Flash forward to today and I'm still a gamer after being heavily into PlayStation and N64 in my teens, though more casual due to time restraints. Definitely still into shoot em ups, Gradius has been a favourite in various formats over the years. The recent mini console trend is right up my alley because it hits that nostalgia while giving a good selection of classics on a format that plays pretty close to the originals, without having to invest a lot of time, effort, money and space to build a retro console collection. So far I've got the NES and SNES with the Genesis on the way. That brings us to Turbografx/PC Engine.
What are the chances that Amazon Japan restocks the Turbografx-16 mini? I found out about it at least a few weeks too late. I live in Canada so the US site won't allow me to preorder at this time, and everything seems to point toward Canada never getting a proper release.
So now I'm wondering if I should just get the Core Grafx so at least I have SOME version of it. I want the Turbografx for the nostalgia since it's the only one I barely experienced as a kid, but despite the more convenient size of the Core Grafx, I think I'm just not as into the look of it. I'm so torn between just going for it for the functionality so I don't end up paying crazy aftermarket prices, or trying to be patient and waiting for the one I really want.
Thoughts? Sorry for the long post but thought I'd give some context on why this is such a debate. Hopefully, one way or another I can start discovering all those unknown classics I missed out on as a kid.
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