Anime video games list (regular posting)
Ken Arromdee
Information I really need, aside from general updates:
Dates.
Vertigo pack 30 contains a game called "Golgo 13: Riddle of Icarus". Is this
the same as one of the other NES games or is it a third game?
Did the game or anime come first for Makeruna Makendou?
What was Crayon Shin-chan game 3?
Valis anime. I want to know *more*. I want a copy, even. :-)
Information on Speed Racer game Japanese versions.
Information on that "Escape from Cyber City" game for CD-I. (Does it exist
in Japan? Does the arcade game?)
Info on the arcade Gundam game.
Which games started out as anime/manga, and which as games. And specifically,
which was Madara?
What characters those SD Banpresto games listed under "miscellaneous" use.
I heard of a "Yo-yo Battle" game which sounded like a Sukeban Deka game. Does
this game exist and what is it?
Anime-related Video Games [Last modified 7/31/98, posted 8/18/98]
This regular post lists the known games based on anime, manga, and sentai
(Japanese live-action superhero team) and related shows and movies. If both
the game and show are based on something else, such as Lodoss, I still count
it.
Anything which started as a game and was made into anime or manga later, I list
separately at the end. Japanese videogame magazines often serialize game-
based manga, which later gets published in collections like other manga; I
have no real way to find out what most of these are. I've listed what I know,
but they're only a fraction of what's out there.
I'm not listing computer games, even when a game was on a computer before
it was on a game machine. Please don't write to me about the omission.
DISCLAIMER: Because this list relies heavily on non-primary sources, I can't
vouch for their complete accuracy. Use this as a guide only. Thanks! Also,
a lot of the N/As are guesses--it's hard to prove something _doesn't_ exist.
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*Compatibility*
The compatibility notes listed below mean the following:
Compatible: no compatibility problem.
Cosmetic: the games are compatible if you remove non-functional plastic
parts from your machine. If you want to avoid voiding your warranty, you can
buy "adapters" that just extend the cartridge slot.
Hardware: Requires a hardware modification to let your machine run games
from the wrong country.
Language: Requires a hardware modification to switch between different
country versions, but games won't necessarily refuse to run if you have the
"wrong" machine. (Usually, they switch Japanese/English languages if they
do anything unusual at all.) Of course, they _can_ refuse to run, and a
handful of Genesis/MD games act this way; I've listed this information for
Mega Drive games where it's known. (Sometimes an adaptor exists that can be
used instead of this switch.)
The method of building a language switch for the Game Gear or Sega Master
System is unknown.
Adaptor: self-explanatory.
Japanese system North American system Compatibility
--------------- --------------------- -------------
Gameboy Gameboy Compatible.
Famicom NES Adaptor.
Famicom Disk System N/A N/A
Super Famicom Super NES Cosmetic (Japanese/N. America only)
Adaptor (European/non-European)
Sufami Turbo ? ? ***
Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Compatible.
Nintendo 64 Nintendo 64 Cosmetic.
PC Engine/Coregrafx Turbografx-16 Adaptor (Japan in US machine)
Hardware (US in Japanese machine)
PC Engine CD/SCD/Duo TG-16 CD/SCD/Duo Compatible.
PC-FX N/A N/A
Game Gear Game Gear Language.
Sega SG-1000/Mark 3 Sega Master System Language.
[Mark 3 and SG-1000 weren't completely compatible. I think Mark 3 had a FM
synthesis chip.]
Mega Drive Genesis Cosmetic and Language.
Mega CD Sega CD Adaptor.
(32X) (32X) (Language.)
SegaSaturn Sega Saturn Adaptor or Hardware.
(Katana) (Katana) (Unknown.)
Neo-Geo Neo-Geo Language.
(Neo-Geo CD) (Neo-Geo CD) (Language.)
CD-I CD-I Compatible.
3DO 3DO Compatible.**
Sony Playstation Sony Playstation Hardware.*
Bandai Playdia N/A N/A
(Pippin) (Pippin) (Unknown.)
(Lynx) (Lynx) (Compatible.)
(Jaguar) (Jaguar) (Compatible.)
(Project X) (Project X) (Unknown.)
* Sometimes you can play incompatible Playstation games by booting with a
game from the proper country and switching CDs afterwards, if you make the
machine think the drive is still closed. This often causes problems with the
music, and only works on early machines. There are other, more difficult,
swap tricks possible on later machines. You can replace the ROM in your
machine or get a special chip inserted to be able to play everything.
** Japanese 3DO machines contain a ROM with kanji characters, which American
machines don't; any game using it won't run on an American machine. This is
a rare case where games are "honestly" incompatible rather than because of a
company's marketing strategy. Luckily, the problem is rare (none of the games
in this list have it.)
*** I hadn't heard of the Sufami Turbo until I saw it on an anime video game
page. It seems to be an add-on to the Super Famicom. I _suspect_ it'll work
in a SNES, but I really don't know.
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Glossary
densetsu, -den: legend
gaiden: side story
gokuraku: heaven, paradise
OAV, OVA: original animation video
senshi: fighter
shin: new, true (these are written in different ways)
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*The Games*
The game cartridges are listed in the following format:
SHOW
Game system, "Japanese Title", "American title" (if any),
ordering information (Company, order number), date, price in yen
(game type)
comments
Note: date is a recent addition and most of these games won't have one listed
until I can go through my reference material and get some information.
