pcenginefx.com forums down?

[PC-ENGINE HELL]

Byron isn't that close to Aaron at all lol. Aaron made his intentions obvious for a long while for anyone who cared to pay attention to them. Aaron isnt hurting for cash. He is in a pretty decent line of work actually. Instead of doing updates to the site, or logging in to visit with the forum members, he spends his time on his video projects for youtube, astronomy, and whatever IRL issues he has now, or what else interest him. Can anyone blame him, no. Its natural to lose interest with time, and even more so when it becomes a burden or hassle. All you have done is speculate. Try talking like someone who had been on the forum for years, not seconds. Thanks brah.

Just joined.
Don't mean to derail this thread but just got to ask. What was cut from the US release? And how strange that the German release had english audio. haha Where can I find the German version? Its hard enough finding the english one anywhere but amazon.

There was some gore scenes removed from the US laserdisc and VHS release. They are present on the US dvd though, but as I said, the aspect ratio on the US dvd is not the original one. On the german side of things, Laser Paradise and a couple other companies kinda took the cult horror stuff seriously, so they released pretty solid versions of Hardware, Dellamorte Dellamore, RawHead Rex, etc.

[MotherGunner]

Guys, sorry, but I have to agree with Mike on Aaron hinting on the demise of pcenginefx.com by becoming indifferent to it. Having said that, I don't believe this is the reason why the site came down, however, that sentiment from Aaron is what is going to prevent him (possibly) from relaunching the forum (regardless when he said,"Don't worry, while I am selling all my stuff, I will keep the site going" to paraphrase). Mike, I for one DO remember that. I am hoping for the best, time will tell, but if in the end if it's gone for sure, the community will survive thanks to people like Sunteam Paul, BlueBMW, Sparky, and a quite a few other MVPs here on this very thread.

//two cents

-MG

[nat]

Let's get a few facts straight:

1) The site was compromised via a security hole in the forum software.

2) The webhost pulled the plug, not Aaron.

3) If the forum is to return at all, it will at the very least be after a complete overhaul, possibly after completely changing software.

4) The forum will not be back online anytime soon. Anyone who was around for the recent SEGA-16 attacks knows how long it took to get back online, and while the restructuring necessary to plug the PCEFX forum's holes isn't nearly as extensive, we're still looking at a large time investment. Decisions need to be made as far as whether or not said time investments are worth it to the site owner.

oh, and...

5) nectarsis doesn't know Aaron from Adam.

If we end up in a situation where the forums won't be returning, I'll make it my duty to ensure that all the technical info isn't lost.

I will pass along any updates as they become available.

[ELabit]

Nat could we get a link on the index page to the new or temp forum as a courtesy to people looking to reconnect with members?

[DragonmasterDan]

I hate to say it but if it doesnt come back up alot of good info is going down the toilet. Then all of whats happening will take a rebuilding effort from all the current and future members. Hopefully it comes back up and thats, that. So I for one will hope for the best that PCEFX will come back up but a couple options have already been put in place by current members:
http://hupack.blogspot.com/
http://pcengine.freeforums.org/index.php
Check them out and we can all meet in 1 spot

I put up instructions on the temporary forum for retrieving threads from google cache. I also reposted some of the most important tech docs on the replacement forum as well.

[c0ldb33r]

I will pass along any updates as they become available.

Awesome - thanks!

[Edmond Dantes]

Hey guys, I just went to the main PCEFX site and clicked on the forum link. You now actually get a message about the forums being down when you go from there.

So at the very least, Aaron or whoever has noticed the problem. That's a good sign, isn't it?

Someone should convince him to add a link to the backup forums though.

[c0ldb33r]

Hey guys, I just went to the main PCEFX site and clicked on the forum link. You now actually get a message about the forums being down when you go from there.

So at the very least, Aaron or whoever has noticed the problem. That's a good sign, isn't it?

That's been there since it went down

[Edmond Dantes]

Oh. Drat.

Well, back to praying to God...

[sirhcman]

I miss you guys!

[sirhcman]

Oh. Drat.

Well, back to praying to God...

Edmond, your game is still going out

[Edmond Dantes]

Thanks, man. But actually I just really liked the site and its community. It was one of the most fun I had yet been at.

It needs to come back. It just needs to.

[Damon Plus]

Does anyone know Dalder's e-mail? I was in the middle of a transaction with him. Well, specifically, a package has been lost and he was investigating what might have happened to it. If anyone has it, please, send me a PM.

[BlackandBlue]

Thanks for setting up the free forum Paul. See you guys over there.

[Tron 2.0]

Good thing that backup forum was put up,i was able to finsh my deal with windancer.

[Edmond Dantes]

The PCEngineFX forums are back up!

[bacteria]

Just tried it - it's back up again...

http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php