Games you wish were brought to the PCE/TG

Arkhan Asylum · 03/12/2010, 07:43 PM

I'm tired of all these gouging ebay magical chase nonsense threads! We need some new topics!

I was thinking about games I wish would've been ported to the PCE. Alot of games could have done really well the system.

My first two are Faxanadu and Battle of Olympus

Faxanadu would have been great. Better music/visuals, and probably more fluent controls....maybe a CD release with some cutscenes! Man!

Same goes for Battle of Olympus! There would have been some extremely awesome cutscene possibilities with a game of that style.

offsidewing · 03/12/2010, 08:02 PM

Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 03/12/2010, 07:43 PMI'm tired of all these gouging ebay magical chase nonsense threads! We need some new topics!

I was thinking about games I wish would've been ported to the PCE. Alot of games could have done really well the system.

My first two are Faxanadu and Battle of Olympus

Faxanadu would have been great. Better music/visuals, and probably more fluent controls....maybe a CD release with some cutscenes! Man!

Same goes for Battle of Olympus! There would have been some extremely awesome cutscene possibilities with a game of that style.

This easily translate into the tired old thread of "why didn't _____ come out in the US." I'm still wondering where I can pick up TV Sports Baseball.

nectarsis · 03/12/2010, 08:18 PM

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=6510.0

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=5185.0

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=7056.0

Arkhan Asylum · 03/12/2010, 08:41 PM

lol I like how the first two are your threads

I musta missed those.

Either way, CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION!

woowoo

Otaking · 03/12/2010, 08:42 PM

A Contra game would've been nice

Arkhan Asylum · 03/12/2010, 08:51 PM

Quote from: HardcoreOtaku on 03/12/2010, 08:42 PMA Contra game would've been nice

true dat. Bloody Wolf's the closest thing we got. While that game is awesome, its not the same kind of gameplay. :-/

Joe Redifer · 03/12/2010, 09:09 PM

A Mega Man game (properly done) would have made a great HuCard game.

ParanoiaDragon · 03/12/2010, 11:05 PM

Contra, Final Fight, more Bonk's, .....

Arkhan Asylum · 03/12/2010, 11:13 PM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 03/12/2010, 09:09 PMA Mega Man game (properly done) would have made a great HuCard game.

yeah. Wonder why Capcom never got into putting Megaman on PCE.

The closest we got was shockman

Turbo D · 03/12/2010, 11:16 PM

I'd say a starfoxesque game would be pretty cool; it would go well with the spaceship shooter theme the pce has going for it.

Tatsujin · 03/12/2010, 11:38 PM

Quote from: Tatsujin on 03/05/2009, 12:14 AMcontra in the very fist place!!!! & daiku no gensan

TheClash603 · 03/13/2010, 12:01 AM

Duck Tales 1 and 2 with updated graphics would've been awesome! Mega man schmega man. Give me Scrooge McDuck!

RuninRuder · 03/13/2010, 12:07 AM

Quote from: turbo D on 03/12/2010, 11:16 PMI'd say a starfoxesque game would be pretty cool; it would go well with the spaceship shooter theme the pce has going for it.

Spiral Wave wasn't that far off.

Arkhan Asylum · 03/13/2010, 12:55 AM

Quote from: runinruder on 03/13/2010, 12:07 AM
Quote from: turbo D on 03/12/2010, 11:16 PMI'd say a starfoxesque game would be pretty cool; it would go well with the spaceship shooter theme the pce has going for it.
Spiral Wave wasn't that far off.

yeah, and spiral wave kicked ass.

Turbo D · 03/13/2010, 01:00 AM

lol, I've never made it past the rpg beginning. I'm glad that I saw that review, now I have a new game to explore =)

offsidewing · 03/13/2010, 01:20 AM

I would have liked to have seen a completed Strider for the SGX and what the Power Console may have become. Eat your heart out Steel Battalion!!!

esteban · 03/13/2010, 03:00 PM

I would have loved for an updated Karnov (the NES version) for PCE. That would have been awesome. Of course, I'd want a Super CD version, with the equivalent of 2 long quests (the original quest, plus a new one), and the option to have PSG or Red Book Audio soundtrack.

Then we have Gyruss (Konami). I'd love a really souped-up version, with special flourishes and effects (and, if it didn't break gameplay, a variety of creative backdrops). Always the PSG/Red Book option, which you can switch on the fly, and some "dodging" sequences.

Then of course, my ultimate dream, is an updated version of Mega Zone (Konami), with a special "horror mode", made just for me, that is so intense (in terms of sound effects and soundscape), that it scares the hell out of me (and you).

Joe Redifer · 03/14/2010, 03:11 AM

I wish they would have ported Shenmue 1 and 2 over to the PCE in 1988. Like R-Type, each game would have probably needed to be separated to 2 HuCards. If they waited a year or two when NEC finally figured the AMAZING technology that allowed 4 MEGA POWER, then each game could come one one card.

