I know one BIG criticism of the Mega CD for the SEGA Mega Drive was that game developers overused the full motion digital video features of the Mega CD to the point where games were just mostly digital video sequences which absolutely nobody liked at all. Does the CD-ROM system for the TG-16 support full motion digital video and did many games use it?
@Lachlant1984 Yeah. Unlike Sega CD, they didn't really "focus on that aspect" (I think being the first...they were just trying to figure the whole CD-Console-Combo thing out, ha ha). But, there were the Sherlock Holmes series and It Came From The Desert where they tried to incorporate these ideas. Not the greatest but unique at the time.
YouTube users such a MN12BIRD and Lukemorse1 have shown the PC Engine with the CD-ROM and interface unit that allows you to connect both side by side as opposed to the interface unit you have which has the CD-ROM unit 'punched' on top of the Turbografx, to be honest I prefer the PC Engine interface unit side by side arrangement, was there another interface unit that allows you to have the TG-16 and CD-ROM unit side by side? I think the side by side arrangement looks more attractive and neater.
@Lachlant1984 Nope...unfortunately that is the Japanese only release. In the U.S. we only had the option of the CD-ROM plugged into the back. The only thing we got "close to that" in the U.S. was the combo Turbo Duo. You know? :)
Never heard of this console, it seems slightly terrible, but what do I know...anyway, you did an awesome job with the video! It was really fun and interesting to watch even though I've never even heard of the console.
@munherpes Ha ha. Well, thanks for watching! If you are interested, there is a TON of info on games and the system itself on my channel. Thanks again!
The Turbo Grafx Cd system was my first Cd player. I loved it. got it for Christmas when the price was down to $149.99 at Toys R Us. I had hinted to my parents for months that I wanted this. My Dad had to hide the box in his truck because there was no hiding this under a tree. Only sad thing was that Mine didnt come with a game nor CD+G disc. So for about a month the system just sat there till I picked up my first game....Fighting Street!!
@syphic Ugh! Ha ha. That wait! THE WAIT! Ha ha! I do wish that the system DID come with a game, though. For the money and such it really should have. You know? :)
@spida1a It was torture. Eventually traded it in for a Duo from TZD and had to sell that off a few years ago to pay bills. Double torture. Finally tracked one down but it was broken. Got it for $60 and was able to replace some caps on it and its now rocking! I did a pick up video on it. Currently talkin to some lady across town into selling me her boxed TG-16 CD addon.. Wish me luck!
I enjoyed the video very much. It is a bit bittersweet since my Turbografx CD has the dreaded broken drive gear and doesn't work anymore, but it's great you do so much to keep alive such an underrated and mostly forgotten system. Keep it up!
It is a bit bittersweet, though, since my Turbografx CD has the dreaded broken drive gear and doesn't work anymore.
Hi, I have the limited version that was made for the UK in a PAL version , called just the "turbo Grfx" (no 16) Now I have been told that it is basically a re-branded & PAL-ified US version?
So my question is this? & I hope you or someone reading can answer? will a US CD-Rom attachment function with my version of the console? thanks
PS , also an interesting note is that the PAL version has a different number & arrangement of PINs on the AV out lead & also they end in composite R/W/Y there's no RF out , That`s a very useful & appreciated addition over the US version, I don`t know why they did not include the same configuration for the U.S too?
@spida1a Yeah after that happened I'm trying to play all my sega CD games that I'm not tired of yet. I had that turbo CD for almost 20 years, I'm still in shock.
@Dusk2600 I am sorry to hear you had so much trouble. Most of my friends still have their CD system and they still work (as does mine from back in 1991, and I beat the hell out of it). Oh well, what can you do...it's early technology? I know just as many people with Broken Duo's, most of those people of whom would say it "is junk, buy the Japanese version instead."
@spida1a have you heard about the upcoming new Bonk game Hudson are making? at least I think its Hudson how they managed to stay in business all these years i'll never know
@spida1a What would be really cool is if the Turbo Express worked with the CD Player Portion of the Turbografx CD. Just to play Turbografx CD games on the go using a Dual Headphone Jack. It probably wouldn't work...
@Dusk2600 I bought one at launch and it worked great up through the time I sold it in the late 90's. Immediately after selling it, I regretted it so I bought another one! I still use it to this day and it's never given me any problems. Sorry to hear yours gave you problems because mine have been tanks!
MustNotRead, you aren't the first person to say that. My brother said that the first time I watched one of Chris' reviews.
We listen to Alex on shortwave every chance we get as well as Rick Wiles on TruNews, Joyce Riley on the Power Hour and of course the Derry Brownfield Show.
My bro, jokingly calls Chris "the Alex who plays video games".
Even though I have my Duo, I'd really like to get my TG16 out of storage and get the Turbo-CD add-on for it some day with the Arcade Card.
@Itchylon77 How do you check out what games you have saved? You hit select and it shows you which games are saved (so you can delete individual ones or see what you have in there). It's very primitive though. Ha ha. :)
My grandmother bought one for christmas a couple of years after it's release when I was 13, I thought this was the most awesome video-game system on the planet during that time..I must've looked so weird, toting along the detachable CD player with power adapter and all, just to listen to Snoop Dogg, Biggie and Redman during electronics class. It still works today. :)
I was primarily an SNES kid but I did love a lot of the Turbo-CD games. I had the TurboDuo though - what a great system! Mine came with Ninja Spirit.
I passionately disagree with people who criticize the cd games of the time by saying the technology wasn't there yet. While it's true that Sega was futzing around with really bad FMV games, we Turbo players had some really great games. A pity that so many of the really great titles didn't make it to North America. Thanks for your videos!
As I understand it the Turbografx was released in Europe as the Turbografx, but I understand it never made it to Australia where I live, I think this is a pitty, so my first exposure to really being able to play TG16 games was on my brother's Wii, and I believe TG CD titles are available? Do you need 2 AC Adaptors to use the TG16 and the CD player as you do with the Sega Mega Drive? What exactly was the Turbo Booster?
