TG16 game release dates

[Todd Nix]

I got a list of games and release dates for the TurboGrafx from NEC
today. They also mentioned that in January, third party games will
start to be released. The CD-ROM is supposedly available now but I haven't
found it. Retail price is $399.

NEC TurboGrapfx-16 Game List

- Adventure
Keith Courage - Free with system
Legendary Axe - now - fight with axe in jungle, etc. (really good)
PacLand - 1990 - based on arcade game

- Sports
World Class Baseball - November - 1-2 players
Power Golf - Now - 1-3 players
World Court Tennis - December - 1-4 players

- Driving
Victory Run - now - road rally
Moto Roader - December - race game - up to 5 players
Final Lap Twin - 1990 - 1-2 players

- Action
JJ and Jeff - 1990 - funny detective game - 1-2 players
Vigilante - now - fighting game in NYC
Alien Crush - now - pinball
China Warrior - now - kung-fu
Fighting Street - oct - CD-ROM karate game 1-2 players
Monster Lair - dec - CD-ROM fight underwater 1-2 players

- Shooting
R-Type - dec - "true arcade version" (one of my favorites in the arcade)
Deep Blue - 1990 - fight mutant fish underwater
Blazing Lazers - now - space shoot (Great! buy this...awesome sounds)
Dragon Spirit - nov - you are dragon destroying invaders
Fantasy Zone - nov - 7-stage shooting game, 1-2 players alternate, sega(!) arcade conversion (interesting...)
Galaga '90 - nov - "true arcade conversion" update of classic

- Role Playing
Dungeon Explorer - now - 1-5 players, dungeons, magic, etc.

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On the subject of TG16 vs Genesis:
personally, i'd like to have both, but...
i put my money down for the TG16 after seeing a similar list to this at a
local store. I don't gravitate towards the Sega arcade games too much.
They all seem gimiky and not that much fun to play except for the fact
that your seat moves. I bought Outrun, Afterburner, and Thunderblade for
the Sega master and Outrun was the only one I found remotely amusing. The
others just aren't that much fun to play...and they are VERY repetitive.
I actually think the Genesis hardware is a little better, BUT, software
makes the system!!! That's why nintendo is such a huge success and the
master system crashed. It seems like NEC is going for the more nintendo-esque
games while sega is staying sega, only with better graphics. That's why
I bought the NEC. If you like the Sega games better, then go buy the
Genesis, it's a great box, and the games I've seen, especially Ghouls &
Ghosts look great. If you like the more fun, slightly less macho-dazed games
then I would suggest the NEC. Also the NEC has the advantage of the
PC Engine's customer base in Japan.

That's enough babbling...just remember buy a machine for the software...
not the machine!!!

Todd Nix ...cs.utexas.edu!dell!todd
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