"Digital Comic"/"Adventure Game": This type of game is almost unknown in the
US (though I think it did start here, with "Infocomics"). It's basically a
semi-animated comic book/anime hybrid where the player chooses the next step
off of a menu. Think Snatcher. The amount of animation can vary greatly and
is generally much larger on modern systems.
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ACE WO NERAE! (Aim for the Ace!)
Super Famicom, "Ace wo Nerae!", N/A
Nihon Telenet, Y9400
(Tennis)
AH! MY GODDESS!
PC-FX, "Ah! My Goddess!", N/A
NEC, 12/12/97, Y8000
(Adventure Game)
AKAZUKIN CHACHA (Red Riding Hood Chacha)
Super Famicom, "Akazukin Chacha", N/A
Tomy, 1996, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
PC-FX, "Akazukin Chacha - Osawagase! Panic Race!", N/A
NEC, 10/25/96, Y7800
(Board Game)
AKIRA
THQ planned American-only Akira games for the SNES, Genesis, and Sega
CD. These were cancelled in early 1995.
Famicom, "Akira", N/A
Taito, Y6800
CD^32, N/A, "Akira"
Ice, L30
(Action Game)
This is a British game for the CD^32, which is basically an Amiga 1200
with a CD drive and no keyboard (Commodore died before the CD^32 was
released in the USA.) The one review I saw of this game _really_
savaged it.
Nintendo 64, "Akira" (?), ???
???, Y???
APPLESEED
Super Famicom, "Appleseed Prometheus no Shintaku (Appleseed
Prometheus's oracle)", N/A
Visit, 1994, Y9800
(Action Game)
AREA 88
Arcade, "Area 88", "UN Squadron"
Capcom, 8/89
(Shooting Game)
Super Famicom, "Area 88", "UN Squadron"
Capcom, 7/26/91, Y8500
(Shooting Game)
Adapted directly from the arcade version.
ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS
Super Famicom, "Armored Trooper Votoms" (?), N/A
Takara, Y???
(3D Fighting Game)
Playstation, "Armored Trooper Votoms Gaiden Blue Knight Berserga
Monogatari", N/A
Takara SLPS 00982, Y5800
(Polygon Fighting Game)
Playstation, "Armored Trooper Votoms Part 1", N/A
Takara, Y5800
(Polygon Fighting Game)
Playstation, "Armored Trooper Votoms - Udo.Kumen hen", N/A
Takara, SLPS 01330, 1996, Y??? (limited edition, comes with a model
and card)
Takara, SLPS 01331, 1996, Y5800
(3D Action Game)
Is this the same as the previous game?
ASHITA NO JOE
Super Famicom, "Ashita no Joe", N/A
Kei Amuzement, 11/27/92, Y8900
(Boxing)
Neo Geo, "Ashita no Joe Densetsu", "Legend of Success Joe"
???, Y???
(Boxing)
BAKURETSU HUNTER
Saturn, "Bakuretsu Hunter", N/A
Aimax (?), 4/26/96, Y8800
(Adventure Game)
Saturn, "Bakuretsu Hunter R", N/A
King Record, 8/8/97, Y5800
(Adventure Game)
Playstation, "Bakuretsu Hunter: Sorezore no omoi ... nowaan chatte", N/A
Banpresto, 4/11/97, Y5800
(Adventure Game)
BASTARD!
Super Famicom, "Bastard! Ankoku no Hakai-shin", N/A
Cobra Team, 1994, Y???
(Pseudo-3D Fighting/Action Game)
This has gotten some bad reviews.
Playstation, "Bastard!", N/A
Seta/Shueisha Publishing, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
BIKKURIMAN
PC Engine, "Bikkuriman World", N/A
Hudson, 10/30/87, Y4500
(Action Game)
PC Engine CD, "Bikkuriman Daijikai", N/A
Hudson, 12/23/88, Y4980
(Quiz Game)
Famicom, "Bikkuriman World Gekitou Seisenshi", N/A
Hudson, 7/27/90, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
Super Famicom, "Super Bikkuriman: Densetsu no [kanji]", N/A
Interbec/Toho, 12/11/??, Y3800
(Street Fighter II clone)
BLUE SEED
Saturn, "Blue Seed [kanji]", N/A
Sega, 6/23/95, Y5800
(Roleplaying Game)
This game is available at discount prices and is not well-liked.
Theoretically a RPG, it is really more of a full motion video game.
BRAVOMAN
Arcade, "Bravoman", N/A
Namco
Based on a manga series. Released in 1988.
PC Engine, "[kanji] Bravoman", "Bravoman"
Namco, Y6800
BUBBLEGUM CRASH!
PC Engine, "Bubblegum Crash!", N/A
Naxat, 12/6/91, Y7200
(Adventure. It mainly features Nene, and you are part of the ADPolice,
with Daily and Leon running around. I muddled through without knowing
_too_ much Japanese, but knowing more would help a lot.)
CAPTAIN TSUBASA
Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa Part 1", N/A
Tecmo, Y5500
(Cinematic soccer game)
Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa Part 2", N/A (?)
Tecmo, Y6900
(Cinematic soccer game)
Possibly released in the US as "Tecmo Soccer", but this isn't confirmed.
