Today I dug out my TG-16 for a bit of retro gaming. Before I knew it, I’d spent a couple of hours in one of my all-time favourite games, Cadash.
I played this religiously back in the arcades when it came out in the late 80s. It’s a ‘platform RPG’ heavily inspired by Dungeons and Dragons with a good level of challenge and lovely graphics.
Of the four characters, I was always partial to the Ninja. The game plays quite differently with each though, and they’re all fun. I remember back in the day beating this in co-op with MMN many times.
The above shot shows me fighting a stroper, which is lifted directly from the D&D Monster Manual. It doesn’t stop there though, since the game also includes ‘eyes of the deep’…
And even ‘galeb duhr’…
It was only ported twice to consoles, and the TG-16 version is far superior to the Genesis port since it contains all 4 characters and better graphics. However continuing is impossible, so finishing it is a good challenge!
There’s the unusual ‘turbochip’ cartridge, one of only five I have for this now obscure system. Back when I bought the Turbographix it was because of Cadash, and Even though I do it only rarely, I love that I can get it out and play it again whenever I wish 🙂
