What Turbo game are you currently playing?

Arjak · May 14, 2008, 01:09:31 PM

I'm in the middle of:

-Cosmic Fantasy 2 - Ugh, it took me several tries just to get to the point where Laura is captured. Those monsters are tough! The opening battles are ridiculous, and the fact that all this ends with a bittersweet ending only makes it worse. The fact that-SPOILER ALERT!-Laura dies at the end-END SPOILER-should be on a top ten list of "That's Not Fair!" moments in video game history.

-Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes (Postponed)

Also, my little sister just so happens to be really good at Ys Book I & II! She is at the Noltia Glacier, but is taking a break.

I also just finished Last Alert. The voice acting actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Still, there are definitely a few 'WTF?' moments.

CosMind · May 14, 2008, 02:53:51 PM

blazing lazers (again... jeez, i'm not sure if i'll ever stop going back to this game)

M1Savage · May 14, 2008, 10:16:58 PM

Just completed Zero 4 Champ. Also been playing Soldier Blade, Zero 4 Champ 2, Racing Spirits, Lords of Thunder and F1 Triple Battle.

Sinistron · May 14, 2008, 10:20:10 PM

Quote from: m1savage on May 14, 2008, 10:16:58 PMJust completed Zero 4 Champ. Also been playing Soldier Blade, Zero 4 Champ 2, Racing Spirits, Lords of Thunder and F1 Triple Battle.

Hey man how is F1 Triple Battle? Been seriously considering picking that one up. Does it play nearly as good as Final Lap Twin?

M1Savage · May 14, 2008, 11:11:29 PM

Well, it's got some really interesting options as far as different types of steering and such. I actually like almost all the PC Engine racing games so it's hard for me to say it's better or worse then Final Lap Twin.

I think you can pick it up fairly cheap so if you like these types of games I say give it a shot. Get Racing Spirits too if you don't already have it.

TR0N · May 14, 2008, 11:25:23 PM

Sylphia and Legend of Hero Tonma

I'll say i wasn't expecting to get (sylphia) any time soon but a member hook me up on a copy for a good price.

Like most shooters by compile starts out easy,but by halfway through the game it get's tough.

Turbo D · May 14, 2008, 11:27:16 PM

playing LoT right now. Just hooked up a newly acquired stereo system. LoT sounds bitchin' through it too!

Sinistron · May 14, 2008, 11:56:32 PM

Quote from: m1savage on May 14, 2008, 11:11:29 PMWell, it's got some really interesting options as far as different types of steering and such. I actually like almost all the PC Engine racing games so it's hard for me to say it's better or worse then Final Lap Twin. I think you can pick it up fairly cheap so if you like these types of games I say give it a shot. Get Racing Spirits too if you don't already have it.

Thanks for your thoughts. Yeah I have Racing Spirits- haven't given it a good day in court yet though- just a prelim. Racing hucards I have Final Lap Twin, Out Run, Chase HQ, MotoRoader, Racing Spirits, Power Drift and F1 Circus- that's probably about how I'd rank 'em too- though admittedly Racing Spirits is the one I've yet to really give serious play time to. From the little of it I've played though I didn't feel like it stacked up to Final Lap Twin- but Final Lap Twin also has killer chip tunes (among my favorite) and that quest mode going for it. You're right though F1 Triple is dirt cheap so I really can't go wrong in buying it to see for myself.

M1Savage · May 15, 2008, 08:08:24 AM

My biggest gripe with Racing Spirits is that it has some super annoying music in the game. I never really gave F1 Triple a chance until recently but it's grown on me. It can be real challenging depending on the steering type and engine you choose.

turbokon · May 20, 2008, 10:46:41 PM

Tired of beating LOT so therefore I'm trying to beat GOT. Never been able to beat the game yet. I've gotten to the boss of Dark City, man that stage music soundtrack is bad ass.

Ninja Spirit · May 26, 2008, 08:10:50 PM

My Metal Stoker playthrough on YouTube

Sinistron · May 27, 2008, 09:30:07 PM

Just beat Hero Tonma for the first time- I've played it a few times before and got decently far (though it is a SHORT game)- this time I just ran through it. Wasn't much of a challenge and damn the last boss is a joke. Can't believe they gave him his own level with no stage or anything- just him. I liked this game at first but after beating it my appreciation of it has worn down considerably- it plays decent enough, has some chip tunes I'm fond of and looks nice in spots- but it's just too damn short and simple. In the same vein as Ninja Spirit for me- although Ninja Spirit is admittedly a better game.

