Classic Game Room - AIR ZONK review for Turbografx-16

[@OtterloopB]

*breathes in* Ahhhh... I never tire of hearing that "BANISHED FROM EARTH, CLASSIC GAME ROOM BROADCASTS..." intro. It doesn't need to be retooled, reworked, or redone. It's pitch perfect as it already is and always puts me in the mood for CGR!

[@yKarmaPolice]

Ikr

[@evil_tree]

I miss the squirrel.

[@kamiboy]

Truly a work of art. This was the game that made the PC Engine steal my heart.

[@nutz4gunz457]

Definitely one of my favorite TG-16 games.

[@boom78]

This game has great multi-plane (parallax) scrolling backgrounds. Something the Turbografx was not known for doing as well as Genesis or SNES. Somehow they pulled it off well here.

[@yohkom.7988]

The PC Engine support only one background layer but, same as the NES or Master System, this doesn't mean that it can't do parallax, just that it has less possibilities than systems with two or more layers support such as the Genesis or SNES.

[@kenwheeler3637]

I bought this game in a lot about 8 years ago. Can't believe how much the price on it has sky rocketed. That's just crazy.

[@Horrorfreak106]

They should make a sequel called "Air Zonk Zwei"!

[@moviemetalhead]

Horrorfreak106 Well they did make a sequel called Super Air Zonk.

[@darkridearts]

Air Zonk is one of my favorite TG16 games

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Easy call since most other TG16 games are CRAP.

[@Michirin9801]

This game is amazing! One of the better Hu-Card shoot'em ups, that much is for sure!

[@RetroClash95]

Best CGR review in a while.

[@EnchantedSmellyWolf]

One of the best Turbografix16 games.

[@FlergerBergitydersh]

ABOUT TIME. What the hell took you so long to get to this game? It's AMAZING. One of the best games on the TG16/PC-Engine. The short length is balanced out by the fact that its multiple difficulty settings and arcade nature (beating your score, or not sucking as much the next time you play it). And the virtual console version works great! Unless you have a flash card, there is no reason to fork over your life settings to play the TG16/PC-Engine version instead.

[@luismartins3785]

Nice new background Setup CGR

[@JetFire0422]

Can you review the state of New Jersey?

[@mr.veebez4170]

Ya that opening music 🎶 🎵 I was jammin!

[@AirZonkWorldChamp]

Hmm.... never heard of this one before.

[@Cellfix]

Heh, I knew you'd be here :)

[@AirZonkWorldChamp]

Ohya

[@Allbusinessfitness]

I played this about a year ago in my lunchroom it was good but mad $$$

[@thegamechangerchannelclass9711]

I am getting a Dial H (Dial H for Hero) vibe from this.

[@biorock48]

Looks really good I'll check it out on the wii vc.

[@DaedalosC9]

O: i knew Bonk, Zonk is totally new for me, ty !

[@Kaitos11]

Love these graphics!

[@Dragonrider1227]

he wears red boots, black pants, a green belt and no shirt? Someone watched a lot of Astro Boy

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

A game i would absolutely love to have, the $$ though...why my Turbo16 collection is still so small, tough console to collect for

[@teddybeer6206]

EVERY console is tough to collect for these days...

[@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial]

@@teddybeer6206 too true, and funny enough I did wind up buying Air Zonk a few years later

[@teddybeer6206]

@@Drinkabeerandplayagameofficial Great on you...such a wonderful game

[@Riz2336]

My bro had that game a long ass time ago, it's good.

[@NanoCresta1982]

You need a rgb amp for the turbo grafx 16 :)

[@Treg]

I've had this game for like 20 years now. I'm still not able to beat it.

[@migangelmart]

I love the Turbo, I love shmups, but Air Zonk is one I'm missing :/

[@TheXev]

If you want to know the real story of this game, just watch the translated Japanese intro to the game. Yes, it really is just Bonk turned into a Cyborg. lol

[@only257]

Awesome 👻

[@z3r0slugfm]

Now that's attitude

[@Pow3rus]

When will you review Thunderforce 4?

[@FlergerBergitydersh]

Thunder Force IV is Lightening Force in the US. He reviewed that a while ago.

[@johneygd]

Only 5 levels, phew that's short but these levels are long and hard.

[@HybridAngelZero]

At least this is available on Wii Virtual Console for only $8 ;v;

[@michielkroder4031]

That's where I got it too, 8 or 9 years ago.

[@Zionfarm]

Michiel Kroder Just picked up Wii VC copy today myself.

[@gallitOo88]

Lords of Thunder review plz!!

[@migangelmart]

Yes, please! LORDS OF MOTHERFUCKING THUNDER!!

[@gallitOo88]

[@laszlopeterbalazs8040]

nice

[@lovelorn88nick]

i wish i had Air Zonk... it goes for $70 to $100 just the Hu-card only... I'll stick with the turbo Everdrive lol

[@jonathancurran6851]

Bought it just now. (Nes Manga)

[@criticalmass33]

My cat's name is Bowser.... Maybe it's Bowser.

[@migangelmart]

Good to see fans of Sha Na Na still out there

[@GaggleofDoozies]

I have this game on my PSP and it didn't cost me a fucken thing. 👍

[@lucressemetellus1545]

galaxy

[@Axonteer]

BOW BOW BOW

[@lovelorn88nick]

wtf.... i just noticed i wasnt subbed to your channel. duude I've been watching since 2009.... wtf. i never unsubbed

[@lovelorn88nick]

i want the card. but damn... $100???? I'll stick with my Everdrive

[@jonathancurran6851]

Lol

[@Schimnesthai]

Cute'em up?! Xddddd

[@CaptainRufus]

Bonk owned.

[@CaptainRufus]

Tattle Boad But it is no longer the 90s and thus no longer time for KLAX.

[@donjuant]

Lord Karnage you are so cool and my hero!!

[@raydenlord]

It's not expensive at all. It's, like, $6 on the Wii.

[@g1nobleteam]

raydenlord And yeah those Pc-Engine, and Turbografx16 versions are so "cheap" as well.

[@raydenlord]

So what? Hardly anybody has a film projector, but you don't see people insisting on only watching movies on film rolls. This and dozens other great TG16 games are available extremely cheap on newer, more reliable consoles that millions more people have access to. Get over it.

[@g1nobleteam]

raydenlord Get over what that emulation is a fantastic alternative over the original hardware, as ultimately the experience is what matters more. Also you were aware that Mark in this video was referring to the amazingly "cheap" original, which your argument for newer hardware will fall upon deaf ears on most retro channels just since anything that isn't the original isn't the real deal.

[@raydenlord]

I'm getting mixed signals from your reply. Just to be clear, I'm absolutely pro-emulation and digital versions of old console games on new systems. There's just about zero reason to track down and pay for a real TG16, all the accessories it requires, and its expensive cards and CDs these days when you can play it all for a fraction of the cost of a single Hu-card. That system hasn't aged well, anyway. Physically, I mean. There are horror stories all over the Internet of leaking capacitors in the Turbo Duo and the portable version. They just aren't worth the hassle.

[@g1nobleteam]

raydenlord Yes, my answer is mixed because while to me the Pc-Engine's library doesn't do too much for me, it does it for other folks who have likely heard the emulation argument, and will never change stance on it being inferior who are willing to change the capacitors for them, mod them for rgb to then get a framemeisfer just so that it looks nice on a HDTV.

[@jiovanysoltero923]

Yes!! First!

[@yKarmaPolice]

I'm watching this while wearing an Atari shirt lol

[@almostliterally593]

y4123 Karma Police are you 12 years old

[@koffypr1]

Mark is working for Konami. Confirm