TG-16 game release list by date

[Gentlegamer]

Is there a list of TG-16 games arranged by release date? I can find a wiki page for NES games but nothing like it for TG-16 except for an alphabetical list.

[Alt-Nintega]

I can see a list like that where the games are listed by year of release. But buy exact date? that would be hard to compile since someone has to totally geek out and do astronomical amounts of research to find all games released by mo/day/yr

[Gentlegamer]

I can see a list like that where the games are listed by year of release. But buy exact date? that would be hard to compile since someone has to totally geek out and do astronomical amounts of research to find all games released by mo/day/yr

I was looking for such a list because I find it interesting to see when games came out in relation to each other, particularly compared to those on other platforms.

I wish I had resources to assist with such a project, but I didn't own or play TG-16 when it was current, all of my knowledge of it came from magazines like EGM and GamePro, and which I sadly threw out many years ago.

[jtucci31]

There is a thread in the PCE section that has just what you're looking for. The "links" thread. There's a ton of shit and I'm sure you can find something.

[esteban]

UPDATE:

DragonMasterDan's NA CD RELEASES (by year):

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=12918.msg254205#msg254205

NA HUCARD RELEASES (by year):

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=12918.msg254148#msg254148







ORIGINAL POST:

Is there a list of TG-16 games arranged by release date? I can find a wiki page for NES games but nothing like it for TG-16 except for an alphabetical list.

As Nulltard explained, many of us have fantasized about (and attempted to piece together) an accurate MONTHLY schedule, but we struggle even to 100% agree on a YEARLY release timeline.

DragonMasterDan has shared a list that I have embraced myself (I trust DmD, he is methodical and detail-oriented, at least IMHO).

Someone can find the thread (or two, we had one for HuCARDs and another for CD's? Maybe?)

[ifkz]

If someone digs up a yearly release date list, even if it isn't 100% accurate, it would be very helpful to post it in this thread!  Please add me to the 'list' of interested parties (terrible pun  , I'll do better).

[HailingTheThings]

we won't have exact release dates until someone uncovers NEC/TTI's paperwork archives in an abandoned warehouse.

Hmm yess.

[Gentlegamer]

This promotional video gives month/year for some (then) upcoming games

Can anyone corroborate any of the dates?

[esteban]

This promotional video gives month/year for some (then) upcoming games

Can anyone corroborate any of the dates?

We have a thread where this video was shared—I typed out all the games and the purported release dates...then we compared it to DragonMasterDan's list.

And then we realized we had no way of verifying anything. 

[Gentlegamer]

No one involved in retail can verify when games were distributed?

[HailingTheThings]

More of this, please? It helps get over knowing how hard it would be to really find the exact release dates for all Turbo games.

[MrFulci]

The only way I can figure this, is to find out when certain UPC's were issued. There ahs to be some sort of UPC database of that sort out there.

Someone mentioned maybe finding old TTI paperwork in a storage shed somewhere. I doubt that. I recall in the 90s, when they moved to another warehouse. I asked them how it went, blah blah blah, then asked if they still had anymore of the turbo force magazine sitting around, since in my last order they had thrown in a few, and I recall them telling me they had a lot of them left. The guy on the phone told me they threw them out during the move. I was younger, and let out a surprised, "WHAT?!? I would have taken them!". I was then told, if I had let them know, and paid for shipping them, I could have had them, but they weren't going to ship box(es?) of Turbo Force magazine to me for free. I mentioned they could have thrown a free one in each person's order instead of throwing them all out. The person on the phone let me know that's a lot of trouble, to throw them in as a freebie for each order. It was easier to trash them all before the move.

So, lots of stuff was thrown out.

[esteban]

The only way I can figure this, is to find out when certain UPC's were issued. There ahs to be some sort of UPC database of that sort out there.

