What Turbo game are you currently playing?

Bardoly · 11/29/2015, 07:42 PM

Clear # 42 - Bakuretsu Hunter

I didn't take a picture of the credits, but I did watch all the way through it. Although I don't understand Japanese, sometimes I could get the gist of what was happening. It is a non-interactive digital manga comic.

martinine · 11/29/2015, 08:07 PM

I accidentally erased my save in Cosmic Fantasy 2, so I restarted. I'm good and past where I was (the beginning of Babette's segment), but I'm now back to Van. I just saved Pico, and we are heading to Fort Dalas to save Babette. I think I'm getting near the end, but not too sure. Next I might move onto the Shadowgate games (first one on NES then Beyond Shadowgate on Duo).

Groover · 11/30/2015, 12:08 AM

I'm trying to figure where the last 4% in Dracula is left. I have been 96% for a while. Nearly played through all again but I love playing the game.
Also I have been playing with Beyond Shadowgate. Thanks Bernie.

Still banging away at Gate of Thunder but I'm not good at it. I think I might have a better chance if I had a friend over passing it back and fourth.

ginoscope · 11/30/2015, 11:01 AM

Quote from: martinine on 11/29/2015, 08:07 PMI accidentally erased my save in Cosmic Fantasy 2, so I restarted. I'm good and past where I was (the beginning of Babette's segment), but I'm now back to Van. I just saved Pico, and we are heading to Fort Dalas to save Babette. I think I'm getting near the end, but not too sure. Next I might move onto the Shadowgate games (first one on NES then Beyond Shadowgate on Duo).

You're getting close to the end keep at it. I recently finished Cosmic Fantasy II and I took a break around the time I got to the Fort Dalas. After that it was smooth sailing. The party stays full which helps with the slow battles. You probably have 5-10 hours depending how much you grind.

ginoscope · 11/30/2015, 11:04 AM

After beating Exile Wicked Phenomenon I been taking it easy playing some games I can finish easier.

Over Thanksgiving I was playing Riot Zone, Monster Lair, and Dragon's Curse. I have never really played the wonder boy games so may to do a marathon of those.

martinine · 11/30/2015, 12:34 PM

Quote from: ginoscope on 11/30/2015, 11:01 AM
Quote from: martinine on 11/29/2015, 08:07 PMI accidentally erased my save in Cosmic Fantasy 2, so I restarted. I'm good and past where I was (the beginning of Babette's segment), but I'm now back to Van. I just saved Pico, and we are heading to Fort Dalas to save Babette. I think I'm getting near the end, but not too sure. Next I might move onto the Shadowgate games (first one on NES then Beyond Shadowgate on Duo).
You're getting close to the end keep at it. I recently finished Cosmic Fantasy II and I took a break around the time I got to the Fort Dalas. After that it was smooth sailing. The party stays full which helps with the slow battles. You probably have 5-10 hours depending how much you grind.

Thanks for the heads up. It really felt like I was getting to the end.

gheebee · 11/30/2015, 04:21 PM

Started playing Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair and Dracula X earlier today. I really didn't expect much from Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair because of some of the reviews I've seen but now that I give it a try I like it quite a bit. Still haven't played a Wonder Boy or Adventure Island game that I didn't like! Dracula X seemed a lot harder than back when I first tried it but I was able to make some decent progress there. Really wish we could whip diagonally in this game, I'm too used to Bloodlines!

jtucci31 · 12/11/2015, 07:56 PM

I played a little Atlantean as per the GotW.

I had also started Dragon Slayer and got about 3 hours in. It's pretty fun, not as great as CF2 or anything, but I still enjoyed it a lot. The music in it is pretty great as is the story itself. Simple, but enough to keep me entertained.

However, I had an itch to play some Popful Mail so I switched over to that. It's been really fun. I think I take to action platforming rpgs more, or just action rpgs in general. There's a bit more action and it keeps me going slightly longer. After I beat this, I'll probably move on to Dynastic Hero thanks to the Turbo Xpress peoples.

In short, I wish my semester would end so I could have time to sit in front of my TV and finish all of these games.

EmperorIng · 12/11/2015, 10:40 PM

I finally beat Auleria the other night. Just in time to sell it!

It was a very unpleasant surprise getting to the final boss and being completely unable to harm him based on too-low stats. It turns out I needed a sword (called BLACK'S) from this tree dungeon, which gave me a high enough attack stat to hurt the final boss. The one exception to this is a sword found in the final, uh, "dungeon" (which is just a set of empty staircases with the occasional NPC), with a sword (called WHITE'S) which was very weak, but ignored invincibility frames or something so did huge damage to the second form of the final boss.

