16-Bit Gems - #12: TurboGrafx-16 Retrospective & Ninja Spirit [2/2]

[@mehatgames]

Man, I still love these videos and will continue to watch them over and over.

[@johnlovesbridge]

I loved the music in this game, very dark and atmospheric.

[@Riverhill]

Great episode with loads of information, really enjoying the series Roo! Keep 'em comin :)

[@psychokinrazalon]

1:05 "The Great and Powerful Trixie feels challenged for some reason."

[@LuigisNo1]

I never got the sword of kings man, feel good.

[@mikeJRthe2nd]

"Give you the old, 'How's your father?'" Wow that was just genius. Love the hummer in these videos.

[@electricmastro]

It's always the hidden gems that shine the brightest.

[@looshkin66]

That strawberry does look pretty tasty. . . . . Kudos to Roo for resisting temptation and delivering a great retrospective.

[@Syndo]

ninja spirit was amazing, everything about it, sure the cutscenes didnt explain much but i loved that about the game it was mysterious, and you were left to put the story together

[@SoulWarrior265]

I get the feeling those dopplegangers probably need to multiply themselves, especially for that last drop. Nice one!

[@Fasneocroth]

now i want doa beach vollyball

[@misterkeebler]

Pleaseeee start doing 16-bit gems again! I can't think of any other game reviewer on youtube that would use a reference of "how's you father" in such a hilarious fashion. Your unique sense of humor during reviews is missed!

[@GiordanDiodato]

misterkeebler I think he should do 32 bit gems now. Like Heir of Zendor: Legend and the Land for the Sega Saturn.

[@mikecee6085]

misterkeebler don't think it's gonna happen. His wife must've fucked it up for everyone, like all wives do...

[@misterkeebler]

I laughed so hard seeing that opening cutscene after your minute-long explanation of it. "I never said the Turbografx was known for its great cutscenes." Hilarious.

[@avenuePad]

@DynasticHero haha. I was thinking the same thing. I really appreciated the review and even learned a couple new things, like how Hudson was named after a train. He was a little hard on the TG regarding its 8bit CPU. The CPU never held the TG or PC Engine back from producing high quality "16Bit" graphics - just look at a comparison of Street Fighter II CE for all three 16bit systems. Ninja Spirit is a great game, though. And that pit-of-swords...ugh...what a nightmare. Thanks for the review.

[@avenuePad]

lol. This was a funny review of a great classic. :D The TG port of NS was actually quite close to the arcade original. Didn't have much to do with the TG's architecture, or "faux 16 bit" grafx. Like you said in your review, this game was ported to the TG in 1988. If it was ported in 1990 it might have had better, more detailed graphics. Anyway, thanks for reviewing this game! Loved it! :)

[@SitarKnight]

The Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo also had similar co-processors and neither of them claimed to be 24 bit. Also in that regard, the Neo Geo and Sega Genesis have very similar chip sets with the Genesis being set at far lower hertz. Also, the 8 bit co-processor in the Neo Geo was used mainly for sound processing and CPU. It is a 16 bit system.

[@RyanBeardy]

You should be more recognized, you great at making old game reviews!

[@TBoneTony]

I have downloaded some of those games on the TG16 on my Virtual Console. Need to get out that SD card again. Also well done in the Ninja Rap from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 movie. Although you could have used Turtle Power from the first movie as that would have been awesome too,

[@Yuuretsu]

This is one of my favourite PC engine games and really the only game on the system to scratch that Contra-like run and gun itch. And just when you think you've beaten a really tough game, try the arcade mode in the option which is some of the worst madness I've ever forced myself to play through. 1-hit deaths everywhere, bosses a lot more health and the samurai enemies with the ridiculous hp and huge swing appear level 3 onwards. Only beat that once and I'm not going back.

[@OlivierGrasakaolo]

You really should dig into the cd library of games for the tgx16, you'll certainly be stunned by what it can throw at you with it's simple 8 bit processor :D Sure, the system can be a bit confusing (cdrom, cdrom-rom, memory expansion card for certain cd games, ...) but with the complete set, it's an amazing machine. And by the way, just happened to discover your videos, must say i love it.

[@starsoldier1]

I love Ninja Spirit! Great review.

[@TBoneTony]

Earth Shattering KABOOMS!!!! That was a quote from Marvin the Martian from Looney Toons back years ago.

[@Sentay0]

You didn't even talk about Bloody Wolf, YOU ARE TEARING ME APART COTGW!

[@Fasneocroth]

Great review! Because of this I'm gonna get some DOA Beach Volleyball oh yeah

[@ceramiclion]

awesome review.

[@126Face]

Somewhere out their V-ice just made another $.002 thanks a lot Roo!

[@avenuePad]

@rayden1212 There's a play-through of the TG port of Ninja Spirit somewhere on KZbin that should help you out.

