1552 Tenka Tairan

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 16, 1993

1552 Tenka Tairan is a war strategy game (with MOUSE support!) set during the Sengoku period of the Japanese history. The three campaign scenarios are set, respectively, in the years 1552, 1582, and 1600. The player is put in the midst of the so-called gekokujou situation, when ambitious daimyo (feudal lords) began to overthrow their superiors, resulting in a global war for dominance in Japan. The player controls such a warlord, choosing one of the available historical figures, or creating his/her own character. Character creation is Ultima-style; the player is asked a series of questions, and...

3×3 Eyes Sanjiyan Henjyo

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 8, 1994

Sanjiyan Henjō is based on the manga and anime series 3x3 Eyes. Pai, a young girl from the immortal tribe of sanzhiyan, three-eyed demons of Chinese origin, wants to become a human again. She meets a Japanese teenager named Yakumo Fujii, whom she accidentally turns into a "wu", an immortal obedient servant of a three-eyed demon. Together, Pai and Yakumo try to regain their lost humanity. This game can be considered a side-story to the series. The player does not control Yakumo, but an ordinary high-school student named Kenichi Yamamoto. Accidentally, Kenichi comes into contact with the...

4 In 1 Super CD

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - October 10, 1992

This compilation disc was packed in with the TurboDuo in North America, giving buyers easy access to Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge, Bomberman, and Gate of Thunder.Despite appearing to contain only three games, Bomberman can be accessed by pressing Up, Right, Down, Left, II at the game select menu.

The Addams Family

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 1, 1991

Based on the Addams Family movie, this game is quite different from the other Addams Family variants. The player is cast in the role of Tully Alford, the crooked lawyer of the Addams family. He finds out that somewhere in the family mansion, a great treasure is stored in a vault. He decides to venture into the mansion and retrieve the treasure. Naturally, this is going to be anything but easy, as the insane Addams family members and a legion of ghosts and monsters are there to make sure the lawyer fails... Like most other Addams Family incarnations, this is a side-scrolling action game....

Advanced V.G.

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 22, 1994

The strongest young women in the country hold a tournament, which is sponsored by various restaurant chains, which in turn ask the competing girls to pose as waitresses working in said restaurants, for promotional purposes. The girls of the Jahana group who starred in the previous games return, with the new main protagonist being the young martial artist Yuka Takeuchi, who has been training in a secluded forest area before joining the competition.

Adventure Quiz: Capcom World - The Adventures of Hatena

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - June 19, 1992

Adventure Quiz is a compilation of two games previously released on the arcades, Capcom World and Hatena? no Daiboken. Both games play very similarly: the player has to roll dice in order to navigate his/her alter ego on a board with medieval/fantasy backgrounds. Depending on the result, the character advances a certain amount of squares, which lead to various quiz challenges. The player has to answer a series of questions within a time limit, choosing the right answer among the several (usually four) available ones. Two-player gameplay is also possible. Upon reaching the final square of...

Ai Chou Aniki

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - February 24, 1995

The Cho Aniki series returns with their first sequel, the one that would cement the series humorous fetish with bodybuilders and other assorted stuff. As in the original Cho Aniki: Super Big Brothers, Ai Cho Aniki is a side-scrolling shooter in which you have to clear several stages of enemies with your flying avatar. Said avatar this time can be either of the two "option" bodybuilders that were supporting characters in the original while the original's main cast plays only small cameo roles as they appear every now and then to drop power-ups. Our two beloved speedo-wearing beefcakes also...

Akiyama Jin no Suugaku Mystery: Hihou India no Honou wo Shishu Seyo

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - October 11, 1994

Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - October 29, 1993

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (Akumajou Dracula X: Chi no Rondo) is a 2-D side-scrolling platformer with a gothic horror theme. Released in 1993, this game features the ability to save a player's progress, advances the plot via full-screen cutscenes, and utilizes CD audio tracks instead of the PC Engine's HUCard, producing a higher quality of musical audio. Set in the year 1792, you play as Richter Belmont, a vampire hunter. The dark priest Shaft has kidnapped Annette Renard, Richter's main love interest, and taken her to Castlevania along with a handful of other female victims. Wielding an...

Alnam no Kiba: Juuzoku Juuni Shinto Densetsu

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 22, 1994

Kenbu is a young warrior who trains in the art of shape-shifting - his people possess the ability to turn into beasts. One day, his home village is attacked by a hideous spider-like monster. Kenbu's best friend and mentor dies protecting him. The young hero kills the monster, but soon thereafter has to leave the village and find out who or what was behind that attack. Kenbu encounters other heroes, and together they must stop the evil that is threatening the entire world. Alnam no Kiba ("Fang of Alnam") is a traditional Japanese RPG. Kenbu and his party roam the top-down world, walking on...

