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NEC PC-Engine/SuperGrafx => PC Engine/SuperGrafx Discussion => Topic started by: jeffg on June 17, 2010, 02:15:40 PM
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I am interested in getting Air Zonk, Bonk 3, and Terraforming.
Out of those do they all play the same US vs PCE version and would i be missing out on much if I go the cheap route and get the PCE versions?
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Bonk 3 aka PC Genjin 3 is Hucard only (in japan). except the case you have an adaptor, it won't work on a US System.
the other two won't give you any troubles. in contrary, going the (cheap) japanese CD-shumps way can be only WIN.
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Terraforming is identical between regions. Air Zonk (PC Denjin) and Bonk 3 (PC Genjin 3) are practically identical for all intents and purposes, save for the graphical behavior of Bonk/Zonk when "powered up."
And you'll need a region adapter for PC Denjin to work on a US system as well as for PC Genjin 3. Terraforming is a CD game and doesn't have region lockout.
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cool, i snagged a pc engine duo-r for my cd playing anyways, so i am covered there.
That sounds great, i will just save a bunch of cash then and go JP way
What other PCE shmups do you guys recommend, and what English friendly PCE games are good?
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oh, sorry nat. sure you're right about the air zonk. lol, i had super air zonk aka cd denjin in mind. my bad!
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Haha...yeah Air Zonk. When you power up with the cow it's definitely different in the Japanese one. :mrgreen:
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cool, i snagged a pc engine duo-r for my cd playing anyways, so i am covered there.
That sounds great, i will just save a bunch of cash then and go JP way
What other PCE shmups do you guys recommend, and what English friendly PCE games are good?
Parodious Da! (Hu-Card)
Spriggan (CD-ROM2)
Download (Hu-Card)
Dracula X (Super CD-ROM2) *expensive* You might be familiar with this one by now :wink:
Salamander a.k.a Life Force (Hu-Card)
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
EDIT: Stuck Drac X in there just for the hell of it.
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sure both of the Thunders must be in there ;)
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sure both of the Thunders must be in there ;)
Yes-indeedy :)
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how about Final Soldier, Gradius. Twin Bees?
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cool, i snagged a pc engine duo-r for my cd playing anyways, so i am covered there.
That sounds great, i will just save a bunch of cash then and go JP way
What other PCE shmups do you guys recommend, and what English friendly PCE games are good?
Parodious Da! (Hu-Card)
Spriggan (CD-ROM2)
Download (Hu-Card)
Dracula X (Super CD-ROM2) *expensive* You might be familiar with this one by now :wink:
Salamander a.k.a Life Force (Hu-Card)
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
EDIT: Stuck Drac X in there just for the hell of it.
Image Fight will quite possibly give you the most bang for the buck of any game in the whole library. Image Fight 2 is awesome as well, but a little more expensive. Well worth it if you like the first.
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how about Final Soldier, Gradius. Twin Bees?
not bad, but not top as well.
better go with solder blade, salamander, gradius II and parodius da! instead :)
sure i like gradius 1 very much as well.
and get you a Star Parodia!
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how about Final Soldier, Gradius. Twin Bees?
not bad, but not top as well.
better go with solder blade, salamander, gradius II and parodius da! instead :)
sure i like gradius 1 very much as well.
and get you a Star Parodia!
Ah, Star Parodier. I just got that one today. :D IMHO it's not as good as say Spriggan, but it's a great shootie.
EDIT- @ Rag-time4 Is Image Fight that good? Explain please. :mrgreen:
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how about Final Soldier, Gradius. Twin Bees?
not bad, but not top as well.
better go with solder blade, salamander, gradius II and parodius da! instead :)
sure i like gradius 1 very much as well.
and get you a Star Parodia!
Ah, Star Parodier. I just got that one today. :D IMHO it's not as good as say Spriggan, but it's a great shootie.
EDIT- @ Rag-time4 Is Image Fight that good? Explain please. :mrgreen:
Yes, it really is that good. You get a game that's as fun as just about any $50+ game for 10-20 bucks.
It's got some absolutely killer bosses, and it's a really hard game overall. The thing is though that you get so much play control with the red pods that there is a perfect balance to the difficulty. I never felt like it was difficult in a cheap way. When I got my butt kicked a few times in a row I would always get a feeling that I could get better and rarely felt frustrated.
Here are a couple reviews:
http://www.videogameden.com/hucard/reviews/imf.htm (I helped with this one)
http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/search/label/Image%20Fight (http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/search/label/Image Fight)
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That's it! I am getting Image Fight!
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hmm english friendly PCE games....how about Genji Tsushin Agedama and Jackie Chan?
