Top TurboGrafx-16 games (as voted by users)

[Frank_fjs]

Is this list just for US releases or can we included Japanese releases as well?

Re Dragon's Trap, play it on the SMS with an FM chip, I think it sounds awesome.

[turboswimbz]

Is this list just for US releases or can we included Japanese releases as well?

Re Dragon's Trap, play it on the SMS with an FM chip, I think it sounds awesome.

Since this is the TG-16 post I think only US releases should be included.  and also the first post mentions US releases specifically.  However I've been curious about PCE games so I made a PCE list: https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13235.0

[Damon Plus]

Anymore votes?

[Sadler]

This thread should be stickied!

[DildoKKKobold]

Top Turbografx-16 games

1-Bonk's Revenge (152)
2-Bonk's Adventure (109)
3-Air Zonk (104)
4-Blazing Lazers (97)
5-Ninja Spirit (91)
6-Neutopia (86)
7-Bomberman 93 (81)
7-Dungeon Explorer (81)
9-Military Madness (76)
10-Splatterhouse (71)

11-Devil's Crush (70)
12-Soldier Blade (57)
12-Legendary Axe (57)
14-Alien Crush (44)
14-Neutopia 2 (44) 
16-Dragon's Curse (43)
17-Cadash (42)
18-Magical Chase (37)
19-Bloody Wolf (36)
20-Parasol Stars (31)

I find it interesting that the top games here are a good mix of late TTI, orange label and black label games. Also, it is nice that the top 10 can all be found easily for under $40, aside from Bomberman 93.  Even into the top 20, only 4 games cross the $40 barrier, which means that a person can get most of the best titles for the system, without paying an absurd amount for an old game.

That said, I don't know how Soldier Blade and Magical Chase made it so high, especially the latter, given that it is the rarest game on the system. Do the 37 voters actually own the game?

Top Turbo-CD games

1- Ys I & II (109)
2-Gates of Thunder (107)
3-Lords of Thunder (84)
4-Ys III (50)
5-Dungeon Explorer 2 (46)

5-Dynastic Hero (44)
6-Dragon Slayer (40)
7-Cosmic Fantasy 2 (31)
8-Beyond Shadowgate (22)
9-Exile (21)
10-Splash Lake (20)
10-Cotton (20)

Another head scratcher here. How the heck is Dynastic Hero #6? Do we really have 44 members that own it and love it, or is it all based on emulator/burned copy play? Ys I&II and Gate of Thunder make great sense, since they are the pack in games, and would be most prolific. Once again, it is nice, that the top 4 titles are reasonably priced, even on eBay. (Reasonable, when compared to the rest of the Super CD library.)

[turboswimbz]

That said, I don't know how Soldier Blade and Magical Chase made it so high, especially the latter, given that it is the rarest game on the system. Do the 37 voters actually own the game?

Another head scratcher here. How the heck is Dynastic Hero #6? Do we really have 44 members that own it and love it, or is it all based on emulator/burned copy play?

Remember that it's not the number of people but a point system.   

You now how this works. Everyone gives a Top 10 list in order, first game gets 10 points, second gets 9...

So if one person thinks a game is worthy of a top spot then it's 10 or 9 points. ect. Based on most of the people that responded with lists, If i had to venture a guess I think they are there based on both people having them and also emulator/flash cart play, not just on hype alone. Of course I think some of the hype of these games may be the rarity and "treat" for lack of a better word of playing them.

if we do have 44 members with the game, they should donate a copy to me.  lol.

[Sadler]

That said, I don't know how Soldier Blade and Magical Chase made it so high, especially the latter, given that it is the rarest game on the system. Do the 37 voters actually own the game?

Another head scratcher here. How the heck is Dynastic Hero #6? Do we really have 44 members that own it and love it, or is it all based on emulator/burned copy play? Ys I&II and Gate of Thunder make great sense, since they are the pack in games, and would be most prolific. Once again, it is nice, that the top 4 titles are reasonably priced, even on eBay. (Reasonable, when compared to the rest of the Super CD library.)

