TurboGrafx-16 Game Box for iPhone

[KingDrool]

Available now:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/turbografx-16-gamebox/id406585960?mt=8

Description

“Bonk's Adventure”, “Gradius”, “R-TYPE”, “Military Madness” & more… the TruboGrafx-16 classic games are back!
Now available on iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad!
Demo games are available for you to try out on a daily basis with more titles being added soon.

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"TurboGrafx-16 GameBox" is compatible with;
- iPhone 3GS or later
- iPod touch 3rd generation or later
- iPad
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■Exciting lineup!
TurboGrafx-16 GameBox is a free app with 16 unlockable games*1 within the app.
All time classic games right at your fingertips, all within this Application!

*1 One free game and 15 paid games.

■Featured Game
A new game is featured every day and you can play the demo to check it out.
Start the app and find out what’s featured on the title screen!

■Quick Save
With the “Quick Save” feature, you can easily save or load your saved game anytime, anywhere!
On a coffee break? Great, time for you to get back to the GameBox right where you left off!

■User Friendly Gameplay
There are 4 screen types and 3 control settings to choose from.
Games can be played both horizontally and vertically, also playable on iPad!

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16 Titles in TurboGrafx-16 GameBox
- World Sports Competition by HUDSON SOFT ★Free Game★
- Gradius by KONAMI
- Salamander by KONAMI
- R-Type by HUDSON SOFT
- Bonk's Adventure by HUDSON SOFT
- Bomberman '94 by HUDSON SOFT
- New Adventure Island by HUDSON SOFT
- Vigilante by Irem
- Ninja Spirit by Irem
- Military Madness by HUDSON SOFT
- Victory Run by HUDSON SOFT
- Soldier Blade by HUDSON SOFT
- Jaseiken Necromancer by HUDSON SOFT
- Dungeon Explorer by HUDSON SOFT
- World Class Baseball by HUDSON SOFT
- China Warrior by HUDSON SOFT

★ More titles will be added in the future, so please let us know what YOU want to play!

[Necromancer]

No buttons = no thanks.  Except for maybe Military Madness - that one probably plays okay.

[KingDrool]

Just played Bonk and Dungeon Explorer. Both play okay, though true, the lack of real buttons doesn't help matters.

You can download the app for free and play a different demo each day, though.

All in all, it's a pretty slick app if you can get past the button issue.

[Tatsujin]

If your phone can be set to Japanese Language, the whole TG-16 GUI will change into a jawesome PCE GUI (inkl. all cover arts).

[Arkhan]

How the hell are you gonna play RType with touchy controls.  That just sounds like a poor idea.  iPhones are going to be thrown at walls this Xmas.

[MotherGunner]

Support for Bluetooth controller?  If so, I'm in.

[KingDrool]

How the hell are you gonna play RType with touchy controls.  That just sounds like a poor idea.  iPhones are going to be thrown at walls this Xmas.

The standalone R-Type game for iPhone is actually surprisingly good. I haven't played the Turbo version, though.

No buttons = no thanks.  Except for maybe Military Madness - that one probably plays okay.

Actually, I played the demo of that one yesterday. Yeesh... It's tough to select the correct grid with the touch controls.

[BlackandBlue]

I have the TG emulator on my iphone (temper) and I find myself missing button pushes constantly. I dont think I have played a game on it for the longest time since it just didnt feel right.  Atleast the games developed for or ported to iOS are touch centric.   

[ceti alpha]

Yeah, I've tried playing the most basic shootie of them all - Space Invaders - on my Android phone and it was Failfest 2010. Duo-r was telling me that, on Android at least, you can use a Wiimote via bluetooth to play emulators. I just checked and you can do the same on the iPhone. So, that could work, but no buttons = no good. Not only are your fingers covering the action, but you keep checking to see if your fingers are in the right spot.

On another note, it just seems wrong that we should have to pay for TG games twice. But for people who are new to the system it's great exposure for the TG. For me, if it's not free, no thanks.

[blueraven]

I have a 3G, and I cant get it. No OpenGL support. I'm f*cking pissed.

Hudson is charging 2.99 and 3.99 for games as well.

Rating the app 1 star for FAILtastic.

[ceti alpha]

I have a 3G, and I cant get it. No OpenGL support. I'm f*cking pissed.

Hudson is charging 2.99 and 3.99 for games as well.

Rating the app 1 star for FAILtastic.

Sheesh. I can see $2.99 for the emulator, but the games themselves should be under a dollar.

[Duo_R]

Android FTW

[ceti alpha]

Android FTW

 

BTW, I can't find the PCE Emu on Applanet. I guess you just have to dish out the change for the emu and then load up the roms? I'm guessing it just takes the same roms as anything else, eh?

[blueraven]

My neighbor just got it for his 4G and he says it's the shit.
I then showed him Blazing Lazers in Full CRT glory.

[nikdog]

Android FTW

 

BTW, I can't find the PCE Emu on Applanet. I guess you just have to dish out the change for the emu and then load up the roms? I'm guessing it just takes the same roms as anything else, eh?

The Emulator itself is free.