TR0N · 03/14/2010, 04:26 AM

Quote from: HardcoreOtaku on 03/12/2010, 08:42 PMA Contra game would've been nice

Ditto if it were like the arcade version of super contra

esteban · 03/14/2010, 10:13 AM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 03/14/2010, 03:11 AMI wish they would have ported Shenmue 1 and 2 over to the PCE in 1988. Like R-Type, each game would have probably needed to be separated to 2 HuCards. If they waited a year or two when NEC finally figured the AMAZING technology that allowed 4 MEGA POWER, then each game could come one one card.

Joe Redifer · 03/14/2010, 10:59 AM

Sega was always the pioneer, achieving 4 MEGA POWER before NEC could do the same on a supposedly more powerful system. NEC should feel ashamed. I know I would feel ashamed if a box that said "Tonka" on it was more POWERFUL than myself. I bet Obama's socialism and Rush Limbaugh are behind this conspiracy.

offsidewing · 03/14/2010, 11:09 AM

I blame George Bush for TTi turning down the console exclusive rights to Mortal Kombat. I also blame George Bush for the Civil War, McKinley's assassination, and Beanie Babies.

TheClash603 · 03/14/2010, 11:58 AM

Quote from: offsidewing on 03/14/2010, 11:09 AMI blame George Bush for TTi turning down the console exclusive rights to Mortal Kombat. I also blame George Bush for the Civil War, McKinley's assassination, and Beanie Babies.

Mortal Monday, the day that launched the Genesis into first place. Funny that sega isn't making consoles anymore and Midway shit the bed...

Phillips should've given the TG16 rights to Hotel Mario. More realisticly, the Battletoads arcade game would've made me spew some chunky dick snot.

esteban · 03/14/2010, 03:02 PM

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 03/14/2010, 10:59 AMSega was always the pioneer, achieving 4 MEGA POWER before NEC could do the same on a supposedly more powerful system. NEC should feel ashamed. I know I would feel ashamed if a box that said "Tonka" on it was more POWERFUL than myself.

I know. What is interesting is that the North American box art for SMS After Burner (see prior post) is slightly different than the European version (below):

1) The European version swaps out "Sega Arcade Hit" in the upper right-hand corner for "THE FOUR MEGA POWER" banner. Brilliant marketing.
2) The European version overtly states that the game is single-player only. Again, brilliant.
3) The European version features a line drawing interpretation of the air-brushed North American artwork.
4) The European version nimbly utilizes the "graph paper" motif featured on all Master System products.

offsidewing · 03/14/2010, 06:38 PM

Quote from: esteban on 03/14/2010, 03:02 PM
Quote from: Joe Redifer on 03/14/2010, 10:59 AMSega was always the pioneer, achieving 4 MEGA POWER before NEC could do the same on a supposedly more powerful system. NEC should feel ashamed. I know I would feel ashamed if a box that said "Tonka" on it was more POWERFUL than myself.
I know. What is interesting is that the North American box art for SMS After Burner (see prior post) is slightly different than the European version (below):

1) The European version swaps out "Sega Arcade Hit" in the upper right-hand corner for "THE FOUR MEGA POWER" banner. Brilliant marketing.
2) The European version overtly states that the game is single-player only. Again, brilliant.
3) The European version features a line drawing interpretation of the air-brushed North American artwork.
4) The European version nimbly utilizes the "graph paper" motif featured on all Master System products.

And also, in the European version the horribly sketched F-14 is shooting down F-4s. In the US version, the F-14 is blasting MiG-23/27's from the sky. Wait a sec, are they bashing the mega power of the PCE in Portugese?

SignOfZeta · 03/14/2010, 06:55 PM

Super Robot Wars as a SCD. Today Bandai makes solid games pretty regularly, but in the old days virtually every single thing they sold was total crap. When they released Dragon Ball Z for PC Engine, and it turned out to not only be decent but also very innovative, I was very surprised. This game was sort of the turning point for Bandai, IMO. I would have loved to have seen the first CD SRW game on PC Engine.

An original installment of the Assault Suit series.

An original installment of the Kunio-kun series.

The final Gunbuster game (cancelled, always wondered if betas existed).

Arkhan Asylum · 03/14/2010, 07:45 PM

it seemed like Bandai was better at toys than games back then. All the Bandai games I have are craptastical disasters

Mednafen · 03/14/2010, 10:24 PM

Four-player TMNT Arcade
Sim City
Mega Man

Arkhan Asylum · 03/14/2010, 11:52 PM

Quote from: Mednafen on 03/14/2010, 10:24 PMFour-player TMNT Arcade

screw that. 5 players.

Someone can run around as Splinter and go all cripple-rat-fu on some bitches.

Joe Redifer · 03/15/2010, 02:33 AM

Esteban that is friggin' great, man!

