Can someone recommend me some Turbo Duo/PC Engine games?

I recently bought both a Turbo Duo & a PC Engine from a friend. I dont really know much about the games (especially Japanese ones). As far as hucards go, I only have Splatterhouse & Bomberman. For CD games I have a whole spindle of burned games, but the only ones i've tried so far are Fighting Street (AKA Street Fighter) & Devil's Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood (AKA Dracula X ). Fighting Street blows. Dracula X is fun but hard as shit (I never played any Castlevania before). I really like shmups & side-scrolling action games, which there are probably a lot of for the PC engine, so can you guys recommend me some games (of any genre)?

For shmups try:
Gate of Thunder
Lords of Thunder
Spriggan 2
Sylphia

SF 2 champion edition
Fighting Street
Forgotten Worlds

Anyone ever play the CD game "Dead of the Brain parts 1 & 2"? Looks intruiging but its one of those really rare games that always goes for big money (like $100s) on ebay.

Ys Book 1&2 - Beat the VC version a few months back and loved it. Amazing music
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu - A action platformer, kinda quirky but fun.
Neutopia 1 & 2 - Zelda rip off but good rip offs.
Ninja Spirit - Intense fast ninja action.
Valis III - Maybe not as good as I remember but worth checking out. It's a shame this series got turned into anime porno.

There was a Godzilla fighting game that was actually pretty good. I Think it was simply called Godzilla CD. Lords of Thunder is an obvious choice. The TG16 has so many shumps that it's the go-to console for the genre.

[quote name='CENNY']Anyone ever play the CD game "Dead of the Brain parts 1 & 2"? Looks intruiging but its one of those really rare games that always goes for big money (like $100s) on ebay.[/QUOTE]

No but I remember when it first came out (1999 I think) and I scoffed at the idea of buying a 16 bit CD game for around $60. I feel pretty stupid about that now. I'd like to have the official final release for the PC Engine just as a kind of farewell to the system but I doubt that'll ever happen now.

The two genres that really shine on the PC Engine (for English speakers) are shooters and to a lesser degree, platform games. That said, in many cases it's hard to recommend the actual hucards or cds thanks to the virtual console and the PSN store. For example, I love Lords of Thunder but in 2010, I don't think the average person should pay for the actual CD via eBay for $35 (or whatever it runs). However, for 900 Wii points, the VC version is a must-have. Same with Gradius II, Blazing Lazers, Final Soldier, etc.

Damn, I had the opportunity to get Ys, Neutopia, & Valis. Godzilla I have (burned). I still have the opportunity to buy Lord of Thunder, Space HArrier, & a few more PC Engine games that I dont remember the titles to, for $5 each. I guess I'll go back for LoT Wednesday.

[quote name='Segasonic01']Damn, I had the opportunity to get Ys, Neutopia, & Valis. Godzilla I have (burned). I still have the opportunity to buy Lord of Thunder, Space HArrier, & a few more PC Engine games that I dont remember the titles to, for $5 each. I guess I'll go back for LoT Wednesday.[/QUOTE]

Hey, if you'd like to pick some up to sell or trade, lmk. I'd definitely want to try to bulk up my collection.

Back on topic, some recommendations are the Gate of Thunder 4 in 1, Double Dragon 2 (import), and Exile.

Another thing that should be mentioned is that cd-rs will burn out your laser at a fast rate (so I've heard), usually because of bad software rips. I'd love to try Dracula X and Exile:WP, but I'm afraid of the consequences on my system

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No, that isn't improper apostrophe usage. That's how it appears in the official title.