Rin Kaihou Kudan no Igo Daidou (“9th Dan Rin Kaihou’s Go Avenue”) is a Go game for the Super Famicom that features the name and likeness of Chinese-born professional Go player Rin Kaihou. The game was published by magazine giant Ask Kodansha and developed by an unknown contract developer. The game provides several modes, including … Read more
Riddick Bowe Boxing is another one of the many boxing games released at the time, but with subtle differences. The HUD contains damage and energy meters along with a miniature ring up the top of the screen, useful to see the player’s position in the ring so as not to get backed into a corner … Read more
Revolution X is about the ol’ Rock & Roll. There is an evil nation putting the youth down and banning our beloved rock music. Who you gonna call? Aerosmith! With the help of Aerosmith, the player must shoot his/her way through enemy infested levels, (light) guns blazing, collecting power-ups and releasing hostages. Almost all of … Read more
Billy and Jimmy Lee return for another adventure. This time, fellow martial arts instructor and narcotics investigator, Marian, has disappeared while attempting to infiltrate the ruthless criminal mob known as the Black Shadow Warriors. Once again it is up to you (and a friend) to battle your way through a selection of side-scrolling beat ’em … Read more
Res Arcana Diana Ray: Uranai no Meikyuu (“Res Arcana Diana Ray: Labyrinth of Fortune-Telling”) is a divination simulation game for the Super Famicom released in April 1995. The player inputs their data, including their date of birth and the Japanese prefecture in which they live, and the game divines their fortune based on either tarot … Read more
Multidirectionally scrolling action shooter. The main character runs through science fiction scenarios blasting away everything that moves. Starting with only a single shot, 5 different upgradable weapon systems can be collected as extras. Upon death, the last activated system loses one increment of its current upgrade status, but can be refueled by additional extras collected. … Read more
This game is quite different not only from the GameBoy title Aretha 3, but also from the first two Aretha games for the SNES. “Rejoice” is a semi-serious, semi-comical RPG that is only loosely connected to other Aretha games. The heroes of the game are four thieves who live in a small village, occasionally robbing … Read more
Based on the movie of the same name, the Soviet Union have been building in secret a Typhoon-class submarine with nuclear strike capabilities. This war machine has been named the Red October. While on its trial run, the captain, Marko Ramius has hijacked the submarine along with it’s crew. They plan to defect to the … Read more
The game involves falling blocks of hands displaying the rock, paper, and scissors signs, which fall three at a time. In a similar manner to Tetris, the player can rotate the blocks to stack them, using pieces that defeat other pieces (e.g. paper over rock) to eliminate stacks. Doing so adds garbage pieces onto the … Read more
A one-on-one 2D fighting game based on the popular Ranma 1/2 manga series set around the misadventures of a martial artist named Ranma cursed with being transformed into a female version of himself when doused with water, with the game focusing on the one-on-one duels between the various characters. Gameplay is similar to other one-on-one … Read more