THE PC ENGINE ROCKS! - Happy Console Gamer

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@MadPanicGaming
@MadPanicGaming 9 жыл бұрын
When I first came to Japan one of the first things I did was buy a PC Engine Duo-R. Five years and hundreds of games later and I'm still hooked on it and always finding new and interesting titles floating around out there.
@HappyConsoleGamer
@HappyConsoleGamer 9 жыл бұрын
+KidShoryuken Yeah it has soo many great games on it! it could take you a life time to explore them all!
@MadPanicGaming
@MadPanicGaming 9 жыл бұрын
HappyConsoleGamer Indeed, my collection may never be complete.
@victormak3736
@victormak3736 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Jim, nice to see you here! :)
@victormak3736
@victormak3736 4 жыл бұрын
PCE was my childhood memory, my 2nd console ever owned (My 1st was Famicom and its disk system). Like 2 years after I owned my PCE, I further bought the CD Rom2 "briefcase" and that amazing add on opened up my dream CD games library: YS 1&2, Fighting Street, Cobra, Wonder Boy, Far East of Eden etc. The CD quality music together with the vivid graphics made me hardly believed it's a 8-bit gaming console omg...it's totally comparable with its rival at that time - the SEGA Mega Drive! If NEC will ever remake this console I'll definitely buy it!
@LynnFredricks
@LynnFredricks 9 жыл бұрын
During the early 90s, I worked on several of the PC Engine games to localize them into English - a couple of the Bonk games, two sports games and Dungeon Master III: Theron's Quest. Excellent machine in its day.
@skykitchen867
@skykitchen867 Жыл бұрын
I have a Turbo Duo that I inherited from my dad, with a whole bunch of games. My favorite one is called Magical Chase it is such a fun side scrolling shooter. Love them. He was a avid fan of Hudson games and collected as many as he could. The games are so much fun! Recently purchased a Super Console Cube X3 that has like 110,000 games from sixty consoles. There are PC engine titles from Hudson that I didn't even know existed, and they are fantastic to play. The titles my dad bought are on it also. Great video, happy gaming!! :)
@DalgoFight
@DalgoFight 8 жыл бұрын
Oh man, what you've done...Since I watched this video the last year, I've dreamed every day with this console. And today, FINALLY, I decided to go with it. I'm SO happy right now...I'm from Spain and here PC Engine is like somekind of myth. I've picked up a Core Grafx and a couple of games and now I'm the most poor guy in the neighbourhood, and the most happy as well!!! I've picked up Ninja Spirit, GunHed, and Bonk 1 and man...oh man. You've discovered to me a new universe!!
@HappyConsoleGamer
@HappyConsoleGamer 8 жыл бұрын
Hey that is awesome!!! have fun! classic system!
@Superdimensional
@Superdimensional 4 жыл бұрын
Such a satisfying click sound when the HuCard is inserted. Who else here in 2020 after the release of the Turbo/PCE minis?
@radiantjet418
@radiantjet418 9 жыл бұрын
I remember playing Samurai Showdown 1 & 2 for the Turbo graphics 16. I really love that fighting game! I also found Samurai Showdown for PC about 10 years ago under there used PC games. I have no idea they made it for PC also! The PC version had SS 1 & 2 on it!
@mickeymickey9914
@mickeymickey9914 2 жыл бұрын
Crazy how this thing flew under my radar for 30 years. Now I'm emulating tons of great stuff on it.
@lotsofgames
@lotsofgames 9 жыл бұрын
Ninja Spirit got me really interested in the TurboGrafx 16. I was first introduced to Ninja Spirit in the arcade and loved it. I agree that the pc engine console design is really nice.
@HappyConsoleGamer
@HappyConsoleGamer 9 жыл бұрын
+lotsofgames Amazing you played it in arcades!
@lukemorse1
@lukemorse1 9 жыл бұрын
Holy shit Johnny, I cant believe you still remembered getting the Interface unit from me years back, honored. kick ass job on the review as always, enjoyed a bit of a look at your good sized collection as well man!
