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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: spenoza on September 15, 2007, 10:45:01 AM
Title: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: spenoza on September 15, 2007, 10:45:01 AM
Way back when EB still carried TG-16 games, but only a few, mind you, I bought a copy of China Warrior. I quickly learned it sucked balls and went back to return it the next day. Only they didn't take returns, only exchanges (whereas nowadays I don't think they even allow those) so I looked at what little else was there. I had only paid $20 for China Warrior and not much else carried that price. So I picked up Splash Lake in desperation. It was awesome!
I had so much fun with Splash Lake. I think it's a super under-rated TG-16 title, and one of the few regular CD games I consider worth getting. Buy it!
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Keranu on September 15, 2007, 10:55:38 AM
Definitely, I love that game.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Turbo D on September 15, 2007, 11:03:36 AM
Splash Lake is awesome. Whoever came up with the concept of a turkey wearing a tie pecking at planks over a lake is a genius :).
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Joe Redifer on September 15, 2007, 11:31:49 AM
I bought this game at Toys R Us brand new sealed for $3 I think. I've probably played it 5 times since then.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: nat on September 15, 2007, 11:36:58 AM
Splash Lake is awesome. Whoever came up with the concept of a turkey wearing a tie pecking at planks over a lake is a genius :).
You know the game calls them ostriches but I think that's impossible! They are totally turkeys!
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Turbo D on September 15, 2007, 12:58:09 PM
haha, oh ya, I forgot :D
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Keranu on September 15, 2007, 03:45:31 PM
We also must remember that this game features the coolest enemy of all time, even cooler than the gunhead (or perhaps "gunhed" would be more appropriate) in Keith Courage: THE COOL SMOKING LOG!
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Turbo D on September 15, 2007, 05:58:22 PM
Ya, that smoking log kicks ass :lol:
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: spenoza on September 16, 2007, 06:03:07 AM
Though not as cool as the log, the black ostriches are a bitch. They can sink your battleship!
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Necromancer on September 17, 2007, 10:13:10 AM
Splash Lake will rock your socks clean off of your dirty, stinking feet. Love it or f*ck off. :twisted:
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: ShinobiMan on September 10, 2010, 07:00:10 AM
I LOVE THIS GAME. Splash Lake is one of my favorite games for the Turbo Duo. I just love the music, especially during the boss fights. And man were those boss fights challenging at times!
spida1a did a great review of this game:
Hmm, I'm going to have to play this game on MagicEngine. Unfortunately my Turbo Duo stopped playing CD games... I think the mechanism that spins the disc is broken.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Arkhan on September 10, 2010, 08:12:22 AM
this game is pretty awesome.
It reminds me of kickle cubicle for nes sorta.
I wish that game had a PCE release.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: BlueBMW on September 10, 2010, 11:18:52 AM
I LOVE THIS GAME. Splash Lake is one of my favorite games for the Turbo Duo. I just love the music, especially during the boss fights. And man were those boss fights challenging at times!
spida1a did a great review of this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPymmsQXYuU
Hmm, I'm going to have to play this game on MagicEngine. Unfortunately my Turbo Duo stopped playing CD games... I think the mechanism that spins the disc is broken.
Want to sell that broken duo? :P
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: ShinobiMan on September 10, 2010, 03:00:52 PM
I LOVE THIS GAME. Splash Lake is one of my favorite games for the Turbo Duo. I just love the music, especially during the boss fights. And man were those boss fights challenging at times!
spida1a did a great review of this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPymmsQXYuU
Hmm, I'm going to have to play this game on MagicEngine. Unfortunately my Turbo Duo stopped playing CD games... I think the mechanism that spins the disc is broken.
Want to sell that broken duo? :P
Sure, I'll take $500 for it. (JOKING JOKING! :-)
Actually I'd like to hang onto it, because one day I hope to fix it. Or until I get a working one, it still plays the TG16 games.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: TheClash603 on September 10, 2010, 05:08:23 PM
This was a US only release? That means 2 of my top 10 TG16 games are US only!
I can't get enough of Splash Lake. I have mastered this game, beating it front to back several times with all the secret items.
Maybe I will do it again this weekend!
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: shubibiman on September 10, 2010, 07:50:20 PM
No, Splash Lake was initially released in Japan. I still don't own this game but as I read this topic, I'm getting frustrated.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: ceti alpha on September 11, 2010, 06:21:42 PM
Splash Lake is definitely an underrated game. I can only imagine how fun the 2 player mode would be.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Gogan on September 12, 2010, 07:07:57 AM
I bought this when it first came out, idk, for some reason, seeing screenshots in Gamepro, VG&CE, EGM just made my mouth water. I wasn't let down either, love this game.
Them bouncing spring things can be a pain in the arse.
And yes, gets pretty tricky toward the end, a very fun clear.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: nodtveidt on September 14, 2010, 10:15:17 AM
Splash Lake takes a rather unique concept and puts it together with solid gameplay and an excellent soundtrack. What's more is that it has great replay value... you need to collect all of the secret items (one in each level), and it opens up a whole new world (with more secret items!)... do it again and you get yet ANOTHER new world... which, by the way, cannot be completely cleared in single-player mode... you have to use two players to completely finish the very last level of the game (surviving a timer expiration doesn't count as a complete finish).
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: ceti alpha on September 16, 2010, 10:20:39 AM
Splash Lake takes a rather unique concept and puts it together with solid gameplay and an excellent soundtrack. What's more is that it has great replay value... you need to collect all of the secret items (one in each level), and it opens up a whole new world (with more secret items!)... do it again and you get yet ANOTHER new world... which, by the way, cannot be completely cleared in single-player mode... you have to use two players to completely finish the very last level of the game (surviving a timer expiration doesn't count as a complete finish).
Very interesting. I'll have to round someone up for a complete clear.
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: TheClash603 on September 16, 2010, 10:46:50 AM
Splash Lake takes a rather unique concept and puts it together with solid gameplay and an excellent soundtrack. What's more is that it has great replay value... you need to collect all of the secret items (one in each level), and it opens up a whole new world (with more secret items!)... do it again and you get yet ANOTHER new world... which, by the way, cannot be completely cleared in single-player mode... you have to use two players to completely finish the very last level of the game (surviving a timer expiration doesn't count as a complete finish).
Maybe my memory is foggy, but I swear I beat this game solo... what can't you do on the last level with just one player?
Title: Re: Splash Lake kicks by buttons
Post by: Arkhan on September 17, 2010, 06:02:01 AM