Simulation
Here we have all the games in the Simulation Section.
GameBoy Color
Simulation
Feed, give water, encourage your cute, little hamster top use the wheel, watch it play and wish it a good night in this strangely compelling hamster owning simulation.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Sepia tinged graphics and soothing music as players interact with the ladies of the town through its various locales including main shopping street and Japanese temple. Quite a desired title in Japan.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Careful choice of language is required or there won’t just be fireworks at the summer festival…
Playstation
Simulation
NEC cut its dating sim teeth on the PC FX and this Playstation release continues in that distinctive and knowledgeable style with a band of fair ladies full of fun to vry for the attentions of the gamer. Be wary of trying to juggle too many eggs though.
GameBoy Original
Simulation
Captures the innocent times of youth in the Japanese countryside with warm, well-knit community and ages of time to explore capturing insects. Known in Japan as Konchuu Hakase which could be translated as Professor Insect.
Dreamcast
Simulation
High school friendship game where players must pick their lines as carefully as the students do their hair in the morning.
GameBoy Original
Simulation
A tidy RPG from Konami whose high production standards shine through. Also stars Koukiatsu Girl and some imaginative characters.
Dreamcast
Simulation
Super natural goings on to this seemingly innocent adventure add that air of Japanese horror and spine tingling chills.
Miscellaneous Games
Simulation
A compilation celebrating young Japanese boys’ love of vehicles with footage of bulldozers, ambulances, tourist buses, post vans, police cars and fire engines.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
Simulation
A battle simulator that makes fine use of the CD format to splice retro anime cut-scenes between the action.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Bishonen anime inspired action, the first in the series to have 3D graphics. Multiple endings are also possible.
PC Engine CD ROM
Simulation
A life simulation game where you must guide a young woman through her daily routine with great anime cut sequences. Japanese title: Kagami no Kuni no Legend.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Ver much a feel of the empire from Star Wars with such pageantry in deep space in this anime, inter galactic space opera.
Playstation
Simulation
A Slime breeding game which involves building up the world for these loveable lumps of jelly. Strangely compelling drawing you into their slippery slope like an exotic flower.
PC Engine FX
Simulation
Futuristic battle sim and nurture game as the Little Cats team gets up to plenty of mischief in deep space with all the lavish anime and voice acting you may expect from an FX title.
Super Famicom
Simulation
Falcom produced strategy war game which is a continuation of the Dragon Slayer series. Set in a cutesy, medieval Europe allowing the developer plenty of license for the fantasy setting.
Dreamcast
Simulation
A bumper Love Hina package from back in the Dreamcast heyday coming with lushly animated isometric adventure complete with roulette system for tricky to make decisions. It also included a beautiful mailing system to send emails via the Dreamcast to friends.
It is hard to convey the sheer size of this limited edition and might go a way to explaining, whilst Sega fans could feel their love of the Dreamcast being reciprocated by Sega, somewhat why it was a commercial struggle with such huge boxes and generous gifts.
Dreamcast
Simulation
A bumper Love Hina package from back in the Dreamcast heyday coming with lushly animated isometric adventure complete with roulette system for tricky to make decisions. It also included a beautiful mailing system to send emails via the Dreamcast to friends.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Join three high school girls: Kaori, Takami and Miyuki through their school life to see if, eighty five days later, it ends in love. Or detention. Anime style.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
An unusual title sampling music and interviews for its sound novel concept. Collectable demo of the game.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
An interactive novel that had a huge budget to cover the multiple scenarios and was really at the cutting edge of the coal face with such innovative approaches to gaming. A real polished diamond with a vast cast and a cult following. Machi is also known as The Town.
Famicom Disk System
Simulation
Nicely presented Mahjong game from the big N as those with a penchant for the Chinese tile game get to fill their boots on the underground Famicom Disk System.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
Simulation
Nine ladies make up the roster of staff of the Mahjong Clinic and they dont do much to cure patients of their passion for the table game by undressing when you win. Not really tough love then, unless unfamiliar with the rules of the game. But plenty of motivation is given by opponents to succeed.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Son Goku is the Monkey God made famous here in the UK by the screening of the NHK classic series. This game brings mahjong into the equation (no doubt Pigsy’s doing!) As the story sees our intrepid travellers journey to the west.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Very traditional Japanese take on the tile game with koto music in the background and characters such as geishas and looking like Buddhists priests, if of course their vows would allow them to partake in the game.
PC Engine Super CD ROM
Simulation
Chinese board game spiced up by the addition of scantily clad bunny girl opponents. The staple of any Japanese game centre or arcade.
Sega Saturn
Simulation
Full of sunshine being set on a tropical island with three delightful hostesses to play mahjong against. Utilises FMV and polygon players plus its Variable Impression and Personality System to create a solid take on the table sport with a few colourful extras.
Wonderswan
Simulation
The adorable avatars take you through the game of Mahjong with helpful tips along the way.
Miscellaneous Games
Simulation
Mahjong on the Mark III with some superb characters to enliven the action.
Playstation
Simulation
Excellent characterisation and Konami’s slick presentation ensured this became a massive title in Japan that was followed up on the PS2. Colourful ‘Kappa’ green disk.