Tag Archives: Japanese

Mr. Ghost, MSX

Mr. Ghost – aka “Yuureikun” – is an interesting flick-screen action game, published by System Sacom for the MSX2 in 1989. In it you play a ghost who must make his way through a series of levels, knocking out enemies along the way. An English fan translation makes the game playable outside of its native Japan.

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Elevator Action, Arcade

Elevator Action is a classic platform/action game, first released into arcades in 1983 by Taito. The game was a critical and commercial success and has been converted to a wide range of home systems.

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Ridge Racer, Arcade

Ridge Racer is a classic arcade racing game, developed and distributed by Namco in 1993. It uses the Namco System 22 arcade board and is notable for being the first arcade videogame to use texture-mapped 3D graphics.

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Virtua Fighter, Arcade

Sega‘s Virtua Fighter was the first arcade fighting game to feature full 3D graphics, and was initially released in October 1993. It was a product of Sega‘s AM2 R&D team, a development group within Sega headed by Yu Suzuki, using the Sega Model 1 arcade board.

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Feda: The Emblem of Justice, Super Nintendo

Developed by Max Entertainment and published – in Japan only – by Yanoman in 1994, Feda: The Emblem of Justice is a tactical JRPG that features two central characters who are fighting against the corrupted empire they used to serve. A fan translation makes the game playable in English.

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Magical Starsign, Nintendo DS

This is the sequel to the excellent Magical Vacation on the GBA. Magical Starsign was developed by Brownie Brown and published by Nintendo, exclusively for the Nintendo DS, in 2006. Unlike its predecessor, Magical Starsign was given an official release in the west, in English.

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Magical Vacation, Game Boy Advance

Magical Vacation is a GBA RPG, developed by Brownie Brown and published by Nintendo, in Japan only, in 2001. An English fan translation is available for the game, but it’s unfortunately not yet complete. That said: the majority of the game has been translated, and it’s absolutely worth playing because this is such a beautiful adventure!

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Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec, PlayStation 2

Developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony in 2001, Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec is the third in the famous series of driving games on the PlayStation. This time, on the PlayStation 2. And it is just as good as you might imagine…

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Demon Child Zenki, Game Gear

Known as “Kishin Dōji Zenki” in its native Japan, and translated to both English and Spanish by fans, Demon Child Zenki is based on the anime by Kuroiwa Yoshihiro. It was first released in 1995 by Sega and is a platform game with beat ’em up sections for the boss battles.

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