Tag Archives: Japanese

Final Fantasy, NES/Famicom

The first ever Final Fantasy game was released in Japan in 1987 and North America in 1990. The Famicom/NES release of Final Fantasy was when Squaresoft really made the rest of the world first sit up and take notice.

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Harmful Park, PlayStation

Released exclusively in Japan by Sky Think Systems in February 1997, Harmful Park is an amazing side-scrolling shooter with a bizarre Japanese flavour.

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Lack Of Love, Dreamcast

Lack Of Love is a strange “evolutionary life simulator” released in Japan only exclusively on the Sega Dreamcast in November 2000.

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, Super Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past on the Super Nintendo was a watershed moment in gaming history back in 1991.

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Radiant Silvergun, Sega Saturn

Treasure‘s 1998 Sega Saturn-based shooter is an absolute classic in terms of imagination and spectacle.

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