Gain Ground SX
Source: PC Engine Fan 4.2 (February 1993)
Scan Source: NEC Retro

This week at Games That Weren't, we had our #Commodore64 digest update for September, a new entry for a lost #SNES/#SEGAMegaDrive version of Litil Divil, Alien Olympics prototypes for #PCDOS and an entry for the lost #PCEngine title, Kickle Cubicle. Links below:

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/gtw64-september-2025-update/
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/09/litil-divil/
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/alien-olympics-pc-prototypes/
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/kickle-cubicle/

Did you know Kickle Cubicle was once finished for the #PCEngine platform as Meikyuu Jima Special - with over 100 levels? Sadly never released and still at large today. We take a look at this lost puzzler gem with the hope it can be found:

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2025/10/kickle-cubicle/

With thanks to @Paranoia_Dragon for highlighting

Also have my CoreGrafx recapped, with Turbonanza for RGB out, along with a jailbar fix, PCE BT with latest FW for using Bluetooth controllers and a Turbo Everdrive Pro. #retrogaming #PCEngine #Turbografx

Game Zone 7 - May 1992 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.

You can download this issue here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/GameZone.html

Enjoy!

#shareyourgames
#RetroGaming
#Sega
#Nintendo
#PCEngine
#Atari

Bisschen Chaos aber was tut man nicht alles für eine Stream Premiere. Heute gibt es neben er "kleinen" PC-Engine die große Schwester (?) PC-FX von NEC zu sehen. Keine Angst - gibt keines er 60 Hentai Spiele heute Abend #twitch #stream #retro #nec #pcengine #pcfx #retrotink4k

Another new section added to the magazine catalogue today.
I only have a couple of issues of this series so far, which I picked up with a couple other random issues a couple of weeks ago.

Game Zone 6 - April 1992 (UK) has just been added to the magazine catalogue.

Enjoy!

You can download this issue here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/GameZone.html

#RetroGaming
#Nintendo
#Sega
#PCEngine
#Atari

Review for the incredible Lords of Thunder on PC-Engine from Joypad 20 - May 1993 (France)

You can download this first issue here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/Joypad.html

#RetroGaming
#PCEngine
#STG

There is loads of stuff in these Joypad issues that barely ever showed up in other magazines that I have, so I wanted to highlight some of this content.

First up is the big 11-page feature on the Consumer Soft Group Show in Tokyo from 1993. A show that I've only ever read about in Joypad as far as I recall.

Taken from Joypad 20 - May 1993 (France)

(part 1/2)

You can download this first issue here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/Joypad.html

#RetroGaming
#Nintendo
#Sega
#PCEngine

Something rather special today.
Up till now, I've only worked on English magazines.
UK publications to be more specific.
But as I'm starting to run out of issues to scan, I went digging into my collection for an old favourite, which helped shape my gaming tastes in the early 90's and beyond.
This is the legendary French publication Joypad.
I have around 150 issues of this, so plenty of work to be done.

While I haven't catalogued this series yet, the ones I'm missing seem to be before issue 18 an after 174.
So if you are looking to donate magazines, feel free to contact me.
I would also love to work on Consoles+ for instance.

As for right now, Joypad 20 - May 1993 (France) has just been added to the preliminary magazine catalogue.

Enjoy!

You can download this first issue here:
https://www.outofprintarchive.com/catalogue/Joypad.html

#RetroGaming
#Nintendo
#Sega
#NeoGeo
#PCEngine
#Atari

Laser Soft PC Engine games: Cosmic Fantasy 3 & F1 Team Simulation: Project F
Source: PC Engine Fan 3.8 (August 1992)
Scan Source: NEC Retro

Title: Geargrafx
️ What's: A libre NEC TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) & Supergrafx consoles emulator
️ -
️ https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx
#LinuxEmulation #Nec #PcEngine #HLEBIOS
️ #Libre #Bin #Arch
️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

️ Update: 1.6.3
Signific. vers.: 2x️1x1x️1x️(..)x️
️ Changes: https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx/releases
️ From: ️ https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx/releases.atom

️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/yalth04YAoU

With crystal-clear visuals, multiple aspect ratio options (4:3 & 16:9), and customizable video enhancements, experience TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine games like never before with the RetroN GX.

Available now: https://amzn.to/45C0HaH

Quiz no Hoshi
Source: PC Engine Fan 3.8 (August 1992)
Scan Source: NEC Retro

Title: Geargrafx
️ What's: A libre NEC TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) & Supergrafx consoles emulator
️ -
️ https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx
#LinuxEmulation #Nec #PcEngine #HLEBIOS
️ #Libre #Bin #Arch
️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html

️ Update: 1.6.0/1/2
Signific. vers. ️️️️️️️️️️
️ Changes: https://github.com/drhelius/Geargrafx/releases
️ From: https://www.youtube.com/embed/SA8VJMbcCvE?start=609

️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/yalth04YAoU

Soldier Blade
Source: PC Engine Fan 3.8 (August 1992)
Scan Source: NEC Retro

PC Engine: The Box Art Collection - Collector’s Edition

The collector’s edition of PC Engine: The Box Art Collection comes housed within a sturdy slipcase which features an exclusive cover illustration by Wil Overton.

Available now: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/all-books/products/pc-engine-the-box-art-collection-collectors-edition

Doing some early tests to see how to best scan and edit the JoyPad issues I have and some of the early ones need a ton of extra editing work as they have been well read all those years ago.

And not all the pages were cut very precisely at the printers, so I do want to fix those sides up which are cut off in a weird way.
Naturally, this will be done is such a way that's it's not even recognisable at all that there was work done on these, so no worries about anything looking off or strange.

Just wanted to share a quick preview as I think they are turning out beautifully.

This is the import review for Lords of Thunder on PC-Engine Super CD-Rom2 from Joypad 20 - May 1993 (France)

#RetroGaming
#PCEngine

Retro gaming fans, you can find PeerTube videos about many lesser-known consoles and games systems here:

3DO
https://fedi.video/w/p/2vLXTcpAb9B81291RGpwuU

Bandai WonderSwan, Pippin etc
https://fedi.video/w/p/55iC84mZKG5pTGd29GYWUe

Fujitsu FM Towns, Marty etc
https://fedi.video/w/p/5koAAs4oExfft35u5bn5YU

NEC PC Engine/TurboGrafx etc
https://fedi.video/w/p/dkGkmYrHiQym1YuM7fWJkL

SNK Neo Geo
https://fedi.video/w/p/6hyrER4oUFRvXmRhxZoAJ8

Vectrex
https://fedi.video/w/p/2H6EHznqEJoehyEYxooppe

cc @retrogaming