PC Engine Facebook group

HardcoreOtaku · Post by **HardcoreOtaku** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:32 pm

any PCE Fanboys or girls checkout the PC Engine Facebook group!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2414027239

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:55 pm

Finally a group that could be worth joining

HardcoreOtaku · Post by **HardcoreOtaku** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:18 pm

Fenrir wrote:Finally a group that could be worth joining

You gotta love the PC-engine

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:22 pm

The 411 on why NEC made it's USA Turbo Grafx-16 bigger than it's original white-colored petite PC Engine console counterpart:

Back in the late 1980's and into the early 1990's, video game console manufacturers thought that USA video gamers wanted bigger and heftier gaming consoles, so thus is the reason why the TG-16 got a cosmetic makeover Stateside. In doing so, NEC had to redesign it's native Japanese PC Engine CD-Rom2 Player accessory and make it wider to accomodate the TG-16 base console unit (is better known as the Turbo Grafx CD Player in the USA). It retailed with a MSRP $399.99 USD back in the day. This was on top of shelling out $189.99 USD for a brand new TG-16 console back in the summer of 1989. Ain't exactly chmup change back in those days. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Post by **Ghegs** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:41 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:Back in the late 1980's and into the early 1990's, video game console manufacturers thought that USA video gamers wanted bigger and heftier gaming consoles, so thus is the reason why the TG-16 got a cosmetic makeover Stateside.

I imagine this is the reason why NES game cartridges are twice the size needed? The PCB inside doesn't always even take half of the space available. And the game boxes have that piece of polystyrene to make the whole deal even bigger.

Yes, I know there were other reasons for the carts' size...it's just bugged me.

(Holy thread derail, Batman!)