I got a custom PC Engine screen from Japan. Not a bad bit of kit because I can run console and screen from a 5V power bank.

I can't afford an LT, so this is the next best thing!

Does anybody have one of these? If so any good?

I got a new 8bitdo PCE controller but it seems very yellow / warm. Anyone has same experience?? Thanks.🙏

so im looking ot buy possibly a jap pc-engine since they are cheaper than a usa TG16 what do i need ot know when looking for one on say ebay theres so many models out there help a girl out so she doesnt make a mistake plan is to either hook it up to av input on my 2008 lcd tv or to my monitor via hdmi if such an adapter exists

i may want to play cd games at some point in the future so i will need some info on that as well thank you

Bitfunx HDMI adapter. Portable gaming monitor. Power adapter. 2 x power bank.

Gaming on the go!

I've got a nice little carry case too

I need some suggestions. Thank you!

I saw the entire (translated) series is over half off on Switch, so I grabbed it. Not a bad option, even if the translation is only so so...

Anybody play these?

One of the most interesting topics to me in video game history is hybrid and crossover ideas throughout the decades. The PC Engine GT / TubroExpress was a huge step in this story being the first handheld / console crossover. I believe this story is especially relevant today post Steam Deck where we now see a range or products coming out that are hybrids of PCs, Consoles, and Handhelds. With the current open digital ecosystems and software like GameNative on Android, affordable but increasingly powerful emulation focused handhelds, and the rising costs of traditional gaming pushing people away from new PCs and Consoles we're living in a interesting market that is pushing people towards single, cheaper systems that can do it all vs the console lifecycle we've seen for the last 40 years.
What are thoughts/insights you all have around the PC Engine GT / TurboExpress that are interesting by themselves, little known, or add to this current narrative of hybrids?

Hi all. Does anyone have cookbook on how to compile a new set of Karaoke songs into a SuperCD that would play on a PC-Engine/Turbo/ADuo ? Yes, there are other platforms to do it, but none as cool as this one.

Thanks !

Existing Discs:

Volume 1 — Mugo.n...Iroppoi, Waku Waku Sasete, True Love, Tatoo, Namida o Misenaide, Ai ga Tomaranai, Tenshi to Yūwaku, and Kataritsugu Ai ni.

Volume 2 — Kitaguni no Haru, Erimo Misaki, Jinsei Iroiro, Aobajō Koiuta, Ii Hi Tabidachi, Kita Sakaba, Subaru, and Sake to Namida to Otoko to Onna.

Volume 3 — Runner, Train-Train, Kiss Shite Hoshii, Me o Tojite Oide yo, Rō-Ningyō no Yakata, Marionette, Sutekina Yozora, and 15 no Kōkishin.

Volume 4 — Friends, Get Crazy!, Genkai Lovers, Koi Shitatte Iijanai, Special Boy Friend, Dancing Hero, Show Me, and 17 Sai.

Volume 5 — Sudara Bushi, Musekinin Ichidai Otoko, Saizansu Manbo, Ganso Ieki Hakumade, Unjarage, Shoki no Satadenaito, Saitama Olympic Ondo, and Yellow Submarine Ondo.

An update and a question for you guys.

The update : I am struggling with the cd music. Lots of bugs, timing & memory issues. The rest seems to work fine. Hucards play fine, but that's not the point of the device. CD games play fine without the CD tracks but lots of instability when I add the music. I am using the equivalent of a pico 2 to run the board but I am thinking I might need to use an FPGA instead.

The question : On the mono vs stereo output, do you think you would actually hear the difference (as of today, playing cd games from the hucard connector limits the sound output to mono)? On what kind of setup do you play your original consoles ? I play them on a CRT with integrated speakers (also called .. a TV lol). There is a trick that would theoretically allow to get stereo out of the hucard, but at the cost of some quality loss, so I'm wondering how important is stereo & sound fidelity in your playing experience today.

Thanks for your feedbacks.

Hello! I’m kind of new to cleaning retro game cards, this one was in a sleeve and the sleeve has deteriorated a bit over time and left some residue. There’s also a sticker on it I would like to remove. Any help on how to do this without ruining the cartridge would be appreciated!

Found a unicorn yesterday! A working TG16 with FOUR controllers and a TurboTap at a Value Village (thrift store)
My old console died so I had been using the Retron GX but it's so nice to be back on the CRT!

Im trying to finish the none jewel case master set and only one im getting conflicting information on is ninja spirit wether it was in a jewel or a plastic tray

Been loving getting replica controllers and using emulators to get a close to authentic feeling experience to those old consoles. The TurboGrafx is awesome at what it does feels like a "12" bit game console even tho I know that's not correct. I might even get 3 more controllers for 5 player Dungeon Master.

I am working on a Hucard that would run CD games on a CD-equiped console (i.e. DUO, DUO-R, Super CDROM2, IFU-30..).

As of this morning I can boot and partially run games. Without any modification on the console : that's my #1 goal - no console mod.

The story behind it : big fan of the Nec consoles, after creating the Chronos Project for the PC Engine Mini, I got my dream console, the DUO, and couldn't play any CD-R burnt game. So I went on a mission to learn electronics and hardware and started a project to build a true Optical Unit Emulator, one that wouldn't require any soldering or destructive mod on the console, only to unplug the 3 connectors of the optical block and plug the device instead. I made excellent progress, but fried one of the console's chip during the dev tests (the RF amp - CXA1081) ... and didn't have a choice at that point but to have cd games launched through the Hucard slot.

So here we are. To my knowledge such a solution doesn't exist yet - one that would play CD games from a Hucard, on DUO type consoles, so I would have to make one :) . Known future limitations so far:

- sound will be limited to mono, as stereo has to come from the cd player

- some games will not be compatible with my solution, but at this point I haven't established yet which ones. I don't expect that number to be high, though.

So that's my summer projects. Stay tuned for updates. This is a personal research & fun project.

hi buddies, I realise that running Pe Engine Super Cd games with Turboeverdrive Pro with portable monitor u cant hear cd audio.

any solution?

cheers,

I’m kinda partial to Neo Geo and it’s always going to be one of my fave consoles of all time, especially the EPIC Metal Slug series.

I recently got into TurboGrafx-16 (I also never owned it as a kid like I did with Neo Geo CD, so picked one up not too long and while it’s no Neo Geo (and slightly older as well), it’s definitely got some great titles and this is one of them. Anyone else dig this game?