@HappyConsoleGamer
@HappyConsoleGamer 9 жыл бұрын
+lukemorse1 Hey thank you for that Interface unit! The gift that keeps on giving!
@HappyConsoleGamer
@HappyConsoleGamer 9 жыл бұрын
haha of COURSE! that was such a big deal! that and Lesters back in the day...
@FutureHonest
@FutureHonest 9 жыл бұрын
+lukemorse1 I just wanted to say HOLY SHIT in regards to the amount of PC engine games
@MrFoxrolls
@MrFoxrolls 9 жыл бұрын
+lukemorse1 Luke, I just wanted to say I really admire you technical skills! I used to really enjoy watching you work on a system! Im a weirdo, I love learning about that kinda thing!
@diceman1978
@diceman1978 8 жыл бұрын
Such an elegant little machine. Those hucards are still beautiful.
@drrrrzz9145
@drrrrzz9145 4 жыл бұрын
that ninja warriors walk cycle never fails to give me a chuckle. Also that Armed F ship design on the box art is one of the coolest I've seen, to this day.
@cameronlodor6985
@cameronlodor6985 4 жыл бұрын
crazy how far we’ve come, now you can fit every first party switch game in your back pocket
@timothyledet9454
@timothyledet9454 9 жыл бұрын
It's so easy to just listen to you talk about something you're incredibly passionate about. Your content rocks.
@SuperLotus
@SuperLotus 8 жыл бұрын
0:45 Kid Niki: Radical Ninja for NES. OMFG Such nostalgia!
@gurerozdil3203
@gurerozdil3203 4 жыл бұрын
Speaking of the PC Engine, it's such a pity we didn't get NEC's two shoot'em up PC titles ReVolte and PureVex for the West back in the day.
@TatsuMakiSeppuKyaku
@TatsuMakiSeppuKyaku 9 жыл бұрын
Awww yeah I hear that Rondo of Blood music in the background there. Best Castlevania game ever made in my book, what a wonderful experience.
@diogenesismontalvo3589
@diogenesismontalvo3589 2 жыл бұрын
Dude the pc engine hucard games are beyond of his time! A rare console that i know later in magazine like club nintendo or gamepro so in my opinion the most awesome console of all time!
@ShamanNoodles
@ShamanNoodles 3 жыл бұрын
I love how excited you sound when talking about the PCE. I feel the same way =) Most underrated system in history
@MrBorington
@MrBorington 7 жыл бұрын
PC-Engine was my first ever home console ! First home console with cd-rom, Tengai Makyo 2 opening was stunning ! Still have the DUO in my basement.
@下っ端2号
@下っ端2号 2 жыл бұрын
Nice to meet you! I am very happy that Japanese games are highly evaluated.
@Siegfried39ify
@Siegfried39ify 9 жыл бұрын
Very cool episode, i wish you cover all your PC engine games!
@MRW2276
@MRW2276 9 жыл бұрын
What struck me as nuts was having all those Sega titles on the Engine. Outrun, Alterbeast, and Afterburner to name a few. Also some other solid arcade ports were Operation Wolf, Double Dragon 2 and Chase HQ. I've been wrestling with selling off my game collection and the hardest is going to be the PC/Turbo stuff. I'm probably one of the few people that have their original Turbo games complete and mint (outer cardboard boxes) still plus I have a ton of sealed PC Engine games.
@Hellwyck
@Hellwyck 9 жыл бұрын
+MRW2276 Altered Beast, not alterbeast
@OtisWhitaker
@OtisWhitaker 9 жыл бұрын
You not being a fan of the word Shmup makes you my hero.
@mr.dueezy
@mr.dueezy 9 жыл бұрын
+Otis Whitaker I call them space shooting games :P
@kingmonkey25
@kingmonkey25 9 жыл бұрын
U read my mind! +Otis Whitaker that's all I came on the comments section for! :P
@JesseDylanMusic
@JesseDylanMusic 9 жыл бұрын
+Otis Whitaker I can't stand it either. I'm not sure at what point the FPS become just "shooter," but we have decades of shooters prior, and "Shoot 'em Up" and "Shmup" just sounds ridiculous, like it's a Wild West game or something. Come on. They're shooters! Oh well.
