The JP Engine

JP Wentz's personal blog | The NEC has gone to my head (PC Engine, PC-FX)

  • JP’s Top 14 PC-FX Games

    Previously posted on Bluesky, the following is an organized list of my personal top 14 favorite PC-FX titles (plus a few honorable mentions!), complete with a scoring system: Head + Heart + JP Bias. 🧠 Head: Quality of game design and overall polish (out of 5).❤️ Heart: Vibes or impact of story, music, art, etc….

  • “Kita E” Hudson Night Sapporo Trip 2024

    I made the trek to Sapporo for the November 2024 Hudson Night talk show event, all about Hudson’s 1999 Dreamcast title Kita E (北へ。). While I was there, I decided to check out some locations from the game. Below are the photos I took, together with comparison shots from the Dreamcast original or its PS2…

  • JP’s Top 100 PC Engine Games

    Previously posted on Bluesky, the following is an organized list of my personal top 100 favorite PC Engine titles, complete with a scoring system: Head + Heart + JP Bias. 🧠 Head: Quality of game design and overall polish (out of 5).❤️ Heart: Vibes or impact of story, music, art, etc. (out of 5).JP Bias:…

Associate producer at 8-4, Ltd., specializing in game localization between Japanese and English. Outside of work hours, I try to wrangle my irrational love for NEC’s Japanese video game consoles, the PC Engine and the PC-FX.

Note: All opinions are my own.