If recent nostalgia-driven hardware releases like the NES Classic, the SNES classic,and the Sega Genesis Mini are exciting to you, then the soon to release TurboGrafx-16 Mini should be even more so. Due to arrive on March 19, 2020, the TurboGrafx-16 Mini will come in three varieties and each of these will be region specific. The TurbGrafx-16 version will be unique to North America, the PC Engine Mini will be specific to Japan, and consumers in Europe will receive the PC Engine CoreGrafx Mini. Of course, each will resemble the original console that it is based on, but it will follow the standard established by Nintendo’s NES Classic and be slightly smaller. How could they possibly make the PC Engine Mini even smaller than the original? You needn’t concern yourself with such trivial details because Konami somehow found a way. That’s right, Konami is responsible for putting these Mini consoles together and they’ve already provided a full list of games which will be present on each. Many of the games are shared between all three models, but there are some slight regional differences to take note of. You can find a full list of these games below.
TurboGrafx-16 Mini & PC Engine CoreGrafx Mini:
English Titles:
- Air Zonk (1992)
- Alien Crush (1989)
- Blazing Lasers (1989)
- Bomberman ‘93 (1993)
- Bonk’s Revenge (1991)
- Cadash (1991)
- Chew-Man-Fu (1990)
- Dungeon Explorer (1989)
- J.J. & Jeff (1990)
- Lords of Thunder (1993)
- Military Madness (1990)
- Moto Roader (1989)
- Neutopia (1990)
- Neutopia II (1992)
- New Adventure Island (1992)
- Ninja Spirit (1990)
- Parasol Stars (1991)
- Power Golf (1989)
- Psychosis (1990)
- R-Type (1989)
- Soldier Blade (1992)
- Space Harrier (1990)
- Victory Run (1989)
- Ys Book I & II (1990)
Japanese Titles:
- Akumajou Dracula X Chi no Rondo (1993)
- Aldynes (1991)
- Appare! Gateball (1998)
- Bomberman ‘94 (1993)
- Chou Anika (1992)
- Daimakaimura (1990)
- Dungeon Explorer (1989)
- Fantasy Zone (1988)
- Gina Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (1995)
- Gradius (1991)
- Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (1992)
- Jaseiken Necromancer (1988)
- The Kung Fu (1987)
- Nectaris (1989)
- Neutopia (1989)
- Neutopia II (1991)
- Ninja Ryuukenden (1992)
- PC Genjin (1989)
- Salamander (1991)
- Snatcher (1992)
- Star Parodier (1992)
- Super Darius (1990)
- Super Momotaro Dentetsu II (1991)
- Super Star Soldier (1990)
- Ys I & II (1989)
PC Engine Mini:
English Titles:
- Air Zonk (1992)
- Alien Crush (1989)
- Blazing Lasers (1989)
- Bomberman ‘93 (1993)
- Bonk’s Revenge (1991)
- Cadash (1991)
- Chew-Man-Fu (1990)
- Dungeon Explorer (1989)
- J.J. & Jeff (1990)
- Lords of Thunder (1993)
- Military Madness (1990)
- Moto Roader (1989)
- Neutopia (1990)
- Neutopia II (1992)
- New Adventure Island (1992)
- Ninja Spirit (1990)
- Parasol Stars (1991)
- Power Golf (1989)
- Psychosis (1990)
- R-Type (1989)
- Soldier Blade (1992)
- Space Harrier (1990)
- Victory Run (1989)
- Ys Book I and II (1989)
Japanese Titles:
- Akumajou Dracula X Chi no Rondo (1993)
- Aldynes (1991)
- Appare! Gateball (1988)
- Bomberman ‘94 (1993)
- Bomberman Panic Bomber (1994)
- Chou Aniki (1992)
- Daimakaimura (1990)
- Dungeon Explorer (1989)
- Fantasy Zone (1988)
- Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire (1995)
- Gradius (1991)
- Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (1992)
- Jaseiken Necromancer (1988)
- The Kung Fu (1987)
- Nectaris (1989)
- Neutopia (1989)
- Neutopia II (1991)
- Ninja Ryuukenden (1992)
- PC Genjin (1989)
- Snatcher (1992)
- Star Parodier (1992)
- Super Darius (1990)
- Super Momotaro Dentetsu II (1991)
- Super Star Soldier (1990)
- Tokimeki Memorial (1994)
- Ys I & II (1989)
All models will be powered with an included USB mini cable and output both 720p and 480p signals via an included HDMI cable. If the inclusion of both the English and Japanese Ys I & II titles wasn’t enough to persuade you, have a look at the embedded trailers below. Alternatively, check out the TurboGrafx-16 Mini’s official website. From there, you can check out all of the above games, obtain more hardware specifications, and pre-order one of your own. Let us know in the comments below if you plan on picking one of these up for yourself.
