Is the TurboGrafx-16 Mini worth it? - Retail Reviews

[@MyRetroLife]

Disagree about Bomberman. It’s a Hudson Soft game and was more at home on Turbografx than others.

[@ostiariusalpha]

It's just their opinions, of course. But it's my opinion that their opinions are stupid.

[@PsykoPupMedia]

"This console was made with love.." , 10 mins later "This console is only about making money.." Wut.

[@LittleIowaHomestead]

He gets a bit dramatic at times

[@stochinblockin]

"The console was made with love of money."

[@acyjg]

The quality of the machine was made with love he said that. the interactive HUD is nice with the special animations. but the games they picked are not the best line up.

[@TheRezro]

@@acyjg True, but we need remember that it commonly is result of the ownership issues.

[@lesterrr12312]

haha, that's true, the intent was making money, but M2 is incapable of doing anything halfheartedly, so it's made with love despite being made for making money :DDD

[@randomgamer-st1ie]

When I was young, my mom wouldnt let me have one because I already had a Genesis. Now Konami wont let me have one, talk about nostalgia.

[@mikemercury5654]

I never had one either . I didn't even know any body who had one .

[@kevin-lb5nw]

I ordered one from Amazon Japan after the US version was delayed. It's only $10 more and arrived 2 days after I ordered it. They have all 3 versions for sale unlike the us Amazon

[@reversalmushroom]

What do you mean Konami won't let you have one?

[@Fanuc_Operator1990]

@@reversalmushroom it's a joke because it was released in Japan and delayed everywhere else because of covid.

[@MaidenHell1977]

You can get it from Amazon Japan. super fast.

[@nastybedazzler]

One of my OLLLLLLLD pals, his dad owned a rental store way back in the early 90s and had a Turbografx system they would rent out to people and it was the only chance I ever got to play one. I still have fond memories of it it was a really cool system, especially at the time.

[@willeysingleton3057]

That's how I played splatter house I got 2 teeth pulled and the day off from school. My dad let me rent a system and 3 games loved every minute of it.

[@patsfan4life]

Willey singleton that actually sounds great 😁

[@freggittlegamint2830]

Goddamn I wish I was friends with an owner of a rental joint back then.

[@snethss]

So wrong about Dungeon Explorer. Gauntlet + RPG elements. it's amazing.

[@lebowskiunderachiever3591]

Agreed . I wanted to play D.E. 2 soooo bad . I think it was a T.G. 💿 game ... darn

[@glenndoiron9317]

@@lebowskiunderachiever3591 DE2 was on TG16-CD. There is also a Japanese SFC version called "Crystal Beans" (don't shoot the messenger).

[@MyRetroLife]

Labowski UnderAchiever DE 2 is amazing on Turbografx CD

[@bigphil0005]

Dungeon Explorer is awesome

[@bigphil0005]

Neutopia I and II great as well!

[@KayFiOS]

Glad this video isn't just Mike shitting on the mini, like he did for the Genesis mini. I know that's the joke, that he's a retro gaming purist, but I was genuinely interested in buying one, but needed to see an honest review to make sure it wouldn't be another AtGames trash fire.

[@Superdimensional]

KayFiOS it’s not, this thing is actually really good and will only get better with Hackchi

[@leadbones]

The difference is that this thing is mad decent, with only a few regrettable game choices holding it back.

[@willeysingleton3057]

Check out game sack or My life in gaming stealer honest reviews.

[@khaimk4r4su]

@@willeysingleton3057 also in Game Sack their reviews tend to be funny as well. Sometimes a bit too much for my taste but that's my take

[@FIXTREME]

Problem is, the Genesis Flashback was a really good budget system and they just shut it down for no reason. Bigger, with a working cartridge slot and support for Game Gear and Master System games, and a better selection of built in games. The only real argument against it is "Wah wah wah, the sound pitch is low like playing on a PAL system." It is an underrated plug and play console.

[@laurencewhite4809]

Is it just me, or do both of these guys seem like they are on the verge of insanity?

[@honourableI1]

no me too

[@deozamox]

That's what happens when you're super into something. Haven't you experienced that? Pft...

[@deozamox]

You poor bully...

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

Laurence White Lmao lol. It’s a weird vibe bro I see it too. It feels like their about to smash everything in sight.

