r/TurboGrafx • u/Final-Deer-8191 • Dec 14 '24

Underrated games?

What are some games you feel don't get the attention they deserve on the system? For me it's Chew Man Fu and TV Sports Basketball. My friend and I could play Chew Man Fu for hours, though we never got through all 550 stages. TV Sports Basketball, it's choppy and kinda slow but there's something about it, it's my favorite Basketball video game of all time. Anyone else play as The Zombies?

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u/drewski989 Dec 14 '24

My favorite game for TG16 has always been Parasol Stars, doesn’t seem to get mentioned much.

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u/ChieckeTiotewasace Dec 14 '24

This and Mizubaku Daibouken (Liquid kids) are 2 of my faves along with Bloody Wolf and Ninja Spirits.

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u/drewski989 Dec 14 '24

I just bought Liquid Kids from eBay, I love Taito games, Don Doko Don for PC Engine has some gameplay really close to Parasol Stars.

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u/ChieckeTiotewasace Dec 14 '24 edited Dec 14 '24

Yeah, I've had a few goes of Don Doko Don and I like the art style too. I'll have to have a good playthrough soon.

Edit. I also really like Taito games if you haven't done so and have the opportunity to play it give Elevator Action Returns a go . It's arcade perfect on Saturn and a somewhat botched version on Taito Legends/Classics on PS2 and OGXbox.

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u/vitasoy1437 27d ago

I w as curious about mizubaku daibouken and its like $230 on eBay. Omg

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u/ChieckeTiotewasace 27d ago

Yeah, I've got it on the Turbo Everdrive as I want the Saturn version, but that's about £400 so I have a lot of saving to do, just as well it's as rare as hens teeth so il have plenty of time to do so lol.

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u/ragingavenger Dec 14 '24

I love Parasol Stars. I'm still waiting for my Strictly Limited Switch version. It's still hilarious that the boss music is the Lambada.

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u/drewski989 Dec 14 '24

Me too! I keep checking their site and no dice.

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u/ragingavenger Dec 14 '24

Yeah, it's total BS. LRG has problems, but this from SLG is inexcusable.

u/mrdomino0990 Dec 14 '24

I feel like Psychosis doesn't get remembered enough for all its cool imagery.

u/Dazzling-Fill-152 Dec 14 '24

Final lap twin. I have only played it in emulator though. Super cool concept.

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u/Apprehensive_Crew351 Dec 14 '24

I love this game in Quest mode! It's fun and a little challenging working your way through the map, racing the locals to earn money for upgrades to race the local champ.

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u/Way_2_Go_Donny Dec 14 '24

This is one of my favorites.

u/northwaynative Dec 14 '24

Chew Man Fu is so good, seriously under-appreciated game.

I have a big PC Engine shoot em’ up collection so I have a few recs for those, Hana Taka Daka, Override, W Ring, Gokuraki Chuka Taisen, and Down Load are all awesome Hu-card games that don’t get brought up much.

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u/ChieckeTiotewasace Dec 14 '24

Yeah, I like W Ring. I didn't know much about it until I got a Turbo Everdrive, and it's something a bit different shmup wise from the usual suspects.

u/inorite234 Dec 14 '24

I've always been partial to Cratermaze. I played it once, an hour and a half later I was wondering why I'm still playing it and keep going back.

u/Annoyed21 Dec 14 '24

One of my favorites is Vasteel!

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u/Annoyed21 Dec 14 '24

Is there an English version of V2? I might need to learn Japanese to play it

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u/LesWynin Dec 15 '24

Totally unappreciated game

u/Benzona Dec 14 '24

JJ & Jeff

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u/FM-PAC Dec 14 '24

I take every opportunity to promote this game. It's Hudson's Super Mario Bros. with excellent music and good humor. It even has the warps.

u/Apprehensive_Crew351 Dec 14 '24

Order of the Griffon, the D&D exclusive, is a personal favorite.

u/Myklindle Dec 14 '24

It’s not the greatest game in the world, But I find myself playing tricky kick a lot. Puzzles games are timeless

u/drmoze Dec 14 '24

Cybercore is great, seems to get lost behind blazing lasers, final soldier series.

Another vote for time cruise ii.

And bloody wolf.

u/johnnyfever1997 Dec 15 '24

Devils Crush! So good!! I can hear it right now!!

u/prince_of_cannock 28d ago

As someone who loves ancient RPGs, mine is Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes. It's incredibly simplistic by modern standards, but if you're someone like me who actually enjoys VERY retro RPGs, it's solid. The gameplay is basic but fun, the voice acting is wonderfully bad, and there are actually TONS of secrets.

u/jforrest1980 Dec 14 '24

I would say Dynastic Hero, mainly because it's so rare. It's an upgraded port of Wonderboy in Monster World. It's possibly my favorite game on the console. For me it's right up there with Ys Book I&II and Dracula X.

u/Bladley Dec 14 '24

Time Cruise. The Crush games get all the love (rightfully so) but Time Cruise is a fun albeit different type of pinball game.

u/NintendoCerealBox Dec 14 '24

Genpei Toma Den is an intense, challenging and really spooky game! It’s a little repetitive here and there but the monsters are really interesting and the music is great.

u/Godashram Dec 15 '24

A love Veigues Tactical Gladiator... I would say best $19.99 ever spent, but a got a ton of my tg-16 games at that price (that seemed to the toys r us clearance price at the time)

u/solidlegss Dec 14 '24

I always enjoyed Splash Lake a little too much

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u/Then-Coat-7339 28d ago

Splash Lake is better with 2 players

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u/SpicyMakiRoll 27d ago

Love the first one and all it's wonderful Engrish. Both great games, some of my faves.

u/SnooChocolates8099 26d ago

Not sure if underrated or any good but I looked at Magical chase and it looks fun.

u/Joeyboots80 25d ago

Military Madness. A great turn-based tactical war game, but it didn't sell very well in North America.

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u/Final-Deer-8191 21d ago

Played that one a lot as a kid. Those Hunters could be brutal.

u/Mr_Snoid_000 29d ago

Tricky Kick is a very addictive game that gets almost no love.

u/SpicyMakiRoll 27d ago

Exile, fast action, unique setting, amazing soundtrack. A shame about the second one when it released but at least there's a patch to fix the difficulty now. Still beat both back in the day but the first one was the most memorable for me. I never see these mentioned.

u/SpicyMakiRoll 27d ago

Since Exile might not have much replayability, I did find Buster Bros highly addictive, rarely mentioned.

u/Kings_Gold_Standard 25d ago

Blazing Lazers!!! And Darius

u/americanadol 24d ago

New Adventure Island has a good reputation, but I still think it’s underrated. It really is perfect at what it’s going for: addictive “one more turn” gameplay, difficult but beatable, and great, colorful visuals.

I’ve also got some nostalgia for Impossamole and (believe it or not) Darkwing Duck. I know they’re not good, but they were the games I had and I eventually learned to love them.

u/Rich_Artist1234 13d ago

Dragon’s Curse, Military Madness and the baseball games were my favorites