THE PC ENGINE ROCKS! - Happy Console Gamer 

During the early 90s, I worked on several of the PC Engine games to localize them into English - a couple of the Bonk games, two sports games and Dungeon Master III: Theron's Quest. Excellent machine in its day.

Oh man, what you've done...Since I watched this video the last year, I've dreamed every day with this console. And today, FINALLY, I decided to go with it. I'm SO happy right now...I'm from Spain and here PC Engine is like somekind of myth. I've picked up a Core Grafx and a couple of games and now I'm the most poor guy in the neighbourhood, and the most happy as well!!! I've picked up Ninja Spirit, GunHed, and Bonk 1 and man...oh man. You've discovered to me a new universe!!

When I first came to Japan one of the first things I did was buy a PC Engine Duo-R. Five years and hundreds of games later and I'm still hooked on it and always finding new and interesting titles floating around out there.

I remember playing Samurai Showdown 1 & 2 for the Turbo graphics 16. I really love that fighting game! I also found Samurai Showdown for PC about 10 years ago under there used PC games. I have no idea they made it for PC also! The PC version had SS 1 & 2 on it!

Such a satisfying click sound when the HuCard is inserted. Who else here in 2020 after the release of the Turbo/PCE minis?

Such an elegant little machine. Those hucards are still beautiful.

crazy how far we’ve come, now you can fit every first party switch game in your back pocket

Crazy how this thing flew under my radar for 30 years. Now I'm emulating tons of great stuff on it.

Awww yeah I hear that Rondo of Blood music in the background there. Best Castlevania game ever made in my book, what a wonderful experience.

I have a Turbo Duo that I inherited from my dad, with a whole bunch of games. My favorite one is called Magical Chase it is such a fun side scrolling shooter. Love them. He was a avid fan of Hudson games and collected as many as he could. The games are so much fun! Recently purchased a Super Console Cube X3 that has like 110,000 games from sixty consoles. There are PC engine titles from Hudson that I didn't even know existed, and they are fantastic to play. The titles my dad bought are on it also. Great video, happy gaming!! :)

0:45 Kid Niki: Radical Ninja for NES. OMFG Such nostalgia!

that ninja warriors walk cycle never fails to give me a chuckle. Also that Armed F ship design on the box art is one of the coolest I've seen, to this day.

Ninja Spirit got me really interested in the TurboGrafx 16. I was first introduced to Ninja Spirit in the arcade and loved it. I agree that the pc engine console design is really nice.

I saw your collection there at the start of the video and I very nearly drooled.

Holy shit Johnny, I cant believe you still remembered getting the Interface unit from me years back, honored. kick ass job on the review as always, enjoyed a bit of a look at your good sized collection as well man!

I fall asleep to your channel. Videos on loop. Something soothing about it

You not being a fan of the word Shmup makes you my hero.

I love how excited you sound when talking about the PCE. I feel the same way =) Most underrated system in history

I had the same fascination with the TurboGrafx 16 and those credit card games! It was next level back then! Even more than the SNES and Genesis! Then to find out it could even get more powerful with a CD-ROM drive for more extremely detailed graphics! It just blew me away!!!!! I wish I lived in Japan at the time because it was so popular there!!!!!

Rondo of Blood music in the beggining! Fuck yeah! Thank you for this episode, it's been a long time coming ;) So happy to know that you will review lots of PC Engine games in the future

Castlevania Ronda of blood is one of the big pc engine game out there!!!

It's so easy to just listen to you talk about something you're incredibly passionate about. Your content rocks.

Awesome Johnny, I love my PC engines, especially my briefcase unit with the CD-ROM. Both of my machines are still working perfectly after all these years. The selection of games in Japan is massive. Like you said there are literally hundreds of games for just about any genre to collect for. Also for anyone looking for the games but not the system, the Wii still has quite a few on the virtual console and there are even a few available on psn for the PS3 and psp/vita.

Wow this is a very mighty PCE collection, they worth a ton! Nice collections!

i have them all on copy cd's i dont care if its original as long as i can play it

I loved the PC ENGINE; the design of the console and the games were awesome- I was at secondary/high school in the UK at the time and it was like having an arcade machine. We loved it. The side scrolling shooters like R-Type were awesome.

Very cool episode, i wish you cover all your PC engine games!

Your enthusiasm is infection, Johnny. Thank you for all of your awesome videos.

I remember how Johnny Turbo had to fight against the evil goons of Feka.....I love the PC Engine/TG16!