[@SunChipss]

I have been seeing comments like this about these 2 for years now. We all feel it, homie

[@peridotentertainment8287]

I miss Hudson-Soft

[@AnonymousFrogNG]

Luckily, their new parent company is treating their IPs, with mixed feedback

[@vguyver2]

They have some of the most iconic gaming software of any game market. Konami has been sitting on all their Hudson Soft IP's and letting them fade away much to my frustration up until this mini console release.

[@Kaitri]

Wheres your pfp from i know it hm

[@thenifell]

@@Kaitri NiGHTS

[@rudeboyspodcast]

We're never getting a new Bloody Roar :(

[@Hamdad]

Neutopia I & II are great games if you really stick with them and give them a chance. They had a lot of cool ideas, like a subterranean layer to the world map.

[@BigSnipp]

People can finally see how much Link to the Past borrowed from Neutopia.

[@lawnboyfreak]

I Chose Hampture I loved the Neutopia games. I bought them on the wii virtual console and played the crap out of them.

[@bahrakus]

Absolutely, they were some of the best besides ys on the cd drive.

[@damageinc.5458]

I had a TurboGrafx 16 back in the day & it boggles my mind that they left off Legendary Axe 1 & 2 & Devils Crush? What were they smoking?

[@longgroove]

Money.

[@handshrew]

Alien Crush is not nearly as fun!

[@madjoe8622]

Pretty sure it's licence issues... or greed.

[@jeffc1753]

These exact games missing are the reason I haven’t bought it.

[@symphonikretro116]

@@handshrew yes it is what are u high on crack...???

[@MarMar-zj8tf]

Can't wait for the Atari Jaguar mini....

[@OptimusPrimeribs]

Syndicate!

[@goldenheartOh]

Iron Soldier 1 & 2!

[@steventotsrusselldj.]

It only had three games man !! 😂

[@OptimusPrimeribs]

That giant robot/mech game and Doom with no music! They were fun, but give us the music this time please! 🙏

[@Excard0n]

Where did you learn to fly?

[@ErinfromDenver]

This is one long, disjointed conversation that has no direction.

[@andrewromero4920]

Hey b nice

[@FallenxMalo]

Just you wait when they offer tiger electronics stuff in super mini. :D

[@jungle7068]

its probably gonna be so small its one handed

[@davejohn3600]

They made them back in the day as watch games. I can't see getting any more mini than that.

Okay, that will be looks like a worst smart watch ever

[@iGuy28]

*STOP*

[@PeachQueen6922]

I'll take your entire stock!

[@phydeux]

I can't believe you didn't mention how good Ys Book 1 & 2 is. I still play that on my Duo. :)

[@madjoe8622]

They seem to be tg16 neophytes...

[@DrLoomis666]

R-Type was the best on this console back in the day, besides the arcade and now mabye the ps1 collection this version of r-type is the best, without a doubt the best 16bit console version. you guys acted like it was a bad version and there was much better versions that are easier to access. R-Type on TurboGrafx is FANTASTIC

[@troywright359]

It is, even if Super R Type and R Type Delta are better. It's better than the master system R Type

[@yoman8027]

@@troywright359 Super R Type is a disgrace: full of slowdown and with no checkpoints.

[@cbmysteryracerDEV]

Both Gradius 1 and Gradius 2 on the PC-Engine get an exclusive stage that's only in the PC-Engine version of the games. Also, M2 added a secret to this mini console where you can play enhanced versions of Gradius 1, Salamander, and Fantasy Zone that makes the presentation closer to their arcade counterparts.

[@kmburke84]

Let's not talk about the gems like ys book 1 and 2

[@clipcalhoon]

Coach mcgurk

[@JReed7560]

Voiced by H. Jon Benjamin, who also voices Bob Belcher and Archer and many others.

[@BigSnipp]

Run and bump combat sucked, sorry.

[@ostiariusalpha]

@@BigSnipp By which you mean you're bad at it. Thanks for letting us know.

[@5starstudios818]

Dont 4get the 3 hidden games!!!!!!!

[@watcherdev]

I’m definitely considering getting this because I like Turbografx, never owned one, and I really don’t want to go through the nightmare of collecting for it.

[@skabcat242]

I plan on getting this since I never owned a TurboGrafx.

[@joeschmo6637]

Same, pal.