Nazi NecroPhile · 03/15/2010, 11:28 AM

Multiplayer Tetris would make me very happy.

jboypacman · 03/15/2010, 12:29 PM

Rolling Thunder,Smash TV,Paperboy,Midnight Resistance,Satan's Hollow and am sure a few others i can think of at the moment.

spenoza · 03/15/2010, 05:08 PM

I would have loved a PCE port of Rolling Thunder. It and the sequel would have been excellent games for the system.

blueraven · 03/15/2010, 05:21 PM

Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest

Nazi NecroPhile · 03/15/2010, 05:33 PM

Quote from: blueraven on 03/15/2010, 05:21 PMCastlevania 2: Simon's Quest

Nice. In addition, I wouldn't mind both Super Castlevania IV and Castlevania: Bloodlines.

Otaking · 03/15/2010, 06:12 PM

Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 03/12/2010, 08:51 PM
Quote from: HardcoreOtaku on 03/12/2010, 08:42 PMA Contra game would've been nice
true dat. Bloody Wolf's the closest thing we got. While that game is awesome, its not the same kind of gameplay. :-/

We've also got Horror Story

TheClash603 · 03/15/2010, 06:20 PM

How about Chiller?

Maybe Streets of Rage?

Otaking · 03/15/2010, 06:26 PM

do-re-mi fantasy

_Paul · 03/15/2010, 07:12 PM

Cybernoid!

Arkhan Asylum · 03/15/2010, 07:43 PM

Quote from: NecroPhile on 03/15/2010, 11:28 AMMultiplayer Tetris would make me very happy.

http://zeograd.com/download_presentation.php?lang=en&id=204

two player

offsidewing · 03/15/2010, 07:50 PM

Quote from: TheClash603 on 03/15/2010, 06:20 PMHow about Chiller?

Maybe Streets of Rage?

Street of Rage is one of my all time Favorite Genesis/Feka Drive games. Considering the bang up job they apparently did on Altered Beast for the PCE, I'm not sure I'd vote for that one. I'm forever the pessimest though...

Necro, you had me a "Multi-player Tetris."

blueraven · 03/15/2010, 08:38 PM

Quote from: offsidewing on 03/15/2010, 07:50 PMConsidering the bang up job they apparently did on Altered Beast for the PCE, I'm not sure I'd vote for that one.

Just play the arcade version. It will leave you happy instead of furious. One of the only PCE ports I blatantly dislike.

TheClash603 · 03/15/2010, 11:21 PM

Good call on the sega to pce ports. I take back streets of rage.

turbogrfxfan · 03/15/2010, 11:37 PM

Blaster master would of been cool. That was such a badass game

kattare · 03/16/2010, 12:59 AM

Bionic Commando, most of the NES Disney games, River City Ransom, a bunch of the Square games... and I'm gonna have to second (third?) that vote for TMNT (5 player!)

blueraven · 03/16/2010, 01:13 AM

Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari / River City Ransom was a TG/PCE release.

http://www.thebrothersduomazov.com/search/label/River%20City%20Ransom

Nazi NecroPhile · 03/16/2010, 10:14 AM

Quote from: Psycho Arkhan on 03/15/2010, 07:43 PMtwo player

Yeah, yeah, yeah; I know. But instead of a quickly whipped out (but highly playable) home brew burned to a disc that my Duo won't play, I'd rather have a 'real' copy of a more complete game with animations, cut scenes, great red book tunes, four or five player capabilities, a high score table, a manual and proper case, etc.

Quote from: offsidewing on 03/15/2010, 07:50 PMStreet of Rage is one of my all time Favorite Genesis/Feka Drive games. Considering the bang up job they apparently did on Altered Beast for the PCE, I'm not sure I'd vote for that one. I'm forever the pessimest though...

Don't be so negative; there's not much wrong with After Burner II, Outrun, or Bonanza Bros., and besides, Altered Beast isn't that great in any format.

Arkhan Asylum · 03/17/2010, 12:10 AM

what the hell kind of cutscenes would tetris have? Lol

well, I guess I could see like high quality spastic anime renditions of the usual little scenes from NES.

kattare · 03/17/2010, 06:55 PM

blueraven, nice! Do I have to be able to read JP to play it? I loved that game on the NES... need to get me a copy.

edit: read the review... thanks for the link! looks like too much Japanese for me to play through it. Guess I'm stuck with the NES version.

rag-time4 · 03/17/2010, 11:13 PM

Quote from: kattare on 03/17/2010, 06:55 PMblueraven, nice! Do I have to be able to read JP to play it? I loved that game on the NES... need to get me a copy.

edit: read the review... thanks for the link! looks like too much Japanese for me to play through it. Guess I'm stuck with the NES version.

River City Ransom is a good game for beginners in Japanese. It uses basic hiragana and katakana for the shop menus. If you learn to read them you'll be surprised at how easy it is...

For example, kikku = kick.