Recommended PC Engine and PC Engine CD Games

[hermosaguy]

Ok, I finally had purchased a PC Engine that can play CD games as well, and I'm curious on recommended games. I had purchased it for Cotton mostly, but I'm curious what else is out there. I couldn't find anything on game recommendations from searching threads, so I'm hoping to get some good info here.

[Neon]

CD sucks, just go for rainbow island and the nekketsu games

1943 Kai
Be Ball
Bloody Wolf
Bomberman '93
Daisenpu
Gradius
Nekketsu Dodgeball and Soccer
Parasol Stars
Chase HQ

Maybe a few others I'm forgetting, haven't messed around with PCE in awhile. I hate most of the shooters for it. I remember also liking Adventure Island, Boxy Boy, and Legendary Axe

[Specineff]

Heh heh. The Topic That Wouldn't Die.

Cosmic Fantasy 2 and Dungeon Explorer 2 are fun RPGs, in English. Y's 1 and 2 is billed as the "must have" game for PCE. Y's 3 is not as good.

Dracula X, but it's not the masterpiece it's been hyped to be. Mind you, it's still good. But not THAT good.

Super Darius (w/ Dolby Surround WTF??) and Super Darius 2. Spriggan 1 and 2. Super Raiden is good, too. If you get the arcade card and a Six button pad, get Fatal Fury Special and World Heroes 2. Lords and Gate of Thunder (awesome music).

Vasteel is good (nothing to do with Thunder Force V), Macross 2036 will make your jaw drop with its fantastic effects (and it works on a system card 1.0!)

Rayxanber 3, Gradius 2, Star Parodier, Dynastic Hero...

Sheesh. Is it just me or the good-to-bad ratio of games on the PCE totally blows away the Sega/Mega CD?

[hermosaguy]

I'd be looking for games specific to the system itself. I don't know how many version of bomberman I have around the place along with darius games. Mostly shooters of course, but fun platformers would be great as well.

[hermosaguy]

Heh heh. The Topic That Wouldn't Die.

Cosmic Fantasy 2 and Dungeon Explorer 2 are fun RPGs, in English. Y's 1 and 2 is billed as the "must have" game for PCE. Y's 3 is not as good.

Dracula X, but it's not the masterpiece it's been hyped to be. Mind you, it's still good. But not THAT good.

Super Darius (w/ Dolby Surround WTF??) and Super Darius 2. Spriggan 1 and 2. Super Raiden is good, too. If you get the arcade card and a Six button pad, get Fatal Fury Special and World Heroes 2. Lords and Gate of Thunder (awesome music).

Vasteel is good (nothing to do with Thunder Force V), Macross 2036 will make your jaw drop with its fantastic effects (and it works on a system card 1.0!)

Rayxanber 3, Gradius 2, Star Parodier, Dynastic Hero...

Sheesh. Is it just me or the good-to-bad ratio of games on the PCE totally blows away the Sega/Mega CD?

Is there already a current thread with this info? If you got a link to it that would be great, I couldnt find it.

[jp]

Nexzr.


NexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


My favorite game on the system.

[Strider77]

CD sucks

foolish...

The Spriggan games are good also.... 1 is a vert and 2 is hori

Is it just me or the good-to-bad ratio of games on the PCE totally blows away the Sega/Mega CD?

yes it's you.... kidding it does blow game selection wise and i have one.

[Nullsleep]

Nexzr.


NexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


My favorite game on the system.

Seconding Nexzr, the game rocks.

[hermosaguy]

Damn! Nexzr is pricey!

[hermosaguy]

Nexzr.


NexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzrNexzr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


My favorite game on the system.

Is nexzr special summer carnival 93 the same as nexzr?

[jp]

There are two versions of Nexzr:

Neczur Summer Carnival has the Caravan (score attack) mode in it.
Then the regular *more rare* version which has... anime-esque cut scenes? Something.

I only ever had the regular edition. Soon as I get another PC-Engine Duo-RX though Nexzr is the FIRST game I'm getting.

[Ceph]

The first that come to mind (I'm sure I'm forgetting some):

Very Good:
Nexzr
Spriggan
Rayxanber III
Sylphia
Macross 2036
Coryoon
Darius II
Super Star Soldier
Gunhed
Soldier Blade
Final Soldier
Override
Sapphire
Aero Blasters
PC Denjin
Star Parodier
1943

Good:
Terra Cresta II
Image Fight II
W-Ring
Download I+II
Mr. Heli
Saint Dragon
Burning Angels

Guilty pleasures:
Kiaidan 00
Psychic Storm

[Brain Slug]

Gate of Thunder and Winds of Thunder. Both absolutely great horizontal shooters.

[hermosaguy]

Thanks guys! I'm looking up in-depth reviews of alot of these (well trying to find at least) Does anyone also know of a good location to for some of these imports aside from Ebay?