[@waverazor]

Is it even out

[@rudyramirez4623]

@@waverazor set to release Dec this year

[@rantmasterbeta1955]

Me too

[@SeranCOG]

You can order it on Amazon Japan

[@longtoe]

I am going to have to stop him at Dungeon explorer. This game was amazing in that you could play with up to 5 people. This is what gauntlet wanted to be.

[@madjoe8622]

Neutopia games were staple for the system, even if they were clones. I remember I enjoyed them back in the day.

[@thememeguy2195]

Cant wait for the Tiger Handheld Classic/Mini.

[@marakarthegreat]

oh god no

[@andrewlawrence5934]

How bout that refire of R-Zone? Giggity!

[@KTF0]

I can't wait til the Jaguar Mini.

[@kekeke8988]

3DO mini or CD-I mini when?

[@DSan-kl2yc]

I actually had one of those!

[@MudSluggerBP]

R-Type on PC engine is a classic 👍🏻

[@codekhalil6437]

No Idea what they were smoking. That game is gorgeous

[@Video-Games-Are-Fun]

when you die, you lose all weapons. always hated games like that.

[@leorojas6390]

If you hate games like that, then step away from the gradius games

[@halfadozen6]

Yea they were way off the mark here

[@LitGaming999]

Lol I used to have a blast playing China warrior. It was cool that characters got real time damage and your character had ridiculous special moves that I had no clue how to do.

[@steveazusa]

Especially with invincibility mode on!

[@Fanuc_Operator1990]

I never played it before but I was playing it the other day and it's pretty fun! The level bosses are hard lol

[@ostiariusalpha]

It is awfully repetitious though, you have to admit that.

[@wizdomdahero]

Bonk was huge! I remember playing in a bonk tournament in the mall in the mid 90s. I actually made it to the next round, but there was no way my parents were taking me back to the mall just for a video game tournament !! heheh

[@shows4learning]

Motoroader was a blast to play with friends. Give it another try.

[@franknitty43]

I really wanted Bloodywolf and Keith's Courage on this mini.

[@SIDEKICKDUSTY]

Bloody Wolf! Thank you. You're a crazy man.

[@thisfireburns9474]

The soundtrack to Bloody Wolf is the tits

[@wizdomdahero]

Keith Courage in Alpha Zones was sooo kool!

[@chaosguardianxp]

Bloody wolf was great

[@bigphil0005]

Neutopia I and II are awesome, dungeon explorer is great as well there are a ton of fun games on here. I own about half the library here. Although I do agree legendary axe I and II, bonk 3, and Keith courage should have been on here. Also sidearms is a great game on tg16

[@3zar20]

Thanks Cinemassacre for introducing Turbografx 16 to me. Because of that I found Castlevania Rondo of Blood and it's immediately became my favorite Castlevania games.

[@SilentMott]

Mike "I own that, its one of my rarest games" Matei

[@RPO808]

What the hell is all this jumping around talking about what shouldn't be on the system or what should be on the system!? Just review the damn thing!!!

[@Ioganstone]

Atari Jaguar has left the chat

[@RPO808]

Everyone should leave this chat, since the video is a piece of shat.

[@VBshredder]

I just want to point out the Motoroader back in the day, with a few friends, was a laugh riot! Some of the fondest gaming memories i have are having huge sessions with 5 controllers in my room with 4 friends crammed in there, always one guy complaining about warping because he couldn't upgrade his car. It was flawed, but could be damn fun at a time when that type of fun was rare. Same goes for Dungeon Explorer, except game is more widely regarded as a fantastic game anyway. Was more in depth than Gauntlet.

[@ajm2748]

Thank you for saying this! I have alot of siblings and my Uncle had the turbo tap so five players for motor rotor, dungeon explorer, Bomberman and some wrestling game I can't remember the name but great times.

[@ajm2748]

I remember there being a Motor rotor 2 that was only in Japanese and my uncle had this crazy converter device for the turbo graphics so we were able to play it had cars, tanks, and hover cars along with some insane power-ups if I remember correctly

[@pinnacleproductions6275]

WHHAAAT??!! How could u diss Dungeon Explorer??? Best music, great graphics for the time, fun story, diff cool characters, level codes to continue your game. It was great & I doubt either of you ever really played it.

[@madjoe8622]

They seem to be tg16 neophytes. They didn't even talked about the gems like Ys and military madness.