You are posting on a forum dedicated to the system. I wouldn't be surprised to see <1% of the game owners post here.

I don't have MC, but I do I have a flash card. I don't think that makes the experience any less valid.

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[Damon Plus]

As turboswimbz has pointed, it is a ranked based system. So, if just 6 members gave 6 points each to Magical Chase, that is all it would need to have about the number of points it has. With the limited library of 94 titles, TG users can play on an emulator the games they can't find physical copies of, and determine it is one of the best games on the system for them.

[turboswimbz]

BUMP, because I want to see more people add their lists!

[roflmao]

I think as far as US titles go, there are far more exceptional HuCards than there are disc-based games.  Looking at my PCE Daisakusen collection, I've only got 11 US disc games (though I have a couple JP versions of games that were released in the US).  Coming up with this list wasn't as easy as the HuCard list.


Top 10 CD games:

10. Sherlock Holmes
9. Cotton
8. Riot Zone
7. Splash Lake
6. Buster Brothers
5. Mysterious Song
4. Ys III
3. Lords of Thunder
2. Gate of Thunder 4 in 1
1. Ys Books I & II

[Nec.Game.head]

My top 10 favorite Tg16 games in no particular order.

1. New Adventure Island
2.Military Madness
3.Devil's Crush
4.R-Type
5.Bonk's 3
6.Ninja Spirit
7.Air Zonk
8.Bomber Man 93
9.Splatter House
10.World Court Tennis

[sonikthehedgehog]

1. Soldier Blade
2. Bonk's Revenge
3. Ninja Spirit
4. Legendary Axe II
5. Devil's Crush
6. Lords of Thunder
7. Valis III
8. Splatterhouse
9. Buster Bros
10. Galaga 90

[Bardoly]

My top 10 favorite Tg16 games in no particular order.

1. New Adventure Island
2.Military Madness
3.Devil's Crush
4.R-Type
5.Bonk's 3
6.Ninja Spirit
7.Air Zonk
8.Bomber Man 93
9.Splatter House
10.World Court Tennis

I believe that the idea is to put your list in order, so that this community can use all of the data collected to come to a consensus on the top TG-16 games.

[Damon Plus]

After a little while, here's an update. I've counted the list from Nec Game Head as it is, if he wants to change the order, please tell me. Sonikthehedgehog, for your list to count it has to be either a Turbochip or CD only list.

Top Turbografx-16 games

1-Bonk's Revenge (152)
2-Bonk's Adventure (109)
3-Air Zonk (108)
4-Blazing Lazers (97)
5-Ninja Spirit (96)
6-Neutopia (86)
7-Military Madness (85)
8-Bomberman 93 (84)
9-Dungeon Explorer (81)
10-Devil's Crush (78)

11-Splatterhouse (73)
12-Soldier Blade (57)
12-Legendary Axe (57)
14-Alien Crush (44)
14-Neutopia 2 (44) 
16-Dragon's Curse (43)
17-Cadash (42)
18-Magical Chase (37)
19-Bloody Wolf (36)
20-New Adventure Island (34)

21-Parasol Stars (31)
21-R-Type (31)
23-AeroBlasters (26)
24-Final Lap Twin (22)
24-Bomberman (22)
26-Galaga 90  (21)
27-Legendary Axe 2 (19)
28-Bonk 3 (13)
29-Double Dungeon (11)
30-Silent Debuggers (10)
30-Order of the Griffon (10)