[ave]

Cosmic Fantasy 2 and Dungeon Explorer 2 are fun RPGs, in English.

The japanese versions?

[Specineff]

Of course not. I'm talking about the American versions. There is no region coding on PCE CD games, so that's why I mentioned them.

@Hermosaguy. Well.. you see... this thread and the "what shmups should I get for Saturn" show up every 90 days, more or less. So don't feel bad, I was just being a jerk.

[hermosaguy]

Of course not. I'm talking about the American versions. There is no region coding on PCE CD games, so that's why I mentioned them.

@Hermosaguy. Well.. you see... this thread and the "what shmups should I get for Saturn" show up every 90 days, more or less. So don't feel bad, I was just being a jerk.

I notice the Saturn ones, but not so much Pc Engine. I wouldn't mind browsing through an old thread of this stuff either. I'm just hoping I didnt waste what could've been money towards a cabinet to this thing!

[ave]

Of course not. I'm talking about the American versions. There is no region coding on PCE CD games, so that's why I mentioned them.

Thanks, I almost forgot that.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Of course not. I'm talking about the American versions. There is no region coding on PCE CD games, so that's why I mentioned them.

@Hermosaguy. Well.. you see... this thread and the "what shmups should I get for Saturn" show up every 90 days, more or less. So don't feel bad, I was just being a jerk.

I notice the Saturn ones, but not so much Pc Engine. I wouldn't mind browsing through an old thread of this stuff either. I'm just hoping I didnt waste what could've been money towards a cabinet to this thing!

For hermosaguy,

Please don't think that you could've gotten an arcade cabinet as opposed to getting a TG-16 with CD-Rom2 unit -- both are seperate sides of console & arcade gaming spectrum. Sure, the die-hard gamers have both to play with... ^_~

After spending a mere $29.99 USD for a brand new Turbo Grafx-16 console from a USA Toys-R-Us store back in early January 1994, it was a decision that I did not regret. Same thing for getting the very last brand new boxed Turbo Duo console for a mere $99.99 USD from a local Good Guys store back in November 1994 -- and worth every penny too! ^_~

Back in late 1993, into the entire year of 1994, and into 1995, going to the USA Toys-R-Us stores and Babbage's, one could buy brand new TG-16 & Turbo Duo games for a mere $14.99-$29.99 USD!

Why were the USA retail stores so eager to sell their TG-16 & Turbo Duo games so cheaply?

Answer: Because they had gotten word that NEC & TTI wasn't going to be selling the new NEC PC-FX console in the USA -- since retail shelf space is expensive these days, it made business sense to liquidate all their remaining TG-16 & Turbo Duo hardware/software to make more room for the competition: the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis console market.

Here's an interesting tidbit of TTI folklore, back in late 1993, Turbo Technologies Incorporated had decided that the very last USA Hu-Card game title would be "Magical Chase" -- a shmup title, of course. It had a retail price of $49.99 USD and in mid 1994, if you were to go to your local Toys-R-Us store, you could pick up a brand new copy of USA Magical Chase for a mere $14.99 USD! I passed up on the opportunity thinking that it was some kind of kid's cutesy shmup-type of game. In 1995, I had a second chance opportunity to buy Magical Chase and took it.

How wrong I was to dispell the notion that Magical Chase is a cute'em type of shmup but with serious gameplay and harder bosses (especially the last end-stage boss!). It has been said that there are some minor differences between both the original Japanese Hu-Card versions & the USA Hu-Card versions of Magical Chase that the die-hard Japanese PCE gaming community is willing to pay serious yen for such a rare USA version of Magical Chase.

Unfortunately, TTI didn't make very many copies of USA Magical Chase and it remains the hardest Hu-Card to obtain to complete the entire USA TG-16 Hu-Card based collection. Good luck on finding one though... ^_~

Of course, if one were to pick up a boxy "Murai" Hu-Card convertor, then picking up an original Japanese Hu-Card version of Magical Chase would only set one back at $150.00 USD.....still not a bad price to play JPN Bios version of Magical Chase on a real TG-16 console. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[shinsage]

PCE-Fan has a knack for remembering dates and prices.

[Ceph]

I almost forgot:

CD sucks

Lunacy.

[hermosaguy]

Of course not. I'm talking about the American versions. There is no region coding on PCE CD games, so that's why I mentioned them.

@Hermosaguy. Well.. you see... this thread and the "what shmups should I get for Saturn" show up every 90 days, more or less. So don't feel bad, I was just being a jerk.

I notice the Saturn ones, but not so much Pc Engine. I wouldn't mind browsing through an old thread of this stuff either. I'm just hoping I didnt waste what could've been money towards a cabinet to this thing!

