What happened to SuperGrafx?

[lta...@csbina.csubak.edu]

Whatever happened to the SuperGrafx, the Turbo-16 that never caught on?
Have its prices plummeted or soared? (No demand, yet they are rare...) If
anyone wants to sell a used one cheaply, drop me a line. (I might use it to
play SF2CE. :)
Even if you don't want to sell, tell us about what's happened to it!
...Thanks.
*Stiles

[Mark Newton-John]

In <1993Aug5...@csbina.csubak.edu> lta...@csbina.csubak.edu writes:

The SuperGrafx has pretty much died. It was an advanced, if you
will, PC-Engine (TurboGrafx) It had better graphics than the
standard PC-Engine. In fact, the SG version of Ghould and Ghost is
regarded to be the best home version, over the Genesis and Super
Nintendo versions. (oops, that is "Ghouls"...)

Sincec the advent of the CD-ROM and of course, the newer machines
(CoreGrafx2, Duo, etc) the SG is a dead machine.

There were very few games that were made for it, most were dual
version that gave you the jazzed up version if you put it into a
SG.

--
mfo...@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US SAC-UNIX (916) 649-0161
The Good Guys! We know our stuff
Audi The Alternate Route
Atari Power without the Price

[lta...@csbina.csubak.edu]

In article <1993Aug11....@sactoh0.sac.ca.us>, m...@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton-John) writes:
> In <1993Aug5...@csbina.csubak.edu> lta...@csbina.csubak.edu writes:
>
>
>> Whatever happened to the SuperGrafx, the Turbo-16 that never caught on?
>>Have its prices plummeted or soared? (No demand, yet they are rare...) If
>>anyone wants to sell a used one cheaply, drop me a line. (I might use it to
>>play SF2CE. :)
>> Even if you don't want to sell, tell us about what's happened to it!
>
>
> The SuperGrafx has pretty much died. It was an advanced, if you
> will, PC-Engine (TurboGrafx) It had better graphics than the
> standard PC-Engine. In fact, the SG version of Ghould and Ghost is
> regarded to be the best home version, over the Genesis and Super
> Nintendo versions. (oops, that is "Ghouls"...)

Could this machine play PC-E games? Also, is it possible to obtain one?
I mean, what the hell, it can't be too expensive, if it died off so fast.
Especially if it can play PC-E chips, it could be a worthwhile investment.
Also, they are supposed to have an incredibly good version of Strider for the
SuperGrafx. Since the arcade in town that had Strider closed, I'm experiencing
Strider-shock, if you will. I have the Genesis version but sad to say it is a
weak comparison.

Could a CDROM be hooked up to it? Also, do game companies like Die Hard
still stock them? (I know 1 or 2 years ago they did.) Maybe I can cut a deal...
"When's the last time you SOLD one of these? Hmm... a year ago? Perhaps we can
make an agreement here :) "

Also, if anyone has one to sell, I'll pay over $50 (retail price for
a TG16, BTW) for it. I would also perhaps trade for Genesis or SNES games. If I
remember correctly, the games were about $80... expensive for 8 MBit!!

Lastly, does "Strider" work in a regular PC-E? (In case I can't hunt
one of these elusive animals down...)

Please, fill me in! I really need to know... thanks... *Stiles

(C'mon, it's not too weird... really, people still buy Atari 2600's, right?!)

> Sincec the advent of the CD-ROM and of course, the newer machines
> (CoreGrafx2, Duo, etc) the SG is a dead machine.
>
> There were very few games that were made for it, most were dual
> version that gave you the jazzed up version if you put it into a
> SG.

Yes! Jazzed-up versions, please. :)