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Originally Posted by Indigo_Streetlight Looks like I'll have to do some research on the CD attachment and whether these things can be made to play imports.

TurboCD/TurboDuo - I don't think you can play Pal games but you can play any NTSC games without any tinkering.

I'm not sure if you were also interested in import HuCards of any sorts but IIRC you need a converter type thing that goes monkey in the middle like a Game Genie that I can't remember the name of ATM and it's rather expensive online from what I've seen. Nice find even if the speaker for the TurboExpress is bad and if it works a MUCH better find

@rustyrage it's The Bends which I'm thinking you know and was just a typo

I'm no expert on Famicom bootlegs but as soon as I saw artwork from Revenge of Shinobi on a Famicom game I knew it had to have been a bootleg.

Originally Posted by Indigo_Streetlight *Squints* You know, the (famicom to nes?) adaptors themselves might be worth some money; there's guys on Nintendoage looking for those.

Thanks, I've been looking around trying to find exactly how much they're worth, but I'm thinking I might sit on them for awhile (in case I find some real FamiCom games to use them with.)

Originally Posted by FOnewearl @rustyrage it's The Bends which I'm thinking you know and was just a typo

yes thank you.

Originally Posted by FOnewearl TurboCD/TurboDuo - I don't think you can play Pal games but you can play any NTSC games without any tinkering. I'm not sure if you were also interested in import HuCards of any sorts but IIRC you need a converter type thing that goes monkey in the middle like a Game Genie that I can't remember the name of ATM and it's rather expensive online from what I've seen. Nice find even if the speaker for the TurboExpress is bad and if it works a MUCH better find @rustyrage it's The Bends which I'm thinking you know and was just a typo I'm no expert on Famicom bootlegs but as soon as I saw artwork from Revenge of Shinobi on a Famicom game I knew it had to have been a bootleg.

Most everything works actually, including the portable's speaker. The only downside was that the prongs for both TG16 controllers were gone--I guess I wasn't the only kid with memories of these being destroyed.

Yeah, I'm not sure which way I'm going to go with it yet; if the game I want goes for $30 on the TG16 I'd at least consider talking to one of these repro guys first--for all I know it could be put in an SNES cart.

Originally Posted by AugustAPC I gots'ta be real with you bro. In just about any game you throw out a Hyakuretsukyaku in attempt to counter a Shin Shoryu, you're gonna end up eating some serious damage. Just sayin'.

Pardon me, I was thinking of the hundred-hand slap. It's been how many years since I played a fighter? (quite a few, and I was always more of the casual cheapshot type)

Went to able 5 or 6 sales today. THe one sale where I went to and asked for video games, was told that they have a SNES and games. But the lady couldn't find it :(. Figured it was sold...DARN!

Originally Posted by Indigo_Streetlight Had a heck of a find today. I don't know if any of it works yet, but still: Turbographix 16 system Turbo express portable system Bonk's Adventure Dungeon Explorer Keith Courage in Alpha Zones Victory Run All for $10. Pretty cool, since the last time I've seen a Turbographix 16 was when I was about...eight years old? Looks like I'll have to do some research on the CD attachment and whether these things can be made to play imports.

Outstanding find!!!

Did the CD attachment come with a system card? you probably know this, but you'll need one in order to play CD based games....the system card goes in the turbo grafx, and there are 3 different ones for the US system: version 2.0, 3.0, and the arcade card. The CD attachment will play PC engine CD's with no modification. You just need to be careful of which system card the CD requires. If the case says Super CD, then you need the 3.0, and obviously if the case says Arcade, you need the arcade card. There weren't that many games released in the US that required the arcade card, thus it's kinda rare and fetches $$ on the secondary market.) If you want to play PC engine Hucards , you'll need one of these converters:



plug the PC engine Hucard in the end, then plug the whole thing into the turbo, and you're good to go. You can also use one of these converters to use a Japanese system card (for example a japanese Arcade card tends to be cheaper then a US one, and there are more Arcade CDs released for the PC engine, so you could use the Japanese arcade card with a converter to play the PC engine arcade CD games)

I'm a big fan of the Turbo/PC engine; one of the jewels of my collection is my PC Engine Duo-RX that's been modded to play US hu cards...this thing will play any game out there So if you have any questions, I might be able to help you out.

Wow, that's a lot of info there that I didn't know about Jedi; I thank you for the guidance. It actually doesn't include the CD attachment, but does include the front port. I'll try to keep the system card factor in mind *nod*

NP. the turbo/pc engine is one of my favorite systems for collecting. The system was supported way longer in Japan then in the US, so there's a lot of interesting games available for the PC engine.
I forgot to note on the system cards, the higher cards will play all the CDs below it too (so if you had the system 3.0, it'll paly the super CDs and the basic ones too, no need to switch it out)

Getting the system modded to play other regions is usually pretty easy, if I remember correctly, the only difference between us and japanese cards are just the two end pins are reversed. That converter will also work with the portable system that you found, but I'm always leary of having that big 'diving board' sticking out of my portable!

there was a big indoor "rummage" thing going on near here, so i checked it out. $2 entry fee or 2 perishable goods donation. At least it felt like a good cause for admission.

