Crossed Wires15 Aug 2022

My Pig Ate My Manual

For those of you wondering about the title of this episode, well you’ll have to listen to figure that out. Pig eating habits aside, it was a genuine pleasure to chat with Ryan about his time supporting various Sim-related titles by Maxis, as well as hearing the rather innovative way he got the job.

We also take a look at a console that, I have to admit, I didn’t know much about until this episode. Known in Japan as the PC Engine and the TurboGrafx in North America, it was a 4th generation game console with some impressive features.

Ryan has also recently launched his own line of replacement inlays for the PC Engine / TurboGrafx and NES controllers. We chat about some of the challenges he faced in getting these made and launched.

Do you have memories of the PC Engine / TurboGrafx, or any of the Maxis games? If so, we’d love to hear from you, so send a note over to podcast@crossedwires.net, leave a comment on the post, or start a discussion in Goodpods.

If you liked this episode or any of our content, we’d greatly appreciate any little bit of support you can throw our way over at our Ko-Fi page.

Episode Links

Chapter Times

00:00:04: Introductions
00:10:21: The Sim Copter Easter Egg
00:14:23: Favourite Support Moment
00:19:36: The PC Engine
00:21:41: TurboGrafx
00:27:51: Japanese Tax & Copyright Oddities
00:29:39: CD-ROM Before PlayStation
00:30:10: Sh’m’ups
00:32:46: CD Audio
00:34:48: What Happened Next?
00:35:43: Replacement Inlays
00:47:23: Region Locking?
00:50:08: Also Available For Nintendo
00:54:19: Wrapping Up

Credits

Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW

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