So how often or when or how do you buy your tg16 games

[Gypsy]

I don't think Saturn games have ever been cheaper. It's s great time to be a Saturn game player if you like original discs.

JP Saturn games are still pretty cheap, a lot of US stuff is dumb overpriced now.

Basically the only expensive JP titles are shooters and then some outliers. If you like any other genres it's fantastic for cheap gaming. PS1 is also dirt cheap.

[TheClash603]

I don't think Saturn games have ever been cheaper. It's s great time to be a Saturn game player if you like original discs.

JP Saturn games are still pretty cheap, a lot of US stuff is dumb overpriced now.

Basically the only expensive JP titles are shooters and then some outliers. If you like any other genres it's fantastic for cheap gaming. PS1 is also dirt cheap.

Stuff like X-Men Vs. Street Fighter used to be $100 to import, now you can get the game with 4 MEG Cart for like $30.  I concur JP Saturn is where it's at now.

[Arkhan]

I don't buy them anymore.

The thrill/fun of walking into a game store to buy stuff has been ruined by the prices soaring so high through the f*ckin' sky that they are bouncing off satellites.

[Mas]

For Japan games on the Saturn yes but I'm talking about the us stuff. It's crazy right now for the us stuff even disc only. Last thing on the Saturn because this is a th16 site lol, if you want a Saturn get either a jpn system or an action reply 4meg ram cart. Then you can import all the great titles.

[SignOfZeta]

Who cares if US SS games are expensive? They suck! You have to be some kind of pervert to prefer the US version of Astal or SFA or Guardian Heroes. Not to mention that a huge section of good games are JP only so you're paying 4x pricing for 1/4 the actual gaming.

[Gypsy]

Plus the US cases are awful. If the game is playable for me in Japanese, I buy the Japanese version.

[retro junkie]

I got into Turbo Grafx 16 back when you could walk into a Toys-R-Us and see it on the shelf. Most of my US games were purchased during that time period. I am so happy for those moments. It saved me so much when looking at those crazy modern prices. In the last few years I have focused on PC Engine and collecting many games that I either missed or never came to the US TG16. My last purchase was a repo, Coryoon. The original game was outrageously priced. I feel for anyone desiring to get into this system today from scratch. The PC Engine would be the only way to break ground. A US Turbo Grafx would need to be a once in a lifetime event running across a deal in the wild on a dream combination of games and console that would not break the bank.

My weakness are the HuCards. It is some sort of addiction. The format and design hooked on to somethin in my brain. it clamped down tight. Emulation just don't do it for me. I got to touch it and put it in the slot myself.

I love retro, one or two button, gaming. The price of admission presently is so unreal.

[Arkhan]

Plus the US cases are awful. If the game is playable for me in Japanese, I buy the Japanese version.

f*ck you, I love having all that wasted space.  It makes me feel AMERICAN

[stinkoman]

I have most the games I ever wanted.  I will continue to pickup new homebrew releases like Henshin-Engine

[blueraven]

I still buy games. 16 years after I bought my first Duo. Whenever I can afford a game I don't have and I still enjoy the process. Prices have gone up but this is the only system that I've truly cared about and the process is still enjoyable and I like supporting the homebrew projects.

It's not "Joe's Bucket-o-hucards" for $20 anymore, but echoing Black Tiger, its important to enjoy the games that you do have. Waiting for them to come around is key. A few people have already said this so I won't repeat what has already been said.

[munchiaz]

last time i purchased TG-16/PCE games was when I went to Japan in October of 2015. The allure of finding good deals in the states is pretty much dead at this point. I just dont want to put forth the time and effort to try and find deals for games on a console that is considered rare and highly sought after. I have a decent set of games, and a everdrive so i'm set on anything i want to play

[xelement5x]

Plus the US cases are awful. If the game is playable for me in Japanese, I buy the Japanese version.

f*ck you, I love having all that wasted space.  It makes me feel AMERICAN

Quoted for truth. 

I also think they are nice since the art is normally so much bigger on the manuals and stuff.  Makes it really feel like SOMETHING instead of just another jewel case. 

[SignOfZeta]

Yes, the terrible art is so much larger on the American stuff.

[Gypsy]

Plus the US cases are awful. If the game is playable for me in Japanese, I buy the Japanese version.

f*ck you, I love having all that wasted space.  It makes me feel AMERICAN

Quoted for truth. 

I also think they are nice since the art is normally so much bigger on the manuals and stuff.  Makes it really feel like SOMETHING instead of just another jewel case.

Both of you faggots can fite me irl. Then make-up sex.

[Necromancer]

On a similar note, what do you peeps think of the PC-FX cases?  I prefer the more compact form of the regular jewel cases, but at least the big cases are super durable.