't have any consoles. Eventually, I would end up buying my "west coast hardware" even though I already had consoles in storage (parent's basement!) on east coast.

This is the point where my hardware collectard fetish really blossomed.

But MagicEngine was the catalyst.

[_joshuaTurbo]

Very accurate!  However, mine is a bit changed in the center-

2006 When did I become a "retro gamer"?
2007 Advent of Buy It Now. Imports are cheap, domestics are expensive. I own Sapphire! He lied to us!
2008 Bills... Time to sell everything!
2009 Oh f*ck.  This is boring without obey.
2010 At least I have them all emulated....
2011 Trades for a Turbografx at a gamer meetup!
2012  It all starts again!!

[GohanX]

Man, talking about hitting the nail on the head...