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-
-
- 29) How can I convert a TeX or LaTeX file into a plain ASCII file,
- with all the formatting intact, a la nroff?
-
- This isn't easy. If anyone has a good solution, please email me.
- One possibility is to use screen.sty, available from all the
- major archives. However you need a program called crudetype to
- process the resulting dvi file. It is available from
- emx.utexas.edu (128.83.1.33) in
- ./pub/mnt/source/tex/tex-3.0/DVIware/lpr-viewers/crudetype and
- from rusinfo.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12) in
- ./serv2/soft/tex/drivers/screenview. Another possibility is to
- use the LaTeX-to-ASCII conversion program, l2a, available from
- comp.sources.misc archives (one archive site is ftp.uu.net
- (137.39.1.2)), although this is really more of a de-TeXing
- program. Still another possibility is to use the dvi2tty program
- mentioned in question 4, and save the output to a file. Finally,
- if you are running under Unix and have C++, you might try Jonathan
- Monsarrat's LameTeX package (which actually does much more than this),
- available from wilma.cs.brown.edu (128.148.31.66) in
- ./pub/lametex.tar.Z.
-
- Ralph Droms is interested in working with a TeXnician on this
- problem, and has a somewhat usable package to do it. If you
- are interested, send electronic mail to droms@sol.bucknell.edu.
-
- 30) How do I enlarge TeX? I keep getting `memory capacity exceeded'
- errors.
-
- Most of the time, a ``memory capacity exceeded'' error can be fixed
- without enlarging TeX. The most common causes are unmatched braces,
- extra-long lines, and poorly-written macros. Extra-long lines
- are often introduced when files are transferred incorrectly between
- operating systems. (The tell-tale sign of an extra-long line error
- is when the complaint is that the `buf_size' has overflowed.)
-
- If you really need to extend your TeX's capacity, the proper method
- varies depending on your installation. In the purest form, you
- change the parameters in module 11 (``The following parameters can
- be changed...'') In less pure forms, you might need to modify a
- change file, or perhaps change some environment variables. Consult
- the documentation that came with your particular implementation.
-
- 31) In LaTeX, I used \pagestyle{empty}, but the first page is still
- numbered. What do I do?
-
- If you see this problem, you are using the \maketitle command too.
- This is a bug in LaTeX. The workaround is to put the command
- \thispagestyle{empty} immediately after the \maketitle command, with
- no blank line between them.
-
- 32) Where do I find documentation about BibTeX?
-
- BibTeX, a program originally designed to produce bibliographies in
- conjunction with LaTeX, is explained in Section 4.3 and Appendix B
- of Leslie Lamport's LaTeX manual. The ``BibTeXing'' document,
- contained in the file btxdoc.tex, gives a more complete description.
-
- The ``Designing BibTeX Styles'' document, contained in the file
- btxhak.tex, explains the postfix stack-based language used to
- write BibTeX styles (.bst files). The file btxbst.doc is the template
- file for the four standard styles (plain, abbrv, alpha, unsrt). It
- also contains the documentation for them.
-
- The current Unix-BibTeX man page, contained in the file
- bibtex.1, was updated in January 1992 and is about one page long.
- There's an old and obsolete version floating around, written in 1985
- before ``BibTeXing'' and ``Designing BibTeX Styles'' appeared, that is
- several pages long. You should ignore it (or throw it away), since it
- describes BibTeX version 0.98, style files of which are incompatible
- with the current version, 0.99 (to be precise, 0.99c).
-
- All files mentioned in this answer are available via anonymous ftp
- from labrea.stanford.edu (36.8.0.47) in the BibTeX ftp area, tex/bibtex.
- All the non-Unix files should be available on any system that runs
- BibTeX; if they're not on your system, please complain to your BibTeX
- installer or to your distribution source.
-
- 33) How do I use BibTeX with plain TeX?
-
- The file btxmac.tex contains TeX macros and documentation for using
- BibTeX with plain TeX, either directly or with Karl Berry's Eplain
- package. It is available via anonymous ftp from labrea.stanford.edu
- (36.8.0.47) in tex/bibtex (see question 32 for more information about
- BibTeX).
