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Noriyuki Iwadare
is a Japanese video game composer. Biography Iwadare was born in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. He began to compose video game music after years of being involved with university bands. He began composing for Toaplan, arranging their arcade video game soundtracks for their Sega Mega Drive home console ports, notably the Mega Drive version of ''Zero Wing'' (1990), before composing for other companies such as Game Arts on their ''Lunar'' and ''Grandia'' series. The first award he won the Best Game Music award, the Mega Drive/Genesis category for '' Lunar: The Silver Star'' in 1991. He also won the Best Game Music award in the Sega Saturn Music category for ''Grandia'' in 1997 and in the Dreamcast category for '' Grandia 2'' in 2000. Iwadare first composed music for Tokyo Disney Resort, in addition to Japanese dance programs, television programs, and radio programs. He dreams to have orchestral arrangements of his musical works, while he himself has done several times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsumoto, Nagano
is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a core city since 1 April 2021. , the city had a population of 239,466 in 105,207 households and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Matsumoto is located in the Matsumoto Basin of central Nagano Prefecture surrounded by mountains and is acclaimed for its beautiful views. It is approximately 75 kilometers south of the prefectural capital at Nagano City, and 167 kilometers from central Tokyo. The 3000 meter Hida Mountains are to the west of the city, with 3190 meter Mount Hotakadake on the border of Matsumoto with Takayama, Gifu as the highest point within the city limits. Surrounding municipalities *Nagano Prefecture ** Okaya ** Shiojiri **Azumino ** Yamagata **Asahi ** Ōmachi ** Chikuhoku ** Ueda ** Nagawa **Aoki **Shimosuwa ** Kiso-mura ** Kiso-machi *Gifu Prefecture ** Takayama Climate Matsumoto has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandia 2
is a role-playing video game developed by Game Arts originally for the Dreamcast console as part of their ''Grandia'' series. Initially released in Japan in August 2000 by Game Arts, the game was later made available in English for North America the following December and in Europe in February 2001, with both releases published by Ubi Soft. The game was later ported to Sony PlayStation 2, where it was released worldwide throughout 2002, and for Microsoft Windows exclusively in North America and Europe later that year. An enhanced port, based upon the Dreamcast version and entitled ''Grandia II Anniversary Edition'' was released on August 24, 2015, on Steam and GOG.com. A high-definition remaster of the game was released in North America and Europe on August 16, 2019, together with one of the original, for Nintendo Switch; an associated update for the Windows PC ''Anniversary Edition'' was released on October 15, 2019. GungHo Online Entertainment clarified that a Japanese release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langrisser II
''Langrisser II'' is a tactical role-playing game for the Sega Mega Drive console. It is the sequel to ''Langrisser'', and was never released outside Japan. ''Langrisser II'' was remade for the Super Famicom by Masaya as ''Der Langrisser'', which featured multiple paths through the game, greatly reduced difficulty, and reworked graphics. A PC-FX port, ''Der Langrisser FX'', was also released, featuring animated cutscenes. It was later compiled with the first ''Langrisser'' for the PlayStation as ''Langrisser I & II '', and then given a script edit and new branch of the Imperial path in its Saturn remake as ''Langrisser: Dramatic Edition''. A Windows 98 port of the game was released in Japanese, Chinese and Korean; it features redrawn, high-resolution graphics, but a vastly trimmed-down soundtrack to fit the confines of a standard CD. A full remake of ''Langrisser I & II'' was also released in 2019 on both Sony PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch and on PC in 2020, featuring new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Of His Clan
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SimEarth
''SimEarth'' is a life simulation video game, the second designed by Will Wright and published in 1990 by Maxis. In ''SimEarth'', the player controls the development of a planet. English scientist James Lovelock served as an advisor and his Gaia hypothesis of planet evolution was incorporated into the game. Versions were made for the Apple Macintosh, Commodore Amiga, IBM PC, SNES, Sega Mega-CD and TurboGrafx-16. It was also subsequently re-released on the Wii Virtual Console. In 1996, several of Maxis' simulation games were re-released under the ''Maxis Collector Series'' with greater compatibility with Windows 95 and differing box art, including the addition of ''Classics'' beneath the title. SimEarth was re-released in 1997 under the ''Classics'' label. Overview In ''SimEarth'', the player can vary a planet's atmosphere, temperature, landmasses, etc., then place various forms of life on the planet and watch them evolve. In the “Random Planet” game setting, the game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gley Lancer
