TurboGrafx-16 Mini Game List Revealed

The full game list for the TurboGrafx-16 Mini, which releases on March 19th, 2020, has been unveiled by Konami, and there are many amazing games included. Some classics have been left out however, so while it's not a perfect list, 57 games is a solid amount. There's also a surprising amount of Japanese games that have been added, and while some don't require a grasp on the language, others absolutely do. To top it off, some of the games are duplicates of what are already on the mini system, which seems to be a puzzling plan of action for the tiny TurboGrafx-16 simulacrum. Konami has broken up the collection of games into two different lists, depending on the region, all in order of their release. Games with a * star in the Japanese list are repeated from the American list.

TurboGrafx-16:

• Alien Crush (1989)

• Blazing Lazers (1989)

• Dungeon Explorer (1989)

• Moto Roader (1989)

• Power Golf (1989)

• R-Type (1989)

• Victory Run (1989)

• Chew-Man-Fu (1990)

• J.J. & Jeff (1990)

• Military Madness (1990)

• Neutopia (1990)

• Ninja Spirit (1990)

• Psychosis (1990)

• Space Harrier (1990)

• Splatterhouse (1990)

• Ys Book 1&II (1990)

• Bonk's Revenge (1991)

• Cadash (1991)

• Parasol Stars (1991)

• Air Zonk (1992)

• Neutopia II (1992)

• New Adventure Island (1992)

• Soldier Blade (1992)

• Bomberman '93 (1993)

• Lords of Thunder (1993)

PC Engine CoreGrafx:

• The Kung Fu (1987)

• Jaseiken Necromancer (1988)

• Galaga '88 (1988)

• Fantasy Zone (1988)

• Dragon Spirit (1988)

• Appare! Gateball (1988)

• Nectaris (1989)*

• Dungeon Explorer (1989)*

• Neutopia (1989)*

• PC Genjin (1989)

• Ys I-II (1989)*

• The Genji and the Heike Clans (1990)

• Super Darius (1990)

• Super Star Soldier (1990)

• Daimakaimura (1990)

• The Legend of Valkyrie (1990)

• Aldynes (1991)

• Seirei Senshi Spriggan (1991)

• Neutopia II (1991)*

• Gradius (1991)

• Salamander (1991)

• Super Momotaro Dentetsu II (1991)

• Ninja Ryukenden (1992)

• Star Parodier (1992)

• Spriggan Mark 2 (1992)

• Snatcher (1992)

• Gradius II -Gofer no Yabo- (1992)

• Cho Aniki (1992)

• Akumajo Dracula X Chi no Rondo (1993)

• Bomberman '94 (1993)

• Bomberman Panic Bomber (1994)

• Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (1995)

Some of the games like Daimakaimura, which is known as Ghouls 'n Ghosts in America, as well as Ninja Ryukenden, known as Ninja Gaiden in America, were never brought to the states, so it makes sense that they would bring over the Japanese versions. Games like Ginja Fukei Densetsu Sapphire might be heavy on the Japanese, but are shoot 'em ups, so they shouldn't be a problem to play. However, a game like Jaseiken Necromancer is a turn based RPG, where language will be very important, so it makes one wonder why they're bringing it to the American TurboGrafx-16 Mini. Despite some odd choices, and a few exclusions, the list has some phenomenal games on it, including some games from the TurboGrafx-CD, which was an add-on that boosted the capabilities of the system, giving us games like Ys Book I&II, Lords of Thunder, and the Japanese Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.

As well as the games, a recent video has shown some of the extra features of the TurboGrafx-16, including save states, graphics settings like CRT filter and GT mode, which emulates the TurboExpress, a portable handheld which allowed one to play TurboGrafx-16 games on the go. There's also a multitap which allows up to 5 people play together, though there's no mention yet if that will be sold separately or not.

For more information on the TurboGrafx-16, as well as a retrospective on PC Genjin, otherwise known in the states as Bonk, make sure to check out our episode of The Legend of Retro, where we cover the classic!