Neutopia (TG16)

[bigbacon]

My first CIB TG16 game and my first 'real' game for it (i have final lap twin, kieth courage, and some shitty golf game)

What a great game so far. As others state it is like Zelda 1/Govellius to me. If you love those, you'll love this. Nice bright graphics, good music, pretty good control (though I find the TG16 D-pad stiff as a board and oddly placed) I havent found anything to be really annoyed with yet other than the password. I'm at the second castle/cave/whatever and only stopped playing because my hand is cramping up.

I really need to AV mod my 16 as RF, even on my 20" Trinitron is just sorta eww though it isn't as bad as I thought it owuld be.

Too bad #2 seems hugely expensive or i'd be picking that up now as well to have it ready for when I complete #1.

EDIT:
Guess it isn't CIB.....wtf do you call it if you a jewel case + manual + card(with sleeve)?? CCIB?

[Leo_A]

I just started playing through the original after planning to for years.

If owning the actual cartridge isn't necessary when you're ready for part 2 and you own a Wii or Wii U, the sequel is available for $5 or so off the Wii Virtual Console. The ability to suspend the state of the game via the Wii emulator is perfect for these two and allows you to not mess with the password system.

Too bad that Neutopia III, apparently promised at the end of the second game, never happened.

[bigbacon]

sadly I like playing on original hardware. I'm probably better off just picking up a TG16 flash card.

[MidnightRider]

@Bigbacon:
CIJC, I guess. Complete in jewel case. Otherwise it'd be the same term as disc consoles.

@Leo_A:
Actually, they weren't cartridges. They were credit card shaped/sized, and called "hue cards."

In general, these games always felt like what should have come between the original Legend of Zelda and A Link to the Past.

[todesengel]

Really need to pick up a copy of Neutopia, I've heard so many good things about it over the years. Hopefully I won't have any issues playing the PC Engine copy due to language whenever I get it. Also come on, Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf wasn't that terrible lol.

[MidnightRider]

^technically, neither was Keith Courage, but nostalgia might shape that outlook. It was the pack-in.

[todesengel]

^technically, neither was Keith Courage, but nostalgia might shape that. It was the pack-in.

By all means Turbo Golf sucked, was basically making a silly comment to the OP since I sold him the TG16 console and games. Keith Courage I feel is a good game though, not great but it's still fun.

[bigbacon]

Also come on, Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf wasn't that terrible lol.

Honestly, I think it wouldn't be a bad game if it wasn't SO darn slow and got a brighter and better color palette.

[todesengel]

Honestly, I think it wouldn't be a bad game if it wasn't SO darn slow and got a brighter and better color palette.
That was the first thing that popped into my head when you mentioned it in your post, the horrible slow loading between screens. They did a release for the Turbo CD but I'm not sure if they fixed that screen transition issue. Glad to hear you're enjoying the TG16, definitely look into getting a PC Engine/Duo-R at some point.

[bigbacon]

i think if anything I'd go for the TurboDuo (is that region free?) or whatever I can get that can play anything on one machine would be best. Though the thought of an original TG16 + the TG-CD would be lovely.

[todesengel]

i think if anything I'd go for the TurboDuo (is that region free?) or whatever I can get that can play anything on one machine would be best. Though the thought of an original TG16 + the TG-CD would be lovely.
Only the CD's are region free but you can get a region mod done to play Japanese Hu-Cards. Just make sure that whoever you buy the TurboDuo from has had the caps replaced, if they didn't have that done you run the risk of the audio going out on you in the future. Also as cool as it would be to have the CD add on for the TG16, those things are super prone to breakage plus the System 3.0 card, which you need to play "Super CD" games, is really expensive. The Duo has the System 3.0 card built in already.

[Wraith Storm]

I have a love/hate relationship with Neutopia.

I really like the graphics and have a fondness for the Turbos sound chip. I thought the first two worlds (Overworld and Underworld) were a lot of fun. By the time I got the the last world (Air world) I was cursing at the horrible level design and it was a chore to finish the game. I don't remember all the details, but any wall you can bomb is clearly marked in each world. In the airworld they look like recessed stone archways and there are several of them on every other screen! Most of them don't hide any secrets and you end up wasting a lot of play time and a lot of bombs.

I have always wanted to play the second installment but have never got around to snagging a copy. I will some day.

[Damon Plus]

I really like Neutopia, and the fact that it is a 6-7 hours game I can play on any weekend. Some people thought the game is too short and easy, and they might be right, but it has the perfect length for me. Graphics and sound have a charm that takes me back to older times, even if I've just played the game for the first time this year. The only flaw I find is that it lacks a bit of replay value, but it has become one of my favorite TG-16 games. Heck, I finished it just 3 months ago and I'm feeling like playing it again!