Both Xak and Auleria do this thing which if you are too low a level, you cannot hurt the boss. This is really lame, in my opinion, as I feel it balances the game towards the "unfair" part of the spectrum.

Since I don't know Japanese I didn't give a shit about the story cinematics, lol. I guess they found their long-lost brother or something. Or something.

Gypsy · 12/11/2015, 10:50 PM

I've been playing Genji Tsushin Agedama lately. It's pretty fun, but I suck so I haven't beaten it yet.

CatPix · 12/14/2015, 07:12 PM

Quote from: Groover on 11/30/2015, 12:08 AMI'm trying to figure where the last 4% in Dracula is left. I have been 96% for a while. Nearly played through all again but I love playing the game.
Also I have been playing with Beyond Shadowgate. Thanks Bernie.

Still banging away at Gate of Thunder but I'm not good at it. I think I might have a better chance if I had a friend over passing it back and fourth.

Have you found Maria and played to the end with her?
I'm at 96% too, but I haven't beat Dracula with Belmont yet, so I assume the remaining 4% are for the "other" ending.

As for me, I started playing Dynastic Warrior. If only more J RPG were this way, I could play mroe of them.

gj-16 · 12/16/2015, 12:37 PM

Playing Gate and Winds heavily again, still amazed by the quality of these two every time I partake.

Gypsy · 12/17/2015, 10:04 PM

Playing Ys. About halfway through the first game at the moment. The bump system is a bit silly, but overall the game is quite fun.

PukeSter · 12/17/2015, 11:08 PM

Have recently played Bonk 3 and Mr heli. Both are great games!

Bonk 3 takes a few steps forward and a few steps back. Overall though, great game with iffy music and an excellent final boss that concludes the trilogy.

Mr heli has always been one of my favorite games ever. I love the jazzy stage 2 theme.

Gypsy · 12/18/2015, 06:51 AM

I know some people here don't like Bonk 3 as much but I had a fun time with that game as well. Wouldn't say it's better than the second game though.

wilykat · 12/18/2015, 06:34 PM

Still playing Beyond Shadowgate that I got for $5.

I got 4 other "rare" repro to play when I am done with this one.

esteban · 12/18/2015, 06:57 PM

I have not played any PCE/TG-16 for the past 3(?) months!

I'm not sure what I'll play yet...

Bardoly · 12/19/2015, 11:21 AM

Quote from: esteban on 12/18/2015, 06:57 PMI have not played any PCE/TG-16 for the past 3(?) months!

"Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed."

Esteban, be healed!

gheebee · 12/19/2015, 08:50 PM

Spent almost the whole day playing The Dynastic Hero and beat it! Actually beat it twice since I used the second to last castle to get enough gold to buy a charmstone and then beat the game again to see if anything was different but it wasn't. Now I see that you have to get two of them and trade them, but who knows if I ever will... This the first CD game that I ever beat.
The second to last castle got pretty frustrating with 2 of the enemies and the jump puzzle and I also looked at a walkthrough for the Genesis version to see how to get the Mermaid's Tear (Tried on my own for a while but I didn't want to give that guy my ocarina since I was told to keep it!) but overall it was a pretty easy game.

EmperorIng · 12/20/2015, 01:40 PM

The jump puzzle might be the only part of the game that was actually difficult... until you learn how the platforms work. Wonder Boy V:MW4 is the good kind of easy.

Quote from: Gypsy on 12/17/2015, 10:04 PMPlaying Ys. About halfway through the first game at the moment. The bump system is a bit silly, but overall the game is quite fun.

Playing Xak on the PCE makes me appreciate how streamlined the bump system is in Ys. Considering the amount of enemies and the precise movements you need to pull off, you would get tired out pretty quickly had you been forced to hit a button every time. Or in Xak where you awkwardly hold an attack button, then "bump" (more accurately, you pin an enemy to a wall and hope their hitbox doesn't slip into you and kill you instantly).

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I tried out Travel Epule/Apple/Eple (

) the other day and got two chapters in. The way enemies move around ranges from braindead to cheap.

Bardoly · 12/21/2015, 08:18 AM

We played some more Bazzy last weekend.