Someone mentioned maybe finding old TTI paperwork in a storage shed somewhere. I doubt that. I recall in the 90s, when they moved to another warehouse. I asked them how it went, blah blah blah, then asked if they still had anymore of the turbo force magazine sitting around, since in my last order they had thrown in a few, and I recall them telling me they had a lot of them left. The guy on the phone told me they threw them out during the move. I was younger, and let out a surprised, "WHAT?!? I would have taken them!". I was then told, if I had let them know, and paid for shipping them, I could have had them, but they weren't going to ship box(es?) of Turbo Force magazine to me for free. I mentioned they could have thrown a free one in each person's order instead of throwing them all out. The person on the phone let me know that's a lot of trouble, to throw them in as a freebie for each order. It was easier to trash them all before the move.

So, lots of stuff was thrown out.

I love your idea about UPC, but, sadly, it is my understanding that NEC would have secured UPC's well in advance of actual release, and even worse, the sequence in which UPC's are issued does not necessarily reflect the chronological order actual products were available for retail sale.

That's not to say we couldn't use UPC registration info—we absolutely could (it would determine "this game could not possibly have been released earlier than __________", for example).

I suggested a ludicrous idea that I still hope could work: if we were to have a central database of retail receipts (granted, 99.99% of these are long gone) we could establish the opposite of the UPC timeline (that is, "this game could not have been released after __________")

I know, I'm insane for thinking we could pool together all those receipts (if they even exist!), because this plan really only works if folks share receipts that get earlier and earlier (closer and closer) to the actual release date). After 25 years, I doubt we have enough artifacts to establish anything useful for the entire NA  catalog.

[esteban]

FOUND IT:

DragonMasterDan's NA CD RELEASES (by year):

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=12918.msg254205#msg254205

NA HUCARD RELEASES (by year):

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=12918.msg254148#msg254148

[ifkz]

Copied, pasted, and saved.  Thanks for the great searches esteban!  This really helps me realize why some of the titles I have been wanting have been so hard to find; these lists are a great resource.

[tg16manaic]

Hey guys, here's the product numbers for the games, as additional info to help
The higher numbers are the newer releases.

TGX 020001     Keith Courage In Alpha Zones
TGX 020002     Victory Run
TGX 020003     Legendary Axe
TGX 030004     Vigilante
TGX 020005     Alien Crush
TGX 030006     Dungeon Explorer
TGX 020007     World Class Baseball
TGX 020008     China Warrior
TGX 030009     Power Golf
TGX 030010     Blazing Lazers
TGX 040011     R Type
TGX 020012     Deep Blue
TGX 020013     Moto Roader
TGX 020014     JJ & Jeff
TGX 030015     Military Madness
TGX 020016     Dragon Spirit
TGX 020017     Fantasy Zone
TGX 020018     Galaga '90
TGX 020019     World Court Tennis
TGX 030020     Final Lap Twin
TGX 020021     Pac Land
TGX 040022     Ordyne
TGX 040025     Space Harrier
TGX 020026     Takin' It To The Hoop
TGX 020027     Cratermaze
TGX 030028     Bonk's Adventure
TGX 030029     Neutopia
TGX 030030     Cyber Core
TGX 010031     Boxy Boy
TGX 020033     King Of Casino
TGX 020034     Timeball
TGX 020035     Chew Man Fu
TGX 020036     Double Dungeons
TGX 040037     Bloody Wolf
TGX 030038     Devil's Crush
TGX 020039     Dragon's Curse
TGX 020040     Psychosis
TGX 040041     Splatterhouse
TGX 020042     Drop Off
TGX 020043     Super Volleyball
TGX 030044     Tiger Road
TGX 030045     Veigues Tactical Gladiator
TGX 030046     TV Sports Football
TGX 040047     Bravo Man
TGX 020048     Legendary Axe 2
TGX 030049     Battle Royale
TGX 040050     Ninja Spirit
TGX 040051     Aero Blasters
TGX 040052     Super Star Soldier
TGX 020053     Bomberman
TGX 040054     Yo Bro
TGX 040055     TV Sports Basketball
TGX 040056     Talespin
TGX 040058     Bonk's Revenge
TGX 030059     Ballistix
TGX 040060     Gunboat
TGX 040061     Davis Cup Tennis
TGX 040062     Impossamole
TGX 040063     Silent Debuggers
TGX 030064     TV Sports Hockey
TGX 040066     Darkwing Duck
TGX 040067     Falcon
TGX 040068     Andre Panza Kick Boxing
TGX 040069     Night Creatures
TGX 040072     Order Of The Griffon
TGX 060075     Raiden
TGX 040076     Ghost Manor
TGX 040077     Champions Forever Boxing
TGX 060078     Neutopia 2
TGX 040079     Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
TGX 040080     New Adventure Island
TGX 040081     Dead Moon
TGX 040082     Soldier Blade
TGX 040083     Legend Of Hero Tonma
TGX 040084     Air Zonk
TGX 040085     Samurai Ghost
TGX 040086     Magical Chase
TGX 040087     Shockman
TGX 040089     Somer Assault
TGX 040090     Time Cruise
TGX 040092     World Sports Competition
TGX 040093     Bomberman '93
TGX 030095     Hit The Ice
TGX 030096     Chase H.Q.
TGX 080097     Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure
                       
