[UPDATE] If you have the newer "Pro" version of the Everdrive that has screws, you can remove the top to get it to fit in the Duo. Mine is an early 2015 model and you need to use a SMALL (I mean really small) hex tool and then you can remove the top. Thanks to everybody who gave me suggestions!
@@qqq1701It seems like the slot is big enough as some of the acrylic top goes in. There must be some lip inside that should be easier to remove. Unless it is part of the actual card port.
It all depends if you want to remove the rivets permanently you can always put them back together in some sort of way but that's a personal preference I love the review though!
One thing I learned collecting for the TG-16/PC Engine was to purchase the game whenever I found one because you never knew when you would see another one at the Retro Store.
Growing up in the UK we didn’t have any NEC consoles, but a friend at school got a PC Engine (he was from Hong Kong) and I borrowed it for a couple of days. I was blown away with the size of the sprites, and the size of the console! Truly one of my core(-grafx) memories from my childhood. (Sorry for the pun.)
I remember reading reviews of the games in Mean Machines magazine in the Uk. I guess at some point it was thought they would launch it in the UK but Sega and Nintendo beat them to the punch with the Megadrive and SNES.
Puns is what we do best here in the UK! I never even seen a PC Engine in real life over here. It does look like a good consoles though. Maybe you could of forgot to give it back to your friend and then mysteriously moved... No, not here in the UK. We are too honest! Are you still friends with him?
Gives me hope that one day Analogue will release an updated Mega SG with Sega CD and 32X support built in. Maybe they can call it the Analogue Mega SGX or Mega CDX.
@@njevansYT you're right about that, I believe it supports 32x as well if you connect the proper cable. but I'm hoping someone jailbreaks the Analogue Duo so it can play Sega CD original discs, how awesome would that be?
I love that these exist. You see less popular media players, original hardware gets more and more difficult to find and not everything is going to be usable forever.
Analogue reported that it would support the Turbo EverDrive but you’d have to remove a case like you have if one was installed. Would really be interested if it did work.
I feel like Analogue is slowly but surely building up to the point of doing something like the Polymega. With the "Library" section of the OS, the only thing that's really missing there is a storage drive attached to install those games to. They proved that they can do this fantastic hardware and recreate these amazing retro experiences that sell extremely well, and the Analogue OS, while still pretty young, is shaping up to be really good. I think it would be a homerun for that team. Great video as always, @MetalJesusRocks! Keep up the great work!
I had a tg16, turbo duo and express when I was younger. I chose that over a Genesis. I never regretted it. I think since I have no games I would look into the market before buying one but man do I want one of these. I also recently passed on picking up a tg16 for 250$ at my game store. Metal Jesus you should do a tg16/pc engine video! This was great thank you!
The turbo express was pretty slick. My sisters first husband (bf at the time) borrowed one from a friend and let me use it for awhile. Would have loved my own but I was prolly 11 years old and could hardly afford games for my tg16
I remember growing up my uncle worked at BFI Garbage and he would get so much new stuff for free that companies threw away like bunch of sony stuff, all the game consoles and games. For xmas one year he gave me a turbo graphx 16 with all the games, turbo cd, and the handheld turbo graphx system. Loved it. Final lap was a favorite as well as all the bonk games.
My parents bless their hearts couldn’t afford to buy me 2 systems back in the day so I never played this . After the holidays I’m gonna try to pick one out !
Based on the early reivews, its half baked on the software end. A lot of stuff works, but there are a lot of bugs. Im sure they will get sorted out over the next year, but its software is not fully realized yet.
I love that they picked the TurboDuo as the plastic shell design and not something generic. I've had my PC Engine Duo for a number of years now and love it! You definitely need to pick up some of the Bomberman games for some classic party gaming. And I'm glad you showcased Buster Bros because it is a super fun game to just pick up and play with a friend.
Eagerly awaiting this. Pretty impressed with the image quality, even with going through UA-cam. Happy with my Polymega but this may be the premium way to play TG/PCE games for me.
Mine's en route, can't wait. I've had my TG-16 for a few years (always wanted one as a kid but never had the chance back in the day), so I've got a handful of games but I'm looking forward to importing tons of PC Engine titles now. As for the price, feel free to browse listings for what original hardware is going for nowadays. This thing is half the price of a proper Duo and twice the hardware because it's region-free.
Im curious if the new Everdrive Pro with CD core will play on this. The website says it wont work with a system that has a connected or internal CD-Rom
When my console finally arrived, I was ready to game on some PC-Engine games. After I installed the latest firmware, the console completely craped out for no reason. The console kept on resetting every 2mins and the console wouldn't even boot up. I had to return my console back to Analogue and hoping to get an update from them
I never could get a reply back from them. Also the sound emulation is AWFUL on the Analogue Duo. It's very inaccurate. It actually encouraged me to buy a RetroTink 5x and stick with OG hardware. Just bought a RGB & region modded PC-ENGINE Duo-R and loving it. Done with Analogue
Is it just me or does the Analogue Duo's audio feel less compressed, more dynamic, and rounder in the mid range? I'm wondering if the drop in volume is due to less compression/bit crushing? Not to experienced with the emulation or the original system, but was intrigued by the audio difference. Love the idea of the Analogue having just a touch more dynamics, and spaciousness to the audio experience.