@Lachlant1984 Just one adapter. The Turbo Booster snapped onto the back of the base-unit and acted as a composite "out" (the TB Plus had a battery backup). Thanks for watching!
@Stevespeeze I never got that Arcade Pro (since it was never released here in the US). So.....I never really enjoyed that until much later when I picked it up. Ya' know?
Yeah well you cant understand whats goin on per say but lol.
I had a friend named justin that lives in canada that use to translate some of the titles for me, He did the keyboard layout and what to type for SNATCHER and started doing Y's 4
@80sMTV The CDROM acts as the power for both the Turbo AND the CD system. So it only uses ONE plug. Which is awesome (compared to, like, Sega....etc, you know?).
i remember wanting this playwer so bad. NEar me it was at or around 500 bucks. I even ran out to get it but didnt due to the fact.. wel.. 500 bucks? but i did get it for my b-day. What got me was the fact it didnt come with nay games. You think for that price atleast come with 1 game...
The Turbo CD looks pretty spiffy. Too bad I never got a chance to see or play one back in the day (I feel I missed out on a lot). Probably what I'm most interested in knowing is the saving function with the system(s), like the Turbo CD and the TurboBooster Plus.
I have to watch this video because I have still owning a USA version Turbografx 16 console here in Australia. Since it's ending about 15 years ago, although, most of the old gamers still keepin' it and continuing to treasure it. Well, I have original Japanese version console called ' P.C. Engine ' with ALL collection of PC-Engine Hu-Cards and CDs right in my storage cupboard as I dare NOT to sell 'em and staying in my locker until one day I die . . .
@Riddler95 Yeah, definitely. They made the right choice there. In fact, when you asked me that question....I was thinking about my Sega CD and those two FAT plugs. The TurboGrafx adapter also has a box with a smaller plug on the end. Hee hee.
wow, i came across you video agin...still a cutie u are....this disc contains computer data and may not be used in another system then the turbo graphic, this disc could damage speakers? i forget the rest...but i put a turbo graphix in my cd plyayer and loud sounds were on the speakers like they were goign to blow
@vacationboyvideos Ha ha. Yeah....you have to skip that second "track" and you're all set. Lol!
As for cutie....well, I put on some weight since then (as you can tell probably from my pinball vids I shot October of last year). But....it's comin' off RIGHT now. :)
I have the turbografix -16 and the cd + add on hue memory card (CD add on runs perfect)with the hard case also have 2 cd games "it came from the desert" and "lord of the rising sun" and also have the turbo duo with the tv receiver add on....and have many hue card games.I think its time to sell it all.
@spida1a Well, that explains why it's upstairs, but how long has it been there? I notice that it is turned on. Is it the same story with Banzai Run? Because I didn't see that in your game room either.
I remember when my brother got this as well when it came out and he took a video of it when he got home and to this day i still cant stop laughing at the amount of foam that came in the box lol Out of all the classic systems i think this one is my most favorite as i grew up playing the turbo 16/cd games and have a lot of memories with it ^_^
wow! built in turbo switch on standard controller?
If only all consoles had that, i have a logic3 ps2 controller with turbo capability but for some reason, the chosen button gets unbelivably slow after some time (you cant tap faster than that).
Yeah, the CD system didn't seem to last as long as the regular TurboGrafx. My Disc doesn't always spin on my original console (that I showed in the video). But, I beat the hell out of it so.......I guess I got the money's worth. Ha ha :)
Great system, but the CD attachment is either hard to find or extremely expensive if you do find it. Also, does anyone know if the american CD addon will work with the japanese PCEngine or vice versa?
Tubo Duo is a combination TurboGrafx and CD-ROM with installed Super System Card. It was the next incarnation of the Turbo that came out a little before being discontinued in America.
Alright, the reason why Gate Of Thunder Sounds so good (and plays well) !... After i get my PS3, i'll think about a TurboDuo or a TG-16, if my parents would ever let me have alot of consoles.
Anywho, great info there about the TG-16's CD-add-on :3
Oh the memories of this model of TG-16 w/ CD. In 1991, I sold about 30 NES games to come up with half of the money for the CD peripheral w/ a copy of Ys Book l & ll and Final Zone II. I've never witnessed such a MASSIVE package in my life. But when I got this baby at home there was many sleepless nights. The sound, actual voice actors, and cinema scenes felt like I was playing the best role-playing game (Ys) ever made since Zelda! All this lead me to the introduction of importing PC Engine CDs.
It's more beautiful than I imagined and it looks so right connected to the console. The old ads don't do it justice.
I remember seeing this baby boxed at Babbage's when it was new and at the time is was a whopping $400.00!! Seems like back then there had been a pack-in game. I think it may have been Magical Dinosaur Tour.
I used to take the cover off of the back of my TG16 and just gaze at the expansion port, dreaming of a day when I may have the CD drive.
@Psycausis hehe yeah me too. I forgot which store I got it at but it was like 480 dollars. I didn't care though. Remember the awsome voice acting in Fighting Street ! Try again kid. Hahahaha
Ouch! Sounds like they price gouged you! That was big in the late '80's though. Remember stores getting busted for trying to get as much as $200.00 out SMB 2 and Double Dragon on NES?
Fighting Street voice acting was horrid! When the guy said "Try again, Kid!" it sounded like he said "Keed". If you beat one of them it sounded even worse. I remember a friend saying it sounded like "Boyfriend! But, don't forget, there are goz like you all over da wuld!"
I didn't like the fact you had to use the Hucards that had the stuff to run the CDs unlike the SEGA CD and some cards only worked on the TurboDuo making the TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM addon useless.I got TurboDuo awhile back but it was stolen and can't find or afford to get another one.
All American TurboGrafx games worked with the TurboGrafx CD-ROM system. You either had the original System Card (which I talk about in this video) or the Super System Card (which was incorporated into the Turbo Duo and sold a couple years into the lifecycle in America). But, every game would play in the original system if you had the correct card. :)
Aaaaa this answers my question, now I understand how and why the turbo 16 has a cd rom unit. Inbuilt memory, nice black look, the first playstation could really have learned one or few things from this machine! I am going to get me one of these for sure. Still it doesnt beat Sega or Nintendo 16 bit. Nice review!
