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PC-Engine and TurboGrafx-16: great hucard games – part 7
All good things must come to an end. Part 7 wraps up the series of great hucard games for the wonderful little NEC beast, the PC-Engine, and the not-so-little TurboGrafx-16.
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PC-Engine and TurboGrafx-16: great hucard games – part 6
We are getting close to the end of the series of great hucard games for the PC-Engine / TurboGrafx-16. Check out this list and let us know your thoughts. Most importantly, enjoy the games !
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PC-Engine and TurboGrafx-16: great hucard games – part 5
Part 5 of great hucard games for the PC-Engine (TurboGrafx-16) is stacked with gaming goodness. You don’t believe us ? Just look below.
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PC-Engine and TurboGrafx-16: great hucard games – part 4
Here it is folks, part 4 of great hucard games for the PC-Engine / TurboGrafx-16.
If you missed the previous parts in the series, don’t stress, hit them now: part 1, part 2 and part 3.
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PC-Engine and TurboGrafx-16: great hucard games – part 3
Welcome to part 3 of great hucard based games for the PC-Engine / TurboGrafx-16.
If you need a recap, check out part 1 and part 2
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PC-Engine and TurboGrafx-16: great hucard games – part 2
Here it is, part 2 of great hucard games for the PC-Engine / TurboGrafx-16.
But just in case you missed it, check out part 1
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PC-Engine and TurboGrafx-16: great hucard games – part 1
Anyone that knows me will know that I have a soft spot for the NEC console known as the PC-Engine (TurboGrafx-16 if you are outside of Japan).
There are bags full of great hucard games on this little beast. Rather than inundating you all with the complete list in one big hit, I thought it would make more sense to break it down into several parts.
So sit back, relax and trawl through part 1 of the great hucard games list for the PC-Engine / TurboGrafx-16 (in alphabetical order):
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R-Type: PC-Engine
Platform: PC-Engine
Format: HuCard
Developer: Hudson Soft / Irem
Released: 1988 (Japan) / 1989 (US)
Genre: Shoot’em Up
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Irem’s legendary side scrolling shoot’em up is regarded as one of the PC-Engine’s most accomplished arcade conversions. This was (and still is) the PC-Engine’s ‘killer app’. The game-play is simple, pilot your R-9 fighter to wipe out the evil Bydo Empire.
Your R-9 fighter is equipped with a small gun which can only shoot down the smallest of enemies without firing several shots. But, if you hold down the fire button long enough, you can load up your shot so it releases a massive burst of energy, eliminating all but the strongest enemies in its path. To assist in bringing down tougher Bydo enemies (and help you get further in this tough game), there are souped up weapons that can be collected along the way, like the diagonally firing lasers and the mega powerful circular red laser. When combined with the homing missiles and orbs that protect you, your R-9 becomes a Bydo blasting behemoth.
There aren’t enough superlatives you could use to describe how great this game is. From the music, to the graphics, the stage layouts, the enemies – they are all perfect in this coin-op conversion. Even the difficulty is spot on (it’s tough) ! This is as close to a perfect horizontally scrolling shoot’em up you can get on the PC-Engine. Do not miss it !
Graphics | As close as possible to arcade perfect. |
90% |
Sound | Your ears will thank you. |
90% |
Playability | Easy to pick up and play, but tough to beat and master. The difficulty is just right. |
93% |
Lastability | You will be playing this for years to come. All side-scrolling shoot’em ups are judged against this game. |
94% |
Overall | If you have a PC-Engine, this is your killer app. Go and get it ! |
93% |
PC-Engine: list of HuCard games
Following on from the Genealogy of the PC-Engine, the natural progression was to document the list of HuCard games released on this magnificent console.
The list of PC-Engine HuCard games is to assist would-be gamers with details of games released for the console and its TurboGrafx counterpart.