Nope. The early 2015 model I have has rivets. I suppose you could take a file or cutters and attempt to rip it off...but certainly not as easy as screws with newer Everdrives.
Having to sell my original TG-16 and may games back when I was having financial troubles in the mid 90s was unfortunate. If I was tempted to try to rebuild the collection, I would love to do it on a system like this. But I'm not sure if it's worth the time and money at this point. Very cool though.
At around 0:30, are those black smudges on multiple sides from the box easily wiped away or is it perma-scuffed up? Makes me think black version is the only option lol. Also yyyyikes those game prices near the end wow!
Pretty neat, PC Engine games are pretty easy to find in retro game shops in South Korea (where I live) as they are mostly from Japan. Prices are also fairly affordable.
Just recently go to japan, Im specifically look for one in Junk section of Hard Off, but unable to find one, only the one inside glass panel that still quite expensive. Im not lucky I guess
I was watching Game Sack's video on this thing when the notification for this popped up (Update. Also Joe got the Turbo Everdrive Pro to work with the Duo by removing the outer casing for it)
Back around 2000/2001, I was in college and the school was in a very rural area. Even further out in the no man's land of rural Georgia was a "town" that was nothing more than a stop sign intersection. And on that intersection was a MASSIVE, killer thrift shop. I found a CIB Turbo Grafx 16 there once, and it was the first and only time I'd ever seen one until Retro Gaming shops became a thing. I have no clue why this system was so obscure but I guess unless you lived in much larger cities and shopped department stores, this system practically "didn't exist" for most of us. Still, I always wondered how that single TG-16 ended up in Bowman, GA.
Great video Jason, Analogue gear is a bit out of my price range but I appreciate that it's an emulated hardware solution for ageing consoles. I'm quite happy with my Nvidia Shield Emulation as my gaming reactions are not what they used to be. It's always great to see new hardware like this.
@@lucasgill8276 Dude, I know more about FPGA's than most people being a verilog programmer. What I meant to say, it uses an FPGA to replicate how the original chips work.
I am huge into video game collecting and I use Emulation a lot because of games/ consoles that are harder to get or that I haven't been able to find/ pickup. I also love using flash carts on systems that I already have and I think it's cool that even a collector as big as you still uses flash carts even if it's just on a more niche of a console.
Man this Analog Duo is awesome! I wanted a Turbo Duo badly but never saw one. I recently got a Turbographix 16 without box and Keith Courage for $200 and I'm happy. But I'll be happier with the Analog will try to get one. Thanks for the heads up and cool video MJR!👉🙂👈
This will look great along side with my TurboDuo which I’ve had since it’s release and absolutely love it. IMO it’s the most beautiful console ever made. Wish Analogue would have placed the controller port on the front as the OG cords are extremely short but I prefer them for the 3 turbo settings and feel great. Minor complaint. DAC support is a must and their store indicated DAC will work with all Analogues future products so yeah I’m expecting that. Analogue really should have designed the card slot to be more like original cuz that tiny slot is disappointing
Got the pcengine,cdrom for my bday as a kid.I think i was 10.Still my favorite consol till this day and i'm 40 now.With the price now,this analogue console is a good choice!!!Great review.
Mine just shipped, I am looking forward to finally trying the PC Engine/Turbogtafx 16 library but I wish the disc slot was either a pop up door or a motorized tray since these are CD's!
I’m pretty disappointed that it cannot play Everdrive carts I was looking forward to PC engine using everdrive to play on that system hopefully in the future they’ll be able to change that. I’m glad that I have some graphics cards and complete those games
I mean thank goodness you can remove the screws, but imagine if they made it big enough for the everdrive. all the regular tgx16 games would be very loose in the slot
@MetalJesusRocks I have a small HuCard and SuperCDROM games and preordered on Day 1. After review, however, the Analogue Dui does not feature the "flip lid" for the HuCards like the TurboDuo rendering something like the Turbo Everdrive 2 unusable...so unfortunately, I cancelled my preorder. Since my library didn't justify the cost and unless I can ever find a working TG16 w/CD or a Turbo Duo...my library will be sold. Edit: If they did make a version to accommodate the Turbo Everdrive 2 module...I would be a Day 1 buyer. Cheers, Brent
I wish Analogue would do another run of the NES/Nt. I missed out on it. Also, I had a TG16 for a really short time (less than one day). Miss it. Looking forward to doing the jailbreak on my Duo.
Joe at Game Sack pulled the cover off his Everdrive and it fit. I’m just going to use my Everdrive in my Core Grafx II, and play my import Hu cards and cds in my duo… it shipped today!
