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unusual facts about PC Engine



Kato-chan Ken-chan Gokigen TV

The duo also had a PC Engine video game called "Kato-chan and Ken-chan" (translated and censored for a Western TurboGrafx-16 release as J.J. & Jeff) based on their antics, filled with toilet humor, and featuring them as the game's playable characters.

Master of Monsters

Master of Monsters is a turn-based strategy game created by Japanese software developer System Soft (now System Soft Alpha) for the MSX and NEC PC8801 later ported to a variety of consoles and PCs including the PC Engine, NEC PC9801, Sega Mega Drive (Genesis), Sega Saturn and PlayStation.


see also

Adventure Island

Dragon's Curse a 1989 TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine video game released in Japan as Adventure Island

Bonk's Adventure

In episode #60 of GameCenter CX (known as "Retro Game Master" outside of Japan), Shinya Arino, the host of the show, played through the PC Engine version of the game and successfully cleared it.

Kunimoto Takeaki

He was brought in to assist on the soundtracks for Momotaro Densetsu, and also to do work on Hudson's new PC Engine software.

Shadow of the Beast

Namely, the Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, SNES – unreleased, Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Master System, Atari Lynx, FM-Towns and PC-Engine TurboCD.