@Harp00nX
@Harp00nX 9 жыл бұрын
My rant on the subject: I still call shoot em ups shoot em ups (shmups is a retarded phrase that just shouldn't not be said out loud), don't let the shitty fps genre steal the title shoot em up away from it's rightful owner. Make people call those games first person shooters or third person shooters or doom clones whatever but fps lovers can fuck off trying to steal shoot em ups from a game genre that has been called that since the 70s.
@JesseDylanMusic
@JesseDylanMusic 9 жыл бұрын
+Barry's World I'd honestly never even heard them called "shoot 'em ups" until fairly recently. To me, they were always shooters, since Galaga or Space Invaders. Doom and the like were first-person shooters, and X-Wing and the like were space combat simulators or something along those lines. :)
@FinalBaton
@FinalBaton 9 жыл бұрын
Rondo of Blood music in the beggining! Fuck yeah! Thank you for this episode, it's been a long time coming ;) So happy to know that you will review lots of PC Engine games in the future
@taylorbradford7853
@taylorbradford7853 4 жыл бұрын
I fall asleep to your channel. Videos on loop. Something soothing about it
@AntiKipKay
@AntiKipKay 8 жыл бұрын
wow thanks for this video. I had no idea about it. As a kid I never had this stuff growing up but I did know a few people who had games that I had a chance to enjoy on occasion and I was a videogame lover... hell I still am even more than ever. Didn't get my NES until 1990 and that was a surprise from my parents. I grew up on videogames and it's nice to see collectors like you showing me these amazing systems.
@victormak3736
@victormak3736 4 жыл бұрын
Wow this is a very mighty PCE collection, they worth a ton! Nice collections!
@raypadilla254
@raypadilla254 5 жыл бұрын
I had the same fascination with the TurboGrafx 16 and those credit card games! It was next level back then! Even more than the SNES and Genesis! Then to find out it could even get more powerful with a CD-ROM drive for more extremely detailed graphics! It just blew me away!!!!! I wish I lived in Japan at the time because it was so popular there!!!!!
@kodoyama
@kodoyama 9 жыл бұрын
PC Engine is my all time favourite console. It's the system that turned me from a casual gamer to a hardcore gamer back in 1989 and introduced me to the glorious Japanese import scene. I don't think any other system can come close to matching the unique charm and character of the venerable PCE.
@joeybrewer1366
@joeybrewer1366 9 жыл бұрын
Awesome Johnny, I love my PC engines, especially my briefcase unit with the CD-ROM. Both of my machines are still working perfectly after all these years. The selection of games in Japan is massive. Like you said there are literally hundreds of games for just about any genre to collect for. Also for anyone looking for the games but not the system, the Wii still has quite a few on the virtual console and there are even a few available on psn for the PS3 and psp/vita.
@Dethark75
@Dethark75 9 жыл бұрын
I saw your collection there at the start of the video and I very nearly drooled.
@abcmaya
@abcmaya 9 жыл бұрын
my friend showed me his PC Engine a year before the turbografx even came out. i love how small it is. and it blew me away the moment he inserted GunHead (Blazing Lazer). I was like DAAAAAMNNNNN this is awesome!!!
@SuchetB
@SuchetB 9 жыл бұрын
I loved the PC ENGINE; the design of the console and the games were awesome- I was at secondary/high school in the UK at the time and it was like having an arcade machine. We loved it. The side scrolling shooters like R-Type were awesome.
@barebarekun161
@barebarekun161 8 жыл бұрын
Too bad some of PCE's SHMUP are really expensive,R-Type was one of them so to all the original owners of those game I envy you!
@barebarekun161
@barebarekun161 8 жыл бұрын
Not in Japan.
@randallkincaid-shatto5934
@randallkincaid-shatto5934 9 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm is infection, Johnny. Thank you for all of your awesome videos.