[@lovelorn88nick]

I dont think these guys are really familiar with the Turbo. This felt like watching 2 Fortnite guys talking about retro games

[@DPCP-h9u]

I love River City Ransom on the Turbografx 16. For me, it has the most catchiest Double Twins theme. It start sweet and adorable, and then the guitar kicks in!

[@RBIBaseball76]

Awesome, I never knew there was a Turbografx version of it

[@FCEngine]

@@RBIBaseball76 Japanese exclusive on CD with arranged soundtrack.

[@119Agent]

Strange review for retro gaming console. they reviewed it as if it is a new console that is supposed to compete with other consoles. It ONLY exists for retro and nostalgia reasons and has a limited audience. No one is buying a TurboGrafix 16 Mini instead of an Xbox Series X. Edit: What I'm really referencing starts at 18:30. Is he basically saying a 33 year old game console with 30 year old games isn't a game changer and only appeals to retro gamers? And that makes it a failure some how? I do completely agree and am very disappointed that this is unfortunately not a Turbografx/PCEngine "greatest hits" because the game selection is terrible based on what games were actually released on the console.

[@etiennerodrigue8471]

I did not have that feeling at all...

[@BDBD16]

@@etiennerodrigue8471 Dudes high.

[@RP_Williams]

Wtf are you talking about? What did they say that gave you that impression.

[@Chaos89P]

Umm, you actually described the opposite of myself. I currently have *no* plans to get an XBox Series X (no exclusives that I know of), yet would want this.

[@119Agent]

@@Chaos89P What I meant was no one is going to compare the two as if they are buying a new console, the TurboGrafx-16 mini is intended for retro gamers.

[@shane1489]

I’m just starting the video but I can’t find any evidence that Legendary Axe 1 or 2 are on this. Thats a deal breaker for me. Needs to have Keith Courage and World Class baseball also but I could have still bought it without those two. WTF

[@rosedotmov]

There’s always the hacking community

[@craigleitschuh2252]

if you have a mini that you HAVEN'T loaded full of games, why do you have a mini? Game selection is not at all relevant.

[@shane1489]

Craig Leitschuh You can do that with one of these?

[@nyastclair8174]

@@craigleitschuh2252 Craig makes a great point OP.

[@Top10WizardReviews]

@CrAsh I don't even know if that's true but it sounds badass

[@2smileystudios205]

The opinion that they should take the secondary market into account when selecting the games is really strange. The entire point of a system such as this to have the most iconic games on them so why would they include rare and obscure games that most people have never played?

[@lordxmugen]

Because ultimately those are games that will never really get played outside of real hardware or ISO distributions. And the only people that will bother with either are collectors, hardcore gamers, and archivists. So being able to see a few of these rare and hard to come by games outside of those owned by private collections and archives is always a treat and can bring a lot of value to interested buyers.

[@MarMar-zj8tf]

The way I took it, with Ryan talking about he only knew a couple people who had it and never got to play it for any length, is that all of the games are relatively obscure and most people haven't played any of them so to those who do know anything about the system, those rare and hard to find games would be a massive reason to get it.

[@2smileystudios205]

lordxmugen Sorry but have to disagree with you. A company doesn’t make money by only catering to the collectors they want to cater to the massmarket. That is the only way they make their money back and anything else would just be bad business.

[@TheAustinDelgado]

I really want one of these . If you’ve ever watched High Score Girl, this system is prominently featured on it. I’ve been wanting to try China Warrior and Genji since seeing it. If you haven’t seen this show, you truly should . A love letter to video gaming in the 90s and a great romantic story to boot!

[@alistair4909]

It looked really flat from the trailers? You’ve peaked my interest though and I will check it out I didn’t know it had romance and genuine retro console gaming

[@CaptainTae]

Fantasy Zone was the bomb on Sega Master System, yo.

[@starwarsunfiltered7848]

I personally never got too into it, but my cousin and friend would rock FZ 1 and 2 on the Master System, and still swear by it to this day.

[@ptcrusa]

I don't like the one on Master System that much either. Super Fantasy Zone on the Sega Genesis Mini however, is awesome, I played it for hours.

[@KabukeeJo]

The original Japanese PC Engine was more mini than this TurboGrafx-16 Mini. I can't wait to see a min of that!

