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Paro Wars
is a turn-based strategy video game produced by Konami in September 1997 in Japan only (with the re-release as a Konami the Best title in December 1999). It features characters and conflicts based upon the popular ''Parodius'' series of video games which in turn is a parody of the long running ''Gradius'' series. It is the last installment of the ''Parodius'' series and is the ''Parodius'' equivalent to '' Cosmic Wars'', a turn-based strategy game set in the ''Gradius'' universe, or '' R-Type Tactics'', set in the ''R-Type'' universe. Plot The "second great world war Parodius" that led the world into a fit of laughter ended more than 50 years ago. Three military organizations: "The Alliance Penta", "Organization Koitsu and Aitsu" and "Alliance Araji" will control each other in secret, and as a result of peace is maintained through this exquisite balance. However, this stability began to alter when a mysterious cat named John Myan Jiro begins to interfere in these relationships. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konami
, is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company, video game and entertainment company headquartered in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo, it also produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, pachinko machines, slot machines, and List of Japanese arcade cabinets, arcade cabinets. Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan. Konami's video game franchises include ''Metal Gear'', ''Silent Hill'', ''Castlevania'', ''Contra (series), Contra'', ''Frogger'', ''Tokimeki Memorial'', ''Parodius'', ''Gradius'', ''List of Yu-Gi-Oh! video games, Yu-Gi-Oh!'', ''Suikoden'', and ''Pro Evolution Soccer''. Additionally Konami owns Bemani, known for ''Dance Dance Revolution'' and ''Beatmania'', as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for ''Bomberman'', ''Adventure Island (video game), Adventure Island'', ''Bonk (series), Bonk'' and ''Star Soldier''. Konami is the nineteenth-largest L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isamu Tanonaka
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Taitō, Tokyo. He was best known for voicing Medama Oyaji in nearly every adaptation of Shigeru Mizuki's '' GeGeGe no Kitarō'' made during his lifetime. Career During his life he had been attached to Gekidan Tōgei and then Theatre Echo; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He had a naturally deep voice but became famous for voicing characters with a high pitched voice. In addition to '' GeGeGe no Kitarō'', he also had prominent roles in '' Tensai Bakabon'' (as the first voice of Honkan-san), '' Mazinger Z'' (as Mucha), ''Paul's Miraculous Adventure'' (as Doppe), ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'' (as Sindbook), ''Akuma-kun'' (as Youaltepuztli), '' Dr. Slump & Arale-chan'' (as Gara and Akira Toriyama), '' Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken'' (as Brass), and the '' Shin Megami Tensei: Persona'' series (as Igor). Medama Oyaji In 1968, he was cast in the first '' GeGeGe no Kitarō'' anime as the title character' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation (console) Games
is a video game, video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two Handheld game console, handhelds, a Home theater PC, media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony; the PlayStation (console), first PlayStation console was released in Japan in December 1994, and worldwide the following year. The original console in the series was the first console of any type to ship over 100 million units, doing so in under a decade. Its successor, the PlayStation 2, was released in 2000. The PlayStation 2 is the List of million-selling game consoles, best-selling home console to date, having reached over 155 million units sold by the end of 2012. Sony's next console, the PlayStation 3, was released in 2006, selling over 87.4 million units by March 2017. Sony's next console, the PlayStation 4, was released in 2013, selling a million units within a day, bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turn-based Strategy Video Games
In video and other games, the passage of time must be handled in a way that players find fair and easy to understand. This is usually done in one of the two ways: real-time and turn-based. Real-time Real-time games have game time progress continuously according to the game clock. One example of such a game is the sandbox game ''Terraria'', where one day-night cycle of 24 hours is equal to 24 minutes in real time. Players perform actions simultaneously as opposed to in sequential units or turns. Players must perform actions with the consideration that their opponents are actively working against them in real time, and may act at any moment. This introduces time management considerations and additional challenges (such as physical coordination in the case of video games). Real-time gameplay is the dominant form of time-keeping found in simulation video games, and has to a large degree supplanted turn-based systems in other video game genres as well (for instance real-time strateg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation (console)-only Games
is a video gaming brand that consists of five home video game consoles, two handhelds, a media center, and a smartphone, as well as an online service and multiple magazines. The brand is produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment, a division of Sony; the first PlayStation console was released in Japan in December 1994, and worldwide the following year. The original console in the series was the first console of any type to ship over 100 million units, doing so in under a decade. Its successor, the PlayStation 2, was released in 2000. The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling home console to date, having reached over 155 million units sold by the end of 2012. Sony's next console, the PlayStation 3, was released in 2006, selling over 87.4 million units by March 2017. Sony's next console, the PlayStation 4, was released in 2013, selling a million units within a day, becoming the fastest selling console in history. The latest console in the series, the PlayStation 5, was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parodius
