Top 20 Turbografx-16 Games

[sidnotcrazy]

Final Lap Twin is amazing. The story mode is worth a play because it was for me the first RPG/racing game I ever played. I even found a gold race car body, and couldn't lift it because of its weight. Great game, and it always will stay with me as one of the finest on the console.

Legendary axe 1 and II are great. The first one with the level with the mazes was awesome. Also what about powering up your axe and fighting the last boss? I loved every single moment of those games. I just can't see if you love the 8 to 16-bit age, you have to see quality in these games.

[boogiecat]

Cotton of course and Shumps that i already forgot thier names/titles(i'll post it once i recall it!)..

[Nico87]

Bring on a Top 20 TG16 CD Games!

[knicksfan89]

Y's Book I and II
Y's III is pretty good
Get one of those English-patched Y's IV ROMS as well.
That's all that's essential, but some other nice offerings are:

Valis III (is it really better than the Mega Drive version? Tough to say; it's got more levels, more detail, more cinematics and the story's a little more fleshed out, but the soundtrack blows and the visuals are actually a downgrade for the most part.

Import Valis IV- it's a better game. Very challenging, cool tunes (the whole reason you got the CD ROM back in the day.)

Monster Lair-part of the Wonder Boy series, but plays uniquely. Sort of like Atomic Runner, Gumshoe and Xexyz--a platformer that auto-scrolls. The game is very simple, and the only reason this couldn't be a card is because of the gawdawful calypso soundtrack. But it's really fun and addictive.

Somebody will tell you to get Dracula X: Rondo of Blood. I haven't ever played it, so I don't know if it lives up to the hype or not. I do know that it'll run you a hundred bucks, and it might show up on the Wii Virtual Console for 8 bucks in the near future.

Gate of Thunder/Lord of Thunder are fantastic shooters, also.

Exile: Wicked Phenomenon has the potential to be amazing. Unfortunately, I think the game is impossible...I got stuck very early on and I maxed out my character's stats to a rediculous degree, but the stupid Grim Reaper thing kills you in like 2 hits. On top of that it takes up about half of your internal RAM, so be prepared to make some sacrifices to play this.

Avoid Cosmic Fantasy 2. It's abysmal and requires that you clear your RAM entirely in order to save. That was Working Designs' first CD-based game in the US and I was convinced that they were retarded at that time. Thank God they redeemed themselves with Lunar and Popful Mail down the road.

I've heard great things about Vasteel as well.

Hope that helps.

to answer your question about Valis iii, the MD version is better

[Graham Mitchell]

to answer your question about Valis iii, the MD version is better

I think that's pretty subjective. I think that aesthetically the MD version is better, but I think it's less of a game. It's really clunky and sloppily programmed. The learning curve sucks. It's ridiculously easy until you hit the ice level, at which point it becomes nearly impossible. I feel the game was rushed and poorly-tested prior to release.

The TGCD/PCE-CD version, meanwhile, feels slightly more arranged. It has much better pacing as well, with some really tough levels evenly interspaced with some moderately challenging ones.

I think I prefer the CD version myself for that reason.

[cr0n0]

I recall buying the TG back in 1990 just because of one game...R-Type. That is the first and last time I based the purchase of a console because of one game. Granted, I thought R-Type was ported beautifully to the TG, but as time went by, I envied my friends' Genesis and his lineup of games. Only good games I had were Aero Blasters, Neutopia (which quenched my thirst for a spiced up Zelda game at that time), Devil's Crush, Bloody Wolf and Bazing Lasers. I regret not buying Military Madness now. That game is awesome.

[mobiusclimber]

Is splatterhouse really a great game though? I mean if you give it to someone (who likes classic games) who has never played it before, I don't think they'll like it. I remember liking it as a kid (due to nature of the game), but I've tried several times to get back into this over the past year or two (trying it occasionally) and it's just an awful game (and by that I mean very very boring).

Nate

It's the game that got me into the system. I recently introduced a friend to the TG16 and showed him that game and he thought it was great. Only problem is the sewer level, neither of us could figure out how to get past those weird floating spike things. I got the Japanese version and could very easily jump over them, but that didn't seem to be the case in the US version. Weird.

At any rate, my experience has been that people who are into classic games can definitely get into Splatterhouse. Also, after playing the Genesis titles, the first Splatterhouse totally blows them away.

[Mason P.]

this list will be a good guide for me to purchase games.

[runinruder]

Sticking with HuCards released in the US...

Aero Blasters
Alien Crush
Blazing Lazers
Bonk's Adventure
Cyber Core
Deep Blue
Double Dungeons
Dungeon Explorer
Fantasy Zone
Final Lap Twin
The Legendary Axe
The Legendary Axe II
New Adventure Island
Night Creatures
Ninja Spirit
Psychosis
Sinistron
Soldier Blade
Splatterhouse
World Class Baseball

[PC-ENGINE HELL]

If I was just stuck with a US core deck, Id have to pick:
Cadash
Bonk's Revenge
Splatterhouse
Bloody Wolf
Chase HQ
Galaga 90
Blazing Lasers
Soldier Blade
Parasol Stars
Aero Blasters
Dungeon Explorer
Legendary Axe
Ninja Spirit
Space Harrier
New Adventure Island
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
Bomberman 93
Alien Crush
Neutopia 2
Samurai Ghost

[Arkhan]

just from the US:

Keith Courage
Silent Debuggers
Bonks Adventure
China Warrior
Sinistron
Blazing Lazers
Military Madness
Bloody Wolf
Parasol Stars
Cadash
Legendary Axe 2
Vigilante
Sidearms
Splatterhouse
Dungeon Explorer
Ninja Spirit
Neutopia
Veigues Tactical Gladiator
Deadmoon
Bomberman 94