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PC Engine Mini
The TurboGrafx-16 Mini, also known as the in Japan and PC Engine CoreGrafx Mini in Europe, is a dedicated home video game console by Konami modeled on NEC's TurboGrafx-16, which was designed by Hudson Soft, a video game developer which Konami acquired in 2012. The Mini emulates the original console's 8-bit hardware. The Japanese model contains 58 games in total while the international models contain 57. The Mini was originally set to be released worldwide on March 19, 2020, exclusively through Amazon, but was delayed everywhere except for Japan because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was shipped in North America on May 22, 2020, and in Europe on June 5, 2020. Hardware The Mini is half the size of the original TurboGrafx-16 video game console and can support two controllers (instead of one) out of the box. It includes one full-size replica controller (that connects through USB, so that original controllers are incompatible), a USB-to- Micro-B power cable and an HDMI vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konami
, is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company, video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and List of Japanese arcade cabinets, arcade cabinets. Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan. Konami's video game franchises include ''Metal Gear'', ''Silent Hill'', ''Castlevania'', ''Contra (series), Contra'', ''Frogger'', ''Tokimeki Memorial'', ''Parodius'', ''Gradius'', ''List of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, Yu-Gi-Oh!'', ''Suikoden'', and ''Pro Evolution Soccer''. Additionally Konami owns Bemani, known for ''Dance Dance Revolution'' and ''Beatmania'', as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for ''Bomberman'', ''Adventure Island (video game), Adventure Island'', ''Bonk (series), Bonk'' and ''Star Soldier''. Konami is the nineteenth-largest L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manji Maru
Manji may refer to: * Sikh Manji, a religious administrative unit in Sikhism * The Japanese name of the 卍 character (from Chinese: ''wàn zì'') * Manji (era), a Japanese era name * A type of sai (weapon), a traditional Okinawan weapon * The alternative term for a charpai * Manji (蠻子), an old term for Southern China Arts and entertainment * Manji (raga), one of the Ragams of Carnatic music * ''Manji'', the original Japanese title of the 1928 novel ''Quicksand'' by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki ** ''Manji'' (film), the title of several film adaptations of the novel People * Irshad Manji (born 1968), Canadian author * Firoze Manji (born 1950), Kenyan activist, author and CEO * Hafeez Manji (born 1987), Kenyan cricketer * Manji Khan (1888–1937), Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana * Manji Terashima (1898–1983), Japanese photographer * Manji Fukushima, Japanese table tennis player * Raf Manji Raf Alfred Manji (born ) is a New Zealand politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taito
is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the importing vodka, vending machines and jukeboxes into Japan. It began production of video games in 1973. In 2005, Taito was purchased by Square Enix, becoming a wholly owned subsidiary by 2006. Taito is recognized as an important industry influencer in the early days of video games, producing a number of hit arcade games such as ''Speed Race'' (1974), ''Western Gun'' (1975), ''Space Invaders'' (1978), ''Bubble Bobble'' (1986) and ''Arkanoid'' (1986). Alongside Capcom, Konami, Namco and Sega, it is one of the most prominent video game companies from Japan and the first that exported its games into other countries. Several of its games have since been recognized as important and revolutionary for the industry - ''Space Invaders'' in particular was a major contributor to the growth of video games in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadash
is an action-adventure video game which combines elements of the platform game and role-playing video game genres. The game was originally an arcade video game released by Taito in 1989, then published for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1991 and the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1992. It is included in ''Taito Memories Volume 2'' released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and the Xbox and Microsoft Windows versions of ''Taito Legends 2'' released in 2007. Plot The game's setting is a medieval fantasy world similar to that of sword-and-sorcery high fantasy such as ''The Lord of the Rings''. The demons and abominations of nature who reside in the underground kingdom of Cadash have not forgotten that, thousands of years previously, they once shared the light with humans. Then one rose among them who was especially powerful, a demonic wizard born of a human woman – the Balrog (Baarogue or Baalogue in the arcade version, and Barlog in the TurboGrafx version). The Balrog promised his followers they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonk's Revenge
''Bonk's Revenge'', known as in Japan and ''PC Kid 2'' in Europe, is a 2D platformer set in prehistory, originally for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 console, created in 1991 by the Red Company for Hudson Soft, and licensed by NEC. This is the second title in the ''Bonk'' series, and it was re-released for the TurboGrafx-16 in 1992 on the Gate of Thunder 4-in-1 game CD-ROM. A completely different game with the same name appeared on the Game Boy, whereas the original version was re-released for Wii Virtual Console and on the Japanese PlayStation Store. It was also released in Japan on Windows Store on December 13, 2013, and on Wii U Virtual Console on March 12, 2014. The title is also playable on the Turbografx-16/PC Engine Mini Console. Gameplay This time, the titular large-headed caveman is on a quest to recover half of the Moon, which was stolen by the evil King Drool III. Its multiple stages each contain several specific areas, which range from outdoors to trains to space to un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonk's Adventure
''Bonk's Adventure'', known as in Japan and ''PC Kid'' in Europe, is a scrolling platform game developed by Red Company and Atlus and released in 1989 in Japan and 1990 in North America for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16. The Japanese title ''PC Genjin'' is a play on the system's original name, PC Engine, with the European title ''PC Kid'' similarly referencing the system's name. The first game in the ''Bonk'' series, it was followed by two more games for the TurboGrafx-16 before branching out to other platforms. ''Bonk's Adventure'' was ported to the NES and Amiga, as well as being released as a coin-operated arcade game, under different titles (''FC Genjin'' and ''BC Genjin'' in Japan, and ''BC Kid'' in Europe). A completely different game with the same name appeared on the Game Boy (under the title ''GB Genjin'' in Japan). Plot The game takes place in a fictional prehistoric era. Its protagonist is Bonk, a strong and bald caveboy who battles anthropomorphic dinosaurs and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panic Bomber