Super Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa Part 3: Challenge of Kaiser", N/A
Tecmo, 7/17/92, Y8900
(Cinematic soccer game)
Gameboy,"Captain Tsubasa VS", N/A
Tecmo, 1992, Y4200
(Cinematic soccer game)
Super Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa Part 4: Pro's Rivals", N/A
Tecmo, Y9700
(Cinematic soccer game?)
Super Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa Part 5", N/A
Tecmo, Y9980
(Action/Cinematic soccer game)
Super Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa J: The Way to World Yourh", N/A
Bandai, 1995, Y???
Gameboy, "Captain Tsubasa J: Zengoku Seiha he no Chousen", N/A
Bandai, 1995, Y???
(Action/Cinematic Soccer Game)
Playstation, "Captain Tsubasa J: All Japan New Generation", N/A
???, Y5800
Playstation, "Captain Tsubasa: Get in the Tomorrow" (?), N/A
???, Y???
CHESS PLAYER OF THE MOON (?)
Playstation, "Chess Player of the Moon" (?), N/A
Banpresto, Y5800
Probably of negligible interest to Americans, and uses Japanese chess.
(Wouldn't the proper title be shogi player then? The page I got this
information from does not use the word "shogi".) It _is_ based on a
manga, so I'm listing it.
CHIBI MARUKOCHAN
Super Famicom, "Chibi Marukochan Harikiri 365 Days", N/A
Epoch, 12/13/91, Y8800
(Board Game)
PC Engine, "Chibi Marukochan Quiz de Pihyara", N/A
Namco, 1/10/92, Y6800
Mega Drive, "Chibi Marukochan Wakuwaku Shopping, N/A
Namco, 1/14/92, Y6000
Super Famicom, "Chibi Marukochan: Mizase! Minami no Island!", N/A
Konami, 1995, Y???
(Contains several mini-games)
Gameboy, "Chibi Marukochan", N/A
Takara, Y3400
(Roleplaying Game)
Gameboy, "Chibi Marukochan 2", N/A
Takara, Y3800
(Adventure Game)
Gameboy, "Chibi Marukochan 3", N/A
Takara, Y3800
(Miscellaneous; contains 11 mini-games)
Gameboy, "Chibi Marukochan 4", N/A
Takara, Y3800
(Miscellaneous; contains 9 mini-games)
Gameboy, "Chibi Marukochan DX", N/A
Takara, Y3900
(Adventure Game)
Neo-Geo, "Chibi Marukochan Quiz", N/A
???, Y???
(Quiz Game)
CITY HUNTER
PC Engine, "City Hunter", N/A
SunSoft SS90001, 3/2/90, Y6300
(Action Game)
COBRA
PC Engine CD, "Cobra Koku Ryu O no Densetsu", N/A
Hudson, 3/31/89, Y5980
(Adventure Game)
PC Engine CD, "Cobra II Densetsu no Otoko", N/A
Hudson, 6/7/91, Y6500
(Adventure Game)
Sega CD, ???, "The Space Adventure"
Hudson, $20
(Adventure Game)
This is a port of the first PC Engine game. I have no idea if there
is a Japanese Mega CD version of this (it probably doesn't matter).
It's one of the last Sega CD games, and apparently never was released
at a price higher than $20.
Playstation, "Space Adventure Cobra: The Psychogun"
Takara, Y5800
(Action Game)
COWBOY BEBOP
Playstation, "Cowboy Bebop", N/A
Bandai, 5/14/98, Y5800
(3d Shooting Game)
CRAYON SHIN-CHAN
There is a Hawaiian subtitle of the series airing in areas with large
Japanese-American populations.
Super Famicom, "Crayon Shin-chan [kanji]", N/A
Bandai, 8/30/93, Y9500
Mega Drive, "Crayon Shin-chan", N/A
Bandai, Y???
Gameboy, "Crayon Shin-chan ~Ora to Shiro wa Otomodachi da yo", N/A
Bandai, 1993, Y???
(Action Game)
Gameboy, "Crayon Shin-chan 4: Ora Noitazura Daihenshin", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Crayon Shin-chan 2: Daimaou no Gyakushuu", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Action Game)
Sufami Turbo, "Crayon Shin-chan Nagagutsu Dobon!", N/A
Bandai, 1996, Y???
(Action Game)
CUTEY HONEY
PC-FX, "Cutey Honey FX", N/A
Data West/NEC Home Electronics, 11/10/95, Y8800
(Adventure Game)
CYBER CITY OEDO 808
PC Engine CD, "Cyber City Oedo 808 Kemono no Zokusei", N/A
Masaya, 3/15/91, Y6500
CYBER FORMULA
Super Famicom, "Cyber Formula", "Cyber Spin"
Takara, Y???
Gameboy, "Cyber Formula", N/A
Varie/Takara, 1992, Y???
CYBER NINJA (see Mirai Ninja)
CYBORG 009
There was a Hawaiian subtitle of this series airing in areas with large
Japanese-American populations. (I've seen an episode; the subtitles
were really bad.)
Mega CD, "Cyborg 009", N/A
Nihon Telenet, Y7800
(Action Game)
I got a warning by email telling me this game sucks. :-)
Super Famicom, "Cyborg 009", N/A
Bec, 1994, Y8800
(Action Game)
I've gotten mixed comments on whether the game is good or bad.
DAICHI-KUN CRISIS
PC Engine, "Daichi-kun Crisis", N/A
???, Y???
