Most Popular Family Computer Games
Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League
1993
star 8.1Hi, I am Misako of Nekketsu High. I am the manager of our local soccer team. Finally, we can prove that Nekketsu FC is the greatest team in the world. If we work hard and qualify, the Technos Japan Cup will determine who is the greatest in the world. After Nekketsu FC was formed, I was supposed to lead the team to victory, but I haven't been able to keep my promise. But Kunio is here, and he will guide us to victory. I won't meddle in, but I will offer my advice if you want it. Nekketsu FC, let's go! The game was originally released as Kunio-Kun no Nekketsu Soccer League, but has since been localized as Kunio-kun's Nekketsu Soccer League.F1 Race
1984
F1 Race
1984
star 7.4F1 Race is a racing video game released in 1984 for the Family Computer in Japan. A version was released in 1990 for the Game Boy in Japan and in 1991 in Europe and North America, which included the Four Player Adapter for four player gameplay. The game features racing in one of two Formula One cars around a variety of tracks near world capitals and landmarks. In the Family Computer version of the game, the cars come in three colors: red, light orange, and dark blue. Gameplay is similar to that of Namco's Pole Position. Finishing in first, second, or third results in a podium finish; players must win on each track to advance to the next. Vehicles in the game have a generic two-speed manual transmission governing their speed (with a "LOW" setting and a "HI" setting). There are ten tracks in the race; the game repeats itself after the conclusion of the tenth circuit. Three difficult levels help beginners to adjust to the artificial intelligence on "skill level 1" while novices get some extra challenge on "skill leveSplatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
1989
star 7.5Revived by his girlfriend's grief and a flash of lightning, Rick must chase down the Pumpkin king and save his beloved Jennifer once and for all! A parody of the bloody horror beat-'em-up Splatterhouse, Wanpaku Graffiti assumes a much cuter appearance but retains the same fast-paced action of the original.Mitsume ga Tooru
1991
Mitsume ga Tooru
1991
star 8Mitsume ga Tōru is a 2D action platformer released in 1992. It was never released outside Japan. It contains 5 levels with a boss fight at the end of each level. The main character´s weapons are the third eye that shoots bullets, boomerangs or lasers and a spear (the Red Condor) that he can materialize from the air. The game is based on the manga and anime of the same name.Kyatto Ninden Teyandee
1991
star 8Players take the role of the three main cats and otasuke (rescue team) members, who can be switched to at any time and have special abilities to progress through the game. The game features most of the characters in the series as well as an additional villain, a mysterious scientist named Dr. Purple (Dr. パープ).Sweet Home
1989
Sweet Home
1989
star 6.2Thirty years prior to the story in 1959, famous artist Ichirō Mamiya hid several precious frescos in his huge mansion before he mysteriously disappeared. In the present day, a team of five documentary filmers seek to recover the paintings from the abandoned, dilapidated mansion. Upon entering, they are trapped inside by the ghost of an unknown woman, who threatens to kill all trespassers. The team decides to split up and find a way out, but the mansion is both in danger of collapsing and is occupied by countless monsters.Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV
1994
star 6Fourth and final 8-bit installment of the series, only released in Japan on the Famicom system. Took the game from being a straight-on platformer and added some adventuring and RPG elements to the mix.Choujin Sentai Jetman
1991
star 7.9In the year 199X, Earth Defense Sky Force orbits the planet. They survey the Earth 24 hours a day to maintain world peace. When problems arise they send in agents to help out. SF-W6 and SF-W3 are two such agents. Upon completing a mission they are promoted to J-project status. Aboard the ship, The Chief explains that when hit with Birdronic waves, they will turn into Choujin Sentai. Immediately after Tendou Ryu's conversion into a Jetman, the enemy Vyram attack. Radiguet, the leader of the Vyram, announces that they have conquered other detentions and now plan to conquer the 3rd dimension. During this attack, Ryu loses his girlfriend Rie through a hole in the ship. The Birdronic wave machine shatters and the remaining 4 waves are sent down to Earth at random. After the attack Ryu and The Chief search the Earth to find the remaining members of the group.Nekketsu Fighting Legend
1992
star 7One day at school, Kunio was minding his own business when suddenly, he found a note on his locker. The note says their is a fighting tournament hosted by the "Double Tiger" twins. Seeing it as a challenge he could not refuse, Kunio runs off to participate. When Riki sees Kunio running and read his note, he decides to enter as well. Many other fighters will join in to see who is the strongest. The game was originally released as Nekketsu Kakutou Densetsu, but has since been localized as Nekketsu Fighting Legend.Aladdin
