Support Your Local Homebrewer

We got a new arrival today at the CGQ offices. I bought the digital version of Atlantean when it was released (to play on my Everdrive), but couldn’t resist having a physical copy. Atlantean is a pretty neat game. Think Defender (Arcade) meets SeaQuest (Atari 2600). Really nice graphics, and great music. This is the … Read more

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Review for the PC Engine Super CD

Episode 20 – This week on the show I review Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo) for the PC Engine Super CD. Possibly the best Castlevania title ever released and one of my personal favorite games. Since Super CD games are region-free, you can play this on your Turbografx-16 CD with … Read more

Turbo Everdrive Flashcart for the Turbografx-16 and PC Engine

Episode 8 – This week I review the Turbo Everdrive by krikzz for the TurboGrafx-16, TurboDuo, PC Engine, and SuperGrafx consoles. This device allowed you to play any HuCard game directly from an SD card. The entire TG16 and PCE library will fit on one SD card, so this is an incredibly convenient device even … Read more

Golden Axe

Golden Axe is one of my favorite games both on the Genesis and in the arcade, so I already knew that I was going to hold this PC Engine CD version to a high standard. The game starts off well enough; an animated cutscene complete with voice over, a title screen than looks more colorful … Read more

Bonk’s Adventure

When most gamers think of the TurboGrafx, they think of arcade shooters and they think of Bonk. Much like Mario on the NES and Sonic on the Genesis, Bonk became the de facto mascot for the system. Bonk’s Adventure wasn’t completed in time for the TurboGrafx’ North American launch, but as soon as it was … Read more

Appare! Gateball

“Gateball” is a Japanese sport not unlike croquet. Players use a long mallet to hit balls through three gates in a particular order and then hit a goal post to score and finish their round. It is a team-based sport, with up to 5 players on each squad. One team wins when either every player … Read more

World Class Baseball

For sports fans, there wasn’t much to choose from on the Turbo. As was the case with most sports, there was only one baseball game on the system – World Class Baseball. The game tries to sell itself as a baseball simulator but is in reality a very arcade-like experience, with pitches that defy the … Read more

Ninja Spirit

Ninja Spirit is one part Shinobi and one part shooter, mixing the side-scrolling ninja action of the classic Genesis title with the power up system found in most shooters. The game play is almost mindless – jump around avoiding enemy fire while mashing the attack button, much like most shoot-em-ups. The only real strategy involved … Read more

Keith Courage in Alpha Zones

Keith Courage in Alpha Zones was the original pack-in game for the TurboGrafx-16. It’s an action platform game consisting of 7 themed levels, each with an overworld and underworld stage. In the overworld, you control the human Keith Courage, making your way through a village fighting off small enemies with a dagger and collecting gold … Read more

Splatterhouse

Splatterhouse has a plot straight out of a cheesy 80’s horror flick. Rick and Jennifer visit a haunted mansion and are attacked by monsters. Rick is killed, but is brought back to life by a mask that gives him super-human powers which he uses to fight through the mansion to rescue his girlfriend, who has … Read more