DETONATOR ORGUN
Mega CD, "Detonator Orgun", N/A
Hot-B, 7/31/92, Y7800
(Adventure Game)
DEVASTATOR
Mega CD, "Devastator", N/A
Nihon Telenet/Wolf Team, Y???
(Shooting Game)
DEVIL HUNTER YOKO
[The games and anime were apparently planned at the same time.]
Mega Drive, "Devil Hunter Yoko (the seven bells)", N/A
NCS, 3/22/91, Y6500
(Action Game)
Not locked out.
PC Engine CD, "Devil Hunter Yoko Makai kara no Tenkosei", N/A
Masaya, 3/13/92, Y6800
(Adventure Game)
PC Engine SCD, "Devil Hunter Yoko [kanji]", N/A
Masaya, 1/8/93, Y7200
(Adventure Game)
DAIUNDOUKAI (BATTLE ATHLETESS)
Saturn, "Daiundoukai Battle Athletess", N/A
???, Y???
Technically, the game came first for this one, but it doesn't seem
like typical game-based anime, and they were probably both planned at
the same time.
Playstation, "Daiundoukai Battle Athletess Alternative", N/A
IPC/AIC, Y5800
DIRTY PAIR
Famicom Disk System, "Dirty Pair" (?), N/A
???, Y???
DODGE DANPEI
Super Famicom, "Dodge Danpei", N/A
Sunsoft, 1992, Y???
(Dodgeball game)
Gameboy, "Dodge Danpei", N/A
Hidson, 4/24/92, Y4500
(Dodgeball game)
PC Engine, "Dodge Danpei"
Hudson, 9/25/92, Y6500
(Dodgeball game)
DORAEMON
Gameboy, "Doraemon", N/A
Epoch, Y???
Gameboy, "Doraemon 2: Legend of Animal Planet", N/A
Epoch, Y???
Famicom, "Doraemon", N/A
Hudson, 12/13/86, Y5500
(Action Game)
Famicom, "Doraemon Gigazombie no Gyakushuu (Doraemon Gigazombie's
Counterattack)", N/A
Epoch, 1990, Y6800
(Roleplaying Game)
PC Engine, "Doraemon Maze Strategy", "Crater Maze"
Hudson, 10/31/89, Y4900
(Puzzle Game)
PC Engine, "Doraemon Nobita no Dorabian Night", N/A
Hudson, 12/16/91, Y5800
(Action Game)
PC Engine SCD, "Doraemon Nobita no Dorabian Night", N/A
Hudson, 5/29/92, Y4800
(Action Game)
This is a CD version of the previous game.
Mega Drive, "Doraemon, The Dream Thief and the Seven Gozansu", N/A
Sega, 3/26/93, Y6800
(Action Game)
Locked out.
Super Famicom, "Doraemon Nobita to Yousei no Sekai", N/A
Epic [kanji], 2/19/93, Y8000
Mega CD, "Doraemon, The Dream Thief and the Seven Gozansu", N/A
Sega, Y???
(Action Game)
Why do I list this name in English and the others in Japanese?
Good question. Because I got this info from a magazine in English.
I hope this is actually a different game and not the same as the
cartridge version above.
Game Gear, "Doraemon Nara no Suke no [kanji]", N/A
Sega, 4/29/93, Y3500
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Doraemon 2: Nobita's Toys Land Adventure", N/A
Epoch, Y???
Super Famicom, "Doraemon 3: Nobita and Time's Gem", N/A
Epoch, 1994, Y???
Epoch, 8/98, Y1000 (rerelease)
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Doraemon 4: Nobita and Moon Kingdom", N/A
Epoch, 1995, Y???
Epoch, 8/98, Y1000 (rerelease)
(Action Game)
Playstation, "Doraemon Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi", N/A
Epoch SLPS 00233, Y5800
(Edutainment)
Playstation, "Doraemon 2" (?), N/A
Epoch, Y???
(Action Game)
Nintendo 64, "Doraemon" (?), N/A
Epoch, Y9800
(Super Mario 64 Clone)
DOWNLOAD
PC Engine, "Download", N/A
NEC Avenue, 6/22/90, Y6800
(Shooting Game)
PC Engine SCD, "Download 2", N/A
NEC Avenue, 3/29/91, Y6800
(Shooting Game)
Both the OAV and games are based on a novel named Devil's Circuit.
DRAGONBALL
The show was broadcast dubbed in the US starting Fall 1995, and then
Dragonball Z started in Fall 1996 (skipping 140 episodes). There was
a Hawaiian subtitle which also aired in other areas with large
Japanese-American populations; the subtitles ended with DBZ #104.
Famicom, "Dragonball: The Mystery of Shenlong", "Dragon Power"
Bandai, 11/86, Y???
(Action Game)
The US version is censored and has several renamed characters.
Famicom, "Dragonball: The Resurrection of the Demon King", N/A
Bandai, 8/88, Y???
(Roleplaying Game with "battle cards")
Famicom, "Dragonball: The Story of Goku", N/A
Bandai, 10/89, Y???
(Roleplaying Game with "battle cards")
Famicom, "Dragonball Z: Attack of the Saiyajins", N/A
Bandai, 10/90, Y???
(Roleplaying Game with "battle cards")
Famicom, "Dragonball Z 2: Freeza, the Planet Destroyer" (?), N/A
Bandai, 8/91, Y???
(Roleplaying Game with "battle cards")
Famicom, "Dragonball Z 3: Hot Battle! The Androids", N/A
Bandai, 8/92, Y???
