/vr/ - Retro Games

>>2707353
cute picture

The Star Soldier series and Blazing Lazers
Bomberman
The Bonk games and Air Zonk
Aero Blasters
Neutopia I and II
Final Lap Twin
Alien Crush
and arcade ports

With CD, YsI&II and a lot of unstralated rpgs

Dungeon explorer is good, so is cadash.
As mentioned super star soldier and ys, too.
Ninja spirit... The tg16 version is less expensive than the pce version, for some reason (saigo no nindou).
Shibubinman...spellings?
I really love the artwork on the hucards....

>>2707353
The only mistake is you thinking your life will be enriched by an old game system that you never played, and then going so far as to ask for Japanese titles because you've been duped into thinking Asian creations are superior, which shows itself in your usage of anime to start the thread.

You could just emulate a NES or SNES game, but no, that would be for Baka Kaijus who don't appreciate that the katana is really the best weapon, but only when used in the right hands of course.

Akumajo Dracula X
Magical Chase
Aldynes
Star Parodier
Cotton
Gunhed
Soldier Blade
Nexzr
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
Devil's Crush
Ys 1-2-4
Legendary Axe
Air Zonk
Lords of Thunder
Gates of Thunder

Some of my favorites:
Magical Chase
Tower of Druaga
Burning Angels
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
Valis
Ys

>>2707485
Echoing love for Dungeon Explorer and Shibubinman, too.

>>2707494
an entire old system with a whole catalogue of games that might or might not be fun to me? i'm surely thinking my life will be enriched if i like at least 10 or 20, yes.

>and then going so far as to ask for Japanese titles because you've been duped into thinking Asian creations are superior
nope i'm asking for japanese-only stuff because the PC Engine was mainly a japanese console with moderate success in the US only and most games were butchered by censorship when they crossed the ocean. if you like playing heavily downgraded versions of games sure, but i don't

>which shows itself in your usage of anime to start the thread
That's Leona from KOF
How dense are you

>>2707494

>>2707510
>>2707512
>replying to bait

What is this /v/?

>>2707353
where to buy pc engine/pc engine cd for a reasonable price?

>>2707510
>nope i'm asking for japanese-only stuff because the PC Engine was mainly a japanese console with moderate success in the US only and most games were butchered by censorship when they crossed the ocean.

Then maybe you should pick one of the millions of unplayed games released in America that you never got around to because you were too busy looking for Japanese things because you were tricked into thinking they're better by mid 2000s internet. I bet you complain about Naruto in real life.

>That's Leona from KOF

Yes, it is. Drawn in anime style. Even if you don't think that's a problem, at least be honest about it, anon. There's no need to lie to everyone.

lol the pce is obviously a weeb console, deal with it

>>2707534
>I'm a fuck face troll

>>2707526

Japan. No seriously, go because it's a fun vacation, and leave lots of room in your briefcase for old electronics.

I grabbed my PC Engine (white, RF only) from a little junk store in Osaka for Y1500, the PC Engine/Core Grafx/Core Grafx II are all really simple, reliable systems, and the White ones are pretty cheap as long as you're not in Tokyo. If you want to just play Hu Cards, that's a great way to go, the expansion port on the back even has pins for composite and RGB+Sync so you don't have to open the system to get excellent video out of it.

If you must buy from a re-seller, buy an untested one from a Japanese eBayer. The PC Engine itself is reliable. Expect to pay $50+ without a controller or power supply.

One you get into wanting to play PC Engine CD / Super CD games it's going to get expensive unless you buy untested stuff and know how to fix it. The CD ROM drives are notoriously unreliable, the gears strip, the laser pickups die, the worm gear siezes, and capacitors leak. The chances of finding a working drive that hasn't been rebuilt are nill. Plus all the fucking components you need to get it working.

Also pic related, it's my franken engine.

>>2707510
>That's Leona from KOF
Why can't you post a related image?

>CTRL-F

>"Parasol Stars"

>No results

Shame on you all.

>>2707625
To be honest, I've never played it.
Valkyrie densetsu isn't listed yet either.

Kaze Kiri

>>2707642
Valkyrie Densetsu / Legend of Valkyrie is so good, super comfy game. I'm very sad it never made it to the U.S. in any form back in the day, I would've loved it.

In general, Namco was on fire on the PC Engine, the Genpei Touma-den games are one-of-a-kind, Galaga 88/90 is really good, Ordyne is a really great cute-em-up.

