Post by venommacbeth on Feb 5, 2012 3:33:33 GMT
Well guys, I've hit a bit of a snag...
Raiden, perhaps the title I'm most interested in getting, is nearly unavailable for the Japanese console. I've also been told that, when they are available, they can reach up to $70 for card-only examples!
The US version is much more readily available. Also, it seems that Blazing Lazers is much cheaper than its Japanese counterpart, Gunhed. I do agree that most of the Japanese titles are cheaper, cooler, etc., but what can be done?
Regarding this region mod...I've heard it involves much more than grounding a pin, because the pins on HuCards vs. TurboChips are actually switched! I am an amateur at this stuff; the most I've managed to do was disconnecting the pin on my NES's region chip, and (messily) soldering the power input on my keyboard synthesizer. Is this mod something I could tackle?
Raiden, perhaps the title I'm most interested in getting, is nearly unavailable for the Japanese console. I've also been told that, when they are available, they can reach up to $70 for card-only examples!
The US version is much more readily available. Also, it seems that Blazing Lazers is much cheaper than its Japanese counterpart, Gunhed. I do agree that most of the Japanese titles are cheaper, cooler, etc., but what can be done?
Regarding this region mod...I've heard it involves much more than grounding a pin, because the pins on HuCards vs. TurboChips are actually switched! I am an amateur at this stuff; the most I've managed to do was disconnecting the pin on my NES's region chip, and (messily) soldering the power input on my keyboard synthesizer. Is this mod something I could tackle?
The Turbografx totally pwns other 16-bit systems as far as shmups go (with the exception of the Thunder Force series, and Space Megaforce on the SNES, which is pretty much the same game as Blazing Lazers.)