I'm fully convinced that Analogue will work their way up to Playstation systems and I CANNOT wait. I'd love a PS/PS2 clone with crystal clear picture. It's only a matter of time.
I built a custom The MiSTer that plays everything I need from the retro year (Genesis, TG16, Neo Geo). Pretty happy with it and it's open community standards.
I'm glad companies make consoles like this. Ive seen plenty TurboGrafx 16 consoles but never actually played one. I wanna get one and some games for it because I love classics consoles like this.
What game is playing at 6:11? I need that now! Edit: Nevermind. It's Rayxanber II. I always wanted to pick that one up. I don't know why I hesitated all these years.
I have a TG-16 with the CD player and a bunch of Hu Card and CD games. I loved it back in the day. I never understood why it wasn't more popular. Used to spend hours with my father playing the hidden bomberman game on the Bonk CD. My favorite bomberman game to this day. Do the controllers on this not have the turbo switches? A lot of games really needed those.
I have a Turbo Duo and lots of games. Only the caps have gone out in it. And CD-Rom was going out. I would love to get ahold of one of these to replace it.
Growing up in the 80's and 90's in the UK I only knew about the PC Engine from watching Games World on Sky. Never seen one in real or heard of a TurboGraphics. But now I have emulation on my Series S I have been experiencing these for the first time.
I have a PC Engine Duo R with a RGB Mod for a year now. This console is so awesome. Dracula Rondo X for example. 🤤 The Analouge Duo is coming in a few days. You never know 🤙🏼
My biggest problem is the prices and lack of accessability of PC-Engine games like you said. I love my PC-ENGINE mini! It included a generous portion of games. I wish I could get Double Dragon II CD at a cheaper price. I've always been a huge fan of the PC-ENGINE color palette and some of the best arcade ports I have ever seen on a console. This console was way ahead of it's time and the CD-ROM stuff still makes my jaw drop. I still remember when the CD-ROM attachment came out and what a revolutionary idea it was at the time.
Mini was awesome (maybe first awesome thing Konami did in awhile), but still so many great games missing, like Bonk 3, Legendary Axe 1 & 2, and Cybercore.
HuCards are so cool and capture the interest of collectors. I'm sure it only skyrockets the value. The fact most people didn't have this system and are curious makes it even more of a collectors item. I didn't have one but I followed the console closely back in the day when I was a teenager. I was blown away at store displays even when it was next to it's rivals. The nostalgia of what I remember and wanting to actually experience what I missed led me to buying the PC-ENGINE mini. It's been far more fun and awesome than what I hoped for. It's held up extremely well decades later.
Just got my shipping notice. I only have about 8 games I think but I'm exclusively going Japanese for my collection unless something comes up on ebay or something. Like you say its almost impossible to find this stuff in the wild especially when the console never even launched in my country. At least the USA has a launch for it.
Awesome review. I appreciate you pointing out that the system is region free. But I have to ask, on Analogue's website, the black model says "USA" while the the white model says "JPN". Why is that? What the Turbo originally white in Japan, and black in the USA? or are these units region locked? Seriously confused.
Yup the PC Engine by Hudson Soft/NEC was white in Asia and way more compact. In America they think bigger and dark is better so they got a (way) bigger black box. Prefer Japanese design. Amazingly compact, even more so for the time. If only it came with 2 controller inputs.
It is very glitchy and buggy from the start. I tried playing a Super CD game called Spriggan in it, and the audio was way off, and it actually paused for a slight second during gameplay. Accessing the menu screen is buggy as well, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Disappointed thus far in this unit.
Yup! And the inaccurate sound effects with alot of games! My guess these UA-camrs just wanna look good for Analogue. It sucks but I guess I'll just stick to the openFPGA on the Pocket for TurboGrafx-16 games. ALSO I'm now hearing about some having their CDs get scratched by the slot loading drive, smh. This is ridiculous. I really wanted to love this system, I wish UA-camrs were honest about this stuff, then a company like Analogue would atlest get their act together
@@lovelorn88nick My Spriggan game got a small scratch on it after ejecting it. I probably won't be playing any of my expensive PC Engine CD games on that thing anymore. Mos of the HuCards works fine though.
@tom11zz884 the sound effects don't, check out a few. Splatterhouse, Keith Courage and Legendary Axe. The attack sounds are way off. I first noticed it then decided to look it up and found others on reddit saying this too. I wish people would call Analogue out on this
Do you happen to have a copy of the homebrew "Jessie Jaeger in Cleopatra's Curse"? Curious if it works on this since it does not work properly on the Mega Sg. (Sound issues)
If you had the original cdrom from the turbo duo with Gates of Thunder/Bonk and Ys you could also put in a secret code on the start screen and access Bomberman from a hidden menu
Checked out your video and a few others. This looks great but I only have 4 games and I'm not sure about diving into the PC Engine via an everdrive or other means. Thanks for the quick review.
