Shounen Ninja Sasuke (“Boy Ninja Sasuke”) is a comedic brawler published by SunSoft exclusively for the Super Famicom. The player, as the eponymous ninja, must rescue the daughter of a local lord by fighting his way through hordes of masked bandits led by a mysterious warlord. A second player can join in as Sasuke’s monk … Read more
Shounen Ashibe: Goma-chan no Yuuenchi Daibouken (lit: “Boy Ashibe: Goma-chan’s Great Amusement Park Adventure”) is a Super Famicom platformer from Nova Co. and Takara. The player alternates between controlling the human Ashibe, as he escorts his friends across a world map while talking to NPCs and following the game’s story, and the seal Goma-chan in … Read more
Shogi Sanmai (“Shogi Samadhi”, where Samadhi is a yoga/Hindu/Buddhist term referring to a state of focus through meditative trance) is a shogi game for the Super Famicom. It features multiple “instance puzzles” where the player is given a limited number of pieces with which to checkmate their opponent. Each of these instances sets up the … Read more
Shogi Saikyou II: Jissen Taikyoku Hen (“The Strongest Shogi II: Battle Game Volume”, where taikyoku refers to the playing of board games in particular) is a shogi game for the Super Famicom and the sequel to the 1995 game Shogi Saikyou. Shogi Saikyou II presents a number of scenarios which were left in the middle … Read more
Shogi Saikyou (“The Strongest Shogi”) is a shogi game for the Super Famicom developed and published by Mahou, or Magical Company. The game makes frequent use of Buddhist imagery. It features multiple modes for shogi, including a single-player mode where the player progresses past increasingly difficult AI opponents and a mode where the player customizes … Read more
Shogi Furinkazan is a shogi game for the Super Famicom. The term “Furinkazan” refers to a famous quote “Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain”, from Sun Tzu’s Art of War (the extended version is “as swift as wind, as silent as forest, as fierce as fire, as unshakable as mountain”). It features five real-life Shogi experts, who … Read more
Honkakuha Taikyoku Shogi: Shogi Club (“The Authentic Shogi Playing School: Shogi Club”) is a shogi game for the Super Famicom. The developer/publisher team of Natsu System and Hect previously developed Mahjong Club in 1994; this game is its shogi equivalent. The player has a limited number of customization options for one-on-one shogi games with the … Read more
Shodan Kurai Nintei: Shodan Pro Mahjong is a mahjong game for the Super Famicom, developed by Khaos and published by Gaps. Instead of the usual selection of anime portraits for the characters, Shodan Pro Mahjong features real-life people as its CPU opponents. These opponents will also converse with each other and the player character during … Read more
Shodan Morita Shogi (“Morita’s First-Rank Shogi”) is a shogi game that is intended for advanced players. Shodan, or beginner/first rank, is the first level of mastery (or “dan”) at the game which an advanced player reaches once they pass through the student (or “kyu”) ranks. Kazuro Morita is credited as the developer of the shogi … Read more
A student-only electric train has departed from Tokyo Station and has passed through Kyoto Station. A group of sophomore students from Nekketsu High School led by Kunio are aboard that train. Their destination is the city of laughter and defraud, Osaka. Kunio is sleepy and tired and that’s when Hiroshi’s voice wakes him up. “Kunio! … Read more