The lifeline of a TurboGrafx gamer

[Necromancer]

Heh, too funny.  My timeline is similar, though I was buying stuff from TZD shortly after they set up shop and like Punch I'm still looking for friends to play Bomberman, Bonk 3, Sapphire, etc.

[bob]

2017: where did vestcoat go?

[wiseau]

I'll post my timeline, no bully
1998: Bonk on the gameboy's pretty fun!
2009: Man, they made more of Bonk on this obscure console i've never heard of, i'm sold!
2010-2015: Trying out random shit in magic engine
2016: Alright time to bite the bullet i've got a console and a few chips and CDs, and i'll get an everdrive for the su- Wait, the CD unit is HOW much? f*ck that.
2017: Broke down and sold off my US turbo to buy a modded PC engine Duo r; most US games are surprisingly cheaper than i was led to believe, at least if you're willing to wait it out anyways.

[seieienbu]

2017: Broke down and sold off my US turbo to buy a modded PC engine Duo r; most US games are surprisingly cheaper than i was led to believe, at least if you're willing to wait it out anyways.

How expensive were you told the games were?

[wiseau]

2017: Broke down and sold off my US turbo to buy a modded PC engine Duo r; most US games are surprisingly cheaper than i was led to believe, at least if you're willing to wait it out anyways.

How expensive were you told the games were?

An recent example would be someone on a different forum saying a Vasteel with a map for, around 120 bucks was a good deal, then a day later another one shows up for ~90.

Or seeing Ys 1&2 and 3 actually sell for almost 200 bucks on a forum, when someone was selling the exact same thing for ~120 on ebay.

[xelement5x]

2017: where did vestcoat go?

I think I offended him permanently with my D&D ribbing. 

[Necromancer]

We need more vestcoat noob audits. 

[Black Tiger]

vestcoat has stated in the past that he has learned all he needs to know about Turbo/PCE and owns everything he wants that he is willing to buy. He checks in now and then and will comment when something new comes up, but feels that most of the topics discussed have already been discussed to death in the past.

When Henshin Engine starts arriving in mailboxes, we'll likely hear from him next.

[geise]

I miss his posts. From what you said though BT I feel the same way. I am sure a lot of other old forum members and first time adopters of the turbo/pce are in the same mindset as well.

[esteban]

2004-2005 - I start realizing that prices are too high for me. Like, Sylphia was $60 or more... Hellfire... some other shootemups....

2017 - I realize that I should have purchased those games.

[Arkhan]

I miss his posts. From what you said though BT I feel the same way. I am sure a lot of other old forum members and first time adopters of the turbo/pce are in the same mindset as well.

some of them have also grown tired of what things have become with the dumbassed facebook groups, flippant bullshit, and lame ass profiteering. 

[Digi.k]

2011 Who are all of these f*cking Youtube idiots?

that was 2007 for me.  During the time I uploaded Lunar Silver Star story complete for the Sega Saturn and being accused of faking a release "that never existed" as Vic Ireland said that Lunar Silver Star Story complete only exists for the Playstation..  Plus a few youtubers had a meltdown on there..

[Arkhan]

2011 Who are all of these f*cking Youtube idiots?

that was 2007 for me.  During the time I uploaded Lunar Silver Star story complete for the Sega Saturn and being accused of faking a release "that never existed" as Vic Ireland said that Lunar Silver Star Story complete only exists for the Playstation..  Plus a few youtubers had a meltdown on there..

lol.  motherf*ckers be dum

[NightWolve]

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 ?

Hm, you're a very astute observer. 

Something about the last ~3 cut deep into my soul... :/

[Arkhan]

the repro stupidity has definitely opened the floodgates for the dumb.

Mostly due to Facebook amplifying people's attention starved narcisisissiisisisissisism.

Sidenote: does anyone else have issues trying to type narcissism 


I just start hitting keys and going f*ck IT.