is a series of cute 'em ups developed and published by Konami. The games are tongue-in-cheek parodies of ''Gradius'', and also feature characters from many other Konami franchises. Video games There are six games in the Parodius series. The last of them, ''Paro Wars'', is a spin-off strategy game. The only games released outside Japan are ''From Myth to Laughter'' and ''Fantastic Journey'', which received European localizations. None of them were released in the Americas. Parodius games have been ported to several different platforms, including arcade machines, mobile phones, and home consoles. Compilations Pachinko machines In addition to the video games, a number of Parodius-themed pachinko mechanical games have been released in Japan: * ''Little Pirates'' (1998) * ''CR Parodius Da! EX'' (2000) * ''CR Parodius Da! ZE'' (2000) * ''CR Parodius Da! 2'' (2000) * ''CR Saikoro Chindōchū'' (2004) * ''CR Gokujō Parodius!'' (2006) * ''Gokuraku Parodius'' (2010) * ''Gokuraku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Video Games
1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as '' Final Fantasy VII'', '' Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'', '' GoldenEye 007'', ''Star Fox 64'', ''Tomb Raider II'', ''Ultima Online'', and ''Virtua Striker 2'', along with new titles such as '' Everybody's Golf'', '' I.Q.: Intelligent Qube'', ''PaRappa the Rapper'', '' Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee'', '' Gran Turismo'', '' Diablo'', ''Grand Theft Auto'' and ''Fallout''. Sony's PlayStation was the year's best-selling video game console worldwide for the second year in a row, while also being the annual best-selling console in Japan for the first time (overtaking the Game Boy and Sega Saturn). The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Squaresoft's ''Final Fantasy VII'' for the PlayStation, while the year's highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Sega's ''Virtua Fighter 3'' and '' Print Club 2''. Events *March 6 - Sega opens Sega World Sydney in Australia. It is the second Sega World park to open outs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Board Game
Board games are tabletop games that typically use . These pieces are moved or placed on a pre-marked board (playing surface) and often include elements of table, card, role-playing, and miniatures games as well. Many board games feature a competition between two or more players. To show a few examples: in checkers (British English name 'draughts'), a player wins by capturing all opposing pieces, while Eurogames often end with a calculation of final scores. '' Pandemic'' is a cooperative game where players all win or lose as a team, and peg solitaire is a puzzle for one person. There are many varieties of board games. Their representation of real-life situations can range from having no inherent theme, such as checkers, to having a specific theme and narrative, such as ''Cluedo''. Rules can range from the very simple, such as in snakes and ladders; to deeply complex, as in ''Advanced Squad Leader''. Play components now often include custom figures or shaped counters, and distin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3D Computer Graphics
3D computer graphics, or “3D graphics,” sometimes called CGI, 3D-CGI or three-dimensional computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian) that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering digital images, usually 2D images but sometimes 3D images. The resulting images may be stored for viewing later (possibly as an animation) or displayed in real time. 3D computer graphics, contrary to what the name suggests, are most often displayed on two-dimensional displays. Unlike 3D film and similar techniques, the result is two-dimensional, without visual depth. More often, 3D graphics are being displayed on 3D displays, like in virtual reality systems. 3D graphics stand in contrast to 2D computer graphics which typically use completely different methods and formats for creation and rendering. 3D computer graphics rely on many of the same algorithms as 2D computer vector gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigeru Chiba
, known by the stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, talent and sound director from Kikuchi, Kumamoto. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce. He is most known for the roles of Yoshihiro Kira from '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', the narrator of ''Fist of the North Star'', Megane from ''Urusei Yatsura'', Rei Ichidō from''High School! Kimengumi'', Kazuma Kuwabara from ''YuYu Hakusho'', Pilaf from ''Dragon Ball'', Raditz and Garlic Jr. from '' Dragon Ball Z'', Buggy the Clown from ''One Piece'', Kefka Palazzo from '' Dissidia: Final Fantasy'', and Kōichi Todome from ''Kerberos saga''. He was also the voice acting mentor to Megumi Hayashibara. Career Originally a stunt actor, Chiba also appeared in the ''Nikkatsu Roman Porno'' series of movies. He starred in the "Let's Make a Chiba Shigeru Promotion Film" project movie ''Kurenai no Gankyō'', as well as the Mamoru Oshii films ''Cerberus, Hell's Watchdog'' and ''Talking Head''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rica Matsumoto
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan. Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rica Matsumoto. She was one of the founders of the anison band JAM Project. After early stage work, she began both voice acting and singing careers. The most popular role by Rica is Satoshi (Ash Ketchum in English translations), the main character of the anime series ''Pokémon''. She also had a role in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh'' series as Ryo Bakura and Yami Bakura. As such, Matsumoto has taken on roles for young boys. Matsumoto also performs the songs for many of the openings for the Japanese ''Pokémon'' anime. Matsumoto has had lead or supporting roles in dozens of series. She has also had a radio show in Japan and does some dubbing work for translations of American films and TV series into Japanese. She announced in April 2008 she was taking time off from the group and her solo work. Filmography Television animation Original video animation (OVA) *''Moldiver'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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