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Established 1997
Play it again,
Sam…
These puns are getting embarressing.
This teeny-tiny little
console, with its 8bit CPU
and 16bit graphics is an
absolute joy to explore.
They’re relatively cheap
and played host to some
amazing games. Quick note,
though. All the games start
at ‘hard’ and only get more
difficult.
R-Type on the NEC wonder machine is
very very pretty and also, very very
difficult.
Anyone who endured the Amiga, ST and
anything other than the Mega Drive port of
Out Run, look away now. The PC Engine
version is surprisingly good..
Splatter House was a very special game.
The fullfilling sense of smacking a zombie
against a wall with a big stick and it
splatting there, is fully realised here.
Chuck Rock II, son of Chuck Rock has you
running around the neolithic age
headbutting things to death as a small
toddler.
Saint Dragon is extremely well delivered
on NEC’s diminutive games console.
You can’t beat a bit of Raiden and the PC
Engine version is brilliant. As usual it’s
extremely tough, not as tough as the
psychotic version on Atari Falcon, but
tough, none the less.
Atomic Robokid is not the same as the
Robokid that appeared on most other
platforms, but it’s essentially the same
game and looks pretty amazing.
I played Thunderhawk on the ST, and was
pretty pleased with it. The PC Engine
version is on another level.
Outrun
R-Type
Splatter House
Chuck Rock II
Saint Dragon
Raiden
Atomic Robokid
Thunderhawk