Did all of you UA-cam dudes coordinate about this today?? I got Game Sack and Jeremy Parish blasting me with DUO action today too.. right on Metal Jesus!
I'm thinking about picking this up it says ships in February then says May when I looked elsewhere when is it available? I have about a dozen hucards but no cd games and an og turbografx so it's def worth picking up as I have always loved this console among the most underrated consoles ever. I just got Raiden for it Sunday actually it def is a shoot'em up beast for sure.
Same here, I only had 1 friend with a Turbo Grafx-16. Everyone else either had the Genesis or SNES. Only the rich kids had both, but didnt they still didnt have a Turbo.
Mine is suppose to be delivered today, cant wait to bust out some Air Zonk and play on my large TV, playing my original hardware through a Frame Meister and all that is kind of a pain in the ass. This will be alot easier to use on a modern TV. Ive been buying some more games lately too to fill out my collection.
Update: I got mine and it works fine so far, tried Air Zonk and Y's on CD. The only thing I found is that the Everdrive I have dosent work, it just dosent show up at all.
[UPDATE] If you have the newer "Pro" version of the Everdrive that has screws, you can remove the top to get it to fit in the Duo. Mine is an early 2015 model and you need to use a SMALL (I mean really small) hex tool and then you can remove the top. Thanks to everybody who gave me suggestions!
Thanks for the info! I will have to check which one I have.
Take a file to the slot. I'm sure you can open it up a bit to get the Everdrive to fit.
@@qqq1701It seems like the slot is big enough as some of the acrylic top goes in. There must be some lip inside that should be easier to remove.
Unless it is part of the actual card port.
Yeah, you can take over the plastic top of the Ever Drive to use it. Game Sack showed it was an option. Lame but it works.
It all depends if you want to remove the rivets permanently you can always put them back together in some sort of way but that's a personal preference I love the review though!
One thing I learned collecting for the TG-16/PC Engine was to purchase the game whenever I found one because you never knew when you would see another one at the Retro Store.
Their games are rare for sure..especailly the good ones.
Growing up in the UK we didn’t have any NEC consoles, but a friend at school got a PC Engine (he was from Hong Kong) and I borrowed it for a couple of days. I was blown away with the size of the sprites, and the size of the console! Truly one of my core(-grafx) memories from my childhood. (Sorry for the pun.)
I remember reading reviews of the games in Mean Machines magazine in the Uk. I guess at some point it was thought they would launch it in the UK but Sega and Nintendo beat them to the punch with the Megadrive and SNES.
Puns is what we do best here in the UK! I never even seen a PC Engine in real life over here. It does look like a good consoles though. Maybe you could of forgot to give it back to your friend and then mysteriously moved... No, not here in the UK. We are too honest! Are you still friends with him?
I really love how you're not just showing off the new products/hardware, but also showing us the history of such systems! I think that's really cool
Gives me hope that one day Analogue will release an updated Mega SG with Sega CD and 32X support built in. Maybe they can call it the Analogue Mega SGX or Mega CDX.
I think the next big Analogue release is the N64, which should be interesting... but maybe a Saturn next?> Who knows.
Analogue Neptune!
@@MetalJesusRocksSaturn would be an instant day 1 purchase. I'm actually shocked that they did N64 given how small it's library of games is
you can at least get a Mega SD or the Mega Everdrive Pro which gives you Sega CD support right on the cartridge.
@@njevansYT you're right about that, I believe it supports 32x as well if you connect the proper cable. but I'm hoping someone jailbreaks the Analogue Duo so it can play Sega CD original discs, how awesome would that be?
I love that these exist. You see less popular media players, original hardware gets more and more difficult to find and not everything is going to be usable forever.
Bro has never heard of an emulator lolol
@@ozmond- Maybe he’s talking about being able to play original physical media?
I picked up my TurboGrafx 16 at a thrift store in Spanaway around 1996 for less than 5 bucks and it came with one of the Bonk games.
You lucky bastard!
Analogue reported that it would support the Turbo EverDrive but you’d have to remove a case like you have if one was installed. Would really be interested if it did work.
Yeah, I saw how Game Sack did that. I will try it today!
I believe burned discs will work on this as well.
@@volvoguy804one of the review sites said yes it will run burned CD games
I feel like Analogue is slowly but surely building up to the point of doing something like the Polymega. With the "Library" section of the OS, the only thing that's really missing there is a storage drive attached to install those games to. They proved that they can do this fantastic hardware and recreate these amazing retro experiences that sell extremely well, and the Analogue OS, while still pretty young, is shaping up to be really good. I think it would be a homerun for that team.
Great video as always, @MetalJesusRocks! Keep up the great work!
Not really. The Pocket supports a bunch of systems but they've recently announced their version of the N64. Sadly no multi system like the Pocket.
