Most Popular Family Computer Games - Page 27
Touhou Kenbun Roku
1988
Touhou Kenbun Roku
1988
A sci-fi/comedy NES adventure game developed and published by Natsume in Japan only. Touhou Kenbun Roku ("The Travels of Marco Polo") is an adventure game that uses the then-ubiquitous NES adventure game system of having a series of menu commands with which to interact with the world. As a text-heavy Japanese adventure game, some fluency with the language is required in order to play it. The game depicts a troublemaker sent from the future back to 1275, when Marco Polo was in the midst of his explorations.Tokyo Pachi-Slot Adventure
1992
Tokyo Pachi-Slot Adventure is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Color Dreams and published by Coconuts Japan, which was released in Japan in 1991.Tower of Radia
1991
Tower of Radia
1991
Radia Senki: Reimeihen is a Tecmo-developed action RPG released for the Famicom exclusively in Japan. As an amnesiac, the player wanders around the game world with a party in tow as they fight monsters in real time and learn political secrets in the story. Radia Senki: Reimeihan (literally "Chronicles of the Radia War: Dawn") is an action RPG developed by Tecmo for the Famicom. Only garnering an official release in Japan, Radia Senki puts players in the shoes of an amnesiac protagonist who can be named. While in search of his own memories, the protagonist soon encounters other characters such as Darth, a man out for revenge, and a mysterious princess and together they roam the game world in search of answers to various questions that plague their lives. As per the times in Tecmo's development antics, the game features cinematic cutscenes and musical stylings similar to that of their critically-acclaimed Ninja Gaiden. Radia Senki features gameplay mechanics that are unconventional for its period, only being commonTsuri Kichi Sanpei: Blue Marlin-hen
1988
A fishing sim based on a manga license for the NES. It was developed by Victor Interactive and never released outside of Japan. Tsurikichi Sanpei: Blue Marlin-hen is a fishing sim based on a manga and eventual anime named Tsurikichi Sanpei, following the adventures of a preternaturally gifted young fisherman and his travails in various fishing competitions. The game is centered around one of these fishing competitions, where Sanpei has a limited amount of time to catch the largest blue marlin out of all the competitors. The player must make careful judgements and use their limited time wisely to find and hook the largest marlin they can before the competition ends. The first game based on the Tsurikichi Sanpei license, Blue Marlin-hen was released on the NES and the MSX around the same time in 1988. Later, there would be a sequel of sorts for the MSX only in 1989 and a PS1 game much later in 2002. In order to catch anything, the player must choose one of several regions of sea in which to fish. Areas which lookTsurupika Hagemaru: Mezase! Tsuruseko no Akashi
1992
Tsurupika Hagemaru: Mezase! Tsuruseko no Akashi is 2D platforming game released for the Famicom (NES) in 1991. The game is based on a Japanese children's manga and 58-episode anime series called Tsurupika Hagemaru (Little Baldy Hagemaru), and features many of its characters including protagonist Hagemaru whom the player controls.Vegas Connection: Casino Kara Ai wo Komete
1989
Vegas Connection: Casino Kara Ai o Komete is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Graphic Research and published by Sigma Ent. Inc., which was released in Japan in 1989.Yamamura 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.Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyoto Zaiteku Satsujin Jiken
1990
The third and final Yamamura Misa Suspense game, published for the NES in 1990. Yamamura Misa Suspense: Kyouto Zaiteku Satsujin Jiken is the third and final Japanese murder-mystery game in the Yamamura Misa Suspense series of video games developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System by TOSE and published by HectorSoft in 1990. The player takes the role of a detective as they attempt to solve a murder case by travelling across a city, interrogating suspects and witnesses. Gameplay mostly comprises of selecting actions through menus or selecting items shown on screen to interact with similar to many point-and-click adventure games.Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious
1987
Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 1987.Sanada Juu Yuushi
1988
Sanada Juu Yuushi
1988
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.Sangokushi II: Haou no Tairiku
1992
Sangokushi II: Haou no Tairiku is a Strategy game, developed by TOSE and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1992.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 towSD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi 3 - Eiyuu Senki
1990
SD Gundam World Gachapon Senshi 3: Eiyuu Senki is a Strategy game, developed by Yutaka, which was released in Japan in 1990.SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi 4 - New Type Story
1992
SD Gundam: Gachapon Senshi 4: New Type Story is a Strategy game, developed by TOSE and published by Yutaka, which was released in Japan in 1991.SD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi 5 - Battle of Universal Century
1993
SD Gundam: Gachapon Senshi 5 - Battle of Universal Century is a Strategy game, developed by TOSE and published by Yutaka, which was released in Japan in 1992.SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari 2 - Hikari no Knight
1991
SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari 2 - Hikari no Knight is a Role-Playing game, developed by TOSE and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 1991.SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari 3 - Densetsu no Kishi-dan
1992
SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari 3 - Densetsu no Kishi-dan is a Role-Playing game, developed by TOSE and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 1992.SD Sengoku Bushou Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Nusure!
1990
SD Sengoku Bushou Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Nusure! is a Strategy game, developed by Arc System Works and published by Banpresto, which was released in Japan in 1990.Seiryaku Simulation: Inbou no Wakusei - Shancara
1992
Seiryaku Simulation: Inbou no Wakusei: Shancara is a Strategy game, published by IGS (Japan), which was released in Japan in 1992.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.