JoshTurboTrollX · May 27, 2008, 11:11:33 PM

Legend of Heroes: Dragon Slayer

Sinistron · May 29, 2008, 01:13:34 PM

Played Override for the first time last night and I was raving about it on the shoutbox- It is awesome- Definitely above average. I'd put it in my top five favorite overhead hucard shooters. To me it feels like Psycho Chaser, Final Blaster, Image Fight and Blazing Lazers thrown into a blender. The graphics, color and music recall Psycho Chaser, the secondary weapons recall the weapons in Final Blaster and Image Fight (even the red Image Fight directional pods), and it has the kick-ass gameplay and the ability to push the screen further left or right like in Blazing Lazers. It also has a huge shot that powers up when idle, a multitude of secondary weapons that can be powered up like 4 or five times, a regular shot that can be powered up, speed selection, great parallex on several levels, a boss rush, zero slowdown, blistering intense action and tons of enemies filling the screen. Only drawback is perhaps it's a bit too easy- especially for a wriggler like myself- Playing it for the first time I already reached and almost defeated the final boss- but man this game has GREAT gameplay and like I said it's pretty intense. All this and it's only a two meg cart- I was really surprised by this one- a definite recommendation.

Ninja Spirit · May 30, 2008, 05:15:36 PM

Playing through "City Hunter"

This video was made the day I got the game out of my mailbox, rehearsing the stages wasn't too hard.

Lochlan · May 31, 2008, 04:37:04 PM

Last night I finally got to the end boss of Bonk's Adventure. Despite the power ups between the bosses, the boss rush is too hard. The level-3 boss always kills me too many times with his air punching.

By the time I finally get to the real boss, I don't have enough lives to beat him. (I seem to get hit whenever I hit him, too).

What a frustrating endgame.

Edit: although Last Alert is worse -- the last level in that game is so insanely cheap, which is bizarre given how easy the rest of the game is.

nat · May 31, 2008, 04:52:58 PM

Maybe it's because I grew up on Bonk, but I find all the Bonk games insanely easy. Last time I played through Bonk's Adventure for high score in the high score area I had 27 lives in reserve after defeating the final boss.

Lochlan · May 31, 2008, 06:35:37 PM

Quote from: nat on May 31, 2008, 04:52:58 PMMaybe it's because I grew up on Bonk, but I find all the Bonk games insanely easy.

Well, for me, the levels are easy, but a couple of those bosses' patterns are killing me. Once I figure those out a bit better I'm sure I'll have an easier time.

Quote from: nat on May 31, 2008, 04:52:58 PMLast time I played through Bonk's Adventure for high score in the high score area I had 27 lives in reserve after defeating the final boss.

Wow...27 lives...jeez. I didn't even know it was possible to get that many.

Sinistron · May 31, 2008, 07:43:42 PM

There's a lot of free guys and points spread around Bonk's Adventure Lochlan-

I beat Override last night- didn't use continues either. I'll spare you guys my relentless gushing on this title this time around.

