Ikki (video Game)
, is an arcade game originally released by Sunsoft in 1985. The game was released for the Famicom ( Nintendo Entertainment System) on November 28 of the same year, and is a multi-directional scrolling action game which contains some elements of a top-down shooter. The game is known outside Japan as ''Boomerang'' and ''Farmers Rebellion''. Its main character, Gonbe, makes a cameo appearance in '' Atlantis no Nazo'', another Sunsoft game. The game was re-released as part of multiple compilations. A mobile phone version was published on September 19, 2003. A renewed version titled was released over the SoftBank Mobile and EZweb networks in July 2006. A revival of the game titled ''Ikki Unite'' is scheduled to release in 2022. Gameplay The game is set in medieval Japan, where a poor farming village is planning an insurrection to overthrow their feudal overlord. However, the only participants in the revolt are the player's character, , and the optional second-player character, , and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ikki Arcadeflyer
Ikki may refer to: *''Ikki'', revolts against samurai rule in 15th and 16th century Japan **Ikkō-ikki, ''ikki'' revolts organized by Jōdo Shinshū Buddhists ***Kaga ikki, an ''Ikkō-ikki'' break-away warrior and peasant confederacy based in Kaga Province ***Saika Ikki, a Buddhist warrior group based in Ōta, Kii Province **Yamashiro ikki, a warrior and peasant confederation in Yamashiro Province *''Monthly Ikki'', a semi-alternative manga magazine * ''Ikki'' (video game), an arcade game released by Sunsoft in 1985 *IKKI, the Russian acronym for Executive Committee of the Communist International Fictional characters *Ikki, a character from the animated television series ''The Legend of Korra'' *Ikki Tenryou, a character from the manga and anime ''Medabots'' * Ikki (''The Jungle Book''), a porcupine from Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'' series *Itsuki Minami, a character from the manga and anime ''Air Gear'' *Ikki Igarashi, one of the main characters in ''Kamen Rider Revice'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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PlayStation (console)
The (abbreviated as PS, commonly known as the PS1/PS one or its codename PSX) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in Japan on 3 December 1994, in North America on 9 September 1995, in Europe on 29 September 1995, and in Australia on 15 November 1995. As a fifth-generation console, the PlayStation primarily competed with the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Saturn. Sony began developing the PlayStation after a failed venture with Nintendo to create a CD-ROM peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the early 1990s. The console was primarily designed by Ken Kutaragi and Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan, while additional development was outsourced in the United Kingdom. An emphasis on 3D polygon graphics was placed at the forefront of the console's design. PlayStation game production was designed to be streamlined and inclusive, enticing the support of many third-party developers. The console proved ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Super Arabian
is a platform game created by Sun Electronics. In 1983, it was published in arcades by Sun in Japan and Atari, Inc. in North America. The player assumes the role of an adventurous Arabian prince whose goal is to rescue the princess from her palace. During his quest, the prince will sail seas, crawl through caves, and fly magic carpets. A Famicom version was developed and released by Sunsoft only in Japan as . Gameplay Release In magazine advertisements, ''Arabian'' was promoted by Eric Ginner, the world record holder for ''Millipede'' and '' Liberator'' at the time. Ginner later co-created the PlayStation game '' Gubble''. Reception In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Arabian'' on their July 15, 1983 issue as being the fifth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month. In the United States, it had sold at least 1,950 arcade cabinets by July 1983. Legacy ''Super Arabian'' was re-released in a two-in-one Sony PlayStation game, ''Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol.1'', wh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi (video Game)
is an action-adventure game developed and published by Sunsoft for the Famicom. The game's full title is . The game was released in Japan on July 3, 1986 and has been re-released for several other platforms in video game compilations. The first re-release was made on June 29, 2001 for the Microsoft Windows operating system as part of the ''Ultra 2000 Sunsoft Classic Games 2'' compilation. The game was also coupled with '' Ikki'', and its value version release, ''YuYu Sunsoft Kessaku-shu 2'' (released on July 2, 2004), and ''Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol. 3'' for the PlayStation (released on December 27, 2001) which also included ''The Wing of Madoola'', another Sunsoft game. Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi was ported into a java application for mobile phones under the NTT DoCoMo operator in September 2003. It was released for the Virtual Console only in Japan on October 14, 2008 for the Wii and on September 18, 2013 for the Nintendo 3DS. Gameplay The player takes the role of a firework ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for servers, and Windows IoT for embedded systems. Defunct Windows families include Windows 9x, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone. The first version of Windows was released on November 20, 1985, as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Windows is the most popular desktop operating system in the world, with 75% market share , according to StatCounter. However, Windows is not the most used operating system when including both mobile and desktop OSes, due to Android's massive growth. , the most recent version of Windows is Windows 11 for consumer PCs and tablets, Windows 11 Enterprise for corporations, and Windows Server 2022 for servers. Genealogy By marketing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1986 In Video Gaming
1986 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', along with new titles such as ''Arkanoid'', ''Bubble Bobble'', ''Castlevania'', ''Dragon Quest'', ''Ikari Warriors'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', '' Metroid'', ''Out Run'' and '' R.B.I. Baseball''. The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were ''Hang-On'' in Japan, ''Hang-On'' and '' Gauntlet'' in the United States, and ''Nemesis'' (''Gradius'') in London. The year's bestselling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games in Western markets were ''Super Mario Bros.'' in the United States and ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' in the United Kingdom. Financial performance In the United States, the home video game industry recovered with the arrival of the third generation of video game consoles led by the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Highest-grossing arcade games Japan In Japan, the following titles were the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dead Zone (video Game)
is a text-based adventure video game developed and published by Sunsoft for the Famicom Disk System in Japan on November 20, 1986. Plot In the space calendar 0385, the Earth suffers from overpopulation and humans start to build space colonies. Cark, the protagonist, works for the Earth Federation's space development office. He is a brilliant engineer in space physics and is working for the Sirius third planet colony. He gets engaged to his girlfriend Mary, but they have to postpone their wedding. Five months later, Cark, accompanied by his robot Carry, decides to visit Mary and prepare the ceremony at last. But when he arrives at the space station where she is in, everything is quiet. Then a beam of light hits him. He wakes up sometimes later, inside a sort of underground graveyard, with pieces of dismantled robots surrounding him (including from SunSoft's unreleased Nintendo Vs. Series title of the same name). Gameplay The player proceeds through the game by choosing from a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sennin
''Xian'' () refers to a person or similar entity having a long life or being immortal. The concept of ''xian'' has different implications dependent upon the specific context: philosophical, religious, mythological, or other symbolic or cultural occurrence. The Chinese word ''xian'' is translatable into English as: * (''in Daoist philosophy and cosmology'') spiritually immortal; transcendent human; celestial being * (''in Daoist religion and pantheon'') physically immortal; immortal person; an immortal; saint * (''in Chinese alchemy'') alchemist; one who seeks the elixir of life; one who practices longevity techniques ** (''or by extension'') alchemical, dietary, or qigong methods for attaining immortality * (''in Chinese mythology'') wizard; magician; shaman; sorcerer * (''in popular Chinese literature'') genie; elf, fairy; nymph; (''xian jing'' is fairyland, faery) * (''based on the folk etymology for the character , a compound of the characters for ''person'' and ''mountain ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Onigiri
, also known as , , or rice ball, is a Japanese food made from white rice formed into triangular or cylindrical shapes and often wrapped in ''nori''. Traditionally, an onigiri is filled with pickled ume (''umeboshi''), salted salmon, katsuobushi, kombu, tarako, mentaiko, takanazuke (pickled ''takana'', Japanese giant red mustard greens) or any other salty or sour ingredient as a natural preservative. Most Japanese convenience stores stock their onigiri with various fillings and flavors. There are even specialized shops which only sell onigiri to take out. Due to the popularity of this trend in Japan, onigiri has become a popular staple in Japanese restaurants worldwide. Despite common misconceptions, onigiri is not a form of sushi and should not be confused with the type of sushi called ''nigirizushi'' or simply ''nigiri''. Onigiri is made with plain rice (sometimes lightly salted), while sushi is made of rice with vinegar, sugar and salt. Onigiri makes rice portable and easy ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |