Your 5 favorite PC Engine games?

[mj9123456]

What are your 5 favorite games for the system? CD, HuCards, ranked, unranked -- however you feel like answering the question. I'm fairly new to the library, and I'd love to hear what all you PC Engine experts/devotees have at the top of your lists. Thanks.

[PukeSter]

Oh that's hard...I'll do 10 HuCards since I don't know much about CDs

I have zero experience with RPG games.

HuCard

Bonk's Revenge
Parasol Stars
Air Zonk
Blazing Lazers
Ninja Gaiden
Bomberman 94
Override
Cadash
Super Dodgeball
Legendary Axe


some kickass CD games

River City Ransom
Kaze Kiri
Exile (genesis version is almost identical)
Gate of Thunder
Lords of Thunder
Tenchi Wo Kurau

EDIT: forgot Rondo

[CrackTiger]

Tengai Makyou Fuun Kabuki Den
Ys IV
Neo Nectaris
Dracula X
Legend of Xanadu II


XZR for Mega Drive may have less cut content and less censorship, but there is still a dramatic overall difference between the Turbo/PCE and Sega versions of Exile.

[Digi.k]

Bomberman 93'
Legend of Hero Tomna
Salamander
Mizubaku Daibouken
NHK taiga drama taiheiki

[PukeSter]

XZR for Mega Drive may have less cut content and less censorship, but there is still a dramatic overall difference between the Turbo/PCE and Sega versions of Exile.

Apart from the cutscenes, redbook audio and translation, both have almost identical gameplay and graphics. Exile on Genesis is slightly darker. I've played through both versions.

A very minor difference is that the genesis version has a warp spell, while the pce version refills health and magic when you level up. The genesis version also has autofire for attacking, while on pce you have to turn on the turbo switch.

It doesn't matter which version you play as the differences are mostly superficial. I only prefer the Turbo version slightly.

[o.pwuaioc]

Today they're:

Akumajou no Dracula X
Gradius
Neutopia II
Ninja Spirit
Soldier Blade

[MNKyDeth]

I have not really played many if any PC Engine games from Japan. However out of the US released games my favs are.

Neutopia 1 & 2
Dungeon Explorer 1 & 2
Super Star Soldier
Gate Of Thunder
Y's Book 1 & 2

Eh, maybe that's eight games but I do enjoy them all. There are a few others I like to pick up and play from time to time and they are Dragon Slayer: Legend of Heroes and Cosmic Fantasy 2. I really enjoy the old school style RPG's or dungeon crawlers like Theron's Quest.

[Psycho Punch]

Ysss 1 & 2
Legendary Axe 1
R-Type
Super Raiden
Might and Magic 3

There's a lot more games that I like but these are the five that excited me the most and always make me come back for more.

[Vimtoman]

Gomola Speed
Legend of Hero Tomna
Soldier Blade
RType
Wring

[tknjin]

Top 5 Hu Card
Jigoku Meguri
Ninja Spirit
PC Genjin 2
Aoi Blink
Blazing Lasers

Cdrom2
Seirei Senshi Spriggan
Shockman 3
Aurelia(rpg)
Hellfire S
Zero Wing

Super CDrom
Galaxy Dekka Gayvan
Dracula X
Star Parodier
Double Dragon
Steam Hearts for the lolz haha

and for the extras I also say Dead of the Brain(a zombie comic/visual novel), Linda Cube(because of its art style and it has the late Utsumi Kenji as well)

it is pretty hard to really put these into a list, but these are some of my thoughts as to some of my favorites on the pc engine

[TR0N]

Dracula-X Rondo of Blood
Ys Book 1&2
Devils Crush
Ninja Spirit
Magical Chase

Subject to change at any time and whatever console is out.

[Otaking]

My top three PCE games hasn't changed since 1993, the games ranked beneath that changes over the years.

