HOORAY! HOORAY! I've Finally Gotten A TurboGrafx-16 Today!

[nat]

I always hide behind something when I mention Xevious. 

I like playing it on one of those plug-in controller things, so I should grab it for the Turbo sometime.

The PCE version has an original game as well as the arcade on it from what I understand.

Xevious is a great game, and the PCE version is pretty good. All the naysayers are goofballs. Granted, you probably have to be a fan of early arcade shoot-em-ups to get excited about it, but still....

I'm a really big fan of Space Invaders, Galaxian, Galaga, etc, but still think Xevious is a pretty large pile of donkey excrement.

I really dig the BOSS MUSIC in Keith Courage. It really evokes a wonderful atmosphere. The boss battles do NOT live up to this epic song, but at least we can enjoy the music, right?

I agree. The boss fights in Keith Courage are a joke. I remember the first time I beat the level 5 bosses, the game didn't proceed to the next level. The music kept playing, I could walk around the boss room but the rainbow never came. We called the TG-16 hint line and I remember they told me my TG-16 had probably overheated or something. I was pissed.

The music in KC is interesting. Both the underworld tunes and the boss tune are some of the system's best PSG music, IMO. On the other hand, the overworld tunes are complete and utter garbage.

[esteban]

I agree. The boss fights in Keith Courage are a joke. I remember the first time I beat the level 5 bosses, the game didn't proceed to the next level. The music kept playing, I could walk around the boss room but the rainbow never came. We called the TG-16 hint line and I remember they told me my TG-16 had probably overheated or something. I was pissed.

The music in KC is interesting. Both the underworld tunes and the boss tune are some of the system's best PSG music, IMO. On the other hand, the overworld tunes are complete and utter garbage.

Oh yeah, I don't get the overworld tunes... they're totally lame! If the overworld tunes were awesome, maybe playing the overworld levels would seem less tedious and monotonous.

[Keranu]

I always hide behind something when I mention Xevious. 

I didn't know there were actual Xevious haters. How can one hate such a revolutionary game? Not only did it do much for the shooter genre, but it's a really fun game itself. The PCE one is especially cool because it has this really awesome song in it.

[Necromancer]

The PCE version has an original game as well as the arcade on it from what I understand.

Then it's definitely on my list.

[Game and Watch Kirby]

Stop playing with your elbows, silly.  That's what your hands are for. 

I have a habit of lying down on my side with my arm supporting myself as I play, which could have pressured it a bit as I've played Keith Courage in Alpha Zones that time (I'm trying to kick it, however). Besides, any part of the arm can hurt when playing .

The music in KC is interesting. Both the underworld tunes and the boss tune are some of the system's best PSG music, IMO. On the other hand, the overworld tunes are complete and utter garbage.

Oh yeah, I don't get the overworld tunes... they're totally lame! If the overworld tunes were awesome, maybe playing the overworld levels would seem less tedious and monotonous.

I actually like both of the village music tracks. I seem to perfer the second one, though it is less distinctive for me, but the first one is pretty enjoyable, too. The only music I fell is a downer, however, is the second battle theme.

Here's a picture of the TurboGrafx-16 that I've gotten from SuperPCEngineGrafx:



I apologize for the certain amount of blurriness of the photo, as my cell phone was the only camera available for me to use. That is Keith Courage in Alpha Zones on the right and Takin' It to the Hoop on the left .

[Keranu]

Hey I'd love to hear what you think of Takin' It To The Hoop as well! I've always enjoyed that one myself. There is one member here that I often like to mention who really loves TV Sports Basketball, but I haven't been able to like that one as he has. He made it sound phenomenal in one of his posts though!

[Turbo D]

Stop playing with your elbows, silly.  That's what your hands are for. 

I have a habit of lying down on my side with my arm supporting myself as I play, which could have pressured it a bit as I've played Keith Courage in Alpha Zones that time (I'm trying to kick it, however). Besides, any part of the arm can hurt when playing .

Ya, sometimes my forearm gets tired/sore when I play with it too long.

[ceti alpha]

The music in KC is interesting. Both the underworld tunes and the boss tune are some of the system's best PSG music, IMO. On the other hand, the overworld tunes are complete and utter garbage.

Yeah, the music for KC (underworld/boss music) was actually really quite good. I haven't listened to the music in years and years, but I can still imagine almost crystal clear in my head.  :-"

[Necromancer]

Ya, sometimes my forearm gets tired/sore when I play with it too long.

Wait..... I thought we were talking about video games. 

Yeah, the music for KC (underworld/boss music) was actually really quite good. I haven't listened to the music in years and years, but I can still imagine almost crystal clear in my head.  :-"

Agreed, the tunes are pretty good, and the sound effects are decent as well.  The only sound that really bugs me is the annoying squeak of Keith's butter knife attack in the overworld.

[ceti alpha]

Wait..... I thought we were talking about video games.  Smile

Har Har!! 

[Black Tiger]

Agreed, the tunes are pretty good, and the sound effects are decent as well.  The only sound that really bugs me is the annoying squeak of Keith's butter knife attack in the overworld.

The Alpha Zone sfx and music "sound" really impressed me as a Genesis player when I first saw the TG-16 at some kind of trade show.

[turbokon]

I will always remember sound when you get beam up into the rainbow and turn into a badass mach.

[Game and Watch Kirby]

Hey I'd love to hear what you think of Takin' It To The Hoop as well! I've always enjoyed that one myself. There is one member here that I often like to mention who really loves TV Sports Basketball, but I haven't been able to like that one as he has. He made it sound phenomenal in one of his posts though!

I've been able to beat Keith Courage in Alpha Zones today ! I wouldn't be able to say how many times I've tried beating the last boss, but I could say it was a large effort in around 7 times. The ending had flashing colors (the type that could give seizures) in beautiful variations, and the music for it was also high greatness (I could listen to it over and over again O:)). It turns out that the game was based on the comic that was made for it more than I thought.

I did play Takin' It to the Hoop for a bit after that, too. I really did enjoy it! It's one of the cutest basketball games I've ever seen. It looks a lot like Double Dribble for the NES (but without the voice clips within it). The music in that game is really GOOD . I would love to record a soundtrack for it! The first Exibition game I've played against the TurboGrafx-16, though, had me lost to it by 101 points (The Seattle team had 167 points, while Boston ended with 66).

I'm looking forward to playing Takin' It to the Hoop again sometime soon .

[Keranu]

Congratulations on beating Keith Courage! I love the ending for that game too, it's one of those feel good endings. If you ever play through the game again and want to know a fun glitch for the last boss, when jumping down into the boss room, land as close as to the boss as you can. When this happens, the boss will be stuck and can't hurt you. 

The computer in Takin' It To the Hoop whoops me pretty bad too, but I still enjoy it. It's nice to hear someone praising it's music because there is a nice quality to it when I think about it.

[nat]

(The Seattle team had 167 points, while Boston ended with 66).

That's because Seattle > Everything else.