Watching Vic talk about and review these games is soo fun for me! I think you really nailed this!

You know you're old when you remmember walking through the mall in the 90s and seeing the TG16 playing on a TV in front of Radio Shack. I had one in high school and enjoyed it a lot. Would love to add this to my mini collection, but $200 shipped to Canada is a deal breaker for me unfortunately. Best to just enjoy the collection through a raspberry pi.

When splatter house came out it was the most gory game I'd ever seen. As a kid I was shocked! I've obsessed over it ever since.

Neutopia 1 and 2 are classics. So ahead of its time. Glad they made it onto this mini system. I will probably end up picking this up just to relive those games and Bonk’s Adventure. Great review of the system and games!

Wow this style of reviews might be the best, great job, great engagement!

Space Harrier on Turbografx is legit. I never got Space Harrier and I never played it in arcade, tried it on genesis and was terrible. For some reason this Turbo version I had a lot of fun with. Also Ys is epic, I had no history with it till this mini... I am into book 2 now and this game is utterly amazing and will be in my top 10. Definitely, a 9 or 10 out of 10 game.

Thank you Victor, amazing reviews. Can not wait until we have this available for the EU. You are one hell of a player!!!

Glad to hear you are finally coming to the TG16 fan club Vic! Thanks for the dissection of all the content. Try to give Ys more play time before doing the Top 5 vid. Its story and music are awesome! Just think what a player on that year would think playing it, nothing came even close. Definitely worth your time... Cheers!

Most detailed out of all TurboGrafx mini reviews...rate each game, great job!

Great! Sincere, honest and objective reviews, without stupid comments about technicalities, irrelevant to the average person.

This is THE best review of the PCE Mini. All the mini consoles are much of a muchness with the hardware pretty much the same for each platform. What differentiates each of them most is their respective libraries so really appreciate this deep dive into every title. Thank you!!

Best Spider-Man Cameo ever

Ninja Spirit was one of my favorites I played on the original system.

This guy just reviewed 60 games. Victor Lucas is a fucking champ boys !!

Very helpful review, some of the games look interesting. Thank you for the video.

Great review, thanks! I loved my Turbo Graphx 16 back in the day. It’s odd that Keith Courage isn’t included in this collection, since that’s the original game it came packaged with. Also Devil’s Crush seems like it should be there too. Fond memories for sure.

You went pretty hard on Moto Roader. Once you figure out that you have to change the controle scheme to mode B in the shop, your car handles much better. The upgrades and weapons that you buy for you car with the prize money of each race add a fair amount of depth. Plus, it's a great 5 player game...

Love your mini reviews of these games. I loved Adventure Island as a kid.

I just got my mini a few days early today and it's lovely. This has way more games I would play regularly than my other SNES and Genesis minis (pre-hack). Very cool collection. Anyway, these are great mini reviews. Thanks! I'll go ahead and hit subscribe, since this is my first EPN vid and I enjoyed it.

Fantastic in depth review of the games!

Really enjoyed this video! Makes me want to revisit your Sega Genesis mini round up video again!

I’m glad to see you’re still doing the best, most in-depth game reviews. How’s Tommy?

Picking one of these up as soon as it's available in North America. Looks like a fantastic console and it'll fit in nicely with my others!

great video, agreed with almost all your review ratings. I love this mini console, having tons of fun with it.

Great review, thanks for this , just ordered the turbografix mini on Amazon today

We played the heck out of chew-man-fu back in the day. We would trade off, my mom would even play, set ourselves challenges, like no killing monsters, or have to destroy all the wall... so much fun. like others I was surprised at the low score for motoroader, but that might be my nostalgia at work, played a tonne of that 5 players, I do remember getting mad when you would crash and all of a sudden you were warped like crazy and ran out of gas.

I just bought the turbo graphics 16 mini deafently my favorite mini system .wow !🤩

Damn Vic! You've been busy!

