From: pearl@romulus.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: [TG16] PC Engine Game Directory
Keywords: monthly informative posting
Date: 21 Jul 92 15:29:16 GMT
Followup-To: rec.games.video
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division


Archive-name: tg16/game-dir

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		      PC Engine Game Directory
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			Edited by Steve Pearl
			Last modified 92.07.21


Greetings!  This is, I hope, the beginning of something big!  A PC
Engine Game Directory.  If you own any PC Engine game not listed, or
can supply additional information, please do so!  Thanks!

At the end of the directory is a small chart listing which PC Engine
games correspond to which TG16 game.  (Only when a name change was
implemented)

	   Please send all additions/corrections/comments to:

internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu		Steve Pearl
GEnie:	S.PEARL6			or	359 Lloyd Rd
CI$: >Internet:pearl@remus.rutgers.edu		Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826

If you think an game may be out of print, let me know.  While it
still may be possible to buy it at some stores, it will save some
frustrations when trying to special order it.

DISCLAIMER:  Because I "collected" many of these listings and did not
write them, I cannot vouch for their complete accuracy.  Use this as a
guide only.  Thanks!
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			   Format of Listings
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Title* (In Romaji & English if possible)
Type, Format, Hardware requirements
Manuyfacturer + Order number, Price in Yen
Number of players, Amount of Japanese text (Minimal, lots)
[Comments/Descriptions, etc]
*An asterisk after the title means the game is reviewed in Clarence Din's 
TG16/PCE review article.
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			    Game Listings
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Aim For The Top! GunBuster, Volume 1*
	[Type], PC-Engine SCD-ROM
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	1 Player, Knowledge of Japanese necessary

Cosmic Fantasy 2
	Menu-style RPG, PC Engine CD-Rom
	Laser Soft TJCD1015, Y???
	1 player, must understand Japanese to avoid blundering around aimlessly.
	[A 'menu' style RPG is one where you pick your combat options from a
	list, rather than walking up to your opponent and hitting a button to
	swing your sword at them (that's an 'arcade style' RPG).  Long game,
	big world.  Coming out soon in an English version, I hear.]

Download 2* 
	[Type], PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Dragonslayer : The Legend of Heroes*
	[Type], PC Engine Super CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Efera and Jiliora - The Emblem From Darkness*
	Arcade-style RPG, PC Engine CD Rom
	Brain Grey BRCD1002, Y???
	1 or 2 players, understanding spoken Japanese would be very helpful.

Exile
	RPG, PC Engine CD Rom
	RENO (Renovation Game) TJCD1014, Y???
	1 player, Japanese vital to figuring out what you're supposed to do
	[Nice game if you understand Japanese.  The puzzles are pretty easy,
	though, so if you're good at hack-n-slash, you may find yourself
	finishing the game surprisingly quickly.]

Far East of Eden II, Manji Maru*
	RPG,  PC Engine CD Rom 
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??
	[This is a sequel to Far East of Eden, Ziria.  The player assumes the
	role of Manji Maru.  The game stands apart from other ordinary RPGs in
	that it has the most animation and voice-acting among all RG games.
	Playing the game is like watching a drama.]

Hellfire*
	[Type], PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??
	[Side-scrolling shooter with plenty of power-ups, big bosses, and
	enemies to fight!  Anime sequences are a feast to watch.]

Macross 2036*
	Action, PC Engine CD Rom/Super CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

The Ninja Warriors*
	[Type], Hu-Card
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Pomping World* 
	[Type], PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Ranma 1/2 Action Game
	Action, PC Engine CD ROM,
	Masaya  NSCDD 0004, Y6800
	1 player, Japanese text not necessary for game play
	(The Ranma CD-ROM game is basically an arcade game with little
	animated shorts inbetween arcade sequences Based on the Ranma
	1/2 manga & TV series, you fight various enemies and bosses related to
	the show while animated intermissions adapted from the show along with
	actual character voices and music entertain you.  Highly recommended.)