I'm hoping Turbo Views "Extra" #3 to come out sometime in the next few months. That will be on the Super System Card. Then #4 will be on the Turbo Duo. Right now I'm in the process of moving so........it'll be a while yet. But, it's on the way eventually. :)
Here in Spain the Turbografx console was released in the time where the Supernintendo was in the market. Very late for this great system. The system couldn't compete against Sega Megadrive and Super Nintendo, but i had the system and i enjoyed so much with Space Harrier, Fantasy Zone, Motoroader and others hehehe. I just bought a DUO-R and Core Grafx 2, but get a european turbografx again is very difficult and i would like to have that system again... anyway !! VERY THANKS for the video.
Yes, I hear that the European Turbo is very tough to find. I have a friend (Larry from Screw Attack Europe) who said he might do a special video for the next DVD release on it for me. :)
I think it looks pretty cool I tried bidding for one on ebay but it ended up selling for $201!!!It did come with a few games but I was looking for something cheaper :P
you could argue that it's original but I wouldn't call it "neat" lol
Thank God for the Duo design.
also funny similar story, when I bought my PSX it was the Japanese version and I live in France. they forgot to put the AC cable in the box so I grabbed whatever was in my house and plugged it in....turned it on and then..... it went "ppsshht" and smoke rose....
I forgot that Japan is 110v and France is 220v....
Ha. Well that's cool. I personally think the system as a whole looks great. Especially for its time (the NES was a huge gray box for goodness sakes, LOL!). :)
Yes, the Duo does look better though. thanks for watching!
The turbo grafix, never came out here in england, so i had to get mine on import, i still love it, and recently bought a new one, to replace a faulty one.
Great video. I used the cd player when I didn't play games and it worked great. I also had Last Alert (got it 50% off from a friend that worked at nec).
OMG....my cousin had one of these and he didn't realize it was for TurboGrafx!! He was using it on trips as a portable CD player with a car adaptor!! He upgraded to a "True" portable and tried to sell me this one for $10 but I didn't know it was for TurboGrafx either! i just thought it was odd that it was a portable CD player that didn't use batteries....
Sorry to hear that your CD unit is running on fumes. :( Hopefully it's something that can be fixed. It's sad to think about TGCDs finding a new home in the garbage dump.
Yeah, LA is coming next. It has immensely HORRIBLE voice-acting. But, for that game....it works very well because the entire thing is a cheese-fest that never takes itself seriously anyway. You know? LOL!
I remember having that CD+G disc that came with my Turbo-16 CD system and i was amazed by it and i think my first CD i got for it was Valis II i think.... ah the great memories.
man talk about torture. im in the biggest bit phase of my life. i go and buy last alert and forgotten world after only ever owning valis 3 and y's. i pop them in and the cd dosent work anymore =(. still it led to installing my booster which itself has been very gratifying. overall im excited to find a new duo. im just sick of looking at last alert and forgotten worlds =(. but gj on sitting with a game for a week at that age.
yeah the audio video out is pretty sweet. after my cd died i put the rarely used "turbo booster" on. i was surprized with how much of an upgrade the booster was. way better sound( sidearms has the biggest stereo improvement i ever heard in a game.) clearer explosions, ability to save certain games. if you want to improve your games or have better sound video and cant find a duo or cd, get the booster, you wont be upset for long.(since its 80+ bucks).
i still can't believe just how bad nec managed to muck everything up about pc engine when it came out as turbo... turbo was bulky and ugly and on top of that all the game covers looked like ass when the japanese counterparts looked amazing. no wonder it didn't sell.
Yeah, you can. It played regular CDs. It wasn't my first player though....I got a CD player sometime in the mid-80s.
I had a segment I cut from this where I talked about "if this was your first CD player, it probably was nice to be able to hook speakers up or use it alone in the corner of your room." Hee hee.
It does seem a bit odd they made the unit detachable, but not add a battery compartment, even more so NEC, TT or any third parties made a battery adaptor for it, as I bet a lot of kids were sold on having a portable CD player and a add-on to their console.
Oh, can you use the CD add on via the TG's RF port?
Anytime dude! Since i'm outta school for summer, i have all day to watch ur vids(i like the darkwing duck review in particular) and as long as u reign supreme as gameroom master, i'll be there 2 watch.
I know one BIG criticism of the Mega CD for the SEGA Mega Drive was that game developers overused the full motion digital video features of the Mega CD to the point where games were just mostly digital video sequences which absolutely nobody liked at all. Does the CD-ROM system for the TG-16 support full motion digital video and did many games use it?
Lachlant1984 3 months ago
@Lachlant1984 Yeah. Unlike Sega CD, they didn't really "focus on that aspect" (I think being the first...they were just trying to figure the whole CD-Console-Combo thing out, ha ha). But, there were the Sherlock Holmes series and It Came From The Desert where they tried to incorporate these ideas. Not the greatest but unique at the time.
spida1a 3 months ago
YouTube users such a MN12BIRD and Lukemorse1 have shown the PC Engine with the CD-ROM and interface unit that allows you to connect both side by side as opposed to the interface unit you have which has the CD-ROM unit 'punched' on top of the Turbografx, to be honest I prefer the PC Engine interface unit side by side arrangement, was there another interface unit that allows you to have the TG-16 and CD-ROM unit side by side? I think the side by side arrangement looks more attractive and neater.
Lachlant1984 3 months ago
@Lachlant1984 Nope...unfortunately that is the Japanese only release. In the U.S. we only had the option of the CD-ROM plugged into the back. The only thing we got "close to that" in the U.S. was the combo Turbo Duo. You know? :)
Thanks for watching.
spida1a 3 months ago
Never heard of this console, it seems slightly terrible, but what do I know...anyway, you did an awesome job with the video! It was really fun and interesting to watch even though I've never even heard of the console.
munherpes 3 months ago
@munherpes Ha ha. Well, thanks for watching! If you are interested, there is a TON of info on games and the system itself on my channel. Thanks again!
spida1a 3 months ago
How much would a TurboGrafx-16 without the CD drive go for? How much is the CD drive on eBay?