Alshark

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - August 26, 1994

Wisperad is a small universe that consists of only a few star systems. Hundreds of years ago, light-speed travel was invented, allowing the inhabitants of different star systems to navigate spaceships and establish contact with each other. Three hundred years ago, a great leader named Dumna founded a centralized kingdom where the different races populating the universe could leave in peace. However, after his death political tensions have increased, eventually resulting in the dissolution of the kingdom and the partition of Wisperad into three spheres of influence: the Mars Confederation, the...

Ane-san

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - February 24, 1995

The two sisters, Ai and Yuuko, have taken different paths in life. Yuuko has been taken away by a mysterious gang. Ai is determined to save her from the clutches of crime. In a seemingly all-female city overrun by insane workers, biker gangs, and assorted criminals, Ai and her friends Chika and Makoto decide to work together in order to restore the world to normality again. Ane-san is what is commonly called beat-'em-up, i.e. a fighting game that allows limited movement through side-scrolling environment. The player can choose to control a variety of female fighters. In the beginning, only...

Aoki Ookami to Shiroki Mejika: Genchou Hishi

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - September 30, 1993

Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf is a 2D turn-based grand strategy game, based on the life of the historical Mongol leader Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan. The gameplay is similar to other grand strategy games from Koei, like Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Nobunaga's Ambition. The game has various scenarios from the Conquest of Mongolia (the unification of Mongol tribes) to World Conquest (with up to six playable factions). On the world/country map (divided into smaller provinces) the player develops his own provinces, gives orders to his subordinates, establishes alliances and...

Asuka 120% Maxima BURNING Fest

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 28, 1995

Ryoran Girls' Private Academy is a high-quality school, which specializes in arts and sciences, but also in martial arts. Each year the most successful students hold a fighting tournament. Each girl represents her specific area of interest (science, sports, music, etc.), and each wants to be the great winner, for her club's and her own glory. Asuka 120% Maxima is not particularly story-driven; the story mode allows the player to choose any of the ten available girls, each featuring a short introduction, followed by a linear progression of battles against computer-controlled rivals, with a...

The Atlas: Renaissance Voyager

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - March 4, 1994

The Atlas (ジ・アトラス The Atlas) is a multiplatform strategy/simulation video game developed by Artdink Development. The game is set during the Age of Discovery in the 15th century. There is a strict time limit of five years to discover mysterious lands that are 1,000 miles or 1,600 kilometres south of Portugal.[1] Players can work for an admiral and can either change employment or even retire. Specialized names for the adventures, along with their characteristics and every kind of information possible is synthesized by the combination of certain attributes. The topographic features are created...

Aurora Quest: Otaku no Seiza in Another World

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 10, 1993

Foregoing the generic fantasy setting of most RPGs, Aurora Quest casts you as Otaku-chan, a man in a land controlled by a group of five women called Aurora (who would pass quite easily for a Japanese girlie band). Together with your fellow travellers, Jonjon and Nekketsu, you work your way through a humorous sci-fi story. The gameplay is very standard RPG stuff with towns containing shops, hotels and so on, and the world map throwing up random encounters every few steps. These battles are turn based with the usual mechanics of selecting your attacks and watching them play out - although you...

AV Tanjou

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Unlicensed - February 24, 1995

AV Tanjō is a typically Japanese 'life-sim' in the same vein as Graduation, but with more explicit adult content due to it being an unlicensed Games Express release. You get to 'manage' the lives of three pretty young girls, Kotomi, Kyoko and Suzunu. You plan their month ahead by selecting various activities like aerobics, dating, showering, relaxing etc but must be mindful of the statistics on the right hand side of the screen. Certain activities can lower some stats while raising others, so choose with care. After each month, you get a girl chosen at random and can give them something extra...

Avenger

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 7, 1990

A devastating atomic war wiped out the biggest cities on the Earth and most of its population. Anarchy reigned, different military organizations fighting each other in a new war for dominance. One of such organizations eventually seized control of the planet, establishing itself as a tyrannic government and using advanced technology for military purposes. Only a lone pilot can save humanity from their clutches... Avenger is a vertically-scrolling shooter, in which the player navigates a plane through levels populated by hostile planes, tanks, cannons, ships, stationary devices, and massive...

Babel

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - March 27, 1992

In the distant future, human beings invented space warps, which allowed space travel to long distances. On board the space ship Agamemnon, they started an intergalactic journey. But an accident happened, and the humans were thrown into a parallel universe. Years have passed until they have adapted themselves to the different civilization. This parallel world, composed of three huge continents, is called Babel. Zell is a teenage boy, an orphan who lives in a post-apocalyptic world riding his bike, together with his friend Alice, who is like a big sister to him. One day they meet a mysterious...

