On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Afterburner II”. This is a 1990 port of #Sega’s classic 1987 “superscaler” arcade game, with conversion duties to the #PCEngine handled by #NEC Avenue. It’s a surprisingly competent port, playing better than some more powerful console versions.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “1943 Kai”. This is a 1991 vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed & published by Naxat Soft. The game has two modes, a port of the original 1987 arcade, and Kai mode which has alternative levels & music.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Yokai Dochuki” also known as “Tales of the Monster Path”. This is a 1988 port of an arcade platform game from a year earlier, developed & published by #Namco. The player must avoid various monsters, ghosts & demons armed only with a yoyo.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Xevious: Fardraut Densetsu”. This is a 1990 port of the 1983 arcade shoot-em-up, developed & published by #Namco. The game features 2 modes: the original game, plus the Fardraut mode which adds new levels and enemies.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “W-Ring: The Double Rings”. This is a 1990 horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up developed and published by Naxat Soft. It’s a lesser known shooter for the #NEC #PCEngine & while it doesn’t do anything outstanding, it’s a decent game.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Victory Run”. This is a 1987 racing game based on the Paris-Dakar Rally, developed & published by #HudsonSoft. Uniquely, the player selects spare parts before the race to be used as parts degrade, adding an element of strategy.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Toilet Kids”. This is a 1992 vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed and published by Media Rings. The whole game has a puerile and lavatorial sense of humour, seeing you combat flying toilets, flies hovering around turds & more.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Street Fighter II Dash Champion Edition”. This is a 1993 port of #Capcom’s incredibly famous 1992 1-on-1 fighting arcade game. Conversion duties were handled by #NEC Home Electronics Ltd. It’s a remarkably good port for the relatively humble #PCEngine.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “R-Type I”. This is a 1988 port of #Irem’s 1987 horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up, converted & published by #HudsonSoft. Despite the name, this is only the first 4 levels of the game, with later levels released as “R-Type II”.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III”. This is a 1991 single screen platform game developed and published by #Taito. It’s the third game in the Bubble Bobe series, and returns to the single screen format.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Out Run”. This is a 1990 port of #Sega’s famous 1986 super scaler arcade racing game, converted & published by #NEC Avenue. It was arguably the best home version of the game until the #Saturn port in 1996.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “The New Zealand Story”. This is a 1990 platform game developed & published by #Taito. It’s an excellent port of their 1988 arcade game, in which you control Tiki, who is trying to rescue his Kiwi friends.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Makyou Densetsu” AKA “Legendary Axe”. This is a 1988 hack & slash platform game developed & published by Victor Musical Industries. The addition of the charge mechanism, which weakens as you attack & recharges when you stop, adds some strategy.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Kyukyoku Tiger” AKA “Twin Cobra”. This is a 1989 port of #Toaplan’s 1987 vertically scrolling helicopter shoot-em-up arcade game, ported by A.I. Company & published by #Taito.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Jinmu Denshou”. This is a 1989 3D scaling game developed by Wolf Team & published by Big Club. It’s similar in style to Space Harrier, except you run along the ground carrying a sword. Other differences are you can jump, and also reverse back.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Image Fight”. This is a 1990 vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed and published by Irem. It’s a port of a 1988 arcade game, also by Irem.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Hany in the Sky”. This is an unusual vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed & published by Face in 1989. The graphics are very quirky and the game features the ability to rotate your direction of fire.
#Retrogaming #NEC #PCEngine
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Galaga ‘88”. This is a 1988 shoot-em-up game developed & published by #Namco. It’s an updated version of the classic arcade game. Release for the #TurboGrafx16 in the USA was delayed by 2 years, where it is known as “Galaga ‘90”.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Fantasy Zone”. This is a 1988 port of the cute #Sega System 16 arcade shoot-em-up from 1986, with the conversion handled by #NEC Avenue.
#Retrogaming #PCEngine
Front cover of Daisenpuu for NEC PC Engine
Title screen of Daisenpuu for NEC PC Engine
Gameplay screenshot from Daisenpuu for NEC PC Engine
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Daisenpuu” AKA “Twin Hawk”. This is a 1990 vertically scrolling shoot-em-up which is a port of a 1989 arcade game developed by #Toaplan. The conversion was handled by #NEC Avenue.
#Retrogaming #PCEngine #HuCard
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Chouzetsu Rinjin Berabo Man” AKA “Bravoman”. This is a 1990 action platform game starring an ‘elastic’ superhero that also features shoot-em-up stages. It was developed & published by #Namco.
#Retrogaming #NEC #PCEngine
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Bikkuri Man World”. This is another port of a Wonder Boy game - this time Monster Land - but with altered graphics to fit in with the Bikkuriman license. It was ported and published to #NEC #PCEngine by Hudson Soft in 1987.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Adventure Island” for the #NEC #PCEngine. Confusingly, this is actually a port of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap with slightly altered graphics and is known as “Dragon’s Curse” in the US.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Pro Yakyu World Stadium ‘91”. This is a 1991 baseball game developed & published by #Namco. It’s another entry in the series offering minor improvements over previous games while keeping the cute graphical style.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Power League IV”. This is a 1991 baseball simulation game developed and published by #HudsonSoft. It’s the fourth in the series and again offers minor improvements over the previous entries.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Pro Yakyu World Stadium”. This is a 1988 baseball simulation game developed and published by #Namco. It’s a port of the “Family Stadium” games that appeared on the #Nintendo #Famicom.
#Retrogaming #NEC #PCEngine
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Power League III”. This is a 1990 baseball simulation game developed and published by #HudsonSoft. It’s (unsurprisingly) the third in the series of baseball games and offers minor improvements over the previous releases.
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “PC Genjin 3” also known as “PC Kid 3” and, in the US, as “Bonk’s Big Adventure”. This 1993 game developed by Red & published by #HudsonSoft is the third & most advanced of the #PCEngine’s flagship platform series.
#Retrogaming #NEC #HuCard
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Momotarō Densetsu Turbo”. This is a 1990 game developed & published by #HudonSoft. It’s a top-down role playing game based on the Japanese legend of the Peach Boy.
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