This is a strange game that deals with two cats; a pink and white one (player 1) known as Nyan and a brown and white one (player 2) known as Dodonpa. One day, Nyan questions the Chinese Zodiac and wonders why a cat isn't part of the zodiac while others like the dog and monkey are. Dodonpa isn't really bothered by it so much and sort of teases Nyan but then he too wonders about it and Nyan (feeling inspired) gets optimistic. The story of the game has Nyan and Dodonpa eventually going to meet a fairy after battling 12 animals (specifically of the Chinese Zodiac) in order to make the request that cats be part of the zodiac. Apparently, if you play with player 2 and beat the game, the ending is slightly different or so I hear.
Kokontouzai Eto Monogatari (KEM from this point forward) roughly translates into "Chinese Astrology Story for All Ages". However, the game has a lot of stages for a puzzle game (13 to be exact) and the speed picks up pretty quickly so as childish as it looks, it definitely requires skill on th
NebulasRay (ネビュラスレイ Nebyurasurei?) is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1994 (but was first referred to, in the Katakana syllabic writing system of the Japanese language, in the ending for Tinkle Pit in 1993); it runs on the company's NB-1 hardware, and the players assume control of two spaceships called the "Fighting Rays" (red for Player 1, blue for Player 2), through six areas (Exeo, Evergrenes, Lost Marinarc, Sandvurn, Stream Drive, and Master Fortress), along with an "extra" one called the "Challenging Area" (which is the same as the first one, but the players will only have one life to get through it, for their remaining lives will have been added to their scores, after defeating the sixth area's boss). Nebulas Ray has many 3-D elements and very detailed graphics.
ZnY is basically Parodius meets Space Invaders (a premise also done by Taito themselves with Space Invaders '95: Attack of the Lunar Loonies), except you control a statue instead of a spaceship and you fight within an enclosed arena instead of vertical space. It would be more akin to an arena shooter like Robotron: 2084, except your statue can only shoot straight upward. The stages themselves all seem to be themed around different parts of the world: The kabuki boss on the far-left represents Japan, the chef represents China and mainland Asia, the crusader knight stands for Europe, and the superhero on the far-right stands for America. Yet even outside of the Japanese stages, there's a distinctly goofy flair about the game that emphasizes screwy cultural stereotypes from a Japanese game company. The game's actual developer, Minato Giken, also helped work on the Game Gear version of Dynamite Headdy, one of the most fantastically insane Genesis platformers ever, and that same sort of unhinged design can also be seen
This upgrade to one of Dooyongs early games brings first and foremost one important addition: Competetive gameplay. Playing good hands now throws more cards at the opponent's field, disturbing their plans. As the deck is always limited, with remaining cards substracting from the score, matches are quick and intense.
Once again an "adult" game, Gun Dealer 94 lazily uses the same artwork as Sadari. New is the picture of an "ugly" woman displayed to mock the player each time the computer wins. In Japan, the game was known as Primella and published by NTC this time, like all of Dooyongs games after the first Gun Dealer.
9 Ball Shootout! is a 1 or 2-player 3D pool arcade game released by E-Scape EnterMedia in 1993, licensed to Bundra for distribution. You can select from either Nine Ball, Eight Ball or Straight Pool. If you win, a better computer player steps up to challenge you.
This is an updated version of Namco's "Pac-Man", featuring forced-perspective 3-D graphics that allow the players to jump over the enemy ghosts; in a similar fashion to Namco's "Pac-Mania", released in 1987. There are secret items and food to be found on each level that increases the player's power and score. For extra bonus stages, complete a level without eating any of the power dots.
Steel Force is a 2D top down arcade shooter, similar in style to Alien Breed, but much more action-oriented. The main hero, a Federation soldier fights against space pirates - he must kill various enemies and find the exit in limited time. He can find ammunition, health packs and various power ups along the way.
A soccer game from Irem.
Irem, the Dream Soccer '94 maker, released 83 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1979.
Other machines made by Irem during the time period Dream Soccer '94 was produced include Gunforce 2, Geo Storm, Cosmic Cop, Air Assault, Gusson Oyoyo, Hill Climber, In The Hunt, and Fire Barrel.
The evil magician has brought an evil spirit back to life and is plotting to seize control of the kingdom, and has kidnapped the princess for use as a sacrifice. Four warriors venture into the world of magic to save the princess of the kingdom from the wicked magician: Ash the knight, Gren the roving warrior, Cisty the elf, who whole family was destroyed by the evil spirit in the past, and the old magician Vold with the magic staff must now set off to save the princess.
Light Bringer (también conocido como Dungeon Magic), es un juego de arcade de Taito Corporation, perteneciente al género Hack and Slash medieval. A diferencia de la mayoría de los beat'em ups de ambientación medieval / fantástica, el juego cuenta con una vista isométrica, algunas plataformas (por lo general, cajas apiladas, mesas o rocas para subir y saltar), grandes personajes estilizados y ajustes de variables de sangre.
Un malvado mago resucita a un espíritu maligno, conspirando para tomar el control del reino, y ha secuestrado a la princesa para usarla como sacrificio. Cuatro guerreros se adentran en el mundo mágico para salvar a la princesa de las garras del mago malvado: Ash el Caballero, Gren el guerrero errante, Cisty el elfo, cuya familia entera fue destruida por el espíritu del mal en el pasado, y el viejo mago Vold, contando con la ayuda del equipo de magia, iniciaran su odisea para rescatar a la princesa.
Fantasia is a "Qix"-style adult puzzle game modeled heavily after the Kaneko game "Gals Panic!". It features photographic images of both Japanese and western models. The objective is to reveal 80% of the silhouetted girl's image within the time limit while avoiding the enemies.
To complicate things, there is a bar with a pointer at the top of the screen. If the pointer dips below a certain level (indicated by the change in color) the image will change to that of a monster. The pointer slowly creeps towards the monster side of the bar over time and moves dramatically towards the monster side whenever the player reveals a significant piece of the silhouette. Revealing the un-silhouetted part of the image moves the pointer back towards the girl side of the bar. If a round is completed while the monster's image is shown then the round must be repeated.
Best Bout Boxing is a boxing arcade game released by Jaleco in 1994, where boxers have to compete for the fictional "1993 World Freeweight Championship" (no weight limitation). It was never released outside Japan.
Mach Breakers: Numan Athletics 2 is a sports arcade game that was released by Namco in 1994 only in Japan; it runs on Namco NB-2 hardware and is the sequel to Numan Athletics, which was released in the previous year.