TeamRocketReviews 4 months ago
@TeamRocketReviews I haven't really been following the prices (since I completed my collection so long ago). Can anyone here help out? Thanks!
spida1a 3 months ago
The Turbo Grafx Cd system was my first Cd player. I loved it. got it for Christmas when the price was down to $149.99 at Toys R Us. I had hinted to my parents for months that I wanted this. My Dad had to hide the box in his truck because there was no hiding this under a tree. Only sad thing was that Mine didnt come with a game nor CD+G disc. So for about a month the system just sat there till I picked up my first game....Fighting Street!!
syphic 4 months ago
@syphic Ugh! Ha ha. That wait! THE WAIT! Ha ha! I do wish that the system DID come with a game, though. For the money and such it really should have. You know? :)
Thanks for watching!
spida1a 4 months ago
@spida1a It was torture. Eventually traded it in for a Duo from TZD and had to sell that off a few years ago to pay bills. Double torture. Finally tracked one down but it was broken. Got it for $60 and was able to replace some caps on it and its now rocking! I did a pick up video on it. Currently talkin to some lady across town into selling me her boxed TG-16 CD addon.. Wish me luck!
syphic 4 months ago
@syphic holy crap! 150 dollars in the early 90's? what a bargain
munherpes 3 months ago
I enjoyed the video very much. It is a bit bittersweet since my Turbografx CD has the dreaded broken drive gear and doesn't work anymore, but it's great you do so much to keep alive such an underrated and mostly forgotten system. Keep it up!
It is a bit bittersweet, though, since my Turbografx CD has the dreaded broken drive gear and doesn't work anymore.
elKrunchy 4 months ago
@elKrunchy Thanks a lot for watching!!
spida1a 4 months ago
Great Story!
Wish I could find/afford the CD unit :0(
russell56443 6 months ago
@russell56443 I can't believe how expensive these things are going for. Blech! :)
Thanks for watching.
spida1a 6 months ago
Hi, I have the limited version that was made for the UK in a PAL version , called just the "turbo Grfx" (no 16) Now I have been told that it is basically a re-branded & PAL-ified US version?
So my question is this? & I hope you or someone reading can answer? will a US CD-Rom attachment function with my version of the console? thanks
paulspydar 6 months ago
PS , also an interesting note is that the PAL version has a different number & arrangement of PINs on the AV out lead & also they end in composite R/W/Y there's no RF out , That`s a very useful & appreciated addition over the US version, I don`t know why they did not include the same configuration for the U.S too?
paulspydar 6 months ago
That disc is missing Rush! every CD needs Rush!
FuyuAkiWorld 7 months ago
@FuyuAkiWorld Ha ha! Totally! :)
spida1a 7 months ago
I just took mine out of storage & was horrified to find it didn't work anymore.
beyondthesevoices 8 months ago
@beyondthesevoices Ugh! That is a shame. I had the same thing with my Sega CD system (which I didn't use very much at all, unlike this system). :(
spida1a 8 months ago
@spida1a Yeah after that happened I'm trying to play all my sega CD games that I'm not tired of yet. I had that turbo CD for almost 20 years, I'm still in shock.
beyondthesevoices 8 months ago
spida1a, i respect you and your videos but the cd add on is junk, 90% of them failed, i got rid of mine for a duo.
Even the ones on ebay are 99% broken, perhaps you can do a video on why they are so prone to failure?
I also hate that you need a super system card to play many of the games
Dusk2600 10 months ago
@Dusk2600 I am sorry to hear you had so much trouble. Most of my friends still have their CD system and they still work (as does mine from back in 1991, and I beat the hell out of it). Oh well, what can you do...it's early technology? I know just as many people with Broken Duo's, most of those people of whom would say it "is junk, buy the Japanese version instead."
Take care. Thanks for watching.
spida1a 10 months ago
@spida1a have you heard about the upcoming new Bonk game Hudson are making? at least I think its Hudson how they managed to stay in business all these years i'll never know
FletcherHabit 10 months ago
@spida1a Will you be reviewing the Turbo Express?
IvoryGecko1993 9 months ago
@IvoryGecko1993 Yes, that will be the next Turbo Views: Extra segment sometime this summer. :)
spida1a 9 months ago
@spida1a What would be really cool is if the Turbo Express worked with the CD Player Portion of the Turbografx CD. Just to play Turbografx CD games on the go using a Dual Headphone Jack. It probably wouldn't work...
IvoryGecko1993 8 months ago
@Dusk2600 I bought one at launch and it worked great up through the time I sold it in the late 90's. Immediately after selling it, I regretted it so I bought another one! I still use it to this day and it's never given me any problems. Sorry to hear yours gave you problems because mine have been tanks!
zwallop 8 months ago
@KEWLSTEWIEGUY Oh DUDE...only WISH I was Adam! Ha ha. I would love to have a hosting gig like that. Ya' know? Ha ha.
Thanks for watching!
spida1a 10 months ago
@spida1a getting paid to eat...
GizmoFan1 10 months ago
@GizmoFan1 I know, seriously! I do it too much for free as it is! Ha ha. :)
spida1a 10 months ago
Another great review!
Bylga 11 months ago
@Bylga Hey, thanks my friend. I"M glad you enjoyed it!
spida1a 10 months ago
Nice overview. Just picked myself up one of these!
DlNKYDANA 11 months ago
This guy reminds me of Alex Jones from Infowars. Sounds just like him :)
MustNotRead 1 year ago
@MustNotRead That would be an awesome job! Wish I had that. Ha ha :)
spida1a 11 months ago
MustNotRead, you aren't the first person to say that. My brother said that the first time I watched one of Chris' reviews.
