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Satomi Hakkenden
1989
Satomi Hakkenden
1989
A Famicom RPG based on a famous Japanese novel series of the same name. It was developed by Alpha Denshi and published by SNK. Satomi Hakkenden (usually translated as "The Eight Dog Chronicles") was a long-running 19th century novel series about eight samurais from the Sengoku period and their various adventures. It was in some ways partly inspired by the ancient Chinese epic The Water Margin, which has itself seen video game adaptations in the form of the Suikoden games. Receiving numerous TV and film adaptations, including the 1983 film known in the west as Legend of the Eight Samurai, Satomi Hakkenden would be its first video game adaptation. Makai Hakkenden Shada for the Turbografx-16, also released in 1989, would be a later adaptation. The game itself plays much like Dragon Quest; a common source of inspiration for 8-bit RPGs. The player can walk around towns conversing with NPCs, equipping themselves with weapons and armor and receiving quests and directions to new areas before leaving the safety of the towNishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Blue Train Satsujin Jiken
1989
Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Blue Train Satsujin Jiken is a mystery game released for the Nintendo Famicom in 1989. Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Blue Train Satsujin Jiken ("Kyoutarou Nishimura Mystery: Blue Train Murder Case") is the first game in a series of murder mystery adventure games based on novels by famed Japanese mystery author Kyotaro Nishimura. It was developed by TOSE and published by Irem on the Famicom in Japan only. Along with other similarly themed franchises such as Tantei Jinguuji Saburo and Yamamura Misa Suspense, it invites players to solve the mystery by talking to witnesses and suspects and interacting with the environment to discover who is behind the murder. Kyotaro Nishimura's novels tend to focus on murders that occur on or around trains with this game being no exception. A body is found on a Blue Train - the name given to Japanese cross-country sleeper trains, i.e. those built to accommodate sleeping passengers - and the player character is brought in to solve the mystery.Flying Hero
1989
Flying Hero
1989
An action game involving trampolining firefighters, developed for the Famicom by Aicom. A US version named Blazebusters was announced but later cancelled.Roger Rabbit
1989
Roger Rabbit
1989
Roger Rabbit is the first game in the Crazy Castle series, known in the West as Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle. The Roger Rabbit version was developed for the Famicom Disk System and released only in Japan.Space Shadow
1989
Space Shadow
1989
A sci-fi Light Gun game from Bandai that came packaged with the Hyper Shot Light Gun for the Famicom. Space Shadow is an on-rails sci-fi Light Gun game from Bandai that takes its inspiration from the claustrophobic killer aliens movie Aliens. The player walks down an octagonal hallway and shoots any hostile extra-terrestrial life that bursts forth from one of the side-passages or the ceiling. Space Shadow was the pack-in game for the Bandai Hyper Shot, a sub-machine gun shaped Light Gun for the Famicom. Despite the fact that Light Gun games tended to do far better in the US, neither the Hyper Shot nor this game were ever released outside of Japan.Spark Man
1989
Spark Man
1989
You play a robot called Spark Man and the screen advances from left to right. Kill all the enemies with your standard weapon or weapons with limited shots available within the stages. You can also shoot the bad guys face-to-face with your leg. During each boss stage you have to kill a certain number of enemies to continue on to the next level. The game ends after Level 9Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyoto Hana no Misshitsu Satsujin Jiken
1989
The second in the Yamamura Misa Suspense series of murder mystery adventure games. It was published by Taito for the Famicom in Japan only. Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyoto Hana no Misshitsu Satsujin Jiken is the second game based on the work of Japanese mystery novelist Misa Yamamura (the first being Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyouto Ryuu no Tera Satsujin Jiken) and, like the first, concerns a murder in the picturesque Japanese city of Kyoto. As with the first game, and conversely to other Famicom adventure games around at the time, Hana no Misshitsu Satsujin Jiken has a dynamic bar of commands the player can perform; it changes to reflect what actions are currently possible for the player character in that area, so that they don't waste too much time trying every action in every location to find the next clue. These actions are also represented with symbolic icons, rather than typed out as words.Turbo OutRun
1989
Turbo OutRun
1989
DOS Commodore C64/128/MAX Amiga Amstrad CPC ZX Spectrum Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Arcade Atari ST/STE FM Townsstar 5.9The sequel to OutRun features similar basic gameplay to the original, with the action viewed from behind the car, and the challenge being to complete each stage within the time limit. Contact can cause the car to spin, slow down or even flip; in each case you will lose time. There are 16 stages set across the US, gradually moving from east to west, all depicted differently visually. After every 4 levels, you go into a shop screen, with a choice of upgrades. As the title implies, you now have a turbo booster installed, which speeds up the car, although over-use can cause the engine to overheat, and it is not recharged until each shop section. You have 5 continues, and failure to complete the course within the time limit costs you one.Sekiryuu-ou
1989
Sekiryuu-ou
1989
