PLATFORMS

A role-playing video game for the Super Famicom developed and published by Angel in 1995. It has not been officially translated into English, although there are some fan translations[1] available on the Internet. In the future Crystal Tokyo, a small band of discontent citizens has come together to form a rebel team of Senshi called … Continue reading “Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story”

Super Saiya Densetsu is based on the popular manga/animé series Dragon Ball. It follows the events described in the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, the second story block, which tells about the connection of the hero Son Goku with a powerful alien race, and new mighty foes from far away planets. The game starts just where the … Continue reading “Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu”

You are a young man named Toru, and you are about to marry Lu, your sweetheart. Everything is ready for your marriage, the priest of the god Za your village worship is preparing to guide the ceremony. Strolling outside in the evening, you find a strange-looking shiny item. Immediately afterwards you are attacked by thieves … Continue reading “Gran Historia”

Arabian Nights: Sabaku no Seirei-ō is a Japanese role-playing game released for the Super Famicom. The game starts with the Djinn Ifrit being defeated by a sorcerer named Suleiman. Suleiman then makes Ifrit his servant. One day Suleiman is defeated by a mysterious sorcerer, robbing Ifrit from the opportunity to take revenge on the man that … Continue reading “Arabian Nights”

The game’s sustained silliness and ability to try new things is what makes the game memorable, even though penetrating the language barrier to unravel its happenings is a challenge. The stars of Kabuki Rocks are Rock and Macky, flamboyantly dressed musicians extraordinaire. They are joined by a number of other characters along the way, and the game’s … Continue reading “Kabuki Rocks”

Elfaria is a turn-based RPG from RED Entertainment, published in Japan only by Hudson. The developers hired prolific manga artist Susumu Matsushita to create most of the character and enemy design in the game, as well as the lush intro movie. The game is streamlined in a few ways compared to other RPGs of the … Continue reading “Elfaria”

Gokinjo Boukentai (“Neighborhood Adventure Troop”) is one of the many SFC RPGs which never made it out of Japan. It was also brought out by an obscure publisher, making it largely unknown in the West. However, it has a small following in its country of origin, thanks to the character designs provided by Masumi Sudou (須藤 真澄). She … Continue reading “Gokinjo Boukentai”

In the far future Solid City is overrun by mecha-related crime, and few dare face the underworld mafias and street gangs that threaten the city. However everything changes when private eye Shuu’s girl is murdered in a mob-related hit and he decides to get to the bottom of the crime wave and avenge his girl’s … Continue reading “Solid Runner”

Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! Tenkousei Scramble, the only game developed by a completely unknown studio called Dynamite was published by J-Wing in 1996 to very limited success, it probably wouldn’t have ever caught anybody’s attention if not for Aeon Genesis‘s translation. It was based on a play-by-mail RPG from around the same time.

Dark Kingdom lets you experience a traditional story of a Japanese RPG from “the other side”. In this game, you play the role of a mercenary named Gene Dorman. Instead of becoming a world-saving paladin, Gene joins forces with the Demon King himself! He offers his services to him and receives from him various assignments. Gene … Continue reading “Dark Kingdom”