Other games:
-Raiden (9)
-JJ and Jeff (7)
-Legend of Hero Tonma (7)
-Sidearms (7)
-Cyber Core (6)
-World Class Baseball (6)
-Andre Panza Kickboxing (5)
-Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (4)
-Boxy Boy (4)
-World Court Tennis (4)
-Chase HQ (3)
-Takin it to the Hoop (3)
-Fantasy Zone (3)
-Hit the Ice (3)
-Super Star Soldier (2)
-Time Cruise (2)
-Victory Run (2)
-Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (2)
-Psychosis (1)
-Dragon Spirit (1)
-Cybercore (1)
-Shockman (1)
-Dead Moon (1)
-Veigues Tactical Gladiator (1)
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Top Turbo-CD games

1- Ys I & II (119)
2-Gates of Thunder (116)
3-Lords of Thunder (92)
4-Ys III (57)
5-Dungeon Explorer 2 (46)

6-Dynastic Hero (44)
7-Dragon Slayer (40)
8-Cosmic Fantasy 2 (31)
9-Splash Lake (24)
10-Beyond Shadowgate (22)
10-Cotton (22)

12-Exile (21)
13-Vasteel (16)
13-Valis III (16)
15-Last Alert (12)

Other games:
-Forgotten Worlds (11)
-Buster Bros (11)
-Riot Zone (11 )
-Shape Shifter (9)
-Super Air Zonk (
-Camp California (6)
-Mysterious Song (6)
-Monster Lair (6)
-John Madden Duo CD Football (3)
-Lords of the Raising Sun (4)
-Final Zone 2 (2)
-Addams Family (2)
 -Insanity (1)
 -Prince of Persia (1)
-Sherlock Holmes (1)

[Bardoly]

Thanks for the update.
I still plan on posting up my list eventually.  It's just that I want to be fair to all of the games, and there are still quite a few that I either haven't had a chance to play, or that I don't have enough play time under my belt to give an objective score.

On a related note, has anyone done a similar thread like this for the PC Engine games?

[kiketonto]

My list games (just ten? hahaha)

1-Dragon Spirit
2-Vigilante
3-Neutopia
4-Legendary Axe
5-Legendary Axe 2
6-Side Arms
7-Boxyboy
8-Ghost Manor
9-Shockman
10-Cratermaze

[majors]

US HuCard Releases:
1 Parasol Stars
2 Alien Crush
3 Ninja Spirit
4 Soldier Blade
5 Super Star Soldier
6 Dungeon Explorer
7 Blazing Lasers
8 Devils Crush
9 Military Madness
10 Legendary Axe

I had to make a lot of cuts, but Damon wants only 10! I based my votes with the idea if I could only have 10 Hu's and then some was taking away one at a time. My opinion is very biased on my ownership and hours of game play.

US CD Releases:
1 Ys 1&2
2 Lords Of Thunder
3 Buster Brothers
4 Gate Of Thunder
5 Cotton

There is not enough disc games in the US, or I just have not played them all.

[seieienbu]

Turbo Chip games:
1.  Blazing Lazers
2.  Military Madness
3.  Bonk's Revenge
4.  Bonk's Adventure
5.  Legendary Axe
6.  Dungeon Explorer
7.  Ninja Spirit
8.  R-type
9.  Devils Crush
10.  Legendary Axe 2

Turbo CD Games:
1.  Lords of Thunder
2.  Ys Book 1 & 2
3.  Might and Magic 3
4.  Cotton
5.  Exile
6.  Ys 3
7.  Last Alert
8.  Prince of Persia
9.  Splash Lake
10.  Valis 2

Top 10 CD games out of what, 46?  Kind of an odd task, especially since I'm only picking from games I've actually played.  I should probably at least get around to seeing what the rest are like...

[Carparama]

This was tough.  I'm sure one or two entries will shock people, but I *loved* these games as a kid and got used to the bad controls.

EDIT: Somehow forgot about Bonk 3.

1. Bomberman
2. Bonk's Revenge
3. Bonk's Adventure
4. Bomberman '93
5. Bonk III: Bonk's Big Adventure
6. Yo'Bro (Am I the only person in history to love this game?)
7. Tale Spin (Same with this...)
8. World Class Baseball
9. Devil's Crush
10. Cyber Core

(Note: I've only recently discovered how awesome DC is, and I expect it to jump up fast.)

