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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: bartre on October 18, 2010, 12:44:33 PM

Title: What games am I missing?
Post by: bartre on October 18, 2010, 12:44:33 PM
Well, I'm still a turbo n00b, so i thought I'd ask you guys what i need.
so far, in my pce/tg16 collection, i've got:
Castlevania Rondo of blood
Gotzendeiner
Monster Lair
Alien Crush
Dungeon Explorer
JJ and Jeff
Keith Courage
Genji Tsushin Agadema
Kunio's Soccer (screw typing the real one)
Ys I&II
Ys III

And I know I need to get:
Gate of Thunder (trying to get one now)
Lords of Thunder
Bonk 1,2,3
Splatterhouse
Kunio's Dodgeball
Devil's Crush
Shockman
Splash Lake
Blazing Lasers
Raiden
R-Type
New Adventure Island
the Wonder Boy remake (what the hell is the title?)


I'm open to imports, even getting an arcade card if need be.
what am I forgetting?
for now, I'm not looking to spend more than $20-30 on a single game.
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: BlueBMW on October 18, 2010, 04:26:23 PM
I dont see Air Zonk (PC denjin?) on there, that's a good one :P

And what about Military Madness, Parasol Stars, and any of the Soldier series shooties (the PCE versions are really cheap, at least SSS and FS are)
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: geise on October 20, 2010, 03:15:11 AM
I would add:
Dead Moon
Exile
Bloody Wolf
Aero Blasters
Cyber Core
Buster Bros
Forgotten Worlds
Cosmic Fantasy 2
Bomberman
Galaga 90
Parasol Stars
Neutopia I & II (two can be found at a decent price if you look around)
Valis series  Valis IV and Fantasm Soldier are imports that can be found cheap

imports:
Bomberman 93 94
1943 Kai
Override
Fray Xak Gaidan
Macross 2036
Magicoal
Spriggan (you must own this game!)
Panic Bomber
Gradius II
Parodius Da!
Download
Download II
HellfireS
Psychic Storm
Ys IV (you can use Nightwolve's english patch for it, but it's nice to still own in your collection)

Most of these games are in the 20-30 dollar range you are wanting minus probably Spriggan which is from what I've seen in the $40-$50 range.  Quite a few of these can  be had for under $10.  Pretty much all the imports I mentioned are easily playable since most are shooters, but most don't really require knowledge of Japanese to play.
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: Mathius on October 20, 2010, 09:14:31 AM
Spriggan was the first PCE game I ever owned, and it's nearly my favorite. Definitely my favorite shootie. I like to better than Sapphire even. :)
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: rag-time4 on October 20, 2010, 02:00:18 PM
Image Fight!!! ($15-20)

And since you appear to be a Kunio fan, there are two more Kunio games for PCE Super-CD-ROM:
Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku Soreyuke Daiundoukai ($20-40) - a multi-event sports game
Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari ($80-120) - a.k.a. River City Ransom
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: SNKNostalgia on October 20, 2010, 04:29:49 PM
Double Dragon 2 (JP SCD) for sure.
Bomberman '94 (JP HuCard or JP SCD)- my favorite one out of all the games next to maybe the Sega Saturn version.
Final Lap Twin (US HuCard) is also an awesome game in its own way.

Also, there is a certain charm to the PCE version of SF2 CE and it is really cheap.
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: chany60126 on October 20, 2010, 05:58:17 PM
If you have a couple of buddies that game with you, then I highly recommend Battle Lode Runner for the PCE. It has a multiplayer mode that is oodles of fun, especially with five players. The concept of the game is really simple as you have to dig holes for others to fall in. But you have lots of other cool power-ups at your disposal. It was a real blast organizing and taking part in the 5-player tournament matches that we did for Turbo Fest a couple of months back. The 1 player mode is not bad either.
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: Colossus1574 on October 21, 2010, 08:53:03 AM

New Adventure Island
the Wonder Boy remake (what the hell is the title?)



I believe you're talking about Dynastic Hero for the american release title.
I don't see it on your list, but if u got a few buddies who're down w/retro gaming (aren't we all?!?), gather them up to play Motoroader, u can get it for cheap too  :mrgreen: It's kinda like Midway's Super Off-Road....but soooo much better!

Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: nat on October 21, 2010, 04:14:21 PM
New Adventure Island is "the Wonderboy remake." Same enemies/gameplay, different levels.

Bikkuriman World is the second Wonderboy, "Wonderboy in Monsterland."
Wonderboy III: Monster Lair is.... well, "Wonderboy III."
Dragon's Curse is "Wonderboy in The Dragon's Trap"
The Dynastic Hero is "Wonderboy in Monster World"

New Adventure Island is more a reboot/re-imagining of Adventure Island, the NES port of the very first Wonderboy. It shares the least in common with its Wonderboy counterpart of the five games, basically the only things that remain from the arcade original are the aforementioned enemies and gameplay elements as well as the classic fruit powerups. The level layouts themselves are completely different save for a stretch early in the first area.

Those last four are in most cases direct ports of the originals, except some changes in the boss characters in the 2nd and 5th game.
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: bartre on October 21, 2010, 06:25:52 PM
well, that certainly buffs up my list of games to get!
anyone have a couple they're willing to get rid of?  :wink:

New Adventure Island is "the Wonderboy remake." Same enemies/gameplay, different levels.

