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Konami announces the TurboGrafx-16 Mini (UP: list of games revealed - see threadmark)

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ThorHammerstein

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Darknight Are you itching to play Fighting Street? Cuz last I played it, I didn't enjoy it for anything other than historical points.


BojTrek said:
My left middle finger is killing me... I just beat Blazing Lazers...

I thought that I had beaten the game before... but I do not remember the final boss lady at all... awesome!
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Um left middle finger? How do you hold the controller?
 
ThorHammerstein

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BojTrek said:
I rest it on my middle finger, so I am constantly pushing down on that finger.

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I see. Maybe a touch of carpel tunnel or gamers hand. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Darknight said:
It's really more for historical reasons since it was the first home console version of the game from the arcade. I won't say it's even remotely a good game, but I do have some nostalgia for it.
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I've only ever played it twice: arcade once and a friends TGCD. Didn't enjoy either time.

Though I do wonder how Hakchi will let us use 6-button controllers when we can put games on there.
 
Zonic

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Oh sure, go back in stock the exact day my order for the CoreGrafx arrived.

Kinda find it funny that A.) I ordered the European version from a Japanese site to be shipped to the US, & B.) It's only rated PEGI 12 yet M & D on the others. Either way, my friend is super excited to try it out after learning about the system from that Hi-Score Girl anime. I completely forgot just how many shmups are on the thing, which is cool as a fan.
 
Vinegar Joe

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Vinegar Joe said:
Not sure this is exactly the right thread for it, but has anyone tried the Brook PC Engine adapter?

It is a multi adapter so it works for the original PCE, Megadrive and apparently the PCE mini too.



I'm sure there are cheaper methods for the mini, but maybe worthwhile if you want to use a PS3/4 stick on original hardware too.
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FWIW, I don't have a mini yet but have tried this on real PCE hardware. It works great with my PS4 Hori Hayabusa stick, and makes certain games a lot easier to play compared to the PCE pad. For example hitting diagonals in Dungeon Explorer, or anything twitch based.

By default they added a turbo function to the standard 2 button pad which is pretty handy, and there's also 6 button and Switch pad support too.

I've not tried it on my Mega Drive yet.

The PCE pad isn't bad, but I'm glad I don't need to touch it again.
 
BojTrek

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Add another game to my 'beaten' list... R-Type.

I have never beaten R-Type without cheats of X-Box... but I found a spot on the final boss where the spinning stars would not hit me and my orb was blasting away in the vagina boss' mouth.
 
Bigkrev

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Zonic said:
Oh sure, go back in stock the exact day my order for the CoreGrafx arrived.

Kinda find it funny that A.) I ordered the European version from a Japanese site to be shipped to the US, & B.) It's only rated PEGI 12 yet M & D on the others. Either way, my friend is super excited to try it out after learning about the system from that Hi-Score Girl anime. I completely forgot just how many shmups are on the thing, which is cool as a fan.
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To be honest, I wish I had a PC Engine/Coregrafx, just cause this thing is huge!
 

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For those interested, seems that Amazon.it has reopened the preorders for the Coregrafx Mini.
No real date when they will deliver is given though.
 
mudai

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Same good news for all the Americans who haven't imported it yet and are waiting for the Amazon.com Turbografx 16 Mini release. Looks like it's releasing next week!



I have imported the Japanese PC Engine Mini day 1 and I absolutely love it.
 
mute

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Yay, happy I held onto my preorder.

Now my PC engine mini can have a second controller with turbo switches :)
 

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I wonder what this guy thinks about his face not being on the Mini:
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NinjaScooter

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My original order from last year was still showing as shipping in Jan 2021. I needed to change the address anyway so I just cancelled and re-preordered.
 
Meatwad

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mudai said:
Same good news for all the Americans who haven't imported it yet and are waiting for the Amazon.com Turbografx 16 Mini release. Looks like it's releasing next week!



I have imported the Japanese PC Engine Mini day 1 and I absolutely love it.
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Finally, and the 22nd is payday so the timing is perfect
 
cheeseholidays

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Are the Hori and 8bitdo controllers the only known options at this point? Ideally I'd like to grab a second identical controller.
 
Lowblood

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Oooh, finally the bump is about the US release. :P

I've already jumped into the PSN release of Rondo of Blood, but at least my YS1&2 replay will start up soon.
 
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cheeseholidays said:
Are the Hori and 8bitdo controllers the only known options at this point? Ideally I'd like to grab a second identical controller.
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Yeah, that's all the options so far. I have heard that Hori is the actual manufacturer of the mini, so in theory the Hori pad should perform identical.

There's also some compatibility with the Retrobit's wireless Sega controllers, but they requiere a button combination every time and they inverse the order of the buttons.
 
