PC Engine Coregrafx Mini (Turbografx 16) Review | Ashens

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At last the PC Engine Coregrafx Mini has arrived! Called the Turbgrafx 16 in America. And really it should be called the Turbografx here apparently, but the release was so incredibly tiny that nobody cares. Most of the games that you want from NEC's (well, now Konami's) little box of tricks are present, but that won't stop me being a bit miffed that Magical Chase is missing.

First there was the NES Classic Edition! Then the SNES Classic Edition! Then the C64 Mini! Then the NEOGEO mini! Then the Playstation Classic! Then the Mega Drive Mini! Now this! Blimey. Actually, does that weird ZX Spectrum joypad thing count? Dunno. And did the NEOGEO X kick start all of this? Or was it those Atari Flashback things? Or those awful AtGames Mega Drive abominations?

In case you find it useful, here's the list of included games in alphabetical order with the duplicates taken out. 52 or 55 in total, depending on how good your Japanese is. (The official number is 57 but they include duplicates, omit the two hidden games and count Ys Books I & II as one game.)
Air Zonk
Akumajo Dracula X Chi no Rondo
Alien Crush
Aldynes
Appare! Gateball
Blazing Lazers
Bomberman '93
Bomberman '94
Bomberman: Panic Bomber
Bonk’s Revenge
Cadash
Chew-Man-Fu
Cho Aniki
Daimakaimura
Dragon Spirit
Dungeon Explorer
Fantasy Zone
Force Gear
Galaga ‘88
The Genji and the Heike Clans
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
Gradius
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabo
JJ & Jeff
The Kung Fu
The Legend of Valkyrie
Lords of Thunder
Military Madness
Moto Roader
Neutopia
Neutopia II
New Adventure Island
Ninja Ryukenden
Ninja Spirit
Parasol Stars
PC Genjin
Power Golf
Psychosis
R-Type
Salamander
Seirei Senshi Spriggan
Soldier Blade
Space Harrier
Splatterhouse
Spriggan MK 2
Star Parodier
Super Darius
Super Star Soldier
Twinbee Returns
Victory Run
Ys Book I
Ys Book II
And if you happen to be fluent in Japanese you can add:
Jaseiken Necromancer
Snatcher
Super Momotaro Dentetsu 2
...And if there are any more hidden games I don't know about, feel free to draw them in your screen here with a permanent marker.