(Roleplaying Game with "battle cards")
Famicom, "Dragonball Z: World Fighting Tournament", N/A
Bandai, 12/92, Y???
("Barcode" Fighting Game)
Famicom, "Dragonball Z Side Story: The Plan to Destroy Saiyajins", N/A
Bandai, 8/93, Y???
(Roleplaying Game with "battle cards")
Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z: The Legendary Supersaiyajin", N/A
Bandai, 1/25/92, Y9500
(Roleplaying Game with "battle cards")
Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z: Super Butoden", N/A
Bandai SHVC-Z2, 3/20/93, Y9800
(Street Fighter II clone)
[EGM mistakenly called this "Futoden" and the error has spread.
Exists as a French version titled "Dragonball Z".]
Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z: Super Butoden 2", N/A
Bandai SHVC-EF, 12/93, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
[Exists as a French version titled "Dragonball Z: La Legende Saten".]
Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z: Super Butoden 3", N/A
Bandai, 9/94, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
[Exists as a French version titled "Dragonball Z: Ultime Menace".]
Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z: Super Goku Den", N/A
Bandai, 3/95, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z: Super Son Goku Den 2", N/A
Bandai, 9/95, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z Hyper Dimension", N/A
Bandai, 3/29/96, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Gameboy, "Dragonball Z: Goku Hishouden", N/A
Bandai, 11/94, Y4800
(Roleplaying Game)
[Omitted listing in Game On! USA #7]
Gameboy, "Dragonball Z: Goku Gekitouden (Encounter with Rivals)", N/A
Bandai, 8/95, Y5800
(Roleplaying Game)
Mega Drive, "Dragonball Z: Bu-Yuu-Retsu-Den", N/A
Bandai, 4/94, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
[Exists as a French version titled Dragonball Z: L'Appel Du Destin]
PC Engine SCD, "Dragonball Z: Legend of the Great Son Goku", N/A
Bandai BNCD4001, 11/94, Y???
(Fighting game??)
Playdia, "Dragonball Z: Shin Saiyajin Zetsu Metsu Keikaku (The Real
Plan to Destroy Saiyajins)", N/A
Bandai, 9/94, Y4800
(Interactive animation)
Playdia, "Dragonball Z: Shin Saiyajin Zetsu Metsu Keikaku part 2", N/A
Bandai, 12/94, Y4800
(Interactive animation)
Arcade, "Dragonball Z", N/A
Banpresto
(Street Fighter II clone)
Arcade, "Dragonball Z 2 Super Battle", N/A
Banpresto
(Street Fighter II clone)
Arcade, "Dragonball Z VR VS", N/A
Sega
(First-Person Fighting Game)
Playstation, "Dragonball Z: Ultimate Battle 22", N/A
Bandai (?), 7/95, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Playstation, "Dragonball Z: The Great Dragonball Legend", N/A
Bandai (?), 5/96, Y???
(3D Fighting Game)
Saturn, "Dragonball Z: Shin-bu-doh-ten" (Great Fighting Story), N/A
Bandai, 11/15/95, Y6800
(Street Fighter II clone)
[Saturn version of Ultimate Battle 22. Allows all 27 characters
without using a cheat code.]
Saturn, "Dragonball Z: The Great Dragonball Legend", N/A
Bandai, 5/31/96, Y5800
Bandai, 6/20/97, Y2800 (rerelease)
(3D Fighting Game)
[Same as the PSX version]
Playstation, "Dragonball Final Bout", "Dragonball GT Final Bout"
Bandai, 8/21/97, Y5800
Bandai, 7/23/98, Y??? (rerelease)
(Polygon Fighting Game)
A number of reviews say this isn't very good as a game. Pity.
Pippin, "Anime Designer Dragonball Z", N/A
Bandai, 7/18/96, Y5800
(Digital rubber stamp set)
DRAGON HALF
PC Engine SCD (?), "Dragon Half" (?), N/A
???, Y???
EFIRA AND JILIORA
PC Engine CD, "Efira and Jiliora: The Emblem from Darkness", N/A
Brain Grey, 12/13/91, Y7500
(Roleplaying Game)
EIGHTH MAN
Neo-Geo, "Super 8th Man", "Super 8th Man"
SNK/Pallas, 1991, Y???
(Action Game)
EL HAZARD
Saturn, "Mysterious World El Hazard" (?), N/A
Pioneer LDC, T-22202G, 8/9/96, Y6900
(Adventure Game)
ESCAFLOWNE
Playstation, "Vision of Escaflowne", N/A
Bandai, Y6800 (7800 deluxe)
FIGHBIRD
Gameboy, "Fighbird", N/A
Irem, 1991, Y???
(Shooting Game)
Famicom, "Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird", N/A
Irem, 1992, Y???
(Shooting Game)
FORTUNE QUEST
Super Famicom, "Fortune Quest", N/A
Zamuse, Y???
A board-game-like game. Possibly to have a Playstation version.
FUNKY GATSUMAN
Playstation, "Funky Gatsuman", N/A
???, Y???
Reported in Game On! USA as a manga-based game.
FUSHIGI NO UMI NO NADIA (Nadia; Secret of Blue Water)
Famicom, "Fushigi no Umi no Nadia", N/A
Toho, 1991, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Mega Drive, "Fushigi no Umi no Nadia", N/A
Namco, 3/19/91, Y6500
(Roleplaying Game)
Not locked out.
