After the Cariken family became complacent, the land of Gaspar ceased to be ruled as well. This left the way clear for evil men such as Maldur the druid to step in and slaughter the family, shattering their magical amulet. Only one of the family survived, and the amulet was broken into 23 pieces.
As Ulopa, the sole survivor, you must reclaim the pieces. They are spread across 23 levels of platforming action, combining surface areas with some underground tunnels. You have 3 types of weapons with different functionality: switching between them at the right moments is vital. You can also collect upgrades from the carcasses of dead enemies. Other upgrades such as springs and a parachute can also be found.
A stock-trading simulation game for the NES and the sequel to Matsumoto Tooru no Kabushiki Hisshou Gaku.
Matsumoto Tooru no Kabushiki Hisshou Gaku 2 is the sequel to the original Matsumoto Tooru no Kabushiki Hisshou Gaku and like that game is a stock trading simulator akin to something like Wall Street Kid. The player needs to keep track of which stocks are rising and falling, identify trends and invest wisely to ensure a wealthy and happy life.
Putt Putt Golf by Pack-In-Video is one of many golf games for the Famicom and the Famicom Disk System, but one of the few to take players through an abstract world rather than an approximation of a real golf course. The goal of each stage is to reach the hole on the green and pot the ball in as few strokes as possible, but each of the courses are covered with various obstacles - some animated, some stationary. The player must navigate around them (or use them to their advantage, in some cases) in order to achieve the best score.
In a land of impossible evils... all paths lead to the Dark Lord! A beautiful princess cries out in terror, and a world despairs in darkness. Only you, the hero warrior Victar, can traverse chasms of fire and mountains of doom to battle the fiendish gatekeeper and confront the Dark Lord. In your cunning and skillful hands, the Demon Sword grows with a magical power more lethal than all the wretched weapons of the Dark Lord's legions. Gather your courage, grasp your blade and release the power that is yours to control!
Pac-Mania is a variation on the game Pac-Man. You need to guide Pac-Man around a maze and eat all of the dots on the board to proceed on to the next round. Numerous, multi-colored ghosts also roam the maze trying to stop you. If you eat one of the power pellets in the maze, the ghosts will temporarily turn blue and run from you. Pac-Man can earn bonus points by eating the ghosts when they are in this state. The maze is now shown in isometric perspective and is larger than the screen which will scroll to follow the action. To help get out of tight spots, Pac-Man can now jump. But be careful, because some of the ghosts have learned this trick as well and you could end up in a mid-air collision!
"JaJaMaru Ninpouchou" is a ninja themed role-playing game. Play as Jajamaru and Princess Sakura as you explore around a world map visiting towns and dungeons. Fight against random encounters using the separate turn-based combat screen.
Multiplayer golf for the PC Engine courtesy of Masaya and Dual.
Ganbare! Golf Boys ("Do Your Best! Golf Boys") is a PC Engine exclusive golf game that allows for up to four players to compete is a round of golf via the console's multi-tap peripheral. It did not receive a US localization.
The game has a permanent top-down view of each hole, zooming in whenever the player is on the green, and has the "hit the sweet spot" power gauge system standard to most golf simulators. It features a total of two courses, with eighteen holes apiece.
Ganbare! Golf Boys is notable for being the first project that prominent game musician Atsuhiro Motoyama ever worked on.
The game is based on old Japanese legends about Yamato Takeru, a legendary hero of ancient Japan. The game starts when Yamato Takeru is a thirteen-year-old boy. His father was killed under mysterious circumstances. Searching his things, the boy found a postcard that gave him his first clue for the investigation. From that moment, his adventure begins.
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon continues the hilarious space-faring adventures of Roger Wilco, the unlikely hero and intergalactic garbageman. In this installment, players must unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of the "Two Guys from Andromeda," the fictional creators of the Space Quest series. As Roger, players navigate through a satirical sci-fi universe, facing off against the nefarious Pirates of Pestulon and possibly other suspects, including overzealous fans and revenge-seeking minions of previous villain Sludge Vohaul. With its blend of point-and-click adventure gameplay, cutting-edge graphics for its time, and trademark humor, Space Quest III challenges players to save the kidnapped game designers and thwart another galactic threat, all while delivering a self-aware, comical take on the adventure game genre and sci-fi tropes.
A Formula 1 racing game from Pack-In-Video, developed for the PC Engine. It was never released outside of Japan.
F-1 Pilot is a F1 racing game for the PC Engine, one that depicts the racing from the driver's seat of the vehicle. The player is able to select a car before a race, but they all appear to be functionally identical except for the color. The player can also choose to have engine noises or BGM, but not both. Selecting either of the BGM modes will disable all sound effects from the game, including tire screeching and crashing noises.
The game has some odd uses of English (the game was never fully localized into English): For instance, it refers to F1 drivers as "pilots" and the title screen affirms that the player is the King of Kings.
Gameplay is similar to the original Phantasy Star, the first game in the series. Its battle system is turn-based, allowing the player to choose commands for their party of up to four characters. Each of the eight characters has a different set of preferred weapons and armor, as well as techniques, suited to the character's job. The player must defeat enemies in the overworld and in dungeons to advance in the game.
The game abandoned the first-person view that the first game used for dungeons and battles. Phantasy Star II instead uses a top-down perspective for exploration and a third-person view in battles.
Your goal in the game is to outfit all 7 band members with roller skates to make the big gig at the arena. I believe you can tackle each band member’s part in any order but if you are having problems just follow the same flow as in the walkthrough below. You can switch the characters around while in the game.
Square's Tom Sawyer is a role-playing game based on Mark Twain's novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It lets players assume control of Tom Sawyer and his companions as they search for Injun Joe's treasure.
Pac-Mania is a variation on the game Pac-Man. You need to guide Pac-Man around a maze and eat all of the dots on the board to proceed on to the next round. Numerous, multi-colored ghosts also roam the maze trying to stop you. If you eat one of the power pellets in the maze, the ghosts will temporarily turn blue and run from you. Pac-Man can earn bonus points by eating the ghosts when they are in this state. The maze is now shown in isometric perspective and is larger than the screen which will scroll to follow the action. To help get out of tight spots, Pac-Man can now jump. But be careful, because some of the ghosts have learned this trick as well and you could end up in a mid-air collision!