ATGX 02JTTC   Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf
ATGX 04TUTG  Turrican
TWG 030701   Parasol Stars
TWG 040501   Cadash
ITGX 10001     Sonic Spike
ITGX 10004     Tricky Kick
ITGX 10007     Sinistron
RTGX 10001    Sidearms
TTGX 20001     Klax

TGXCD 1001    Fighting Street
TGXCD 1002    Ys Book 1 & 2 (CD)
TGXCD 1002    Ys Book 1 & 2 (SCD)
TGXCD 1003    Monster Lair
TGXCD 1005    Magical Dinosaur Tour
TGXCD 1006    Valis 2
TGXCD 1007    Last Alert
TGXCD 1008    Final Zone 2
TGXCD 1010    It Came From The Desert
TGXCD 1011    Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
TGXCD 1012    J. B. Harold Murder Club
TGXCD 1013    Camp California
TGXCD 1014    Lords Of The Rising Sun
TGXCD 1015    Ys 3: Wanderers From Ys
TGXCD 1017    Loom
TGXCD 1018    Shadow Of The Beast
TGXCD 1019    Addams Family
TGXCD 1021    Shape Shifter
TGXCD 1024    Valis 3
TGXCD 1025    Splash Lake
TGXCD 1026    Gate Of Thunder
TGXCD 1027    Prince Of Persia
TGXCD 1029    Dragon Slayer: The Legend Of Heroes
TGXCD 1030    Forgotten Worlds
TGXCD 1031    Buster Bros.
TGXCD 1033    Lords Of Thunder
TGXCD 1034    Dungeon Explorer 2
TGXCD 1035    Riot Zone
TGXCD 1036    Sim Earth: The Living Planet
TGXCD 1038    Cotton
TGXCD 1039    Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vol 2
TGXCD 1040    Syd Mead's Terra Forming
TGXCD 1041    Dungeon Master: Theron's Quest
TGXCD 1042    Super Air Zonk
TGXCD 1045    John Madden Duo CD Football
TGXCD 1047    Might & Magic 3: Isles Of Terra
TGXCD 1048    Beyond Shadowgate
TGXCD 1051    Godzilla
TGXCD 1052    Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure
TGXCD 1053    Dynastic Hero

ATGXCD JTTC    Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf
WTG 990101    Exile
WTG 990102    Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
WTG 990301    Cosmic Fantasy 2
WTG 990801    Vasteel

SRCR01           Local Girls Of Hawaii
SRCR02           Hawiian Island Girls
???                  Bikini Girls
DUODEMO02   Lords of Thunder Demo Disc

[HailingTheThings]

