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Here we have all the games in the Shop Section.
PS2
Simulation
Genki is just pleased its more than a slot or fruit machine simulator with Ken and the post-apocalyptic scenes adding to the atmosphere, rather than just menacingly crunching their knuckles and waiting to mutter the immortal words of the series.
PS2
Simulation
Evangelion themed pachinko title which captures the frantic action, noise and detailed video used as a background in a lot of Japanese pachinko and slot titles. The footage and characters draw heavily on the Evangelion world and add much to this sleek production.
Super Famicom
Simulation
Visit the slot machine and pachinko parlours of Japan under the master guidance of the king of spin Sammy. Genki wont be held responsible for anyone developing a pachinko habit and hanging around outside parlours exchanging prizes for cash.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
Simulation
Pachio kun is a little ball with legs, a Pachinko ball to be precise, who here travels into outer space for the theme to this Pachinko controller compatible table game. Pachinko involves a pile of steel balls falling from the top of screen and players trying to manipulate them to fall out to the players collection. Here without the deafening sound.
PS2
Simulation
Sammy has fine lineage in the pachinko stable and excels here once again in recreating the parlour at home with colourful eye candy graphics and toe tapping tunes.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Fruit machine simulator that took advantage of the DC networks whilst available to give slot machine fans a cheaper alternative to feeding their habit. Tidy Jungle Master theme to the machine in line with the fruity feel.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Spend a week with the girls of Pandora’s Dream: a beautifully animated adventure set in the height of the muggy Japanese summer.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Spend a week with the girls of Pandora’s Dream: a beautifully animated adventure set in the height of the muggy Japanese summer.
Super Famicom
Puzzle
Panel de Pon is also known as Puzzle League. Lines must be matched up but blocks can only be shifted horizontally to clear the on screen action. Liften head and shoulders above the competition by Nintendo’s exceptional presentation.
Virtual Boy
Puzzle
Join Bomberman’s quest to make the golden Bomberman statue his own by winning the three medals. All of the enemies and levels are of a spooky nature, but in a cuddly Bomberman style. Gameplay is in a similar vein to Columns.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Panic Chan and Trouble Chan star in this OVA anime adventure packed full with plenty of doe eyed characters and more high jinx than Maison Ikkoku with a cheeky nod to Star Trek.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Panic Chan and Trouble Chan star in this OVA anime adventure packed full with plenty of doe eyed characters and more high jinx than Maison Ikkoku with a cheeky nod to Star Trek.
Mega Drive
Shoot Em Up
With only 5,000 copies of the original print rumoured to be in circulation, this is one of the rarer titles for the Mega Drive and the price in Japan of the original often reflects this. Not merely collectable for its low print run though – its the finest shooter on the Mega Drive. The heroine of the title is a witch named Cotton, on a mission to find out why all the sweets have been poisoned. But it times it may seem like Cotton has had a strong dose of dental gas, such are the colourful, almost psychedelic nature of the graphics with genre defining effects. Smashing bosses, clean, creative anime cut scenes, original ‘chase view’ perspective, yet true to its title with free movement – this title is the best example of what the Mega Drive architecture can produce. Michelangelo would surely approve. Thankfully collectors can now own it and not just watch the original with tea cup on Antiques Roadshow.
Sega Saturn
Shooter
Jaw dropping visuals and a story whose threads gently wrap around you before you realise you are cocooned in it. Whilst gameplay is on the rails the 360 degree firing range makes it feel unrestricted as you fly against hordes of critters to drop them from the sky. A Saturn must have title that announced the new generations arrival.
Sega Saturn
Shoot Em Up
Held with very high esteem amongst the Genki Team, Sega once again delivers more palm perspiring action. The strength of the Panzer brand can be seen in it’s enduring love ensuring it got an X Box release.