We listen to Alex on shortwave every chance we get as well as Rick Wiles on TruNews, Joyce Riley on the Power Hour and of course the Derry Brownfield Show.
My bro, jokingly calls Chris "the Alex who plays video games".
Even though I have my Duo, I'd really like to get my TG16 out of storage and get the Turbo-CD add-on for it some day with the Arcade Card.
Psycausis 11 months ago
How do you access the savegame menu?
Itchylon77 1 year ago
@Itchylon77 How do you check out what games you have saved? You hit select and it shows you which games are saved (so you can delete individual ones or see what you have in there). It's very primitive though. Ha ha. :)
spida1a 1 year ago
nice review, but it confused me that traack number 6 on the ppromo-cd is called "purple haze". I guess it must have two meanings.
0M9H4X 1 year ago
@0M9H4X I guess. Ha ha!!
spida1a 1 year ago
I think the Cd drive was 400 dollars when it first came out?
mp4podcastDOTcom 1 year ago
My grandmother bought one for christmas a couple of years after it's release when I was 13, I thought this was the most awesome video-game system on the planet during that time..I must've looked so weird, toting along the detachable CD player with power adapter and all, just to listen to Snoop Dogg, Biggie and Redman during electronics class. It still works today. :)
blkgnuz2007 1 year ago
well you can set up the cd part on a table and play some music while you use the base part to use rca out instead of RF.
hobocamptheater 1 year ago
@hobocamptheater Yeah...but that's dumb! Especially considering how obvious it was to create a "portable" player out of it. You know? :)
spida1a 1 year ago
I was primarily an SNES kid but I did love a lot of the Turbo-CD games. I had the TurboDuo though - what a great system! Mine came with Ninja Spirit.
I passionately disagree with people who criticize the cd games of the time by saying the technology wasn't there yet. While it's true that Sega was futzing around with really bad FMV games, we Turbo players had some really great games. A pity that so many of the really great titles didn't make it to North America. Thanks for your videos!
ChicoEdge 1 year ago
@ChicoEdge Thank you for watching all the vids. Great to hear from you!
spida1a 1 year ago
4:58 I thought a mosquito was by my ear! lol
vivalastupidity 1 year ago
@vivalastupidity LOL! That's awesome. I never would have thought of that but....yeah...that Splash Lake music really sounds like a mosq. Ha ha!!
spida1a 1 year ago
I pulled this out and after all these years it still runs perfectly fine.
flexor212000 1 year ago
@flexor212000 Thanks great! A LOT of them are busted up quite a bit.
Thanks for watching.
spida1a 1 year ago
As I understand it the Turbografx was released in Europe as the Turbografx, but I understand it never made it to Australia where I live, I think this is a pitty, so my first exposure to really being able to play TG16 games was on my brother's Wii, and I believe TG CD titles are available? Do you need 2 AC Adaptors to use the TG16 and the CD player as you do with the Sega Mega Drive? What exactly was the Turbo Booster?
Lachlant1984 1 year ago
@Lachlant1984 Just one adapter. The Turbo Booster snapped onto the back of the base-unit and acted as a composite "out" (the TB Plus had a battery backup). Thanks for watching!
spida1a 1 year ago
THose turbografx 16 cd rom drives are expensive now.
seemoremacstuff 1 year ago
@seemoremacstuff I know. And a lot of them are busted up. Boo! Ha ha. :)
spida1a 1 year ago
Man your quite the collector...you even have pictures and dates of your first TG game purchases, nice.
123doomdoom 1 year ago
i was so happy when the arcade card pro came out.
I have a question,, some of my cd's came with a games express card,, some are blue and some are green.. what are those for?
Stevespeeze 1 year ago
@Stevespeeze I never got that Arcade Pro (since it was never released here in the US). So.....I never really enjoyed that until much later when I picked it up. Ya' know?
Not really sure what those are, no.
spida1a 1 year ago
@Stevespeeze
Games Express was an unlicenced company that made a few games for the system. They are adult themed ;]
RyogaXvX 1 year ago
@RyogaXvX
Yeah well you cant understand whats goin on per say but lol.
I had a friend named justin that lives in canada that use to translate some of the titles for me, He did the keyboard layout and what to type for SNATCHER and started doing Y's 4
Stevespeeze 1 year ago
Does The System And The CD Add-On Plug With 1 AC Adapter Only Or 2?
80sMTV 1 year ago
@80sMTV The CDROM acts as the power for both the Turbo AND the CD system. So it only uses ONE plug. Which is awesome (compared to, like, Sega....etc, you know?).
spida1a 1 year ago
Console is US standard size. It's big body than Japanese IFU-30 system.
doujindance 1 year ago
i remember wanting this playwer so bad. NEar me it was at or around 500 bucks. I even ran out to get it but didnt due to the fact.. wel.. 500 bucks? but i did get it for my b-day. What got me was the fact it didnt come with nay games. You think for that price atleast come with 1 game...
bongo870 1 year ago
@bongo870 I totally agree. I really thought it should have come with SOMETHING for the money they wanted. Sigh. :)
Thanks for watching.
spida1a 1 year ago
looks like a gamecub.
LeeJay800 1 year ago
The Turbo CD looks pretty spiffy. Too bad I never got a chance to see or play one back in the day (I feel I missed out on a lot). Probably what I'm most interested in knowing is the saving function with the system(s), like the Turbo CD and the TurboBooster Plus.
InAnimateGamer 1 year ago
@InAnimateGamer Thanks for watching!
spida1a 1 year ago
I have to watch this video because I have still owning a USA version Turbografx 16 console here in Australia. Since it's ending about 15 years ago, although, most of the old gamers still keepin' it and continuing to treasure it. Well, I have original Japanese version console called ' P.C. Engine ' with ALL collection of PC-Engine Hu-Cards and CDs right in my storage cupboard as I dare NOT to sell 'em and staying in my locker until one day I die . . .
Silencebound 1 year ago
@Silencebound Thanks for watching!
spida1a 1 year ago
So the TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM required its own Power Adaptor?