GoldenWheels · 12/22/2015, 11:27 AM

Quote from: wilykat on 12/18/2015, 06:34 PMStill playing Beyond Shadowgate that I got for $5.

I got 4 other "rare" repro to play when I am done with this one.

Tried that one for the first time last night. Certainly didn't make it far (at all) but looks like a fun game. Just not sure I have the patience for it.

Gypsy · 12/23/2015, 06:29 PM

Quote from: EmperorIng on 12/20/2015, 01:40 PMThe jump puzzle might be the only part of the game that was actually difficult... until you learn how the platforms work. Wonder Boy V:MW4 is the good kind of easy.

Quote from: Gypsy on 12/17/2015, 10:04 PMPlaying Ys. About halfway through the first game at the moment. The bump system is a bit silly, but overall the game is quite fun.
Playing Xak on the PCE makes me appreciate how streamlined the bump system is in Ys. Considering the amount of enemies and the precise movements you need to pull off, you would get tired out pretty quickly had you been forced to hit a button every time. Or in Xak where you awkwardly hold an attack button, then "bump" (more accurately, you pin an enemy to a wall and hope their hitbox doesn't slip into you and kill you instantly).

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I tried out Travel Epule/Apple/Eple ( ) the other day and got two chapters in. The way enemies move around ranges from braindead to cheap.

Yeah it's not too bad, I haven't played Xak so I can't speak to that one. Ys II in general is largely improved from the first.

gheebee · 12/23/2015, 08:40 PM

Been playing Dragon's Curse today and while I can't stop playing it I also have to wonder if they could have possibly made this game any more tedious, even the continue screen is monotonous...

EmperorIng · 12/23/2015, 10:16 PM

Use the save feature, dude.

gheebee · 12/24/2015, 03:20 AM

It's useful but only really for resuming between games since it doesn't save your medicine; continuing is the only chance you get to return with medicine after you die. I just have to get better at fighting the enemies so I don't need the medicine as much, but it's hard as Mouse-Man.

roflmao · 12/24/2015, 09:05 AM

I spent a good chunk of this morning playing Dragon's Curse as well! I've never finished the game, but I'm hoping this time it'll stick. I'm currently Mouseman so there's still quite a bit left.

ginoscope · 12/24/2015, 09:51 AM

I was playing 1943 on my Turbo express last night. Really enjoyed playing that I wasn't expecting to like it that much.

Columns was also great to play it amazes me how many Sega games were on the PC engine.

Gypsy · 12/24/2015, 12:48 PM

Finished up Ys recently. Plan to play Cosmic Fantasy 2 but it needs to arrive first, so probably not until next week.

In the mean time I'll probably just play something really fun again such as Super Star Soldier or Kaizo Chojin Shubibinman 3.

Bardoly · 12/24/2015, 07:12 PM

Quote from: Bardoly on 12/21/2015, 08:18 AMWe played some more Bazzy last weekend.

Well, my boys just beat Bazzy with little help from me! (I think that I only helped them on 2-3 levels.)

Man, this game is fun!

ginoscope · 12/25/2015, 12:05 PM

Quote from: Gypsy on 12/24/2015, 12:48 PMFinished up Ys recently. Plan to play Cosmic Fantasy 2 but it needs to arrive first, so probably not until next week.

In the mean time I'll probably just play something really fun again such as Super Star Soldier or Kaizo Chojin Shubibinman 3.

I just finished Cosmic Fantasy 2 recently and it's a really good game. Keep in mind it's an old RPG so the grinding and numerous random battles can get really tedious. Overall it's a really good game if you have the patience for old school RPGs

Gypsy · 12/25/2015, 01:39 PM

Quote from: ginoscope on 12/25/2015, 12:05 PM
Quote from: Gypsy on 12/24/2015, 12:48 PMFinished up Ys recently. Plan to play Cosmic Fantasy 2 but it needs to arrive first, so probably not until next week.

In the mean time I'll probably just play something really fun again such as Super Star Soldier or Kaizo Chojin Shubibinman 3.
I just finished Cosmic Fantasy 2 recently and it's a really good game. Keep in mind it's an old RPG so the grinding and numerous random battles can get really tedious. Overall it's a really good game if you have the patience for old school RPGs

Yeah I had a fairly good idea of what I'm getting into here and you pretty much confirmed it. I'm pretty sure I will enjoy it.

technozombie · 12/25/2015, 10:34 PM

I've been enjoying my Dynastic Hero booty, I'm all the way to the ice area. I was thinking that I had beaten the Genesis version, but now that I'm playing through TCD version I'm not sure I did. I also recently got Atlantean, It's an awesome game but it totally kicks my ass.

martinine · 12/26/2015, 09:19 AM

Scored a Turbostick for Christmas, so I have been playing a lot of Blazing Lazers. The stick really gives it a serious arcade feel. Love it!

