best CD based games

[nat]

I'm not terribly familiar with the PC Engine library, but at least as far as US releases go I think you are better off with HuCards for platformers.

That seems.... silly.

Wondlerboy in monstlerlair wasn't mentioned yet.

Right.

Wonderboy III: Monster Lair is a great platformer/shooter hybrid and a damn fine game.

Other notable CD platformers:

Faussete Amour is a cool, unique title with an interesting soundtrack.

Taito's Bubble Bobble II: Rainbow Islands is a virtually arcade-perfect port (probably the only one in existence, and certainly the only one of its era).

Shape Shifter separates the boys from the men. I must be a man, because I f*cking love it.

Everyone knows about Shadow of the Beast.

I'm a huge fan of cartridge-based Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure, but if you're really only going for CD games Bonk 3 CD is more or less the same, with a slightly inferior (in my opinion) redbook soundtrack.

A re-titled Wonderboy V, released on the system as Dynastic Hero is a worthy purchase as long as you don't overpay for the U.S. version. It is the direct sequel to the 4th Wonderboy game, Dragon's Curse.

[Sadler]

At the risk of sounding retarded, why is that silly?

Monster Lair is definitely cool, I guess I always considered more of a shooter. Shaper Shifter is better than I initially gave it credit for, but its platforming elements aren't the high point of that game.

[Necromancer]

At the risk of sounding retarded, why is that silly?

Limiting yourself to one format or the other is always silly.  Sticking to hueys only would make you miss out on Camp California, Shadow of the Beast, Prince of Persia, Dynastic Hero (pricey but good), Exile and Exile: Wicked Phenomenon (half RPGs, half platformers), Shape Shifter, Valis II, and Valis III; including PCE games makes it even sillier, as few huey platformers are even close to the awesomeness of Dracula X.

[Sadler]

At the risk of sounding retarded, why is that silly?

Limiting yourself to one format or the other is always silly.  Sticking to hueys only would make you miss out on Camp California, Shadow of the Beast, Prince of Persia, Dynastic Hero (pricey but good), Exile and Exile: Wicked Phenomenon (half RPGs, half platformers), Shape Shifter, Valis II, and Valis III; including PCE games makes it even sillier, as few huey platformers are even close to the awesomeness of Dracula X.

That's fair. I wasn't trying to say he should play only chip games, I was trying to say he should play chip games in addition to CD games. I guess part of the problem is genre definitions. When someone says "platformer" I think Bonk, Mario and Sonic style games. I don't think Exile or Dracula X, though I freely admit both have platforming elements. At some point the definition is vague enough that we might as well be referring to "side scrollers". 

[munchiaz]

I'm not only going to play CD based games. Since I'm new to the turbo i just wanted some suggestions of games to get. i guess this should be changed to best games for the turbo grafx-16/duo