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  1. Burning Angels for #PCE is a #SHMUP that has one trick, and loves to beat you over the head with it again and again for 5 stages.

    It's a game that demands quick memorisatoon and strategy forming if you want to survive.

    You have one life, no continues, so little room for error.
    Graciously, you have a health bar but different enemies will do different levels of damage, such as the stage 2 boss being able to do about 40% of your health in one attack.

    Taking damage also causes you to shed upgrades, making it easier to take further damage, or forcing you to play evasive as enemies flood the screen, sometimes from behind.

    There is a super move that grants temporary invincibility, which males mincemeat of some of the bosses, but it can't be relied on throughout the game as the amount of pick-ups to charge it become increasingly limited as you progress.

    Once you know each stage it's breezy 15 minute play, but your first completion may take an hour or two.

    #SHMUPtember #TurboGrafx16

  2. Last weekend I attempted to repair a TurboGrafx-16 controller cable that had been very crudely soldered and taped up where it had been severed. Upon attempting a proper repair with heat shrink tubing, I could see why the previous repair was so haphazard; the wire gauge used in the cable is miniscule, with strands that disintegrate if you stare at them too hard. Just stripping the wires was practically impossible, let alone twisting the cut ends together and soldering them.

    I’m now thinking it may actually be easier to find new eight-conductor cable at Digikey and replace the whole thing, provided the plug is not plastic-welded onto the end of the cable…

    #RetroGaming #turbografx16

  3. New blog post time!

    This week's game is Ballistix, which is kinda like evocative fantasy ice hockey but if the Shadow of the Beast team made it and put in a whole lotta balls instead of a puck.

    It's also the only game that shares box art with both a novel and a Judas Priest album!

    ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.

    #blog #gaming #amiga #turbografx16 #writing #retrogaming #videogames

  4. New video: [PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16] Dead Moon

    One of my favorite shmups on the PC Engine :3

    https://spectra.video/w/sia1RbsXP64A4SEVncdZtt

    #ChipTune #PcEngine #turbografx16

  5. Going to do the crystal mod to convert the PAL #turbografx from 50Hz to 60Hz. Will be replacing the 21.32825 MHz crystal at X201 with a 21.47727 MHz crystal. Made a video for reference. Using the 240p Test Suite lag test. In original state 10s on screen takes about 12s to run. #tg16 #turbografx16

  6. Gave it a quick clean (Dasty) before putting everything back together again. No RGB mod needed as I will mod the CD dock for RGB. Then I remembered I should do the jailbar fix first! Turned it on and don't really notice jailbar, but weren't they more visible with RGB? #pcengine #turbografx16 #PCエンジン

  7. Recapped the #turbografx16. On the PAL TG16 I destroyed a few pads. Most caps are connected on the top on one side. So it is better to heat the pad topside and remove it. Also make sure to suck out the solder on those ads before putting new ones. Will make it easier. #pcengine #PCエンジン

  8. Capmapped (will be submitting this word to Meriam Webster's new words of the year!) the NEC TurboGrafx-16. Will be recapping this one next. #retrorevival #pcengine #turbografx16

  9. Never seen something like this before. IC102 has a plastic metal shield thing? U populate I pads. 23C1000 mask rom, uPD65006 CMOS gate array (?) and space for an Als245 for mapper logic? #pcengine #PCエンジン #turbografx16

  10. I think I read somewhere that the boards between the US and PAL #turbografx16 were quite similar with so.e small differences. But these look quite different, unless they were talking about the shape... #pcengine #PCエンジン

  11. Opened up the US #turbografx16, the inside of the shell looks a lot more polished compared to the PAL version. #pcengine #PCエンジン

  12. Updated the cap map, v1.1 now. Forgot to add the cap numbers of the two lower caps and there was one more sneaky hidden cap on the little power socket PCB. Also changed the color of 1 cap because it was too similar to another. #pcengine #turbografx16 #tg16 #PCエンジン

  13. Some time later... Well, here she is. Might as well make a cap map and recap it. Anyone notice any differences from the US board, apart from the crystals? Maybe I should NTSC-ify it... #pcengine #PCエンジン #turbografx16

  14. Some side-by-side shots of the PAL TurboGrafx and the US #turbografx16. Not much difference. Physically only AV/RF port part is different. Then of course the colour, painted accents and sticker(s). #pcengine #PCエンジン

  15. The casing looks a bit off, like not completely injection molded. I have never seen this before. Almost looks like it was injection molded and the slits were actually open and they smeared stuff on to close them because they didn't need the extra airflow... #pcengine #turbografx16 #PCエンジン

