Dragon Spirit

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...
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Dungeon Explorer

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 ...
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1941: Counter Attack

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...
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China Warrior

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...
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Neutopia

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...
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Ghouls ‘n Ghosts

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...
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Final Lap Twin

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....
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Legendary Axe II

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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Juuouki

Juuouki

Developer: Team Shinobi    Publisher: NEC Avenue   Release: 09/29/89   Genre: Action How? How do you mess up Altered Beast? Somehow they found a way with the PC Engine version. By now everyone agrees that Altered Beast was not...
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Dead Moon

Dead Moon

Developer: Zap    Publisher: Natsume    Released: 1992    Genre: Shooter Everyone loves a good deal. In the age of the Steam sale these days you can find even new releases at a decent price. Back in 1992-1993 when the Turbo Grafx was...
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