Baby Jo: The Superhero

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - August 28, 1992

Baby Jo: "The Superhero" is a side-scrolling platform game. Jo can pick up rattles which can be tossed at enemies (such as bees, lawnmowers or spiders). Apart from watching out for the baby's dropping health (represented as an increasingly tearful face), the baby's diaper gets wetter over time and the thirst increases, too. If the diaper becomes too wet or the baby becomes too thirsty, the player immediately loses a life, so collecting fresh bottles and diapers is important.

Bakuden: Unbalance Zone

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - April 22, 1994

Bakushou Yoshimoto Shinkigeki

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 3, 1994

The game is based on the comedy TV show Yoshimoto no Shinkigeki, which in its turn is based on a theatrical comedy show popular in Osaka and its surroundings. The game stars characters that either look like the actors from the TV show and/or resemble characters played by them. The show consists of short episodes which are depictions of comical situations, and are not related to each other story-wise. Same can be applied to the game: there is no real story, just a stretch of hilarious and intentionally impossible situations the protagonists find themselves in. The setting is deliberately...

Basted

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - October 21, 1994

Bazaru de Gozaru no Game Degozaru

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 26, 1996

Bazaru de Gozaru no Game de Gozaru is a puzzle game starring a monkey protagonist named Bazaru. The concept of the game is remotely similar to that of Lemmings: the player's task is to "program" the actions of the hero in order to safely traverse a stage full of traps and hazards. Unlike Lemmings, there is only one primate to control in this game; also, the player's "programming" must be performed before letting the monkey loose, unlike the real-time player input in Lemmings. The player basically orders the monkey what to do at specific spots (which are highlighted by exclamation marks on...

Beyond Shadowgate

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - April 23, 1993

As the last descendant in the "Line of Kings", Prince Erik is summoned home to regain his rightful place on his father's throne. But alas, Prince Erik is accused of his father's murder by the evil Royal Advisor Belezaar, and is thrown into the dungeon to be executed at dawn. Your mission and destiny are intertwined. Escape the dungeon and start your long journey toward the land deep within Castle Shadowgate. Your quest is to free the kingdom from the evil grips of the Warlock Lord. You will need to make good use of all the resources you can find throughout your journey. Evil abounds, and...

Bikkuriman Daijikai

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 23, 1988

Based on a manga/anime character, Bikkuri Man Daijikai is less a game, more an encyclopedia of information. You start off with a map screen, and upon selecting the first location, you are presented with the standard information screen which consists of an image, character information (all in Japanese of course), a book to flick to the next image and a couple of other options. Clicking on the image or on its icon beneath it can bring up more characters to look at, and sometimes clicking on a part of the image brings up a description of that part. At various times a quiz screen will appear and...

Bishōjo Janshi Idol Pai

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - November 10, 1995

Bishōjo Janshi Idol Pai is an unlicensed strip mahjong game presented as battles between mechas. The player controls young women clad in robotic suits, who compete against similarly equipped female opponents in the game of mahjong. There is only one mode in the game, and the player has no ability of selecting the controllable character or the antagonist. Each round won by the player depletes a portion of the opponent's "health", which results in gradual undressing culminating in full nudity.

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - August 5, 1994

Sailor Moon was the title of a video game released in Japan in 1994 for the PC-Engine console. The game was an interactive story, including characters and voice actors from the anime as well as some original characters. The songs "Koisuru Otome wa Makenai" and "Onaji Hoshi ni Umareta Futari Dakara" were written specifically for this game. A shortened version of each song appeared in the game, while full versions were available on the single "Sailor Moon: PC Engine Theme Songs".

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Collection

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - November 25, 1994

Black Hole Assault

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 23, 1993

Blood Gear

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - October 28, 1994

The Deguna Empire is terrorizing the planets and their inhabitants, using their unbeaten military force consisting of "Powered Gears", giant combat robots piloted by human fighters from the inside. One day, a squad of Empire robots assaulted a laboratory, in which two scientists were working on their own Powered Gear project. One of the scientists, heavily wounded, still managed to deliver a Powered Gear control device to his young apprentice Aref, before he died from his wounds. Enraged, Aref swears revenge to the Empire and everything it represents. With his own new Powered Gear, and perhaps...

Bomberman '94 Special Version

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Unreleased - 1993

Bomberman '94 Special Version was a limited edition game with approximately 10,000 copies produced and only given away through Hudson's newsletter and at one of their caravan tournament site, apparently. It's just Bomberman '94's Battle Game with only one character available and only one stage available

Bomberman: Panic Bomber

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 22, 1994

Panic Bomber is a falling block puzzle game, somewhat reminiscent of Puyo Puyo games: instead of Tetris-like abstract blocks, little colored heads are falling down and must be arranged in rows of three (vertically or horizontally), by rotating them and matching them with other heads of the same color. In this case, the heads clearly belong to the titular character of the Bomberman series. The game has similar gameplay and opponents as in the handheld version; Bomberman automatically advances on a "world map", defeating opponents in falling block contests in a linear fashion. However, this...