Riddler95 1 year ago
@Riddler95 No, it ran off only one adapter (when the Turbo was attached, you used the CDROM adaptor).
Thanks for watching.
spida1a 1 year ago
Wow thats awesome.
I own the SEGA CD and it requires its own power adaptor...
Riddler95 1 year ago
@Riddler95 Yeah, definitely. They made the right choice there. In fact, when you asked me that question....I was thinking about my Sega CD and those two FAT plugs. The TurboGrafx adapter also has a box with a smaller plug on the end. Hee hee.
Thanks!
spida1a 1 year ago
wow, i came across you video agin...still a cutie u are....this disc contains computer data and may not be used in another system then the turbo graphic, this disc could damage speakers? i forget the rest...but i put a turbo graphix in my cd plyayer and loud sounds were on the speakers like they were goign to blow
vacationboyvideos 1 year ago
@vacationboyvideos Ha ha. Yeah....you have to skip that second "track" and you're all set. Lol!
As for cutie....well, I put on some weight since then (as you can tell probably from my pinball vids I shot October of last year). But....it's comin' off RIGHT now. :)
spida1a 1 year ago
@spida1a who wants skinny sickly looking people? yuck! lol. im sure your stright, but hey...no harm in a comlement.
vacationboyvideos 1 year ago
@vacationboyvideos Ha ha. I know, right?
Yes...I am straight. But, it has been a long time since I got a compliment like that. So, thanks for making me smile.
spida1a 1 year ago
At 6:09 you start to talk about a updated system card and then stop......Could you give a little more info on this?
donjuanzx9 1 year ago
@donjuanzx9 All in due time my friend. It is the next Turbo Views Extra segment....planned for sometime in May or early June. :) :) :)
spida1a 1 year ago
@spida1a Thanks dude look forward to it ! Great vids !!!!
donjuanzx9 1 year ago
@donjuanzx9 Great! Thank you for the support and watching the vids! :)
spida1a 1 year ago
I have the turbografix -16 and the cd + add on hue memory card (CD add on runs perfect)with the hard case also have 2 cd games "it came from the desert" and "lord of the rising sun" and also have the turbo duo with the tv receiver add on....and have many hue card games.I think its time to sell it all.
donjuanzx9 1 year ago
what a adorable guy!
vacationboyvideos 1 year ago
@vacationboyvideos Really? Sniff.....been a while since I heard that. :)
spida1a 1 year ago
@spida1a well its true. but im sure u are stright. take the complent. and keep up the kewl videos
vacationboyvideos 1 year ago
@vacationboyvideos Thanks my friend. Will keep trying to make stuff when I can. :)
spida1a 1 year ago
nice pinbot machine
taranchula97 1 year ago
Thanks. :)
That was game #21 and it needed work. So, I brought it upstairs. Never got to it. LOL!
spida1a 1 year ago
@spida1a Well, that explains why it's upstairs, but how long has it been there? I notice that it is turned on. Is it the same story with Banzai Run? Because I didn't see that in your game room either.
nlafavore 1 year ago
I remember when my brother got this as well when it came out and he took a video of it when he got home and to this day i still cant stop laughing at the amount of foam that came in the box lol Out of all the classic systems i think this one is my most favorite as i grew up playing the turbo 16/cd games and have a lot of memories with it ^_^
SkeletalSuccubus 1 year ago
Same here........way too many memories to count. Sigh, I feel so old. Ha ha! :)
Thanks for watching and commenting!
spida1a 1 year ago
wow! built in turbo switch on standard controller?
If only all consoles had that, i have a logic3 ps2 controller with turbo capability but for some reason, the chosen button gets unbelivably slow after some time (you cant tap faster than that).
Suomipanzerdiv13 1 year ago
Yeah, it was so great to have them built-in. :)
Thanks for watching!
spida1a 1 year ago
This was a great educational video. I enjoyed it very much.
eb379 2 years ago
Thanks a lot! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
you have a pinball machine in your house...can i be your friend...lol
nintendoneil 2 years ago
Ha ha. Sure, you can.
You would like me. I have twenty others. Make sure to look at my channel as I'm doing some pinball reviews as well (from games in my collection). :)
spida1a 2 years ago
I still have my TurboGraphx 16. I also had the CD-ROM but I thew it away like 6 years ago because it broke.
theelfkilla 2 years ago
Yeah, the CD system didn't seem to last as long as the regular TurboGrafx. My Disc doesn't always spin on my original console (that I showed in the video). But, I beat the hell out of it so.......I guess I got the money's worth. Ha ha :)
Thanks for watching!
spida1a 2 years ago
Great system, but the CD attachment is either hard to find or extremely expensive if you do find it. Also, does anyone know if the american CD addon will work with the japanese PCEngine or vice versa?
alaterale 2 years ago
What is a Turbo Duo?
Retro1Gamer 2 years ago
Tubo Duo is a combination TurboGrafx and CD-ROM with installed Super System Card. It was the next incarnation of the Turbo that came out a little before being discontinued in America.
spida1a 2 years ago
Alright, the reason why Gate Of Thunder Sounds so good (and plays well) !... After i get my PS3, i'll think about a TurboDuo or a TG-16, if my parents would ever let me have alot of consoles.
Anywho, great info there about the TG-16's CD-add-on :3
I hope to see the Duo's overview video soon!
Corad4 2 years ago
Oh the memories of this model of TG-16 w/ CD. In 1991, I sold about 30 NES games to come up with half of the money for the CD peripheral w/ a copy of Ys Book l & ll and Final Zone II. I've never witnessed such a MASSIVE package in my life. But when I got this baby at home there was many sleepless nights. The sound, actual voice actors, and cinema scenes felt like I was playing the best role-playing game (Ys) ever made since Zelda! All this lead me to the introduction of importing PC Engine CDs.
Grooveraider 2 years ago
Great stuff, great memories. Thanks for sharing!
spida1a 2 years ago
It's more beautiful than I imagined and it looks so right connected to the console. The old ads don't do it justice.