-
- 34) How do I draw Feynman diagrams in LaTeX?
-
- Michael Levine's macro package for drawing Feynman diagrams in LaTeX
- is available via mail-server from physics.utoronto.ca. Send a message
- containing the line ``send INDEX'' to mail-server@physics.utoronto.ca
- for information on how to retrieve it.
-
- 35) What is the New Font Selection Scheme (NFSS)?
-
- NFSS is an extension to LaTeX written by Frank Mittelbach and Rainer
- Sch\"opf. It is described in TUGboat, volume 10 (1989), No. 2.
- In traditional typesetting, fonts are described by four parameters:
- the family (e.g., computer modern), the series (i.e., the weight and
- width of the font, like light or bold), the shape (e.g., italic), and
- the size. NFSS is a mechanism allowing the user to change any of these
- independently. NFSS makes it relatively easy to use nonstandard fonts
- such as the PostScript ones with LaTeX, and easy to change math fonts.
- It also allows dynamic loading of fonts at runtime (not when the
- format file is created). It is backward compatible with the old font
- selection scheme.
-
- NFSS will be part of version 2.10 of LaTeX. Currently, you need
- to create a new format file to use it. It is available via
- anonymous ftp from all the major archives mentioned in question
- 22. Its home is on rusinfo.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.2.12) in
- ./soft/tex/latex-style-supported/nfss. NFSS can be used in plain
- TeX as well, through an interface written by Wayne Sullivan.
-
- There is one caveat that applies to LaTeX documents written for
- the OLD scheme: some of them use special styles for special fonts
- which will not work under the NFSS.
-
- 36) In LaTeX, my cross-references for floats (figures and tables) are
- incorrect. What's wrong?
-
- The \label command must come after the \caption command, or
- be part of it. For example,
- \begin{figure} \begin{figure}
- \caption{A Figure} or \caption{A Figure\label{fig}}
- \label{fig} \end{figure}
- \end{figure}
-
- 37) I want to change the margins in LaTeX. What can I do?
-
- This answer first helps you change the margins throughout a
- document, then tells you how to change the margins in a portion
- of the document.
-
- Perhaps the easiest way to get more out of a page in LaTeX is to
- get fullpage.sty, available from all the major archive servers
- mentioned in question 22. This sets the margins of the page identical
- to those of Plain TeX, i.e., 1-inch margins at all four sides of the
- paper. It also contains an adjustment for A4 paper.
-
- Here is a brief explanation of what's going on with the page
- parameters in LaTeX. They are explained in section C.4.2 of the
- LaTeX manual (p. 163). The margin parameters represent measurements
- made to the DVI file. The origin in DVI coordinates is one inch
- from the top of the paper and one inch from the left side. This
- explains the ``one inch less than'' terminology used in the LaTeX
- manual. In DVI coordinates, positive horizontal measurements extend
- right across the page, and positive vertical measurements extend down
- the page. Thus, for margins closer to the left and top edges of the
- page than 1 inch, the corresponding parameters, e.g.,
- \evensidemargin, \oddsidemargin, \topmargin, can be set to negative
- values.
-
- Finally, to change the margins of a document within the document,
- modifying the parameters listed on page 163 will not work. They
- can only be changed in the preamble of the document, i.e, before
- the \begin{document} statement. To adjust the margins within a
- document we define an environment which does it:
- \newenvironment{changemargin}[2]{\begin{list}{}{
- \setlength{\topsep}{0pt}\setlength{\leftmargin}{0pt}
- \setlength{\rightmargin}{0pt}
- \setlength{\listparindent}{\parindent}
- \setlength{\itemindent}{\parindent}
- \setlength{\parsep}{0pt plus 1pt}
- \addtolength{\leftmargin}{#1}\addtolength{\rightmargin}{#2}
- }\item }{\end{list}}
- This environment takes two arguments, and will indent the left
- and right margins by their values, respectively. Negative values
- will cause the margins to be widened, so
- \begin{changemargin}{-1cm}{-1cm} widens the left and right margins
- by 1cm.
