27th April 2010, 12:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 27th April 2010, 1:01 PM by Great Rumbler.)
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.
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.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.