is a 1992 scrolling shooter video game originally developed by NCS Corporation, published in Japan by Masaya and in South Korea by Samsung for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It was re-released in 2019 by Japanese publisher Columbus Circle. A port was also released in 2021 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It follows Lucia Cabrock, daughter of Earth Federation Navy admiral Ken, who disappeared while fighting in a war between humans and an unknown alien race that possess the ability to teleport, joined by her friend Teim on a journey to save her father by stealing a starfighter. Controlling the titular fighter ship, the player must fight waves of enemies and bosses, while avoiding collision with their projectiles and other obstacles. The Gley Lancer ship is equipped with two satellites options, whose positions and formations are determined by the player. ''Gley Lancer'' was produced by Toshiro Tsuchida, who left Masaya in 1993 to fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel Empire
''Steel Empire'' (originally released as in Japan, and otherwise known in various English materials as ''The Steel Empire'' or ''Empire of Steel'') is a horizontally scrolling shooter released on the Sega Genesis 1992. Versions for the Game Boy Advance were released in 2004 and a Nintendo 3DS in 2014. The game is scheduled to release for Nintendo Switch in 2023. ''Steel Empire'' is notable amongst shoot 'em up games for its unique aesthetic designs. Mostly low-tech in nature, with its being set in the late-19th century of an alternate world, the game's aircraft, weaponry, powerups, environments, enemies and bosses are heavily stylized adding strong steampunk elements to the style, themes and visuals of the game. Steam power, propeller-based aircraft, biplanes, dirigibles and heavily armored steam trains with giant cannons play large roles in the game's protagonists and opponents. The original leaked Japanese arcade beta version (now rare and the source code of which is belie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasol Stars
is a video game by Taito released in 1991. It is a sequel to ''Rainbow Islands'' and the third game in the ''Bubble Bobble'' series. Gameplay Bubby and Bobby (the characters' human names) star once again as the main characters, retaining their human forms from ''Rainbow Islands'', but ''Parasol Stars'' is more of a take on ''Bubble Bobble'' than it is on ''Rainbow Islands''. The game takes place on a number of different worlds, each with a distinct theme. Each world features seven rounds, the last one always hosting a boss that must be defeated to progress to the next world. There are eight main worlds, but in order to complete the game properly, the player must open a secret door on the final world by collecting three of the Star items - allowing access to 2 secret worlds, themed around ''Bubble Bobble'' and ''Chack'n Pop'' that are not initially visible on the main screen. Completing these two lead to the final boss, Chaostikhan (the one responsible for stealing color from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head Buster
is a 1991 video game for the Game Gear handheld console. It involves robots fighting in combat sequences. Gameplay The object is to earn more gold by winning matches and spending that money on better weapons like rifles, Shoulder-launched missile weapon, missile launchers, and flamethrowers. Robots can be traded in for money (gold) if updating them is impossible. At the center of each starting point is a base (circle). Either the base must be destroyed or all the opponent's robots must be destroyed in order to clear the wikt:battlefield, battlefield. There is a certain range to each weapon; opponents cannot be attacked if they are too close or too far away from the weapon's firing range. There are ten different maps in the game. Each level has its own password (video gaming), password. Players must deliver newspapers for a tiny stipend in order to resume competing after a loss. Development The beta version of ''Head Buster'' had a different readout of the battle along with more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Almanac
is a futuristic role-playing video game for the Sega Mega Drive. It was released only for Japan on June 22, 1991 and had a US release as ''Star Odyssey'' planned and advertised but it was cancelled at the time. North American publisher Super Fighter Team acquired the official rights to publish an English version of the game with alterations to the translation and the programming, based on an as-for-yet unreleased prototype of the US version, and released it exactly twenty years after the game's original release as ''Star Odyssey''. Super Fighter Team This game was officially released worldwide, in English, on June 22, 2011 under the name ''Star Odyssey''. It was produced and published by North American company Super Fighter Team in cooperation with Starfish-SD Inc. On August 6, 2013, the game was released for Windows and Mac OS X, in the form of a compilation package of three Super Fighter Team RPGs, the other two being ''Beggar Prince'' and ''Legend of Wukong''. Reception Week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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