So a new TG16 CD game is being made. Is there much of a homebrew scene for the TG16? I know there is a big one for NES and Genesis, but I haven't heard of much homebrew for other systems beyond that other than maybe a random small game coming out once every several years for random other platforms.

Also, a single-screen Bubble Bobble clone feels like a compete waste of resources for a CD-based system personally.

>>11880279 (OP)
>waste of resources for a CD-based system
People make games for PC Engine CD instead of a regular sytem to avoid the hassle of manufacturing new HuCards. There are several CD aftermarket gamew which are only a few megabytes in size and have no CD audio tracks.

>>11880313
That's a good point, I also forgot that system also had no copy protection on it's CDs so I can see why making homebrew on a CD makes a lot more sense. (Though it will still feel cheap if it's a CD-R and not a professionally pressed disk)

Though I guess that sucks for people who don't have the CD-addon.

>>11880313
Actually, this made me curious now, have there been any homebrew games for this system that did come on HuCards?

>>11880331
Atlantean, a 2014 Defender clone with an underwater theming. Apparently it is compatible with both PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16, despite the systems having different card slot pinouts.

>>11880337
>despite the systems having different card slot pinouts.
Did not know that either. I know the NES and Famicom had a different pinout and slot, but I thought most systems generally used the same pinout worldwide and relied on other means (usually a slightly different shape/tabs on the cartridge to physically prevent it from being inserted) as a form of region lock.

Never seen a TG16/PCEngine in person so I don't know much about them other than Bonk was it's mascot at one point and there was a LOT of add-ons.

>>11880331
There is a game coming out called ninja squad, looks like a ninja gaiden style game
https://vectrex28.itch.io/ninja-squad

>>11880279 (OP)
For Genesis people make carts because they can swap out the graphics easier and its probably annoying to deal with the file system Sega CD uses.

The Kickstarter just finished, I backed it solely based on accidentally downloading the Henshin Engine from here in a rom pack and finding it super fun, I tried to find a way to buy it but there was none. Near the end they actually gave you the option to buy Henshin Engine as an add on so cool.
I didn't really look at the game too closely, just backed it because they have a good track record it will probably be decently made. Really its Bubble Bobble with different graphics and I'm fine with that.

This system is actually a bit easier to program than nes but you don't want to make a homebrew that only 20 people play.

>>11880348
PCE/TG16 cards have the same number of pins but they're wired differently as a region lock.

>>11880926
I see, are they repinned in such a way that they just simply don't work, or in a way where it can actually cause damage?

>>11880279 (OP)
>TumblePop Clone
>Single screen
>Mid sprites

Poor dolts.