@ClockUnClock
@ClockUnClock 4 жыл бұрын
The SuperGrafx was not the successor console to the TurboGrafx/PC-Engine; its more like what the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X are. They play the same games, but have enhances abilities on some/most. The successor console was the PC-FX
@mr.dueezy
@mr.dueezy 9 жыл бұрын
I have about 12 PC engine games, only one of them is in hue card and 4 are on a turbo duo compilation disc, all the others are from other consoles/portables who had pc engine games released for them
@MrJeffy45
@MrJeffy45 9 жыл бұрын
Castlevania Ronda of blood is one of the big pc engine game out there!!!
@Bigdog302V8
@Bigdog302V8 5 жыл бұрын
That one is my very first Import game right there. I bought it at Die Hard Game fan back in 1993 and I still have it today. that game Rocks!
@drunkensailor112
@drunkensailor112 5 жыл бұрын
It's for turbo cd
@Heathboy420
@Heathboy420 5 жыл бұрын
That game is so good
@9unslin9er
@9unslin9er 4 жыл бұрын
That game alone is worth the price of the Turbo/PC mini.
@Arcadiality
@Arcadiality 9 жыл бұрын
You got it bang on,when you said it's so Japan. Absolutely right and that's why I love it too. It's a great console to own. I've not had one long and I have a modest 15 hucard complete games so far,but it's quickly becoming my favourite retro console. I love that I don't have any nostalgia for this system and it's like a journey of discovery for me. Any PCE content you upload will be thumbed up immediately :)
@j.d.whitten5939
@j.d.whitten5939 4 жыл бұрын
Bought the pc engine from Japan looking forward for its arrival can't wait to play my racing game I bought for it.
@Faxtron
@Faxtron 5 жыл бұрын
PC Engine now is $80 console only or $150 for the console plus accessories controller, video cable and power suply. With CD player is 300+ in all the versions core duo, etc. This console are getting higher prices very, very fast. If someone want to collect or play this console have to buy it as soon as posible, because in a few years will be inaccessible for the majority of gamers.
@HappyConsoleGamer
@HappyConsoleGamer 5 жыл бұрын
I noticed that the prices are really rising!
@skabcat242
@skabcat242 9 жыл бұрын
The only time I saw the turbografx was at toysrus back in the day. I played Bonk briefly.
@synthoelectro
@synthoelectro 5 ай бұрын
when I got my TB16, I found out about it in a comic book back in 89 90, and I couldn't ignore it. When I finally got one I loved it a lot, those HU cards were so small, and it blew my mind. If you think about it, it's still far ahead of its time.
@TheRetroShed
@TheRetroShed 6 жыл бұрын
Seriously considering getting a PC Engine for our collection. Wanted one since 1987!
@bellycuda
@bellycuda 7 жыл бұрын
I used to want the PC Engine so hard it hurt, it was out of my reach...... until now. Thanks for the reminder, great video!
@maxkaplan
@maxkaplan 9 жыл бұрын
Great video! I recently picked up a PC-Engine Duo-R and it's great... although it might need some fresh capacitors.
@ravagingwolverine
@ravagingwolverine 9 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that the PC Engine came out in 1987. I suddenly realized I had never once played a PC Engine game which is something I fixed in early 2014. Bonk's Adventure surprised me with how fun and well designed it was. Shortly after, I decided to pick up a few of the base units, as the original white system and the two Core Grafx models are so beautifully designed. I had a Master System growing up, so the cards didn't surprise me, but the HuCards are fun to collect. You put it so well pointing out how very Japanese the system is, and it's fun to take chances on obscure, inexpensive HuCards and seeing how the games are. It's funny you put this video up now as I was just planning to investigate some strange games I haven't played much yet as well as seeing what other games are available from the sellers I like. Great video, HCG. I definitely agree that the PC Engine rocks.
