Now I have finally gotten a PC Engine! It’s so cute and still so powerful! It’s got some really great games for it as well ^_^
For those of you who might not know what a PC Engine is, it is a japanese 8bit console that was released in 1987 by NEC and Hudson Soft. It was was later released in many different variations, the one I have is the Core Grafx. A few years after the Japan release the console also entered the North American market under the name Turbo Grafx 16.
Fun fact; the PC Engine holds the world record for the world’s smallest game console ever made according to Guinness World Records (I guess they’re not counting portables) ^_^
The games come in CD cases. They made an add-on with CD-ROM games for the PC Engine, but the first games were on HU Cards developed by Hudson Soft.
It’s really cool ^^ I’m really excited about this new console of mine and I’ve been playing it a lot! The games you see above are Genpei Toumaden 1 & 2, great sidescrolling platform adventures! Both are a lot of fun, but the second one is really hard!! I’ll go more into details and show off some more games soon.
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Awesome! Isn’t the PC-E the cutest thing?! The absolutely hilarious thing is it’s smaller than the handheld model (called the Turbo Express here) and it’s definitely something you can put in a pocket and carry around if you wanted to.
Anyway, there are a LOT of great games for the system,as you’re finding out. TONS of shooters (although many of the best are on CDs). Poke around the internet and check out some of the PC-Engine fan pages, as there’s so much love for the system thanks to its software (and some other offbeat hardware)…
Is sure is!! :D I know I tried the Turbo Express recently, it’s huuuge! but I still kind of want one.. ^_^ I really need the CD thing first though, cause I already have some games for it that I currently can’t play :(
Its a great machine, so many cool games like Mr Heli and KiKi Kai Kai. Have fun.
It sure is! I’m in love with it ^_^ I have Kiki Kai Kai for the Famicom Disk System, it’s probably the same as the PC Engine version right? :)
I have Kiki Kai Kai for the fds too and I have Pocky and Rocky 1 and 2 on the SNES which have the same character (pocky) in them :)
Never heard of Pocky and Rocky for the SNES, is it good? :)
It’s a lot of fun, it’s pretty hard but it’s almost like a shoot em up with a little girl and a raccoon instead of a plane :p
oh cool! Now I want it!! ^_^
It’s basically a better looking version of Kiki Kai Kai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK6L7yJS6Jg
But I love being Rocky the little Tanooki, he’s super cute :)
omg!! かわいいいい！ Now I have to get it… o_O
it’s a pretty hard game though, I’ve only ever beaten it cheating and using the game genie on the snes :) the second one is pretty cool too, and you have other characters you can use too
ooh.. haha I don’t even have a game genie for the snes >_<
I’m a HUGE fan of the PC Engine! I’m glad I stumble upon your blog!
Genpei Toumaden 2 was ported to the TG-16 as Samurai Ghost, and I hate it! The first is way better with many different styles of gameplay.
Have fun with your PCE!
Yeah I couldn’t even get past the first stage of Genpei Toumaden 2!! The first one is much more balanced..
I’m surely becoming a HUGE fan of the PC Engine as well now ^__^
That’s definitely one of the consoles I’ve been wanting for a while. I’m so jealous! Enjoy it! ^_^
Thanks! I am really happy to finally be able to play the games that I’ve had for it for a while, and they are surely amazing ^__^ You should get one!! :D
I’ve never played the PC Engine, or even seen one in person lol
wow! You should book a trip to Sweden and come play it with me then!! :D It’s awesome :D
I love my Pc engine collection here is something I made based on my favourite console https://www.artstation.com/artwork/4d8OL
Wow ^_^ Pretty!