Valis II

Valis II

Developer: Laser Soft     Publisher: NEC     Released: 1990    Genre: Action Valis was not an especially good title. In fact you could even say it was only slightly above average. Early in the Sega Genesis’ life you could appreciate it but...
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Mugen Senshi Valis

Mugen Senshi Valis

Developer: Telenet    Publisher: Riot    Release: 03/19/92   Genre: Action This is going to sound really strange but I love the Valis games despite the fact they are solid titles at best. The series has had its ups and downs...
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R-Type

R-Type

Developer: Irem    Publisher: NEC    Release: 09/89    Genre: Shooter Of the many shooters that I have played over the decades I count three that shaped my tastes.  Gradius was one of the first major shooters I ever played. There’s...
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Last Alert

Last Alert

Developer: Laser Soft    Publisher: NEC    Release: 11/30/90   Genre: Action The Turbo Grafx-16 had very little success when it came to side scrolling action games. While Genesis owners got to enjoy Gunstar Heroes and Contra Hard Corps they had…Bloody....
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Gate of Thunder

Gate of Thunder

Developer: Red     Publisher: Hudson     Released: 10/10/92     Genre: Shooter I distinctly remember thinking TTI and NEC could turn things around for the Turbo Grafx with the Turbo Duo. As an owner of the system for a brief period I genuinely...
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Bonk’s Adventure

Bonk’s Adventure

Developer: Red/Atlus    Publisher: NEC    Release: 04/90    Genre: Platformer I think it is safe to say that the Turbo Grafx-16 did not make a great first impression in North America. While the NES had Super Mario Brothers and the...
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Download

Download

Developer: AlfaSystem    Publisher: NEC Avenue    Release: 06/22/90    Genre: Shooter I love surprises like this. Much like the Saturn to truly get the most out of the Turbo Grafx-16 you’ll have to explore its Japanese library. There are a wide rang...
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Exile

Exile

Developer: Renovation    Publisher: Working Designs    Release: 1992   Genre: Action Exile is one of the Turbo CD games I wanted to play the most. Why I became so obsessed with it is a bit of a mystery. But if I...
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Night Creatures

Night Creatures

Developer: Manley & Associates, Inc.    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1992    Genre: Action I remember Night Creatures from first issue of Gamepro. Their review gave it average scores across the board and briefly listed its many faults. i also remember...
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Air Zonk

Air Zonk

Developer: Red Company   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Released: 1992   Genre: Shooter There were plenty of successful mascot platformers during the 16-bit age. The true sign of success came when the character would branch out into other genres.  Mario would...
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