- --
- Bobby Bodenheimer @hot.caltech.edu
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- From: pearl@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.video,news.answers
- Subject: Turbo-Grafx 16 Frequently Asked Questions
- Keywords: monthly informative posting
- Message-ID: <Nov.12.16.34.39.1992.19644@gandalf.rutgers.edu>
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- ======================
- TurboGrafx 16 FAQ List
- ======================
- Edited by Steve Pearl
- Last modified 92.10.13
-
- This is a monthly posting for owners (and would be owners) of the
- TurboGrafx16 video game system.
-
- Changes/Additions since the previous posting:
- - Updated upcoming releases
- - Updated Manga-Chan information
-
- Information needed:
- - Will the Macintosh/CD interface work with the vanilla CD
- Player or just the Duo.
- - Are there any Hardware capability improvements in the Duo vs
- an expanded TG16?
- - How does one become a developer?
-
- Please send all additions/corrections/comments to:
-
- Internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu or Steve Pearl
- CI$: >internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu 359 Lloyd Rd
- GEnie: S.PEARL6 Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826
-
-
- o What is Turbo Technologies and what happened to NEC?
- NEC joined forces with Hudson-Soft (perhaps the largest game producer
- in the world!) to form a new company called Turbo Technologies. This
- new company will be responsible for marketing all of NEC's hardware
- and software. Turbo Technologies has already started to make changes
- in the way they are marketing the TG-16, including significantly
- lowering the prices on all the major hardware and announcing new and
- exciting new products.
-
-
- o What is Turbo Technologies address & phone number?
- 21330 Superior Street
- Chatsworth, CA 91311-4334
- 1-708-860-7952 (Information about the TG16 Hardware or Product Service)
- 1-900-FUN-TG16 (Game Tips)
-
-
- o Why a TG16? Aren't the other game systems (SNES, Genesis) better?
-
- -CD games available now.
- As most gamers who use other systems will soon find out, a
- CD-Rom unit is *the* item to get. It allows greater speed & graphics
- capability, more memory, and much better and more detailed games.
- Most cartridge games are measured in MegaBits (2 or 3 Megabit games).
- CD Games are measured in Megabytes. 650 Megabytes! This is
- equivalent to over 4000 Megabits! CD quality sound is included as
- well as fully animated intermission sequences. And the TG16
- has it NOW! Along with a huge library of games! The CD Rom player is
- detachable (acts just like a portable CD player), plays regular CDs
- *AND* CD+G, and will be able to be used as a CD-ROM drive for other
- computers (Macs, PCs) in the future.
-
- - Inexpensive games
- Many of the games for the TG16 are retailing for around $20.
- A far cry from the $60+ that games for other systems seem to hover at.
-
- - Up to 5 players
- The TG16, with the addition of an inexpensive Turbo-tap,
- allows up to 5 people to play some of the games. You
- haven't had real fun until you've played 5 person Bomberman!
-
- - Compatability with Turbo Express
- The handheld game system with the best graphics (Turbo Express) is
- also 100% compatible with the regular TG16 cartridges. And a
- PC Engine adapter gets you access to 100's more games!
-
- - Plenty of Japanese Games
- The PC Engine (The Japanese version of the TG16) has more
- games available for it then any other system. How does this
- effect you? Easy! You can play the Japanese Hu-Card with the
- use of an adapter and the Japanese CD games don't even require that!
-
- - Into Japanese Animation?
- The PC Engine has the most Japanese Animation related games
- available for ANY system. Three "Ranma 1/2" CD games, a Macross CD
- game with original art by Haruhiko Mikimoto, Gunbuster!, Silent
- Mobius, Nadia, Yamato (Star Blazers), even Lodoss Wars!
- Believe me, I maintain the Anime related Videogame list and it
- was for those anime games that I bought my TG16. (See the Electronic
- Resources section)
-
-
- o So what does Turbo Technologies have planned for us?
- Plenty! At the recent Summer '92 CES they had several major
- announcements:
-
- They announced the Duo. For $299 you got a Duo (Tg16 + built-in CD
- Player) plus Ys I&II plus a disc with Bonks Adventure & Bonk's
- Revenge, Gates of Thunder on CD and a Ninja Spirit Hu-Card as well
- as a coupon book worth $50 for 10 games. (And you didn't even need to
- wait for a Law Suit like Nintendo owners! :-) They also announced the
- Super System Card for the regular TG16 CD System. For $95, you get
- the Super System card, as well as the Bonk/Gates CD and coupon book
- that come with the Duo! An inexpensive way to upgrade your TG16 CD
- system to the power of a Duo!