My Terra Cresta II arrived today and I played it-
It's above average. Some gorgeous background graphics here- a bit of parallex (third and fourth boards- although strangely each "stage" has two boards each with their own bosses that don't seem connected in any way- so the third board is called Stage 2-1). I reached the 7th board- or Stage 4-1 as its called- wanted to keep going but Sue was egging me to take her to pick up her prescription. Anyway- apart from the great backgrounds- it starts off kind of slow with not many enemies on screen- things only seem to start getting difficult from the fifth board on. Even then its still a slow scrolling shooter- not really too intense- there's even some occasional slowdown (there is a select speed for your ship though- I kept it mostly on 3 or 4 (the highest)). A lot of the enemies are reminiscent of enemy strings from Galaga. The weapons are interesting- I'm not exactly sure how to explain it in detail yet but it seems that when you get a power-up you are able to switch up and place an option- or several options- in front of you up to three times for a strong wave laser. Interestingly before each board starts you can change the firing direction of the different power-up shells. A lot of common shooter stuff is thrown at you, like exploding volcanoes, creeping vines, and maze like wall structures- however it seems almost like a fairly new experience due to the detailed (for a chip game) graphics. The music seemed pretty decent- nothing that really grabbed me by the balls though. The bosses have some interesting patterns but are easier to beat than the actual levels. Overall I'd say it's an above average overhead hucard shooter- but not on the level where I place The Star Soldier games, Blazing Lazers, Override and Image Fight. I place it higher than Final Blaster- it feels like a better play- but not by a whole lot. So what exactly makes this an above-average shooter? The background graphics for the most part- also I love having a tiny ship- especially when there's good hit detection- I was amazed that at times I was even able to wriggle through enemies that came out on a string- some good wriggling action though nothing as intense as Override- however it doesn't try to be so intense- it's pretty laid back for the most part- and it establishes a solid mood. Is it worth the 100+ it regularly goes for on EBay? No. If you want overhead hucard shooter action at this speed you might want to save your money and pick up Final Blaster or Galaga '88/90 (though I'm sure a good number of us here have Galaga)- or you might not- lol. It's your call. I picked up the hucard loose for 50 on EvilBay- thanks to runin for showing me the link.

So it's pretty good- solid even- just not great. Definitely worth playing- but not at the high price. If you're looking for an intense overhead hucard shooter this isn't it. Get the Soldier games, Image Fight, BL and Override. If you're looking for an expensive mostly laid back shooter with lush background graphics- then this is your ticket.

nat · May 31, 2008, 07:49:24 PM

I think TC2 is a great game, and the music will grow on you. Trust me.

Sinistron · May 31, 2008, 07:52:25 PM

I do think the game's above average Nat- but I must admit that I feel kind of spoiled after just being shocked by the awesomeness of the 2-meg Override

nat · May 31, 2008, 08:33:07 PM

Next time I see Override for a decent price I'll grab it. Nobody's ever mentioned it before-- I've overlooked it many times.

Sinistron · June 01, 2008, 05:38:24 AM

You know Nat you're 110% right. My opinion of Terra Cresta II is completely different- I had to just pause the game now to come in and say that. I think honestly from just playing a more busy and fluid shooter to then playing a slow one with backgrounds that are so pretty that your mind wavers that I wasn't able to judge it correctly. The music is also MUCH better than I initially thought it to be. The music, graphics, bosses and interesting weapon system definitely make this top shelf- it's definitely the best of the slower type shooters- makes the Dragon Spirit games look like trash in comparison. I also like when you collect all of the ship pieces- cool shit. This would be a great game to zone out too- another reason why I'm loving it so much right now at 5:30 in the morning

Ceti you'll love this game.

ps Now I see that there really aren't bosses in the Stage .0's and that their themes are intertwined with the .2 Stages.

I also have to say now that yes, this game is worth getting- but only if it sounds like your cup of tea, and hopefully for cheaper than what it goes for.

PCEngineHell · June 01, 2008, 10:29:02 AM

I played Download for abit. I really need to put more effort into it,its pretty damn nice. Pretty good change of pace from the typical stuff I have been playing for sure.

nat · June 02, 2008, 02:07:27 AM

Quote from: PCEngineHell on June 01, 2008, 10:29:02 AMI played Download for abit. I really need to put more effort into it,its pretty damn nice. Pretty good change of pace from the typical stuff I have been playing for sure.

Hell yeah, the Download games are some very underrated shooters on the system. Unique, interesting, challenging, and all around great fun. Good soundtracks too.

I've beaten both of them.... good times. Although I personally prefer the first-- it's tougher than the 2nd and just "hit the spot" a little better for me. The 2nd game was an easy clear, cleared it the first time I played it.

Ninja Spirit · June 02, 2008, 10:41:20 AM

I understand in Download 2 Adolf Hitler makes another appearance

TR0N · June 02, 2008, 11:35:19 PM

Street Fighter 2
Sylphia

Afther a short run on the famicom the duo-r is out again.

JoshTurboTrollX · June 03, 2008, 06:36:40 PM

Order of the Griffon, working on another quickie video..

Shocking this is my first Turbo game I have reviewed...

What took me so long??

nat · June 04, 2008, 01:04:40 AM

I have to admit, your video made the game look really good.

That's one of the last US releases I have yet to pick up.