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That's it! I am getting Image Fight!
By the way, there is a high-resolution-mode code for Image Fight (it's an Irem game!), and there is also a code that lets you play as Mr. Heli - who is the star of another cool Irem game!
EDIT~ Another interesting tidbit, which is what really got me interested in the game, is that according to the producer of Radiant Silvergun, Image Fight was a key design inspration. (wikipedia link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiant_Silvergun)) I think that to have that status, especially for a game as highly regarded as Radiant Silvergun, any inspirational game would have to be a special one.
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That's it! I am getting Image Fight!
By the way, there is a high-resolution-mode code for Image Fight (it's an Irem game!), and there is also a code that lets you play as Mr. Heli - who is the star of another cool Irem game!
EDIT~ Another interesting tidbit, which is what really got me interested in the game, is that according to the producer of Radiant Silvergun, Image Fight was a key design inspration. (wikipedia link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiant_Silvergun)) I think that to have that status, especially for a game as highly regarded as Radiant Silvergun, any inspirational game would have to be a special one.
Oh yeah, we were discussing that in the newly bumped thread.
Image Fight the inspiration for Radient Silvergun? Didn't see that coming...
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if you can call yourself an owner of either a Playstation or Saturn, you have to get Image Fight on one those systems as well. Otherwise, the pce would do just fine :)
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if you can call yourself an owner of either a Playstation or Saturn, you have to get Image Fight on one those systems as well. Otherwise, the pce would do just fine :)
oops I better get myself one for the Saturn and/or PCE then! hehe
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if you can call yourself an owner of either a Playstation or Saturn, you have to get Image Fight on one those systems as well. Otherwise, the pce would do just fine :)
I really want that playstation version, but haven't bought it yet due to price.
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if you can call yourself an owner of either a Playstation or Saturn, you have to get Image Fight on one those systems as well. Otherwise, the pce would do just fine :)
Are there any major diffs? If not I would rather have the PCE version just because I am an NEC nut. ;)
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SS/PSX Image Fight is 100% arcade accurate (sort of). the PCE one is quite down-trimmed, compared. It's not like R-Type, of which the PCE one is almost looking like its arcade pendant.
and in additional, you will get a 2nd game on the disc -> X-Multipy. which is IMO, one of the weirdest, strangest & coolest shooter together, Irem ever did. check Yu0tube for vids. The music is awesome as well :)
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SS/PSX Image Fight is 100% arcade accurate (sort of). the PCE one is quite down-trimmed, compared. It's not like R-Type, of which the PCE one is almost looking like its arcade pendant.
and in additional, you will get a 2nd game on the disc -> X-Multipy. which is IMO, one of the weirdest, strangest & coolest shooter together, Irem ever did. check Yu0tube for vids. The music is awesome as well :)
Really?!? I didn't even know there was an arcade version. Japanese only maybe?
Man, this might be a difficult choice. Are the 32-Bit versions import only? If so I know where I can get one of those "import discs" for my PSX locally for about $15.
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SS/PSX Image Fight is 100% arcade accurate (sort of). the PCE one is quite down-trimmed, compared. It's not like R-Type, of which the PCE one is almost looking like its arcade pendant.
and in additional, you will get a 2nd game on the disc -> X-Multipy. which is IMO, one of the weirdest, strangest & coolest shooter together, Irem ever did. check Yu0tube for vids. The music is awesome as well :)
Really?!? I didn't even know there was an arcade version. Japanese only maybe?
Man, this might be a difficult choice. Are the 32-Bit versions import only? If so I know where I can get one of those "import discs" for my PSX locally for about $15.
Yes, the 32-Bit versions are import only, and the playstation version is pretty expensive.
Also yes, the arcade version was Japan only.
Personally I haven't tried the playstation or saturn versions, but I know for a fact that the PCE version gives you the benefit of selectable difficulty level.
You might be able to find a complete copy of Image Fight for the same price as the "import disc" you would need to load the playstation version.
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I'm not sure about the Image Fight Arcade, could be oversea released. Image Fight Console = NTSC-J only
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I'm not sure about the Image Fight Arcade, could be oversea released. Image Fight Console = NTSC-J only
On second thought, I'm not 100% sure if Image Fight arcade was released in the U.S., but I don't think it was. The NES version is the only U.S. version that I think we got. (lame version, btw)
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Image Fight II is a beast! and penalty stage on the original Image Fight is brutal.
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Image Fight II is a beast! and penalty stage on the original Image Fight is brutal.
How would you compare the penalty zone in Image Fight I to the penalty zone in Image Fight II?