-
- Several Price cuts were announced as well:
-
- TG16 Console $69
- CD Player $149
- Turbo Express $199
-
- Perhaps the most exciting news for us Computer users was the
- announcement that Turbo Technologies will be making an interface card
- to allow a Macintosh (and other computers, presumably) to use the
- TG16-CD as a CD Rom unit. (But not surprising when you consider that
- NEC produces most of the industry's CD Rom units anyway!
-
-
- o Hardware capabilities
- (Adapted from the regular rec.games.video FAQ edited by Ken Arromdee
- with corrections from other netters)
- _______________________
- | | TG-16 |
- |----------------------
- |Bits (CPU)| 8 + 8 |
- |Bits (Gx) | 16 |
- |CPU | Hu6280 |
- |APU (Aud) | |
- |MHz | 3.6 3.6|
- |Graphics | 256 x 216|
- | -2nd mode|512 x 262*|
- |Colors | 482/512*|
- |Sprites | 64 |
- | - size |3 different
- | |sizes with|
- | |1 size |_
- | |programmable)
- |Audio | 6-lyr |-
- |RAM | 8K+64Kgx|
- |----------+----------+
- |CD CPU/MHz|no CD=64K | (TG16 only)
- |CD RAM | SCD=256K | (TG16 only)
- | | NEC | (TG16 only)
- |----------+----------+ (TG16 only)
- |ScreenSize| 2.6" | (Turbo Express Only)
- |_____________________+
-
-
- o Hardware/Game release schedule
- [Can anyone help with this??]
- Hardware:
- 10/92 TurboGrafx Duo
- 11/92 Super System Card
-
-
- Games:
- Upcoming Releases: (From the Club Turbo mailing)
-
- New Adv Island Sep 1P Action HuCard
- Order/Griffon Sep 1P RPG HuCard
- Soldier Blade Sep 1P Shooter HuCard
- Dead Moon Oct 1P Shooter HuCard
- Air Zonk Oct 1P Action HuCard
- Ghost Manor Oct 1P Action HuCard
- Shape Shifter Oct 1P Adv Super CD-ROM
- Prince of Persia Oct 1P Action "
- Shadow of Beast Nov 1P Action Super CD-ROM
- Dragon Slayer Nov 1P RPG "
- Loom Nov 1P RPG "
- Forgotten Worlds Nov 1P Shooter "
- Hit the Ice Nov 4P Sports HuCard
- Chase H.Q. Nov 1P HuCard
- Exile Dec 1P RPG CD-Rom
- Somer Assault Dec 1P HuCard
- Time Cruise Dec 1P Pinball HuCard
- Shockman Dec 2P Shooter HuCard
- Samurai Ghost Dec 1P Action HuCard
- Darkwing Duck Dec 1P HuCard
- Buster Bros Jan 2P Action CD-ROM
- Camp California Jan 1P Action Super CD-Rom
- Magical Chase Jan 1P Shooter HuCard
- Lords Of Thunder Feb 1P Shooter Super CD-Rom
- Legend of Tonma Feb 2P Action HuCard
- Dungeon Explorer2 Mar 5P RPG Super CD-Rom
- Riot City Mar 1P Action Super CD-Rom
- World Sports Mar 5P Sports HuCard
- Bomberman '93 Mar 5P Action HuCard
-
-
- o Which American Gaming magazines provide the best coverage of the
- TG16 gaming scene?
- Most of the major gaming magazines provide lack-luster coverage
- for the TG16, mainly because not much has been happening as of late.
- However, in light of the recent announcements from Turbo Technologies
- made at the Summer '92 CES, there will probably be much better
- coverage in the future. Until more happens in the TG16 arena,
- it is difficult to say which magazine provides the best
- coverage. You may wish to check out the magazines on a month-by-month
- basis. Popular gaming magazines include "Videogame & Computer
- Entertainment", "Electronic Gaming Monthly", and "Game Pro".
