On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Afterburner II”. This is a 1990 port of #Sega’s classic 1987 “superscaler” arcade game, with conversion duties to the #PCEngine handled by #NEC Avenue. It’s a surprisingly competent port, playing better than some more powerful console versions.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “1943 Kai”. This is a 1991 vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed & published by Naxat Soft. The game has two modes, a port of the original 1987 arcade, and Kai mode which has alternative levels & music.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Yokai Dochuki” also known as “Tales of the Monster Path”. This is a 1988 port of an arcade platform game from a year earlier, developed & published by #Namco. The player must avoid various monsters, ghosts & demons armed only with a yoyo.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Xevious: Fardraut Densetsu”. This is a 1990 port of the 1983 arcade shoot-em-up, developed & published by #Namco. The game features 2 modes: the original game, plus the Fardraut mode which adds new levels and enemies.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “W-Ring: The Double Rings”. This is a 1990 horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up developed and published by Naxat Soft. It’s a lesser known shooter for the #NEC #PCEngine & while it doesn’t do anything outstanding, it’s a decent game.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Victory Run”. This is a 1987 racing game based on the Paris-Dakar Rally, developed & published by #HudsonSoft. Uniquely, the player selects spare parts before the race to be used as parts degrade, adding an element of strategy.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Toilet Kids”. This is a 1992 vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed and published by Media Rings. The whole game has a puerile and lavatorial sense of humour, seeing you combat flying toilets, flies hovering around turds & more.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Street Fighter II Dash Champion Edition”. This is a 1993 port of #Capcom’s incredibly famous 1992 1-on-1 fighting arcade game. Conversion duties were handled by #NEC Home Electronics Ltd. It’s a remarkably good port for the relatively humble #PCEngine.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “R-Type I”. This is a 1988 port of #Irem’s 1987 horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up, converted & published by #HudsonSoft. Despite the name, this is only the first 4 levels of the game, with later levels released as “R-Type II”.
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On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Parasol Stars: The Story of Bubble Bobble III”. This is a 1991 single screen platform game developed and published by #Taito. It’s the third game in the Bubble Bobe series, and returns to the single screen format.
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