Battle Cross is a fun isometric racing game for the Super Nintendo, developed by A-Max for Imagineer and released in Japan in 1994.
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Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys, PC Engine
This Japanese RPG was released on CD-ROM only on the PC Engine, so required a disc player to work. Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys was first released in 1993 and was developed by Hudson Soft as a single-player, cinematic, cartoon-style RPG, with real time combat and exploration.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, NES/Famicom
Although this second Zelda game sold well (more than 4 million copies worldwide at the time), it is not particularly well-liked.
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Pieces, Super Nintendo
Known in Japan as Jigsaw Party, and in the West as Pieces, this 1994 Super Nintendo game is an intriguing and compelling mix of Tetris and jigsaws. Which might sound as dull as hell, but it’s actually surprisingly good.
Firebird, MSX
Known in its native Japan as Hi no Tori Hououhen, and Firebird in the West, this 1987 Konami release for the MSX2 is a vertically-scrolling shooter of some repute.
Hatris, PC Engine
Hatris is basically Tetris with hats, and the reason why this is allowed is because the designer of Hatris is the same guy who made Tetris! Voila: no copyright issues with this clone. Ha, ha.
Ape Escape, PlayStation
Ape Escape is a cute 3D chase game where you basically have to collect escaped apes by hunting them down within the landscape and catching them in your net or using some other gadget to catch them. It starts off easy and gets progressively harder.
Antarctic Adventure, MSX
Konami‘s Antarctic Adventure was first released on the MSX in 1983 in Japan – coming to Europe and North America later, in 1984.
The Legend of Dragoon, PlayStation
Considered by many to be one of the best games ever released for the Sony PlayStation, The Legend of Dragoon is an epic Role-Playing Game with turn-based combat and a party-based adventure system.
Rainbow Islands, PC Engine
The PC Engine version of Taito‘s classic arcade game Rainbow Islands was only made available on CD-ROM, so you had to have a CD compatible PC Engine to play it.
[That was: until emulation was invented…] 🙂
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