Introducing the Engine
After much deliberation, we have once again set our sights on journeying through a console’s library. This time, it’s the compact, modular dream conjuror: the PC-Engine. Much like we did with the GAME BOY, we’ll be looking at a year’s worth of releases per month, as long as that makes sense. We’ll go by first release, regardless of region. The resource I’ll be using to track releases is Wikipedia. It’s one of the few that combines all the variations of the console into an unified list. If you find something better, please share!
This time, I’m introducing a new twist. At the end of each month, we’ll pluck some award categories from this list and talk about what we think should win them . You can add more categories to the sheet. More categories means more fun
I’m setting up this top post as our table of contents. If a game gets discussed, I’ll link the posts here at the top. Because so many games on this console have deep, points-based systems, the second post is going to be where we organize leaderboards. Please share your scores and race times. !
Here’s the schedule I have in mind for this season:
February: 1987 and 1988
March: 1989
April: 1990
May: 1991
June: 1992
July: 1993
August: 1994
September: 1995 and after
Don’t feel like you have to stop talking about a game because we’re in a new month, but also try not to zoom ahead!
Lastly, I saw that 8bitdo has a special remake of the TurboPad: PCE 2.4g/TG 16/PCE Core 2.4g wireless gamepad | 8BitDo If anyone has one, I’m curious to know how they feel!
Knowing the Engine
Here’s an archive of a really cool blog from Kevin Gifford where he played a bunch of games in chronological order.
https://web.archive.org/web/20191015110051/http://magweasel.com/category/i-love-the-pc-engine/page/10/
lonelyfrontier has a great long post about it here: PC Engine – Adventures On The Lonely Frontier
loki has about two dozen posts about PC Engine games over at lunatic obscurity: lunatic obscurity: pc engine
Kimimi has a bunch of long posts about PC Engine games as well! /PC Engine – Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster
You can flip through scans of a popular Japanese magazine for the console here: Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Books, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine
A lot of English manual and magazine scans are here: Magazine Database (TurboGrafx-16 & PCE in Print, 1988-2015) :: TurboPlay Magazine Archives
Talking the Engine
Each of these games have been mentioned in the thread. Ctrl+F or search the thread to see em.
1987 (5/5)
Bikkuriman World
Kato-chan Ken-chan/ J.J. & Jeff
The Kung Fu
Shanghai
Victory Run
1988 (22/22)
Alien Crush
Appare! Gateball
Bikkuriman Daijikai
Dragon Spirit
Fantasy Zone
Fighting Street
Gaia no Monshou
Galaga 88/Galaga 90
Jaseiken Necromancer
The Legendary Axe
Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru/Keith Courage in Alpha Zones
No-Ri-Ko
Pro Yakyuu World Stadium
R-Type I & II
Sadakichi Sebun: Hideyoshi no Ougon
Sengoku Mahjong
Space Harrier
World Class Baseball
World Court Tennis
Yokai Dochuki
Yūyū Jinsei
1989 (78/78)
Artist Tool
Bari Bari Densetsu
Battle Ace
Benkei Gaiden
Bloody Wolf
Bonk’s Adventure
Break In
Bullfight: Ring no Hasha
Cratermaze/Doraemon
Cyber Cross
Daichikun Crisis: Do Natural
Deep Blue
Digital Champ
Double Dungeons
Dungeon Explorer
Energy
F1 Dream
F1 Pilot
F1 Triple Battle
Final Lap Twin
Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag
Gambler Jikochuushinha
Ganbare Golf Boys
Gunhed/Blazing Lazers and Gunhed Special Edition
Hanii In the Sky
Heavy Unit
Jack Nichalus’s 18 Greatest Holes of Golf
Jinmu Denshou
Juuoki & Juuoki CD
Kagami no Kuni no Legend
Kaizou Choujin Shubibinman
Knight Rider Special
Kore ga Pro Yakyuu ‘89
Kyukyoku Tiger
Last Alert
Mr Heli Daibouken
Mahjong Gakuen
Maison Ikkoku
Makai Hakkenden Shada
Military Madness/Nectaris
Monster Lair
Moto Roader
Naxat Open
Neutopia
The Ninja Warriors
Ordyne
Out Live
P-47: The Freedom Fighter
Pac-Land
Power Golf
Power League II
Rock-On
ROM ROM Karaoke Vol. 1-3
ROM ROM Stadium
Shinobi
Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead
Side Arms/Side Arms Special
SonSon II
Space Adventure Cobra
Super Albatross
Super Momotaro Dentetsu
Susano-Ou Densetsu
Takeda Shingen
Takin’ it to the Hoop
Tatsu no Ko Fighter
Tengai Makyou: Ziria
Tsuru Terhito no Jissen Kabushiki Bai Bai Game
Valis II
Vigilante
Volfied
Wai Wai Mahjong
Winning Shot
Wonder Momo
Ys Books I & II