Gamecube
RPG
A real Nintendo tour de force with Mario, Yoshi et al enjoying the colourful scenery, pseudo 2D look and Nintendo’s love of the gamer, never leaving you high and dry without a clue. So good it was remade for the Switch.
PS2
Rhythm
The Para Para dance craze swept Japan like the cherry blossom front with deeply tanned girls and bleached blond boys tossing about there limbs in the clubs from Shibuya to Sekijo. The game involves flicking out arms and legs in time to the beat and onscreen prompt proving a fine work out and building up a fine ability to para para!
Sony Hardware
Controller
The Para Para dance craze swept Japan like the cherry blossom front with deeply tanned girls and bleached blond boys tossing about there limbs in the clubs from Shibuya to Sekijo. This controller allows players to follow the onscreen prompts by passing over the sensors at the right time. Good exercise and very useful for night clubbing (in a slightly retro fashion.)
PS2
Rhythm
Genki is a massive fan of Master Onion and its great to see him in such good form teaching martial arts. Beard Burger is also great fun as Parappa must flip and toast hamburgers in style under the pressure of the watching, hungry crowd. The 2D look works a treat and has aged like a fine claret.
Playstation
Rhythm
Genre defining release from Sony with eye catching graphical style and high degree of variety between levels. Master Onion has to be one of the coolest characters in the gaming world. “Kick, punch: its all in the mind. If you want to test me, I’m sure you’ll find…” It may just be Simple Simon, but when its this much fun…
Playstation
Rhythm
Genre defining release from Sony with eye catching graphical style and high degree of variety between levels. Master Onion has to be one of the coolest characters in the gaming world. “Kick, punch: its all in the mind. If you want to test me, I’m sure you’ll find…” It may just be Simple Simon, but when its this much fun…
Playstation
RPG
Square’s underated opus is perhaps a little short, but its bitterly sweet with Biohazard moments of fleeting fear mingled with Final Fantasy style roleplaying mechanics. But the eerie sense all is not well gnaws away at you throughout the twisted and at times unhinged story.
Super Famicom
Simulation
A gaming parlour simulator with a pachinko game based on the theme of Horse Heaven and a slot machine simulator where three of the lucky seven hits the jackpot. Seven is nana in Japanese, so this part of the game is known as Nanasy (a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of Nancy?) A popular series with seven instalments.
Playstation
Simulation
War sim take on the Parodius world where players can take charge of an army of octopuses, penguins or paper planes with the aim of capturing more factories and further build up your military might. Whilst the play mechanics are up there with the very finest of this genre, the game never takes itself too seriously and some high jinx ensues in the pre battle banter.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Gentle, department store lift music tinkles along as players visit the local patissier and interact with the fellow customers and waitresses with impossibly high pitched, anime style voices.
PC Engine Hardware
Console
A classic machine that rivaled the Famicom for popularity in Japan and opens up the world of PC Engine Hu Cards such as ‘Cloud Master’, ‘Jackie Chan’, ‘Gekisha Boy’, ‘Hell’s Journey’…
PC Engine Hardware
Console
A classic machine that rivaled the Famicom for popularity in Japan and opens up the world of PC Engine Hu Cards such as ‘Cloud Master’, ‘Jackie Chan’, ‘Gekisha Boy’, ‘Hell’s Journey’…
PC Engine Hardware
Accessory
Allows the dedicated to be able to hook up their PC Engine GT to the car adaptor for gaming on the go when batteries fail. Or perhaps during a well-earned driving break would be better.
PC Engine Hardware
Accessory
PC Engine GT owners felt the future was now when this attachment landed allowing them to tune in to analogue TV Signals and watch through their handheld GT. Can be used by those with the willing to link up other devices through its AV cable headphone jack style input.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
A Bit Special
Given away with PC Engine Magazine in Japan with some fabulous demos though along with the Hyper Catalogue: Winds of Thunder, Crest of Wolf, Fushigi no Umi Nadia, Burai II and Dragon Slayer.