From: grant@bluemoon.use.com (Grant DeLorean)
Subject: Re: Turbo CD upgrade
Organization: Blue Moon
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 04:31:48 GMT

Stephen Jonke <jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov> writes:

>In article <1992Nov16.232230.17606@cs.UAlberta.CA> Andre LeBlanc, andre@nojack
>writes:
>>> The total cost will be the same as the Duo (but you don't get any of the  
>>games
>>> packed with the Duo.) 
>>
>>Awwwww balls!!!  Is this true??  Up until now I was under the impression  
>>that the games would come with it.  First the stupid packaging of the new  
>>hucard games, and now this.  *sigh*

>Hmm, I was just presuming that the upgrade card wouldn't include any games,
>but I guess it might.  Seems like a dumb idea, though -- TG-CD owners probably
>already have Y's and one or both Bonks games and Ninja Spirit.  That leaves
>only Gate of Thunder as new, so maybe they'll include it.

 I just picked up a Turbo Duo. Bonk 1, Bonk 2 and Gates of Thunder are
on the same CD. Y's I and II are on the other CD, and Ninja Spirit is
on a HuCard. Interestingly, the TurboForce magazine says it was
Dungeon Explorer rather than Ninja Spirit. I paid $5 for Ninja Spirit
a few months ago and thought I paid to much for it then... I already
have Dungeon Explorer (I have had a TurboExpress for a year now) anyway
so it made no difference to me. Both are duplicates for me. If they
toss Gates of Thunder in with the rev 3 CD card they will have to
include Bonk 1 and 2 as well if they use the same CDs (likely).

 I am surprised by the rave reviews that Y's gets. It is graphically
unimpressive, and the play is clumsy. Especially after just completing
Zelda III on my SNES last week. Maybe Y's gets better as it goes along...
I have been a TG fan for along time (always liked it better than
Genesis) but I have to say the SNES eats the TG's lunch graphicaly
and sonically. Oh well, live and learn. I wanted a full size to go
along with the TurboExpress so it is OK... Everyone ought to call TTI
and bitch about the jewel boxes being discontinued though, if enough
of us bitch then they will bring them back...

 The dealer I bought the Duo from gave me a couple of Japanese CD's,
he tried to rent them but noone could figure them out (having been
doing business with him on and off for 8 years had something to do
with it as well). Anyone know of a good way to translate the Kanji
into American English (or even British English)? I suspect I'll go
no-where fast with them as it stands.

 Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that the games are tending
to become less playable and enjoyable over the years? The graphics
and sound and speed are all improving in geometrical fashion, but
something has been lost along the way. Not that I want to go back to
my old Pong machine, or the 2600 in the garage or the 5200 I have
loaned to my father (I am not likely to drive 180 miles each way to
pick it up anytime soon mind you...) but some of the games for those
systems (wel, the Odyssy 2 in the garage isn't included in that...)
had real longevity. Asteroids on the 2600, CounterMeasure on the
5200... Now Zelda III is great (IMHO) but why don't we see games
like CounterMeasure today? Some oldies are turning up under new
names and graphics but the ones I want back (CounterMeasure, H.E.R.O.,
etc) seem to have disappeared into the mists of time... Maybe I am
just getting old (@30) but why has so much of the old excitement
gone out of video games? Well, enough rambling...
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