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Super Famicom
Platform
Time travel as best buddies Nobita and adorable blue cat Doraemon zip through levels of vicious looking dinosaurs (well vicious in cuddly, anime style) and rival, robotic cats in the future. Known in Japanese as Doraemon 3 Nobita to Toki no Takaraou.
Super Famicom
Platform
Everyone’s favourite cat from the future flies through the platform levels using the bamboo helicopter and a little help from the human friend and boy next door Nobita on the roller coaster level which stands alongside standard platform levels and of course the underwater ones. Simple, primary colours and relatively simple gameplay make for a pleasant, if not too cerebral platforming romp.
GameBoy Color
Action
Doraemon uses his wits to direct one of the on screen team such as old Nobita kun using the cursor to get him safely through the hazards and a step closer to rescuing Shizuka. A good test of reflexes as much as the grey matter and a fun game for even those unfamiliar with the robot cat’s charms.
Famicom Cart
RPG
Everyone’s favourite robotic cat from the future explores the gaming world in a style reminiscent of Mother as the gang travel the lands and houses. His ‘Anywhere Portal’ certain could be of use as could the ‘Bamboo Helicopter’. Just beware of those ear nibbling mice when resting.
GameBoy Original
Sports
Mario Kart tribute with the fun characters from Doraemon: Nobita, Shizuka and Takeshi making for varied kart attributes, just like Nintendo’s opus.
Super Famicom
Platform
Does justice to the weighty Doraemon license as the platform sections feature solid, colourful sprites and plenty of ducking and jumping attributes to further endear fans of the robot cat from the future. A few magic switches making platforms appear and more mystery surprises make for a top platforming package.
XBOX
Action
Known as ‘Wreckless’ in its Western carnation, gameplay involves driving missions working either as a cop or spy in order to bring down the Yakuza. If spying do your best to not mess up, thereby keeping all your digits intact. Combinines the look and feel of Crazy Taxi as drivers whizz around the city with pedestrians scattering out the way with the crash and smash gameplay of Chase HQ as drivers run the bad guys off the road. A good combination and a real hoot with tanks and dumpster available to add to the variety.
Mega CD
Simulation
Dreaded FMV title that is actually quite a laugh if you can savour the flavour of the hammy, cheesy acting. Gameplay involves setting trap to capture crooks within the apartment building. So often its important to be in the right place at the right time. A classic early example of a console CD game.
Mega CD
Simulation
Dreaded FMV title that is actually quite a laugh if you can savour the flavour of the hammy, cheesy acting. Gameplay involves setting trap to capture crooks within the apartment building. So often its important to be in the right place at the right time. A classic early example of a console CD game.
GameBoy Advance
A Bit Special
Possibly the cutest game we have ever seen, even by Japanese standards. The kawaii animal club tour town to complete mini games to progress. Subtitled Tama chan Monogatari
Famicom Cart
Action
Great 8 Bit game which keeps it simple, but heaps lashings of fine gameplay on those prepared to sample its action based levels. Players must get across the screen to collect the key. The secret is in blowing up the towers on the way to allow players to cross rivers, avoiding the projectile fire as you go.
Super Famicom
RPG
Emotional journey and epic quest with some stirring scores and Ascii’s distinctive look to its characters and worlds. The look is befitting of the fine era of SFC RPGs, yet it seems to have a rendered finish to the sprites and backgrounds looking very professional as such. It also seems to help the characters to display the required facial expressions to really draw the budding RPG-er in to its world.
PC Engine CD ROM
Shoot Em Up
Very solid 2D shooter in the mould of Last Resort on the Neo-Geo. Has some very tasty cut scenes and a plot involving a brain in a box.
Super Famicom
Sports
Full of Kunio class right from the start as a knock of the ball causes one off the players to take one in the firecrackers. The players are always full of mischief with plenty of expression on their faces in the true Techno’s style of the series. Anime cut scenes crank up the tension in a school baseball based precursor to the hit Rookies series with solid slugging mechanics.
