Written by Derek Johnston and published by Gremlin Graphics in 1985, Zone X is a scrolling maze game where you play a radiation suit-wearing scientist collecting plutonium samples and dumping them into containers.
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RPM Racing, Super Nintendo
RPM Racing for the SNES is an isometric, split-screen racing game that was developed by Silicon & Synapse (the company that later became Blizzard) and published by Interplay in 1991 in North America, and in 1992 in Japan. I don’t think it was ever given an official European release. The RPM part of the title stands for: “Radical Psycho Machine“.
It is the predecessor to Rock n’ Roll Racing (1993), and the successor to Racing Destruction Set (1984). They apparently took the core logic editor and track editor from Racing Destruction Set and ported it over to the SNES, before customising it with everything else they wanted in the game.
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.
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!
NHL Hockey, Game Gear
Published by 1995 by Electronic Arts, NHL Hockey is an officially-licensed ice hockey game featuring real players and teams from the North American National Hockey League. It was developed by High Score Productions and Realtime Associates.
Alien Syndrome, Game Gear
The Game Gear conversion of Sega‘s arcade hit, Alien Syndrome, was developed by SIMS Co., Ltd. and first published in 1992. It’s a decent adaptation, but is for one player only (there’s no two player link-up).
Godzilla: Monsters Attack, Game Gear
Godzilla: Monsters Attack on the Game Gear was only ever released in Japan (as “Gojira: Kaijuu Daishingeki“) in 1995, but a fan translation thankfully makes the game playable to non Japanese speakers. Surprisingly, this is a turn-based strategy game, and not an action game or a beat ’em up.
Ranarama, Amstrad CPC
The Amstrad version of Steve Turner‘s Ranarama is every bit as good as the Spectrum original, although it is probably fair to say that it isn’t quite as colourful. It still looks good, though. And – even more importantly – it plays just as good, if not better, than the original.
Anteform, PC
Anteform is a tiny, futuristic RPG, written for the PICO-8 development platform, and was first released in 2019. It uses the same game engine as Minima and was written by the same guy, Feneric (aka Eric W. Brown). It’ll run on Windows, Mac, Linux and Raspberry Pi.
