Bubble Bobble sequel Parasol Stars appears here, the first official re-release of it since 1991. You’ve got two Bombermans, and the machine even supports an optional four-player adaptor for these. This is not to say there are not excellent games. That’s close to half the lineup, many of them considered to be outstanding entries in their genre. Well boy howdy are you covered here because I count a full 22 of them in that list. Let’s say you’re looking for shoot-em-ups. Is the lineup good? It depends on what you’re looking for, I guess. It’s as if the Genesis Mini also included Sega CD and 32X games. In addition to standard cartridge games, you’ve got games from the CD-ROM, Super CD-ROM, Arcade Card, and even the SuperGrafx system. (Screenshot: Konami, VGMuseum)Īkumajō Dracula X Chi No Rondo (aka Castlevania: Rondo of Blood)īesides not restricting itself to games from any one region, the TurboGrafx-16 Mini’s lineup also pulls in games from several different upgrades to the original hardware. version of Bonk’s Revenge (pictured) is on the Mini, but the original game is only available in its Japanese form, PC Genjin. So while it touts a 57-game lineup, subtract the 5 dupes and you get 52 unique games, compared to SNES Classic’s 21 and Genesis Mini’s 42. And while it’s obviously a cool bonus that you can play, say, Dungeon Explorer in the original Japanese, I wouldn’t count them as two games. The reason I say “50-ish” is that some of these games are just the Japanese versions of games that are already on the American side. But click on the “PC Engine” icon in the lower right and the menu will transform into a PC Engine-themed one, with different menu music and a lineup of Japanese games. When you boot up the TurboGrafx, you’ll get a menu with 25 different American game releases. ![]() While there are three physical variations of the TurboGrafx Mini line (Japan gets the PC Engine while Europe gets the CoreGrafx), the software lineup on each is nearly identical. Those have different regional versions, each of which has a different game lineup installed. See, the TurboGrafx is quite a bit different than the miniaturized Super NES and Genesis. ![]() One major difference between the TurboGrafx Mini and the PC Engine Mini is that like the original machines, the TurboGrafx has turbo fire switches as a standard feature, while the PC Engine does not. It’s charming, user-friendly, and fun, whether you plan to go deep into a single game or just play around with the 50-ish different options. Developed by the emulation experts at M2 (makers of the fantastic Genesis Mini), the TurboGrafx-16 Mini’s interface and game quality are top-notch. ![]() We’ve also seen the badly-executed PlayStation Classic show that not all of these consoles are going to be great.įortunately, the TurboGrafx-16 Mini falls into the “great” category. No tiny throwback since then has had nearly as much success in the marketplace, and the novelty has largely worn off. Is it too late? At this point, it’s clear that the mini-console craze peaked with 2017’s release of the Super Nintendo Classic. ![]() site was delayed due to the pandemic, but it officially came in stock on May 22. And, technically, it did, since the Amazon-exclusive device was available on Amazon Japan alongside the Japanese version, the PC Engine Mini. Konami originally planned to ship the $US100 ($150) TurboGrafx-16 Mini on March 19. But yes, TurboGrafx-16 Mini is finally available, and it’s excellent-depending on how much you love the shooter-heavy lineup, that is. The extent of the marketing for it seems to be Konami’s official Twitter account sporadically retweeting people who bought one. Who could know? I don’t see so much as a press release in my inbox about it. I forgive you if you didn’t even notice that the TurboGrafx-16 Mini was officially released last week.
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