Guide to Dungeon Explorer II for TurboGrafx-16 CD

Gallery

One trademark of the 16-bit CD era was the gratuitous use of cut scenes and colorful still images. No longer bound by the space constraints of cartridges, developers loaded their games with scene after scene. In some cases, it didn't even matter it the scene had anything to do with the game whatsoever.

Dungeon Explorer II was no exception. It featured some of the best artwork and cut scenes available for the TurboGrafx-16 CD. Although crude by today's standards, these scenes advanced the story in a way that was rare for games of the time.

**** Spoiler Alert **** - This page contains scenes from all the major events in the game.


Dungeon Explorer II Title Screen Dungeon Explorer II title screen

Introduction - house Introduction - house

Introduction - house being destroyed Introduction - house being destroyed

Introduction - destroyed Introduction - house destroyed

Introduction - family cowering Introduction - family cowering

Introduction - cyclops Introduction - cyclops

Introduction - village & castle on fire Introduction - village & castle on fire

Introduction - guard attacking Phades Introduction - guard attacking Phades

Introduction - guard attacking Phades Introduction - guard attacking Phades

Introduction - Phades standing over the fallen guard Introduction - Phades standing over the fallen guard

Introduction - King Introduction - King

Introduction - Phades confronts the King Introduction - Phades confronts the King

Introduction - Phades with the orb Introduction - Phades with the orb

Introduction - Phades Introduction - Phades again

Introduction - Phades with Natas in the background Introduction - Phades with Natas in the background

Introduction - Princess and Minos Introduction - Princess and Minos

Character - Riot (Bard) Character - Riot (Bard)

Character - Riot (Bard) with stats Character - Riot (Bard) with stats

Character - Ardin (Hunter) Character - Ardin (Hunter)

Character - Ardin (Hunter) with stats Character - Ardin (Hunter) with stats

Character - Sepi (Thief) running Character - Sepi (Thief) running

Character - Sepi (Thief) Character - Sepi (Thief)

Character - Sepi (Thief) with stats Character - Sepi (Thief) with stats

Character - Sorn (Cleric) with stats Character - Sorn (Cleric) with stats

Dorz' intro - monsters Dorz' intro - monsters

Character - Dorz (Dwarf) fighting Character - Dorz (Dwarf) fighting

Character - Dorz (Dwarf) Character - Dorz (Dwarf)

Character - Dorz (Dwarf) with stats Character - Dorz (Dwarf) with stats

Character - Fina (Elf) Character - Fina (Elf)

Character - Fina (Elf) with stats Character - Fina (Elf) with stats

Character - Efrem (Wizard) with stats Character - Efrem (Wizard) with stats

Character - Alex (Fighter) with stats Character - Alex (Fighter) with stats

Solis Castle (bright) Solis Castle (bright)

Solis Castle (dark) Solis Castle (dark)

Solis Castle throne room King of Solis in the throne room

Phades in the throne room Phades arrives in the castle

King of Solis The king speaks

Phades Phades

King of Solis More talking from the king

Phades kills the king Phades kills the king

King's dying words The king's dying words

Angel in the Sanctuary The angel in Hyvoris Sanctuary

Angel in the Sanctuary The angel's dialog

Tree of Life The Tree of Life

The three priestesses in the Tree of Life The three priestesses in the Tree of Life

Natas' Castle Natas' Castle

Phades and Natas Phades and Natas

Phades looking annoyed Phades looking annoyed

Natas Natas

Phades and Natas in color Phades and Natas in color

Phades walking Phades walking

Phades angry Phades angry

Natas Dialog with Natas before fighting him

Floating castle Floating castle

Underneath the floating castle Underneath the floating castle

Floating castle attacking Floating castle attacking

Mushroom cloud after first attack Mushroom cloud after first attack

Castle Pyre being attacked Castle Pyre being attacked

Giant mushroom cloud after Castle Pyre attacked Giant mushroom cloud after Castle Pyre attacked

Floating castle descending Floating castle descending

Floating castle landing Floating castle landing

Dialog with Phades before the last battle Dialog with Phades before the last battle

Phades transforms - 1 Phades transforms - 1

Phades transforms - 2 Phades transforms - 2

Phades transforms - 3 Phades transforms - 3

Phades transforms - 4 Phades transforms - 4

Phades transforms - 5 Phades transforms - 5

Phades transforms - 6 Phades transforms - 6

Phades transforms - 7 Phades transforms - 7

Phades transforms - 8 Phades transforms - 8

Phades transforms - 9 Phades transforms - 9

Ending - at the bar Ending - at the bar

Ending - walking into the sunset Ending - walking into the sunset

Ending - swordsman Ending - swordsman (this ending sequence is the same regardless of who you actually win with)

Ending - swordsman profile Ending - swordsman profile

Ending - exit scene Ending - exit scene