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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Twinkle Tale

Twinkle Tale

Developer: Zap Corporation    Publisher: Wonder Amusement Studio    Release: 07/24/92   Genre: Shooter The Cotton series of shooters are an incredible bunch that had a low profile because one single release came to the US until recently. And that...
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Gradius

Gradius

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/86    Genre: Shooter I am pretty sure Gradius was one of my first shooters outside of the Atari 2600. That statement applies to a legion of gamers as well. There were plenty of multiplayer...
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Parodius – Non Sense Fantasy

Parodius – Non Sense Fantasy

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 07/03/92     Genre: Shooter I will forever remain jealous of European gamers for receiving the majority of the Parodius series. As a parody of the otherwise serious Gradius games Parodius could ...
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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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Fuzzical Fighter

Fuzzical Fighter

Developer: Make Software     Publisher: Sigma Enterprises     Released: 05/17/91     Genre: Shooter I loved the Guardian Legend when I got it for Christmas as a surprise gift in 1990. There was nothing else like it and I loved both shooters and...
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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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Night Striker

Night Striker

Developer: Aisystem Tokyo    Publisher: Taito    Release: 05/28/93    Genre: Shooter Anyone who was around in the 80s has bought more than one video game based off of screenshots, a magazine or ad. My interest in Night Striker was peaked due to...
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Steel Empire

Steel Empire

Developer: Hot-B     Publisher: Flying Edge     Released: 1992     Genre: Shooter As much as I loved shooters growing up they did become over saturated with releases in a very short period. The Genesis, Turbo Grafx-16 and the arcade saw an innumera...
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