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[Anonymous No.4920042]

Let's discuss one of the most fun systems of the 90s! /v/ fags who have only played Rondo of Blood need not apply

[Anonymous No.4920141]

What hardware do you prefer OP?

[Anonymous No.4920148]

Lords of Thunder is still the most metal game of all time.

[Anonymous No.4920421]

>>4920141
Used to have a Duo-R, currently have a Coregrafx, going to get a SSD3 as a “CD flash cart option”

[Anonymous No.4920745]

>>4920042
Oh, nice top 10 list with mostly inferior ports of arcade games, reddit.

[Anonymous No.4920843]

>>4920745
/r/turbografx is practically dead

that said, the image is by Retro Gamer Magazine, which has a hard-on for the godawful "Speccy"

[Anonymous No.4921342]

>>4920745
It gets props for Gekisha Boy and Gomola Speed, two interesting and unique games for the system. Gomola is kind of wonky with its controls, and like all UPL games it just "ends" (you know what I mean if you play UPL games), but the ramp up of challenge and variety is quite nice. And boss fights in a snake clone/remake!
What a thought.

go go Gomola! Don't let anyone bring you down!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRC2lrSJuDk

[Anonymous No.4921629]

I love the turbografx. The PCE-CD has a lot of fun looking JRPGs that I'd love to play translated.

[Anonymous No.4921846]

One thing I really love about the PCE CD is that there are a lot of games that feel like some 80's/90's anime OVA complete with delicious red book audio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcfsJzwGYRg&list=PLzFTGYa_evXi_6YdvCo9gHIeHxSNkeEBs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj0lMA0Dx9Y&list=PLzFTGYa_evXghvFMdAxHMnraBcAcTf8u6&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2orjNFZ8dQ&index=7&list=PLzFTGYa_evXghvFMdAxHMnraBcAcTf8u6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uWffnhKR3U&list=PL7oGGg7qjS8HRP_LeosLZc02afOpOmyY8&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXnr0p_fz34&list=PL3B6C77B2A7B4A117&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKxRxmJnBgk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIOZwDhxMTM&index=5&list=PL0860897009245708
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9oU6SG_x3w&list=PLzFTGYa_evXh9aTddV716grIlTfthD2XU&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DliJT-b7zyI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgT2mnRWVYs&index=4&list=PLLeTemq3TeFWPXfNKgoNTpmmwHfsnblMp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfYzIcn8IZ4&index=2&list=PLlUdRbOm1zKAHRTzIn5DWWU2vQvE8-hAe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGnKxV-5cYI&index=5&list=PL9E47B3EACA868CF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH4UUK_b_KA&index=7&list=PL885A9D2B400D07D1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQpo1s6Ad4E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Jy2cRERO8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpJBjDtCWiA&list=PLzFTGYa_evXgnxNqitkP86ZIJWjQOwZbD&index=11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7eKtjEx9H4&list=PL10B855BC0433CB64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZKsdWfUu_Y&list=PL60B3A83F3AAC6E44&index=12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRHXEtfawVo&list=PL60B3A83F3AAC6E44&index=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndKxSE8qfn4&index=8&list=PL60B3A83F3AAC6E44

[Anonymous No.4922182]

I feel the base mechanics of the Bonk games consistently get underrated. Having the characters head be the side you damage enemies with and giving you a midair flip button is a great take on traditional platformers. The ability to use the flipping to delay falling adds some additional interest to the mechanic.

[Anonymous No.4922519]

>>4922182
Bonk’s Revenge is one of the few pce platformers that holds up really well. Too bad Bonk 3 is ass

[Anonymous No.4922526]

>>4922182
Bonk and bonks revenge on tg16/pce are awesome and the snes port is fucking fantastic!

Speaking of interesting mechanics in playformers. Why does obelisk and asterix get looked over so much on /vr/?
They are really fun and unique, way better than adventure island, while still overlooked gets way more praise than o&a.

[Anonymous No.4922529]

>>4922526
Because they’re relatively unknown games on an 8-bit console that was only popular in Europe and Brazil

[Anonymous No.4924475]

Some recommendations on the obscurer side of things -

Metal Stoker: awesome as hell multidirecttional tank shooter. If you liked stuff like Granada on MD you'll dig this. Rocking music too.

Cyber Core: Fun little sentai themed Kung Fu clone. Hard as nails but keeps you trying. Collect powerups to henshin into various colored sentai with different weapons/abilities.

Time Cruise II: No clue if there was a 1 but it's a fun adventure pinball game like the Crush series. Activate time machines around the level to go to various eras with minigames. Not as solid as Crush but has a lot of variety and a brilliant main table theme.

Eternal City: Interesting seeming mecha-themed
Metroidvania with exploration and weapon/ability upgrades. There's Japanese but it doesn't get in the way too much.

Paranoia/Psychosis: weird as hell R-typelike shmup where you delve through a fucked up dreamscape with bizarre imagery, shooting everything that moves. A strange demon flips you off after every level (in Paranoia, the jp version, only). Great music enhances the 'this takes place within a troubled mind' atmosphere.

[Anonymous No.4926389]

>>4924475
solid suggestions

Cyber Core was the shooter, you mean Cyber Cross. I like it too, shame the sequel sucks

There was a Time Cruise 1, it was finished and cancelled before release.

The PCE doesn't have a massive library but here's a few under the radar games I'd recommend

>River City Ransom (a 16-bit remake, seldom mentioned)

>Tenchi Wo Kurau (the sequel is a cult-classic on the Saturn and arcades, but the PCE has the prequel)

>Force Gear (an amazing Konami Caravan shooter previously available as a secret mini-game in Tokimeki Memorial, but is now a recent release)

>Coryoon (by the same staff as Air Zonk)

>Minesweeper (only console version in existence, has multiple modes)

>Skweek (popular European puzzle action game, with the only console port on the PCE)

[Anonymous No.4926396]

Cute and Comfy.