Polymega isnt fpga
I had a tg16, turbo duo and express when I was younger. I chose that over a Genesis. I never regretted it. I think since I have no games I would look into the market before buying one but man do I want one of these. I also recently passed on picking up a tg16 for 250$ at my game store. Metal Jesus you should do a tg16/pc engine video! This was great thank you!
The turbo express was pretty slick. My sisters first husband (bf at the time) borrowed one from a friend and let me use it for awhile. Would have loved my own but I was prolly 11 years old and could hardly afford games for my tg16
Such a nice display for its time.
Mine is on its way. Looking forward to testing it out. I hope there is a something to do about the everdrive issue. Great video covering this.
I love when young people discover old video games that are "new" to them! Makes me happy!
I remember growing up my uncle worked at BFI Garbage and he would get so much new stuff for free that companies threw away like bunch of sony stuff, all the game consoles and games. For xmas one year he gave me a turbo graphx 16 with all the games, turbo cd, and the handheld turbo graphx system. Loved it. Final lap was a favorite as well as all the bonk games.
I see everyone is dropping videos today for this thing. Still not sold out, not surprising.
My parents bless their hearts couldn’t afford to buy me 2 systems back in the day so I never played this . After the holidays I’m gonna try to pick one out !
Based on the early reivews, its half baked on the software end. A lot of stuff works, but there are a lot of bugs. Im sure they will get sorted out over the next year, but its software is not fully realized yet.
Cheers mate, I ordered one today. Looking forward to playing my PC engine and Turbografx games on it. Keep on gaming 👍
At this point Analogue should just make an all-in-one system that takes various carts in FGPA (genesis, snes, nes, tg16, gameboy, etc).
They wont make the most money that way..make different consoles to maximize profits. lol but one can wish
The rumor is that Hyperkin is working on that. Hopefully, it's true.
The TG-16 was the step child system of the 16 bit era but it has allot of gems that I've discovered recently.
Now I’m just waiting on mine to get here. Been waiting for this one. It does look smaller than the PC Engine Duo. 👀
I love that they picked the TurboDuo as the plastic shell design and not something generic. I've had my PC Engine Duo for a number of years now and love it! You definitely need to pick up some of the Bomberman games for some classic party gaming. And I'm glad you showcased Buster Bros because it is a super fun game to just pick up and play with a friend.
I remember the turbo grafx16 being hooked up at a Kmart in like 1990 for people to try out. But it was too expensive for anyone to afford at the time.
Eagerly awaiting this. Pretty impressed with the image quality, even with going through UA-cam. Happy with my Polymega but this may be the premium way to play TG/PCE games for me.
Mine's en route, can't wait. I've had my TG-16 for a few years (always wanted one as a kid but never had the chance back in the day), so I've got a handful of games but I'm looking forward to importing tons of PC Engine titles now.
As for the price, feel free to browse listings for what original hardware is going for nowadays. This thing is half the price of a proper Duo and twice the hardware because it's region-free.
Im curious if the new Everdrive Pro with CD core will play on this. The website says it wont work with a system that has a connected or internal CD-Rom
When my console finally arrived, I was ready to game on some PC-Engine games. After I installed the latest firmware, the console completely craped out for no reason. The console kept on resetting every 2mins and the console wouldn't even boot up. I had to return my console back to Analogue and hoping to get an update from them
I never could get a reply back from them. Also the sound emulation is AWFUL on the Analogue Duo. It's very inaccurate. It actually encouraged me to buy a RetroTink 5x and stick with OG hardware. Just bought a RGB & region modded PC-ENGINE Duo-R and loving it. Done with Analogue
Is it just me or does the Analogue Duo's audio feel less compressed, more dynamic, and rounder in the mid range? I'm wondering if the drop in volume is due to less compression/bit crushing? Not to experienced with the emulation or the original system, but was intrigued by the audio difference. Love the idea of the Analogue having just a touch more dynamics, and spaciousness to the audio experience.
The FAQ for the Duo does mention removing the acryllic top to use an everdrive, so that is def something you missed!
I believe that's the Pro model of the Everdrive, which I don't have.
@@MetalJesusRocks The top should be removable on both (thankfully) :)
Nope. The early 2015 model I have has rivets. I suppose you could take a file or cutters and attempt to rip it off...but certainly not as easy as screws with newer Everdrives.
Having to sell my original TG-16 and may games back when I was having financial troubles in the mid 90s was unfortunate. If I was tempted to try to rebuild the collection, I would love to do it on a system like this. But I'm not sure if it's worth the time and money at this point. Very cool though.
At around 0:30, are those black smudges on multiple sides from the box easily wiped away or is it perma-scuffed up? Makes me think black version is the only option lol. Also yyyyikes those game prices near the end wow!
Probably dust from storage. Black version will show dust and fingerprint/oil marks much easier.
That's from the black styrofoam it was packed in. They easily just brush off.