Nice to meet you! I am very happy that Japanese games are highly evaluated.

Ninja Spirits has a bad ass sound track. I remember playing that at my cousins house when it first came out and just being blown away.

You got it bang on,when you said it's so Japan. Absolutely right and that's why I love it too. It's a great console to own. I've not had one long and I have a modest 15 hucard complete games so far,but it's quickly becoming my favourite retro console. I love that I don't have any nostalgia for this system and it's like a journey of discovery for me. Any PCE content you upload will be thumbed up immediately :)

I used to want the PC Engine so hard it hurt, it was out of my reach...... until now. Thanks for the reminder, great video!

PC-Engine was my first ever home console ! First home console with cd-rom, Tengai Makyo 2 opening was stunning ! Still have the DUO in my basement.

Wow, for an 8 bit machine these graphics are impressive and beautiful. :o and that's quite a selection. I want one!

It's amazing, everytime I see a new episode coming out.. it puts me in a good mood. Thank you @HappyConsoleGamer

Back in around 1989-1990, there was a shop on Kingsway that sold PC Engine. I got my base ystem there together with The King Fu. This shop then moved into Aberdeen Centre when the mall was first opened in 1990(or 1991?).

I want to go back in time to 80’s/90s and buy all the systems I couldn’t get as a kid!

Speaking of the PC Engine, it's such a pity we didn't get NEC's two shoot'em up PC titles ReVolte and PureVex for the West back in the day.

wow thanks for this video. I had no idea about it. As a kid I never had this stuff growing up but I did know a few people who had games that I had a chance to enjoy on occasion and I was a videogame lover... hell I still am even more than ever. Didn't get my NES until 1990 and that was a surprise from my parents. I grew up on videogames and it's nice to see collectors like you showing me these amazing systems.

Man you're great, so good to see named some of my favorites pc engine classics such as mr. heli and splatterhouse

PC Engine now is $80 console only or $150 for the console plus accessories controller, video cable and power suply. With CD player is 300+ in all the versions core duo, etc. This console are getting higher prices very, very fast. If someone want to collect or play this console have to buy it as soon as posible, because in a few years will be inaccessible for the majority of gamers.

I just bought my first pc engine duo r, it’s coming in already with a full recap, region mod and rgb, and I’m binging every video you have on it, so excited to have one

my friend showed me his PC Engine a year before the turbografx even came out. i love how small it is. and it blew me away the moment he inserted GunHead (Blazing Lazer). I was like DAAAAAMNNNNN this is awesome!!!

13:13 Ninja Warriors does have a EPIC soundtrack, just the first level music is awesome. Great episode, this was one of my favorites!

Great video! I recently picked up a PC-Engine Duo-R and it's great... although it might need some fresh capacitors.

great vid Johnny. hope you do more on the different genres of games. especially the shmups.

well done video, I heard some y's music in the background if I recall correctly 😃 thx 4 bringing up those fine memories again.

I didn't learn about the system until a Homestar Runner cartoon mentioned it about ten years ago. The TG16 was sort of before my time. I'm old enough to remember when the SNES and Genesis were still current, but I was just a little kid. My only exposure to video games was what I got to play and see firsthand, and what I saw in commercials. I didn't start learning to read until 1994, so I wouldn't have been able to read about it in gaming magazines even if I knew those magazines existed. I didn't have any older brothers or cousins or anything like that around who could have mentioned it, either. Relatively obscure stuff like this, the Jaguar, AES, Lynx, etc were a complete unknown until I got into high school and was able to both use the internet more often and read the stash of old game magazines that my art teacher had lying around.

Dude the pc engine hucard games are beyond of his time! A rare console that i know later in magazine like club nintendo or gamepro so in my opinion the most awesome console of all time!

Faved. Seriously love this channel, because it further expands upon things I knew about from back in the day, but really really and truly informs me about them beyond what I though I already knew. Gaming Gold, this channel ^~^ OH and PS, I used to play R Type, which were a fantastic series of games. Good times.

If ever there was an icon among SHMUP villain icons, it would have to be Dobkeratops from the R-Type series, hands down.

Had my coregrafx for about a month now, having loads of fun with a whole new library of games to explore. Wish this awesome system was brought to the UK in vast quantities when I was a kid back in the day. Only person I knew who had one back then was an American lad I was at school with who lived at the local airbase lol.

I remember when I was 11 going to one of those stores where you can pay by the hour to play video game systems. I saw TurboGrafx 16 and thought it was the coolest thing I have ever seen especially the hu cards! so colorful and beautiful. I recently got the pc engine and cd combo and it's everything I remembered.