[@nickolaswilcox425]

it already exists, its only slightly smaller than the original, kinda ironic

[@ThoRCX]

"J.J. & Jeff" is named "Katochan Kenchan" in Japan and it is based on 2 comedians very popular there, Cha Katou and Ken Shimura (who recently died because of the virus, rip...) The name of the game and the look of the characters were changed for the western audience because those 2 comedians are not very famous outside of Japan and some asian countries. I think the whole point of the game is to be like a giant joke, kind of the Penn & Teller game that AVGN made a video about it.

[@MistaJonz]

I’m glad someone mentioned that cause I was sure about to myself. Thanks 😊

[@Zorn27]

Whoa, is that Ryan?

[@BusStopProductions.]

Back,when I was in middle school, I had the original Turbo-Graphic 16 & other teenages would visit my dilapidated domicile just to play the game system because no one else had one

[@thisfireburns9474]

My middle school friends would want to come over and play TV Sports Football on my TurboGrafx-16 all the time…

[@Miller_Time]

Delapidated domicile 😂

[@luisclaudiofugolin6250]

There is a secret command to play the "arcade" versions of Fantasy Zone, R-Type and Gradius on the Turbografx mini by just holding the Select button while booting the games.

[@5starstudios818]

yes yes i was looking to see if any1 else knew about the hidden games

[@lawnboyfreak]

I’m pretty sure MetalJesusRocks covered this on his video.

[@Intheclouds-ru5rp]

It’s nice to see Ryan make a comeback. He needs to come around more often.

[@willeysingleton3057]

Ryan's a staple. Love that guy.

[@Ribby00]

Great console and game love and knowledge. He knows his shit!

[@djipminderman4840]

Jesus, what a negative nancy. - "Hey, check out this awesome piece of hardware!" - "Ugh, whatever, here's games that I don't like and thus shouldn't be on there, and here's stuff I do like but isn't on there".

[@Ioganstone]

Jesus, what a negative nancy "Ugh, whatever, what a ugh, whatever guy, ugh, whatever"

[@markfields7999]

Its called opinion. Everyone has one.

[@Kourumeme]

Magical chase is really good. Also problem with the mini is that there are no eng subtitles for Japanese library, even for rpg and point and click adventure such as snatcher

[@xenos_n.]

That makes zero sense. What's the point in having a text heavy game in Japanese if it isn't translated. sometimes I wonder what the people who made the systems were thinking.

[@Felly117]

@@xenos_n. The Japanese and US release have the exact same games so it's for the Japanese market that they're there.

[@Warrax22]

Lol you guys talk like you didn't watch the video...

[@ComicCrossing]

Not translating the PC Engine titles was such a stupid move. That wouldve made it a must buy.

[@Protoman85]

it would have been a great move but I don't think Konami thought it's worth the investment to do that

[@ostiariusalpha]

@@Protoman85 Or if they're clever, they'll pull an SNK and release another version with translations. I have much doubt that they're clever though.

[@anime-mun]

The reason China Warrior and some of those other weird games were on there is because they were cinsidered big classics for the PC Engine.

[@madjoe8622]

You understand.

[@tonilarios]

Ive always wanted to get a TurboGrafx but i've never even seen one in person in my life. This is the most plausable way I see for me getting Rondo of Blood and Splatterhouse so just for that this thing would be totally worth it for me.

[@Jeevz666]

You can play Rondo of Blood on the Castlevania: Requiem collection on PS4. Much easier

[@brianmcdonald7017]

I've never seen one in person either

[@BDBD16]

@@brianmcdonald7017 The box had a handle on it.

[@teddypeterson9807]

my cousin had one growing up. Has some really solid games on it. Wish I had one

[@opaljk4835]

For those of us who don’t have any modern consoles, and don’t have the money for the kind of collecting that comes with pc engine/tg-16 this is a cool facsimile.

[@Imperialspy]

I remember AVGN said the turbo Graphic 16 was The one nobody gave a s*** about lol

[@BigSnipp]

He should have said, "no one cared about it where I lived." My family were big Turbo fans.

[@hyze2552]

Lol ok BigSnipp I’m sure your family can cover an entire state in the U.S

[@Miller_Time]

@@BigSnipp japanese?

[@wareforcoin5780]

It was so ignored, I had to become an adult before I even learned it existed.