@@MetalJesusRocks Gotcha, cool! Thanks for the video man, as always! :)
Pretty neat, PC Engine games are pretty easy to find in retro game shops in South Korea (where I live) as they are mostly from Japan. Prices are also fairly affordable.
Just recently go to japan, Im specifically look for one in Junk section of Hard Off, but unable to find one, only the one inside glass panel that still quite expensive. Im not lucky I guess
can you recommend any retro game shops in Korea?
@@Newsdee best place is Nambu Station: Kukje Electronic Market
If their past release are anything to go by custom firmware will be released letting you load games from the SD card.
I was watching Game Sack's video on this thing when the notification for this popped up (Update. Also Joe got the Turbo Everdrive Pro to work with the Duo by removing the outer casing for it)
I've been playing a lot of TG16/CD games on my Analogue Pocket via the TV dock with the 8bitdo wireless TG16 pads and it's fantastic!
I just got my email this morning that my Analogue Duo was shipped! Looking forward to getting it!
Two metal Jesus episodes in 1 week!
Back around 2000/2001, I was in college and the school was in a very rural area. Even further out in the no man's land of rural Georgia was a "town" that was nothing more than a stop sign intersection. And on that intersection was a MASSIVE, killer thrift shop. I found a CIB Turbo Grafx 16 there once, and it was the first and only time I'd ever seen one until Retro Gaming shops became a thing. I have no clue why this system was so obscure but I guess unless you lived in much larger cities and shopped department stores, this system practically "didn't exist" for most of us. Still, I always wondered how that single TG-16 ended up in Bowman, GA.
Great video Jason, Analogue gear is a bit out of my price range but I appreciate that it's an emulated hardware solution for ageing consoles. I'm quite happy with my Nvidia Shield Emulation as my gaming reactions are not what they used to be. It's always great to see new hardware like this.
No emulation
@@lucasgill8276 Dude, I know more about FPGA's than most people being a verilog programmer. What I meant to say, it uses an FPGA to replicate how the original chips work.
@@lucasgill8276 Pretty much. Just at a hardware level.
Mine just shipped today! Soooo excited to get it. Kinda wish I ordered the White PC engine color now that I'm seeing yours though.
- Hey guys, Metal Jesus here.
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It's ok to like steak AND cheese cake 😜
@@MetalJesusRocks I totally agree!
I’ve got one on the way, glad to hear you like it!
I am huge into video game collecting and I use Emulation a lot because of games/ consoles that are harder to get or that I haven't been able to find/ pickup. I also love using flash carts on systems that I already have and I think it's cool that even a collector as big as you still uses flash carts even if it's just on a more niche of a console.
Man this Analog Duo is awesome! I wanted a Turbo Duo badly but never saw one. I recently got a Turbographix 16 without box and Keith Courage for $200 and I'm happy. But I'll be happier with the Analog will try to get one. Thanks for the heads up and cool video MJR!👉🙂👈
This will look great along side with my TurboDuo which I’ve had since it’s release and absolutely love it. IMO it’s the most beautiful console ever made. Wish Analogue would have placed the controller port on the front as the OG cords are extremely short but I prefer them for the 3 turbo settings and feel great. Minor complaint. DAC support is a must and their store indicated DAC will work with all Analogues future products so yeah I’m expecting that. Analogue really should have designed the card slot to be more like original cuz that tiny slot is disappointing
Got the pcengine,cdrom for my bday as a kid.I think i was 10.Still my favorite consol till this day and i'm 40 now.With the price now,this analogue console is a good choice!!!Great review.
Mine’s on order as of launch day 👍
Cool, looks like a Turbo Duo-R. Pretty nice
Mine just shipped, I am looking forward to finally trying the PC Engine/Turbogtafx 16 library but I wish the disc slot was either a pop up door or a motorized tray since these are CD's!
I’m pretty disappointed that it cannot play Everdrive carts I was looking forward to PC engine using everdrive to play on that system hopefully in the future they’ll be able to change that. I’m glad that I have some graphics cards and complete those games
Agreed!!! No stores sell these games any more!
All you have to do is remove the outer casing to make the Everdrives work. But the fact that you have to do that is still annoying regardless.
The Everdrive has a removable acrylic plastic cover on it that blocks insertion. Just remove it. 🙄🙄
@@MrRobarino yeah, I noticed that in game sack video. Thanks for the tip.
I mean thank goodness you can remove the screws, but imagine if they made it big enough for the everdrive. all the regular tgx16 games would be very loose in the slot
@MetalJesusRocks
I have a small HuCard and SuperCDROM games and preordered on Day 1. After review, however, the Analogue Dui does not feature the "flip lid" for the HuCards like the TurboDuo rendering something like the Turbo Everdrive 2 unusable...so unfortunately, I cancelled my preorder. Since my library didn't justify the cost and unless I can ever find a working TG16 w/CD or a Turbo Duo...my library will be sold.
Edit: If they did make a version to accommodate the Turbo Everdrive 2 module...I would be a Day 1 buyer.
