Michael Jackson's Moonwalker involves the player controlling the pop star in a quest to save all the kids that have been kidnapped by Mr. Big.
The gameplay is focused on finding children, who are scattered throughout the levels, some behind objects such as doors.
The game's levels and music were borrowed from the 1988 Michael Jackson film "Moonwalker" (though many of the music tracks were taken from Jackson's Thriller album as well) and the player has the ability to destroy enemies by making them dance.
The second Japanese mahjong game to run on Neo Geo hardware is based on a bizarre and comedic Japanese variety show. In between mahjong matches, the player rolls dice and moves along a board game track; landing on different squares provides special effects, and decides which opponents the player will face.
You are Todd, the explorer of new worlds. It's your adventure to travel deep into Slime World, the gooiest, drippiest place around. There are scary blobs to shoot and lots of objects and weapons to find. "Link up" with up to seven of your fellow slimers for an awesome multiplayer adventure.
Shanghai II is a variant of the puzzle game also known as solitaire mahjong. 144 mahjong tiles are arranged in rows and stacked upon each other in various patterns; the player's goal is to remove pairs of matching tiles that do not have adjacent tiles from both sides until the whole board is clear. This variant features six patterns named after animals: tiger, scorpion, monkey, snake, panther, and dragon. The player can choose to display hints or reverse any amount of moves. A mode with a time limit is available as well.
The Forbidden Tower is a sequel to The Sign of Chaos and is the third game in the Tir-nan-óg series of role-playing games based on Irish myths. The plot continues the events of the previous game, as the legendary hero and the princess of Fianapia travel to the land of Serokyu, the fifth kingdom that became affected by the ensuing chaos as the light of the ancient goddess Dana began to fade away. Visually and gameplay-wise the game is almost identical to its immediate predecessor, offering the same Ultima-like mechanics with open-ended exploration and tactical turn-based combat.
You're exploring a primeval forest over 100 million years ago. Suddenly, the mighty Tyrannosaurus appears! With a push of a button, you bring him to life! The magic of TurboGrafx-CD brings the exciting world of dinosaurs into your home. Move through 20 prehistoric panoramas and watch creatures spring into action as they search for food and struggle for survival. Sort through hundreds of the mighty beasts and see what may have led to their ultimate extinction.
It's a western-style RPG with turn-based combat. Graphics are pretty minimal, but servicable. Strangely, most of the stats, character names and items are in English, while everything else is in Japanese.
You start the game on the titular black rainbow (an ill omen in this world) and have a chance to equip some gear before you're dropped into the game world. Towns are pretty minimal affairs, with a couple of buildings you can interact with, and enemies attack pretty soon after you venture out.
The adventure continues as Peacock faces the incarnation of general Nobunaga Oda. Team up with Asura, a fiery spirit, Jukindo master Onimaru, and Zen master Kou Kaifou to fight Nobunaga's missionary minions with a vast array of Shingon spells! Travel to the mystic world of the Lotus mandala and defeat Hindu demons, dark boddhisattvas, and the shadowiest villain yet, the Phoenix!
A turn-based RPG featuring the famous Peach Boy of Japanese folklore, and the enhanced remake of the first Momotarou Densetsu game. It was released shortly before the game's official sequel, also for PC Engine.
Momotarou Densetsu Turbo ("Peach Boy Legend Turbo") is the second game in the Momotarou Densetsu franchise, though is effectively a revamp of the first game released for the Famicom. The game displays Momotarou's origins as a baby born of a giant peach that a kindly couple found floating down a river, and covers how he met his animal companions and fought the Oni on their island.
The game sets up the sequel, Momotarou Densetsu II, which was released exclusively for the PC Engine a few months later.
Chozetsu Rinjin Berabo Man is a platformer with underwater shoot 'em up stages, but the hero here doesn't just use a gun - instead, his whole body is elastic, so you'll find yourself taking out enemies with extending legs, arms and even neck! Along the way, you'll pick up items from destroyed enemies. With a boss at the end of each level, a hero's work is never done.
Dragon Slayer I is a Game Boy conversion of the Dragon Slayer, an action RPG designed by Yoshio Kiya and developed by Nihon Falcom. The title helped to pioneer the action RPG genre in Japan and spawned many sequels that would spin-off into their own franchises over time.
SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari is a Role-Playing game, developed by TOSE and published by Angel (Bandai), which was released in Japan in 1991.
The player takes control of a magical human fighter who has the ability to transform himself into a flying dragon. As the fighter, the player can run, crouch, jump, and attack with his sword as he would in most side-scrolling action games.
"Silent Mobius" (called "Silent Mobius Case: Titanic" on the PSX) was an adventure game developed by Gainax based off the manga and anime series of the same name.