is a 1994 puzzle video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine (in Super CD-ROM² format) on December 22, 1994. It was later released for the Neo Geo, Super Famicom, Sharp X68000, FM Towns, NEC PC-9821, Virtual Boy, and PlayStation Portable. It saw a re-release for the Wii and Wii U's Virtual Console services. ''Panic Bomber'' is a falling block game with the players' goal being to clear matching blocks using bombs, ensuring that their screen does not fill and that their opponents' screens do. It received mixed to positive reception, identified as a decent game by multiple critics. It has been compared to the falling block puzzle game '' Tetris''. The Virtual Boy version was received mixed reception for its handling of the platform's visual capabilities. Gameplay It is a "falling blocks" puzzle game based on the '' Bomberman'' franchise. The goal of the game is essentially to cause your opponent to lose by causing their gameplay field to fill to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomberman '94
is a video game from the ''Bomberman'' series which was developed and published by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine and released on December 10, 1993, in Japan. It was later re-developed by Westone and re-published by Sega as ''Mega Bomberman'' on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994 in other areas. The PC Engine ''Bomberman '94'' was later released outside Japan through the Virtual Console and the PlayStation Network. The game supports single-player and multi-player modes. In single player, the player navigates several levels of mazes, destroying creatures with bombs. In multiplayer mode, players defeat each other with bombs. The Mega Drive/Genesis port had some differences, such as fewer options in multi-player, and some different music (for example, Jammin' Jungle's music in the original version was reused as the first level in ''Super Bomberman 4'', but is entirely different in the other version). The original ''Bomberman '94'' was released for the Wii Virtual Console on Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomberman '93
is a video game in the Bomberman series. It was released on the PC Engine on December 11, 1992 in Japan, with western TurboGrafx-16 releases following in 1993. The game was also re-released for PCs in 2002 alongside the TurboGrafx-16 version of Bomberman and Bomberman World as part of a compilation disc titled ''Bomberman Collection''. The game was re-released for the Virtual Console, with full multiplayer capability intact, for Wii on November 21, 2006 in North America, December 8, 2006 in Europe, and July 6, 2007 in Australia. The game was re-released for the Wii U on December 28, 2016 in Japan, November 30, 2017 in North America and December 14, 2017 in Europe. ''Bomberman '93'' later spawned a sequel titled ''Bomberman '94''. Story Black Bomberman has stolen seven chips from the pan-galactic bureau's mother computer and scattered them across several planets of the Magellan solar system. It is up to the ace detective Bomber Cop, aka White Bomberman, to recover them. Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazing Lazers
known as in North America, is a vertically scrolling shooter game by Hudson Soft and Compile, based on the Japanese film '' Gunhed''. The title was released in 1989, for the PC Engine in Japan and re-skinned for the TurboGrafx-16 in North America, with ''Gunhed'' unofficially imported for the PC Engine in Europe. In the game, a fictional galaxy is under attack by an enemy space armada called the Dark Squadron, and this galaxy's only chance for survival is the Gunhed Advanced Star Fighter, who must destroy the Dark Squadron and its Super Weapons. The gameplay features fast vertical scrolling and a wide array of weapons for the player to use. ''Blazing Lazers'' was produced by the same personnel who developed other video game series such as ''Puyo Puyo'' and ''Super Bomberman'' as well as other games such as ''Zanac'', ''The Guardian Legend'', and '' DoReMi Fantasy: Milon's DokiDoki Adventure''. It was one of the first games released for the TurboGrafx-16 and has received critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien Crush
''Alien Crush'' is a pinball video game developed by Compile for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16. It was released in 1988. The game is the first installment in the '' Crush Pinball'' series. It was followed by three sequels, ''Devil's Crush'', '' Jaki Crush'', and ''Alien Crush Returns''. ''Alien Crush'' was later rereleased on the Virtual Console and on the PlayStation Network. ''Alien Crush'' garnered generally favorable reception from critics, some of which reviewed it as an import title; praise was given to the unusual and original graphical design reminiscent of the ''Alien'' films, realistic physics, accessibility towards less experience players and playability but some felt divided regarding its audio, while the transition between the two screens and lack of variety in gameplay aside from the bonus rounds were seen as negative points. Retrospective commentary has been mostly positive. Gameplay ''Alien Crush'' features a science fiction theme reminiscent of the film ''Ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldynes
, full title ''Aldynes: The Misson Code for Rage Crisis'', is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Produce and released on February 22, 1991, for the SuperGrafx only for Japan. The game was made available on the PlayStation Network on February 16, 2011. Plot In the year 2020, Earth suffers from a devastating alien invasion. A large mechanical planetoid suddenly emerges from space and attacks the cities of Earth without reason or communication. With all defenses annihilated, the United Nations corresponds with NASA to make a powerful space fighter known as the SWA-402 Ortega, but the fighter fails to end the war. One of the Ortega pilots, known only by his call sign Fox-A, is killed in action. His bereaved girlfriend Hiroko soon discovers his involvement in the Pandora Project which houses the Ortega's successor: the SDE-201 Aldynes. As the invaders attack the air force housing the nearly complete Aldynes, Hiroko hijacks one of the ships and throws herself into battle in h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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