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When I was about 5 or 6, I had a Turbo Graphic-16, but it has disapeered. First off, does anyone even acknowledge that it exists? I mean, I'm seem to be the only one I've heard of that knows about it. And secondly, does anyone know where I could get one? I miss those games.

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I can see Syriel wasn't hired by GP for his looks-dude seems very knowledgable in regards to video games.

Paying through the nose for a used system is one way to go. However, NEC discontinued the TurboGrapx-16 about 15 years ago. In my opinion the TurboGraphx-16 and its games fall under AbandonWare. Because of this, I'd download a TurboGraphx-16 emulator and roms.

Some may argue it's stealing, but even if you paid for a used TurboGrapx-16 and games, it's not as if NEC or any game companies would receive royalties.

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Oh yea, one of my favorite games is Alien Crush.

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Whew! Never knew there was so much to it. But it will be worth it if I can bring back my favorite passtime again.

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The correct spelling of the name is TurboGrafx-16 so if you search on that you might have better luck.

EBay is probably your best bet in terms of tracking down a system and games. Prepare for some wide ranging prices though. Some games can be quite cheap, while others, quite expensive.

The Japanese name of the TG-16 was the PC Engine and Japanese HuCards (what the games come on) will work in US systems with an adapter called the Kisado. The Kisado is in demand and will usually cost just as much as a game.

The CD games will work if you have a CD attachment or a combo system called the Duo (TurboDuo for the US or PC Engine Duo for Japan). There is no region lock on 99% of the CDs, though you do have to have the right system card installed in order to play.

By default the CD attachments come with System Card 2.0 (there was a 1.0 but it was Japan only). The Super System card was v3.0 and allowed more games to run. Both the 2.0 and 3.0 cards are available in US and Japan versions.

The Arcade Card was a further upgrade and came in a full version and a "Duo" version. The standard Arcade Card could run with a standard CD attachment or in a Duo, while the Arcade Card Duo would ONLY work in a Duo system. Both versions of the Arcade Card were Japan only so if you want to use them in a US system you have to have a Kisado adapter.

To Summarize:

A 2.0 card will run CD-ROM^2 games.

A 3.0 card will run Super CD-ROM^2 games.

An Arcade Card will run Arcade CD games.

I would suggest getting a Duo system, though don't expect to get it cheap. I usually see new Duos going for $200 when available. If you just want to play the HuCards then you can go for just a TG-16 base unit which usually runs about $20 used.

I'm kind of partial to the Duo because one of my favorite games ever was only released for the Duo in Japan. It was never released worldwide.

The game?

Castlevania Dracula-X: Rondo of Blood

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The Turbografx? Sure--that was a hot system for it's time (remember the first time you played Devil's Crush piped through a hi-fi?) Plus, the PC Engine Duo (the CD-based version of the TG-16) has the distinction of having one of the greatest Castlevania games: Rondo of Blood: Dracula X.

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If you like the Turbo Grafx 16 i'd also reccomend importing the Super Grafx from Japan, it's even better, and Turbografx also has one of my all time favorites Splatterhouse.

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I was way into the standard Turbografx-16 back in the day. There was also a $300 handheld system called the TurboXpress, I eventually got one of those too, the only one I've ever seen. It was an amazing system for its time, no doubt. Bonk's Revenge kept me occupied for weeks. Blazing Lazers was near impossible to beat. Years later I got a secondhand TurboDuo and played the cd-only games like Lords of Thunder. Wow, those were the days.

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Back in the day ( For me "the day" was a very, very long time ago. ) my best friend at the time had a TurboGraphX16. I recall that I really didn't like the controller much and that I was amazed by how thin the cartridges were. But from day 1 I just had the feeling that it was a doomed console and I remember asking him why in the hell he bought it. Well, the whole thing didn't last long for him. There wasn't many games to choose from on it and what there was didn't seem as cool Genesis games. So after several months he sold it. I never got a chance to play one again after that.

you know the wii will have turbo graphics emulation, so you could always wait it out and get the wii if you're having a hard time finding one

The self proclaimed HD console "Hardcore" are the Biggest Hypocrites Ever. They constantly act like their so damn superior to Wii gamers, yet they get their panties in a bunch when the PC gamers act superior to THEM.

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