Konami Reveals More PC Engine Core Grafx Game Line-up
Konami Digital Entertainment, B.V. announced on 12th July, 2019 more details of their PC Engine Core Grafx mini, including the extended game line-up and pre-order information. The compact version of the classic 1987 console currently features a range of 50 retro games containing select titles that overlap in both the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine lineup. The console will be available exclusively on Amazon for €89.99 from 19th March 2020, with an Amazon Prime exclusive pre-order period starting on the 15th of July, 2019.
In addition to the catalogue of titles announced at E3, 20 more English TurboGrafx-16 titles have now been revealed. The TurboGrafx-16 line-up now includes 24 games:
- Air Zonk
- Alien Crush
- Blazing Lazers
- Bomberman ‘93
- Bonk’s Revenge
- Cadash
- Chew-Man-Fu
- Dungeon Explorer
- J.J. & Jeff
- Lords Of Thunder
- Military Madness (Nectaris)
- Moto Roader
- Neutopia
- Neutopia II
- New Adventure Island
- Ninjaspirit
- Parasol Stars
- Power Golf
- Psychosis
- R-Type
- Soldier Blade
- Space Harrier
- Victory Run
- Ys Book I&II
Additionally, 26 PC Engine titles in their original Japanese language will also be playable on the PC Engine Core Grafx mini:
- Akumajō Dracula X Chi No Rondo (Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood)
- Aldynes
- Appare! Gateball
- Bomberman ‘94
- Bomberman Panic Bomber
- Chō Aniki
- Daimakaimura (Ghouls ‘N’ Ghosts)
- Dungeon Explorer
- Fantasy Zone
- Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
- Gradius (Nemesis)
- Gradius II – Gofer No Yabō (Nemesis II)
- Jaseiken Necromancer
- Nectaris (Military Madness)
- Neutopia
- Neutopia II
- Ninja Ryūkenden (Ninja Gaiden)
- PC-Genjin (Bonk)
- Salamander
- Snatcher
- Star Parodier (Fantasy Star Soldier)
- Super Darius
- Super Momotarō Dentetsu II
- Super Star Soldier
- The Kung Fu (China Warrior)
- Ys I&II
Optional peripherals will also be available on the day of launch, including:
- Turbo Controller for Core Grafx mini, a controller with an automatic shooting function
- Multi Tap for Core Grafx mini, which enables up to five-player multiplayer
PC Engine Core Grafx mini will be released in select European countries. Two additional variants will be released in North America and Japan named TurboGrafx-16 mini and PC Engine mini respectively. The original consoles were well-known for introducing several historical firsts, including the first console with a CD-ROM add-on and the first console to offer multi-tap support for up to five players.
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