Bikkuriman World is the second Wonderboy, "Wonderboy in Monsterland."
Wonderboy III: Monster Lair is.... well, "Wonderboy III."
Dragon's Curse is "Wonderboy in The Dragon's Trap"
The Dynastic Hero is "Wonderboy in Monster World"

New Adventure Island is more a reboot/re-imagining of Adventure Island, the NES port of the very first Wonderboy. It shares the least in common with its Wonderboy counterpart of the five games, basically the only things that remain from the arcade original are the aforementioned enemies and gameplay elements as well as the classic fruit powerups. The level layouts themselves are completely different save for a stretch early in the first area.

Those last four are in most cases direct ports of the originals, except some changes in the boss characters in the 2nd and 5th game.


thanks for that, the game i was looking for was this one, turns out it was just titled "Adventure Island"
http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Adventure_Island.htm
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: Mathius on October 21, 2010, 06:43:32 PM
Lucky for you New Adventure Island is much cheaper than Dynastic Hero. I doubt I'll ever get DH due to its price. Plus I already have it on VC, along with Monster World on the Genny.

Beyond Shadowgate on the other hand? :wink:
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: nat on October 21, 2010, 07:50:14 PM
well, that certainly buffs up my list of games to get!
anyone have a couple they're willing to get rid of?  :wink:

New Adventure Island is "the Wonderboy remake." Same enemies/gameplay, different levels.

Bikkuriman World is the second Wonderboy, "Wonderboy in Monsterland."
Wonderboy III: Monster Lair is.... well, "Wonderboy III."
Dragon's Curse is "Wonderboy in The Dragon's Trap"
The Dynastic Hero is "Wonderboy in Monster World"

New Adventure Island is more a reboot/re-imagining of Adventure Island, the NES port of the very first Wonderboy. It shares the least in common with its Wonderboy counterpart of the five games, basically the only things that remain from the arcade original are the aforementioned enemies and gameplay elements as well as the classic fruit powerups. The level layouts themselves are completely different save for a stretch early in the first area.

Those last four are in most cases direct ports of the originals, except some changes in the boss characters in the 2nd and 5th game.


thanks for that, the game i was looking for was this one, turns out it was just titled "Adventure Island"
http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/Adventure_Island.htm


Ahh, it gets more confusing.

Adventure Island on the PC Engine (the game you linked to) is the Japanese version of the American Dragon's Curse (direct port of Wonderboy in the Dragon's Trap).

Not to be confused with New Adventure Island which is as I stated in my previous message.

The short of it is: Adventure Island (Japan) = Dragon's Curse (American)

And just because I forgot to include them earlier, here's a couple reviews (by my Turbo brother and I) on the 2nd game (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/search/label/Wonderboy in Monsterland), and one by my brother on the 3rd. (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/search/label/Wonderboy III%3A Monster Lair) We don't have one up for Dragon's Curse/Adventure Island as yet....
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: Mathius on October 21, 2010, 07:54:37 PM
Why oh why did they have to name Dragon's Curse Adventure Island in Japan? That's just...mean. :(
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: bartre on October 22, 2010, 11:26:23 AM
y'know, the wonder boy games are great, but whoever decided on the numbering of the series should be shot.
in the face.
repeatedly.
with cats.
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: Mathius on October 22, 2010, 12:38:24 PM
y'know, the wonder boy games are great, but whoever decided on the numbering of the series should be shot.
in the face.
repeatedly.
with cats.

:lol:
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: Necromancer on October 25, 2010, 04:30:22 AM
I'm confused.  You have Göẗzëndïënër, so isn't your collection complete?  :D

In addition to the fine suggestions already made, take a look at Implode, Camp California, Shape Shifter, and Pop 'n' Magic.  And if you're interested in pinball games, you can't go wrong with Alien Crush, Devil's Crush, or Time Cruise (the latter's my favorite - prehistoric golf for the win!).

should be shot.
in the face.
repeatedly.
with cats.

With Adam West's cat launcher, eh?
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: bartre on October 25, 2010, 04:51:27 PM
well, i've gotten a lot of suggestions, so here's an updated list of games i need to get:

Super Star Soldier
last alert
Bonk 1,2,3
Gate of Thunder
Lords of thunder
Bomberman + '93,'94
air zonk
JB harold Murder club
dead moon
aero blasters
cyber core
buster bros
forgotten worlds
cosmic fantasy 2
galaga '90
parasol stars
neutopia 1,2
valis series
1943 kai
override
fray xak gaidan
macross 2036
magicoal
spriggan
panic bomber
gradius II
parodius
download 1,2
hellfireS
Psychic Storm
image fight
battle lode runner
toilet kids
dragon's curse
New Adventure Island
Gradius
Son Son II
Soldier Blader
the Dynastic Hero
Devil Crush
Air Zonk
Splatterhouse
order of the griffon
Sylphia
Cotton
Mad Stalker
Prince of Persia
Moto Roader
R-Type
Bloody Wolf
the legendary Axe
Darkwing Duck
Double Dungeons
Blazing Lazers
Ninja Spirit
bravoman
chew man fu
cyber dodge
deep blue
twin bee
doraemon
dragon spirit
final soldier
jackie chan's action kung fu
legendary axe II
nekketsu dodge ball
the ninja warriors
Raiden
Shinobi
fighting street
splash lake
shockman


and for reference, what i DO have:
Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo
Alien crush               
J.J. and Jeff            
Keith courage in Alpha Zones   
Star Parodier   
Ranma 1/2      
Ys Books I & II
Ys III
Monster Lair
Dungeon Explorer
Gotzendeiner
blood gear
nekketsu soccer
genji tsushin agadema
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: Mathius on October 25, 2010, 05:46:24 PM
I hope your not actually wanting to play Darkwing Duck, and Fighting Street.
Title: Re: What games am I missing?
Post by: BlueBMW on October 29, 2010, 01:20:16 PM
No sapphire? :P