[roflmao]

(Note: I've only recently discovered how awesome DC is, and I expect it to jump up fast.)

Devil's Crush is freaking fantastic.  It's one of those games I've been playing since it came out and am still finding new strategies and it's still tons of fun to play.  And the music.... And it plays great on the Express!  I cannot count how many hours I've spent over the years playing DC on the Express.

[psychobear]

1.Soldier Blade
2.Alien Crush
3.New Adventure Island
4.Super Star Soldier
5.Vigilante
6.SplatterHouse
7.Devils Crush
8.R-Type
9.Military Madness
10.Chew-Man-Fu

1.Insanity
2.Gates Of Thunder
3.Prince Of Persia
4.Lords Of Thunder
5.Y's Books l and ll
6.Godzilla
7.Cotton
8.Sherlock Holmes
9.Valis ll
10.Shadow Of The Beast

[Bardoly]

1. Soldier Blade
2.Insanity
3.Alien Crush
4.Gates Of Thunder
5.New Adventure Island
6.Super Star Soldier
7.Prince Of Persia
8.Vigilante
9.Lords Of Thunder
10.Street Further

You need to post separate lists for HuCard games and CD games.

[psychobear]

1. Soldier Blade
2.Insanity
3.Alien Crush
4.Gates Of Thunder
5.New Adventure Island
6.Super Star Soldier
7.Prince Of Persia
8.Vigilante
9.Lords Of Thunder
10.Street Further

You need to post separate lists for HuCard games and CD games.

Fixed

[Damon Plus]

They must have been released in the US too. I think Street Fighter and Fatal Fury are the ones that need to be replaced.

[Bardoly]

Well, I'm going to go ahead and vote, even though I haven't been able to play through every single game yet.     These rankings might will change after I've played more, but I do want to go ahead and get my votes counted.

My top 10 TurboGrafx-16 HuCard Games in order:

1.  Cadash
2.  Bomberman 93
3.  Dragon's Curse
4.  Bonk's Adventure
5.  Blazing Lazers
6.  Dungeon Explorer
7.  New Adventure Island
8.  Neutopia
9.  Magical Chase
10. Neutopia II

Honorable mentions:  Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure and Soldier Blade


My top 10 TurboGrafx-16 CD Games in order (which is a large percentage of all of the TG-16 CD games that I've ever played):

1.  Splash Lake
2.  Dungeon Explorer II
3.  Buster Bros.
4.  Y's III: Wanderers From Y's
5.  Lords of Thunder
6.  Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
7.  Y's Book I & II
8.  Gate of Thunder
9.  Mysterious Song
10. Valis III

Honorable mention - Valis II

[Damon Plus]

Major update! Not even a single point from the last lists make Air Zonk loose the third place. There are some games that I'm surprised haven't got more votes (Super Star Soldier, R-Type, Cratermaze, and Keith Courage even because everyone has played it. Having 2 points doesn't speak too well about the game). Also, you may have noticed the lack of CD games update. I have to count points again from the beginning. Some people posted 5-entries list, while others did 10-entries list. The problem is, between updates, I've forgotten how did I count points of the Top-5 list. Did I give number one 10 points and so on, or did I give it 5?

