TurboGrafx-16 | Cadash | 1991 | Action | Taito | More playable characters than the GEN version, multiplayer available |
TurboGrafx-16 | Double Dungeons | 1990 | Dungeon Crawler | NCS | Co-op first-person dungeon crawl |
TurboGrafx-16 | Dragon's Curse | 1990 | Action-Platform | Westone Bit Entertainment | (AKA Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap) See SMS, but fratures a save system rather than passwords |
TurboGrafx-16 | Dungeon Explorer | 1989 | Dungeon Crawler | Atlus | Co-op top-down dungeon crawl, think Gauntlet |
JP PC Engine | Gai Flame | 1990 | Strategy | Masaya | Sci-fi turn-based strategy said to be an inspiration for the Langrisser series with giant robots! |
JP PC Engine | Hisou Kaihei X-SERD | 1990 | Strategy | Masaya | A mech-based SRPG with separate XP bars for attack and evasion |
JP PC Engine | Lady Sword: Ryakudatsu Sareta 10 Nin no Otome | 1992 | Dungeon Crawler | Hacker International | First-person dungeon crawler with no visible XP and monsters that attack in your sleep |
JP PC Engine | Madou Monogatari I: Honoo no Sotsuenji | 1996 | Dungeon Crawler | Compile | Cute af first-person dungeon crawl; unconventional experience counter, adds voice acting, new monsters and cutscenes/events to the original |
JP PC Engine | Makai Hakkenden: Shada | 1989 | Action | Data East | Run-of-the-mill Ys clone |
JP PC Engine | Out Live | 1989 | Dungeon Crawler | Sunsoft | First-person dungeon crawler, but in a mech! |
JP PC Engine | Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead | 1989 | Action | Fun Project | Badass cover art, plays a lot like Zelda II |
JP PC Engine | The Tower of Druaga | 1992 | Dungeon Crawler | Namco | Plays a lot like the classic arcade dungeon crawler, but stats can be increased between floors or after finding items |
JP PC Engine | Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys (CD) | 1993 | Action | Hudson Soft | Technically different from the Ys IV on SFC/other consoles |