TGX 040066     Darkwing Duck
TGX 040067     Falcon
TGX 040068     Andre Panza Kick Boxing
TGX 040069     Night Creatures
TGX 040072     Order Of The Griffon
TGX 060075     Raiden
TGX 040076     Ghost Manor
TGX 040077     Champions Forever Boxing
TGX 060078     Neutopia 2
TGX 040079     Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
TGX 040080     New Adventure Island
TGX 040081     Dead Moon
TGX 040082     Soldier Blade
TGX 040083     Legend Of Hero Tonma
TGX 040084     Air Zonk
TGX 040085     Samurai Ghost
TGX 040086     Magical Chase
TGX 040087     Shockman
TGX 040089     Somer Assault
TGX 040090     Time Cruise
TGX 040092     World Sports Competition
TGX 040093     Bomberman '93
TGX 030095     Hit The Ice
TGX 030096     Chase H.Q.
TGX 080097     Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure

This ordering seems odd, hmm.

[HailingTheThings]

Product numbers aren't necessarily chronological in nature.

I'd love to know what titles belong to the gaps in the sequence, though

Idunnoanything

[tg16manaic]

Product numbers aren't necessarily chronological in nature.

I'd love to know what titles belong to the gaps in the sequence, though

yeah, the product numbers aren't exactly in chronological order, they may have released a higher product number before a lower number, but in bunches it seems the planned releases are pretty much in progression as the years passed. They probably skipped certain ones and then released some of them later according to which games they thought would sell better at the time. And i'm assuming the numbers that are missing must have been planned releases that never got released, or perhaps game projects that were scrapped or put on hold and never got finished. I know they released a lot of info on "upcoming releases" in catalogs, of games that never got released or perhaps never even got finished. Such a shame

[HailingTheThings]

And i'm assuming the numbers that are missing must have been planned releases that never got released, or perhaps game projects that were scrapped or put on hold and never got finished. I know they released a lot of info on "upcoming releases" in catalogs, of games that never got released or perhaps never even got finished. Such a shame

Definitely feel it harder for the consoles with smaller libraries. Really wish that one rpg would've come out, can't remember the name. I think it was a TTI US only?

*goestolookitup*

Dangerous Journeys, that was it. Seemed like it would've been some fun.

http://www.video-game-ephemera.com/014.htm

[CrackTiger]

riftwar saga
tv sports baseball
Discus

...there are others we know about, but I'd love to learn about the ones we've never heard of.

Someone should kidnap Brandstetter and make him spill the beans.

Nulltard, HailingTheThings already has half as many posts as you.

[tg16manaic]

Here's some info on games that were announced in catalogs
(credit to superpcengine-fx.com for the scans)

[tg16manaic]

(credit to superpcengine-fx.com for the scans)

[tg16manaic]

(credit to superpcengine-fx.com for the scans)

[tg16manaic]

(credit to superpcengine-fx.com for the scans)

[tg16manaic]

...and this is also interesting.

[Psycho Punch]

wait there is another site for mag scans other than TG-16.com?

[CrackTiger]

"A huge hit overseas, Far East Of Eden II is a hot CD that takes up two CDs and is an incredible 580 meg!

Travel through futuristic lands and fight off hordes of potential beasties to complete your quest!"


Coming Soon in 1994, EGM Editor: The Game

"Glance at screenshots and completely pull everything out of your ass! Make up details that not only have nothing to do to with what little you have seen, but are in fact the complete opposite of what anyone can see is the content of the screenshots you dare to post in your own magazine!"

[HailingTheThings]

Nulltard, HailingTheThings already has half as many posts as you.

I noticed that!  I'm going to have to pick up the pace... or I might just continue not caring about post count.   Aaron's server might crash under the load if I tried to keep up with señor TheThings.

Post count doesn't matter, just have fun. Yeah! I actually need to stop reading every little GD thing here, though. Taking away from Obey and ObleyzBlue time.

300ppi versions of those (as well as many other mag scans) are at this dinky jank-ass shitheap of a site called Derphile or something.
( ;

Your scans are quite nice. Need to spend some time and read all those mags that I probably won't acquire physically. Wah wah.