Top Turbografx-16 games

1-Bonk's Revenge (169)
2-Bonk's Adventure (131)
3-Blazing Lazers (117)
4-Air Zonk (108)
4-Ninja Spirit (108)
6-Bomberman 93 (100)
7-Military Madness (98)
8-Neutopia (97)
9-Dungeon Explorer (96)
10-Devil's Crush (89)

11-Splatterhouse (78)
12-Soldier Blade (74)
13-Legendary Axe (71)
14-Alien Crush (62)
15-Cadash (52)
16-Dragon's Curse (51)
17-New Adventure Island (46)
18-Neutopia 2 (45) 
19-Parasol Stars (41)
20-Magical Chase (39)

21-R-Type (37)
22-Bloody Wolf (36)
23-Bomberman (32)
24-AeroBlasters (26)
24-Legendary Axe 2 (26)
26-Final Lap Twin (22)
27-Galaga 90  (21)
28-Bonk 3 (19)
29-Vigilante (15)
29-Super Star Soldier (15)

Other games:
-Sidearms (12)
-Double Dungeon (11)
-Dragon Spirit (11)
-Silent Debuggers (10)
-Order of the Griffon (10)
-Raiden (9)
-World Class Baseball (9)
-Boxy Boy (
-JJ and Jeff (7)
-Legend of Hero Tonma (7)
-Cyber Core (7)
-Andre Panza Kickboxing (5)
-Yo' Bro (5)
-Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu (4)
-World Court Tennis (4)
-Talespin (4)
-Chase HQ (3)
-Ghost Manor (3)
-Takin it to the Hoop (3)
-Fantasy Zone (3)
-Hit the Ice (3)
-Shockman (3)
-Time Cruise (2)
-Victory Run (2)
-Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (2)
-Psychosis (1)
-Cybercore (1)
-Dead Moon (1)
-Veigues Tactical Gladiator (1)
-Cratermaze (1)
-Chew Man Fu (1)
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[roflmao]

Thanks for taking the time to update everything! Now I want to go play all of the top 10 games again.

[Damon Plus]

Yeah, it's a strange feeling, isn't it? "Hey, I have 6/10 games of the Top 10... Gonna play them now."

[esteban]

DAMON: I suspect that Timeball has been systematically prevented from making it to the top of the list. I humbly request an honest re-count, thank you.

[turboswimbz]

Checking out the updated list - How is parasol Stars not higher?  Top 10 game IMO.

[Damon Plus]

Maybe it's a expensive game and not that many people have it? I don't have the game, wish I win that raffle

Seriously, looking at that list puts you into perspective of what a great library the TG-16 has. Even with less than 100 games released in the West, any of the 10-20 games could make Top 10 with no problem, and some even up until the first 30 (Galaga 90? R-Type? Legendary Axe 2? Super Star Soldier?)

[esteban]

I really haven't submitted my lists....it's too difficult.

However, looking at the results of the last major update has motivated me: I have moved from Phase 1 to Phase 2...

Phase 1: Impossible. I can't do it. I'll make a list and hate it.
Phase 2: Nearly impossible. I'll make a list, hate it, but consider submitting it.
Phase 3: Nap.

[Bardoly]

Bump, because this thread deserves to be on the first page.  Sticky anyone?


I had a thought.  How about doing this list fresh every year?  This would make it easy for people to update their vote's as they are able to play more and more of the TG-16 library, since they could simply post up a new top 10 every year.  This would also allow the list to be more 'alive' and reflecting current favorite games of current members instead of having votes from members who haven't posted in the last 5 year's to influence the totals.  Or, you could have the yearly list and the ongoing list, or something.

[MrFlutterPie]

I love the idea of doing a yearly edition. 

Top Ten Turbografx-16 Titles 2013 edition.

[Gillian Seed]

Is there a PC Engine one too?

[Bardoly]

Is there a PC Engine one too?

Here are the two most recent threads:

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=14253.0
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13235.0

[Damon Plus]

Still updating this if anyone wants to vote!

[Damon Plus]

Still updating this if anyone wants to vote.

[schweaty]

1 - Ninja Spirit
2 - Soldier Blade
3 - Devil's Crush
4 - Blazing Lazers
5 - Air Zonk
6 - Bonk's Revenge
7 - Cotton
8 - Legendary Axe II
9 - Bonk's Adventure
10 - Splatterhouse (gotta make it for nostalgia)