GoldenWheels · 12/28/2015, 12:05 PM

R-type.

Yeah, I am not good at R-type. Still fun though!

(was playing Dynastic Hero but one of the bosses--the dual dragons, one on the left and one on the right of the screen---was PISSING ME THE F OFF!!!)

gheebee · 12/28/2015, 04:56 PM

Played a bit of Dragon's Curse and Bikkuriman World today. In both I got to the last level but wound up quitting because I just couldn't take any more of either game. Maybe someday I'll try them again but for now I've really had enough of both.

Quote from: GoldenWheels on 12/28/2015, 12:05 PM(was playing Dynastic Hero but one of the bosses--the dual dragons, one on the left and one on the right of the screen---was PISSING ME THE F OFF!!!)

This is the only Wonder Boy game that I've ever beaten and I wish that the bosses in Bikkuriman World and Dragon's Curse were as easy as any of the bosses in The Dynastic Hero. For the boss you're talking about I just stand on the platform in the middle of the room, wait for them to shoot the blue square at you, jump over the square, hit them, jump over the boulder(s), return to the platform, and repeat until they're both dead.

Groover · 12/28/2015, 05:33 PM

Finally found the missing 4% in Rondo. It was a room on lower level 4. Love that game. I wanted to get that 100% before the year was out.

grolt · 12/28/2015, 07:43 PM

The lady and I had a lot of fun swimming around in SPLASH LAKE. It has a low barrier to entry and is easy to pick up and play, the difficulty level ramps up at a very steady but manageable pace. It plays great in two player mode, and all the extras and bonus levels keep the replay value high. We'd get stumped on a few levels, but the game is well designed in that it will reward (and require) different strategies to complete. There's some personality to the game with some of the characters (cigarette smoking stump? compulsively shitting bird?), the (admittedly pretty lame) "Ostrich Theater", and the slightly cinematic closing screen. Like another of my favorite puzzle/platform hybrids that also features a bird, PENGUIN LAND on the Master System, this is a game that's simple in presentation but long on fun. Great little game.

I also started rummaging around GHOST MANOR, and it's a pretty idiosyncratic game with a lot of quirks, but once you start to figure out the weird psychology of the game (took me FOREVER to realize you jump on the ghosts for a ride up in the first level) it gets pretty fun. The animation is appealing and the physics and momentum of the game give it polish along the lines of Mario or Sonic. For all the platformers that are out there, few deal with physics in as good a way as the two big mascots, so it's nice to play around with it here. Perhaps the best part for me is that it's actually a horror platformer that's PLAYABLE on the system - unlike NIGHT CREATURES, which has neverending respawning enemies and cheap deaths galore, this one gives you plenty of life and time to explore. Looking forward to getting further in this game in the future.

EmperorIng · 12/28/2015, 10:40 PM

1CC'd Gate of Thunder. Felt pretty good, though the game on the whole is very easy - at least on Normal difficulty. Devil is pretty chaotic; I don't know if I have the patience for it.

This game is good. Not Thunder Force III "easy but excellent" good, but close. It sometimes is a little self-indulgent showing off its graphics at the expense of slow, uneventful sections where you stand still (sometimes without having to shoot anything!). Bosses look great but have pretty pitiful attack patterns (usually 1, sometimes 2 easy-to-dodge salvos). All in all though it's a very likable game.

technozombie · 12/30/2015, 05:30 PM

Quote from: EmperorIng on 12/28/2015, 10:40 PM

1CC'd Gate of Thunder. Felt pretty good, though the game on the whole is very easy - at least on Normal difficulty. Devil is pretty chaotic; I don't know if I have the patience for it.

This game is good. Not Thunder Force III "easy but excellent" good, but close. It sometimes is a little self-indulgent showing off its graphics at the expense of slow, uneventful sections where you stand still (sometimes without having to shoot anything!). Bosses look great but have pretty pitiful attack patterns (usually 1, sometimes 2 easy-to-dodge salvos). All in all though it's a very likable game.

I can get to the 3rd boss without dieing and then I use up most of my lives on him. Any advice?