Bonanza Bros.

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 31, 1992

Robo and Mobo, the Bonanza Bros., are the clumsiest thieves around. They're in deep trouble now, and they need your help to avoid becoming jailbirds!

Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 1, 1994

Bonk's Big Adventure is the third instalment in the side-scrolling platformer series. As in previous games, the player assumes the role of a caveman named Bonk who headbutts his way through various enemies in order to defeat King Drool. Familiar moves include swinging on trees, bouncing off walls, breaking blocks and climbing walls with his teeth. Compared to the previous games, he walks and moves a little faster. Bonk has the new ability to pick up red and blue candy power-ups that make him grow or shrink and grab a flower copter. As always, there is plenty of platforming and enemies to...

Brandish

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - June 17, 1994

Now that you've mastered games like Breath of Fire and Brain Lord, we think you're ready for a role-playing game where the sun doesn't shine and the monsters grow big, really big! In Brandish, you stand accused of murder, being pursued by a fearless bounty hunter looking to collect the reward. About to be captured, you fall into a deep underworld maze filled with dangerous traps and deadly monsters including: giant crabs, headless fist pounding warrios and fire spitting gargoyles. With the bounty hunter still hot on your trail, you must navigate your way out of the mazes and back to the...

Browning

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - February 7, 1992

"SEA SQUARE", a gigantic man-made island on the Atlantic Ocean, an armed fortress controlled by a mysterious army. It is evident that they are developing the most evil weapon for slaughter to maintain and grasp its superiority of military power in the world. Joint forces have taken the motion for a special a action (irregular combat) and have prepared a mobile weapon "BROWNING", to destroy the ultimate weapon....according to the official blurb that is. Browning is a side scrolling action game that puts the player in a power suit and pits them against hordes of miscellaneous mecha with some...

Builderland: The Story of Melba

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - April 1, 1993

Another western game converted to the PC Engine by Micro World, Builderland has a concept similar to the infamous Lemmings, and requires equally sharp forethought and reactions. The aim is to escort your little buddy across the vast playing area without him getting stuck, burned up, eaten by sheep etc. To do this, you can pick up and move various items that are scattered around the landscape, such as blocks to fill in gaps or create handy slopes, bombs to destroy areas of the map and so on. All this time your red headed friend is moving forward with alarming rapidity towards his doom....

Bunilla Syndrome Mahjong

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - October 25, 1991

It's another Mahjong game... with girls in bunny costumes. Don't know what else to write, it's hard to describe a strange attempt at sexy mahjong over and over for these systems in different ways.

Burai II: Yami Koutei no Gyakushuu

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 18, 1992

Fantasy sequel, this time with greatly improved icon-driven presentation and graphics.

Burai: Hachigyoku no Yuushi Densetsu

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - 1991

The world of Kypros is populated by many races: humans, intelligent reptiles, dog-like wosshus, and others. There are also many gods in Kypros. Not all the gods could accept the peaceful co-existence of creatures in Kypros, and Daar, the god of darkness, plotted evil schemes until he was defeated and sealed by the god of light, Risk. Years have past, and the evil demon lord Bido is trying to resurrect Daar. According to an ancient prophecy, only eight heroes, the bearers of magic pearls, can stop Bido's evil plans: eight heroes who come from different parts of Kypros, unaware of their great...

Burai: Yatsudama no Yuushi Densetsu

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - August 9, 1991

Overhead fantasy role-playing game featuring random battles.

Buster Bros.

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - May 31, 1991

Your goal is to destroy the balloons which bounce around the playfield. To accomplish this, you can shoot hooks which travel upwards, and blow up any balloon they touch. Depending on their size, they either split on two smaller ones, or evaporate if they're at their minimum size. Apart from balloons, some levels also have barriers that have to be destroyed with your hooks, since they often block your access to balloons. There are also some barriers which cannot ever be destroyed. Your character has the ability to climb ladders, but cannot jump.

CAL II

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - March 31, 1993

CAL III: Kanketsu-hen

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - March 25, 1994

Camp California

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 1, 1993

Early CD-ROM platfomer featuring real Beach Boys music for the TurboGrafx-CD. It is a partial follow up/spin-off of Yo' Bro, the skateboarding TG16 game which also used licensed Beach Boys music.

Cardangels

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - December 9, 1994

The Asano family possessed a heirloom known as the Sorcerer's Trump. In the year 1984, however, it was stolen under mysterious circumstances. Seventeen years later, Sayaka, the young heiress of the Asano family, forms a group together with her friends Miki and Kyoko, and the three begin looking for the lost treasure. Heist after heist goes by unsuccessfully. Eventually, the girls organize a TV show, challenging dubious personalities to card games, hoping to find the Sorcerer's Trump in process. Cardangels is a card game in which the player takes the roles of the three friends, playing cards...

