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List Of Family Computer Games
This is a list of video games released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Famicom video game console — released as the Nintendo Entertainment System outside Japan. The Famicom was released by Nintendo on and featured ports of ''Donkey Kong'', ''Donkey Kong Junior'', and ''Popeye (video game), Popeye'' as launch titles; the final licensed game for the console was ''Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima IV'' (''Adventure Island IV'') in 1994. The Famicom would become the highest-selling video game console by the end of 1984 in video gaming, 1984, which paved the way for the North American release of the system in 1985. In addition to the games, a software for programming titled ''Family BASIC'' was created by Nintendo, Hudson Soft and Sharp Corporation and released on June 21, 1984. An updated version of the software titled ''Family BASIC V3'' was released on February 21, 1985. __TOC__ List This list is organized in alphabetical order by Japanese title. By clicking the arro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofel
(stands for SOFtware Engineering Laboratory) is a Japanese information technology company involved with business application systems development, multimedia service and system development, and the development of RFID services and systems. It was established in May 1979 to provide software such as COMPS to their major clients. The company was briefly involved with video games in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It produced games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and Game Boy. Its best-known games include '' Casino Kid'' and ''Wall Street Kid ''Wall Street Kid'' is a video game released by SOFEL for the NES. It was originally released in Japan as , which was the sequel to ''The Money Game''. The storylines of the two versions are different but the layout and the scheme of the office ...''. External links Official SOFEL Website (Japan) Video game companies of Japan Software companies based in Tokyo Engineering companies based in Tok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pony Canyon
, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan, with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts. Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many anime productions and several film productions. Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea. It employs approximately 360 people. Pony Canyon also owns the recording label Flight Master. History On October 1, 1966, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. opened a new record label division, called as Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc., in order to produce and market music from Japanese artists. The division formally c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-Train
is a series of business simulation video games developed and published by Japanese game developer Artdink in Japan. The first game in the series was published in 1985. The first release in the United States was ''Take the A-Train II'', published in 1988 by the Seika Corporation under the title ''Railroad Empire''. However, the most well known U.S. release is ''Take the A-Train III'', published in 1992 by Maxis as simply ''A-Train''. __TOC__ A-Train The first iteration of the A-Train series was released in December 1985 for the FM-7, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, X1 Turbo, MZ-2500, Famicom and MSX2. A Windows 95/ 98 port followed in April 2000. A-Train II The second iteration of the A-Train series was released in July 1988 for the NEC PC-9801 and Sharp X68000. In the US, it was released under the name ''Railroad Empire''. A-Train III ''Take the A-Train III'' (known internationally as ''A-Train'') is the third game in the A-Train series. It was originally developed and publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Fighter 2010
is a cyberpunk side-scrolling action platform game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. It was marketed as a science-fiction-themed spin-off to the 1987 arcade game ''Street Fighter''. Its English localization changed the name and backstory of the main character to imply that he was Ken from ''Street Fighter'', whereas the protagonist in the original Japanese version is a completely unrelated character named Kevin. All localizations of ''Street Fighter 2010'' are a different genre from the traditional ''Street Fighter'' games, which are one-on-one fighting games. Gameplay The player takes control of Ken, a former martial arts champion who has been given cybernetic implants. The objective of each stage is to destroy the designated enemy target shown before the stage begins and obtain the energy required to open a transdimensional portal to the next stage. Some stages require the player to destroy more than one enemy to accumulate t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coconuts Japan
The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. The name comes from the old Portuguese word '' coco'', meaning "head" or "skull", after the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are a cultural icon of the tropics. The coconut tree provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses. The inner flesh of the mature seed, as well as the coconut milk extracted from it, form a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics. Coconuts are distinct from other fruits because their endosperm contains a large quantity of clear liquid, called ''coconut water'' or ''coconut juice''. Mature, ripe coconuts can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hore Mita Kota Ka! Seikimatsu