Awesome review sir! Only way to get the North American version here in Indiana was to buy it off eBay. But you will be happy to know since you are knowledgeable and a house hold name here, you and Tommy, the girlfriend was swayed to spend the extra 100.00 dollars and buy it for me. Thank you again and very good reviews of so many games!

Wow beast mode with the reviews

60 reviews in 45 minutes... Amazing job. Makes me want to pick up one of these consoles.

Blazing Lazers gets at least a 9 for the music alone.

Awesome vid Vic. 😎👍👍👍

Looks like I got the backstory to Splatterhouse wrong-apologies to the fans of the game. I called it like I saw it. I’m not a big fan of the game/franchise and didn’t respond to the gameplay here. Happy for you though if you did/do!

Nice overview. Also worth noting that Genji & Heike Clan and Legend of Valkyrie each have appearances in Namco X Capcom(and Project X Zone for the latter since I guess she's super popular).

Great video vic. That fantasy zone game reminds me of resogun on the ps4.

I am impressed you finally delved into the world of the PC Engine. I do think you need to try Splatterhouse more. Though I like the Genesis sequel better

CASTLEVANIA Rondo Of Blood Gets A,.. 12 Out Of 10 !!! For that game alone, was the reason why I bought one ! ;)

My 3rd favorite classic mini console.

Nobody was ever jealous of the kid in school that had the Turbo Grafx but maybe we shoulda been this collection looks like a lot of fun

The more I see on this device. The more I want to get one.

Love your reviews. Be great to see you review the new Evercade EXP

What a silly way to market. Give all the game journalist a unit but don’t produce enough to actually have enough to distribute. Brilliant!

I never thought I'd see Vic review a Cho Aniki game lol I didn't realize they started so uh... normal

Chris Tang will pop in the comments like a jack in the box to tell you it has lag 🤦🏻‍♂️🙄

Great Reviews Vic! Was just thinking what extra games should have been on the North American Turbografx release, which could replace the unplayable Japanese games. Heres my list 1) Bonk 3 2) Legendary Axe 3) Legendary Axe 2 4) Riot Zone 5) Devil's Crush 6) Keith Courage 7) Bloody Wolf 8) Battle Royale 9) Hit the Ice

23:58 "You are already dead."

Been playing my TG-16 mini a lot this weekend and LOVE it. Pleasantly surprised at how high quality of a console it was. The Super NES for much of my life was my favorite gaming console (Switch has overtaken it), but one thing it never did well was shooters, outside of a few exceptions (Axelay, Darius Twin, UN Squadron). Gradius III was almost unplayable due to the slowdown/slog. TG-16 has excellent shooters with amazing graphics, challenge and music. Lords of Thunder, R-Type, Salamander, etc. are all amazing. Excited to dive deep into Ys 1&2, Bonk is right up there with Mario and Sonic in platforming greatness, Ninja Spirt is amazing, Rondo of Blood might have overtaken Super Castlevania 4 as my favorite in the series, just a lot of fun titles. Sure, there are some duds. The racing games are outdated and not much fun, I prefer NES or Neo Geo golf to this golf game, I don't get JJ and Jeff, and some of the Japanese titles I was excited to play (mainly Snatcher) are unplayable due to the language, which is too bad. But overall, this is right up there with the NES mini, SNES mini and Genesis mini for excellent mini consoles. Definitely worth the money.

Good Stuff! Rondo Of Blood looked MUCH better here on the TurboGrafx 16, than the PS1 version.

I think Military Madness's closest analogue would be Super Conflict for the SNES

Fun Fact Victor, I named all of the characters (except for Zonk) and Stages in Air Zonk ;-)

really generous with your scoring.but we're all different and see things differently..

Chu man fus two main enemies were a hedgehog and a gorilla. Those little jabs during the console wars were great....

Hey Vic, I heard a rumour that there are no plans to sell this system in Canada and Amazon won't ship it here. Any idea how I can get one here in Vancouver? Or should I just come to your place and play yours 😆? Thanks!

