Turbo Grafx-16 Archives – Page 5 of 14

June 13, 2022 No Responses

Valkyrie no Densetsu

Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release: 08/09/90 Genre: Action I’ve been meaning to get to this one for a long time. Ever since I played the Legend of Zelda in 1987 I have loved action RPGs. I devoured every title...

May 20, 2022 No Responses

Steam-Heart’s

Developer: Technical Group Laboratory Publisher: Technical Group Laboratory Release: 03/22/96 Genre: Shooter At a glance Steam-Heart’s looks like any other PC Engine shooter with an anime aesthetic. But after about five minutes you will discover its er...

May 11, 2022 No Responses

Fighting Street

Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 11/89 Genre: Action Street Fighter II revolutionized the arcade industry and is still celebrated to this day, especially by Capcom. While the various re-releases do seem a bit indulgent the game more...

April 11, 2022 No Responses

Cho Aniki

Developer: NCS Publisher: Masaya Release: 12/25/92 Genre: Shooter If you look up Cho Aniki online you will be assaulted by burly men flexing and lots of homo sexually charged imagery. The games quickly garnered a reputation as...

March 23, 2022 No Responses

Galaga ’90

Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Released: November 1989 Genre: Shooter Galaga, like many of its classic brethren, is as perfect a game as you can make. The simple alien blasting formula was addicting and gamers lined up to...

February 7, 2022 No Responses

Ordyne

Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Shooter Namco are no stranger to the shooting genre. With Xevious, Dragon Spirit, and others under their belt you might even say they are pioneers. And a good portion of their...

January 21, 2022 No Responses

Psychosis

Developer: Dual Corporation Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Shooter I don’t envy the developers of shooters back in the day. In the same way that platformers, first person shooters, and open world games have had their time...

January 12, 2022 No Responses

Pac-Land

Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Release: 01/90 Genre: Action Pac-Man has led an interesting life as a video game character. Common sense would say Namco should have created a direct sequel with another set of mazes to follow up such a...

December 13, 2021 No Responses

TaleSpin

Developer: Radiance Software Publisher: NEC Released: 1991 Genre: Platformer One of the most perplexing things about the Turbo Grafx-16 library is NEC’s choice of titles they localized. While they brought over gems like Ys Book I & II...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

Darius Plus

Developer: Taito Publisher: NEC Released: September 21, 1990 Genre: Shooter Darius is a stalwart of the shooter genre and has been since the mid-80s. At a time where Gradius was wowing gamers with its power-up system it made...

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