-
- o Are there any Turbo only magazines available?
- Yes. There are two magazines currently available. The first
- is called TurboPlay and is published Bi-Monthly by
- L.F.P. Inc. Single issues are $1.95 and a one year (6 issue)
- subscription is $9. A coupon for a free sample issue is
- published in Video Games & Computer Entertainment magazine. (Same
- publisher!)
- Their address is:
- L.F.P. Inc
- 9171 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 300
- Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (Ack! I know the Zip Code for
- Beverly Hills by heart! :-)
-
- A second magazine which has just been started is called Turbo Force
- and is going to focus on Multimedia & CD games.
-
-
- o Are there multi-game cartridges/CDs available for the TG16?
- Aside from the Turbo Duo pack-in game containing Bonks I, II, and gates Of Thunder there is a multi-game sports CD available in Japan.
-
-
- o What is the access time and transfer rate on the SCSI Turbo Duo CDROM?
- [Waiting for TTI to send me the data]
-
- o Sources for games:
- According to a recent ad by Turbo Technologies, the following places
- sell the TG16: Toys R Us, Babbages, Electronic's Boutique, The Good
- Guys, McDuffs, Software /etc, Video Concepts, Walden Software, and
- through the Sears Catalog. Other known retailers include Chips &
- Bits, and Totally Turbo [P.O. Box 2335 Libertyville, Ilinois 60198
- Phone: 1-800-368-0054]
-
-
- o What is the Super CD?
- The Super CD is the CD player with a Super CD System card.
- This card has a revised BIOS (Operating system) and more memory, thus
- allowing faster and better games. Some games from Japan are Super CD
- only. Others take advantage of the extra memory with more levels and
- intermissions.
-
-
- o Would the Duo be Super CD Rom compatible?
- Yes
-
-
- o Will NEC/TT release a Super System Card upgrade like they did in Japan?
- Yes. It will retail for $95 and contain the Super System card as well
- as the same multi-game CD that will be packaged with the Duo.
- It will be also available without the CD for $65.
-
-
- o Can a Japanese Super System Card be used with an American TG16 & CD-Rom if a PCE- >TG16 adaptor is used?
- Yes, but I have heard that some of the cards are "touchy"
- about the adapters and may not work all the time.
-
-
- o What is a PC Engine? (edited from the regular rec.games.video FAQ)
- PC ENGINE/COREGRAFX: Alhough they look different, they are
- essentially the same as Turbografx-16. Cartridge games are not
- compatible, but you can buy adapters for $20-30 through many mail
- order places (get a game magazine and check the ads). In theory there
- can be an adapter in the other direction, but I've never heard of any.
- CD-ROM games (and, according to rumor, Super CD-ROM games) are
- compatible without adapters; the Super CD-ROM expansion (3.0 card plus
- 256K memory) will also work in a TG-16 with adapter (in case you can't
- wait for the US version). Buying an adapter may well be worthwhile
- since the PC Engine is very popular in Japan, and many games released
- for it never reach the US. (So far. This may change.)
-
- Note: The CD-ROM2 is the counterpart of the CD, not the super-CD.
-
- SUPERGRAFX: No US counterpart. (The Supergrafx is an enhanced
- PC Engine and can play PC Engine games without modification, though
- of course these are hard to get in the US.)
-
-
- o PC Engine Magazines:
- There are three monthly magazines devoted to the PC Engine in
- Japan. They are:
- 1) Marukashi (Win!) PC Engine
- 2) PC Engine Fan
- 3) Gekkan (Monthly) PC Engine (Subtitled: Monthly magazine for
- Game Freaks)
- These magazines contain mostly Japanese text (although there
- is a surprising amount of English) and contain reviews, previews, full
- colour pictures on glossy paper. They can be purchased at most
- Japanese bookstores for about $7-$8 each. Some mail order Game
- businesses sell them for about $12-15 each.
-
-
- o How popular is the TG16/PCE in Japan?
- It seems to be very popular. The PC Engine has always been
- technologically innovative and has a huge library of game software.