MurderDate · June 04, 2008, 10:00:58 AM

great review, TurboStar. I had a good time playing OotG when I gave it a go as well. Took me an entire day just to get started. I couldn't make it beyond that dungeons with the red/blue pools.. it was just so crazy hard for me I figured I had no chance of making it after that. I will say I had a ton of fun setting up my characters and basically learning how to play, though. The battles can be really fun, too.

nat · June 05, 2008, 07:09:27 PM

Dragon Egg- I just cleared this game my second time with it, I only got it [from electrohaze] like a week ago. My opinion of this game reflects runinruder's exactly, so just see his review here and be done with it.

The only thing that I can add is that I was initially turned off by this game as the graphics in the first level, unlike the rest of the game, are a horrible, ugly dark brown mess. As a matter of fact, I would have never bothered with this game at all had it not been for runin's review. Once you get past the first area, the visuals pick up for the better. This game boats some really neat Mode 7-ish effects (put to great use, mind you, not pointlessly implemented like so many SNES games) and the game plays really smoothly without a hint of slowdown. Anyway, that's all I'm gonna say really, just see runin's review.

hindsr1976 · June 05, 2008, 10:36:30 PM

Right now Bomberman 93 and Castlevania: Rondo Blood finaly got an original.

nat · June 08, 2008, 02:39:01 AM

Power Golf- This is one of those rare instances where I owned & played a sequel before owning and/or playing it's predecessor. Either way, Power Golf 2 is definitely the better title in just about every area. All that said, Power Golf isn't half bad and probably doesn't entirely deserve it's bad rap. It showed up in my mailbox today, all new fresh and sealed from SimpleSimon's store, costing me a total of about $13 (yes, that's even after the hefty shipping from Europe). Not bad considering $13 doesn't even get me three gallons of gas these days.

For a golf game, it's about as bare bones as they come, but it gets the job done. Gameplay wise the only thing that seemed a little funky was control of the shot (stroke power & curve). The game utilizes the classic power meter most golf games love to use, but I found it incredibly difficult to stop the meter where I wanted (I don't have this problem in other golf games that use this method) and even the slightest inaccuracy in this regard caused my drive to curve substantially to the left or right. Once I got the hang of it, it wasn't too bad but it was definitely touchier than it should have been.

I played through the entire standard single-player mode and other than the quirk mentioned above, it was a pleasant enough experience. There is only one in-game tune but it's pleasant enough and didn't get on my nerves. There's only one course you can play, but what do you expect from a 1980's golf simulation? I should add however that I've always been into video golf games. There are two kinds of video golf lovers-- those who enjoy the game for what it is, and what I call "arcade" golf lovers. I'm something of the former, where the latter folks view it as "just another video game" and tend to get impatient easily with typical golf simulations, just wanting the game to hurry up and move along. As a youngster I started my video golfing playing MacGolf on our Mactintosh Plus in the mid to late 80's where in between shots it took anywhere from 60 full seconds to 2 minutes to re-draw the scenery. Any minor delays present in any of the Turbo golf games seem like nanoseconds by comparison and thus my game of Power Golf seemed to go quickly and smoothly.

In the long run though, unless you're into video golf games on some level, Power Golf will probably come across as much too primitive and you'll have more fun pointing and laughing at the dated course graphics than with the gameplay itself. Those people, along with the "arcade golfers," are better off passing up Power Golf in favor of Power Golf 2 or another golf game (runinruder keeps telling me Fine Shot Golf from Human is the best golf game on the system but I've yet to try it out). For those folks like me who grew up on MacGolf or any of the multiple golf games on the Amiga 500/1000, pick up Power Golf on the cheap and you'll probably enjoy an afternoon reminiscing about playing video golf on your computer after school as a youngster.

jboypacman · June 08, 2008, 08:24:21 PM

Ok the last couple of days i have been playing lots of Lords of Thunder and Dracula X.

Paisa49 · June 09, 2008, 03:05:09 PM

Devil's Crush and Legendary Axe for me.