CD Battle: Hikari no Yuushatachi

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - March 19, 1993

CD Bishoujo Pachinko Kyuuma Yon Shimai

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - 1994

Kyūma Yon Shimai is a pachinko slot machine gambling game. The player controls a nameless protagonist who finds himself in a casino and has to win enough money to view animations of young warrior women removing their clothes in style. There are several types of pachinko machines, though they all follow the same basic formula: the player has to adjust the strength of the shot in order to send the ball through, accumulating jewels which are then automatically exchanged for money. When the player has gathered a sufficient amount of money he is allowed to watch the girl's undressing stage.

CD Hanafuda Bishoujo Fan Club

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - November 25, 1994

CD Maajan Bishoujo Chuushinha

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 30, 1993

CD Pachisuro Bishoujo Gambler

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 29, 1994

Championship Rally

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 8, 1993

Championship Rally, known as Exciting Rally: World Rally Championship in Japan, is a 1991 racing video game published by HAL Laboratory and made for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This game was not released in North America and is considered semi-rare.

Chiki Chiki Boys

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - June 15, 2016

This platform-based action game is set in the land of Alurea. The idyllic life of the Alurean people was shattered when the King is killed by a dragon, and a range of nasties inhabit the lands. Fortunately his twin sons have come to the rescue, and you must take control of one or the other to put the world right. The boys have differing skills - one is more skilled in sword-fighting (which you are always armed with), the other in magic (available in limited amounts on each level). You collect coins as the game goes on, and spend these in the shop on extra magic, extra lives and enhanced...

Cho Aniki

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 25, 1992

The odd world in this shooter made for quite the conversation piece in its day. Players control either Idaten or Benten, celestial warriors out to bring an end to the tyrannical rule of the emperor of Planet Builder, who holds muscular prowess to be the supreme virtue of the universe. Aided by able-bodied muscle-head options Adon and Samson, they must battle to defeat the emperors army across five stages. Use the buttons to fire away and lay into the Builder forces! Power up your character and options with protein from defeated enemies to have them "bulk up" with a yell, and take their macho...

Choujikuu Yousai Macross 2036

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - April 3, 1992

Choosing to move on with a new story rather than that of the Macross anime, the creators of Macross 2036 brought in the original character designer, Haruhiko Mikimoto, for this horizontal shoot 'em up. The game features extensive anime sequences between levels to recreate the feeling of the show, and these are well drawn although quite heavy in dialogue. The gameplay itself is nothing new - you have a primary weapon and optional secondary weapon that is extra powerful, and you have to mow down the Zentradi forces in your Valkyrie (which only gets to transform at specific points). Power-up pods...

Choujikuu Yousai Macross: Eien No Love Song

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - December 4, 1992

A fairly straightforward strategy game that was similar to the Nectaris games on the platform. The story was based after the events in "Macross: Do You Remember Love", featuring original characters. The appeal of the game was largely the cinematics and the Macross license, since there were no shortage of generic turn based strategy games at the time.

Cobra 2: Densetsu no Otoko

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - June 6, 1991

Cobra: Kokuryuuou no Densetsu

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - January 1, 1994

While waiting in a bar for his partner, Cobra encounters a beautiful bounty hunter named Jane. Very soon he realizes that the bounty Jane has been hunting for is his own head, for which the Galaxy Patrol has put quite a reward. But everything changes when Crystal Boy, the head of the Pirate Guild and Cobra's archenemy, appears on the scene. Jane's father had apparently hidden a great treasure, encoding its location in tattoos on the backs of his triplet daughters. Crystal Boy wants this treasure, and is going after Jane and her sisters. Cobra and Jane decide to join forces in order to find...

Color Wars

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 10, 1992

Color Wars is a puzzle game in which up to four players try to win by putting colored balls on poles, converting adjacent balls to their color. Each stage consists of a rotatable 3D screen containing a number of poles of the same height. Players take turns in placing balls onto these poles. Adjacent balls (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) can be "captured" and hence change their color. Points are awarded per ball of each color. The round ends when there is no more place on the poles to put balls onto, and the player with the most points wins. The story mode begins with an...

Cosmic Fantasy 2: Bouken Shounen Ban

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 1, 1992

Van is a young boy who lives on the planet Idea, a place where technology has not yet reached a high level. One day his sweetheart Laura gets kidnapped by an unknown villain. Van soon discovers that Laura possesses mysterious powers that may grant immortality to the one who marries her. That is exactly what the evil wizard Galam has in mind. Van sets off to rescue Laura, on a quest that involves intergalactic journeys and travel through time. Cosmic Fantasy 2 is a sequel to Cosmic Fantasy: Bōken Shōnen Yuu, and the only installment in the series to have been released in the West. Though...