[@BigSnipp]

@@Miller_Time No

[@codekhalil6437]

Hmm. The R-Type on this system was pure joy. Ninja Spirits is an underrated gem. But yes, the exclusion of Legendary Axe is a head scratcher. If one can find the translated texts for the japanese games, then this is a must buy

[@EgillH]

Neutopia, Cadash, Splatterhouse, Rondo of Blood, Ys, Ninja Spirit, Military Madness, Ghouls & Ghosts, Ninja Gaiden, Bomberman 94 are ALL great non shooters on this mini system. Still lacks Legendary Axe 1 and 2

[@AlecMeyer94]

Don't forget about Legend of Valkyrie, Parasol Stars, and Jaseiken Necromancer.

[@SirWhiskersThe3rd]

and Bonk

[@nyastclair8174]

I didn't know Ghouls & Ghosts was on there. I thought it wouldn't be because its Super Grafx.

[@docmichael201]

I hated the passcode system on neutopia, so many times I had to start and stop the game only to have the code wrong and have to start from scratch

[@EgillH]

@@AlecMeyer94 I'll give you Parasol Stars :p

[@ChristopherM1701]

Loving this new series especially when talking about these mini consoles. You all at Cinemassacre take care and keep up the amazing work with your content

[@obieldenook1142]

I'm an NES player and I've played Atari as well but I've never known anyone around where I live who owned the TurboGrafx-16 so this will be life-changing for me as it lets me try a nostalgic part of retro-gaming that I never could and probably never would have been able to play. I was sad when I knew I could never play it but with this mini-console...wow, I feel like parts of my retro gaming life will finally be filled in. This may not be the case for everyone or many other but for me, this is life-changing. I just hope that I'll be able to get it. I can't wait to try it out.

[@DerangedWhale]

Thought this mini was delayed. Preordeded one off amazon and there still isn’t a release date

[@goriIIaboyz72]

Scott Swank I ordered from amazon japan and cancelled my original preorder

[@Spartan77]

I still remember back in 1992, a bunch of TurboGrafx-16 systems were popping at garage sales for $10 to $20. I regret not buying one back then.

[@attackroflchopter4403]

I traded my TG for a Koss portable CD player, not a bad trade at the time, but horrible in the long term.

[@phoenixlich]

For me the biggest let down is not having Bloody Wolf. I played the shiiiiiiiiiii out of that. It's outstanding. Oh and crater maze was also tons of fun.

[@badnewsBH]

My buddy got a TurboGraphx, and we played the hell out of Bloody Wolf. Great game, even when I accidentally reset it. :P

[@smarfie]

Great video as always guys, I bought it the TGx16 mini. Im the 36 year old kid that just does not have the time to get in to the PVM game. Wish I could. Heard a ton about TGx16 as a kid and always new someone who new someone who had one. Rarely got to play it. So far some really good games. Wish you could play Snatcher in English. Keep up the good work fellas.

[@josealqueres]

Disregard any purist speech made by game Divas on youtube. Out here in the real world, the TG16 Mini is one of the best minis hands down. Very well made and a great experience overall. That being said, I eagerly hope that it gets hacked so I can remove the shitty games and add the games of my choice.

[@backyardgarage912]

A lot of people dislike any video with Ryan. I like Ryan's comments he sounds excited about every topic he talks about. He's not the best orator but he sounds like that friend you had who was really into games and it perfectly fits the vibe of this series.

[@judgegroovyman]

3:16 it’s the guy who becomes propellor slaw in Raiders of the lost ark!

[@soawkwardshow]

Pat Roach?

[@TheBunnyb0y]

I'd love a new model tv made for retro gaming, CRT, but as light and thin as possible, and mini consoles with those analog connections, although I guess maybe it's still not the same, if it's not the old console itself, but than still, I'd want a new retro TV thing in any case

[@madjoe8622]

I was thinking the same thing. I wouldn't care if it's a bit pricey, but having a top of the line CRT made for gaming would be great.

[@nintendive]

Let’s be honest, this is a pretty piss poor moaning over nothing review. Anyone on the fence about buying one, don’t listen to this tosh, get one and you will not be disappointed. I have most of the mini consoles and this is my second fav, after the Snes one, and that only has about 22 games on it.

[@madjoe8622]

Exactly. The review was not really good and the tg16 mini has the best game selection after the SNES mini.

[@Helltech]

But they said at the end it was worth it?

