Turbo Grafx-16 Archives – Page 14 of 14

February 22, 2017 4 Responses

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...

February 10, 2017 No Responses

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....

January 25, 2017 3 Responses

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...

December 28, 2016 one Response

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...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

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...

November 25, 2016 2 Responses

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...

November 5, 2016 No Responses

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...

October 28, 2016 2 Responses

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...

October 22, 2016 No Responses

Mystic Formula

Developer: Micro Cabin Publisher: Micro Cabin Release: 07/23/93 Genre: Action The Turbo Grafx-16 is a haven for shooters of nearly all stripes be it horizontal or vertical. Unfortunately if you are a top down shooter fan the pickings...

October 19, 2016 one Response

Cadash

Developer: Taito Publisher: Working Designs Released: 1991 Genre: Action Growing up I had a love/hate relationship with the arcade. The arcade was the place to see some of the most technologically advanced games of the time. And I loved...

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