Dragon Spirit
Developer: Namco Publisher NEC Released: November 1989 Genre: Shooter Dragon’s Spirit is one of the earliest arcade games I ever played which is partly why I’m so fond of it. The game is also good to boot so it isn’t...
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Dungeon Explorer
Developer: Atlus Publisher: NEC Released: September 1989 Genre: Action RPG The Turbo Grafx-16 released right when my love affair with RPGs began. Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy, and Phantasy Star all came out within the same time frame a...
China Warrior
Developer: Hudson Publisher: NEC Released: October 1989 Genre: Beat ’em up China Warrior is a piss poor game and one of the worst in the Turbo Grafx-16 library. But you would not know that based on its marketing. When the...
Legendary Axe II
Developer: Red, Atlus Publisher: NEC Released: 1990 Genre: Action Legendary Axe was the star of the Turbo Grafx-16 launch lineup. It showed off the hardware and was a good game to boot. I was especially fond of it because it...
Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: NEC Released: 1989 Genre: Platformer New system launches are always an exciting time for video game fans. The promise of new technology and what it may bring to the games you love is always exciting. Th...
Sinistron
Sinistron is a weird one. Although it was released two years after the Turbo Grafx debuted in America it still bore the look of an early release. That’s not a knock on the game necessarily but I do think if...
Raiden
To the casual gaming public the name Raiden probably conjures up a certain thunder god in Mortal Kombat. Or the nancy boy in Metal Gear Solid. But for old school shooting fans they’ll remember one of the most well-known shooters...
Last Alert
Developer: Laser Soft Publisher: NEC Release: 11/30/90 Genre: Action The Turbo Grafx-16 had very little success when it came to side scrolling action games. While Genesis owners got to enjoy Gunstar Heroes and Contra Hard Corps they had…Bloody....