@TriforceRich
@TriforceRich 9 жыл бұрын
The PC Engine/TurboGrafx is one of those systems that I'll probably never collect for. I already import famicom, super famicom, mega drive, and saturn games. I barely have time to play games as is. Sometimes you just got to see the writing on the wall but I can really tell you love it.
@cassettelord
@cassettelord 2 жыл бұрын
Its a great platform and was so ahead of its time! Great enthusiasm bro.. keep it up..!
@tsohgallik
@tsohgallik 4 жыл бұрын
That big as console attachment just seems amazing to me... Like the Gameboy Player for GameCube... or the Switch with the little Joy Cons sliding out.
@Ragdorable
@Ragdorable 2 жыл бұрын
Back in around 1989-1990, there was a shop on Kingsway that sold PC Engine. I got my base ystem there together with The King Fu. This shop then moved into Aberdeen Centre when the mall was first opened in 1990(or 1991?).
@luisalves1706
@luisalves1706 3 жыл бұрын
Im a megafan too i spent so much money.
@FutureHonest
@FutureHonest 9 жыл бұрын
One thing I have seen missing though are those classic games from the good old Commodore 64. For people who do love classic games, if you can pick one up and check it out or just go out and pick up the phone they released
@XyV0L
@XyV0L 9 жыл бұрын
It's amazing, everytime I see a new episode coming out.. it puts me in a good mood. Thank you @HappyConsoleGamer
@sonomama82
@sonomama82 9 жыл бұрын
Ninja Spirits has a bad ass sound track. I remember playing that at my cousins house when it first came out and just being blown away.
@TheMeanArena
@TheMeanArena 9 жыл бұрын
TurboGrafx-16 I had it when I was younger. Definitely one of the better retro consoles ever made and has some of the best shmups around too.
@mscottjohnson3424
@mscottjohnson3424 4 жыл бұрын
Great point, for many systems, the region you want is based on where it was popular. Definitely buy a PC Engine or a Japanese Saturn if collecting for those consoles. But for Genesis, N64, or XBox, western is the way to go. Fortunately, there are many cheap adapters and plug-and-play devices that make any system region free.
@GoreGraveBass
@GoreGraveBass 9 жыл бұрын
I played Air Buster, which is the Genesis version of Aero Blasters. Cool game!
@rhodesy761uk
@rhodesy761uk 9 жыл бұрын
i have them all on copy cd's i dont care if its original as long as i can play it
@xldkxnewyorker8914
@xldkxnewyorker8914 9 жыл бұрын
All my old consoles are soft/hard modded or have flash carts... I feel you lol
@sandbakk77
@sandbakk77 9 жыл бұрын
+Paul Rhodes If I just wanted to play the games, I'd get an emulator on PC and download the ROMs. And to be honest, I do that sometimes. Mostly to check out an expensive retro-game before I buy it, but also because I can't afford a fraction of the games I want. But as for collecting games, I want the original ones only. I don't see the point in collecting unoriginal games. :-)
@RetrOrigin
@RetrOrigin 9 жыл бұрын
+Paul Rhodes Collecting has become way too unreasonable these days, prices are just plain stupid for some games and systems.
@xldkxnewyorker8914
@xldkxnewyorker8914 9 жыл бұрын
SNKega Some people can't play on emulators, like me... Idgaf if its the original game though. Repros, flashcarts, and HDD's ftw.
@rellik187redrum
@rellik187redrum 9 жыл бұрын
waste of plastic that way just emulate it if you are not into collecting the real discs.
@MrFoxrolls
@MrFoxrolls 9 жыл бұрын
Johnny Dude! I picked up a Pc Engine and CD rom unit becuase of your videos! That was almost a year ago now! Its pretty hard for me to find Hucards and CD games for it In the UK, but I have amassed a pretty good collection of both! I have yet to get any of the RPG's and thats the genre I love most! they are so god damn expensive in this Country! and they are worse on e-bay! But what I have I thoroughly enjoy! thank you man!. I had to do a bit of work on the CD unit, it needed a gear replaced on it and the laser pickup replaced, but google was my friend! and it works like a champ now! Look forward to seeing more about such a cool little system! Cheers mate!
