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Post by vetus on Jun 20, 2011 13:54:42 GMT -5
I finally managed to run PC-Engine emulator for CD games on my PC so I would like to hear some recommendations for good PC-Engine games expect from rpg (or any other games which need to know japanese) and games like Bonk and Lord of Thunders which are available for Virtual Console on Wii. Wacky and cute games are more appreciated.
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Post by alan01987 on Jun 20, 2011 14:20:06 GMT -5
I liked Ane-san and Shubibinman 3 so give them a shot.
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Post by kog3100edw on Jun 20, 2011 15:58:49 GMT -5
Most of the games I always wanted on the PC-Engine ARE now up on the VC... but I'd probably say Popful Mail.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2011 16:12:14 GMT -5
Photo Boy / Gekisya Boy is fun.
The Tower of Druaga game is a lot of fun, because it's modified to be more of an ARPG than the arcade version.
I also remember the port of Image Fight being a lot of fun.
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Post by Ryu the Grappler on Jun 20, 2011 16:46:18 GMT -5
I really want to get ahold of Kaze Kiri, but it fetches ridiculously high prices on online shops and auctions (usually around $80-160 range). It's too bad because it looks kinda awesome from the footage. It reminds a bit of The Super Shinobi for some reason.
Double Dragon II: The Revenge is pretty rad too. It's a faster-pace remake of the Famicom version, with a few elements from the arcade version throw in. It's not perfect (there's a few cheap spots, the enemy grunts rely too much on jump kicks, and the player character's sprite is a bit dorky looking compared to other incarnation of Billy and Jimmy), but it's one of my top games in the series along with the GBA installment. I don't think there are many PC Engine beat-'em-ups. There's also a PC Engine version of Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari (River City Ransom), but it's more or less a straight port of the Famicom version with mild graphical and audio enhancements.
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Post by loempiavreter on Jun 20, 2011 17:25:58 GMT -5
* = Special shout
Belt Scroll:
*Ane-San
Crest of the Wolf
*Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Side Scroll:
*Kaze Kiri: Ninja Action
*Ninja Spirit
Genpei Tōma Den
Genpei Tōma Den: Kannoni/Samurai Ghost
*Renny Blaster
*Fiend Hunter
*Fausseté Amour
*Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
Valis II
Valis III
*Vals IV
*Legendary Axe
Legendary Axe 2
Shapeshifter
Cyber Cross
Cross Wiber - Cyber Combat Police
Kaizou Chounin Shubibinman
Kaizou Chounin Shubibinman 2: Atanaru Teki/Shockman
*Kaizou Chounin Shubibinman 3: Ikai no Princess
----sidescrolling hybrid with rpg---
Gensō Tairiku Auleria
*Exile
Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
Shiryō Sensen: War of the Dead
Overhead run & gun:
*Last Alert
*Bloody Wolf
*Mystic Formula
Fighter:
Flash Hider
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Post by nickz on Jun 20, 2011 20:35:39 GMT -5
Ginga Fukei Densetsu: Sapphire- Never Played it, but I've heard it's pretty good. The music/graphics are impressive for a PC Engine game too. It's really rare and expensive, though. I don't think it's on Virtual Console, either. Anyone know if it's good?
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Post by vetus on Jun 21, 2011 2:59:33 GMT -5
Btw, which emulator do you recommend me? I use Ootake which is fine but I was wondering if there are better emulator with filters for the graphics. Moreover, I'm interested for Steam Hearts. Should I play the PC Engine version or the Sega Saturn version?
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Post by loempiavreter on Jun 21, 2011 6:23:21 GMT -5
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Post by derboo on Jun 21, 2011 7:36:45 GMT -5
Kaze Kiri is nothing like Super Shinobi, more like a single plane brawler. It has no level design whatsoever.
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Post by Ryu the Grappler on Jun 21, 2011 9:25:55 GMT -5
I guess it's the set of moves available to the main character that made Kaze Kiri remind me of The Super Shinobi and the fact that the player uses shurikens at long-range and a ninjatō at close-range.
Renny Blaster looks pretty cool too. Even if the game itself is average, the graphics are well-animated for a PC Engine title and the cut-scenes have pretty stylish visuals.
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Post by ReyVGM on Jun 21, 2011 9:53:07 GMT -5
Kaze Kiri looks amazing. But yeah, the game is boring. You always see the same enemy and they take too many hits to kill.
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Post by Ryu the Grappler on Jun 22, 2011 10:03:07 GMT -5
Some sites with PC Engine reviews. www.gamengai.com/gm_ix.php?system=pcengine&l=emagweasel.com/category/i-love-the-pc-engine/www.thebrothersduomazov.com/The last site I've listed has reviews of Kaze Kiri and Renny Blaster. He gives both games rather lukewarm reviews and even compares the latter to Ten Big Brawls for the King of Universe, the Fist of the North Star fighting game for the Game Boy. Damn! The PC Engine Batman game doesn't seem that bad though. I always hear people complain that it wasn't another side-scroller like the NES and Genesis versions, but Duomazov's review made me curious to try it out. The screenshots reminds me a bit of Gremlins 2 for the NES. EDIT: Played it. Not bad as far as maze games are concerned (it's nothing like Gremlins 2), but the fact that it plays a rendition of the Stage 1 theme from the NES version makes me wish Sunsoft would've released the side-scroller version they were originally working on instead. |
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Post by vnisanian2001 on Jun 22, 2011 12:39:18 GMT -5
I'd recommend the PC Engine version of Snatcher. I prefer that versions' voice acting to the American one.
What I found really odd about the Sega CD version is that the voice actors sounded like they were speaking into a worn-out tape recorder, but when it came to the scenes that used CD-quality audio, they sounded perfectly clear, like they were recorded yesterday.
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Post by Discoalucard on Jun 22, 2011 13:06:53 GMT -5
What I found really odd about the Sega CD version is that the voice actors sounded like they were speaking into a worn-out tape recorder, but when it came to the scenes that used CD-quality audio, they sounded perfectly clear, like they were recorded yesterday. Most of that audio is compressed, not only to fit on the disc but also be able to be played through the respective system's meager sound cards. The PC Engine version is the same way, if not worse. The redbook audio was only used for "important" scenes. There are huge differences between the audio of the two Lunar games - one uses purely CD audio, the other used stream ADPCM (I think that's the format) at a much lower bit rate...probably 11khz or 22 khz mono 8-bit versus 44 khz 16-bit stereo of CD audio. Pretty much any voice adventure game during the era was similar. Oh, wait, PC Engine? I don't be tricked and played Fausette Amour like I was. (Though at least I didn't pay for it.) Thirding the vote on mediocrity for Kaze Kiri - it's got a brilliant feel to it, but there's not much of a intriguing game developed around it. Sapphire is one of those games that would be pretty decent if its reputation/price didn't overshadow it - it's a great game on a platform that has numerous equally great, if not better games. Some people seem to think it handles 3D polygonal enemies, but they're just prerendered and well animated to give that effect. There's that one game made by the same folk as Air Zonk...Koryoon, I think? Pretty good cutesy shooter. |
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