Dungeon explore? I beat that Thang single player. Great memories. Took me a few months

Lords of Thunder has some of the best video game music. Ys I & II is my favorite of the series I've played so far. I remember Neutopia 2 spending way too much time teaching you how to play the game, which is annoying for a sequel that's exactly the same

Someone will put out a translation guide online for the Japanese games. Nice to know this is on the way, but I'm not getting worked up until next year when it's available.

Nice vid! I got an email from Amazon saying my mini won’t come in until January 5 2021...

Ok, where can Canadians pickup a turbografx 16 mini??

Air Zonk was in the Bonks Adventure Universe.. like more of a spiritual successor than a sequel. Bonk 1 and Bonks Revenge definitely had different art styles.. I don't know what happened.. I remember beating Dungeon Explorer WITHOUT cheat codes!! Very rewarding!

Vic, try to play through all of Ys Book I and II. It will change your life.

Vic, you gotta play more Ys. Maybe easier to swallow if you get the remake YS Chronicles on your phone

How did I never hear of you until this past weekend? I watched your 16 bit Super Hero series. I happen to be feeling the same way right now about those games. I watched some other videos, too. I like your content and style.

Release the Ruby Report!

Definitely find the time to dive deeper into Ys I &II. If you can make it through the first game at least, I'd wager your 8 will easily be a 9 (or a 10, like EGM's Ed gave it at the time of release)

I'll give this video a 9.5/10

Great videos. Love the old school superhero game series. But I think you're looking at splatterhouse wrong. You're playing it as though it were a beat em up when it's not really. Punch out was a pattern recognition and reflex game with a boxing overlay. This is similar. More about finding the patterns and reflexes than a straight beat em up. And the story is a a guy and his girlfriend go to her professor's mansion for blah blah blah, he's a devil worshiping scientist conducting some experiments to whatever, and he kills Rick (Jason voorhees) but an ancient incan mask housing an evil spirit makes a deal with him to possess his body because a video game has to happen and a princess needs rescuing.

Great video, I agree with Splatterhouse being a bit overrated. Also agree in Ninja Spirit's greatness, one of the most underrated ninja games ever. Stick with Ys Book 1 and 2 to the end, great game if you can deal with its unusual combat. Also Soldier Blade, its difficult yes, but practice, very rewarding shooter.

Bomberman 93 came out in very late 92 for JP, Bomberman 94 came out in very late 93.

can we pls get an update on the release/shipment? i know thats not ur fault but all i heard was that it gets delayed and since than it has been just silence

Never owned or played any of the games from this library. But it's amazing how titles were within it's library. Legend of Valkyrie, fun fact that's Sophitia who became part of the Soul Edge/ Calibur series

i love my baby pc engine. got it almost exclusively because of Rondo of Blood.

I'm not sure TG did a great job porting over all of their best US releases like legendary axe?, or Keith courage in Alpha zone?. These were TG classics.

too bad I can't get one until 2021. :(

Love your reviews Vic stay safe and keep making A+ entertainment

Blazing Lazers is at least a 9.

It's disappointing that snatcher is only in Japanese on here. I agree with most of the reviews but It's a shame you don't see the greatness that is splatter house! 😔 - Stikz

Where is Legendary Axe?!

No “Devil Crush”... this is a massive shame. Alien Crush is ok, except there’s no scrolling. Instead, the screen flips between the upper and lower part of the pinball field, which is really off-putting. I don’t really get the “Bonk” games at all... especially the visuals. I don’t think they make the best of the hardware. In general, most of these games feel like arcade games... i.e. designed primarily to swallow your quarters by spamming you with as much as the screen can handle. It’s quite a contrast to what I played on Mega Drive and SNES back in the day, where many games were a lot more forgiving. Also, quite a lot of them don’t have any parallax scrolling, so end up looking more like 8-bit games. At 06:57 ... um ... what is that guy doing to that lamp post?