MurderDate · June 09, 2008, 03:15:51 PM

I can really love a good golf game. I forget the name of the game I played back in my first run of video game hobby (circa '86-'92) but it was an entirely lost memory (now a foggy memory) until the Neo Geo fell into my lap with it's two funny and cute golf games.
It's a shame the Turbo doesn't have a real gem of a golf game of it's own (but we DO have WCT/FLT). Could you imagine a post-Magical Chase golf game by Quest in '93? (akin to the Turf Masters/Metal Slug thing on the Geo)

The Turbo really ended on a high note.. If they could've just hung in there for a few more titles there's a good chance we'd have one or a few more age-defying classics.

JoshTurboTrollX · June 10, 2008, 12:18:54 AM

Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari

Sinistron · June 10, 2008, 06:52:03 PM

Wow Dragon Egg! was easy- I know you guys said it was easy- but man only game I have that's easier is Niko Niko Pun. Was a nice ten minute diversion though I guess...

It's got to be a kid's game though I'm assuming...

Ninja Spirit · June 10, 2008, 07:11:39 PM

I just got Burning Angels.

I almost called the Riot Police on stage 4

nat · June 10, 2008, 08:48:26 PM

Quote from: Sinistron on June 10, 2008, 06:52:03 PMWow Dragon Egg! was easy- I know you guys said it was easy- but man only game I have that's easier is Niko Niko Pun. Was a nice ten minute diversion though I guess...

It's got to be a kid's game though I'm assuming...

Nice game though, eh?

Too bad it was so easy.

On the "easy" note...

Somer Assault-- This game is right up there with Dragon EGG! as far as difficulty (or lack thereof) goes. You are a slinky, and your mission is to thwart an evil sorceress' plans to take over the world. The best I could describe this game is as a platform/shooter hybrid. You'll slink through all 12 levels in no time. The boss characters, all somehow related to the Zodiac are slightly more challenging than the levels themselves but you should have no trouble 1cc'ing the game on your first or second try. That is, until the final boss battle(s). You'll face a gauntlet of all 12 bosses all over again, in sequence, and then be confronted with the evil sorceress who's spirit proceeds to take on many different forms. The final boss gauntlet and battles themselves probably take up more time than the rest of the game combined (!!!). I had no trouble clearing the game up until this point, however, I died on my initial encounter with the sorceress. While you have unlimited continues, you are only granted three lives and your, uhm, slinky is reverted to his weakest level. Also, you have to start the final battle all over again. I spent 40 minutes devising patterns and plans to best the sorceress, who then changes into three evil slinkys, and then changes a second time into three evil heads, only to fail, fail, fail every time. I think the object is probably to reach this point fully powered up and just, uh, don't die. I never did beat the three heads, so I have no idea if they morph again, but needless to say after 40 minutes I was extremely frustrated. It's a pity they didn't make the difficulty in this game a little more balanced, as you'll have lots of fun slinking around the stages trying to find the boss room. The level designs are very good for the most part, with a few that felt like they were thrown together fairly quickly. Graphics are top-notch with great character design and excellent shading on everything. You're also treated to a superb soundtrack that is just delightful which I'm 99% sure was done by the same guy who did Dungeon Explorer (both games were developed by Atlus). Expect more upbeat stuff here and less of the somber you get with DE, although just a few of the musical cues sound like they were taken straight out of DE. I'd be utterly shocked if the same person wasn't responsible for both game's music. Despite the horrendously unbalanced difficulty, I'd still recommend this game. It's unique enough that it's got something for everyone... I sure as hell have never played anything like it, and all the good here was good enough to make the negatives seem insignificant. It's gonna bug me that I didn't finish off the final battle though, so I'll probably give it another go in a day or two. At least this time I'll know it's imperative to be fully powered up by the final battle.

Sinistron · June 12, 2008, 12:37:03 AM

Just cleared Genji Tsushin Agedama. Great game, fantastic even

. Boss rush at the end conducted by a wizard , when you beat the wizard gun turrets guard a bunker- it is difficult to not get hit at least once by the wizard's two ghouls or by the gun turrets. Then a giant purple face does some attack patterns and slopes his eyes toward you- I actually only had one hit left when I beat him- took a few tries. Clear number 63

Ninja Spirit · June 14, 2008, 03:44:31 PM

My latest video

Beat the infamous Burning Angels

esteban · June 30, 2008, 09:46:55 AM

Quote from: nat on June 10, 2008, 08:48:26 PMDespite the horrendously unbalanced difficulty, I'd still recommend this game. It's unique enough that it's got something for everyone... I sure as hell have never played anything like it, and all the good here was good enough to make the negatives seem insignificant. It's gonna bug me that I didn't finish off the final battle though, so I'll probably give it another go in a day or two. At least this time I'll know it's imperative to be fully powered up by the final battle.

