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PC Genjin — the name is a double pun: PC Engine and Pithecanthropus Computerus. Hudson Soft built this 1989 platformer as the

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

PC Genjin (Bonk's Adventure)

PC原人

Platform · 1989

PC Genjin — Bonk's Adventure in North America — is the platformer that Hudson Soft built to be the PC Engine's answer to…

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Five players, one TV, no CPU opponents allowed. Bomberman (PC Engine, 1990) invented the party game genre — and required a ro

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bomberman

ボンバーマン

Action / Maze · 1990

Bomberman for the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, released in December 1990, is the version of Bomberman that turned a single…

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500 million yen development budget in 1992 — possibly history first AAA game. Tengai Makyou II (PC Engine, Japan-only), score Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Tengai Makyou II: Manjimaru

天外魔境II 卍MARU

Role-playing game · 1992

Tengai Makyou II: Manjimaru (1992) is the most ambitious RPG ever produced for the PC Engine, and by some measures one o…

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Voice acting and animated cutscenes in 1989 — on a game disc. Ys I & II (PC Engine, 1989) was the first CD-ROM RPG in North A Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Ys I & II

イースI・II

Action role-playing game · 1989

Ys I & II, released for the PC Engine CD-ROM² on December 21, 1989, is one of the most historically significant games in…

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Never once officially released abroad despite 20 million copies sold. Super Momotaro Dentetsu (1989, PC Engine) — Hudson's ra

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Super Momotaro Dentetsu

スーパー桃太郎電鉄

Board game / Party · 1989

Super Momotaro Dentetsu (1989) is the PC Engine entry in Hudson Soft's beloved board game series — a game about travelli…

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Koji Igarashi — later director of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night — worked the scenario. Tokimeki Memorial (1994, PC Engin Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Tokimeki Memorial

ときめきメモリアル

Dating simulation · 1994

Released on May 27, 1994, Tokimeki Memorial is the game that established the dating simulation genre in Japan and ignite…

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Gainax made Evangelion one year after this. Princess Maker 2 (PC Engine, 1994) — raise a girl from 10 to 18, 30+ endings. Jap Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Princess Maker 2

プリンセスメーカー2

Life simulation · 1994

Released for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² on September 30, 1994, Princess Maker 2 is the definitive version of Gainax's i…

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Japan-only until 2007. Rondo of Blood (PC Engine, 1993) — Konami's direct prequel to Symphony of the Night, with CD voice act Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻

Action Platformer · 1993

Released in 1993 exclusively in Japan, Rondo of Blood is widely regarded as the finest game in the classic Castlevania s…

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Banned in multiple countries for its gore, it got a faithful home port anyway. Splatterhouse (PC Engine, 1990) — Namco horror Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Splatterhouse

スプラッターハウス

Beat 'em Up / Horror Action · 1990

Released in 1990, the PC Engine port of Splatterhouse brought Namco's horror arcade brawler into living rooms with remar…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Gate of Thunder

ゲート・オブ・サンダー

Shoot 'em Up · 1992

Released in 1992, Gate of Thunder was the first shoot 'em up developed specifically for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² form…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Soldier Blade

ソルジャーブレイド

Shoot 'em up · 1992

Released in 1992, Soldier Blade is the fourth entry in Hudson Soft's Star Soldier series and one of the finest vertical …

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Buy two HuCards to play one complete game. R-Type on PC Engine (1988) sold a million copies anyway — the most arcade-faithful Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

R-Type

R-TYPE

Shoot 'em up / Side-scrolling shooter · 1988

R-Type for PC Engine is the 1988 home conversion of Irem's landmark 1987 arcade shoot 'em up, ported by Hudson Soft. Due…

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Winds of Thunder (1993, PC Engine) used its entire CD for heavy metal, not cutscenes. Gaming's most committed soundtrack choi Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Lords of Thunder

ウィンズ・オブ・サンダー

Shoot 'em up / Action · 1993

Lords of Thunder — known in Japan as Winds of Thunder — is the 1993 PC Engine Super CD-ROM² shoot 'em up developed by Re…

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Three tables scrolling as one unbroken board — no transitions. Devil's Crush (PC Engine, 1990): Compile's gothic demonic pinb Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Devil's Crush

デビルクラッシュ

Pinball / Action · 1990

Devil's Crush — known in Japan as Devil Crash — is the 1990 PC Engine pinball-action game developed by Compile and publi…

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Rare

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Snatcher

スナッチャー

Cyberpunk adventure / Visual novel · 1992

Snatcher for PC Engine CD-ROM² — known as the 'CD-ROMantic' edition — is the 1992 cyberpunk adventure game created by Hi…

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Hudson never hid it: Neutopia (PC Engine, 1989) is openly Zelda-inspired, the adventure TurboGrafx-16 owners needed. Sold ove

