i just remembered that it is a mario chair lmao
thanks for that.
just plug it into your tv?
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Konami announces the TurboGrafx-16 Mini (UP: list of games revealed - see threadmark)
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i just remembered that it is a mario chair lmao
thanks for that.
just plug it into your tv?
The TG16 was so my system as a kid. I am in Japan, so I'll grab the JP version, but I really want the big US TG16 too for the nostalgia factor.
I still have all the original pamphlets I got when I saw it for the first time being demo'd at FAO Schwarz in NYC. So excited for this one.
I still have all the original pamphlets I got when I saw it for the first time being demo'd at FAO Schwarz in NYC. So excited for this one.
I love seeing pictures like this. I bet you were the only kid around with an Astrocade/Bally Professional Arcade.here's the oldest photo of me playing video games. i'm playing galaga 88/90 on turbografx-16.
pretty sure street fighter 2 is in the SNES. lol
You're the only person to ever notice that. It was my dad's! I remember playing muncher on it when i was super young because the other pac-man ports were so bad.
For $100 - it should include it, if it's required.
Will that power it just by using the USB cable plugged into a TV?
If so, what is the point of the "optional" AC adapter then?
The NES classic, SNES classic and MD Mini all can be powered just by plugging the USB to the TV.
The AC adapter is for some people that prefer to plug them to the wall socket. And some old TVs don't support power over USB.
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It's still so weird to see the TG16 being sold on Amazon Japan's site, actually being sold - not a reseller. Such weird times.
i wish we could switch and also got the t-shirt in the original bundles. i would have went with a core-grafx.
Yes, that's the unique thing about the Turbografx Mini, every version includes both English and Japanese games. Thus you get Ys 1&2 in English or Japanese, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood in Japanese, Bonk's Adventure in Japanese, Bonk's Revenge in English. Bomberman '93 in English, Bomberman Panic Bomber in Japanese...it's kinda weird.
Weird, thanks! Apologies if this is answered elsewhere but are there still unique titles on the Japanese and Western models? Still work getting both if you want everything?
It does kind of replicate the experience of being a TG-16 owner these days. If you're actively collecting (for the past 20 years) you probably have a decent selection of import games (at least if you're not in Japan).
interested in this info as well.
Is there a clear summary of the details somewhere in this thread? I saw a post mentioning there's a prime version with one extra game, do we know the game if so?
Is this available anywhere but Amazon? I don't buy from Amazon if I can avoid it.
Oh well. I'm not 100% full-on boycotting Amazon, just avoiding when I can. Thanks for the info.
I think I might have an understanding as to the Bonk situation.
When Bonk's Adventure was released in the west, Bonk himself ended up looking very different. Konami likely decided on the JPN version for its more consistent design, since Bonk is unchanged in both versions of the sequel.
I tried tweeting at Konami Deutschland. Didn't get an answer so far. I'm kinda worried they won't sell it in Germany at all since there is no USK logo on the packaging. Could it be there is some indexed game on it?
Well, I was mentioning this in the other thread regarding how USK works as a whole with foreign games, but given how USK's policy is to handle rating games (have to play through, beat, while collecting footage and then conduct reviews with other people who also played through it), I wonder if Konami didn't want to provide or pay for a translator to assist with some of the games (specifically Snatcher), since it's a non-European language. Snatcher would be incredibly daunting for their reviewers to go through and probably be the biggest hurdle for the review process.
That'd be my only guess at this point.
Same. Pre-ordered yesterday and now the excruciating wait.
I will say I remember seeing the TG16 on store shelves back when it was still being sold. I recall seeing it at TRU in the early 90s but at the time I think it was still a bit higher priced. They were also selling the TurboXpress which I believe was $300 but could be misremembering.
That is how they review the games? I thought it was the publishers that provide them with the relevant material (footage of content that could raise the rating)?
Most ratings system, yes, but USK absolutely plays the games, and then holds a meeting on the footage they collected and make a decision from there. It's a bit more complicated than that but that's the general jist.
There's pros and cons to this system, admittedly, but it has allowed very context sensitive matters allowed for having an age appropriate rating as a result (Final Fantasy Type-0 is rated 12+ in Germany likely because of the fact they reviewed everything in the game and understood the context and message the game has, where traditionally with only select footage provided by the company, makes it sometimes harder to rate appropriate for context sensitive matters and likely would've gotten a higher rating not for understanding said context).
If you can read French, these books published in 2017 are the best references to the PC Engine IMO.
for those who want to see what the UI looks like there's this twitter thread, but my most important question is if all versions will get these anthropomorphic wandering PCEs. it's going to affect which one i buy for sure.
Looks good. I'm slightly concerned about the experience when Run+select was to reset the system and now it might be for menu access. :/
Sad:
- No "Fighting Street" (SF1)
- No Psychosis
- No JP Strider port with the FMV bits
- No Splatterhouse
- No Keith Courage (which wasn't good but c'mon it was the US pack-in game!)
- No Sherlock Holmes (pretty revelatory experience in 1989)
But, all of that is almost worth it just for the fact that it has Rondo of Blood. Even the so-called "Castlevania Collection" didn't include it.
I am truly looking forward to the release, I check for the thread updates daily.
I do not understand why they are releasing these systems in the US with Japanese ROMS.
It makes no sense to me... I don't want the ROM for Bonks Adventure in Japanese even if the only parts in Japanese are the menus. They should only have Japanese ROMS only if the game never released in English.
I want the entire game to play the way I remember in back when I first bought the original Turbografx 16.
Is it going to stop me from buying it, no... bit it is just a little disappointment for me.
Bring it on!
I do not understand why they are releasing these systems in the US with Japanese ROMS.
It makes no sense to me... I don't want the ROM for Bonks Adventure in Japanese even if the only parts in Japanese are the menus. They should only have Japanese ROMS only if the game never released in English.
I want the entire game to play the way I remember in back when I first bought the original Turbografx 16.
Is it going to stop me from buying it, no... bit it is just a little disappointment for me.
Bring it on!
I can still order the European and US versions off Amazon.co.jp but just not the Japanese version. There are two links. The first link where everyone could but needed Prime membership no longer is available and the other link which didn't seem to ship outside of Japan, now seems to work for the European and US versions as willing to ship outside of Japan.
Edit: Here's the Core Grafx version that still works:
It's too bad I cancelled my second system while I was mulling it over. I just don't have the scalpers instinct.
So, basically:
- For Europe Konami announced a price of 89.90 Euros and Amazon as the exclusive distributor.
- On July 15th the preorders on Amazon are opened with a price of 110 Euros.
- I asked Amazon why, linking the official Konami statement. They replied that the 89.90 Euros price is some kind of "promotional price" decided by Konami and that they are selling the console at 110 euros.
This is quite shady.
Not buying it.
- For Europe Konami announced a price of 89.90 Euros and Amazon as the exclusive distributor.
- On July 15th the preorders on Amazon are opened with a price of 110 Euros.
- I asked Amazon why, linking the official Konami statement. They replied that the 89.90 Euros price is some kind of "promotional price" decided by Konami and that they are selling the console at 110 euros.
This is quite shady.
Not buying it.
Ugh yeah this is getting concerning. Please keep us updated if you get an answer!
Ahh, didn't know 'promotional price' meant 'lying'. I will have to remember that one the next time I am caught talking out of my ass.
Amazon UK have the mini console and the multitap, but no psu or separate controller for sale. Why advertise and build the mini with multiple controller support when you can't even buy the extra controllers?? Absolute madness. Does anyone know if Konami have been asked about this?