NecroPhile · 12/30/2015, 06:01 PM

If you're playing on normal and get to him with the options and either the green or red weapons, he's easy: stay near the floor between the center bit and side arm things, hitting him with the angled option fire when the center bit drops; the big balls will pass above you, so all you have to dodge is the blue star projectile fired after the bit drop.

EmperorIng · 12/30/2015, 06:55 PM

The boss fires so few shots that you can snuggle up right next to his weak point, dodge the incoming shots from his arms, and then move to the opposite side once he changes positions - flipping your options will make quick work of him. He dies in seconds.

Also, the red missile is the strongest weapon in the game by far. If possible, use just that (or the blue laser) on bosses. The wave is too weak to be relied upon in the latter half of the game, except for swarms of weaker enemies.

jtucci31 · 12/30/2015, 07:28 PM

For that boss, when it comes time to hit him when he's firing the blue projectiles, I'll wedge myself in between the pillars and go to the very top. The blue/red shot can destroy it pretty quickly and if yout ship is all the way up you won't get hit by the blue projectiles, you'll just need to duck out of there when it all starts moving

What he said too ^^^

technozombie · 12/30/2015, 08:23 PM

It's been a few months since I played. I'll try this advice out soon.

grolt · 01/01/2016, 02:40 PM

Have been playing quite a bit of VEIGUES TACTICAL GLADIATOR lately. When you initially look at the game, it looks like it would be incredibly cumbersome with the big sprites and limited character movement, but once you settle into the game and accustom yourself to the interesting (but expansive!) control system it really becomes a deep and satisfying playing experience. I love the strategy in choosing how you upgrade your gladiator dude, and the multiple strategies you can use when attacking bosses and enemies. There are multiple ways to approach each level, using close range left arm attacks, firing away from a corner using your right arm, or aiming away with the chest cannon. Then there's all the physics of timing jumps and hovering and all that. It's really a surprisingly good game that doesn't have a lot of peers when it comes to the style and gameplay. Can anyone tell me if there are any other kinds of games like this or any spiritual sequels or other games from the developer on the PC Engine or otherwise?

EmperorIng · 01/01/2016, 04:58 PM

For auto-scrolling mech games, I think Data East did it best with Wolf Fang - which is available for a costly Sega Saturn port, or for cheap on PSN (and I think the PS1 port is considered superior).

For non-auto-scrolling mech sidescrollers, the best for my money are Masaya's Leynos/Valken series. with Assault Suits Valken (SFC) being one of the highlights of the 16bit generation.

esteban · 01/01/2016, 08:42 PM

Quote from: grolt on 01/01/2016, 02:40 PMHave been playing quite a bit of VEIGUES TACTICAL GLADIATOR lately. When you initially look at the game, it looks like it would be incredibly cumbersome with the big sprites and limited character movement, but once you settle into the game and accustom yourself to the interesting (but expansive!) control system it really becomes a deep and satisfying playing experience. I love the strategy in choosing how you upgrade your gladiator dude, and the multiple strategies you can use when attacking bosses and enemies. There are multiple ways to approach each level, using close range left arm attacks, firing away from a corner using your right arm, or aiming away with the chest cannon. Then there's all the physics of timing jumps and hovering and all that. It's really a surprisingly good game that doesn't have a lot of peers when it comes to the style and gameplay. Can anyone tell me if there are any other kinds of games like this or any spiritual sequels or other games from the developer on the PC Engine or otherwise?

I agree. It is a surprisingly satisfying experience that offers a few different choices/strategies for attacking different enemies. The physics actually work and don't seem nearly as cumbersome as one would expect. It does not feel overwhelming/unmanageable to switch between weapons/dodging/hovering/etc.

I just wish it offered a higher difficulty setting.

Play Browning (PCE CD) and cry. Browning is a flawed game that should have been significantly better...if only it had borrowed elements of Veigues!

TRIVIA: I love hovering, chest cannon and dodging in Veigues.

EmperorIng · 01/01/2016, 11:22 PM

Browning is what happens when you spend all your time making 8 cool sprites and then forget about everything else.

NightWolve · 01/01/2016, 11:28 PM

Quote from: EmperorIng on 01/01/2016, 11:22 PMBrowning is what happens when...

Darn, I thought a good poop joke was coming as I started to read that. ;)

esteban · 01/02/2016, 11:55 AM

Browning is a "crowning" achievement...

Thank you, medical terminology...

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What Turbo game are you currently playing?