Hore is an English surname, a variant of Hoare, and is derived from the Middle English '' hor(e)'' meaning grey- or white-haired. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Hore (born 1978), New Zealand rugby player, brother of Charlie * Bradley Hore (born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer * Charlie Hore (born 1976), New Zealand rugby player, brother of Andrew * several people named John Hore * María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801), Spanish poet * Peter Hore (born 1960), Australian activist * Peter Hore (chemist), professor of chemistry at Oxford * Richard Hore (floruit 1536), English sea captain and explorer of Canada * Somnath Hore (1921–2006), Indian sculptor and printmaker * Thomas Hore (died 1406), English MP See also * Patrick Hore-Ruthven (1913–1942), British soldier and poet * Hore Abbey, a ruined monastery in Ireland * Høre Stave Church Høre Stave Church ( no, Høre stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle Of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. The U.S. Navy under Admirals Chester W. Nimitz, Frank J. Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy under Admirals Isoroku Yamamoto, Chūichi Nagumo, and Nobutake Kondō north of Midway Atoll, inflicting devastating damage on the Japanese fleet. Military historian John Keegan called it "the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare", while naval historian Craig Symonds called it "one of the most consequential naval engagements in world history, ranking alongside Salamis, Trafalgar, and Tsushima Strait, as both tactically decisive and strategically influential". Hoping to lure the American aircraft carriers into a trap and occupying Midway was part of an overall "barrier" strategy to extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capcom
is a Japanese video game developer and video game publisher, publisher. It has created a number of List of best-selling video game franchises, multi-million-selling game franchises, with its most commercially successful being ''Resident Evil'', ''Monster Hunter'', ''Street Fighter'', ''Mega Man'', ''Devil May Cry'', ''Dead Rising'', and ''Marvel vs. Capcom''. Mega Man (character), Mega Man himself serves as the official mascot of the company. Established in 1979, it has become an international enterprise with subsidiaries in East Asia (Hong Kong), Europe (London, England), and North America (San Francisco, California). History Capcom's predecessor, I.R.M. Corporation, was founded on May 30, 1979 by Kenzo Tsujimoto, who was still president of Irem, Irem Corporation when he founded I.R.M. He worked concomitantly in both companies until leaving the former in 1983. The original companies that spawned Capcom's Japan branch were I.R.M. and its subsidiary Japan Capsule Computers Co. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 (video Game)
''1942'' is a vertically scrolling shooter game made by Capcom that was released for arcades in 1984. Designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, it was the first game in the ''194X'' series, and was followed by '' 1943: The Battle of Midway''. ''1942'' is set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and is loosely based on the Battle of Midway. Despite the game being created by Japanese developers, the goal is to reach Tokyo and destroy the Japanese air fleet; this was due to being the first Capcom game designed with Western markets in mind. It went on to be a commercial success in arcades, becoming Japan's fifth highest-grossing table arcade game of 1986 and one of top five highest-grossing arcade conversion kits that year in the United States. It was ported to the NES, selling over copies worldwide, along with other home platforms. Gameplay The player pilots a Lockheed P-38 Lightning dubbed the "Super Ace". The player has to shoot down enemy planes; to avoid enemy fire, the player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irem
is a Japanese video game console developer and publisher, and formerly a developer and manufacturer of arcade games as well. The company has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The full name of the company that uses the brand is Irem Software Engineering. It was established in 1997 by its parent company Nanao (now Eizo) for the purpose of taking over the development department of the original Irem Corporation, that had left the video game industry in 1994 to concentrate itself on the rental and sales of coin-op electronics. Irem Corporation was founded in 1974 as IPM and still exists today under the name of Apies. Irem is known internationally for three 1980s arcade games: ''Moon Patrol'' (1982; licensed to Williams Electronics in North America), the earliest beat 'em up, '' Kung-Fu Master'' (1984), and the scrolling shooter ''R-Type'' (1987). Irem has been popular in Japan with games like '' Gekibo: Gekisha Boy'' for the PC Engine and '' In the Hunt'' for arcades. As a res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10-Yard Fight
is an American football sports video game that was developed and published in Japan by Irem for arcades in 1983. It was published overseas by Taito in the Americas, by Electrocoin in Europe, and by ADP Automaten GmbH in West Germany. Gameplay ''10-Yard Fight'' is viewed in a top-down perspective and is vertical scrolling. The player does not select plays for either offense or defense. On offense, the player simply receives the ball upon the snap and either attempts to run with the quarterback, toss the ball to a running back, or throw the ball to the one long distance receiver – basically the option offense. On defense, the player chooses one of two players to control, and the computer manipulates the others. The ball can also be punted or a field goal can be attempted. The game has five levels of increasing difficulty: high school, college, professional, playoff, and Super Bowl. If the player wins both halves of an "accelerated real time" 30-minute half at an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
