Andy,
1) Some drives make more noise than others... Is it just a loud vibrational
noise, or is it clicking/etc.?
2) Not all, but most did. The original (TurboChip) games all came in
cardboard boxes with a specialized version of a jewel case inside that held
the TurboChip (and its sleeve) in the case. The first CD games were the
same way, except that they utilized normal jewel cases, but still came in
cardboard boxes -- additionally the manual was often not included in the
jewel case, but next to it in the cardboard box with the jewel case being
shrink-wrapped. Eventually some of the later TurboChip games came within a
cardboard box, but didn't actually have a jewel case inside - they just had
a plastic insert that held the TurboChip in the box and the sleeve was no
longer smooth, but textured (two good examples are Order of the Griffin and
Air Zonk). Later on CD games were available solely as shrinkwrapped jewel
cases without cardboard (especially all the games listed as "DUO" games
rather than TurboGrafxCD games). Too make it slightly more complex, Y's (I
assume you're talking about Book I & II) did come in a cardboard
outerwrapper, but there was an OEM version shipped inside the TurboDuo along
with GoT/Bonk/Bonk2 that doesn't have the cardboard or the rear insert.
Also, Japanese PC-Engine games never used cardboard boxes.
3) Check out the ad at the bottom of this email from the digest :)
www.tzd.com has all the stock from NEC when they dumped the Turbo.
Additionally you can often find new items on eBay and other places, but
don't assume that shrinkwrap means new.
Rob Rugge
http://www.bitfly.com
> From: xxxxxx@lycos.com
> Date: Fri Jan 4 21:06:47 EST 2002
> Subject: Hi!
>
>
> Hi all,
> Today I became the proud owner of a Turbo Duo...been waiting
> since the initial release of the TG-16 to be a Turbo gamer, and now
> (finally!) I can say that I am. I had a couple questions that are
> probably silly, but please bear with me:
> 1) I noticed that the CD drive sometimes makes a rather loud noise
> while loading (like before a level in LoT)...is this intentional?
> 2) Do all games come with a cardboard outer box and jewel case? One
> game I got (Time Cruise) did not have a jewel case, and others (Y's,
> other CD games) did not have a box, and they were all bought new. Y's
> didn't even have a rear insert...was this the way it was put on the
> shelf?
> 3) This really isn't a question, but if anyone comes across a source
> for any new games (new as in factory shrinkwrapped) please let me know
> about it if you aren't interested. Right now I'm concentrating on new
> stock only.
> Thanks a lot, and I'm looking forward to some great discussion!
>
> Andy
>
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