I remember seeing this baby boxed at Babbage's when it was new and at the time is was a whopping $400.00!! Seems like back then there had been a pack-in game. I think it may have been Magical Dinosaur Tour.
I used to take the cover off of the back of my TG16 and just gaze at the expansion port, dreaming of a day when I may have the CD drive.
Bitter-sweet memories...
Psycausis 2 years ago 5
@Psycausis hehe yeah me too. I forgot which store I got it at but it was like 480 dollars. I didn't care though. Remember the awsome voice acting in Fighting Street ! Try again kid. Hahahaha
zcadwresx 11 months ago
@zcadwresx
Ouch! Sounds like they price gouged you! That was big in the late '80's though. Remember stores getting busted for trying to get as much as $200.00 out SMB 2 and Double Dragon on NES?
Fighting Street voice acting was horrid! When the guy said "Try again, Kid!" it sounded like he said "Keed". If you beat one of them it sounded even worse. I remember a friend saying it sounded like "Boyfriend! But, don't forget, there are goz like you all over da wuld!"
Psycausis 11 months ago
@Psycausis Damn bro I remember the same thing!!
syphic 4 months ago
@Psycausis Damn bro I remember the same thing!!
syphic 4 months ago
Great review!
Keoisyodaddy 2 years ago
Thanks! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
I didn't like the fact you had to use the Hucards that had the stuff to run the CDs unlike the SEGA CD and some cards only worked on the TurboDuo making the TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM addon useless.I got TurboDuo awhile back but it was stolen and can't find or afford to get another one.
loomp 2 years ago
All American TurboGrafx games worked with the TurboGrafx CD-ROM system. You either had the original System Card (which I talk about in this video) or the Super System Card (which was incorporated into the Turbo Duo and sold a couple years into the lifecycle in America). But, every game would play in the original system if you had the correct card. :)
spida1a 2 years ago
Aaaaa this answers my question, now I understand how and why the turbo 16 has a cd rom unit. Inbuilt memory, nice black look, the first playstation could really have learned one or few things from this machine! I am going to get me one of these for sure. Still it doesnt beat Sega or Nintendo 16 bit. Nice review!
80KungFu 2 years ago
Nice I didn't know the CD-ROM came with that case to hold everything.
MN12BIRD 2 years ago
I know....it's pretty cool! The damn thing was so expensive, it better have come with something. You know? Ha ha! :0)
Thanks for watching!
spida1a 2 years ago
When will you show us your Turbo Duo?
Segadude3000 2 years ago
I'm hoping Turbo Views "Extra" #3 to come out sometime in the next few months. That will be on the Super System Card. Then #4 will be on the Turbo Duo. Right now I'm in the process of moving so........it'll be a while yet. But, it's on the way eventually. :)
Thanks for watching!
spida1a 2 years ago
I finally moded my Coregrafx 2 and Duo-R for display SCART RGB !! Oh my god ! what a colours and sharpness !!! This machine is GREAT !
PepAlacant 2 years ago
Excellent!!!
spida1a 2 years ago
mna iv been looking everywhere for a turbografx cd rom system but I cant find any even on ebay :( how much are they even worth?
TheSuperNESman 2 years ago
The CDrom2 atachment never arrived in europe. I discovered some great CD games when i bought my DUO-R months ago !
I remember that on spanish videogame magazines they wrote about the Turbo CD but never arrive.
Thanks again
PepAlacant 2 years ago
Here in Spain the Turbografx console was released in the time where the Supernintendo was in the market. Very late for this great system. The system couldn't compete against Sega Megadrive and Super Nintendo, but i had the system and i enjoyed so much with Space Harrier, Fantasy Zone, Motoroader and others hehehe. I just bought a DUO-R and Core Grafx 2, but get a european turbografx again is very difficult and i would like to have that system again... anyway !! VERY THANKS for the video.
PepAlacant 2 years ago
Yes, I hear that the European Turbo is very tough to find. I have a friend (Larry from Screw Attack Europe) who said he might do a special video for the next DVD release on it for me. :)
Thanks for watching!!!
spida1a 2 years ago
Hey...new sub and friend...thanks for watching!!! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
great review
nick31189xx 2 years ago
Hey, thanks a lot! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
Thanks for the memories. I remember you could play audio CD's in the CD-Rom while playing regular Turbografx games.
I used to play TV Sports Hockey and play the most up-beat CD I had in the CD-Rom to get me all pumped up.
farmhousemedia3000 2 years ago
Ah yes, that was a great feature. Definitely helped pump-up the sound of some of the old TurboChip games. :)
Thanks for watching!!!
spida1a 2 years ago
I think it looks pretty cool I tried bidding for one on ebay but it ended up selling for $201!!!It did come with a few games but I was looking for something cheaper :P
TheSuperNESman 2 years ago
Seriously Chris it looks butt fugly! :)
you could argue that it's original but I wouldn't call it "neat" lol
Thank God for the Duo design.
also funny similar story, when I bought my PSX it was the Japanese version and I live in France. they forgot to put the AC cable in the box so I grabbed whatever was in my house and plugged it in....turned it on and then..... it went "ppsshht" and smoke rose....
I forgot that Japan is 110v and France is 220v....
Konuvis 2 years ago
Ha. Well that's cool. I personally think the system as a whole looks great. Especially for its time (the NES was a huge gray box for goodness sakes, LOL!). :)
Yes, the Duo does look better though. thanks for watching!
spida1a 2 years ago
The turbo grafix, never came out here in england, so i had to get mine on import, i still love it, and recently bought a new one, to replace a faulty one.
squirm13 2 years ago
Great video. I used the cd player when I didn't play games and it worked great. I also had Last Alert (got it 50% off from a friend that worked at nec).
lotsofgames 2 years ago
OMG....my cousin had one of these and he didn't realize it was for TurboGrafx!! He was using it on trips as a portable CD player with a car adaptor!! He upgraded to a "True" portable and tried to sell me this one for $10 but I didn't know it was for TurboGrafx either! i just thought it was odd that it was a portable CD player that didn't use batteries....
