On Msx
Bomberman
Several titles in the 2000s were published by fellow Japanese game company Konami, who gained full control of the franchise when they purchased and absorbed Hudson in 2012. Most Bomberman games also feature a multiplayer mode, where other Bombermen act as opponents, and the last one standing is the winner....
Chase H.Q.
is a 1988 arcade racing game, released by Taito. The game was well received in the gaming industry, resulting in three arcade-based sequels being released: Special Criminal Investigation , Super Chase: Criminal Termination and Chase H.Q. Taito released versions of the game for the Family Computer , Game...
Dragon Quest
The series has had a significant impact on the development of console RPGs, and introduced a number of features to the genre. Early in the series the Dragon Quest games were released under the title Dragon Warrior in North America to avoid trademark conflict with the tabletop role-playing game DragonQuest....
Gauntlet
The players, up to four at once in the arcade version, select among four playable fantasy-based characters; Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie, or Questor the Elf. Each character has his or her own unique strength and weaknesses. For example, the Warrior is strongest in hand-to-hand...
Genghis Khan II: Clan Of The Gray Wolf
It is part of Koei's Historical Simulation Series of games, and is the sequel to Genghis Khan, though this is the third game in the series. The player is given the option to conquer either the country of Mongolia as Temujin, the man who would one day become Genghis Khan himself, or as one of three other...
The Hobbit
It was published on 21 September 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. Set in a time "Between the Dawn of Færie and the Dominion of Men",The Hobbit follows the quest of home-loving...
Lode Runner
It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. Smith of Renton, Washington, who at the time was an architecture student at the University of Washington. This prototype, called Kong, was written for a Prime Computer 550 minicomputer...
Mappy
First introduced in 1983, it was distributed in the United States by Bally/Midway. The player guides Mappy the police mouse through the mansion of the cats called the Mewkies to retrieve stolen goods. If the player waits too long after this, the "Gosenzo" coin will drop onto the top-middle...
Nobunaga's Ambition
As the title suggests, the player is tasked with achieving the ultimate goal of warlord Oda Nobunaga: the conquest and unification of Japan. Games in the franchise have been released on a variety of gaming platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Mega Drive, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer,...
Q*bert
The objective is to change the color of every cube in a pyramid by making the on-screen character hop on top of the cube while avoiding obstacles and enemies. Lee designed the title character and original concept, which was then further developed and implemented by Davis. The success resulted in sequels...
R-Type
R-Type is a side scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game produced by Irem in 1987. The game is made up of several sequential levels, with a boss enemy at the end of each. The player's spacecraft has, by default, a weak but rapid-firing main gun; and a more powerful gun called a wave cannon, which requires...
Star Force
Star Force is a vertical shoot 'em up arcade video game made in 1984 by Tehkan . Each stage in the game was named after a letter of the Greek alphabet. In the NES version, after defeating the Omega target, the player can see a black screen with Tecmo's logo, announcing the future release of the sequel...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Your initial goal is to rescue the fair maiden, April, but your ultimate objective is to battle through the streets and sewers of New York until you score a victory at the TECHNODROME, home of the evil Shredder and his Life Transformer Gun. Once a turtle is captured, he is out of action until you find...
The Tower Of Druaga
It was later ported to the MSX, Famicom and remade for the PC Engine platform by Game Studio. However, in recent years, the series has been retconned as being set in the fantasy kingdom of "Babylim". The player assumes the role of the hero Gilgamesh, whose goal is to rescue the maiden Ki from...
Ultima 3: Exodus
Eons ago Lord British came unto the lands of Sosaria. Since that time it has been united under his rule as the Kingdom of Britannia and has gone through two major crises. A few years ago there were political upheavals among the city states of the kingdom. The ringleader of this political instability...
California Games
California Games is a 1987 Epyx sports video game for many home computers and video game consoles. The game sold very well, topping game selling charts for winter months. Chuck Sommerville, the designer of the half-pipe game in California Games later developed the game Chip's Challenge, while Ken Nicholson...
