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EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. – AUGUST 8, in the year of our Lord 2019 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. has today revealed that an additional seven titles will be added to the game line-up for the upcoming TurboGrafx-16 mini console. The additional titles include cult horror beat ‘em up Splatterhouse, classic shooter Galaga ‘88 and fantasy shoot ‘em up Seirei Senshi Spriggan.

The compact version of the classic 1987 console currently now features a range of 57 retro games containing select titles that overlap with both the PC Engine Core Grafx and PC Engine lineup. Splatterhouse has been added to the PC Engine Core Grafx line-up and six retro games have been added to the PC Engine’s.

KONAMI is proud to be partnered with game developer M2 to painstakingly emulate all 57 included titles for the retro console, ensuring that every game is playable at the highest quality.

The console will be sold exclusively on Amazon for SRP $99.99 from March 19th, 2020, with pre-orders now available.

The complete TurboGrafx-16 mini line-up, in English language, now includes 25 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
• Moto Roader
• Neutopia
• Neutopia II
• New Adventure Island
• Ninja Spirit
• Parasol Stars
• Power Golf
• Psychosis
• R-Type
• Soldier Blade
• Space Harrier
• Splatterhouse
• Victory Run
• Ys Book I&II

For those looking for the complete PC Engine experience, a total of 32 titles in their original Japanese language will also be playable on the TurboGrafx-16 mini, including:

• Akumajō Dracula X Chi No Rondo
• Aldynes
• Appare! Gateball
• Bomberman ‘94
• Bomberman Panic Bomber
• Chō Aniki
• Daimakaimura
• Dragon Spirit
• Dungeon Explorer
• Fantasy Zone
• Galaga ‘88
• Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
• Gradius
• Gradius II – Gofer No Yabō –
• Jaseiken Necromancer
• Nectaris
• Neutopia
• Neutopia II
• Ninja Ryūkenden
• PC Genjin
• Salamandr
• Seirei Senshi Spriggan
• Snatcher
• Spriggan Mark 2
• Star Parodier
• Super Darius
• Super Momotarō Dentetsu II
• Super Star Soldier
• The Genji and the Heike Clans
• The Kung Fu
• The Legend of Valkyrie
• Ys I・II
 
Optional peripherals will also be available on the day of launch, including:

• Turbo Controller for the TurboGrafx-16 mini, a controller with an automatic shooting function
• Multi Tap for the TurboGrafx-16, which enables up to five-player multiplayer
• AC Adapter for optional wall charging capabilities

TurboGrafx-16 mini will be released in North America. Two additional variants will be released in select countries in Europe and Japan, named PC Engine Core Grafx 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. More than that however, the consoles became a collector’s favourite thanks to their quality game line-up; many of which will be included in this re-release.

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