Turbo Grafx-16 Archives – Page 8 of 15

September 2, 2020 No Responses

Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 1992 Genre: Action Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu is the type of hidden gem that I enjoy writing about. I didn’t think much of it when it released and wrote it off as a...

August 21, 2020 one Response

Space Harrier

Developer: NEC Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action Space Harrier was insanely popular in the arcade in the 80s. It is easy to see why, with its fancy Super Scaler tech and art direction. While it was...

August 12, 2020 one Response

Dragon Spirit

Developer: Namco Publisher NEC Released: 11/89 Genre: Shooter Dragon’s Spirit is one of the earliest arcade games I ever played which is partly why I’m so fond of it. The game is also good to boot so it isn’t a...

July 13, 2020 No Responses

Dungeon Explorer

Developer: Atlus Publisher: NEC Released: 09/89 Genre: Action RPG The Turbo Grafx-16 released right when my love affair with RPGs began. Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy, and Phantasy Star all came out within the same time frame and I was ...

July 3, 2020 one Response

1941: Counter Attack

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 08/23/91 Genre: Shooter I like Capcom’s 19XX series of shooters but can freely admit they did not have the best start. 1942 was decent for its time if a bit simple. Most...

June 8, 2020 No Responses

China Warrior

Developer: Hudson Publisher: NEC Released: October 1989 Genre: Beat ’em up China Warrior is a piss poor game and one of the worst in the Turbo Grafx-16 library. But you would not know that based on its marketing. When the...

May 11, 2020 2 Responses

Neutopia

Developer: Hudson Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action RPG One cannot deny the influence that the Legend of Zelda has had throughout gaming in its many incarnation. From its puzzle design and structure the series has constantly p...

April 29, 2020 one Response

Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

Developer: NEC Avenue Publisher: NEC Avenue Released: 01/27/90 Genre: Platformer The Turbo Grafx-16, much like the Genesis, was home to many arcade ports. Many of these were arcade perfect or close. But by 1991 the system was...

April 8, 2020 No Responses

Final Lap Twin

Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Racing In the long and storied history of the game industry the Car RPG (or Carpg for short) is one of the least explored. Developers have turned the most unlikely activities into a....

March 25, 2020 No Responses

Legendary Axe II

Developer: Red, Atlus Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action Legendary Axe was the star of the Turbo Grafx-16 launch lineup. It showed off the hardware and was a good game to boot. I was especially fond of it because it...

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