Greatest US Turbografx CD Game.

[DragonmasterDan]

I voted for Shadow of the Beast.  The TurboCD soundtrack shits all over the original one. 

And it doesn't have you pressing up to jump.

[Arkhan]

I voted for Shadow of the Beast.  The TurboCD soundtrack shits all over the original one. 

And it doesn't have you pressing up to jump.

yeah that too.

and the collision detection is better.

It's just a better game, lol.

Graphics suffer slightly, but overall, it's probably the best version.

[Gypsy]

I voted for Lords but it was close with Ys I-II.

[Lost Monkey]

I don't get how LoT is leading GoT at this point.. LoT is purely a visceral experience, and it is a good game, but GoT is so much better designed, balanced etc....

[Green]

Dungeon Explorer 2. Best music out the bunch IMO (even better than Lords of Thunder).
Great cutscenes with good voice acting, lots of characters to choose from, the right amount of challenge.
Love it and I'm a shooter guy.

[Necromancer]

There's a lot of greatness in this poll.  There's very few titles that don't rank as at least 'good'.

I went with Ys I & II because it's awesome in every way, Gate of Thunder because it's a perfect shewty with the added bonus of Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge, and Bomberman being along for the ride, and Godzilla because I figured he needed at least one vote.

[Asmikace]

Its hard to debate what is the greatest game on a format that manage to produce CD format games right compared to other systems. I voted for YS 1 & 2 just because it a killer launch game when it was released and still enjoyable to this day.

[Black Tiger]

I don't get how LoT is leading GoT at this point.. LoT is purely a visceral experience, and it is a good game, but GoT is so much better designed, balanced etc....

I don't think that Gate is better than Lords in most aspects and Lords is likely leading because it's more enjoyable for most people. When you break down everything, Lords does most things Gate does ten fold and has much more variety of experiences and aesthetics, even compared to arcade shooters at the time.

[Gypsy]

I honestly didn't even like Gate that much.

[DragonmasterDan]

I don't think that Gate is better than Lords in most aspects and Lords is likely leading because it's more enjoyable for most people. When you break down everything, Lords does most things Gate does ten fold and has much more variety of experiences and aesthetics, even compared to arcade shooters at the time.

Bingo,

Lords is a lot more accessible.

It has selectable armors, you can pick which stage to start with. There's a shop where you can buy weapons upgrades. It's not as balanced of a game. But it offers more novelty features for a 16-bit shooter than most other games, so I can see why it's so popular.

[jtucci31]

Oh man I sort of disagree here, I like Gate of Thunder way more than Lords of Thunder, even though I still love both. They're probably in my top 5. I don't think that accessibility is the only thing that LoT has going for it, and sometimes the music can be a bit too over the top for me with mindless guitar shredding (though that's not to say that it isn't sweet.) The soundtrack to GoT seems a bit more fitting for the game itself where it gets bumping or fast with whatever level you're on.

Some of the level design in LoT isn't as elaborate or cool as GoT. LoT, for me, could get pretty cluttered on screen with all of the gems. GoT had the sweet levels where those pillars would come in and out and you had to do some clever maneuvering throughout a lot of the levels.