Dungeon Explorer and Cadash are a lot better in multiplayer and its goes without saying but so does every Bomberman game

They really need to create a new mini system and translate those games into English. Some people are just lazy.

I don't understand how there are so many reviews of this console but there's no way to buy it. ESPECIALLY in Canada.

Rondo is definitely not harder than Dark Souls in my opinion.

Lot of stuff on here looks great but I was looking forward to being able to play games like snatcher and since it and others are in Japanese I'll have to pass. Not sure why they couldn't translate them.

Amazing in depth review of each game on the system. Thank you for this. Such a shame that Snatcher didn’t have an English translation on this though - literally would have sold the system for me. Alas!

Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire is not the most expensive game that distinction goes to Magical Chase and second would be Bonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure. Seeing that they added in Japanese games on the mini it would have been nice to have the Japanese version of J.J. & Jeff, known in Japan as Kato-chan & Ken-chan. It has different mechanics as well as different characters. It's not Motorader it's MotoRoader but yes it isn't a very good game.

I want this but the launch has been such a mess. Seems like a victim of bad timing.

Two 8-bit CPU's my friend. Whereas the Genesis had a 16-bit processor and an 8-bit co-processor. Whoa...I'm a fan of Ghouls N' Ghosts for the Genesis. It was bar none the best thing graphically to hit in 1989 in the US (console). As much as it pains me too say the Super Grafx version on this mini console is a better port. Now, could the Genesis match it pound for pound? Absolutely, but this particular port was made with more ROM and why it looks a bit better.

I loved the TurboGrafx, it was a very underrated console. Great video Vic.

You need to grind several levels in the first dungeon in Cadash, it's honestly one of the best games on the system

Super underrated console. Just like the Sega Master System, the popularity of the NES (Plus Nintendo's nearly monopolistic policies back in the day) made it very hard for this consoles to gain some ground. Just bought the European model, and love it.

If you are going to make a video then at least fact check before you make them. The turbo grafx 16 had a 16-bit graphics processor, and could do 16-bit games that were not even possible on a 8-bit console. Most of the games would be impossible to do on a 8-bit nes for example. The turbo grafx 16 processor was even more powerful than what the snes had. Snes was only 3.6 MHz and the turbo grafx 16 was a massive 7.16MHz. Most shoot em ups found on the turbo would stop to a crawl on the snes. And splatterhouse is not a beat em up! Its an action game.

No Keith Courage -> No Buy

This guy would give a rainy day an 8.5/10

Pass!!

So I am very happy you gave the tg-16 mini a 9, I have few issues and corrections with the things you said. Number 1, though the tg-16 had an 8-bit Cpu it is blazing fast. 7.16 Mhz, twice as fast as the Snes. It also had a 21-bit data bus while the Snes and Genesis had only 16. Furthurmore it could display more on screen colors than the Snes and Genesis combined. So enough with saying it couldn't keep up with the Snes or Genesis. In fact many games that were on all three systems the pc engine had the better conversion, games like cadash and ninja gaiden. Next Alien crush was made by Naxat not Hudson. Next to say Bonk's Revenge was like a NES I have to assume you smoked crack when you played it because there is no NES game that ever looked that good. Your Spriggan 2 review is laughable. And no one in the world thinks the supergrafx version of ghouls and ghosts is worse than the genesis version. Anyhow just stop spreading the ignorance about the Tg 16. One reason why the Tg-16 didn't catch on in america is because Nintendo illegal told third party developers they woould not allow them to put their games on the Snes if they put it on the tg 16. The courts ruled against them in 1993 but by then it was too late.

Wow! There wasn't a single accurate word in your entire description of Splatterhouse!

You need to also account for how hard these games are to play through and actually beat without any cheats cuz I hate these many systems were half the games that are impossible to beat its worthless I don't even want to buy them

Of course you read up on the heavily muscled, scantily clad, pixilated Adonises.