Cosmic Fantasy 3: Bouken Shounen Rei

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - September 25, 1992

Cosmic Fantasy 4: Ginga Shounen Densetsu Gekitou Hen

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - November 25, 1994

Cosmic Fantasy 4: Ginga Shounen Densetsu Totsunyuu Hen

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - June 10, 1994

Cosmic Fantasy: Bouken Shounen Yuu

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - March 30, 1990

Cosmic Fantasy: Bouken Shounen Yuu is a Role-Playing game, published by Nippon Telenet, which was released in Japan in 1990.

Cyber City Oedo 808: Attribute of the Beast

NEC TurboGrafx-CD

Cyber City Oedo 808: Attribute of the Beast (CYBER CITY OEDO 808 獣の属性 Saibāshiti Ōedo Hachimaruhachi: Kemono no Zokusei?) is a graphic adventure game released on March 15, 1991 for the PC-Engine CD-ROM² by Nippon Computer System exclusively in Japan. The storyline is completely original and not an adaptation of any episode.

Daisenpu Custom

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 26, 1991

Daisenpuu Custom can be described as a remixed version of the HuCard game released in 1989. The game is based on the arcade shooter of the same name released by Taito/Toaplan in 1987 (also known as Twin Hawk). The players takes control of a World War II plane and fights his way through a vast array of enemy air defenses such as tanks, submarines and battle ships (curiously, there aren't any enemy planes in the game). Our fighter plane can use a classic Vulcan gun and a special, but limited, bomb attack. The latter calls a formation of friendly planes that will shoot at will until they...

Daisenryaku II: Campaign Version

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - May 29, 1992

Hex-based strategy war game set in modern times. Up to four players can compete in battles set in various different countries.

The Davis Cup Tennis

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - April 1, 1992

Tennis Cup is a split-screen tennis game with the camera closely positioned at the athlete's back. The available playing modes are exhibition match (either single or double), training, the Davis Cup or the four Grand Slam tournaments. The player either controls one of the 32 available tennis athletes or creates a new one. Then there are 30 points to divide between abilities (e.g. forehand or volleys). This athlete can be saved to disk and further improved during the course of time. For exhibition matches, the opponent can be built the same way. The game includes various hit types, depending...

Dead of the Brain 1 & 2

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - June 3, 1999

Death Bringer: The Knight of Darkness

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - April 27, 1990

De-Ja

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 12, 1996

DE・JA is a remake of the computer game of the same name, a Japanese style detective/mystery adventure with adult scenes. The remake features higher-quality graphics; some locations/characters were re-drawn from scratch, sometimes to the point of looking differently from the original design. Voice acting was added to the dialogues. Some cutscenes were added, or altered by including animated sequences. Text and gameplay remain largely the same. The verb commands are now represented by graphical icons, but object sub-menus look exactly the same as in the original version, and generally the...

Dekoboko Densetsu: Hashiru Wagamanma

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - November 2, 1990

Dekoboko Densetsu is a humorous game that combines elements of arcade action and racing. Up to five players can compete in the races. All the stages are vertically-scrolling (top-down), with the cars represented as small sprites of different colors. The player's goal is not only to beat the other cars, but also reach the finish line safely: each car has limited hit points, and continuously receives damage during the race. Damage can be sustained by driving over environmental hazards (pits, traps, bombs, etc.), failing to move the car forward in time (if the screen scrolls while the...

Denno Tenshi: Digital Angel

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - November 16, 1994

Develo Magazine Volume 1

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - 1996

A disc entitled Develo Magazine Vol. 1 was included in the 1996 edition of the Super PC Engine Fan Deluxe magazine. The disc contains two demo versions of previously released commercial games: Fray in Magical Adventure CD: Xak Gaiden and Popful Mail. In addition, two homebrew games made with the PC Engine development kit Develo are included. Frisbee Ken John is a one-button game in which the player controls a dog who must jump and catch frisbee flying discs. Speeder is a simple racing game with third-person pseudo-3D view, where the player-controlled vehicle must stay on the road in order to...

Doraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Night

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - May 29, 1992

Based on the popular Doraemon franchise, Nobita no Dorabian Night follows the adventures of the titular robotic cat, as he tries to rescue his friends from different time periods. How did this happen? Naturally, because of Nobita, Doraemon's best friend and geek extraordinaire. Something went wrong when Nobita was showing his friends a time machine, so they ended up stranded in hostile worlds, and now it's Doraemon's job to save them! The game is a traditional platformer; Doraemon's main activities are jumping his way through the levels and eliminating enemies who try to stop him. Doraemon...