Great retro review..I heard of this system at the time but I was a hard core Amiga fan here in the U.K in the late 80s and early 90s

I have been adding to my PC Engine collection lately since I went to Japan last month. I bought a new in box unused SuperGrafx while I was there because it was my holy grail console. It’s an extremely expensive console to collect for.

I can't stop watching ur vids man great content!

Great video. I share your enthusiasm. Thanks for posting. You can collect all of the games, it just takes a great deal of effort and money. It became something of an obsession of mine. What started off as a relative cheap hobby, ended up costing me a fortune.

Seriously considering getting a PC Engine for our collection. Wanted one since 1987!

Absolutely love the PC Engine, it is just an interesting mix of hardware that delivers such good and really playable games. My first game was Shinobi, along with the two R-Type games and Galaga 88. My collection of titles has grown considerably since then, high focus on the shooters, but quite a few games in other genres. Have the same problem there are some games I would really like but they keep on going for more money than I am prepared to pay. No hurry though I will get them one day.

Awesome look at an awesome family of consoles! It seems I'm always learning something new about it--I hadn't seen or heard about the "briefcase" attachment for the CD attachment! I got a PCE Duo-R just about a year ago and have been enjoying every minute I spend with it. Fantastic, just fantastic, piece of hardware! I hope I can build up my collection to rival yours someday. ;) I'm not sure if you'll see this comment, Johnny, but if so, could you tell me how you captured your gameplay footage? It's really sharp and crisp. I use the composite out, which is OK, but have been thinking about going for an RGB mod...

It's amazing that the PC Engine came out in 1987. I suddenly realized I had never once played a PC Engine game which is something I fixed in early 2014. Bonk's Adventure surprised me with how fun and well designed it was. Shortly after, I decided to pick up a few of the base units, as the original white system and the two Core Grafx models are so beautifully designed. I had a Master System growing up, so the cards didn't surprise me, but the HuCards are fun to collect. You put it so well pointing out how very Japanese the system is, and it's fun to take chances on obscure, inexpensive HuCards and seeing how the games are. It's funny you put this video up now as I was just planning to investigate some strange games I haven't played much yet as well as seeing what other games are available from the sellers I like. Great video, HCG. I definitely agree that the PC Engine rocks.

PC Engine is my all time favourite console. It's the system that turned me from a casual gamer to a hardcore gamer back in 1989 and introduced me to the glorious Japanese import scene. I don't think any other system can come close to matching the unique charm and character of the venerable PCE.

looking forward for those reviews, Johnny!

now this is an episode!!! not short and nostalgic, perfect,thanks john

I loved Dungeon Explorer,Twin Cobra ,Bloody Wolf,Tales of the Monster Path (YŌKAI DŌCHŪKI) ,Shinobi and Galaga 88.All were great .

That was a great video my friend, very informative, I remember buying EGM and reading about the PC ENGINE I remember during the 32 bit era I really wanted a PC fx which if I'm not mistaken was the answer to the SEGA SATURN and N64 in Japan

always been interested in this console, thanks for the vid!

If... Released in fall of 1988 instead of 1989. Kept same PC Engine console design (but maybe black w’/TG16 colors (orange yellow etc.) Pack in the Turbo Tap with the original console purchase. Wait until at least holiday 1992 to release the cd add on. If all those could’ve happened, we’d have a completely different history to the “16 bit” generation.

Bought the pc engine from Japan looking forward for its arrival can't wait to play my racing game I bought for it.

From Japan, The PC Engine was difficult for children to obtain because both the console and the game software were expensive. The graphics of the PC Engine were more beautiful than those of the NES, so it was the target of children's dreams. However, the cheaper Mega Drive (Genesis) and Super Famicom (SNES) were released in the 1990s, and many children bought them. However, the PC Engine had many deep-rooted fans and remained popular until the middle of the 90s.

Its a great platform and was so ahead of its time! Great enthusiasm bro.. keep it up..!

You're the best collector on RU-vid. I really like how you talk about the games you have and love, rather than your piles of new purchases. The games you already own and love are far more impressive than the lot of new crap you'll stick in a box somewhere. Thanks for being rad, dude!