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Neutopia

ニュートピア

Action / Adventure · 1989

Neutopia (1989) is Hudson Soft's earnest attempt to bring a Zelda-style action-adventure to the PC Engine. Widely discus…

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Publisher Palsoft bankrupt at launch. Magical Chase (1991, PC Engine) — built by the Ogre Battle team, scored by Sakimoto. On Ultra Rare

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Magical Chase

マジカルチェイス

Horizontal Shooter · 1991

Magical Chase (1991) is one of the rarest and most visually stunning shooters on the PC Engine, starring Ripple the appr…

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One of the playable ships is an actual PC Engine console that fires HuCards. Star Parodier (PC Engine CD, 1992) — Hudson's se Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Star Parodier

スターパロジャー

Vertical Shooter · 1992

Star Parodier (1992) is Hudson's self-aware parody of its own Star Soldier vertical shooter series, replacing the hard s…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Dungeon Explorer

ダンジョンエクスプローラー

Action RPG · 1989

Dungeon Explorer (1989) is one of the earliest home console games to support up to five simultaneous players in cooperat…

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Puyo Puyo creator 'Moo' Niitani directed Blazing Lazers / Gunhed (PC Engine, 1989) — Hudson and Compile co-developed, zero sl Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Blazing Lazers

ガンヘッド

Vertical Shooter · 1989

Co-developed by Hudson Soft and Compile — the studio behind Zanac and the Puyo Puyo series, led by Masamitsu 'Moo' Niita…

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Only ~12 games ever used the Arcade Card expansion. Sapphire (PC Engine CD, 1995) is one — and among the rarest, selling for Ultra Rare

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Sapphire: Ginga Fukei Densetsu

銀河婦警伝説サファイア

Vertical Shooter · 1995

Released in November 1995 as the PC Engine's lifespan neared its end, Sapphire is simultaneously one of the most technic…

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Wargames belonged to PCs. Hudson put a hex grid on TV — Nectaris (PC Engine, 1989), lunar turn-based strategy. Predated Fire Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Military Madness

ネクタリス

Turn-Based Strategy · 1989

Released in February 1989, Nectaris was one of the earliest hexagonal turn-based strategy games to appear on a home cons…

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Falcom licensed Ys IV to two studios at once — two different games, both official. Dawn of Ys (1993, PC Engine, Hudson) has f Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys

イースIV ザ・ドーン・オブ・イース

Action RPG · 1993

Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys is the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² exclusive entry in Falcom's celebrated action RPG series — a title …

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Ryuichi Sakamoto walked into Hudson uninvited to offer his music. Tengai Makyou Ziria (1989, PC Engine) — world first CD-ROM

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Tengai Makyō: Ziria

天外魔境 ZIRIA

RPG · 1989

Released on June 30, 1989, Tengai Makyō: Ziria is widely recognised as the world's first RPG on CD-ROM media. Exploiting…

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Players memorised spawn timings to the frame for the 2-minute mode. Super Star Soldier (1990, PC Engine) — Japan's original c

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Super Star Soldier

スーパースターソルジャー

Shooter · 1990

Released in 1990, Super Star Soldier is the PC Engine entry in Hudson Soft's celebrated Star Soldier shooter series, and…

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PC Engine version runs faster than the arcade original, dividing fans to this day. Ninja Spirit (1990, PC Engine) — Irem's sh

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Ninja Spirit

最後の忍道 NINJA SPIRIT

Action · 1990

Originally an arcade game by Irem in 1988, Ninja Spirit was ported to the PC Engine in 1990 and became one of the platfo…

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Sold 400,000 copies at PC Engine launch. Legendary Axe (1988) — a caveman action game where charging your axe mid-swing is th

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

The Legendary Axe

魔境伝説

Action-Platform · 1988

Released at the PC Engine's launch window in 1988, The Legendary Axe was one of the first games to show what the hardwar…

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EGM named it TurboGrafx-16 Game of the Year 1992 — a punk cyborg comedy shooter with baby-head enemies. Air Zonk (PC Engine, Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Air Zonk

PCデンジン パンキックサイボーグ

Shooter · 1992

Released in 1992, Air Zonk is a horizontal shoot-'em-up spin-off of the Bonk series, reimagining the stone-age caveman h…

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Let the enemy capture your ship twice and you fly three at once. Galaga '88 (1988, PC Engine) — Namco's dimension-warping seq

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Galaga '88

ギャラガ'88

Shooter · 1988

Released for the PC Engine in 1988, Galaga '88 is Namco's ambitious sequel to the classic Galaga, expanding the fixed-sc…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

イースIII ワンダラーズ フロム イース

Action-RPG · 1991

Originally released for PC-8801 in 1989, Ys III: Wanderers from Ys received its definitive home version on PC Engine CD-…