PC Engine SCD, "Fushigi no Umi no Nadia", N/A
Hudson, 1/29/93, Y6800
(Digital Comic)
FUTURE BOY CONAN
PC Engine, "Future Boy Conan", N/A
Nihon Telnet, 2/28/92, Y7200
(Action Game, with enough Japanese voice and text to be annoying if
you don't understand it, though you don't really _need_ to know it.)
GALAXY EXPRESS 999
There is a Hawaiian subtitle of the entire series which may possibly
have been aired in other areas with large Japanese-American
populations.
Arcade, ???, "Galaxy 999"
(Laserdisc game. I don't know if it existed in Japan.)
Arcade, ???, "Escape from Cyber City"
???
CD-I, ???, "Escape from Cyber City"
Fathom Pictures, ???
Mega CD, "Galaxy Express 999", N/A
Nihon Telenet, Y???
GALL FORCE
Famicom Disk System, "Gall Force" (?), N/A
???, Y???
GANBARE GOEMON
Gameboy, "Ganbare Goemon", N/A
Konami, Y???
Famicom, "Ganbare Goemon 2", N/A
???, Y???
Famicom, "Ganbare Goemon Gaiden", N/A
???, Y???
Famicom, "Goemon: Karakuri Douchuu, N/A
Konami, 1986, Y???
(Action/RPG)
Famicom, "Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2", N/A
Konami (?), 1992 (?), Y???
(Action/RPG)
Super Famicom, "Ganbare Goemon", "Legend of the Mystical Ninja"
Konami, Y???
(Action/RPG Game)
Goemon is renamed to "Mr. Ying" and Ebisumaru to "Dr. Yang" in the
US version.
Super Famicom, "Ganbare Goemon 2", N/A
Konami, Y???
(Action/RPG Game)
Super Famicom, "Ganbare Goemon 3", N/A
Konami, 7/9/91, Y8800
Konami, 1994, Y1000 (rerelease)
(Action/RPG Game)
Super Famicom, "Ganbare Goemon ~Kirakira Douchuu~: Boku ga Dancer ni"
(#4), N/A
Konami, Y???
Konami, Y1000 (rerelease)
(Action Game/minigames)
Super Famicom, "Ganbare Goemon: Soreyuke Ebisumaru", N/A
Konami, Y???
Konami, Y1000 (rerelease)
(Puzzle Game)
Playstation, "Ganbare Goemon Uchukaizoku Akogingu", N/A
Konami, Y???
Nintendo 64, "Ganbare Goemon ~Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori~'"
(Neo Peach Mountain Shogunate's dance), "Mystical Ninja --
Starring Goemon"
Konami 8/7/97 (4/17/98 US), Y8900
(3D Action/RPG)
Arcade, "Gokujyou Parodius (Ultimate Parodius)", N/A
Konami (?), Y???
This is mainly a non-anime shooting game, but Goemon and Ebisumaru
from Ganbare Goemon can be played.
Super Famicom, "Gokujyou Parodius (Ultimate Parodius)", N/A
Konami, Y???
Konami, Y1000 (rerelease)
(Shooting Game)
Based on the arcade version.
Playstation, "Parodius Deluxe Pack", N/A
Konami, Y???
(Shooting Game)
Collection which includes Ultimate Parodius. The English version is
only available in PAL areas (Europe, Australia).
Saturn, "Gokujyou Parodius Deluxe Pack", N/A
Konami, 5/19/95, Y5800
(Shooting Game)
Same as the Playstation version.
Gameboy, "Ganbare Goemon ~Kurofunetou no nazo~" (Mystery of Black
Ship Party)", "Mystical Ninja -- Starring Goemon"
Konami, 12/4/97 (4/98 US), Y3980
(Action/mini-games)
Gameboy, "Ganbare Goemon Sarawaneta Ebisumaru", N/A
Konami, 1991, Y???
(Action/RPG)
(Same as the first game?)
Playstation, "Konami Antiques MSX Collection Volume 3", N/A
Konami, 3/19/98, Y4800
(Collection of MSX games including Parodius)
Famicom, "Konami Wai Wai World", N/A
Konami, 1988, Y???
(Shooting Game)
Goemon and Ebisumaru appear as characters.
GEGEGE NO KITAROU
Famicom, "Gegege no Kitarou", "Ninja Kid"
Bandai, Y4900
(Action Game)
Graphics changed for the US version.
Famicom, "Gegege no Kitarou 2", N/A
Bandai, Y5500
(Roleplaying Game)
Super Famicom, "Gegege no Kitarou", N/A
Bandai, 2/5/93, Y8800
(Action Game)
Sufami Turbo, "Gegege no Kitarou", N/A
Bandai, 1996, Y???
Saturn, "Gegege no Kitarou [kanji]", N/A
Bandai, 12/27/96, Y6800
(Adventure Game)
GENJI TSUUSHIN AGEDAMA
PC Engine, "Genji Tsuushin Agedama", N/A
NEC Home Electronics, 12/13/91, Y5800
GHOST IN THE SHELL
Playstation, "[kanji] Ghost in the Shell", "Ghost in the Shell"
Sony, Y???
(3D Shooter)
GHOST SWEEPER MIKAMI
PC Engine SCD, "Ghost Sweeper Mikami", N/A
Banpresto, Y8800
(Adventure Game)
Super Famicom, "Ghost Sweeper Mikami" (?), N/A
???, 1993, Y???