Awesome video! New to your channel, need more PC Engine reviews!!! haha

What struck me as nuts was having all those Sega titles on the Engine. Outrun, Alterbeast, and Afterburner to name a few. Also some other solid arcade ports were Operation Wolf, Double Dragon 2 and Chase HQ. I've been wrestling with selling off my game collection and the hardest is going to be the PC/Turbo stuff. I'm probably one of the few people that have their original Turbo games complete and mint (outer cardboard boxes) still plus I have a ton of sealed PC Engine games.

Love the passion you have for the system! I really want to get one, but I've been told i will have issues using it here in the UK. Having it RGB modded seems to be the way to go. Also been told that i would have to use a Sega Megadrive power pack. Any tips would be greatly appreciated to help me get one for my collection!!

got one recently couse of you, became favorite console

Cheers :D I just grabbed myself a PC engine on ebay and needed a header for some games so great timing xD

TurboGrafx-16 I had it when I was younger. Definitely one of the better retro consoles ever made and has some of the best shmups around too.

Cool video, I always had a love for 'TG16' as well, I scored my first one when I was about 18, I traded a paintball gun/marker for the Turbo Graphx 16 with Bonk, Galaga '90 & Keith Corurage. Later I scored a Turbo Duo & I still have one with about a dozen games. I liked your Shinobi game, I need to score one now! I have a PC Engine converter for TG16 (they cost about $100 now!?!) I glad you showed much love to Ninja Spirit, awesome & hard game! BTW if you ever get back to Waikiki, I owe you a beer! If we dont meet up, try going to Kona Brewing company & get a variety sampler.

I like a lot how much you love your games it makes your videos very appealing

I love seeing the differences in the Japanese releases compared to the ones the made it over here like Bonk turning into a chick in PCkid 2.

The SuperGrafx was not the successor console to the TurboGrafx/PC-Engine; its more like what the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X are. They play the same games, but have enhances abilities on some/most. The successor console was the PC-FX

Hey Johnny, love your videos. After a long time of debating I just got my first PC Engine Core Graphx II. I'm looking for some games that won't break the bank but are worth buying, any suggestions for a newbie to the system?

Johnny Dude! I picked up a Pc Engine and CD rom unit becuase of your videos! That was almost a year ago now! Its pretty hard for me to find Hucards and CD games for it In the UK, but I have amassed a pretty good collection of both! I have yet to get any of the RPG's and thats the genre I love most! they are so god damn expensive in this Country! and they are worse on e-bay! But what I have I thoroughly enjoy! thank you man!. I had to do a bit of work on the CD unit, it needed a gear replaced on it and the laser pickup replaced, but google was my friend! and it works like a champ now! Look forward to seeing more about such a cool little system! Cheers mate!

The only time I saw the turbografx was at toysrus back in the day. I played Bonk briefly.

Soldier blade and Lords of Thunder!!! -- epic pulls, John. I've always stuck to the US TG games as I'm actually going for a complete collection -- insane, I know but I'm getting close. But since the CD is region free, after seeing this video, maybe I'll look into picking up some of the imports. Thanks for this video.

wow, the cover art of the legendary axe is so similar to the shadow over riva art

The PC Engine/TurboGrafx is one of those systems that I'll probably never collect for. I already import famicom, super famicom, mega drive, and saturn games. I barely have time to play games as is. Sometimes you just got to see the writing on the wall but I can really tell you love it.

The pc engine has one of the most unique gaming libraries that I've ever seen and your absolutely right; its just saddening to know the amount of quality games that north america missed out on. I'm currently in the middle of playing aero blasters and that game is super hard.

Legend of Hero Tonma, you missed that one. And Kyokyou Tiger... State of the art, both of them.

That building scrolling in Ninja Gaiden

I still have my TurboDuo, which I got when I traded in my TG16. One of my favorite systems of all time! I need to get the controller fixed I guess, lol.

That big as console attachment just seems amazing to me... Like the Gameboy Player for GameCube... or the Switch with the little Joy Cons sliding out.

Love your enthusiasm

I owned the Turbo-Graphx 16 at the time, but I always wanted the imported PC Engine because it was so much cooler looking.

I commented on this video 2 years ago. Guess what? We’ve got 3 of the things now and love them. I’ve wanted one since 1987 but you just couldn’t buy them easily in the UK. Easily one of the best consoles of its time. Even today it’s a very playable machine.

Never tried the pc engine. Definitely looking into it! Cool stuff bro.

I really want to hear more about the system's RPG library. You said multiple times that it is vast, but you mentioned none in specific. In really curious what kind of experiences to expect of those games!

Hey Johnny I got a question, what are the games at 6:14-6:22, 7:00, 8:13, 9:28, and 9:31?