NEC "holy f*ck!" moments?

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What would you consider a "holy f*ck!" moments for the NEC systems? Something like a part of a game that made you go "whoa!" Was it seeing Jagu at the end of Legendary Axe? The opening sequence to Ys? The mega bosses in Lords of Thunder? Or a something from a PC Engine game that most of us American gamers haven't seen yet?

What's your favorite "awe" moment?

[Retrocool]

Definitely Ys 1-2.  I was enthralled with the beginning story telling and realized CD would be the way to go.  2nd would have been Alien Crush.  I love pinball machines and I loved horror movies and this just seem to combined the two together.

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I'd have to agree with Ys, specifically, the end of part one and the scene intro to part to. Although the first level of Dracula X is a close second - It made me realize just how much untapped potential the Turbo had.

[Arkhan]

China Warrior jump kicking off the title screen straight into the game.

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Another moment for me was seeing the Turbo Express for the first time. I couldn't believe a portable like that could even exist!  ]

[KingDrool]

I loved the TurboGrafx-16, but wasn't truly blown away until I booted up the Duo for the first time and started playing Gate of Thunder. I'd never seen or heard anything like that in a videogame.

[TheMilford]

Ys... the Book I intro was "wow"! but the intro to Book II was "holy f@ck!". I had never imagined video games could be that cool.

Before Ys, Double Dungeons and Dungeon Explorer really defined the coolness of the system for me and I played many hours on those... Bonk's Adventure really sealed the deal that I had made the right choice back on Christmas 1990.

Ys made me a lifer.

[Black Tiger]

Kabukiden is full of them, but most are spoilery. Here's one that won't ruin the game if you haven't played it yet-

http://youtube.com/#/watch?v=yNxgVyZLOp0


Ys II opening cinema was shocking, as it played off of the ending of Y's for SMS.

That tenticle boss in Sapphire.

The part in TMII when Kinnu finally snaps.

All the Dark Falz style full screen bosses in Neo Metal Fantasy.

Ys III narrated opening pics.

Air Zonk title screen.

Spriggin Mark 2 stage 1.

That giant boss on a bed of lava in Spriggin.

The opening cinema of Ys IV.

Neutopia first and last bosses.

Too many to list in Snatcher, the maggoty skull is particularly memorable.

Discovering the classupgrades in Dungeon Explorer II.

Discovering the Harmit in Dungeon Explorer without being tipped off.

Seeing Alien Crush for the first time.

Waiting after the credits of Bloody Wolf, in case they give you a cheat code or second quest or something... And receiving both. Then it happens again.

Surfing in Dracula X.

Vegas girl in Parodius Da.

Final boss in Salamander.

Stage 1 of Gradius 2.

The barrel stage in Metamor Jupitor.

Gulverboy Ys-style mecha battles.

Every moment of Legend of Xanadu II.

Boss stages of Legend of Xanadu.

Lucifeller in Tengai Makyou Ziria.

Dungeon Explorer II opening cinemas. Found the game in my mail box during lunch break of high school. My friends and I watched through to the title screen and the silence was only broken when one of them asked "you're not going back to school are you?"

Monster Lair bosses.

Ninja Spirit stage 1 and 3 bosses.

Everything in Lords and Gate of Thunder. Highlights include final area of fire stage in Lords and first area of Dark City in Gate.

Dragon Slayer opening cinema.

Neutopia title screen.

The Alpha Zones in Keith Courage.

Double giant Bonk action in Bonk 3 HuCard.

Most of the bosses and so many of the stages of Super Darius and Super Darius 2.

Everything in Star Parodia.

Stage 3 of Magical Chase.

Aeroblasters stage 2 tunnel section and boss fight.

Splatterhouse chainsaw arm boss.

John Madden Duo CD Football ending cinema.

The golden temple boss in Shapeshifter.

Mysty crater section in Terraforming.

Necross battles.

Benkei Gaiden soundtrack.

Batman cinemas.

Forgotten Worlds stage 1 boss.

Everything in Gekisha Boy.

[SMF]

TV Sports Football, The player crashing thru the screen got me excited...........Then I played it and relized the start up screen was the best part about the game.

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I just had a "holy f*ck" moment after seeing Black Tiger's post! Thanks guys!

[esteban]

I just had a "holy f*ck" moment after seeing Black Tiger's post! Thanks guys!

hahahahhaa.

I second that.

[MotherGunner]

When Beemer gave away a shit ton of Sapphires...

[jayamine]

Yeah, first time I popped in Ys. First CD game I'd ever played. That would be the big one.

The ending to Cosmic Fantasy 2. Don't want to spoil, let's just say I hadn't got very far into Phantasy Star II yet.

Going back to Darm Tower in Ys IV.

Watching Natas go crazy in DE2.

And grinding all the f***** way up to level 16 in Exile 2 only to NOT get that final level up.

Watching the ending to Dungeon Master: Theron's Qu --- oh wait, nevermind :-(

[jayamine]

Oh I forgot one ...
the first time I saw Ooga Bonk, Dabba Dooba, Ooga Mooga!

[spenoza]

Gate of Thunder was the first PCE game that showed me the system could do stuff the others guys couldn't. Aeroblasters was the first game to convince me the system was an equal.