  16. I thought I'd open her up to have a quick look inside at the PCB, but the shield is soldered on. So no quick look. AV port is not the same as on the Core Grafx'es. Never opened up my #turbografx16, so would now know if anything is different. #pcengine #PCエンジン

  17. Made in Taiwan. Quality product (I hope). I really like the back cover, makes it look much better than the US #turbografx16, unless it also had a cover, I never had one on mine... I like the grey over the black, but young me would probably have gone for black. #pcengine #PCエンジン

  18. Finally got a Euro TurboGrafx! Wanted one for a long time but pricey and not readily available. But then on Vinted where I am selling some of my stuff a few were being offered. This one was cheaper and even in box, no psu and a cable though, probably why. #pcengine #PCエンジン #turbografx16

  19. 1989 TurboGrafx-16: Unleash Legendary Axe, The Acclaimed Game Of The Year!

    Dive into the epic world of Legendary Axe, battling the formidable Jagu with your trusty weapon in a stunning display of true-color animation! 🎮 This 1989 TurboGrafx-16 classic was celebrated as Video Game of the Year, proving its place in gaming history. 🔥

    #turbografx16 #legendaryaxe #videogameoftheyear #1989gaming #80sclassics #retrogaming #consolegaming #nec #pcengine #actionadventure #axewarrior #jagu #vintageads #g

  20. OK, last batch of retro gaming junk for a while I swear. In my defense, I ordered these online last month and it all only just arrived today.

    PC Engine controller: So I can finally use a proper controller with my Analogue Duo instead of the USB Genesis-style controller I’ve been using thus far.

    Hori Fighting Commander PC: Also a PC Engine controller, but with six buttons. Because of the next game.

    Garou Densetsu 2 (PC Engine CD): A.K.A. Fatal Fury 2. Difficult but fun fighting game. I’ve always loved the Fatal Fury series. Some day I’ll get around to playing the new one that came out last year.

    Galaga ‘88 (PC Engine): A.K.A. Galaga ‘90. Space shooter. Like the original Galaga, but with even more Galaga.

    Puzznic (PC Engine): I did not order this. The shop sent it to me as a gift. Some sort of tile sliding and matching game. Looks all right.

    Yu Yu Jinsei (PC Engine): I did not order this either. The shop is just kinda generous I guess. Appears to be based on the board game “The Game of Life”. Remains to be seen whether I’ll understand enough to be able to play it. Oh well; won’t complain about a freebie for my collection. :nkoShrug:

    #RetroGaming #RetroGames #PCEngine #TurboGrafx16 #TG16 #FatalFury #Galaga

  21. Got a couple of #8bitdo retro controllers that were on sale. A #turbografx16 2.4Ghz joypad for about €16, 2 #saturn Bluetooth joypad also for €16 each. The grey #pcengine joypad has not arrived yet. #retrogaming

  22. More games why not. I never got Uncharted Waters working, so I brought it back to the shop and exchanged it for even more stuff. And also four homebrew games I ordered a while ago finally arrived. Hooray!

    Frontier Force (Master System): Neat looking shooter by fedi’s very own @helpcomputer0. Shooters were never my thing growing up, but lately I’ve been curious about them. Want to see what I missed I guess.

    Bara Burū (Master System): Appears to be a single-screen action game in the vein of Bubble Bobble and the like. Looked interesting.

    The Sword of Stone (Game Gear): I… don’t remember ordering this to be honest. Some sort of adventure RPG I guess? Probably thought I needed more portable RPGs in my collection. Like… any portable RPGs.

    Heroes Against Demons (Game Gear): Bejeweled, but as a fantasy RPG.

    Top Gear 2 (Super Nintendo): A racing game which seems to be well regarded. Or was it the first one everyone liked? Well this was the one the shop had.

    Valis II and Valis IV (PC-Engine CD): Action platformers staring anime girls in bikini armour. I don’t often hear people talk about this series, but when they do, they speak highly of it. I can tell you already from testing them that the soundtracks are pretty sweet.

    #RetroGaming #RetroGames #HomebrewGames #MasterSystem #GameGear #SuperNintendo #SNES #PCEngine #Turbografx16 #TG16

  23. Progress! In the process of diagnosing issues, I've gone from having one working and one broken PC Engine to having two broken ones!

    (I was sort of expecting it to be broken at this point, replacing the ribbon cable on the working one so I could try the other one's cartridge slot, and I've not yet done the ribbon cable adapter on the machine's own cart slot board)

    #PCEngine #turbografx16

  24. Was anyone else a big fan of #FinalLapTwin on the #TurboGrafx16 as a kid?

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