Putty is a platform game where the lead character is… a blob of putty. He has been expelled from Putty Moon by Dazzledaze the wizard and his assistant Dweezil the Cat. Your job is to lead the character round the platform levels making use of his special abilities to rescue and destroy. When moving, Putty … Read more
Psycho Dream is a side-scrolling action game with light platforming elements, similar in style to Valis games, though less story-driven. The game is set in predominantly modern-day environments. The player can choose to control either Ryo Shizima or Maria Tobari, two demon hunters who must save an innocent girl named Sayaka and rid the world … Read more
Pro Yakyuu Star is a 1997 baseball game exclusive to the Super Famicom and released by Culture Brain. It can be considered a spin-off of Culture Brain’s Ultra Baseball (Baseball Simulator 1.000) series of baseball games, in particular the Jitsumeiban (“Real Name Version”) offshoots that started using the real names of Nippon Professional Baseball teams … Read more
Pro Yakyuu Nettou Puzzle Stadium (“Pro Baseball Fighting Puzzle Stadium”) is a baseball-themed competitive puzzle game for Super Famicom and PlayStation. The game uses the mascots of the Nippon Professional Baseball league as its playable characters, and is licensed to use the team names and mascot characters. The game features standard versus modes and a … Read more
Viewed top-down, the controls involve trapping the ball under your foot, giving you time to prepare passes. Running with the ball is tricky at first, as it doesn’t stick to your foot the way it did in contemporary football games. Complex moves such as overhead kicks, back-heels and long-range through-ball passes can be completed with … Read more
Pro Mahjong Tsuwamono (“Pro Mahjong Soldier”) is the first game in Culture Brain’s long-running Pro Mahjong Tsuwamono series, which lets players take on various big figures in the world of professional mahjong. While this first game is a Super Famicom exclusive, subsequent games would be released on other systems, including the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and … Read more
Pro Mahjong Tsuwamono (“Pro Mahjong Soldier”) is the first game in Culture Brain’s long-running Pro Mahjong Tsuwamono series, which lets players take on various big figures in the world of professional mahjong. While this first game is a Super Famicom exclusive, subsequent games would be released on other systems, including the PlayStation, Nintendo 64 and … Read more
Pro Mahjong Kiwame III (“Pro Mahjong Extreme III”) is the third and final game in Athena’s series of serious mahjong simulators for the Super Famicom. The series would continue on other platforms, including Pro Mahjong Kiwame Plus for Sony PlayStation and Pro Mahjong Kiwame 64 for N64. The game has all the features that the … Read more
Pro Mahjong Kiwame II (“Pro Mahjong Extreme II”) is the second of three Pro Mahjong Kiwame games for the Super Famicom. It features multiple modes for playing mahjong against CPU opponents. It is better suited for advanced players, and also includes professional tips presented in the form of a mahjong trivia quiz. The game also … Read more
Pro Mahjong Kiwame (“Pro Mahjong Extreme”) is a Super Famicom mahjong game from Athena and the first of their Pro Mahjong Kiwame series, which would go on to have many sequels for various systems (including Pro Mahjong Kiwame GB for Game Boy). The game is touted as a serious mahjong game, requiring a certain level … Read more