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malaiseforever said:
Gate of Thunder and Devil's Crush will be the first two ROMs I dump on this console if it gets hacked. Two of my favorite games of that era that everyone should play.
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catpurrcat said:
With a name like Devils Crush, I totally didn't expect to see a pinball game lol

Gate of Thunder however, seeing as how Lords is taking over my gaming life, I look forward to trying!
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There is an AMPED version of Gate of Thunder online where a guy re balanced the music volume to not be drowned out by sound effects. It would be worth finding if the system gets opened up.
 
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So I just got the update from Amazon and my console is set for delivery on Tue. but the standalone controller still doesn't have an estimated delivery date.
mrmoose said:
Wait, the US only sells extra controllers (and the multitap) in white?
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That is the case everywhere IIRC.
 
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mrmoose said:
Wait, the US only sells extra controllers (and the multitap) in white?
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These 8bitdo controllers will be out May 20th.



Community Forum said:
Will the Genesis Mini USB wall plug work for this? How about an iPhone wall cube?
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Don't know, and you gotta be careful: we already know that some adaptors (rasberry pi) can potentially ruin your system irrevocably. From my experience: plugging into a TV, cable box or surge protector USB port works fine. Might want to play it safe and just order an official adaptor if those aren't options.
 
mikehaggar

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Of all the variants I prefer the look of the PC Engine the most. Is there any reason I shouldn't get the PC Engine version over the others? I'm pretty sure the included games are the same...?
 
Darknight

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mikehaggar said:
Of all the variants I prefer the look of the PC Engine the most. Is there any reason I shouldn't get the PC Engine version over the others? I'm pretty sure the included games are the same...?
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There's a couple differences in games and the PC Engine version doesn't come with a controller that has turbo settings on it like the Core and TG-16 does.

The PC Engine comes with Tengai Makyo II, Tokimeki Memorial and the Japanese version of Splatterhouse but doesn't have Salamander, Salamander Near Arcade and the US version of Splatterhouse.
 
Tiktaalik

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Still seems like no Canadian release in sight? Certainly nothing on Amazon.ca. Might have to consider buying from Amazon.com
 
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Tiktaalik said:
Still seems like no Canadian release in sight? Certainly nothing on Amazon.ca. Might have to consider buying from Amazon.com
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Are you in Toronto? Given the shipping cost, I was considering doing a group buy with another person. Come into the Canadian deals discord channel if you want to discuss :)

EDIT: That's for the wireless controllers only, not the console. If you want the console, order from Amazon Japan.
 

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Darknight said:
What I'm curious is if they have different packaging or they're just selling the Japanese boxed ones.
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What's weird is that to my knowledge, only the PC Engine had white controllers. So they made two different white controllers, one without turbo (only available with the console) and one with turbo. And they packaged black versions with turbo with the turbografx but won't sell that color separately even though they've already made them in that color.

So basically there's no scenario where you have two of the same controller.
 
malaiseforever

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Happy for all you guys finally able to get one of these in North America ...it's a great system. My only gripe right now is that Amazon Canada doesn't have the 8bitdo wireless controllers listed so if I want one I'll have to pay like $30 US just for the shipping alone. Maybe they'll list them some time after they actually release...
 
PepsimanVsJoe

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I've been playing bits and pieces of Ninja Gaiden PCE.

Suddenly I ran into some shit that has me flabbergasted.



For those who can't view twitter, here's the gist of it:

In Stage 2-2, you can grab an invincible fire wheel power-up. However, and this is completely unlike the NES version (and common-sense), if Ryu attempts to land on the sword-guy, he'll take damage and fall to his death.

Just stick to the NES version.
 
BojTrek

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I started the R-Type 2nd run through...

NOTE: After you beat the final boss the game resets at Level 1. It is the same game just more bullets I believe and maybe a few more enemies on some levels.

But on the restart you start with all weapons you had and the same speed increases you also had. All of that speed is a hinderance in my opinion but I adapted.

Using the 'save state' I made it through the game again...after the final boss it does the same little closing 'movie' but this time a bigger sized BYDO 'thing' appears and explodes... and the game freezes at 'GAME OVER'.

Now I can consider R-Type beaten!
 
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I'm excited about getting this thing to display next to my SNES and Genesis minis. I'ma play Bonk and try out some of the other games. I'm glad the American version is coming soon; I was expecting a much longer wait when I saw it was delayed.
 
woodypop

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My Turbografx-16 Mini arrived from Japan today. Yay! (Now I gotta cancel my preorder from Amazon, lol)

I'm loving it so far. Of all the mini consoles, I've put the least amount of time with the TG16 library, so I'm really looking forward to jumping in. Can't wait to play through Ghouls 'n Ghosts, since the Genesis version is one of my all-time favorites.

Can someone do me a solid and list the secret bonus games and how to access them? Or link me to the post in the thread?
I'm having a hard time finding the specific info online.
 
ghostcrew

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My order is with Amazon (UK) and still no shipping/release date... I'm so excited for it to come!
 
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