Ranma 1/2 Toraware no Hanayome [The Captive Bride]
	Interactive Comic, PC Engine CD-Rom
	Masaya NSCD 1006, Y???
	1 player, Japanese vital to gain anything from the game at all.
	[You can't lose in this game... if you pick every option, you'll
	eventually reach the end.  If you're a fan of the show like I am, get
	it.  Otherwise, you'll probably be disappointed.]

RayXamber II *
	Side Shooter, PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??
	[RayXamber II is another side-scrolling shooter.  I haven't played
	this one much yet, so I haven't gotten very far.  This is one tough
	mother of a game... you thought AeroBlasters was hard!]

Road Spirits*
	Racing, PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Rom Rom Stadium*
	[Type],  PC Engine CD Rom  
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Shubibinman 2*
	[Type], Hu-Card
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Sidearms Special*
	H-Shooter,  PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Spriggan*
	Vertical-Shooter, PC Engine CD ROM
	Nazac/Naxat Soft/Compile NXCD1004
	1 player, No need to understand Japanese text to play.
	[Graphically beautiful shooter, an innovative power-up system, good
	music.]

Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project*
	Side-shooter, PC Engine Super CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Super Darius*
	[Type], PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Super Star Soldier* 
	Vertical shooter, Hu-Card
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??

Urusei Yatsura- Stay With You
	RPG, PC Engine CD ROM, 
	Hudson Soft HCD 0011~0012, Y5800
	1 player, Japanese knowledge essential!
	[The Urusei Yatsura CD-ROM game is a text-based adventure game
	based on the TV & manga series Urusei Yatsura (soon available
	subtitled on videotape from AnimEigo (email me for details!)). You
	play Ataru, a lecherous High School student, who, with his alien
	girlfriend, Lum, must figure out the disappearance of fellow student
	Shinobu as you interact with all of the characters from Tomobiki High
	School.  Actual character voices supply the dialogue.  The game also
	comes with a second CD of game music from various other PC Engine
	games.]

Valis: The Legend of a Fantasm Soldier*
	Scrolling hack-n-slash/shooter, PC Engine Super CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	1 player, Japanese only necessary to understand game's plot.

Valis II*
	Scrolling hack-n-slash/shooter, PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	1 player, Japanese only necessary to understand game's plot.

Valis III*
	Scrolling hack-n-slash/shooter, PC Engine CD-Rom
	Nihon Telenet TJCD0009, Y???
	1 player, Japanese only necessary to understand game's plot.

Valis 4*
	Scrolling hack-n-slash/shooter, PC Engine CD-Rom
	[Type], PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	1 player, Japanese only necessary to understand game's plot.

Vasteel 
	Strategy, PC Engine CD Rom 
	Human ???, Y???
	? Player(s), ??Knowledge of Japanese necessary??
	HUMAN (Human Creative Group) HMCD 0001, Y???
	1 or 2 players, Japanese useful, but not absolutely necessary.
	[Spend money to build robots, use robots to take over your opponent's
	factories, etc.  Sort of like Military Madness, but pieces fight
	arcade-style, have limited ammo, cannot be repaired, and can be
	purchased as the game progresses.]


Y's Book I & II*
	RPG,  PC Engine CD Rom
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	1 Player, Knowledge of Japanese necessary

Y's III: Wanderers From Y's*
	RPG,  PC Engine CD-ROM
	[Manufacturer/Catalog number], Y???
	1 Player, Knowledge of Japanese necessary


		       Tg16 <=>PC-E Game Chart

PC-E                                      TG-16
----                                      -----
Red Alert                                 Last Alert
Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair             Monster Lair
Street Fighter                            Fighting Street
Kung Fu                                   China Warrior
Paranoia                                  Psychosis
Beball                                    Chew-Man-Fu
Gunhed                                    Blazing Lazers
Nectaris                                  Military Madness
Pithecanthropus Computererus (or PC Kid)  Bonk's Adventure
R-Type I   &   R-Type II                  R-Type
Kato & Ken Chan                           JJ & Jeff
Ding Dong (Famous Japanese Blue Cat)      Cratermaze
Galaga '88                                Galaga '90

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