good turbografx games

[deathgyunos]

hey. i'm a budding collector and i'm looking for a few turbografx games to add to my collection. i'm currently winning some auctions for bonk's adventure and the legendary axe, but i wanna own a few more and i don't really know what's good and what's bad. if anyone can help me out i'd really appreciate it.

[rolins]

A collector huh? Heres a few worth buying  

The Addams Family
China Warrior
Deep Blue
Fighting Street
Hit the Ice
It Came From the Desert

[deathgyunos]

i already have china warrior. it's second only to splatterhouse. i'll definitely look into the other ones you reccommended.

[PC Gaijin]

I think rolins might be kidding you with those suggestions.

Anyway, what genres do you like and are you interested in CD games? Here's some US HuCards I'd recommend:

Aero Blasters - horizontal shooter
Alien Crush or Devil's Crush - pinball
Blazing Lazers - vertical shooter
Bomberman or Bomberman '93 - multiplayer party game
Dragon's Curse - action platformer with RPG elements...great game
Dungeon Explorer - five player Gauntlet-like game
JJ & Jeff - slightly odd platformer, but it plays well enough and good Turbo platformers are rare
Klax - falling tiles puzzler
Military Madness - hex strategy game
Motoroader - five player overhead racing
Neutopia or Neutopia II - Zelda clones
Ninja Spirit - mostly side-scrolling action game
Parasol Stars - part of Bubble Bobble series
R-Type - horizontal shooter
Raiden - vertical shooter
Soldier Blade -vertical shooter
Splatterhouse - you already know about this  
Super Star Soldier - vertical shooter

As for Bonk games, I liked the first one the best. Revenge is longer, but I didn't like the way Bonk's spin was slowed down. The third game is just bad IMO. I'm also not too fond of Legendary Axe II, although the game has its fans. The first game is awesome though.

[rolins]

Yeah, I'm only kidding. This forum is stacked with theads for recommended games and what not. Can get very boring just to relist games over and over again. Well, just to add to PC Gaijin's list I say try out..

Time Cruise - Pinball game, second only to Devil's Crush
Tricky Kick - Great puzzle game.
Bloody Wolf - Awesome action shooter.
Last Alert - Similar to Bloody Wolf, but more like Ikari Warriors. Still cool, but terrible voice dubbing.
Dragon Spirit - Vertical shooter, it's tough but great
Dead Moon - A solid horiz.-shooter
Ordyne - Another horiz. shooter.
Forgotten Worlds - Awesome horiz-shooter.
Sidearms - One the best twitch shooter around.
Galaga 90 - should be obvious, great port of Galaga 88 with the ability to transform into a giant ship when you recapture three ships, this ability is not available in the arcade version.
Lords of Thunder - Horiz-shooter.
Gate of Thunder - horiz-shooter.

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[Ninja Spirit]

Soldier Blade -vertical shooter


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Soldier Blade got a US release?

[deathgyunos]

okay. i'm mostly into RPGs and stuff but i'll play almost anything as long as it doesn't sound stupid. and kidding or not it came from the desert looks pretty cool. i love the corny stuff.

[PC Gaijin]

Soldier Blade got a US release?

Yes.

okay. i'm mostly into RPGs and stuff but i'll play almost anything as long as it doesn't sound stupid. and kidding or not it came from the desert looks pretty cool. i love the corny stuff.

ICFTD is corny as hell. I'd like it better if the quality of the FMV wasn't so bad. Seriously, I wish Cinemaware had simply done 2D graphics for it like the computer versions. The FMV on a base Turbo CD is an amazing technical achievement, but it looks beyond horrible.

RPGs on HuCards are kind of rare (US releases). The Neutopia games are action RPGs like Zelda, Dungeon Explorer has some light RPG elements, as do Dragon's Curse and Cadash. Double Dungeons is a rather tedious and repetitive maze crawler (supports two players though). Order of the Griffon is the only full-blown RPG on HuCard in the US that I can think of. It's a pretty decent D&D game, but nothing like the typical JRPG.

If you're getting CD games as well, there's a bunch of options. The Ys games of course, along with Cosmic Fantasy 2 (bleh), the Exile games, DE II, Might & Magic, Legend of Heroes, and Dungeon Master. The problem with buying those games now is that some of them are (really) expensive.

[Keranu]

A collector huh? Heres a few worth buying  

The Addams Family
China Warrior
Deep Blue
Fighting Street
Hit the Ice
It Came From the Desert

However if you are like me, you'll love these games .

[deathgyunos]

yeah i know. turbografx is pretty light when concerning RPGs. that's why i also have several other systems. really right now i'm looking to my turbografx for a break from all the RPG action. i've played hundreds, and even made a couple. now i want some good ol' fashioned game goodness, mostly from splatterhouse and china warrior.

and corny as hell you say? perfect! and yeah, i want 'em but i don't expect too much graphically from the first ever cd game systems. or at least the turbo cd holds that honor.

[Dark Fact]

You also ought to check out the Valis Quadrilogy on Turbo CD.  Games 1 and 4 are in japanese only but games 2 and 3 did get a U.S. release (albeit with poor english dubbing).  If you get the opportunity, get a modded Turbo CD and start looking in online stores.  Some of the best games ever made for the Turbo were only released in Japan.  

Oh, and Deathgyunos, I can't help but notice that I'm not the only one who's seen Legend of the Crystals!  

[deathgyunos]

yep! it's my favorite anime. i'm gonna splurge and go for a copy of dungeon explorer. now i guess i need a turbotap and two more controllers. oh well. i know what i'm looking for in july...

[FM-77]

If you want RPGs, you're gonna have to get a CD unit. There are no Hucard RPGs that I know of (Neutopia is not an RPG).

[deathgyunos]

i'm not looking for any RPGs for this thing. i'm looking for mostly multiplayer games and ones my nephews could play. and i'm like a year away from being able to afford a turbo cd.