'89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai is one of those horoscope sims that used to be very popular in Japan in the early days of home consoles. They still exist today, but they tend to be extended to more interactive dating sims rather than just walls of text to read.
This game being released in December 1988 and namely so, it was designed to predict your fortune for the upcoming year 1989. This makes attempting to play it already kind of useless once the year had passed. Therefore one can only look back at what the computer predicted for you back in 1989.
This is a collection of four fortune telling mini-games as follows;
- Match making
- Horoscope
- Palm reading
- Rune stones
For this you first need to define some details about yourself and answer some questions, after which you can have your Horoscope, or palm read or the rune stones. For the match making you need to have a second person input their details and have them answer some questions also.
Battlehawks 1942 is a groundbreaking World War II flight combat simulation game developed by Lucasfilm Games in 1988. Set in the Pacific Theater during the crucial year of 1942, the game allows players to experience aerial warfare from both American and Japanese perspectives. It focuses on three major naval battles: the Coral Sea, Midway, and the Eastern Solomons, offering a variety of historically accurate aircraft to pilot, including the American F4F Wildcat and SBD Dauntless, and the Japanese A6M Zero and D3A Val.
The game stands out for its attention to historical detail and innovative graphics for its time. Players engage in diverse missions, from carrier defense to ship attacks and dogfights, with a unique damage model that visually represents the effects of combat on aircraft and vessels. Battlehawks 1942 successfully balances simulation elements with arcade-style action, making it accessible to a wide range of players while maintaining historical authenticity. Its multiple perspectives and varied missions
A naval simulation game. The Ocean Ranger is the first of a new class of frigate sized foilborne missile ships. You are able to track and destroy targets on the sea surface, beneath the sea, and in the air. Missions occur in one of four locations (from easiest to most difficult), the Bering Sea, Southeast Asia, Central America, and the Persian Gulf. While in port you can choose to equip your ship with a variety of weapons, then take off to rid an area of hostile enemies. In battle the view is from the deck of the boat, allowing enemies to be targeted and destroyed.
Fly the F/A-18, F-16, and F-14 in a hypothetical invasion of the U.S. west coast by the Soviet Union. Missions range from combat air patrols to bombing runs to intercepting cruise missiles. Plus, carrier launches and landings are also possible.
Graphics include a detailed model of San Francisco -- the Golden Gate Bridge, Transamerica tower/pyramid, and more are all represented.
This game is effectively an enhanced version of F/A-18 Interceptor from the Amiga (same setting, programmers etc) with extra missions and the addition of the F-14.
The Cockpit is a Simulation game, developed and published by Taito Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1988. Though the game is limited to simulating runway landings only. After a successful touchdown you can progress to other airports around the country, each with increasing difficulty in the way of wind interference. The graphics and controls are quite basic, but the game still aims to provide immersion during each short landing sequence. The later versions on X68000 and PC-98 feature control tower speech and higher resolutions which add further realism to the simulation.
Climb into the pilot's seat of your Nakajima Tenzan torpedo/bomber airplane and head for the skies! You are assigned to fly front-line air support over enemy territory in preparation for a major assault by your forces. Your mission: torpedo the enemy's ships, bomb his airbases, and use your machine guns to shoot down enemy aircraft. Complete ten different combat missions and you will be awarded the Silver Star medal for outstanding heroism under fire!
You are in charge of a Tokyo defense team of military experts who find ways of repelling kaiju. Find a way to hurt the monsters and deploy vehicles such as tanks and jets that are able to shoot them down before they destroy any critical buildings. When danger is near and all seems lost, call for Ultraman!
F-19 STEALTH FIGHTER takes combat flying to new heights. With dazzling graphics and authentic, real-world scenarios. F-19 creates action-packed excitement that keeps you coming back for more! It's easy to learn, but satisfyingly tough to master.