Turbografx-16/PC-ENGINE/PC-Engine CD = Nice!! ;D

[sukotsuto]

I'm wondering if anyone here tried Turbografx-16/PC-Engine or PC-Engine CD, which are great old-sk001 system in their own right, better than SNES/Super Famicom in performance, and the PC-Engine CD is WAY better due to great 2D (and sometimes semi-3D) graphics and CD-quality audio sound (better BGMs!). come to think of it, it's kinda like Neo-Geo come to think of it. i don't know if Turbografx-16's fared well in the US, but i read that PC-Engine (Japan version ofthe system) sold extremely well in Japan (judging from the games, it seems that such fanfare from japan is not much of a surprise ).

one thing that got me into this system was because i hear PC-Engine CD version of Castlevania ("Dracula X : Rondo of Blood". japanese only i'm afraid) one of the best castlevania games of all time. for old-sk001 style of castlevania (non-SotN style), it's either that or Super Castlevania IV (depends on taste). the SNES "Dracula X" is based on the PC-Engine version actually, with Richter also in it. it's a great game too, but it pales in comparison to the PC-Engine one due to numerous reasons:

1. Richter controls better in the PC-Engine one, with the backflip very easy to do; whereas the SNES version Richter controls a bit heavy (just like the PSX Richter w/o special moves like the "F,F" run).
2. Better special weapon effects, and also the Holy Cross Item Crash looks has the cool crucifix effects intact on the PC-Engine version.
3. The game is harder, more and darker looking stages with lots of alternate routes, secrets, and stages (and i do mean lots!). %maps too!
4. The there are more bosses, not to mention cooler and meaner looking too! (you may recognize some making it on SotN like the minotaur and werewolf... and [the phallic named] Shaft!)
5. Better BGM! (nearly like SotN-quality scores and riffs, unlike the Snes' digitized sound).
6. Anime Cutscenes!!
7. And finally, you can use as Maria! (some stages ca only be reached if you use Maria. you have to rescue her first to use her though)

here are a few shots i made in the emu (in which i was able to play the ISO of the game ;D ):

Maria in-game


Dracula in cutscene


Maria in anime cutscene!


Richter in anime cutscene!


Richter and Dracula in the cutscene!


Richter in-game before dracula fight (familiar stairway, eh? ;D)


you all gotta try this game out!! also the system too, since most games are nice too, like this ranma game i tried out with cool anime cutscenes:







nice, eh? ;D

[Kazuya_UK]

That Dracula game looks pretty cool, I never did get to try it. To be honest I've only played a handful of PC Engine games, mostly on an emulator. The only game I ever played on the actual system was Blazing Lazers (a decent old school shoot'em up), which I actually completed with my boss one boring day at work when it was snowing and we had literally NO customers

Kaz

[ShawnCarr2]

That's Carmilla who I havent fought yet in Dracula X Rondo or blood that I own on my PC Engine that I got for only $100.00 from a friend at NG.com forums. I haven't gotten past the stage 2 yet or even saved Maria yet either. I need to get a 2-button controller because it's hard to control on my 6-button controller.




She was cute in that anime cutscene. hehe




They always have the same stairs & if they ever do a remake of Dracula X Rondo of Blood they should combine the PC Engine & SNES stages & the graphics from Symphony of the Night & have a save feature too.

Maybe they can let you talk to people like in Castlevania II & to be able to go back & fourth like in Symphony of the Night & have an inventory to hold items & weapons.

That would be so cool!. ;D

[sukotsuto]

the dracula x i got as an iso, and it's pretty hard to find in the net.

i played it in Magic Engine emulator, so if anyone of you played it too, how come my iso file doesn't have music when i play it?

btw, pc-engine/turbografx-16 has some great shumps too!