The Money Game, released by Sofel for the Famicom in 1988, simulates stock market trading and financial growth. Players start with 1,000,000 yen and must invest wisely to upgrade their living conditions, from a small apartment to a mansion with a pool. The game features a virtual newspaper, telephone, and computer, requiring Japanese literacy. Managing … Read more
Your distant uncle has passed away, leaving you, his heir, with a fortune of billions of dollars. The catch? The Benedict family has extremely high standards, and you have to prove that you can make that fortune even larger on the stock market before it will be given to you. In addition, you must exercise … Read more
Momotar Dentetsu (that’s right, not densetsu, “legend”, but dentetsu, “train”!) is the first of the long series of board games that are loosely based on the popular Japanese folk tale of Momotarou, a boy who was found in a huge peach by an old couple, and who later became the savior of his village, defeating … Read more
The game is based on famous Japanese folk tales. Momotarou is a boy who was found in a huge peach (hence his name, “peach guy”). When he grows up, he goes to the island of demons, fights them, takes their treasure, and restores peace in its village. In this game, you don’t play directly the … Read more
The legend of Momotarou belongs to the most popular ones in Japanese and Asian folklore. The game follows the main story. An old couple, who was living peacefully in a small house, found a giant peach flowing down the river. As they wanted to eat the peach, they found inside a child. They named him … Read more
A boy named Tim and his little sister Judy go to a circus. They want to buy tickets to enter the circus, but they only have money for one ticket, so only Judy goes in. After the show, the boy is at the exit to meet Judy when she comes out, but when she doesn’t … Read more
In this version of Bases Loaded you coach your team through a 130-game season in either an Eastern or western division of a professional baseball league. Win the pennant and you’re off to the World Series! You can also play head-to-head with a friend. Choose from six teams in each division. Once you take your … Read more
Bases Loaded is a baseball action game for one or two players featuring a large variety of options and realistic graphics and sound. You can select from twelve different teams and choose a lineup for each team. Each team has 30 players with different characteristics to learn. During gameplay you can control all of the … Read more
In Racket Attack you choose between two different modes of play. One Player tennis drops you right into the middle of a national tennis tournament. Win seven increasingly difficult matches and you’ll take home the championship trophy. Two Plater tennis puts you on opposite sides of the net, hitting it out in head-to-head singles action. … Read more
Goal! is a soccer game for one player against the computer, two players against each other, or two players against the computer. Gameplay is from an angled overhead point of view, with the screen scrolling to follow the action. Several game options are available, including tournament mode, world cup mode, and a goal shooting competition.