PC engine game reviews & manuals

[Tatsujin]

funny that they didn't change the stage order error in the pce fan release.

[lkermel]

funny that they didn't change the stage order error in the pce fan release.

Is there a stage order error in the original game ? I didn't know about this.

[Tatsujin]

No, but in the manual. Check yours. The pictures from stage 1, 2 & 3 are mixed up with those from stage 4, 5 & 6

[lkermel]

You're totally right !!!  I've probably looked at this manual hundreds of time and never realized they put the pics in the wrong order  ... nice find !!

[lkermel]

More updates and manuals:

Coryoon - PC Engine

Yo !

[lkermel]

More updates and manuals:

Tatsujin - PC Engine

Yo !

[ceti alpha]

Nice screenshots of Tatsujin! Interesting write-ups too. Sounds like this one really is crazy difficult. She goes for a pretty penny though, doesn't she?

Good to know that this shootie has a slim/arcade screen mode. I'll add that to the list. I wonder how many more games have the hidden option.    http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=4934.0

Thanks for posting the update!   

[futurematt]

Nice screenshots of Tatsujin! Interesting write-ups too. Sounds like this one really is crazy difficult. She goes for a pretty penny though, doesn't she?

Good to know that this shootie has a slim/arcade screen mode. I'll add that to the list. I wonder how many more games have the hidden option.    http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=4934.0

Thanks for posting the update!   

Great information! I have listed a new comment on that thread, relating to whether the image dimensions are actually increased as we know resultion to be measured (like on a camera) as opposed to simpy redrawing the image - I will test on an emulator.

[lkermel]

Waooo, Ceti, this is a great thread !!! I've always wondered why the option was hidden away in most of the games... it is, I think, an amazing feature that should be included in ALL option menus
As far as I noticed, the arcade mode on Tatsujin seems to give more breathing space with identical sprites, so they (I think) use the Hires mode. I'll let you know if I know of any other games not listed on your awesome thread.

Thanks for posting the update!

Y'welcome

[ceti alpha]

Waooo, Ceti, this is a great thread !!! I've always wondered why the option was hidden away in most of the games... it is, I think, an amazing feature that should be included in ALL option menus
As far as I noticed, the arcade mode on Tatsujin seems to give more breathing space with identical sprites, so they (I think) use the Hires mode. I'll let you know if I know of any other games not listed on your awesome thread.

Thanks for posting the update!

Y'welcome

No problem. I hope you can find more games with an arcade mode! 

[lkermel]

New review and manual:

War of the Dead - PC Engine

I'm really excited about this one. I've always been attracted by War of the Dead but the password system just killed the experience. This review was a lot of work but it allowed me to unearth a really enjoyable (yet dated)  role playing game.

Nb. Sorry Ceti, no arcade mode in this one 

[ceti alpha]

New review and manual:

War of the Dead - PC Engine

I'm really excited about this one. I've always been attracted by War of the Dead but the password system just killed the experience. This review was a lot of work but it allowed me to unearth a really enjoyable (yet dated)  role playing game.

Nb. Sorry Ceti, no arcade mode in this one 

Curses! hehe

I wonder if someone sent this game to Romero he would add it to the canon of his zombie franchise. 

[lkermel]

New review and manual:

Shadow of the Beast - PC Engine

[sunteam_paul]

New review and manual:

Shadow of the Beast - PC Engine

Typo in the write-up. It says FM Town instead of FM Towns.

Otherwise great stuff, keep it coming.

[lkermel]

Thanks Paul for the heads-up, just fixed it
I've also added a note about Shadow of the Beast frustrating dead-ends. Although this PCE port is better (and easier) than the original Amiga version,  they've still included a couple of really annoying dead ends - I mean, you can get stuck if you don't pick up the correct items and you can't even backtrack to previous areas to retrieve them... that's poor game design...