Cheers,
Brent
I had similar issues with reading games on my Analogue Pocket that original devices could read perfectly.
Im sticking with the terraonion solution. If this is jailbroken then fine... but no everdrive support then thats a no go for me.
Such a niche market, I can't imagine they think they will make a profit on these
That TG16 hard case is bad ass, where did it come from?
Never played this system but great review!
I wish Analogue would do another run of the NES/Nt. I missed out on it.
Also, I had a TG16 for a really short time (less than one day). Miss it. Looking forward to doing the jailbreak on my Duo.
That’s soooo funny!! I too knew a single solitary guy who had a TurboGrafix-16. Back then it seemed like kind of a big deal
Joe at Game Sack pulled the cover off his Everdrive and it fit. I’m just going to use my Everdrive in my Core Grafx II, and play my import Hu cards and cds in my duo… it shipped today!
My 2015 Everdrive doesn't have screws.
@@MetalJesusRocks touché
I'm fully convinced that Analogue will work their way up to Playstation systems and I CANNOT wait. I'd love a PS/PS2 clone with crystal clear picture. It's only a matter of time.
Hey Metal, the LT was not a laptop device.
I built a custom The MiSTer that plays everything I need from the retro year (Genesis, TG16, Neo Geo). Pretty happy with it and it's open community standards.
Will Analogue plan on making an Analogue Neo that plays Neo Geo games? That would be sweet!
😂😂😂
I miss my TG-16 and CD collection. This would have been RIGHT up my alley had I’ve not sold everything back in 2011.
I had to pick this up go with my two original turbo duos.
I may have missed MJR mentioning this but is this region locked or can you play US and JPN games on this? If you can I’m buying one for sure!
Region free, he mentioned it.
Region Free. Many of the games in this video are Japanese imports.
Well, looks pretty good. Look forward to getting mine soon. Still need to find more games. Only have 3 hu card games.
I'm glad companies make consoles like this. Ive seen plenty TurboGrafx 16 consoles but never actually played one. I wanna get one and some games for it because I love classics consoles like this.
What game is playing at 6:11? I need that now!
Edit: Nevermind. It's Rayxanber II. I always wanted to pick that one up. I don't know why I hesitated all these years.
I have a TG-16 with the CD player and a bunch of Hu Card and CD games. I loved it back in the day. I never understood why it wasn't more popular. Used to spend hours with my father playing the hidden bomberman game on the Bonk CD. My favorite bomberman game to this day. Do the controllers on this not have the turbo switches? A lot of games really needed those.
Looks pretty cool. But I am desperately waiting for their reimagining of the N64.
Build up your PC Engine library? Sounds like it's time to head back to Japan, especially while the dollar is still strong. Awesome review video btw!
No mention of the optional color palette modes?
I have a Turbo Duo and lots of games. Only the caps have gone out in it. And CD-Rom was going out. I would love to get ahold of one of these to replace it.
What shooter is shown at 8:30? Looks cool!
That is Avenger! A Turbo CD game that indeed rocks!
Growing up in the 80's and 90's in the UK I only knew about the PC Engine from watching Games World on Sky. Never seen one in real or heard of a TurboGraphics. But now I have emulation on my Series S I have been experiencing these for the first time.
I have a PC Engine Duo R with a RGB Mod for a year now. This console is so awesome. Dracula Rondo X for example. 🤤 The Analouge Duo is coming in a few days. You never know 🤙🏼
My biggest problem is the prices and lack of accessability of PC-Engine games like you said.
I love my PC-ENGINE mini! It included a generous portion of games. I wish I could get Double Dragon II CD at a cheaper price. I've always been a huge fan of the PC-ENGINE color palette and some of the best arcade ports I have ever seen on a console. This console was way ahead of it's time and the CD-ROM stuff still makes my jaw drop. I still remember when the CD-ROM attachment came out and what a revolutionary idea it was at the time.
The Turbo CD had no copy protection so you can just download and burn onto a CD&R
These days (especially good ones) are not cheap to buy.
They were already expensive 15 years ago when I bought mine
@@BurritoKingdom
True
Mini was awesome (maybe first awesome thing Konami did in awhile), but still so many great games missing, like Bonk 3, Legendary Axe 1 & 2, and Cybercore.
HuCards are so cool and capture the interest of collectors. I'm sure it only skyrockets the value. The fact most people didn't have this system and are curious makes it even more of a collectors item. I didn't have one but I followed the console closely back in the day when I was a teenager. I was blown away at store displays even when it was next to it's rivals. The nostalgia of what I remember and wanting to actually experience what I missed led me to buying the PC-ENGINE mini. It's been far more fun and awesome than what I hoped for. It's held up extremely well decades later.
Just got my shipping notice. I only have about 8 games I think but I'm exclusively going Japanese for my collection unless something comes up on ebay or something. Like you say its almost impossible to find this stuff in the wild especially when the console never even launched in my country. At least the USA has a launch for it.