Really was more of a flea market. people reselling junk from stores that have gone out of business at too high of a price, loads of ugly "antiques" and cheap chinese childrens toys junk. a $75 atari 2600. Bleh.

I did get a SNES game (Jungle Strike) and an NES game (Indiana Jones Last Crusade) for $3 each, and a doctor doom figurine for my desk at work for $7. But still, disappointing all around.

2 NES Systems (One Boxed)
3 1st Party Controllers
1 1st Party AC Adaptor
2 1st Party RF Adaptors
Dr Mario & Rush'n Attack

14

Won at a local auction for 12 but after buyer's premium & tax it came up to 13.99

Today's find was a special Edition Super Smash brothers brawl guide for 50 cents, decent condition too.

Pretty good weekend, i think im officially in the trading card business even though I know nothing about it

I got

Boxed Nes with Star Tropics and Dr. Mario - $5
10+ game boy advance game boxes - Free
Sailor Moon (Mercury) Japanese Book for the girlfriend - .50 cents
200+ Pokemon cards - $1.50 (selling 1 on ebay for $10, havent priced the rest)
2 disney DVDs - $1 apiece (flipping on ebay for $10 apiece to pay for gas)
2 Comics - Where Monsters Roam #2 and #5 in VF+ condition - $1 apiece
2000+ Yu-gi-Oh cards - $5

and the find of the week....

An autographed 1958/59 photo of the Yankees infield (Bobby Richardson, Clete Boyer, Moose Skowron, and Tony Kubek) for $10 (guy wanted $40) - this was priceless as I gave it to my father who grew up with this being the Yankees infield. The guy who sold it to me recieved it from one of the players grandkid.

If anyone knows anything about Yu-gi-Oh and where the best place to unload them, please let me know. I've spent an hour educating myself on them and see that I have several sought after cards (such as 3 solemn judgments). Total, I have 23 ultra rares, 133 rares, 7 Secret Rares, and 110 Super rares. Box also came with a Tekken 5 Data card and a Sub-Zero promo card.

Selling a single Pokémon card for $10? I honestly didn't think there any still worth that much. I remember when my humble collection (probably less than 100 cars) used to be worth an assload of money, but I think most of 'em are pretty worthless now. Unless there's been an unexpected spike of interest...

Originally Posted by ZombieToast Selling a single Pokémon card for $10? I honestly didn't think there any still worth that much. I remember when my humble collection (probably less than 100 cars) used to be worth an assload of money, but I think most of 'em are pretty worthless now. Unless there's been an unexpected spike of interest...

Quite a few cards are worth more than $10. I have a card that regularly goes or $20-$40.

Its a Lugia 9/111, completed listings has it on average for $8 - $12. It will pay for half my yard saling this weekend. I got a few more $3-$4 ones so that was a buck fifty well spent.

Wait do you guys have a list? I ask because I have...well... to many to count....I used to REALLY like pokemon.

Interesting, I thought all of the cards had become pretty much worthless like Beanie Babies. I remember when you could easily get $75 for a holo Charizard and now it looks like people can't even get $15 for it. I'm curious to see which cards of mine still retain some value (my poor promo Mew sure as hell doesn't), although I don't plan on selling any of them.

I still have a binder of rare promo/ 1st edition holo's that I never got rid of. I might toss them up on the bay when I have some free time.

Originally Posted by ZombieToast Interesting, I thought all of the cards had become pretty much worthless like Beanie Babies. I remember when you could easily get $75 for a holo Charizard and now it looks like people can't even get $15 for it. I'm curious to see which cards of mine still retain some value (my poor promo Mew sure as hell doesn't), although I don't plan on selling any of them.

First thing I ever sold on eBay was a 1st edition Charizard back in the Spring of 1999 for $300. They were fetching $200 - $400 pretty steadily back then.

Originally Posted by Doomstink First thing I ever sold on eBay was a 1st edition Charizard back in the Spring of 1999 for $300. They were fetching $200 - $400 pretty steadily back then.

Damn, that must've been after I stopped checking prices on them! When I was searching, I think most kids were convinced that they still had a chance of finding him.

Ah, this reminds me of my Beanie Baby selling days. I miss throwing those suckers on eBay and getting $300-$400 each for them. My mom and I would spend hundreds of dollars on those things at stores around town and then make all of our money back (plus profit) after selling only a couple of bears. Certainly made for an exciting childhood. Ha ha.