Double Dragon II: The Revenge

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - March 12, 1993

In the year 2000, A nuclear strike has left New York City in disaster and law and order have taken a backseat to crime and violence. One of the most powerful crime syndicate in New York is called the Gen-Satsu-Ken, a mysterious organization led by a mysterious warrior who is a master in a wicked style of Kung Fu. However two young men named Billy and Jimmy, masters of a martial art called the Sou-Setsu-Ken, were brave enough to challenge them. One day, during a Gen-Satsu-Ken attack, Billy's girlfriend, Marian, is murdered by the Gen-Satsu-Ken. Billy and Jimmy swore revenge by taking down...

Doukyuusei

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released

Download 2

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - March 29, 1991

Shoot 'em up sequel that takes place over a series of very different and sometimes surreal landscapes. Cheats/tips: CONFIG MODE: On the title screen push SELECT, I, II, I, II, I, II, I, II, I, II, SELECT ALTERNATE GRAPHICS: From config mode, go to the DEMO section and watch the ending (9?). When the NEC Avenue logo appears, press UP, SELECT, II then RUN. When the game starts you should see the enemy and some background object replaced by slightly silly things (look out for Ultraman).

Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 11, 1992

Reihou Academy Student Council proposed a friendly athletic meet-up to apologize for the wrongdoings done by student council president Yamada. However, Toudou Mamoru, the new student council president who has been entrusted with the arrangement of the athletic meet, has no intention of apologizing. Instead he is plotting to crush the other schools, and reinstates The Double Dragons despite them being expelled for their kidnapping of Mami. Nobody hesitates to participate. Nekketsu High School, led by Kunio, Hanazono High School led by Riki and Interschool Union led by Gouda all announce...

Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 24, 1993

Several months after Kunio defeated Sabu and rescued Hiroshi, brothers Ryuuichi and Ryuuji Hattori transfer to Reihou Academy. Within a few months, the brothers take control of the neighboring high schools using powerful fighting techniques, striking fear as the "Double Dragon Brothers". Riki, the banchou of Hanazono High School has no interest in the brothers or what they have been doing. But one day his girlfriend Mami goes missing and he receives a challenge from the academy. Enraged, Riki decides to make his way to the academy alone, but finds Kunio waiting for him outside his school....

Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - November 11, 1994

Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu (ドラゴンボールZ 偉大なる孫悟空伝説 Doragon Bōru Zetto Idainaru Son Gokū Densetsu?, Dragon Ball Z: The Greatest Son Goku Legend) was released for the PC Engine (the Japanese version of the TurboGrafx-16) on November 11, 1994. It features Gohan telling Goten of the battles of their deceased father, Goku, along with other characters. The game illustrates Goku's seven greatest battles: Fighting Tao Pai Pai, challenging Tienshinhan at the Tenkaichi Budokai, destroying King Piccolo, fighting Piccolo at the Tenkaichi Budokai, protecting Earth from Vegeta, saving Namek from...

Dragon Half

NEC TurboGrafx-CD

Based on the crazy manga/anime, Dragon Half is a board game style of affair, similar to 21 Emon or some of the Peachboy titles. You progress around a board by rolling a dice, competing against other human or computer controlled players. Landing on different coloured squares has different effects. Some of these cause special events, others trigger animated battle sequences that require precisely timed button pushes for maximum impact.

Dragon Knight 2

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - August 7, 1992

Dragon Knight 3

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 22, 1994

This version of Dragon Knight III is based on the earlier computer release, known in the West as Knights of Xentar. While retaining the story, the graphical style, and the basic location layout of the computer version, this release has substantial gameplay differences. Unlike in the computer version, the battles are not real-time, but turn-based, and utilize a different perspective; randomly encountered enemies are fought in a first-person, Dragon Quest-like traditional Japanese RPG style. Enemy design is also quite different; many of the monsters from the original version have been...

Dragon Knight and Grafitti

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - March 31, 1995

Dragon Knight & Graffiti is the remake of the first game in the Dragon Knight series. The remake has the same story (the wandering knight Takeru has to defeat a demon who threatens a town populated only by women) and core gameplay (explore a huge dungeon full of monsters, return to the only town to buy better weapons and equipment), but features better graphics, more convenient battle interface, and voice acting. Despite the abundance of pretty girls, there are no explicit sex scenes in this game. As the name implies, the remake also has a "graffiti mode" (accessible from the main...

Dragon Slayer: Eiyuu Densetsu 2

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - 1992

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 1, 1991

In this epic role-playing game, you must guide Prince Logan all accross the beautiful and dngerious world of Isrenasa in the quest to regain his throne. This game features a huge world to explore and many companions to join you on your journey. This game features one of the largest quests and most advanced interface of any role-playing game for the TurboDuo system.