[@necrogenesis1981]

@ohioisgood216 I was thinking exactly the same thing, I loved Legend of Kage but this actually looks cooler. Didn't realize it's on the virtual console too, I'm definitely picking this up.

[@ranzorr]

You could've talked about Ys Books I&II, specially since there are Roos in that game (which kicks ass, by the way).

[@shanara99]

This console was greatly unapreciated outside japan. But in Japan was quite pupular. The first 5 touhou games were PC-engine only.

[@cpufightclub]

Ninja Spirit looks inviting.

[@TBoneTony]

Funnily enough, I do have Dead or Alive, Extreme Beach Volleyball 2 on my XBox360. However I do feel that it does lack something called...a good storymode that can make you fall in love with the ladies. All I ever do is just play Volleyball and beach games, and take pictures with Zack's camera. Could have used a Lost in Blue style of survival story to make you feel for the girls in the game.

[@RoyalCrustle]

Where can I get that shirt?!

[@Ashli-Meabh]

This reminds me of the shadow ninjas from ninja gaiden 2.

[@malducci]

Some of the comments regarding the game in this video are funny. The reviewer clearly haven't experienced the system's library to know its capabilities (and points to the cpu as the culprit, when clearly that's incorrect). But hucard games never really did pushed the system. I guess that would be more likely because they were the early part of the systems library (which pretty much ditched the Hucard format and went all out CD). But regardless, this game was fun BITD when it was released.

[@joeycarter9020]

More videos!! more 16 bit gems please joey! Non snes if you're capable.

[@SCAREDBANANA]

I think the ninja looks more like a pirate.

[@RamenGamer1]

Who else stopped paying attention after the DOA cut scene?

[@Ponimaju]

damn, ninja spirit looks cool

[@teknogothyk]

Sherukin? It's shuriken. Come on, man. Otherwise, I love your reviews, Roo.

[@Costar58]

Because RWJ caters to the lowest common denominator, while Roo's content appeal mostly to gamers such as you and me(It's also of too great a quality)

[@smavey]

keep it up!

[@skullface2694]

the "hulk ninja" I think is a Golem....

[@DynasticHero]

actually the turbografx did have some great cut scenes...

[@spiritro06]

looks cool, time to ebay it lol

[@future4zinc]

I didn't get the sword of kings and I looked for like 6 hours I 'm sad now.

[@gamecollect101]

Ninja Spirit is the shit, music soundtrack is insane.

[@ohboyhey2k4]

@kikimimi thats the question i ask myself everyday

[@MrLapinsauteur]

hahahaha it handles like beer and knives!!!!! :D chuck norris would play that :)

[@sphinx200]

@Fdatubeofyou I was just thinking about that xD

[@MrJobocan]

Moonlight and the wolf in the beginning are the same person. Just saying :P

[@nebulus_aversus]

Aw come on, RWJ is pretty funny too :) Even if his videos basically involve no effort from his side whatsoever.

[@TheRantDude247]

GO NINJA GO NINJA GO!!

[@DanteDMCry]

hey son want to come outside and play with beer and knives?

[@TBoneTony]

wow....hookshots times 3

[@SitarKnight]

It's 24 bit is about as realistic as blast processing.

[@ChicoEdge]

You didn't say a word about Gate of Thunder. For that crime you are condemned to thumb wrestle the Irate Gamer for all eternity! (Or you can just say that Gate of Thunder is awesome and I'll commute your sentence.)

[@SitarKnight]

How about some Neo Geo love?...

[@Kanezeran]

Becvause screaming abuse+regular screaming+unnecessary characters=internet money

[@ImmacHn]

@kikimimi Easy question, you don't need to be smart to understand RWJ, plus he appeals to a wider audience,

[@TripyWay]

Because they totally don't make the same kind of video? RWJ is directed towards a wide audience, cheesy jokes, comedic videos...rage faces.... While Roo is an old-school game reviewer. That brings the audience down by 2. RWJ could be appreciated (sigh) by pretty much anyone on youtube. Roo could be appreciated only by gamers AND a specific kind of gamers. It's really like asking why your Indie rock college radio is less popular than Hot 97. Comparing RWJ to KSics thatd a good comparison

[@teknizian]

Mum-ra?

[@efuntron]

streets of rage 2 isn't an arcade game...

[@TheIronSavior]

ninja ninja crap, ninja ninja crap. Go, ninja! Go, ninja! Go! (srsly, ninja, gtfo)

[@comgrchris]

Ninja spirit was 10 times better than ninja gaiden though.. And to be honest turbografx 16 was better than the Nes. Just saying

[@cincinatus90]

@No1RockLeet ever seen one of his vids without the viral vids in between? Just his own content? Fucking PATHETIC, LOL. I know you werent touting him, im just sayin.