An RPG published by Kemco for the Famicom. It was never released outside of Japan.
Sanada Juu Yuushi (roughly "Sanada Ten Braves") is a Sengoku era themed RPG featuring ninjas. The Sanada in question is Yukimura Sanada, the second son of one of the more important daimyos (feudal lords) of that era, who is purported to have had ten legendary ninjas helping his war efforts - the same ten braves referred to by the game's title.
The game's general plot has Sanada finding and recruiting the titular ten braves, usually with the caveat that the player helps them with a task before they'll agree to join the party. The menu-driven RPG battles are a little unusual as each is a one-on-one battle with a singular opponent - however, the player is free to choose from any of the characters they've already recruited, changing the character in the subsequent round if they so wish.
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 tow
Shin Satomi Hakkenden: Hikari to Yami no Tatakai is a Role-Playing game, developed by Micronics and published by Toei Animation, which was released in Japan in 1989.
Tao (lit. "Way" or "Road") is an RPG from Pax Softnica, which worked with Nintendo on games like Mother, and Vap, the publishers behind the infamous Ganso Saiyuuki: Super Monkey Daibouken.
The game concerns a spiritual wanderer who is attempting to avert the end of days predicted by Nostradamus in a near future which has already been wracked with disaster. In order to do this, he must invoke the powers of various different religions and belief systems, including those from Hindu, Buddhist, Christianity and other faiths. The game is known for its abstract and unusual personality.
A Sci-fi mystical RPG set in a post apocalyptic world, where a young man unravels a mystery regarding his origins and attempts to thwart an Nostradamus-tinged apocalypse that begins as a meteorite slams into his hometown. Find eight pieces of a trigram, 7 chakra statues and 7 amulets of the star lords in 7 mystic cities while fighting a cast of bizarre demons and gods!
Koufuku wo Yobu Game: Dora Dora Dora is a Mahjong video game released on the Nintendo Famicom in 1991. This game allows you to play traditional Mahjong games against a computer or to play an RPG adventure in which you fight enemies by playing rounds of Mahjong.
A fortune-telling simulator for the NES developed by Sanritsu and Aicom and published by Jaleco.
A fortune-telling game that uses Eastern mysticism to prognosticate on the player's future, based on their year of birth. Though fortune-telling devices weren't unheard of, this was the first NES "game" to provide such a service. It would, however, be followed almost immediately with Induction Produce's '89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai; another fortune-telling interactive simulator.
The player can choose to receive their fortune in distinct areas of their lives, including romantic prospects, the best time to marry their partner and the outcome of their future business dealings. Due to the minimal impact and relative obscurity of Eastern horoscopes in the west, the game was never released outside of Japan, though the US would eventually receive their own equivalent with Taboo: The Sixth Sense.
Super Black Onyx is an RPG developed by Bullet Proof Software for the Famicom and published in Japan in 1988. It is an expanded version of the game The Black Onyx, which includes the ability to cast spells, more monsters, and a larger dungeon to explore. It also enhances the presentation of the graphics beyond what was standard for the computer versions at the time, and simplified the controls to be played with a control pad.
STED: Iseki Wakusei no Yabou ("STED: Starfield of Memorable Relics") is a science-fiction roleplaying game developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Alpha Denshi and published by K. Amusement Leasing on July 27th, 1990 in Japan. The game takes place during "Star date 0991" and has the player take control of a group of heroes as they track down a distress signal sent from a distant planet just as a significant rise in "monster activity" has been detected.
Ikari no Megaton Punch is based on the movie King Kong Lives (called King Kong 2 in Japan). The player takes control of King Kong in a quest to rescue Lady Kong from evil forces. This is an action game where the protagonist must travel to several different worlds in order to defeat bosses and earn keys that are needed to save Lady Kong from her imprisonment. King Kong's main attacks are either punching, hopping on, or throwing boulders at all his various enemies.
In the kingdom of Palmeccia both the King and Queen have been murdered by the hands of a servant of Ragon, son of the Zuhl. Take control of the Prince of Palmeccia in a quest for revenge and to kill the evil Ragon.
A nation just over a rebellion by their own psychic soldiers is attacked by an alien being in a giant star ship.
The last one of the rebels that has not been executed is given a choice: Save the land of Amnethen or die at the hands of her former master, Lord Vin.
An epic full-scale RPG Hack that is sure to blow you away!
Dragon Ball 3: Goku-den is a role playing video game released only in Japan by Bandai on October 27, 1989, for the Nintendo Famicom. It is the third Dragon Ball video game for Famicom (its predecessors being Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo and Dragon Ball: Daimaou Fukkatsu). Its sequel is Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiyan.
Tome of Heroes is a real time player versus player game designed for mobile devices. It's set in a fantasy world in which you build a team of heroes around your strategy, which you'll control while fighting in the arena versus other opponents from around the world.
The game is easy enough for any gamer to pick up, however it also provides players with opportunities to outplay and be rewarded for their strategies and quick reactions.
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu is an RPG based around the anime and manga series known as Saint Seiya. It was developed and published by Bandai in 1987 for the Famicom.
The story of the game draws heavily from the first story arc of the series, from the beginning of the story to the fight with the Gold Saints. The game remains faithful to the original story while introducing some original elements. When the game came out, the story line was in the middle of the Gold Saints story arc. As a result, the last boss of the game is an original character. The actual final fight of the Gold Saints arc was carried over into this game's sequel, Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu Hen.
The gameplay mixes side scrolling action scenes to transport the character from place to place where he may have to jump over obstacles and fight basic enemies, with a turn based combat system against bosses and other significant battles. In order to be successful at these turn based battles, the player must distribute his power, or Cosmos, to v
Zombie Hunter is an action RPG exclusively published in Japan. It was developed by a Japanese gaming magazine known as Hi-Score. The player must complete six sidescrolling levels and in each level, the player is presented with a number of fights that prevent you from making progress until all of the enemies have been defeated or chased away.
The Kingdom Of Oltaria is a peaceful one, thanks to the power of its Lord King
Akinas. The king's daughter, Princess FAQS, is about to turn 16, but one day an
evil old man known as the Black Master turns up determined to have FAQS for
himself, and he drags her into the world of nightmares: the Black Dream. The
Princes is trapped in a deep sleep, and the king summons adventurers from all
over the kingdom to kill the villain and rescue the Princess. They enter the
Black Dream but never return, at least, never wake up.
One day, Sir Kleith, the Captain of the Royal Guard, decides to go to search
for the Dream Sage in a forest to the south of Oltaria. Eventually, after a
difficult journey, Kleith arrives at his destination, where the Dream Sage is
training a young disciple called GAME to be a Dream Master. (A Dream Master's
role is to bring peace and tranquillity to dreams and their powers must be used
to heal and not to corrupt souls.) Anyway, poor old Kleith dies after
delivering his message about the plight of the P