- The fact that there are THREE monthly magazines devoted to this game
- system should say something. I would say that it is at least
- the second most popular system if not the first.
-
- o Where can I purchase Japanese games for the TG16?
- Just remember that you need an adapter for Hu Card games...
- (A more complete list is available in the Japanese Videogame Sources
- list. See the Electronic Resources section for more info)
-
- Die Hard
- --------
- 19640 Ventura Blvd.
- Tarzana, CA 91356
- Orders: 818-774-2000
- Information/Customer Service: 818-774-2005
-
- Gametronix
- ----------
- 1606 Quarter Path
- Richmond, TX 77469
- Orders: 713-341-6868
-
- Game Dude
- ---------
- PO Box 8325EG
- Van Nuys, CA 91409
- Orders: 818-764-2442
-
- Game Express
- ------------
- 11390 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1
- North Hollywood, CA 91604
- Orders: 818-760-4263
-
- Marketing International
- -----------------------
- 19 Milliken Blvd.
- Scarborough, Ontario Canada M1V 4A2
- Orders: 416-321-6516
-
- Manga-chan/Video Addict-chan
- -----------------
- 1750 30th St. #312
- Boulder CO 80301
- [Manga-chan is a new mail-order shopping service that
- will export just about anything from Japan. They
- specialize in manga, anime, and TV games, but are
- willing to buy everything from the newest electronics
- to antique kimono. For more information, please
- contact (manga@oldcolo.com) or write to the above
- address. International orders are welcome.]
-
- o Can American games be played on a Japanese PC Engine?
- No. Although it would seem as if only an adapter to switch the
- pinouts is needed, there is a built in "protection" that
- prevents TG16 games from being played on a PCE. But since the
- price of the TG16 has come down to $70 retail (including 2 games and a
- turbopad), perhaps the answer is to purchase a TG16 for playing
- Turbochip (Hu-Card) games on. Not the best solution but certainly a
- workable one.
-
- o What about the Super CD-ROM and Duo for the TG-16?
- The Duo is currently available in the US. The Super System
- Card upgrade will be out in November/December.
-
-
- o Electronic Resources:
- Digital Games Review Digest: To subscribe, send mail to digital-games@
- digital-games.intuitive.com. To obtain back issues, send mail to
- info@limbo.intuitive.com containing the lines "help" and "listall
- Digital.Games".
-
- Clarence Din's Review list: Clarence Din (din@grad1.cis.upenn.edu)
- maintains a collection of game reviews for TG16. They are usually
- posted every Friday but you can always email him for the current
- articles.
-
- Japanese mail order sources: Maintained by Steve Pearl
- (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu) Posted monthly. Available by
- email upon request.
-
- Anime related Video games: A list of Video games based on
- Japanese animated shows. Maintained by Steve Pearl
- (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu) Posted monthly. Available by
- email upon request.
-
- PC Engine Game Directory: A listing of all known PC Engine games with
- as much information on them as possible. Maintained by Steve Pearl
- (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu) Posted monthly. Available by email upon
- request.
-
- TG16 Cheats list: A listing of Cheats/Passwords/Hints for the TG16 and
- PC Engine. Maintained by Steve Pearl (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu)
- Posted monthly. Available by email upon request. [NOT FINISHED YET]
-
- TG16 Product/Price list: A listing of all current TG16 games and a
- survey of prices from various retail sources. Maintained by
- Steve Pearl (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu) Posted monthly. Available by
- email upon request.
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- Subject: Turbo-Grafx 16 Product & Price list
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- Turbo-Grafx 16 Product & Price survey
- Compiled by Steve Pearl (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu)
-
- This is a listing of current "street" prices for most of the games
- available for the Turbo Technologies' Turbo-Grafx 16 videogame system.
- Prices are dated as follows: Chips & Bits (6/92), Game Dude (Issue 10,
- 5/92?), BRE (5/92), Toys R US(10/92). Prices can change without
- notice! If you notice that the prices have changed, please send me
- email.