For Hucards:
Bloody Wolf
Legendary Axe 1 & 2
Batman
Soldier series
Shinobi
Dragon Spirit
Silent Debugers
Bomberman 93 or 94
Genpei Toumaden
Psycho Chaser
Splatterhouse

As for CD games:
Nexzr
Super Darius 2
Rondo of Blood
Ys series
Lords of Thunder
Gate of Thunder
Popful Mail
Forgotten Worlds
Strider Hiryuu
Download 2
Rayxanber 3
Exile
Bazaru Degosaru
Bonanza Bros
Brandish
Double Dragon II
Downtown Nekketsu
Dungeon Explorer II
Gain Ground SX
Fatal Fury Special (or 2)
World Heroes 2
Art of Fighting
Mad Stalker
Gradius II
Hyperdyne Special Arms
Kazekiri
Renny Blaster
Sorcerian
Vasteel
Zero Wing
Tengai Kabuki Ittouryan
Fiend Hunter

>>2707353
OP, you need Star Parodier for the Super CD in your life. Pure joy in video game form:

https://youtu.be/vizv3cJrF-w

>>2707353
CD:
Popful Mail (moonrunes though, but my fav version of the game)
Emerald Dragon (moonrunes, might have fan translation)
Akumajo Dracula X
Shubibinman 3
Princess Maker (moonrunes)
Steam Hearts (I'm torn between this and the saturn version. PC-98 version has more lewds though, but game is laggy)
Cotton


HuCARD:
Bubblegum Crash! (fan translation exists)
Bloody Wolf
Magical Chase
Gunhed/Blazing Lasers

>>2708656
>Princess Maker
Is it the same as the PC version?

>>2708957
There's Princess Maker 1 and 2 on the PC Engine. Gameplay should be the same as the other versions, differences are cosmetic. There's a bit of voice acting and PM2 has an additional short audio drama.

HuCards

Blazing Lazers
Override
Salamander
Bonk 1-3
Bomberman 93, 94
Parasol stars
Cadash
W-Ring
Legendary Axe 1 and 2
Splatterhouse
Super dodgeball
Dungeon explorer
Street fighter II
City Hunter

And countless others

CD games

Ys I and II
Ys III
Ys IV
Rondo of blood
Blood gear
Exile
Chiki chiki boys
Strider
Rainbow islands
Spriggan
Gates of thunder
Lords of thunder
Shubbibinman 3
Legend of Xanadu II
Dungeon Explorer II

And many more

>>2708980
Princess Maker 2 on PCE is kinda meh graphically though, compared to both Princess Maker 1 for PCE and Princess Maker 2 for Saturn, IMO.

>>2707353
HuCARD:
Dragon Spirit
Dragon Saber

CD:
Macross 2036

>>2709010
That's what i feared
But hey Princess Maker is fun enough to play a second time, might as well try this version

>>2709038
If you want a different version I'd say play the SNES Princess Maker. It's a different game but the mechanics and events are practically PM2.

The PC Engine is more like a Super NES than the SNES. It uses the same basic architecture with more memory for bigger more colorful graphics and bigger games in general and that's exactly how it plays - line NES games expanded to 90s scale. This is probably exactly what a certain type of gamer wants.

If you're that type of gamer you should also hit up the MSX.

>>2709310
>The PC Engine is more like a Super NES than the SNES.
What a great description.

>>2707526

PC Engines are really cheap, if you just wanna play HuCards.

If you want to play CD and Super CD games, your best bet is to buck up for a professionally rebuilt Duo from someone who specializes in maintaining these systems. It isn't going to be cheap.

If you're comfortable replacing capacitors, and working with small mechanical components, you could go down the rabbit hole of buying 'junk' parts and fixing them. Also remember you can mix and match some TG16 parts.

The optical drives are identical aside from color and lid shape, just make sure you have the correct interface unit for your system (TG16 won't fit in the Japanese Interface Unit, and vise versa).

Controllers use the same boards, but different cable (JP = Mini DIN, US = DIN), easy to make converters, or rewire.

>>2709310
>more likie a Super NES than the SNES
Damn.

>>2709634
Oh, good stuff. Thanks for the info.

>>2709634
A Duo R or Duo RX isn't really going to have any issues. I don't even think the RX is different other than the weird controller.

It's the normal Duos that have capacitor issues.

>>2709836

R and RX are the same, slightly different color plastic and RX has a fuckawful controller.

But yeah they're both the best built machines. A Duo is cheaper though, and once it's re-capped, it should be just as reliable (same Hitachi drive unit as the later versions)

My fave is still the briefcase though, I know the drives are terrible, but it is just so cool looking.

How does a hucard even works

If you like Tennis the PC - Engine has Final Match Tennis, the best tennis game ever.
But is is almost like a simulator, a game more for tennis fans than for just videogame fans.

>>2710916
The same as any other cart.

>>2711769
but it's not like any other cart

>>2711892
Yes it is, the only thing it doesn't have is the vast amounts of empty space.

>>2711908
Even a HuCard is only half full

>>2712279
Hucards are solid objects. There is zero empty space, it's all taken up by the cast resin stuff.