SD F-1 Grand Prix is a comedic spin-off of Video Systems’s F-1 Grand Prix series. Rather than featuring real teams and drivers from Formula 1, it features ten anthropomorphic characters riding very small versions of the various Formula 1 open-wheel vehicles. It still features the licenses of FOCA and Fuji Television, two organizations that control … Read more
Sun Sports Fishing: Keiryuu-Ou (“Sun Sports Fishing: Mountain Stream King”) is a fishing game for the Super Famicom. As with many fishing games on the system, the goal is to pick a location from the world map, pick a direction along the stream and fish. The player can seek advice from their mentor and select … Read more
Sanrio World Smash Ball! is a competitive multiplayer sport game similar to table tennis that uses four playable characters from Sanrio’s wide catalog of cute mascots. The most famous Sanrio character, Hello Kitty, acts as referee for each contest. Each arena is subtly different, with multiple configurations of breakable blocks, impassable squares, walls and other … Read more
Sanrio Shanghai is a mahjong solitaire licensed game that uses the world of Sanrio characters, such as Hello Kitty, KeroKeroKeroppi and others, for the various tiles that the player must remove. The game features a few modes: a single-player, and two competitive two-player modes. One of these multiplayer modes involves alternating turns, while the other … Read more
First title of the Sankyo Fever series of video games. SANKYO, Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of pachinko machines. Three Honke Sankyo Fever Jikki Simulation titles were released for the Super Famicom. Other Sankyo Fever titles were released for the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and WonderSwan.
Sangokushi Seishi: Tenbu Spirits (“Romance of the Three Kingdoms True History: Tenbu Spirits” where tenbu is the Japanese word for the Buddhist term “deva”, or higher being) is a strategy simulation game set during the Three Kingdoms era of Ancient China, based specifically on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The player assumes the … Read more
The Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history is the setting for this strategic war game. Select one of 38 leaders and guide your people to power by military or diplomatic means in an isometrically viewed world. Military tactics such as well-placed taunts and deliberate enemy confusion are on offer. Weaponry includes catapults and automatic-firing crossbows.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny is another strategy game by Koei. The concept is the same here as in Koei’s other wargames: conquer all you can! In this case the historical setting is ancient China. The country is under the control of one Emperor, but all of the faction leaders want … Read more
Sangokushi Eiketsuden (“Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Brave Hero Biography”) is a spin-off of Koei’s strategy series Sangokushi, or Romance of the Three Kingdoms, that focuses on a single major character from the conflict. The game splits its time between strategic battles featuring multiple soldier units and an “adventure” mode where Liu Bei visits towns, … Read more
In early Japan, a man named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa preaches a heretic religion. Little does anyone know that Amakusa is really a servant of the evil Ambrosia, who took over Amakusa’s body. Ambrosia wishes to shroud the world in darkness. Now, choose between 12 warriors (and 3 bonus characters) to fight for the honor of … Read more