-
- A guideline when selling used games on the net might be to take into
- consideration the Buy/Sell prices used by BRE & Game Dude and come up
- with a figure in between. (Of course, if a discount store like Toys R
- Us or Chips & Bits are selling a copy new for close to the same price
- as used, then you should keep that in mind as well)
-
- Notes: Game Dude accepts credit cards (It's always a good idea to use
- credit cards for mail ordering) and they sell used PC Engine games as
- well!)
-
- All prices are rounded up: $14.98=> $15. For Game Dude & BRE, the
- first price is their buying price and the second price is the selling
- price (used).
-
- Yes, some of the new prices from Chips & Bits and Toys R Us are lower
- then the used prices from BRE or Game Dude! (ie, Klax)
-
- An OOS in the Toys R Us Column means that my local Toys R Us had the
- game hanging but was out of stock. (No price slip to either bring to
- the register or to copy the price from)
-
- All prices are in US dollars.
- BRE Game Toys Chips
- Dude R Us & Bits
-
- Addams Family 20/38 25/44 50 48
- Aero Blasters 15/30 10/24 40 36
- Alien Crush 08/20 07/15 20 19
- Ballistix 20/38 ----- 60 43
- Battle Royal 15/30 10/25 40 36
- Blazing Lazers 08/20 05/10 20 19
- Bloody Wolf 12/24 08/16 30 29
- Bomberman 12/25 16/29 30 29
- Bonk's Adventure 12/25 07/14 50 42
- Bonk's Revenge 20/38 17/35 48 45
- Boxyboy 12/25 19/34 10 29
- Bravoman 12/25 11/22 -- 36
- Cadash 20/38 17/34 45 47
- Camp California ----- ----- -- 49
- ChampForever Boxing 20/38 18/38 60 49
- Chew-Man-Fu 08/20 16/24 -- 39
- China Warrior 08/20 06/14 30 27
- Cosmic Phantasy 2 ----- ----- 55 46
- Cratermaze 12/25 10/19 -- 27
- Cybercore 12/25 08/17 30 29
- Darkwing Duck 20/38 ----- -- 48
- Davis Cup Tennis 20/38 15/31 50 43
- Deep Blue 12/25 08/17 10 19
- Devil's Crush 12/25 08/21 30 27
- Double Dungeons 12/25 12/24 30 27
- Dragon Spirit 12/25 07/15 OOS 19
- Dragon's Curse 12/25 10/20 OOS 19
- Drop Off 08/20 14/28 10 29
- Dungeon Explorer 12/25 06/14 20 19
- Falcon ----- ----- 50 --
- Fantasy Zone 08/20 11/19 20 19
- Fighting Street 12/25 13/26 -- 36
- Final Lap Twin 08/20 08/16 20 19
- Final Zone 2 10/25 14/24 -- 47
- Galaga 90 08/20 09/18 20 19
- Gun Boat ----- ----- 50 --
- Impossamole 20/38 21/39 40 36
- It Came From Desert 20/38 ----- 55 48
- Jackie Chan ----- ----- 50 --
- JB Harold 20/38 30/41 60 47
- JJ & Jeff 06/15 07/14 -- 19
- Jack Nicklaus Golf 12/25 ????? -- 34
- Jack Nicklaus Golf CD 15/30 ----- -- 44
- Keith Courage ----- .5/06 -- --
- King of Casino 15/30 21/37 -- 19
- Klax 12/25 08/17 15 43
- Last Alert 12/25 12/21 30 29
- Legendary Axe 12/20 07/12 OOS 19
- Legendary Axe II 08/20 06/12 30 29
- Lords of the Rising Sun ----- ----- 55 44
- Magical Dinosaur Tour 12/25 08/17 -- 47
- Microbox 15/30 ----- -- ??
- Military Madness 15/30 08/19 -- 29
- Monster Lair 12/25 12/19 50 42
- Moto Roader 12/25 16/29 -- 37
- Neutopia 12/25 06/17 OOS 19
- Neutopia II ----- ----- 50 --
- Night Creatures ----- ----- 60 48
- Ninja Spirit 12/25 12/24 30 29
- Ordyne 08/20 04/10 20 19
- Pacland 08/20 04/10 20 ???
- Panza Kickboxing 20/40 19/35 -- 43
- Parasol Stars 20/38 22/39 25 46
-