@hovermotion
@hovermotion 3 жыл бұрын
Great retro review..I heard of this system at the time but I was a hard core Amiga fan here in the U.K in the late 80s and early 90s
@diplocephalus
@diplocephalus 9 жыл бұрын
I like a lot how much you love your games it makes your videos very appealing
@jakublulek3261
@jakublulek3261 8 жыл бұрын
R-Type, Soldier series, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Gate/Lords of Thunder, that were where it was, man. I had PC Engine CD from France (because only France had "proper" PAL release with SCART conversion) and for a long time only 2 games, Soldier Blade and Rondo of Blood. I am sucker for arcade conversions, that is why I have Sega Saturn and love Mega Drive, and PC Engine was arcade conversion heaven, best version of Street Fighter 2, best version of Double Dragon, best version of R-Type and so on. Ys series started on PC Engine!
@Miketage
@Miketage 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! New to your channel, need more PC Engine reviews!!! haha
@mikegreen561
@mikegreen561 7 жыл бұрын
Had my coregrafx for about a month now, having loads of fun with a whole new library of games to explore. Wish this awesome system was brought to the UK in vast quantities when I was a kid back in the day. Only person I knew who had one back then was an American lad I was at school with who lived at the local airbase lol.
@briantaylorcloe7725
@briantaylorcloe7725 4 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing that was Wunderland - the nickel arcade in Oregon ^_^
@NightSprinter
@NightSprinter 9 жыл бұрын
I only own two American and one Japanese game. The two American ones (Turrican and Ninja Spirit) I found at Goodwill some years ago. The Japanese one was Street Fighter II CE, and it is almost beyond complete. The only piece missing for it is the spine card. Definitely want to pick up a PC Engine and CD add-on. I just hope I can come across an adapter for my two American games for cheap.
@RetroGamePlayers
@RetroGamePlayers 9 жыл бұрын
13:13 Ninja Warriors does have a EPIC soundtrack, just the first level music is awesome. Great episode, this was one of my favorites!
@SuperBairman
@SuperBairman 8 жыл бұрын
The Nickel arcade in oregon you where talking about is Wonderland I think? It still exists but it sucks donkey balls now.
@SegaCDUniverse
@SegaCDUniverse 9 жыл бұрын
What are the ports on the PC Engine Suit Case for?
@NefariousDreary
@NefariousDreary 9 жыл бұрын
Wow, for an 8 bit machine these graphics are impressive and beautiful. :o and that's quite a selection. I want one!
@aliwel
@aliwel 9 жыл бұрын
My Duo Rx turned out to be chipped to play TurboGrfax when I received it. Was well chuffed.
@retroalliancegaming9210
@retroalliancegaming9210 8 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was 11 going to one of those stores where you can pay by the hour to play video game systems. I saw TurboGrafx 16 and thought it was the coolest thing I have ever seen especially the hu cards! so colorful and beautiful. I recently got the pc engine and cd combo and it's everything I remembered.
@TBustah
@TBustah 9 жыл бұрын
I'll bet you're wondering why the cover of "Double Dungeons" has a big "W" on it. In Japan, "W" is often used instead of "double". A burger with an extra patty on it might be called a "W burger" on the menu, but it'd be pronounced "double burger", for example.
@babejunky
@babejunky 8 жыл бұрын
Great video. I share your enthusiasm. Thanks for posting. You can collect all of the games, it just takes a great deal of effort and money. It became something of an obsession of mine. What started off as a relative cheap hobby, ended up costing me a fortune.
@brandoboyer731
@brandoboyer731 8 жыл бұрын
I can't stop watching ur vids man great content!
@alkaiserred5841
@alkaiserred5841 9 жыл бұрын
It was the smallest console till the Vita TV and others came along.