An adventure game for the NES published by Sunsoft. It is based on a Japanese manga set during a historical Chinese civil war. Sekiryuou (often translated as "Red Dragon King") is a traditional Famicom adventure game from Sunsoft, in which the player controls a protagonist via a series of menus in order to solve a series of puzzles. Though Sunsoft is credited as publisher, it is unclear if the game was made in-house or contracted to another developer. The game, and the manga it is based on, depict a period of ancient Chinese history between the Qin and Han dynasties, a few decades before the Three Kingdoms era began. As expected of a transitional period, there was plenty of intrigue and conflict leading up to the change of power that future novels and mangas could draw from.Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Kiken na Futari - Kouhen
1989
The two disk "A Dangerous Duo" mystery, and the 3rd entry in the Tantei Jinguuji Saburo series. Jinguji is invited to visits a race circuit where the motorcycle racer, Okazaki, suddenly crashes, but a different racer's body is recovered at the crash site. At the same time Okazaki's wife is found dead. Tantei Jinguuji Saburo: Kiken na Futari is the third game in the Jinguuji Saburo series, known in the West as Jake Hunter. It was originally released across two Famicom Disk System disks, the second of which went on sale several months after the first. The game was eventually localized, as part of the Jake Hunter: Detective Chronicles DS compilation of his early cases, as Jake Hunter: Crash and Burn. In this game Detective Jinguuji Saburo/Jake Hunter must solve the mystery behind a sudden death during a motorcycle race. The intrigue is deepened when the body recovered is actually of a different racer.Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
1989
star 6.9The whole Kidd family is upset! Alex’s father, King Thor, is missing, and they suspect he has been kidnapped by Ashra, the mean ruler of the planet Paperock. Alex speeds to Paperock to investigate, but the creatures of Paperock decide to hinder his efforts and try to keep him away from Sky Castle, Ashra’s hideaway. Luckily Alex knows how to jump, punch and kick his way through the most stubborn of enemies.Wagyan Land
1989
Wagyan Land
1989
Wagyan Land is an Action game, developed by Now Production and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1989.Military Madness
1989
Military Madness
1989
star 7Space on Earth has become limited, and mankind has looked to colonize the moon. A group known as the Axis Powers has seized control over most of the lunar surface, and it's up to you as a member of the Allied Powers to fight against them. As you move around the map (shown in a top-down 2D perspective), enemy combatants will try and stop you from achieving your goal. Once encountered, the screen shifts view points to a close-up view of the skirmish at hand.Tom Sawyer no Bouken
1989
Tom Sawyer no Bouken
1989
The original Japanese version of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The level order is changed in the English version (perhaps so as not to confuse players by starting with the rafting stage). The Japanese original's level 5, the pirate ship, is the English version's level 1, both making the beginning of the game much more difficult, and making the plot non-coehesive.Moto Roader
1989
Moto Roader
1989
Moto Roader is a futuristic racing game that allows up to five players to compete against each other. Players use the cash earned when they win a race to power up their machine. Not only can they change the "tire" and "body" of their vehicles, but they also can add "special" parts. Jump over tall obstacles with a "hopper" and blast past rivals at incredible speeds with "nitro." What multiplayer game would be complete without attack items? Use a forward-launching "grenade" or a backward-dropping "bomber" to blow up and knock away rivals. Outmaneuver rivals in all eight heats to become the champion.BMX Simulator II: Dirt Biking
1989
It's BMX 2, featuring up to four players at the same time! Choose your rider and customize your own bike. The burns, bumps and ramps really work! Ten action-packed courses plus ACTION REPLAY with SLO-MO. BMX 2 is so realistic, it makes the other games eat dirt!F40 Pursuit Simulator
1989
You have discovered evidence that a rogue group of police officers are involved in a stolen car racket To stop them profiting form their dubious actions you must get across America as quickly as possible. This is made a little easier by the fact that your turbocharged Ferrari F40 can do over 300 MPH. There are many forks in the road, with arrows at the top of the screen indicating which route is quicker. Any high-speed contact causes the car to blow up, but you have an infinite supply of these, and the only real penalty is the lost time. There are lots of road blocks to swerve around. The police are after you - pay attention to the sirens and stay out of their way.Moto X Simulator
1989
Moto X Simulator
1989
Riding a dirt bike you must complete the stages within a time limit. There are 5 skills sections on tough mountain terrain, and 4 relatively smooth time trials. Hazards such as sand dunes, logs, rocks and gullies are out to stop you. You'll have to wheelie to clear the rocks and before hitting jumps, angling the bike so as to aim for the same slope as the land, and make sure to land on the back wheel to avoid falling. Any infraction loses you one of your bikes - you start with 3 but get a new one after successfully completing a stage.Tecmo Bowl
1989
Tecmo Bowl
1989
NES port of Tecmo Bowl which was also released in Arcades as part of the Nintendo PlayChoice-10 machine. Through the NFLPA license, each roster mimics that of the NFL team based out of the same city or state. Tecmo Bowl only uses players from twelve of the best and most popular teams of the time. Two NES versions were released in the U.S. The first is identified by its black and gold seal of quality, Eric Dickerson as running back, and Albert Bentley as a kick returner for Indianapolis. The second is identified by its white and gold seal, Albert Bentley as running back, and Clarence Verdin as a kick returner.Same! Same! Same!
1989
Same! Same! Same!
1989
A shooting game developed and published by Toaplan, released in 1989. The Original Japanese version of what was released in the west as Fire Shark, 'Same! Same! Same!' is notable for being single-player only and having a dramatically heightened degree of difficulty compared to its western release, as well as lacking a number of glitches that came as a result of the conversion to a 2 player game.