GO GO ACKMAN
Super Famicom, "Go Go Ackman", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Action Game)
Based on a manga.
Super Famicom, "Go Go Ackman 2", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
Super Famicom, "Go Go Ackman 3", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
GOLGO 13
Famicom, "Golgo 13" (?), "Golgo 13"
Vic Tokai, Y5700
(Action Game)
Famicom, ???, "The Mafat Conspiracy"
Vic Tokai, ???
(Action Game)
SG-1000, "Golgo 13" (?), N/A
???, Y???
GON
Super Famicom, "Gon", N/A
Bandai, Y???
Playstation, "Tekken 3", "Tekken 3"
???, Y???
[Gon is a hidden character in at least the Japanese version; home only.
The easiest way to get to play him is to enter your initials as
"GON".]
GRANDZORT
Supergrafx, "Mado-ou Grandzort", N/A
Sunrise-R-NAS-NTV, HC90029, 4/6/90, Y6500
(I have conflicting information; I've also been told that this is a
sequel to the first PC Engine Wataru game.)
GUDE CREST (See Efira and Jiliora)
GULLIVER BOY
PC Engine SCD, "Gulliver Boy", N/A
Hudson, 5/26/95, Y7800
(Roleplaying)
Saturn, "Gulliver Boy", N/A
Hudson, 3/22/95, Y6800
(Roleplaying, same game as the PCE one)
GUNDAM
Famicom Disk System, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi" (?), N/A
Yutaka, Y???
(Simulation Game)
Famicom, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi 2: Capsule Senki", N/A
Yutaka, Y???
(Simulation Game)
Famicom, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi 3: Eiyu Senki", N/A
Yutaka, Y???
(Simulation Game)
Famicom, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi 4: Newtype Story", N/A
Yutaka, Y???
(Simulation Game)
Famicom, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi 5: Battle of Universal Century", N/A
Yutaka, 12/22/??, Y6800
(Simulation Game)
Famicom, "Z Gundam Hot Scramble" (?), N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Shooting Game)
Gameboy, "Gundam Arms: Operation Gundam", N/A
Bandai, 5/18/91, Y3500
(Action Game)
Gameboy, "SD Gundam Kunitori", N/A
???, Y???
Gameboy, "Shin SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Story", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Action/RPG)
Gameboy, "Knight Gundam" (?), N/A
???, Y???
[Is this the same as the above game?]
Gameboy, "Knight Gundam 2" (?), N/A
???, Y???
Gameboy, "SD Gundam" (?), N/A
???, Y???
(Roleplaying Game [?])
Gameboy, "SD Gundam Sengokuden 2", N/A
???, Y???
Game Gear, "SD Gundam Winner's History", N/A
Bandai, 1995, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Famicom Disk System, "SD Gundam World", N/A
Bandai, Y3300
May or may not be the same as Gatchapon 1.
Famicom Disk System, "SD Gundam World Map Collection", N/A
Bandai, Y500
(Apparently for use with the above game; not a game on its own)
Super Famicom, "Kido Senshi Gundam F91: Formula Senki 0122", N/A
Bandai, 7/6/91, Y9500
(Simulation/Arcade)
Super Famicom, "Knight Gundam", N/A
Angel/Bandai, Y???
(Simulation)
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam [kanji] Knight Gundam [kanji]", N/A
Angel, 12/21/91, Y9500
[Is this a duplicate entry?]
Famicom, "SD Gundam Gundam Wars", N/A
Bandai, Y2800
(Simulation)
May or may not be the same as Gatchapon 1.
Super Famicom, "Super Gatchapon World SD Gundam X", N/A
Yutaka, Y8500
(Simulation)
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam X", N/A
Yutaka, 9/18/92, Y9500
May or may not be the same as the above.
Super Famicom, "Super Gatchapon World SD Gundam X 2", N/A
Yutaka, Y???
(Simulation)
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam Gaiden 2: Entaku no Kishi (SD Gundam Side
Story 2: Knights of the Round Table)", N/A
Yutaka, 12/18/92, Y9500
Arcade, "Gundam Psycho Salamander" (?), N/A
(Action Game)
[And what about the home version of this?]
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam Psycho Salamander 2", N/A
Angel, Y8800
(Action Game)
Arcade, "SD Gundam" (?), N/A
(Shooting Game)
Super Famicom, "Z Gundam: Away to the Newtype", N/A
Bandai, 1996, Y???
(Strategic action game)
Super Famicom, "V Gundam" (?), N/A
Bandai, Y9800
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "SD [kanji] Gundam V [kanji]", N/A
Angel, 9/12/92, Y7800
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam Gatchapon X", N/A
Bandai, Y9800
(Simulation)
Arcade, "Gundam Ex Revue", B/A
(Street Fighter II clone)
Super Famicom, "G Gundam", N/A
Bandai, Y9800
(Street Fighter II clone)
Super Famicom, "Mobile Warrior Gundam" (?), N/A
Bandai, Y9800
(Simulation)
Sufami Turbo, "SD Gundam Generations", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Seems to be a series of six different games, none of whose titles
I can translate)
Playdia, "SD Gundam 10 Years Memory 1985-1994", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(CD-ROM based Gundam encyclopedia)
Playstation, "Mobile Suit Gundam", N/A
Bandai, 6/23/95, Y6800
(Shooting Game)
Super Famicom, "Super Gatchapon SD Gundam Gnext", N/A
Bandai, 6/23/95, Y12800
(Strategy Game)
Super Famicom, "Super Gatchapon SD Gundam Gnext Expansion Cart 1", N/A
Bandai, Y2800
For use with the previous game.
