In a far away land, war was raging, as an evil ruler sent his troops to invade the castle of a mighty king. His minions stormed the castle and burnt it down. The king could not escape his fate, and the villain thought no one was spared by his wrath. You are Ariel, a little … Read more
In this Japan-exclusive Super Famicom game, the player assumes the role of an orphan named Shukran, who is accompanied by the djinn Ifrit on her adventures to bring peace to her desert homeland.
In every sector of the Cosmoc, there is a queen who rules over it, keeping the powers of the elements in balance with the help of the Nine Guardians. But with time, the queen’s power fades, and a new queen must replace her. Several candidates compete until one of them proves that she has the … Read more
Ancient Magic is a fairly generic little RPG for the SNES by the much-maligned Hot-B. See if you can spot their advert for another of their products in the game! Despite its rather pedestrian roots, the game takes several surprising twists towards the end, and is generally worth sticking it out even if the wrap-up … Read more
The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes is based on the Spider-Man cartoon of the time and pits Spider-Man against several of his old foes as well as an army of Spider-Slayers. Spider-Man can attack with a hand-to-hand combo or by shooting out pellets of webbing. He can crawl on any wall or ceiling and also swing … Read more
ActRaiser was one of the early SNES games, drawing upon the success of side-scrolling platform action titles and the building model of Sim City. You play “The Master”, and must save the world from evil. First you purge the land by sending your spirit into a warrior with a big sword and magic powers. This … Read more
I’m Hiromi Oka, a first year student at the prestigious Nishi High School. Well, there’s an amazing person in our tennis club called Reika Ryuzaki, nicknamed “Madam Butterfly”, who’s a top class tennis player. Of course, there are also some amazing players in the boy’s tennis club like Tohdoh and Ozaki. I joined the club … Read more
This is a very basic, linear “shoot’em’up” game in which the robot of your choice, rigged with a variety of different weapons goes through a pipe and blasts at everything that comes in the way. The robot can fire weapons from both arms as well as jump, kick and punch. Power-ups and bonuses can be … Read more
Based on the manga series 3×3 Eyes, long time ago in ancient China a group of people discovered the secret of immortality. This game follows the story of volumes 8 to 11 of the manga. Lingling discovers a letter left by Fujii, where he reports about a strange tribe that can control beasts. Yakumo is … Read more
Zoom! is an arcade style puzzle game. Your character Zoomer (a Pacman lookalike with arms & legs) must trace the outline of the squares on the game board to light them up. Points are awarded when full squares are formed, although the game also displays how many lines must still be completed. You proceed to … Read more