Which US Turbochip Games are better than the Japanese Hu Card counterparts?

[allyourblood]

Personally I prefer the PC Engine version of Magical Chase 

me too!  It doesn't cost 59020$

Eh, give it a couple more months.

[phipscube]

Ok, for a guy or gal wanting to primarily collect JP Hu-Card games, but also play all exclusives to US, play the text heavy games in English, and have Enhanced US versions over JP, it seems the list is something like this: -

Cadash (minor text maybe missed in JP version)
Darkwing Duck (US Only)
Falcon (US Only)
Gunboat (US Only)
Magical Chase ("Improvements" over JP version, although cost might outweigh it)
Military Madness (Nectaris in JP, Not playable due to text)
Neutopia (Not playable due to text)
Neutopia II (Not playable due to text)
Order of the Griffon (US Only)
R-Type (on one card and minor improvements to flickering, although slight resolution drop)
Tailspin (US Only)

Does this look about right?

[Otaking]

Magical Chase ("Improvements" over JP version, although cost might outweigh it)

Does this look about right?

As said I think the visuals in the US Magical Chase were altered for the worse in my opinion.  


Due to the US Magical Chase having a (relitive) low print run, it became an elusive game most TurboGrafx 16 collectors needed/need to complete their collection.
This is the only reason the price has gone up on the US version.
The graphics have slight alterations but whether which is better is only to taste, the US is not a superior or improved version to the JP PC Engine, but in the current climate it'll just cost you more.

To summarize if you want to go for a complete US Turbo Grafx collection then get a US MC, in all other circumstances the JP version is the way to go.
Saying that maybe it's easier for me as (other than Ys I&II) I own no US TurboGrafx games and have no intention of buying any in the future.

[phipscube]

Thanks for the advice

I do tend to prefer the Japanese styles more so I may well agree. I'll put both on an emulator and see what I prefer. I think realistically i'll just end up going for the Japanese version on the cost alone. Even then its a tad high. I'll be buying many more cheaper games before that anyway, hopefully at some point the "craze" for this game will die down.... or someone will find an "Undiscovered" warehouse full of NOS Magical Chase games and bring the price right down

[MotherGunner]

Does the JP Magical Chase have Japanese Text?  (Like in the stores, etc)?

[BigT]

Does the JP Magical Chase have Japanese Text?  (Like in the stores, etc)?

Yeah, the pumpkin headed shop-keeper sequences included Japanese text.

Overall, I think that the visual style of the US version is a slight improvement... to compare, look here:
http://www.superpcenginegrafx.net/dare_to_compare_mc.html