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Dude, even happyconsole gamer said one game was unplayable due to lag. I watched Electronic playgrounds too. It definitely has a least a few issues people should understand.

[@Chris-Courage]

China warrior, R-type, Dungeon Explorer, and Bomberman are definitely big nostalgia games for most original turbografx owners. You can skip the cutscenes in Castlevania rondo blood after you make one game save. You can fix the steering controls in Motoroader by getting a B style Handle in the upgrades menu. It is ashame no Legendary Axe games got on here.

[@robertgijsen]

Ryan looks quite a bit more healthy than he did before. Are you working out? Anyway, good for you man! Keep healthy anyway now, in these weird times. I like the honest review too. I agree on most titles that maybe shouldn't be on there too.

[@Haddley333]

Lol

[@branscombe_]

Awesome treat for this evening to watch this, I love Ryan he’s just so likable.

[@Top10WizardReviews]

I really want one! Anybody else ever play Military Madness? Such a great game, a bit difficult too.

[@ajm2748]

Loved military madness such an underrated gem!

[@12secta81]

That's my favorite game of all time.

[@alexsymianick9897]

I spent many a late night...one of the best games on the system...probably started my love of tactic games

[@Heathmanscoolstuff]

I've been commenting about Magical Chase on all of the TurboGrafx-16 mini reviews. I am honestly shocked that they didn't get it on the console. That would've been the perfect killer app. Either the person in charge had no idea what they were doing, or they couldn't get the rights to it. I presume Square Enix has the rights after buying Quest back in the day.

[@Captain_Blak]

Damn, being in quarantine actually makes me glad to see Ryan! Sorry for what I said about you in the past Ryan, you're a legend 😎

[@troywright359]

You can't suck up to him, he's not not giving you a heart

[@narev6569]

When I was a kid, a friend of mine had the portable TG that took the same games as the big system. A quarter century later and we never saw that again.

[@zoelizeslifeasbestfriendsv7689]

Narev Nomad😏

[@thenifell]

Nintendo Switch?

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

The fact that the entire collection of games in the package is rated "M?" WHAT???

[@AndrewBrannen]

Review aside, I respect the effort in having a wide-shot with a real video call while Mike records his side with a real camera and then green-screening out the iPad for the close-up to cut in the clean feed and still synching it to the wide. Nice.

[@Cole_Douglas]

Love this system. Underrated for sure

[@PCGamer77]

"Beyond the shooters, this has a lot of games I'd rather play somewhere else." Well, sure. That's a pretty good summary statement of what the PC-Engine/Turbografx was for most people back in the day.

[@bjnowak]

“Nobody’s talking about any of this” Ryan

[@spinningseals9053]

Big Ryan Fans Unite

[@Mintcar923]

Cooper Hoover NEC Derangement Syndrome via Nintenfanboys or so it appears ROTFL

[@oyonan]

JJ and Jeff! I can remember playing a demo of this in my local Radio Shack as a kid! I liked playing it, and would stop in when I could to play, but I had no idea what it was call and I never got a TG16. I’ve always gone back and tried to find it later but nobody ever knew the game I was describing! Now that I know what it is, I can’t wait to find it again!

[@tycho042]

I had a friend who had a Turbo CD back in the 90's, I still kick myself for not trying to get it off him. Having played Neutopia and Dungeon explorer , it was a little hard to listen to them shit on them, especially since I really think that they were both really good games. Neutopia was a good parallel to Zelda, but had more story(Beyond what's in the manual) and Dungeon explorer was interesting because there was more characters than Gauntlet ever had and again, more story. I am a little disappointed that it doesn't have Legendary axe, I've seen more than a couple channels list Legendary axe among the creme of the crop, for the HU card games. The game JJ and Jeff is a bit of an odd one, it's based off of some Japanese TV show(I think) so a lot of the game is going to fall flat for non-Japanese players.

[@john-markheralda7665]

I had this console and man the memories...I remember it was very expensive and it took my parents, grandparents and my uncle to get this for Christmas..so it will be nice to get myself one for this Christmas. Amazon has it post for a December 2020 release.

[@xboxnangable]

PC-Engine has the best home version of R-Type.....no question it should be on there!

[@troywright359]

Better than the PS1 R Type collection?