1. Winds/Lords of Thunder
2. Dracula X
3. Soldier Blade
4. Spriggan
5. Hana Taka Daka


Here's a few honorable mentions that could easily be in positions 4 & 5:

Bubblegum Crash
Jackie Chan 
Magical Chase
Kato Chan & Ken Chan (mainly for nostalgia)

I'm fairly new to the library, and I'd love to hear what all you PC Engine experts/devotees have at the top of your lists. Thanks.

Here's a top 5 shoot 'em ups thread
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=16970.0

And a top 5 platform games thread
https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=17451.0

[shawnji]

My list is going to be pretty typical, but:

(CD)
1. Ys Book I&II
2. Dracula X - Rondo of Blood
3. Tengai Makyo II - Manji Maru
4. Ys IV - The Dawn of Ys
5. Popful Mail

(HuCard)
1. The Legend of Valkyrie
2. New Adventure Island
3. Bonk's Revenge
4. Ninja Gaiden
5. The Legendary Axe

(Honorable Mentions)
Cosmic Fantasy 2
Cotton
Valis III
Legend of Xanadu II
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
Exile
Kaizou Chojin Shubibinman
R-Type
Jackie Chan

[NightWolve]

^ Good list.

[CrackTiger]

XZR for Mega Drive may have less cut content and less censorship, but there is still a dramatic overall difference between the Turbo/PCE and Sega versions of Exile.

Apart from the cutscenes, redbook audio and translation, both have almost identical gameplay and graphics. Exile on Genesis is slightly darker. I've played through both versions.

A very minor difference is that the genesis version has a warp spell, while the pce version refills health and magic when you level up. The genesis version also has autofire for attacking, while on pce you have to turn on the turbo switch.

It doesn't matter which version you play as the differences are mostly superficial. I only prefer the Turbo version slightly.

I'm not going to fill up this thread with a lengthy breakdown of all the differences, which have been discussed in the past. But the gameplay isn't identical, the Genesis and Mega Drive visuals (when the artwork isn't altered) take a big hit in most places and are not simply "darker", the warp spell is in the PCE version, Genesis version is missing at least one section and is heavily censored, the Japanese versions have various differences, etc. By 16-bit console game standards, the difference is far greater than most games which fuel long discussions in SNES/Genesis comparisons.

It's a fun game on all four versions and worth playing through each if you appreciate differences in games.

[VenomMacbeth]

XZR for Mega Drive may have less cut content and less censorship, but there is still a dramatic overall difference between the Turbo/PCE and Sega versions of Exile.

Funny you'd say that, as I was going to have Exile as one of my five games.  Is the MD/Genesis version still worth playing?

Anyway...five games:

Exile

Dungeon Explorer II

Soldier Blade

Gomola Speed

Genji Tsuushin Agedama

These aren't necessarily my absolute favorite PCE games...but at the moment, if I could only pick 5 to play forever, these would be it.

[CrackTiger]

XZR for Mega Drive may have less cut content and less censorship, but there is still a dramatic overall difference between the Turbo/PCE and Sega versions of Exile.

Funny you'd say that, as I was going to have Exile as one of my five games.  Is the MD/Genesis version still worth playing?

Anyway...five games:

Exile

Dungeon Explorer II

Soldier Blade

Gomola Speed

Genji Tsuushin Agedama

These aren't necessarily my absolute favorite PCE games...but at the moment, if I could only pick 5 to play forever, these would be it.

Yes, Exile is an amazing game. It's much more fun than many similar games and all four 16-bit versions look great, the Turbo and PCE versions are just dramatically better in most places when it comes to color, shading and color cycling effects. The Sega versions are worth experiencing for the sound alone. I recommend playing through the Genesis then Mega Drive versions back-to-back (on a flashcart if you have to) to appreciate all of the changes. Turbo or PCE version played shortly before the MD version is the best way to appreciate the difference in those games, as you'll be used to the better graphics first. After yo've cleared any version once, it's easy to quickly blaze through the rest.

[VenomMacbeth]

XZR for Mega Drive may have less cut content and less censorship, but there is still a dramatic overall difference between the Turbo/PCE and Sega versions of Exile.

Funny you'd say that, as I was going to have Exile as one of my five games.  Is the MD/Genesis version still worth playing?