Dungeon Explorer II

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - March 26, 1993

This CD sequel to Dungeon Explorer plays exactly the same as the first game. You chose your character from a variety of fantasy stereotypes and set forth in a Gauntlet-esque adventure. The CD format allows a greater quantity and variety of levels to compliment the storyline, with new areas and characters becoming open to you as you progress.

Dungeon Master: Theron's Quest

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 1, 1993

Terrifyingly brutal beasts! Monstrous mazes! Treacherous pits of evil! The adventure of a lifetime is here....Theron's Quest!! The Monastery at Ya-Brodin has fallen to the Cult of Deaths and the Brotherhood of Enlightenment, the true keepers of Magic, have been slaughtered. The Seven Great Treasures now lie in the hands of foul beings who will stop at nothing to hold onto their massive powers. But Theron, with a courage beyond belief, has decided to seek out the Cult of Deaths and win back the Treasures. If he succeeds, he will become a High Lord. If not, the land will see eternal darkness.

Duo Comic: Bakuretsu Hunter

NEC TurboGrafx-CD

The Dynastic Hero

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - May 20, 1994

The Dynastic Hero is a slightly re-branded version of Wonder Boy in Monster World for the Turbo Duo.The game features palette-swapped visuals, new insect-themed graphics for main characters (and insects' natural predators as bosses), a Red Book audio soundtrack which is completely different from the Wonder Boy original, and anime-style cutscenes at the intro and ending. Shion was renamed Dyna and was modeled after a Hercules Beetle, and the final boss was changed to a giant lizard king. An English-language version was also produced, but both were built off of the Japanese version of Wonder Boy...

Efera & Jiliora: The Emblem From Darkness

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - December 13, 1991

Eikan ha Kimi ni: Koukou Yakyuu Zenkoku Taikai

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - July 15, 1994

Eikan wa Kimi ni: Koukou Yakyuu Zenkoku Taikai is a high school baseball management simulation game.

Eiyuu San Goku Shi

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - March 26, 1993

Emerald Dragon

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 28, 1994

In Emerald Dragon the player takes control of Atrushan, a blue dragon who lives in the Dragon World. One day, he and his friends discover a ship wreck near a mountain. After examining the wreck, the dragons find a human child - a little girl. The wise White Dragon, the leader of the dragons, tells them that her name is Tamryn and that she will play an important role in their lives. The girl doesn't remember anything, and grows up together with the dragons. But when she turns fifteen, she decides to go back to her homeland - the Human World. Soon after Tamryn has left, Atrushan realizes he...

Exile

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 1, 1992

Become Sadler the desert warrior as he travels the known world in search of the precious Holimax! Join forces with Rumi, Kindi, and Fakhyle to piece together the puzzle that will allow you to find the Holimax and use it to overthrow the ruthless Klispin Crusaders! But keep your cool! In this quest, you'll have to trudge through waist deep snow, jump through haunted forests, plan a jailbreak, slink through creepy towers, and defeat terrifying monsters if you're going to get anywhere! Hurry! There is only one Holimax, and the enemy forces are closing in!

Exile II: Janen no Jishou

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - September 22, 1992

Exile: Wicked Phenomenon is a sequel to Exile. The Japanese titled release is Exile II: Janen no Jishou (エグザイルII ～邪念の事象～). The game follows the adventures of the series' protagonist, the Middle Eastern assassin. Separated from his companions in the end of the previous game, Sadler encounters a mysterious prophet who tells him a curse has fallen upon Baghdad, and the destiny of the world lies in his hands. Sadler travels to Baghdad, where he encounters old friends and old enemies, and learns about a great threat that stirs hatred and turns people into monsters. Like its predecessors,...

Exile: Wicked Phenomenon

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - January 1, 1993

The Age of Chaos is upon the Chaltar world! The source of this chaos is rumored to be at the heart of an ancient tower. Join Sadler, Rumi, Kindi, and Fakhyle as they begin a new quest: To learn the secret of the ancient tower and stop the madness spreading over the land. Choose from five different characters as you hack, slash, and bash your way through foreign lands, putrid pyramids, and deadly dungeons while enjoying intense cinema sequences along the way. Will Sadler be able to unlock the secret of the ancient tower and stop the insanity that is spreading throughout the land? Only you can...

F1 Circus Special: Pole to Win

NEC TurboGrafx-CD - Released - June 26, 1992

F1 Circus Special is a Formula 1 racing game. Players can choose between a world championship mode, which follows the path of one driver through the game's available courses in a linear fashion; a test drive mode, which allows players to choose any course as well as change rules and conditions (e.g. the amount of damage inflicted); and a time attack mode for competing against each other. There are twenty courses altogether in the game. The cars are modeled after real ones, their brand names slightly changed for copyright reasons. It is possible to customize brakes, tires, gears, wings, and...