@TBustah
@TBustah 9 жыл бұрын
I didn't learn about the system until a Homestar Runner cartoon mentioned it about ten years ago. The TG16 was sort of before my time. I'm old enough to remember when the SNES and Genesis were still current, but I was just a little kid. My only exposure to video games was what I got to play and see firsthand, and what I saw in commercials. I didn't start learning to read until 1994, so I wouldn't have been able to read about it in gaming magazines even if I knew those magazines existed. I didn't have any older brothers or cousins or anything like that around who could have mentioned it, either. Relatively obscure stuff like this, the Jaguar, AES, Lynx, etc were a complete unknown until I got into high school and was able to both use the internet more often and read the stash of old game magazines that my art teacher had lying around.
@ShiitakeWarrior
@ShiitakeWarrior 9 жыл бұрын
If ever there was an icon among SHMUP villain icons, it would have to be Dobkeratops from the R-Type series, hands down.
@goldengames8792
@goldengames8792 9 жыл бұрын
has it arrived?
@musixmadness
@musixmadness 9 жыл бұрын
why was the tg16 twice as big as the PCE? surely its not filled with air if you take it apart...
@musixmadness
@musixmadness 9 жыл бұрын
+Vercusgames ..but the PCE has the same exact CD ROM add on port, so that doesn't explain the size difference.
@MN12BIRD
@MN12BIRD 9 жыл бұрын
+musixmadness You're right it's basically just air inside. Over half the motherboard is just wasted space with nothing on it. They simply wanted it to be bigger as to not make it look like a toy to the American buyers.
@Drewsefer89
@Drewsefer89 9 жыл бұрын
+musixmadness I believe back then the term was "Bigger is Better". Just like how In America the art style of the game covers was changed cause they thought Americans wouldn't like the Japanese style they thought we wouldn't want to spend money on something tiny. They were completely wrong cause it turns out the portability was a huge selling point for the system but Americans are just allow to catch on to modern trends.
@christopherkelly577
@christopherkelly577 9 жыл бұрын
Because like with American snes, they thought the American and western markets would not like the original tiny and very Japanese styling and that being that small would somehow make it seem less powerful. So they made a new big ugly plastic case.
@CarbyGuuGuu
@CarbyGuuGuu 7 жыл бұрын
Because Americans had that "bigger is better" mentality back then. But it still holds true to some consumers and manufacturers today. The original Xbox One model is an example of this.
@MetalTiger88
@MetalTiger88 9 жыл бұрын
i only have 3 games for my jamma-pc engine, but the one i enjoy the most is galaga 88. it is such a simple and limited shooter compared to the others, but it is just so much fun.
@digioverlord
@digioverlord 9 жыл бұрын
Cheers :D I just grabbed myself a PC engine on ebay and needed a header for some games so great timing xD
@dynamiteluvr
@dynamiteluvr 9 жыл бұрын
I usually play RPGs for that system(on my emulator of course) such as Momotaro Densetsu Turbo/2/Gaiden.What's so special about MomoDen Turbo is that the game itself is a PCE adaptation of the game for the FamiCom(Japanese NES) and it had changed dramatically adding new contents(including new events, dungeons, enemies, even bosses) while other contents have been removed(headgear- and accessory-type equipments, some enemies and some events),some rewards and puzzles switch places and the final boss being made much harder(like 4000 HP).If you're up for a challenge, i recomend the PCE version.
@chuckBauer2k23
@chuckBauer2k23 Жыл бұрын
I just bought my first pc engine duo r, it’s coming in already with a full recap, region mod and rgb, and I’m binging every video you have on it, so excited to have one
@modalsoul6511
@modalsoul6511 9 жыл бұрын
That was a great video my friend, very informative, I remember buying EGM and reading about the PC ENGINE I remember during the 32 bit era I really wanted a PC fx which if I'm not mistaken was the answer to the SEGA SATURN and N64 in Japan
@grumblekin
@grumblekin 8 жыл бұрын
I remember how Johnny Turbo had to fight against the evil goons of Feka.....I love the PC Engine/TG16!
@cesiumbob7278
@cesiumbob7278 7 жыл бұрын
I want to go back in time to 80’s/90s and buy all the systems I couldn’t get as a kid!
