Underrated TG-16/PCE games

[munchiaz]

As the title states, what do you guys think are underrated or under appreciated games for the turbo or PCE?

I would have to say Fantasy zone is one that comes to mind. Lots of fun, and a interesting take on a shooter.

[PunkicCyborg]

Energy and Wonder Momo

[jperryss]

As the title states, what do you guys think are underrated or under appreciated games for the turbo or PCE?

I would have to say Fantasy zone is one that comes to mind. Lots of fun, and a interesting take on a shooter.

Fantasy Zone and Ordyne are both a lot of fun (and cheap).

[Keith Courage]

Override!!! No one talks about that one nearly enough and its music rocks.

[retroguy]

Double Dungeons. That game gets a lot of hate, but I don't know why. I've always liked it because it strips old school dungeon crawlers to their bare essence. There's no party, no stats, barely any inventory to keep track of, just pure monster bashing action. That's not to say I don't enjoy games like Theron's Quest or Eye Of The Beholder because I do, but I like Double Dungeons more.

[Black Tiger]

Lords of the Rising Sun is lots of fun and probably has a greater variety of gameplay than any other aTurbo game.

Order of the Griffon is also underappreciated, which is a shame, since it's the single game worth owning a TG-16 for if you have a PCE.

Vasteel is one of the best Turbo games, but English speaking interest for it seems to mainly be as a collectible.

[Damon Plus]

Military Madness doesn't get near the praise it deserves. It should be included in every Top 100 best games ever. Not underrated to TG-16 players (debatable), but to general videogame players.

JJ and Jeff gets a lot of flack, but I think for a 1987 game it is a very good and tight Adventure Island clone. Amazing soundtrack.

Honorable mentions: Power Golf, World Court Tennis. Competent games that don't stand out because they are sports games.

[esteban]

Gomola Speed - Blah blah blah. I was too lazy to find an old post, copy it, and paste the content here. This game is wonderful and RARELY is discussed, let alone praised. DAMN SHAME.

Mesopotamia/Somer Assault - blah blah blah (another copy and paste candidate I was too lazy to hunt for). I dig quirky games, especially ones like this (puzzle/action).

Timeball - Broken record? Yup, I am. Anyway, about the game: f*ck YOU ALL. This is a great game, it's just that folks never give it a chance and/or are not fans of the puzzle genre to begin with. WHATEVER. Sure, the presentation should have been really KICK ASS (exquisite attention to aesthetic detail) instead of being the SPARTAN, UTILITARIAN version we got. Oh well. The core game is still  where the fun is at, so the nice visuals I lust for would only have been icing on the cake.

I used to always include China Warrior, JJ & Jeff, and Samurai Ghost in posts like these, but these games have had some support in the past few years so I won't repeat myself.

[Black Tiger]

Military Madness is one of the most praised TG-16 games among non-Turbo fans and made it in EGM's Top 100 games list, but the epic Neo Nectaris is painfully under appreciated.

[retroguy]

I like the concept of Timeball, but I can't move fast enough to figure the puzzles out before I get a game over. I assume that's where most of the criticism comes from. Spin Pair is more my speed.

[roflmao]

Double Dungeons. That game gets a lot of hate, but I don't know why. I've always liked it because it strips old school dungeon crawlers to their bare essence. There's no party, no stats, barely any inventory to keep track of, just pure monster bashing action. That's not to say I don't enjoy games like Theron's Quest or Eye Of The Beholder because I do, but I like Double Dungeons more.

QFT. This game rocks.

EDIT: To add my 2 cents, Hatris and Volfiev(d) are both enjoyable puzzle games that don't get very much attention.  I guess you'd have to be a fan of Qix to enjoy Volfied, but the Hatris enjoyment factor should be pretty universal.

[psychobear85]

As the title states, what do you guys think are underrated or under appreciated games for the turbo or PCE?

I would have to say Fantasy zone is one that comes to mind. Lots of fun, and a interesting take on a shooter.

Fantasy Zone and Ordyne are both a lot of fun (and cheap).

2 games I enjoy playing, I wouldn't think they are under rated thought.

[DesmondThe3rd]

Syd Mead's Terraforming I feel is kinda underrated especially since it's so rare now, but it's a very intense shooter in my opinion.

[Tatsujin]

victory run, kato-chan & ken-chan

[geise]

Override!!! No one talks about that one nearly enough and its music rocks.

This.   I usually talk praise for it in chat at pcengine.freeforums.org.  Sometimes around here.