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It is no secret to retrogaming fans that Nintendo single handedly revived the North American video game market with their Nintendo Entertainment System and a little game called Super Mario Bros. Nintendo was not new to the North American gaming world, they had several titles out on earlier consoles when they were, what would later […]
Posts Tagged ‘turbo grafx-16’
Five Great Side Scrolling Action Games that are Not Mario
March 3rd, 2015 
Carl Williams 
Posted in NEC, News, Nintendo, Sega 
Tags: action, adventure, Bonk's Revenge, capcom, Captain Hook, cartoon, Donald Duck, Ducktales, extremely detailed, Flink, genesis, Hook, Moon level, movie, Mr. Nutz, nec, nes, nintendo, nintendo entertainment system, Peter Pan, platform, psygnosis, retro, retro game, retrogaming, run and jump, Scrooge McDuck, sega, sega cd, sonic, Sony Imagesoft, squirrel, super mario bros, television, tti, turbo grafx-16, vic tokai 
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Hardware Mod: Turbo Grafx-16 Legendary Axe Edition
December 29th, 2014 Carl Williams We have seen hardware mods for various consoles such as the Sega Genesis and the Super Famicom but what about the other 16-Bit console? The Turbo Grafx-16 doesn’t get a lot of love nowadays for some reason. Thanks to Joshua Jaeger’s wife, an artist/designer, the Turbo Grafx-16 finally is getting some overdue love. The Legendary […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: axe, hardware mod, HuPack, Legendary Axe, nec, retro, retro game, retrogaming, skull, spider, turbo grafx-16 No Comments »
New Game: Aetherbyte Studios Updates Atlantean to become Santlantean for the Turbo Grafx-16
December 26th, 2014 Carl Williams New games for the Turbo Grafx-16 are quite rare as it is but to have a developer go one step farther and update one of their releases for the holiday season is just too cool. Santlantean is similar to how Konami would update their popular Parodius title with new ideas and directions (Sexy Parodius anyone?). […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: 16-bit, 2d, Aetherbyte Studios, Atlantean, cartridge, Christmas, Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, jim carrey, konami, Mrs. Claus, Parodius, pc-engine, retro, retro game, retrogaming, Santlantean, Sexy Parodius, shooter, side scrolling, turbo grafx-16 No Comments »
Prototype: Hammer Away by Sega, Classic Arcade Shooter Discovered and Preserved in MAME
November 3rd, 2014 Carl Williams Man, the early 90’s were the time to be a gamer if you enjoy overhead shooters, they were all over the place along with the side scrolling brethren. From the Turbo Grafx-16 with Blazing Lazers and Super Star Soldier to the Sega Genesis with Tiger Heli, Raiden Trad and Task Force Harrier EX, shooter fans […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 1991, arcade, Blazing Lazers, genesis, Hammer Away, M.A.M.E., MAME, over head, overhead shooter, Portugal, raiden, retro, retro game, retrocollect, retrogame, retrogaming, sega, shooter, Space Megaforce, Super Star Soldier, Task Force Harrier EX, Tiger Heli, turbo grafx-16 2 Comments »
Movie: Independent Splatterhouse Movie To See Production if Funded
October 12th, 2014 Carl Williams The Splatterhouse series was an iconic set of games that sort of lost itself as time went on (most do). The first game, released on the Turbo Grafx-16 in North America showed that NEC weren’t all that keen on keeping lock step with what gamers were used to from the likes of Nintendo. Even Sega’s […]
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Posted in NEC, News, Sega Tags: crowdfunding, horror, indiegogo, jason vorhees, Jennifer Smells of Rot, kickstarter, namco, nec, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, Rick, sega genesis, Splatterhouse, Terror Mask, turbo grafx-16, West Mansion, youtube, ZenithFilmsUK 4 Comments »
The Legendary Axe Rocks TurboGrafx-16 – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 19th, 2014 Carl Williams When NEC launched the TurboGrafx-16 in North America they faced many challenges. For one they were slightly off as far as what gamers on this side of the pond wanted. Sega was closer and therefore outsold the NEC machine regularly. The Legendary Axe was quite the showcase title for the TurboGrafx-16. It definitely should have […]
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Keith Courage Earns Packin Rights on TurboGrafx-16 – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 18th, 2014 Carl Williams This was NEC’s answer to Altered Beast, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. There is no arcade tie-in here (though the TurboGrafx-16 did launch with R-Type). NEC was at a disadvantage as far as arcade ports went. That didn’t stop them from trying different things such as a pinball game at launch. Keith Courage in Alpha […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: 1989, 25 years old, action, amazon, August 19th, carl williams, ebay, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, legend of zelda, nec, nintendo, pack in, r-type, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, tg-16, today in history, turbo grafx-16, TurboChip 1 Comment »
China Warrior Shows Immense Sprites on Turbo Grafx-16 But Not Much Else – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 18th, 2014 Carl Williams The debut of the TurboGrafx-16 was a tough launch for NEC. This was probably due to a couple of reasons. One, this was their first console and not every launch title is going to be a hit with fans. Secondly, their lack of understanding what North American gamers wanted hurt throughout the consoles’ life. It […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: 1989, amazon, August 19th, brawler, Bruce Lee, carl williams, China Warrior, ebay, fighting, nec, nintendo, tech demo, today in history, turbo grafx-16, TurboChip, wii virtual console 2 Comments »
Last Battle Brings Hokuto no Ken Drops to Sega Genesis – August 14, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 14th, 2014 Carl Williams Last Battle was a unique entry for the Sega Genesis at launch. Sega wanted more titles available to compete with the looming Turbo Grafx-16 launch. Competing with the Nintendo Entertainment System was a concern as well. Sega would not license Hokuto no Ken. Instead they edited some of the in game graphics to make a […]
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Posted in Genesis, News, Sega Tags: action, altered beast, anime, brawler, carl williams, censor, censoring, censorship, fighting, Fist of the North Star, genesis, Hokuto no Ken, Last Battle, launch title, nec, nes, nintendo, north america, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, sega, triverse, turbo grafx-16 1 Comment »
Konami Releases Demo/Preview Disk for Snatcher – August 7th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
August 6th, 2014 Carl Williams Snatcher, the cyberpunk adventure title that is sought after by retro collectors the world over, had a preview/demo disk that many don’t even know about. Way back in 1992, 22 year ago today, Konami released a special disk that featured quite a bit of content for the Snatcher fan. This is also a Japanese exclusive […]
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Posted in Comp, NEC, News, Sega, Sony Tags: 1992, adventure, August 7th, carl williams, digital comic, japan, konami, Magcloud, nec, north america, pc-engine, Pilot Disk, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, snatcher, today in history, triverse, turbo grafx-16 No Comments »