You have to beat the game, dude. I agree that it is a game that should be recommended to folks. It is an odd melding of genres, so it certainly won't be everyone's cup of tea. Personally, I love the puzzle+action+shooting+bizzarro mechanics of this game.

Now, if I could just get you to start showin' some love for Veigues ...

I don't have Mesopotamia (yet!) ... I wonder if TTi tinkered with the difficulty levels of the game. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Mesopotamia was more challenging?

Radiantsvgun · June 30, 2008, 09:21:10 PM

Just finished some Spriggan.

Sinistron · July 01, 2008, 08:58:13 AM

Power League II Pennant Mode- finally beat the team that was proving to be a real nightmare- The Carks. Whenever they choose their left-handed pitcher for their starter he's all nastiness and really brings the business. Well- last night- my team (the Drums) destroyed the Carks 14 zip for their seventh victory. Knocked that left handed clown for a few loops- even rocked a grand slam off him and then they finally took his tired ass out. I believe there's two more matches for the pennant and then I can finally chalk up Power League II as another clear.

My 1,000th post- popped my Punchy Pedro cherry. Happy Birthday to me and all that good shit.

Ninja Spirit · July 01, 2008, 04:37:37 PM

Fighting Run had me pissed me off reeeeeeeaaaal badly today.

It's that Dan Fujiyama (B-Section Pilot C, the one with the Shogun mask), he'll mind-fuck the shit out of you with his speed and his flame thrower in addition to the obstacles

Sinistron · July 03, 2008, 09:01:44 AM

Was great to finally play Street Fighter II last night on the ol' Turbo- I've played this game countless times in the past but never owned a copy myself- being that I only collected TG and I didn't have a reverse tap and avenue 6's... Thankfully Nat modded me a reverse tap earlier this year and my avenue 6 pads arrived this week. Went to test it out last night and wound up beating it using Chun Li though I couldn't remember how to do her helicopter move

... I know tons of people have beat this already but I've never beaten it before though I've played it countless times- you know how it is if you don't own it- I'd be playing in arcades but there'd always be some little punk jumping in who mastered all of Ken's moves and would make me look like dogshit in two seconds- and playing at friends' houses was just a parade of matches between friends- no real chance to play through the game one player. Well anyway- was a special delight for me to finally play this on my TG.

And oh yeah- what's with some of these guys being misnamed? Vega wasn't Vega and M. Bison wasn't M. Bison...

Gentlegamer · July 03, 2008, 10:07:29 AM

Alternating between Neutopia and Dungeon Explorer.

nat · July 03, 2008, 10:45:20 AM

Quote from: Sinistron on July 03, 2008, 09:01:44 AMWas great to finally play Street Fighter II last night on the ol' Turbo- I've played this game countless times in the past but never owned a copy myself- being that I only collected TG and I didn't have a reverse tap and avenue 6's... Thankfully Nat modded me a reverse tap earlier this year and my avenue 6 pads arrived this week. Went to test it out last night and wound up beating it using Chun Li though I couldn't remember how to do her helicopter move ... I know tons of people have beat this already but I've never beaten it before though I've played it countless times- you know how it is if you don't own it- I'd be playing in arcades but there'd always be some little punk jumping in who mastered all of Ken's moves and would make me look like dogshit in two seconds- and playing at friends' houses was just a parade of matches between friends- no real chance to play through the game one player. Well anyway- was a special delight for me to finally play this on my TG.

And oh yeah- what's with some of these guys being misnamed? Vega wasn't Vega and M. Bison wasn't M. Bison...

The naming in the Turbo version is actually "correct."

The versions you are used to playing are actually the ones with the guys misnamed-- domestic US ports which had the names altered because of potential racial issues.

Ceti Alpha · July 03, 2008, 03:00:32 PM

I'm still pounding away on Dragon Spirit. Unfortunately, I'm still suffering from Loser Spirit. I can only get to the boss on level 6. I'm getting close, but not quite there just yet. However, I know I will prevail in the end.

News:

What Turbo game are you currently playing?