Editing TurboGrafx-16 (section)

==Library==
{{see also|List of TurboGrafx-16 games}}

A total of 686 commercial games were released for the TurboGrafx-16. In North America, the system featured ''[[Keith Courage in Alpha Zones]]'' as a pack-in game, a conversion of the PC Engine title Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru. The PC Engine console received strong third-party support in Japan, while the TurboGrafx-16 console struggled to gain the attention of other developers. Hudson brought over many of its popular franchises, such as ''[[Bomberman]]'', ''[[Bonk (video game)|Bonk]]'', and ''[[Adventure Island (video game)|Adventure Island]]'', to the system with graphically impressive follow-ups. Hudson also designed and published several original titles, such as ''[[Air Zonk]]'' and ''[[Dungeon Explorer (1989 video game)|Dungeon Explorer]]''. [[Compile (company)|Compile]] published ''[[Alien Crush]]'' and ''[[Devil's Crush]]'', two well-received virtual pinball games. [[Namco]] contributed several high-quality conversions of its arcade games, such as ''[[Valkyrie no Densetsu]]'', ''[[Pac-Land]]'', ''[[Galaga '88]]'', ''[[Final Lap Twin]]'', and ''[[Splatterhouse]]'', as did [[Capcom]] with a port of ''[[Street Fighter II: Champion Edition]]''.

A large portion of the TurboGrafx-16's library is made up of horizontal and vertical-scrolling shooters. Examples include [[Konami]]'s ''[[Gradius (video game)|Gradius]]'' and ''[[Salamander (video game)|Salamander]]'', [[Hudson Soft|Hudson]]'s ''[[Super Star Soldier]]'' and ''[[Soldier Blade]]'', [[Namco]]'s ''[[Galaga '88]]'', [[Irem]]'s ''[[R-Type]]'', and [[Taito]]'s ''[[Darius (video game)|Darius Alpha]], [[Darius (video game)|Darius Plus]]'' and ''[[Darius (video game)|Super Darius]]''. The console is also known for its platformers and role-playing games; [[Victor Entertainment]]'s ''[[The Legendary Axe]]'' won numerous awards and is seen among the TurboGrafx-16's definitive titles. ''[[Ys I & II]]'', a compilation of two games from [[Nihon Falcom]]'s ''[[Ys (series)|Ys]]'' series, was particularly successful in Japan. ''[[Cosmic Fantasy 2]]'' was an RPG ported from Japan to the United States, which earned a ''Electronic Gaming Magazine'' RPG of the Year award in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reverie|first=Zenic|date=September 4, 2016|title=The RPG Consoler: Game #59: Cosmic Fantasy 2 (TurboGrafx-CD) - "RPG of the Year" -- EGM 1993 (Finished)|url=http://allconsolerpgs.blogspot.com/2016/09/game-59-cosmic-fantasy-2-turbografx-cd.html|access-date=September 27, 2020|website=The RPG Consoler}}</ref>