[@xboxnangable]

@@troywright359 the technical ability to have such a close version on an 8-Bit system says yes. Compare it to the Master System version.

[@roguerifter9724]

I'm glad they included Dungeon Explorer. I remember having a lot of fun with it and its sequel on a friend's TG-16. It and Military Madness are my two favorite games included in the mini. I've always preferred RPGs, strategy, and Action RPGs to most shooters.

[@MaidenHell1977]

Sorry guys, you're really out of touch for the most part.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

Who's not out of touch when it comes to the turbografx

[@FCEngine]

@@DSan-kl2yc Happy Console Gamer

[@DeathmanElf]

PC Engine being mostly about Shoot em Ups I was like wat, I remember it mainly for RPG games

[@Warrax22]

@@DeathmanElf Not sure about PC engine but TG16 had like no RPGs. SNES is about RPGs.

[@willburnette9359]

How did you manage to get a US release version? I preorderd mine last year but now they said the release was now delayed for an undetermined time cause of corvid-19.

[@varimkadas6068]

22:35 Me ( Doing my best impersonation of Boomstick from Death Battle ) : Hold on everybody, I'm ... getting a premonition. He's going to say "You should play Zelda!" Everyone : ... ... ... And a cow eats grass ... no sh*t Detective Pikachu!

[@truthbomb_5450]

I'm glad. As your talking about the games you showed game play and main screen of the game big thank yous!!

[@michaelwolfe9496]

Wait, the TG16 Mini is out? I thought it got delayed. Anyway, this seems like a good system. Some of the game choices are strange, but still seems like a good value.

[@kamekazizero2571]

It is but you can order it off Amazon Japan

[@solidtbone939]

I preordered a long time ago and still waiting to find out when it will be released since COVID-19. I wasn’t lucky enough to own or know someone who owned one. I am excited.

[@user-ob1ch6vs5q]

Hope everyone has a great day!!!

[@DangerKennyB]

It's weird, I've bought most of the official 'Classic' line of consoles, and while I liked the TG-16, it wasn't my favorite. And yet...I'm looking forward to this one, most of all. Likely because I haven't had the opportunity to explore a lot of these games fully. The NES Classic and SNES Classic felt like a reunion tour where I'd heard most of the hits. I will be very happy to finally get my hands on this.

[@TimDavis77]

As much as I want one since I never had a TG-16 growing up, at $100, they could have thrown in a power adapter. Come on, Konami.

[@RP_Williams]

You don't need one, as your TV has several USB ports to power it by...personally, i've got an extra 3-4 of those things i'll prob never use, as it is (this would be number 5, if i ordered it). The second CONTROLLER is what they should've included (as both the Genesis and the SNES did, at $20 LESS).

[@TimDavis77]

DeathToTheDictators If I had to pick a power brick or second controller, I’d definitely take the latter.

[@lukethedrifter3363]

What do you get for a 100 dollars in this day and age? the problem with society is we all want top of the line Shit but wont rub two fucking nickels together to buy anything.

[@narev6569]

That's it, I'm calling Reggie.

[@NerdyMeathead]

Ryan is starting to look like Jason Schwartzman rocking a beard

[@haloelitecovenant117]

Wished they would've add a translated version of Snatcher.

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

Anyone gonna say that Mike looking to the left of the camera when talking with Ryan is the most immersion-building thing ever done on KZbin? It made me forget that it's actually a phone in the store

[@darkraven6661985]

They didn't even include Keith courage. That game was bundled with the system originally. Not including Keith courage would be the same as not including Mario on the nes mini. Also, they didn't include dead moon which is my favorite shmup ever. I think I'll pass on this one.

[@madjoe8622]

I remember that this game was nothing special but it was still fun (well the robot phases). Even if not amazing, for nostalgia it should have been there. Every tg16 owners have played this game. I never played dead moon, It would have been great to be there (I really liked the box back in the day).

[@flexchief7102]

22:25 If Neutopia is a Zelda clone, then Zelda would be a Hydlide clone. They just have similarities because their within the same genre...

[@solembum78]

Ryan hairstyle looks amazing!

[@hamm0155]

I ordered one just for castlevania. Great bonus that it should have a handful of other fun games!

[@erogin7187]

Rtype cd on tg16 was known as the best version at the time.

[@Bren71319]

One game I played the hell out of back in the day was “Parasol Stars”. Loved that game...