What can we say about the TG-16? Well, it was originally released in Japan as the PC Engine on October 30, 1987, by NEC and Hudson Soft, almost exactly one year before the launch of the Sega Genesis. It launched in North America about two years later and was readily available in Europe through imports. It sold very well in Japan, outselling the Genesis, but was crushed in the rest of the world by both Nintendo and Sega. There was even a CD attachment, called the TurboGrafx-CD, the first for any home console.
But, in the end, it dropped to fourth place behind the Genesis, NES, and SNES in the worldwide charts, dooming it to obscurity with general public. Still, the system was not without its quality titles, which we will look back on in this series.
Here is a list of titles that I will take a closer look at:
Super Air Zonk, Gate of Thunder, Soldier Blade, Super Star Soldier, Blazing Lasers, Bonk's Adventure, Bomberman '93, Military Madness, Ninja Spirit, R-Type, Splatterhouse, Alien Crush, Devil Crush, Legendary Axe, Chew Man Fu, Parasol Stars, Ys I & II, Ys III, Lords of Thunder, Dracula X: Rondo of Blood, Dead Moon, Aero Blasters, Magical Chase, Neutopia, Time Cruise, and maybe a few others.
After I play through these games, I'll probably end with a discussion on how these titles hold up to similar games on the SNES and the Genesis. Maybe a little bit of discussion on graphics and sound as well, probably just gameplay for the most part though.
So while i'm drying off, how's everyone love life doing? I dated a red head who actually likes RPG's, but she's bi and only interested in open relationships (with men and girls)... haven't decided if its a bad thing yet.
Wow, that's a nice clear, though long, explanation there. That's just plain unmitigated evil. I mean, what is wrong with these people? At some point did they just get taught that caring about the welfare of others is wrong, like actually morally wrong? That's all I can figure. Otherwise they're just sociopaths who don't care at all.
Wow... Is there really an excuse of this? Aside from lying about "previous PS3 games using the same protection" (no one's been able to back that up, including Sony), it's just insulting. Single player modes should always be accessable offline.
Apparently they are "combating PSN sharing". Considering the system has yet to be succesfully hacked (a merely potential and already defeated one notwithstanding), it seems that shouldn't be an issue. Yeah games can be copied to other systems, but they are still locked to the original PSN ID. This is the sort of compromise that's been in place for a long time. It's been settled, and this nonsense is not going to help Sony catch up to MS, a company that does NOT pull this sort of thing.
I got MAME32 last night and I've been downloading some MAME titles today. Basically, MAME is arcade, like you didn't already know that, and there are a lot of really awesome MAME titles out there because, let's face it, arcades could run circles around the consoles at a similar time period.
Unfortunately, arcade emulation isn't really an exact thing. There are a lot of games that just don't work and some that do work but that have various issues, so it can be a bit frustrating at times when there's a game you really want to play but can't get to work properly.
Well, all that aside, here are some of the games I've been playing:
Asura Blade: Sword of Dynasty
Dangun Feveron
Darius Gaiden: Silver Hawk
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
Dimahoo
DonPachi
Dragon Blaze
Dragon Gun
Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow of Mystara and Tower of Doom
Final Fight
Gaia Crusaders
Giga Wing
Gunbird 2
Gunforce 2
In the Hunt
Knights of the Round
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
Metal Slug X
Shock Troopers 2
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
Cloud Mario is like the best powerup ever! It's like he 1-uped my entire childhood memory of SMB3 with an outfit even more totally fitting the mood of "Marioness".
A few observations: How do you kiss someone through a fish bowl helmet? Did Capcom just do a once-over of the intro to base the levels in the game on? Why can't Scrooge play a bigger part in future Kingdom Hearts games?
...I watched this all the time as a kid. Looking at it now... what's their appeal? Also, apparently the rest of the entire Earth is normal, except for these humanoid chipmunk creatures. What exactly is the origin story here? Is it like Stewart Little? Does the world just take it in stride without even flinching?
Okay so I gotta say, Darkwing Duck's got one of my favorite old cartoon rogue's galleries. Other than that, that Launchpad guy was in pretty much all the Disney Afternoon stuff wasn't he?
Whenever I'd tell "the grownups" about how much I liked this cartoon show, I got some laughs I never understood. (If only I'd known how very little any adult EVER cares about listening to a kid talk about their favorite cartoons.)
Wow it's painful to watch this one now. I let a lot slide, how odd all the SMB2 references tossed in there were (I guess you've got to explain the arabian look of Toad's outfit somehow, but what a way to do it). Also, the kid in me wants to scream out that super stars don't make you fire mario, they make you invincible. Funny enough, Nintendo would just sort of screw consistancy and now stars do whatever Miyamoto wants them to do. The rap... wow... To top it all off, to this DAY they still try to toss in rapping cartoons to make things seem "hip". It's like, how ancient are the reptiles who make these decisions?
This kid has some serious escapism and delusion issues. Do his parents beat him? I mean he does seem really concerned about "someone coming" as though they'll take away the only thing that still makes him happy.
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