1995
Aladdin
1995
star 7.9Aladdin is a port of the SNES version of the game of the same name, made by Hummer Team in 1995. The game is one of the more well known pirate ports and is commonly found on multicarts (in its MMC3 hacked form).Star Wars
1987
Star Wars
1987
star 6.2Star Wars is a Family Computer video game released in 1987 by Namco. Despite being based on the first Star Wars film. It is the only game in the Star Wars franchise that was released exclusively in Japan. The game is a common side-scrolling platformer where the player controls Luke Skywalker (appearing with black hair due to color limitations), as he travels to join the Rebellion against the Empire.Moon Crystal
1992
Moon Crystal
1992
star 7.8As Ricky Slater, the player must rescue Ricky's family and confront the evil forces of Count Crimson, who wields the powerful Moon Crystal! Owing much inspiration to Prince of Persia, this game boasts colorful graphics and vivid animations coupled with non-linear exploration and gameplay.Contra
1988
Contra
1988
star 7.5This is the Family Computer (Famicom) port of Contra. Even if the American and the Japanese port look similar and share the same art style and engine, the Japanese version has added content, with more animations in the backgrounds, new cheat codes and, most importantly, story cutscenes explaining the plot of the game.Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II
1990
star 7.9Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II is the sequel to Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei. It was published by Namco in 1990 for the Family Computer and is the second video game in the Megami Tensei series. This is the first game in the series to not be based on the original novels by Aya Nishitani, but it retains much of the gameplay aspects of its predecessor. The music in the game is enhanced by an eight-channel Namco 163 WSG sound chip on the cartridge.Crisis Force
1991
Crisis Force
1991
star 6.5The denizens of Atlantis have arisen after a slumber of 10,000 years, and only Asuka and Maya can save the world from destruction in their Aurawing aircraft! Crisis Force was Konami's last shoot-'em-up game for the Famicom, and it pushes the hardware to its absolute limits.Kyouryuu Sentai Zyuranger
1992
star 6.7A group of astronauts from Japan accidentally free Bandora and her gang while exploring Nemesis. Baaza, who had been watching over the sleeping volunteers, sees Bandora and her minions terrorizing the people, and awakens the five warriors placed to sleep 170 million years ago to fight Bandora with the power of the Guardian Beasts as the Kyouryuu Sentai ZyuRanger.Akira
1988
Akira
1988
star 4.7Akira is a 1988 adventure video game by TOSE for the Family Computer console exclusively in Japan. It is based on Akira, the 1988 animated film version of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga of the same name.Racer Mini Yonku: Japan Cup
1989
star 7A board game/racing game hybrid based on a miniature RC car toyline. It was developed and published by Konami exclusively for the Japanese Famicom. Racer Mini Yonku: Japan Cup ("Yonku" refers to four-wheel drive vehicles) is a board game with racing game sections, in that the player has to construct their own RC 4WD car and then race them against their CPU opponents in various events, often taking terrain handling into account. It was based on the then-popular mini RC car toy fad in Japan. The title screen credits Tamiya, a Japanese toy manufacturer that focuses on model kits and RC vehicles, and their logo frequently appears in-game. The game was developed by Konami for the Famicom, and was never released outside of Japan. The player and the CPU opponents take turns moving over a board and acquiring money and parts for their RC car. Money collected can also be spent on new parts. The players' vehicles then race, an automatic process, with the one with the best upgrades usually coming out on top.Castle Quest
1990
Castle Quest
1990
star 6.6Castle Quest is board strategy game mixed with magic battle confrontations. The game is like a chess clone with fantasy creatures that fight with playing cards. The player's goal is to topple the opponents king. A player controls a small army (with units like orcman, karate man, warrior etc) on a small chess board. If two pieces meet on the same square, they fight on special screen with a playing-card roulette. Depending on the cards that each unit gets they will do damage to an opponent. Different units have different health points and also different cards, for example, some units have more propensity to getting the instantly killing joker card. Some units are able to cast attack or defense spells. When these pieces move to an empty square on the map a spell window will open. Each spell can either damage surrounding squares or heal/revive surrounding units.Dice
2002
