RetroGamer PCE Top10

[Tatsujin]

http://www.retrogamer.net/top_10/top-ten-pc-engine-games/

beside a top10 PCE is way too short for an amazing system that the PCE is, not even bad considering that niche games like gomola have made it into it.

but no gate of thunder, winds of thunder, star parodier, nexzr etc?

[roflmao]

That wouldn't be *my* top 10, but those are all excellent picks.

[Black Tiger]

It's neat that the PCE gets mentioned from time to time in various places, but that list reads like a typical "I just found out about the PC Engine 30 min" article. Complete with multiple out-of-context "8-bit" references, oblivious to the complete R-Type TurboChip (while still giving matter-of-fact recommendations to "collectors"), "Splatterhouse is hard to tell apart from the arcade", Genjin games were multi-plat because the Turbo tanked, SFII' can't use the tap or 6 button pads, Spriggan is a Super CD, etc.

[Tatsujin]

lol yeah. didn't even read that deep into the discriptions.

tons of erata to be found. also that spriggan mark 2 is not made by compile, when even the title screen says it. lol.

but the splatterhouse text is funny too. saying that the mcfly version is so superior, but pce comes close to arcade, when the marty version in fact is nothing different than the arcade version or even bit worser (graphically wise). autsch.

paul should hold an educational word with them.

[Otaking]

That wouldn't be *my* top 10, but those are all excellent picks.

+1

[Tatsujin]

and the legacy goes on

http://www.retrogamer.net/top_10/top-ten-pc-engine-gt-games/

[Necromancer]

Like B.T. said, it's cool seeing peeps enjoy the OBEY but would it kill 'em to do a little research and get their shit straight?

[esteban]

Like B.T. said, it's cool seeing peeps enjoy the OBEY but would it kill 'em to do a little research and get their shit straight?

Exactly.

It's neat that the PCE gets mentioned from time to time in various places, but that list reads like a typical "I just found out about the PC Engine 30 min" article. Complete with multiple out-of-context "8-bit" references, oblivious to the complete R-Type TurboChip (while still giving matter-of-fact recommendations to "collectors"), "Splatterhouse is hard to tell apart from the arcade", Genjin games were multi-plat because the Turbo tanked, SFII' can't use the tap or 6 button pads, Spriggan is a Super CD, etc.

30-35 minutes, tops.


You gotta love this, I guess RetroGamer's quality hasn't improved much (I had a subscription back in 2005-2006, and while I totally enjoyed reading it, even I could find errors with many articles. I didn't have a clue on the UK computer scene, though, so I enjoyed those articles the most.

I liked the interviews with 80's developers the most, though.

[Otaking]

I used to be a subscriber to Retro Gamer magazine for years, even though it wasn't perfect and made the odd mistake I still thought it was great to have a printed magazine in this era.

This other "Retro" magazine http://www.readretro.com also piqued my interest but I never got round to subscribing.

[esteban]

I used to be a subscriber to Retro Gamer magazine for years, even though it wasn't perfect and made the odd mistake I still thought it was great to have a printed magazine in this era.

This other "Retro" magazine http://www.readretro.com also piqued my interest but I never got round to subscribing.

I'll check that out.

I'm a finicky person. If someone is writing about a domain I'm knowledgable in, I am rarely pleased. If someone is writing about a topic beyond my experience, though, I am much less worried about any flaws, even though they are probably there. IGNORANCE IS TRULY BLISS.

[lukester]

and the legacy goes on

http://www.retrogamer.net/top_10/top-ten-pc-engine-gt-games/

"Super Adventure Island" :\

Also, I think Parasol Stars is a better choice than Don Doko Don.

[Nando]

There are so many great threads here with so much insight about the history of our beloved Obey that it needs to be turned into an article and shared across the Internets.... Hmmmmm *gears spinning*

The PCFX Tome of Obey

[sunteam_paul]

Don Doko Don should not be in there.

[Black Tiger]

Retro Gamer was fun to read and like a European Gamefan.

Retro is the worst mag I've ever flipped through and caters to hip collectors.

[bob]

These were printed in retro gamer like a year ago. They just posted this online now?
Its interesting, there has been some turbo/PCE activity in the RG forum lately. I think they might have more of a feature in the works. Coming soon?  Who knows.