PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 – Page 2

World Court Tennis – IKUZE!

July 16, 2015July 29, 2015Steve W0

World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC After recuperating from my devastating defeat at the hands of the sinister Sevens, it appeared that a new plan was in order. I clearly wasn’t good enough to take on a serious challenger yet… or was I? Clearly, I had been called to this surprisingly verdant sports […]

World Court Tennis – Advantage: Sevens

July 9, 2015July 16, 2015Steve W0

World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Despite some initial miscues, my plan to buy my way to tennis godhood had finally commenced in earnest. Dressed in my finest “D” grade Parisian sportswear, I was now a credible threat. It was time to take retribution on those tennis rapists. The rape-ee would now […]

World Court Tennis – The Quest Continues

July 2, 2015July 16, 2015Steve W0

World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC My initial foray into Tennis Kingdom having been thwarted by roving tennis rapists, I took some time to lick my wounds before venturing out into the wilderness again. Clearly, I had a lot of practicing to do before I could even consider taking down the Evil […]

Street Fighter II’ – PC Engine

June 30, 2015Steve W0

Street Fighter II’ PC Engine – 1993 Developer – NEC Avenue Publisher – Capcom While I haven’t surrendered my tennis questing just yet, I’d like to take a moment to talk about one of my favorite console ports of all time, Street Fighter II’ Championship Edition for the PC Engine. While it’s outshone on nearly level by SNES version Street […]

World Court Tennis – The Legend Begins

June 25, 2015April 7, 2020Steve W0

World Court Tennis TurboGrafx-16, 1989 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC World Court Tennis is just like any other Tennis game from 1989, save for two notable exceptions. One: it lets you play as a cat man named Grans: Two: it has a quest mode. Seriously! A quest! There’s really no point in talking about any other mode, is […]

Super Dodge Ball

November 15, 2014November 15, 2014Steve W0

Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu: PC Bangai Hen PC Engine, 1990 Developer: KID Publisher: Naxat Soft Like many gamers who grew up in the heyday of the NES, I have fond memories of playing Super Dodge Ball. Tecnhos’ 1988 classic was an early highlight in what I lovingly refer to as the “fake sports” genre; a game that, […]