DvdXploitr 2 years ago
Dude, your reviews are frickin AWESOME!!!! SERIOUSLY you should get paid.
chrisz31974 2 years ago
Wow, thanks so much. You're way too kind! :)
Thanks for watching!
spida1a 2 years ago
Great review as always Chris! :D
Sorry to hear that your CD unit is running on fumes. :( Hopefully it's something that can be fixed. It's sad to think about TGCDs finding a new home in the garbage dump.
avenuePad 2 years ago
Long time Without a review man! awesome too see you back! I got my PS3 Today Check out the unboxing with the Crappy Editing Software XD
Vikturus22 2 years ago
Well never owned a turbo gfx 16 but as of recently I bought a Pc-engine duo! Anyways nice fuckin overview!
zeogeox 2 years ago
Wohoo! Excellent! ;)
spida1a 2 years ago
Awesome stuff man, great overview of the system. Never owned one but would sure like to get my hands on one!
Will you do a review on Last Alert soon? Isn't that the game with that 'great' voice acting?
HalfBlindGamer 2 years ago
Yeah, LA is coming next. It has immensely HORRIBLE voice-acting. But, for that game....it works very well because the entire thing is a cheese-fest that never takes itself seriously anyway. You know? LOL!
spida1a 2 years ago
I remember having that CD+G disc that came with my Turbo-16 CD system and i was amazed by it and i think my first CD i got for it was Valis II i think.... ah the great memories.
jboypacman 2 years ago
Another awesome video mate! Greetings from Germany.
HanMono 2 years ago
Thanks!
spida1a 2 years ago
man talk about torture. im in the biggest bit phase of my life. i go and buy last alert and forgotten world after only ever owning valis 3 and y's. i pop them in and the cd dosent work anymore =(. still it led to installing my booster which itself has been very gratifying. overall im excited to find a new duo. im just sick of looking at last alert and forgotten worlds =(. but gj on sitting with a game for a week at that age.
vinnieblacklodge 2 years ago
Ugh!!!!
It's HELL! Hee hee!
spida1a 2 years ago
yeah the audio video out is pretty sweet. after my cd died i put the rarely used "turbo booster" on. i was surprized with how much of an upgrade the booster was. way better sound( sidearms has the biggest stereo improvement i ever heard in a game.) clearer explosions, ability to save certain games. if you want to improve your games or have better sound video and cant find a duo or cd, get the booster, you wont be upset for long.(since its 80+ bucks).
vinnieblacklodge 2 years ago
Agreed! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
Excellent job!
MaximumRD 2 years ago
i still can't believe just how bad nec managed to muck everything up about pc engine when it came out as turbo... turbo was bulky and ugly and on top of that all the game covers looked like ass when the japanese counterparts looked amazing. no wonder it didn't sell.
kiman2 2 years ago
I know what you mean. I didn't think the Turbo looked "too" bad. I mean, to me...the PC-Engine isn't that attractive of a machine either. Hee hee.
But, they definitely did a lousy job with marketing and pack-in choices and distribution. It's a shame....I really liked it back then.
Thanks for watching!
spida1a 2 years ago
NEC is pure win
TheDevilBurning 2 years ago
Out of curiosity, can you not play CD games via RF if there's ports on the back.
Also was it the first CD player you owned? (must admit I never had anything to play CD's until I bought a Mega CD for my 13th birthday)
Also, I know that waiting torture, same pain whenever you bought a game on vacation and waited all week to get home to play it. :D
ScrewAttackEurope 2 years ago
Yeah, you can. It played regular CDs. It wasn't my first player though....I got a CD player sometime in the mid-80s.
I had a segment I cut from this where I talked about "if this was your first CD player, it probably was nice to be able to hook speakers up or use it alone in the corner of your room." Hee hee.
spida1a 2 years ago
It does seem a bit odd they made the unit detachable, but not add a battery compartment, even more so NEC, TT or any third parties made a battery adaptor for it, as I bet a lot of kids were sold on having a portable CD player and a add-on to their console.
Oh, can you use the CD add on via the TG's RF port?
ScrewAttackEurope 2 years ago
Damn Your so lucky I want one for ever but they are really expensive now
coolninjatvprod 2 years ago
Definitely comes in handy when you bought stuff as it was released. Saved me a few bucks. Though it was pretty expensive then...you know? Hee hee.
spida1a 2 years ago
Lol I was not born When It came out
coolninjatvprod 2 years ago
LOL! Ouch!
Speak up sonny, I can't hear you! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
5 Stars. Excellent.
Omondii 2 years ago
Thanks! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
Another great(and funny) vid my friend!
TheMathius78 2 years ago
Thanks for watching, as always my friend! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Thank you Chris! You answered my prayers! This topped off a perfect day. A Bucci vid, and 80 degree weather= GOD status in my eyes. U rock man!
techfreak6 2 years ago
LOL! I love this comment. I'm printing it and putting it on my wall! :)
Thanks!
spida1a 2 years ago
Anytime dude! Since i'm outta school for summer, i have all day to watch ur vids(i like the darkwing duck review in particular) and as long as u reign supreme as gameroom master, i'll be there 2 watch.
techfreak6 2 years ago
Woo! Sweet!
Hmm, guess not everyone agrees. I just noticed my DWD review was knocked down a 1/2 star. Sniff. Hee hee!
Thanks again!
spida1a 2 years ago
Don't worry Chris! I'll keep givin it a 5! Bastards don't know what good entertainment is obviously.
techfreak6 2 years ago
LOL! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
Hearing the CD music and seeing the real video for the first time was just jaw dropping back in the early 90's. Cool vid.
starsoldier1 2 years ago
Damn skippy! :)
spida1a 2 years ago
Anyways, I can't find one of these puppies on eBay...
Swordfyre 2 years ago
Dammit, I REALLY want a TG-CD but they're soo expensive. Oh well, one day. I love my TG-16 just as it is anyway