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Here we have all the games in the Shop Section.
PC Engine HU Card
Platform
Set in a Japanese flavoured hell like world, Tarosuke must try and find his way past spooky, limbless ghouls and angry devils to meet King Enma with nothing more for sustenance than hell rice bowls and steamed buns.
PC Engine HU Card
Platform
Set in a Japanese flavoured hell like world, Tarosuke must try and find his way past spooky, limbless ghouls and angry devils to meet King Enma with nothing more for sustenance than hell rice bowls and steamed buns.
Famicom Cart
Platform
Set in a Japanese flavoured hell like world, Tarosuke must try and find his way past spooky, limbless ghouls and angry devils to meet King Enma with nothing more for sustenance than hell rice bowls and steamed buns.
PS2
RPG
An epic series with a monumental story – like a beautifully woven tapestry the way the threads come together. Cel-shaded sprites blur the boundaries between anime and gaming. A real pinnacle in terms of the series.
PSP
RPG
Namco demonstrates its vast experience in hand crafting elaborate RPGs and embellishing them with beautiful looks and high-end acting. Another fine addition to the series.
PSP
RPG
Experienced stable Namco takes the reins and steers you through its wonderful world with all its vast experience. Looking lavish on the PSP display.
GameBoy Advance
RPG
The epic opus does itself more than justice of the GBA with a high level of detail poured into this labour of love. The RPG action translates well to the dimensions of the smaller screen and the sprite based world will pull a heart string with gamers long enough in the tooth to remember the 16Bit era.
PS3
RPG
The fifteenth anniversary of the Tales of series is celebrated in this intense instalment with epic worlds to explore and full-on combat. The battles are a real treat and give the player plenty of opportunity to shine. Visually stunning too combining various graphical skills and looks to result in a game world and cut-scenes of breath-taking proportions.
Merchandise
Merchandise
Four different types of key chain to collect to celebrate one of Namco’s popular Tale of games. Luckily at a price where you can chance your arm on getting all four types.
GameBoy Original
A Bit Special
Gamers of a certain vintage would have cut their teeth cleaning up Tamagotchi poo, petting them and feeding them. The journey to the GameBoy seems a natural progression.
GameBoy Original
A Bit Special
Opens up the Tamagotchi world as players explore the town and meet more virtual pets that need feeding and teaching basic maths to grow up big and strong (and able to add up.)
GameBoy Original
A Bit Special
Feed your virtual pet, give it medicine, shower it with praise, tell it off and play puzzles with it, not forgetting the odd poop that will need a scoop. Happy days are here again.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Realistic adventure game with detective elements and a good choice of riposte a requisite to progress without a thick ear.
Famicom Cart
RPG
Mysterious, spiritual RPG that sees players going on a trip of enlightenment that you’d imagine would be a hard pitch for the modern day creators to their publisher. Almost as cult as the content of the game and definitely one of the most unusual stories one can encounter.
GameBoy Original
Action
With the classic look of a Game & Watch title, this action platformer requires players to drop tactical bombs to give themselves some time to avoid the pursuit of the Tasmanian Tigers of the title. Perfectly suited to the small screen and a very enjoyable action title with some nice ditties such as Waltzing Matilda. Japanese title Tasmania Monogatari.
Famicom Cart
Platform
Classic Capcom gampelay with its traditional coin op slickness. Players use a sword to block aerial attacks from kite floating bombers and less subtly dispatched numbers from building block windows. Platform lifts, great pacing an even an armadillo armoured boss who rolls up to avoid attacks – its all in there. Known as Trojan in the West.
Sega Saturn
A Bit Special
Demos of Sengoku Blade, Stakes Winner, Street Racer Extra and Magic Carpet with a feature on AM2 and a look at Shining The Holy Ark.
Sega Saturn
Rhythm
A fun music synthesiser to play around with tracks and allow the TV Band to play it with some nice animation sequences. Easy to follow menu and some fine effects.
Mega Drive
Sports
Plays a tough game of American Football that makes for a good representative of the sport. The best praise we can heap on it is it gets non-fans on board to the point of comparing which plays to go for.
Mega Drive
Utilises the official license and some nice graphics, with little touches such as on court logos, to make a sports game that still generates plenty of nostalgia from gamers of a certain vintage. Particularly in the UK where Mr Jordan was building up a basketball frenzy, no doubt helped by some nice boots for fans to sample.
Mega Drive
Sports
Not one of the most famous World Cups being held in 92, but this is actually based on the arcade revelation World Cup 90. As such it plays a zippy game with simple controls and quick turn-overs in possession. Keep it on the deck, lob it forward or shoot being the attacking controls with heading and overhead kicks possible for that moment of World Cup glory.
GameBoy Original
Action
Great animation and an understanding of pushing the architecture just as much as it can handle. Impressively bold sprites and suitably bad bosses all set to the familiar Turtles tune.
Famicom Cart
Platform
Turtles on platform this time avoiding blokes with chain saws – usually a good policy in Genki’s humble experience. Makes good use of the turtles nature and taking to underwater sections. April’s always on hand to offer support.
Mega Drive
Side Scrolling Beat Em Up
Fine, retro feel to the gameplay in a genre itself that is long since forgotten. Yet Konami made a real splash with its arcade scrolling fighters and Turtles fits its masterplan with quick paced gameplay and the ability to pummel an opponent once their collar can be gripped. Good variety in the gameplay as players go from rusty 80’s downtown to surfing the high seas, catching up with pirate ships.
Mega Drive
One on One Beat Em Up
Quality Konami licensed title that sees our fine turtle clan taking on all comers with the three buttons: kick, punch and taunt. There are also special moves that can only be executed when the player is on their last legs to try and even up the bout. Arcade feel to the gameplay which is very pick up and play, but the producers class shines through.
Playstation
One on One Beat Em Up
The arrival of Tekken brought home the power of the new 32Bit generation and pushed the Playstations prowess to the forefront of the gaming public’s conscious. Feel every blow reign down from it’s iron fist. With Tekken and ‘Ridge Racer’ Sony owed Namcot a big slap on the back.
Playstation
One on One Beat Em Up
Namco really ruled the arcades with its Tekken franchise and deservedly so. The requisite slick and detailed graphics are there, facilitating smooth movements of skilled martial artists. But Namco has also given the combatants the moves in which to drop as well as shatter jaws.
PS2
One on One Beat Em Up
Tekken’s success led to its big budget feel in terms of introducing the bouts and its slick presentation. The fight mechanics have been well-worked on as much as the elaborate backgrounds, be it jungle, shopping centre with excited shoppers or the urban, underground car park complete with appropriate acoustics for a concrete fight. Not forgetting the showdown in the ring too…
Merchandise
Merchandise
Fetching red vest to ensure know one pops up next to you on the Tekken coin op to challenge. Especially as it was a prize for The King of Iron Fist Tournament 4 competition.
Figures
Figure
Incredible appearance to this fine figure that came with the PS5 version of Tekken 8. The attachable wing lights up to create a mean, moody representation of the series’ star Jin Kazama.