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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 […]
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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: Flappy Bird Ported to Super Grafx
November 16th, 2014 Carl Williams It is getting to the point where Flappy Bird, or clones of it, have nearly reached every conceivable platform that it can hit. Now, we can scratch off an unlikely candidate in the NEC Super Grafx (what is left though?). This version of Flappy Bird does offer some unique additions to the tired, and infuriating, […]
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Posted in Console, NEC Tags: auto scroll, flappy bird, nec, PDRoms.de, port, retro, retro game, retrogame, super grafx, video game 1 Comment »
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 » Bandit Gaming: Bubble Bobble in Development for PC-Engine/Turbo Grafx-16
October 8th, 2014 Carl Williams Bubble Bobble, the classic Taito arcade title is being ported to the PC-Engine/Turbo Grafx-16 by Retrotaku. Fans may remember Bubbble Bobble in one of its many forms on various platforms starting with the 1986 arcade title release. Taito has been prudent about keeping Bubble Bobble available for platforms as they become popular over the years, […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: arcade, Bubble Bobble, Bubble Bobble 3, carl williams, nec, Parasol Stars, port, retro, retro gaming magazine, Retrotaku, rgm, taito, working designs, youtube 1 Comment »
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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Kick Punch Through New York City in Vigilante – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 19th, 2014 Carl Williams The Turbo Grafx-16 launched with two arcade titles, Vigilante and R-Type. The Sega Genesis on the other hand launched with several arcade ports (all but two, I believe).Vigilante is believed by many a gamer to be the spiritual successor to Kung-Fu Master (remember China Warrior?). Just remember the late 80’s were a “unique” time to […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: 1989, altered beast, arcade, August 19th, carl williams, China Warrior, fighting, final fight, Kung-Fu Master, Last Battle, nec, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, streets of rage, tg-16, today in history, Turbo Grax-16, Vigilante 1 Comment »
Dungeon Explorer Challenged Gamers Against Satan – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 19th, 2014 Carl Williams NEC were new to North American gaming, that was evidenced no better than in the story for Dungeon Explorer – a launch title. The title certainly gave gamers a good idea of what to expect. NEC really covered the bases with their launch titles. This pseudo role playing game being one of the more interesting. […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: action, Dungeon Explorer, Natas, nec, role playing game, rpg, satan 1 Comment »
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 »