For hermosaguy,

Please don't think that you could've gotten an arcade cabinet as opposed to getting a TG-16 with CD-Rom2 unit -- both are seperate sides of console & arcade gaming spectrum. Sure, the die-hard gamers have both to play with... ^_~

After spending a mere $29.99 USD for a brand new Turbo Grafx-16 console from a USA Toys-R-Us store back in early January 1994, it was a decision that I did not regret. Same thing for getting the very last brand new boxed Turbo Duo console for a mere $99.99 USD from a local Good Guys store back in November 1994 -- and worth every penny too! ^_~

Back in late 1993, into the entire year of 1994, and into 1995, going to the USA Toys-R-Us stores and Babbage's, one could buy brand new TG-16 & Turbo Duo games for a mere $14.99-$29.99 USD!

Why were the USA retail stores so eager to sell their TG-16 & Turbo Duo games so cheaply?

Answer: Because they had gotten word that NEC & TTI wasn't going to be selling the new NEC PC-FX console in the USA -- since retail shelf space is expensive these days, it made business sense to liquidate all their remaining TG-16 & Turbo Duo hardware/software to make more room for the competition: the Super Nintendo & Sega Genesis console market.

Here's an interesting tidbit of TTI folklore, back in late 1993, Turbo Technologies Incorporated had decided that the very last USA Hu-Card game title would be "Magical Chase" -- a shmup title, of course. It had a retail price of $49.99 USD and in mid 1994, if you were to go to your local Toys-R-Us store, you could pick up a brand new copy of USA Magical Chase for a mere $14.99 USD! I passed up on the opportunity thinking that it was some kind of kid's cutesy shmup-type of game. In 1995, I had a second chance opportunity to buy Magical Chase and took it.

How wrong I was to dispell the notion that Magical Chase is a cute'em type of shmup but with serious gameplay and harder bosses (especially the last end-stage boss!). It has been said that there are some minor differences between both the original Japanese Hu-Card versions & the USA Hu-Card versions of Magical Chase that the die-hard Japanese PCE gaming community is willing to pay serious yen for such a rare USA version of Magical Chase.

Unfortunately, TTI didn't make very many copies of USA Magical Chase and it remains the hardest Hu-Card to obtain to complete the entire USA TG-16 Hu-Card based collection. Good luck on finding one though... ^_~

Of course, if one were to pick up a boxy "Murai" Hu-Card convertor, then picking up an original Japanese Hu-Card version of Magical Chase would only set one back at $150.00 USD.....still not a bad price to play JPN Bios version of Magical Chase on a real TG-16 console. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Thank you! Definitely a great bit of insight! I had started my progression from psx, to ps2 to dreamcast than saturn and I am still putting off the cabinet purchase till I get a price I am happy with. So that leaves me being very curious about the pc engine, and i had purchased the US one with the cd and that 3.0 card hoping to try out the shooters on that. I've been hitting alot of sites trying to find in depth reviews, but what i'm finding out is that it seems people either really like or really dislike the system.

[jp]

I almost forgot:

CD sucks

Lunacy.

Yeah... Neon rarely knows what he's talking about... so feel free to ignore him.

[Neon]

Well I mean I said I don't like any of the shooters, so take it with a grain

Rainbow Islands, Nekketsu Soccer, and River City Ransom are all great ports on the CD

[jp]

You don't like Nexzr, Star Parodier, Lords of Thunder, Gate of Thunder, Sapphire, Rayxanber 3, and... probably a lot more I'm forgetting?

[professor ganson]

The first that come to mind (I'm sure I'm forgetting some):

Very Good:
Nexzr
Spriggan
Rayxanber III
Sylphia
Macross 2036
Coryoon
Darius II
Super Star Soldier
Gunhed
Soldier Blade
Final Soldier
Override
Sapphire
Aero Blasters
PC Denjin
Star Parodier
1943

Good:
Terra Cresta II
Image Fight II
W-Ring
Download I+II
Mr. Heli
Saint Dragon
Burning Angels

Guilty pleasures:
Kiaidan 00
Psychic Storm

So Magical Chase isn't among the better ones? (I'm looking for a b-day present for myself.)

[Rob]

So Magical Chase isn't among the better ones? (I'm looking for a b-day present for myself.)

I'd say it is. Good music, good graphics, cute, easy. I think it's overly expensive though.

[professor ganson]

So Magical Chase isn't among the better ones? (I'm looking for a b-day present for myself.)

I'd say it is. Good music, good graphics, cute, easy. I think it's overly expensive though.

Just what I wanted to hear-- apart from the expensive part. I'm always on the lookout for something cute and easy.

[Ceph]

I just forgot to mention it. Magical Chase is very good, albeit pretty easy.

PS.
If you want cute and easy you could also try to find a copy of Coryoon. Difficulty is a little higher than Magical Chase. It's less expensive but very rare.

[professor ganson]

I just forgot to mention it. Magical Chase is very good, albeit pretty easy.

Cool, thanks. I think I'll get it.