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PC Engine's finest mascot game. Bonk's Revenge (1991) added a meat power system and ceiling-cling shortcuts that rewarded pla

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bonk's Revenge

PCくん2

Platform · 1991

Released in 1991, Bonk's Revenge is the sequel to the PC Engine's mascot platformer PC-Genjin (Bonk's Adventure), and wi…

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Noriyuki Iwadare composed this PC Engine gem before writing Ace Attorney. Parasol Stars (1991) — Bubble Bobble III, umbrellas Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III

パラソルスター

Action-platformer · 1991

Released in Japan on February 15, 1991, Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III is a joyful single-screen action-p…

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The Western TurboGrafx-16 Mini included this but the Japanese PC Engine Mini did not. Salamander (1991, PC Engine) — Konami a

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Salamander

沙羅曼蛇

Scrolling Shooter · 1991

Salamander for PC Engine, released in December 1991, is a port of Konami's 1986 arcade shoot-em-up — the companion/spin-…

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Arcade Bravoman used pressure-sensitive buttons no home port could replicate. Bravoman (PC Engine, 1990) — a salaryman upgrad

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bravoman

超絶倫人ベラボーマン

Action Platformer · 1990

Bravoman — Chōzetsu Rinjin Berabōman in Japan — is an action platformer based on Namco's 1988 arcade game, following a s…

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Cotton doesn't want to save the world — she wants candy. 1993 PC Engine shooter starring a greedy witch voiced by Chibi Maruk Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams

コットン ファンタスティック・ナイト・ドリームズ

Shoot 'em Up · 1993

Released in February 1993 for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM², Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams is a horizontal scrolling shoo…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Neutopia II

ニュートピアII

Action Adventure · 1991

Released in September 1991 as the sequel to Neutopia, Neutopia II is Hudson Soft's second instalment in their answer to …

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NEC published it, not Capcom — and Street Fighter II': Champion Edition (PC Engine, 1993) still beat most rival ports on a Hu

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Street Fighter II': Champion Edition

ストリートファイターII' チャンピオンエディション

Fighting · 1993

Released in June 1993, the PC Engine version of Street Fighter II': Champion Edition was remarkable for one reason above…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Volfied

ヴォルフィード

Action / Puzzle · 1989

Volfied is Taito's science-fiction successor to the classic territory-claiming game Qix. Players pilot a small spaceship…

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Capcom packed Champion Edition onto a single HuCard, barrel bonus and four bosses included. Street Fighter II' Dash (PC Engin

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Street Fighter II' Dash: Champion Edition

ストリートファイターII' ダッシュ チャンピオンエディション

Fighting · 1993

This PC Engine HuCard brought Capcom's Champion Edition to NEC's machine in June 1993, a notable feat for a console more…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Momotarou Densetsu Turbo

桃太郎伝説ターボ

Role-playing game · 1990

Momotarou Densetsu Turbo is Hudson Soft's PC Engine remake of the Famicom RPG Momotarou Densetsu, released in July 1990 …

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bikkuriman World

ビックリマンワールド

Action / Platform RPG · 1987

Bikkuriman World is the PC Engine version of Westone's arcade action game Wonder Boy in Monster Land. Hudson Soft licens…

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Tarosuke dies before the player touches a button. Youkai Douchuuki (1988, PC Engine) — Japanese afterlife action with oni, te Uncommon

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Youkai Douchuuki

妖怪道中記

Action Platform · 1988

Youkai Douchuuki is a 1988 PC Engine action platformer in which the boy Tarosuke dies in the opening moments and must na…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Cosmic Fantasy 2

コズミック・ファンタジー2

role-playing video game · 1991

Cosmic Fantasy 2 is a 1991 role-playing video game for the pc engine, developed by Telenet Japan.…

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Bonk's Revenge for pc engine (1991) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bonk's Revenge

PC原人2

platform game · 1991

Bonk's Revenge is a 1991 platform game for the pc engine, developed by Red Entertainment. It belongs to the Bonk series.…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Cadash

カダッシュ

platform game · 1991

Cadash is a 1991 platform game for the pc engine, developed by Taito.…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project

スプリガン mark2

horizontally scrolling shooter · 1992

Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project is a 1992 horizontally scrolling shooter for the pc engine.…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Coryoon

こりゅん

shoot 'em up · 1991

Coryoon is a 1991 shoot 'em up for the pc engine.…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Street Fighter IV

ストリートファイター

2D fighting game · 2008

Street Fighter IV is a 2008 2d fighting game for the pc engine, developed by Dimps, with music by Hideyuki Fukasawa. It …

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SimEarth for pc engine (1990) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