Anyway...five games:

Exile

Dungeon Explorer II

Soldier Blade

Gomola Speed

Genji Tsuushin Agedama

These aren't necessarily my absolute favorite PCE games...but at the moment, if I could only pick 5 to play forever, these would be it.

Yes, Exile is an amazing game. It's much more fun than many similar games and all four 16-bit versions look great, the Turbo and PCE versions are just dramatically better in most places when it comes to color, shading and color cycling effects. The Sega versions are worth experiencing for the sound alone. I recommend playing through the Genesis then Mega Drive versions back-to-back (on a flashcart if you have to) to appreciate all of the changes. Turbo or PCE version played shortly before the MD version is the best way to appreciate the difference in those games, as you'll be used to the better graphics first. After yo've cleared any version once, it's easy to quickly blaze through the rest.

The games are cheap enough (and I'm a big enough fan) for me to eventually get both the Genesis & MD versions.  I'd also like to get the PCE version, to compare with the turbob.

[Groover]

Dracula X Rondo of Blood
Air Zonk
Gate of thunder
Ninja Spirit
Bonk's Revenge


It was hard only naming 5.

[deubeul]

Gate of thunder
winds of thunder
Nexzr
Spriggan
Star parodier

- No Dracula X because it's obvious.
- Would have loved to Say Manji Maru but I have to wait for a translation or learn japanese before.

[kosko99]

My favourites so far:

Winds of Thunder
Castlevania
Riot Zone (yeah, lol)
Chiki Chiki Boys
Gate of Thunder

Order non relevant, I enjoy them all <3

[ginoscope]

In no particular order just some that I have played.

Lords of Thunder
Dracula X
Fausseté Amour
Beyond Shadowgate
Parasol Stars

[esadajr]

Drac X
Bomberman 94
Star Parodier
PC Genjin
Parodius

[gheebee]

New Adventure Island
PC Genjin 2
Splatterhouse
Valkyrie no Densetsu
Cyber Core

[NecroPhile]

Hatris
Gotzendiener
Ys IV
Bazaru
Bomberman '94

Ask again tomorrow and I'll name five other titles. 

[DragonmasterDan]

PC Denjin
Akumajo Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
Winds of Thunder
PC Genjin 2
Rayxanber 3

[BigusSchmuck]

Super CD (no particular order):
Lemmings
Wizardry 3 and 4
Populous
Macross Ein No Love Song
Dracula X
Neo Nectaris

Hucard:

Atomic Robo Kid Special
Battle Lode Runner
Bomberman 94
Columns
Street Fighter 2 Champion Edition

And lots more where that came from.

[Spooky]

HuCard

Son Son II
Ninja Spirit
Tower of Druaga
Genji Tsushin Agedama
R-Type

Hon. Mention: Parasol Stars, Blazing Lazers, Magical Chase, Marchen Maze, Samurai Ghost, Bomberman '94

CD

Rondo of Blood
Valis
Dungeon Explorer II
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams
Faussete Amour (yes, seriously)

Hon. Mention: Valis III, Gradius II, Lords of Thunder, Sapphire

[nopepper]

Hucard:
Legendary Axe
Dungeon Explorer
Splatterhouse
Formation Armed F
RType

CD:
Dracula X
Lords of Thunder
Gate of Thunder
Ys I & II
Spriggan

Strangely enough, I found it harder to narrow it down to 5 for hucards...

[toktogul]

Hucard
1) Download (I can`t recommand enough)
2)Valkyrie no densetsu
3) the soldiers series by Hudson
4) New adventure Island
5) Hana taka daka?!?!!?

Special mentions : salamander, Dead moon,Splatter house, bonks 1-2-3

CD

1) Dracula x
2) Ys book 1-2
3) Popful mail
4) Star parodius
5) Gate of thunder

Special mentions : Gradius II, Sidearms cd,Download 2,Dungeron explorer 2, and way too many more good games

[Bardoly]

Today?

Bazaru De Gozaru
Cadash
Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
Sapphire
Splash Lake