Kousoku Shikou Shogi-Oh (“Fast Thinking Shogi Emperor”) is a shogi game for the Super Famicom. The player competes against four different characters in either a standard shogi mode or a challenge mode that creates scenarios with specific tiles and tasks the player to win them. Access would go on to produce another Super Famicom shogi … Read more
Koushien 4 is the fourth game in Magical Company’s Koushien series of baseball sims that focus on Japan’s highschool-aged national tournament that culminates in the eponymous stadium, and the final game in the series to be released on the Super Famicom. The player can once again pick a region in any prefecture and coach that … Read more
Koushien 3 is the third of several Koushien baseball games. The game is focused on Japanese high school baseball: the title refers to the stadium in which the Japanese national high school baseball final takes place. The game uses the standard “behind the batter” perspective common to baseball games of this era. Koushien 3 marks … Read more
Koushien 2 is the second game in Affect’s Koushien series of high school baseball sims, and the first to be released on the Super Famicom. As with its predecessor, players assume the role of a high school baseball team competing with others in Japan’s Koushien stadium. It follows the standard “behind the batter” perspective of … Read more
Another in the long line of Koei strategy games, this one takes place in 206 B.C. as two rival warlords, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu fight for control of China. The gameplay consists of viewing overhead maps, showing cities and armies, letting the player view the battles which consists of a castle siege and an … Read more
Natsume Kiroemon, the 45th leader of the Natsume family, is due to inherit the Koryuu no Mimi, a tool which gives its bearer easy access to wealth and women. As a result of his father’s death, he left the Italian monastery where he’d been training and rightfully took the name “Natsume Kiroemon” as well as … Read more
This game is based on the animé series Villgust. The main hero of the game is Shun, a teenager who lives in modern-day Japan. One day, when he was going back from school with his girlfriend Michiko, Shun noticed a strange red-eyed rabbit. When he tried to follow him, Shun suddenly found himself all alone … Read more
Kouryaku Casino Bar (“Tips Casino Bar”) is a gambling simulator for the Super Famicom. It provides various venues in a Vegas-like district of gambling dens, each of which offers the player a different gambling game. These gambling activities include a number of dice and card games: Rummy, craps, slots, roulette, poker, blackjack and video poker … Read more
Konpeki no Kantai (“Deep Blue Fleet”) is a naval combat strategy game for various Japanese systems. Originally released on the PC-FX console in 1995, it was quickly ported to 3DO and Super Famicom the same year with different developer/publisher teams. The game is based on an original video animation (OVA) that reimagines the Pacific Theater … Read more
In Knights of the Round, play the role of one of three knights from the Arthurian legends. The three characters are Sir Lancelot, Sir Percival, and of course King Arthur. The story tells of a man who pulled the mighty sword Excalibur from a rock which no one else could achieve. This feat signified that … Read more