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‘Welcome to Splatterhouse’ (and other ‘classic’ PC Engine commercials)
This recent tinycartridge.com post prompted me to spend some time this morning scanning YouTube for “classic” PC Engine commercials. I think the following one–used to promote Namco’s Splatterhouse–is my favorite. Of course, Hudson’s corny and over-the-top Gunhed ad is pretty fabulous, … Continue reading
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Word of mouth made the PC Engine popular, didn’t it?
That’s the only conclusion I could come to after watching the following commercials. Honestly, I’d be hard-pressed to say one of them is worse than the others, as all of them are pretty horrendous. (Via tinycartridge.com)
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HuCard Review: Gekisha Boy
Although the PC Engine was home to many odd–and oddly endearing–games during its wildly successful run, few if any were wackier than Gekisha Boy (aka Gekibo, Photo Boy and/or Photograph Boy). That wackiness is evident from the get-go, as players are immediately … Continue reading
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‘I’m a king of tennis kingdom. Would you do me a favor?’
Boot up a copy of Namco(t)’s World Court Tennis and choose the title’s (in)famous “Quest” mode and you’ll come face to face with what could very well be the worst example of translated text in all of videogamedom. Don’t believe … Continue reading
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Cosmic Nightmare 2
The folks at the long-defunct Working Designs made a lot of great decisions during the 16-bit era. Among them: Their decision to localize (for North American TurboGrafx-16 owners) Telenet’s PC Engine RPG, Cosmic Fantasy 2. One of their not-so-great decisions: … Continue reading
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