SimEarth

シムアース

life simulation game · 1990

SimEarth is a 1990 life simulation game for the pc engine, developed by Maxis.…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

1943: The Battle of Midway

1943 ミッドウェイ海戦

shoot 'em up · 1991

1943: The Battle of Midway is Capcom's 1987 WWII vertical shoot-'em-up. Its PC Engine release (1991, Japan only) was an …

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Snatcher for pc engine (1988) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Snatcher

スナッチャー

adventure video game · 1988

Snatcher is a 1988 adventure video game for the pc engine, developed by Konami.…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

R-Type

R-TYPE

shoot 'em up · 1987

R-Type is a 1987 shoot 'em up for the pc engine, developed by Irem. It belongs to the R-Type series.…

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Nintendo World Cup for pc engine (1990) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Nintendo World Cup

熱血高校ドッジボール部 サッカー編

association football video game · 1990

Nintendo World Cup is a 1990 association football video game for the pc engine, developed by Technōs Japan Corporation, …

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum

Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum

role-playing video game · 1990

Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum is a 1990 role-playing video game for the pc engine, developed…

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Populous for pc engine (1989) — collector's guide and memories from players worldwide.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Populous

Populous

real-time strategy · 1989

Populous is a 1989 real-time strategy for the pc engine, developed by Bullfrog Productions, with music by Rob Hubbard. I…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

J.J. & Jeff

カトちゃんケンちゃん

platform game · 1990

J.J. & Jeff is a platform game for the PC Engine (1990), from Hudson Soft. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of J…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Cyber Core

サイバーコア

shoot 'em up ·

Cyber Core — a shoot 'em up for the PC Engine. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese originals.…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Street Fighter II' Champion Edition

ストリートファイターII'ダッシュ

fighting game · 1993

Street Fighter II' Champion Edition is a fighting game for the PC Engine (1993), from Capcom. Part of Enjoy Game Japan M…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Ninja Spirit

最後の忍道

action game · 1990

Ninja Spirit is a action game for the PC Engine (1990), from Irem. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese …

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Mado King Granzort

魔動王グランゾート

Action · 1990

Mado King Granzort is a 1990 action for the pc engine, developed by Hudson Soft.…

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Bomberman '93 (PC Engine) — Hudson Soft's action game. History, trivia, and what to know before buying the Japanese original.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bomberman '93

ボンバーマン'93

action game ·

Bomberman '93 is a action game for the PC Engine, from Hudson Soft. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Kyūkyoku Tiger

究極タイガー

shoot 'em up ·

Kyūkyoku Tiger — a shoot 'em up for the PC Engine. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese originals.…

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Bomberman '94 (PC Engine) — Hudson Soft's action game. History, trivia, and what to know before buying the Japanese original.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bomberman '94

ボンバーマン'94

action game ·

Bomberman '94 is a action game for the PC Engine, from Hudson Soft. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Momotarō Katsugeki

桃太郎活劇

platform game ·

Momotarō Katsugeki is a platform game for the PC Engine, from Hudson Soft. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of J…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Bikkuriman World

ビックリマンワールド

platform game · 1987

Bikkuriman World is a platform game for the PC Engine (1987), from Hudson Soft. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Majin Eiyūden Wataru

魔神英雄伝ワタル

action role-playing game ·

Majin Eiyūden Wataru is a action role-playing game for the PC Engine, from Hudson Soft. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum'…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Dragon Spirit

ドラゴンスピリット

shoot 'em up · 1988

Dragon Spirit is a shoot 'em up for the PC Engine (1988), from Namco. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japane…

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Fantasy Zone (PC Engine, 1988) — Sega's shoot 'em up. History, trivia, and what to know before buying the Japanese original.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Fantasy Zone

ファンタジーゾーン

shoot 'em up · 1988

Fantasy Zone is a shoot 'em up for the PC Engine (1988), from Sega. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese…

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Altered Beast (PC Engine) — Sega's beat 'em up. History, trivia, and what to know before buying the Japanese original.

PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Altered Beast

獣王記

beat 'em up ·

Altered Beast is a beat 'em up for the PC Engine, from Sega. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese origin…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Super Momotarō Dentetsu II

スーパー桃太郎電鉄II

board game ·

Super Momotarō Dentetsu II is a board game for the PC Engine, from Hudson Soft. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Necromancer

ネクロマンサー

action role-playing game · 1988

Necromancer is a action role-playing game for the PC Engine (1988), from Namco. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Genpei Tōma Den

源平討魔伝

action game ·

Genpei Tōma Den is a action game for the PC Engine, from Namco. Part of Enjoy Game Japan Museum's record of Japanese ori…

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PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16

Space Harrier

スペースハリアー

Shoot em up · 1985

Space Harrier is a 1985 shoot em up for the pc engine, developed by Sega.…

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