I never knew how arcade a home console could feel. The PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 is so underrated it's insane. I always saw it had a few of my arcade favorites on it, but it wasn't until recently I gave it a try on my retro box setup. Man! They're good..
Favorite top 10 by Time Played..
- Chew-Man-Fu (USA)
- Devil's Crush (USA)
- Raiden (USA)
- F1 Circus (Japan)
- Volfied (Japan)
- King of Casino (USA)
- Detana!! TwinBee (Japan)
- R-Type (USA)
- Alien Crush (USA)
- 1943 Kai (Japan)
Others I tried that are good (alph order)..
- Blazing Lazers (USA)
- Bonk 3 - Bonk's Big Adventure (USA)
- Bonk's Adventure (USA)
- Bonk's Revenge (USA)
- Cyber Core (USA)
- Download (Japan)
- Final Soldier (Japan)
- Galaga '90 (USA)
- Kyuukyoku Tiger (Japan)
- Ninja Spirit (USA)
- Operation Wolf (Japan)
- Override (Japan)
- R-Type I (Japan)
- R-Type II (Japan) (v1.1)
- Rabio Lepus Special (Japan)
- Splatterhouse (USA)
- Super Star Soldier (USA)
- Time Cruise (USA)
- Time Cruise II (Japan)
- Xevious - Fardraut Saga (Japan)
More I tried but just OK, a little rough (alph order)..
- After Burner II (Japan)
- AV Poker - World Gambler (Japan) (Unl)
- Bomberman (USA)
- Break In (Japan)
- Columns (Japan)
- Coryoon - Child of Dragon (Japan)
- Daisenpuu (Japan)
- Don Doko Don! (Japan)
- Dragon Saber (Japan)
- Final Soldier - Special Version (Japan) (En)
- Gradius (Japan)
- Gunhed (Japan)
- Gunhed - Special Version (Japan)
- Jigoku Meguri (Japan)
- Mizubaku Daibouken (Japan)
- New Adventure Island (USA)
- P-47 - The Freedom Fighter (Japan)
- Parodius Da! - Shinwa kara Owarai e (Japan)
- Sinistron (USA)
- Soldier Blade (USA)
- Soldier Blade - Special Version (Japan)
- Strip Fighter II (Japan) (Unl)
- Tatsujin (Japan)
- Toilet Kids (Japan)
- Toy Shop Boys (Japan)
- Violent Soldier (Japan)
- W-Ring - The Double Rings (Japan)
Tried maybe 75 others that were simply unplayable, either because it was fully in Japanese, or just sucked ass to the point I was asking myself why they even made it. Will keep digging and update this list as I go, but the ones above are super underrated. You have to try them!
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