@darthv72
@darthv72 9 жыл бұрын
great vid Johnny. hope you do more on the different genres of games. especially the shmups.
@stopthrm
@stopthrm 7 жыл бұрын
Splatterhouse seems like it was a total shocker title for the PC Engine/Turbo Graphics back in the day. It was released in 1990! Super Mario Bros. 3 had released in the US that same year!
@rodneyabrett
@rodneyabrett 9 жыл бұрын
I owned the Turbo-Graphx 16 at the time, but I always wanted the imported PC Engine because it was so much cooler looking.
@RedRanger2001
@RedRanger2001 4 жыл бұрын
...and the last thing to buy for the PC Engine is the Turbo Everdrive (for the American games) and the Analogue Duo (for the CD games)...
@SevenCompleted
@SevenCompleted 9 жыл бұрын
There is a modern converter now to play turbo grafx games on pce its called turbo PC heshin, the regular PC heshin can only do pce games on TG16 . The guy also has a slimed down master system powerbase converter with FM capability. Why did you show the turbo grafx version of splatterhouse with the purple mask :P
@JudaiMaverick86
@JudaiMaverick86 9 жыл бұрын
Do you have the only console port of the forgotten Konami fighting arcade game Martial Champion? it was for the Super CD attachment
@chebert0815
@chebert0815 9 жыл бұрын
well done video, I heard some y's music in the background if I recall correctly 😃 thx 4 bringing up those fine memories again.
@TheButzsan
@TheButzsan 9 жыл бұрын
+HappyConsoleGamer in the minute 16:23 there's an amazing game, it's a Jacky Chan game :D. It's also available in NES, but it looks awesome in PC-Engine :)
@ImportGamingFTW
@ImportGamingFTW 9 жыл бұрын
Awesome look at an awesome family of consoles! It seems I'm always learning something new about it--I hadn't seen or heard about the "briefcase" attachment for the CD attachment! I got a PCE Duo-R just about a year ago and have been enjoying every minute I spend with it. Fantastic, just fantastic, piece of hardware! I hope I can build up my collection to rival yours someday. ;) I'm not sure if you'll see this comment, Johnny, but if so, could you tell me how you captured your gameplay footage? It's really sharp and crisp. I use the composite out, which is OK, but have been thinking about going for an RGB mod...
@anyoldusername81
@anyoldusername81 9 жыл бұрын
Jimmy you have to have your Duo R Rgb modded :) It's the only way forward!
@zharziss
@zharziss 9 жыл бұрын
If the PC Engine has one big flaw it's the super short cables the controllers have. But you can actually use old 8-pin mini Din cables (male/female) as extensions.
@batmanx306
@batmanx306 9 жыл бұрын
Man you're great, so good to see named some of my favorites pc engine classics such as mr. heli and splatterhouse
@JesseDylanMusic
@JesseDylanMusic 9 жыл бұрын
I always felt so sad as a kid not to have the PC Engine and CD. But then I never bought the Turbo or it's CD attachment either! I tried to once, but the store employee told me I should just save my money and buy more SNES/Genesis games instead. That totally killed the sales pitch I had given my mom, and that was that.
@jeremiahkenworthy4003
@jeremiahkenworthy4003 8 жыл бұрын
=(
@saturngamer1997
@saturngamer1997 9 жыл бұрын
I have a turbografx 16 +turbo CD.. slowly I´m making a good collection of SUPER CD-ROM2 games.. I have the SUPER SYSTEM CARD.. SIDE SCROLLERS and Shooters (we called them DE NAVECITAS) are the games I like the most HE HE HE. NICE VIDEO.. It really shows the passion you have for the system and the games
@littlemissnintendofan6558
@littlemissnintendofan6558 7 жыл бұрын
Love the passion you have for the system! I really want to get one, but I've been told i will have issues using it here in the UK. Having it RGB modded seems to be the way to go. Also been told that i would have to use a Sega Megadrive power pack. Any tips would be greatly appreciated to help me get one for my collection!!
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