Super Famicom
Sports
Full of Kunio class right from the start as a knock of the ball causes one off the players to take one in the firecrackers. The players are always full of mischief with plenty of expression on their faces in the true Technos style of the series. Anime cut scenes crank up the tension in a school baseball based precursor to the hit Rookies series with solid slugging mechanics.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
Sports
Pretty difficult to track down as the games star and biker gang look-a-like Kunio Kun has a strong following. Various track & field events spiced up by the ability to throw punches, bottles and even bowling balls during your rivals attempts.
Famicom Cart
Sports
Pretty difficult to track down as the games star and biker gang look-a-like Kunio Kun has a strong following. Various track & field events spiced up by the ability to throw punches, bottles and even bowling balls during your rivals attempts.
Nintendo DS
A Bit Special
Subtitled ‘How old is your brain?’, this whipped up a real storm in Japan. Simple tests utilising science that are fun to take part in, just not as much fun to get the results in Genki’s case.
GameBoy Original
Puzzle
Viruses must be wiped out by aligning them with the correctly colour coded vitamin pill. Simple premise but it soon generates sweaty palm syndrome and prickly heat that even the good Doctor Mario would have trouble curing.
GameBoy Advance
Puzzle
Bumper pack for puzzle devotees with the Famicom classic Dr. Mario making a welcomed comeback. Viruses must be wiped out by aligning them with the correctly colour coded vitamin pill. Simple premise but it soon generates sweaty palm syndrome and prickly heat that even the good Doctor Mario would have trouble curing. Panel de Pon is from the crafters of Advance Wars and is also known as Puzzle League. In a similar vein, lines must be matched up but blocks can only be shifted horizontally. There are additional modes of play making this a deviously delightful package for the puzzle minded player. Just take Dr Mario’s advice and stop playing when you start seeing viruses and vitamins that aren’t there.
PS2
Action
Spiritual sequel to Panzer Dragoon as the dragon soars through the skies, twisting to avoid other beasts to blast a fireball at the hordes below before dismounting to fight them with swishing sword in hand. Positively glistening in Square Enix polish as much as the sunny skies. Known in the West as Drakengard 2.
Famicom Cart
Platform
Happy days as the young dragon hunter delves deep into underground caverns to seek out dragons. Sadly this game is from an era when dragons couldn’t be tamed and as such some sharp steel must be used to prod them into line. Namco really hits its straps in such titles and delivers a fine gaming experience with aplomb.
Famicom Cart
Action
Popular sequel as players bravely explore the cavernous levels that hide dinosaurs besides the obvious dragon or two. Fast pace and looking very prim and pretty on the Famicom. Simple gaming pleasures as Namco has a flair for.
Gamecube
Action
Gameplay has two sections: on-rails, Star Fox style and free roaming shooting. Gameplay takes place on the back of a dragon a la Panzer Dragoon. The anime based story revolves around being transported into an alternate reality where battles on the backs of Dragons are commonplace. Developed by Treasure.
Sega Saturn
RPG
Fantasy RPG with heavy influence on battles between warring fractions. Sega style anime graphics and multiple storylines.
PC Engine FX
Simulation
A fine RPG in its own right with lush gaming world realised in great detail and all important characters of intrest so that players feel a conncetion to them. The certificate comes from the saucy cut scenes with steamy voice acting, but this game stands tall on its own.
Playstation
RPG
Very expressive avatars and plenty of musical clues as to their character: be they likely to fight you, steal from you or charge you too much in a restaurant. The combat and isometric world show just how much effort has gone into this journey of adventure.
Famicom Cart
RPG
RPG action screens to grab a quick item before heading to the platform sections and boss showdowns. All set to that toe-tapping DragonBall theme tune. Known in Japan as Dragonball Shenron no Nazo.
Famicom Cart
RPG
A quest it is and not for the faint hearted with plenty to pull on the heart-strings. But well worthy of preserving for the gaming vault of its top triumphs.
Figures
Figure
Pop out 3D figure from Dragon Quest in this Derumurin Island version tribute to Dai no Bouken. The effect works very well to bring it to life.