A strategy sim from Wolf Team based on Japan’s Sengoku era and the third in their Zan Spirits series. Zan III Spirits is the third game in Wolf Team’s series of warring states era-set strategy war sims. While similar to Koei’s Nobunaga’s Ambition series in many ways, the Zan games are far more focused on … Read more
A Super Famicom strategy war sim from Wolf Team. It is set in the Sengoku era of Japanese history. Zan II: Spirits is the first Super Famicom game in Wolf Team’s series of strategy sims set in historical Japan. It was eventually followed up with a sequel, Zan III: Spirits. As with its thematically-similar contemporaries, … Read more
Zakuro no Aji (“Taste of Pomegranate”) is a visual novel from Imagineer and adopts the then-popular presentation of using text on static backgrounds with the use of sound effects and music to create atmosphere. The game’s story concerns a five-story office block that suddenly sinks into the ground after a major earthquake. The protagonist, Domon, … Read more
Quiz game released by Taito for the Arcade (1990) and Super Famicom (1992). The game features teen idol Yukiko Iwai (the eponymous Yuuyu) both in the game and on the cover. Yuuyu no Quiz de Go! Go! is a quiz game from Taito that uses the likeness of teen idol Yukiko “Yuuyu” Iwai. The player … Read more
Yuujin no Furi Furi Girls (“U-Jin’s Furi Furi Girls”) is a hybrid RPG/board game similar to Dokapon, which was published exclusively in Japan for the Super Famicom in 1994. Like its 1993 contemporary Yuujin: Janjyu Gakuen, it heavily features the artwork of anime artist U-Jin, best known for his eroge manga (though the game itself … Read more
Yuujin Janjuu Gakuen 2 (lit. “U-Jin: Sparrow Beast School 2”) is a 1994 mahjong game and a continuation of Yuujin Janjuu Gakuen. The player once again takes to the streets to help out their fellow students at the eponymous school, usually via mahjong matches. The game features the artwork of the mononymed manga artist Yuujin … Read more
Yuujin Janjuu Gakuen (“U-Jin: Sparrow Veterinary School”, roughly) is a mahjong game published by Varie. The player can assume the role of any of three heroines, or create their own, as they take on opponents throughout their eponymous school. The game includes a collaboration with manga artist U-Jin (birth name: Ube Yamaguchi), who helped create … Read more
Yume Maboroshi no Gotoku (“A Dreamlike Illusion”, roughly) is an RPG set in a version of Sengoku era Japan. It otherwise plays like a standard JRPG, with a turn-based system that uses large enemy sprites in the center of the screen a la Phantasy Star or Dragon Quest. The game was one of two games … Read more
YuYu Hakusho Final: Makai Saikyou Retsuden (“Ghost Files Final: Strongest Demon Biographies”) is a fighting game for the Super Famicom and the fourth and final YuYu Hakusho game to be released for the system. As a fighting game, is has a lot in common with the second SFC YuYu Hakusho game – YuYu Hakusho 2: … Read more
YuYu Hakusho 2: Kakutou no Sho is the second of four Namco-developed Super Famicom adaptations of the YuYu Hakusho manga and anime, featuring the delinquent student Yusuke who becomes a spirit world investigator after he passes away. While its predecessor, YuYu Hakusho, featured a combat system that was turn-based and tactical, Kakutou no Sho is … Read more