Legend of Hero Tonma

Legend of Hero Tonma

Developer: Irem    Publisher: TTI    Release: 1993   Genre: Platformer Irem is not a name that I think of when it comes to side scrolling platformers. The few times they dabbled in the genre were actually brilliant. Metal Storm is one...
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Coryoon

Coryoon

Developer: Naxat Soft    Publisher: Naxat Soft    Release: 11/29/91    Genre: Shooter Of the many, many shooters available for the Turbo Grafx-16 Air Zonk is one of my favorites. The combination of insane production values and great mechanics still ra...
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Sinistron

Sinistron

Developer: AlfaSystem    Release: IGS    Release: 1991    Genre: Shooter Sinistron is a weird one. Although it was released two years after the Turbo Grafx debuted in America it still bore the look of an early release. That is...
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Final Zone II

Final Zone II

Developer: Renovation    Publisher: NEC   Release: 1990   Genre: Action As I delve into the PC Engine CD library I have a newfound appreciation for the system. I was not able to own one back in the day; at $399...
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Ninja Gaiden (PC Engine)

Ninja Gaiden (PC Engine)

Developer: Tecmo     Publisher: Hudson Soft     Released: 01/24/92     Genre: Action If I had to make a list of the games I have spent the most time with Ninja Gaiden would be in the top five. The amount of hours I have...
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New Adventure Island

New Adventure Island

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 1992    Genre: Platformer It was only a matter of time. Since Hudson was the PC Engine/Turbo Grafx-16’s biggest supporter it was not unreasonable to assume all of their major brands would ...
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Fausseté Amour

Fausseté Amour

Developer: AIM    Publisher: Naxat Soft    Release: 03/26/93    Genre: Action It is interesting to look back on the import coverage of old video game magazines. I can admit to spending a lot of time looking at the ads in the back...
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Cross Wiber

Cross Wiber

Developer: FACE     Publisher: Sankindo     Released: 12/21/90     Genre: Action Cyber Cross was not a good game. It was the kind of generic pap you get not long after a system launch and was mediocre in every way. It was doubly embarrassing...
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Aldynes

Aldynes

Developer: Produce Co.    Publisher: Hudson Soft      Released: 02/22/91    Genre: Shooter It’s interesting to look back at the reception of the Turbo Grafx-16. In America it was a distant third place behind the SNES and Genesis. But in...
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Lords of Thunder

Lords of Thunder

Developer: Red Company/Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Released: 1993    Genre: Shooter As much as I like shooters during the 16-bit era they did become a bit stale. The vast majority fell into the space shooter category and while I like...
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