Awesome review. I appreciate you pointing out that the system is region free. But I have to ask, on Analogue's website, the black model says "USA" while the the white model says "JPN". Why is that? What the Turbo originally white in Japan, and black in the USA? or are these units region locked? Seriously confused.
Yup the PC Engine by Hudson Soft/NEC was white in Asia and way more compact. In America they think bigger and dark is better so they got a (way) bigger black box. Prefer Japanese design. Amazingly compact, even more so for the time. If only it came with 2 controller inputs.
It is very glitchy and buggy from the start.
I tried playing a Super CD game called Spriggan in it, and the audio was way off, and it actually paused for a slight second during gameplay.
Accessing the menu screen is buggy as well, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Disappointed thus far in this unit.
Yup! And the inaccurate sound effects with alot of games! My guess these UA-camrs just wanna look good for Analogue. It sucks but I guess I'll just stick to the openFPGA on the Pocket for TurboGrafx-16 games. ALSO I'm now hearing about some having their CDs get scratched by the slot loading drive, smh. This is ridiculous. I really wanted to love this system, I wish UA-camrs were honest about this stuff, then a company like Analogue would atlest get their act together
@@lovelorn88nick
My Spriggan game got a small scratch on it after ejecting it. I probably won't be playing any of my expensive PC Engine CD games on that thing anymore. Mos of the HuCards works fine though.
@tom11zz884 the sound effects don't, check out a few. Splatterhouse, Keith Courage and Legendary Axe. The attack sounds are way off. I first noticed it then decided to look it up and found others on reddit saying this too. I wish people would call Analogue out on this
@@lovelorn88nick
I'm sure you are correct. I don't have those games for the Turbografx 16 though to try out.
My disc drive stopped working altogether. The disc just gets stuck whenever I try to load it.
Nice to see your review. My was attempted to be delivered today 🤬, but I was WORKING! 😭😭😭
I’ll stick to my Turbografx-16 mini. It’s still a fabulous machine!
What about legal backups on disc. Do burned disc games run?
the 8-bit do controllers are not bluetooth, you have to use the 2.4gh dongle, really wish they would make a BT version of the TG controller -.-
Do you happen to have a copy of the homebrew "Jessie Jaeger in Cleopatra's Curse"? Curious if it works on this since it does not work properly on the Mega Sg. (Sound issues)
I don't sorry... Only home-brew I have is FX-Unit Yuki and that seems to run both the FMV intro and first level just fine.
@@MetalJesusRocks Thanks for the reply!
@4:33 What game is that? That game looks interesting.
Ninja Spirit and it's great!
I've been looking to get into the TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine for a while now and this seems like an easy in since the original consoles are hard to find.
I think it would be awesome to do a comparison performance test video of the polymega up against every console from analogue.
That's a really good idea! 👍
@@MetalJesusRocks
Welcome. Looking forward to it. Keep up the good work. 🤘
If you had the original cdrom from the turbo duo with Gates of Thunder/Bonk and Ys you could also put in a secret code on the start screen and access Bomberman from a hidden menu
Great vid. Duo looks like a solid option. Those 8bit DO controllers have input lag, which sucks as I had high hopes for them.
Wondering if there are language file support for the Japanese games we can add?
I got my shipping notification today! I can’t wait to get it 😊
Checked out your video and a few others. This looks great but I only have 4 games and I'm not sure about diving into the PC Engine via an everdrive or other means. Thanks for the quick review.
According to Joe from Game Sack, the everdrive cartridge works if you remove the top cover.
Did all of you UA-cam dudes coordinate about this today?? I got Game Sack and Jeremy Parish blasting me with DUO action today too.. right on Metal Jesus!
There was a review embargo for this morning...so we all released at the same time.
@@MetalJesusRocks Through simple red tape, the world benefits greatly.
Any idea if the tg16 mini controllers work with the analogue duo?
I'm thinking about picking this up it says ships in February then says May when I looked elsewhere when is it available? I have about a dozen hucards but no cd games and an og turbografx so it's def worth picking up as I have always loved this console among the most underrated consoles ever. I just got Raiden for it Sunday actually it def is a shoot'em up beast for sure.
Same here, I only had 1 friend with a Turbo Grafx-16. Everyone else either had the Genesis or SNES. Only the rich kids had both, but didnt they still didnt have a Turbo.
Mine is suppose to be delivered today, cant wait to bust out some Air Zonk and play on my large TV, playing my original hardware through a Frame Meister and all that is kind of a pain in the ass. This will be alot easier to use on a modern TV. Ive been buying some more games lately too to fill out my collection.
Update: I got mine and it works fine so far, tried Air Zonk and Y's on CD. The only thing I found is that the Everdrive I have dosent work, it just dosent show up at all.
Looks like a modernised version of my PC Engine Duo. Does it support SD card HuCards?