(Strategy Game)
Playstation, "Mobile Suit Gundam 1.0", N/A
Bandai, Y???
Playstation, "Mobile Suit Gundam 2.0", N/A
Bandai, 3/29/96, Y6800
(Shooting Game)
Playstation, "Mobile Suit Gundam 2.0 Limited Edition", N/A
Bandai, 3/29/96, Y9800
(Shooting Game)
Playstation, "SD Gundam Over Galaxian"
Bandai, Y4800
(Vertical shooter (!))
Pippin, "Gundam 0079: The War for Earth", N/A
Presto Studios,/Bandai/Sunrise, Y???
Playstation, "Gundam 0079: The War for Earth", N/A
Presto Studios/Bandai/Sunrise, SCPS 45045~6, 5/2/97, Y???
Was originally going to be released December 1996. Finally available
in 1997 in Japan, the US Playstation release has been cancelled. You
can order the PC or Mac version from Bandai.
(Strategy/Action Game)
Playstation, "New SD Feudal Legend", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Super Famicom, "Gundam Wing: Endless Duel", N/A
Bandai, 3/29/96, Y7500
(Street Fighter II clone)
Saturn, "Mobile Suit Gundam", N/A
Bandai, 12/22/95, Y6800
Bandai, 11/20/97, Y2800 (rerelease)
(Action Game)
Playstation, "Mobile Suit Gundam Perfect One Year War", N/A
Bandai, SCPS 45095, 7/25/97, Y6800
(Strategy/Action Game)
Saturn, "Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Senritsu no Blue", N/A
Bandai, 9/20/96, Y4800
(3D Shooting Game)
Saturn, "Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story II: Ao O Uketsugu Mono", N/A
Bandai, 12/6/96, Y4800
(3D Shooting Game)
Saturn, "Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story III: Sai Kareshi Sha", N/A
Bandai T13312-G, 3/8/97, Y4800
(3D Shooting Game)
Saturn, "Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story The Blue Distiney [sic]", N/A
Bandai, 8/29/97, Y14400
(Shooting Game; collects the above three games, plus Optional Guide)
Saturn, "Mobile Suit Z Gundam Zenhen: Z no Kodou", N/A
Bandai, 4/25/97, Y6800
(Shooting Game)
Saturn, "Mobile Suit Z Gundam Kouhen: Uchuu o Kakeru N/A
Bandai, 9/25/97, Y6800
(Shooting Game)
Playstation, "SD Gundam G Century", N/A
Bandai SLPS 00785, 3/20/97, Y6800
Playstation, "Gundam: The Battle Master", N/A
Bandai, SLPS 00883, 6/20/97, Y6800
(2D Fighting Game)
Playstation, "Gundam: The Battle Master 2", N/A
Bandai, SLPS 01286, 3/12/98, Y6800
(2D Fighting Game)
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam Power Formation Puzzle", N/A
Bandai, 1/26/96, Y7500
(Puzzle Game)
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam GNext Unit & Map Collection", N/A
Bandai, 3/29/96, Y3800
(Strategy Game)
Gameboy, "SD Sengokuden", N/A
Bandai, 3/24/90, Y3500
(Simulation)
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam: V Sakusen Shidou", N/A
Angel, 1992, Y???
(Shooting Game)
Super Famicom, "SD Gundam 2", N/A
Angel, 1993, Y???
(Shooting Game)
Playstation, "Mobile Suit SD Gundam", N/A
Bandai, 12/11/97, Y7800
(3D Shooting Game)
Saturn, "SD Gundam G Century S", N/A
Bandai, 2/11/98, Y6800
(Action/Strategy Game)
Saturn, "Mobile Suit Gundam: Ghiren's Ambition", N/A
Bandai, 4/9/98, Y6800
(Strategy Game)
Playstation, "SD Gundam GGeneration", N/A
Bandai, 8/6/98, Y6800
(Strategy Game)
Virtual Boy, "SD Gundam Dimension War", N/A
Bandai, VUE-VSDJ-JPN, 12/22/95, Y5800
Arcade, "SD Gundam Neo Battling", N/A
Banpresto, 1993
(Action/Shooter)
GUNHED
Famicom, "Gunhed", N/A
???, Y???
(Strategy Game?)
PC Engine, "Gunhed", "Blazing Lasers"
Hudson, 7/7/89, Y5800
(Shooting Game)
Apparently Gunhed for the PCE _was_ based on the Gunhed series. I
saw a screenshot of the Japanese version and it uses the Gunhed logo.
I still don't quite understand this, since the plots seem nothing
alike.
GUNNM (Battle Angel)
Playstation, "Gunnm: Kasei no Kioku (Memory of Mars)", N/A
Banpresto, 8/98, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
[Game On! USA, by Viz, listed this as "Battle Angel Alita" which,
of course, is the name Viz used for the manga but is not actually the
game title.]
HAKAIDER
Saturn, "Hakaider", N/A
???, Y???
(Gun game--based on a live action series)
HARMAGEDDON
Arcade, ???, "Bega's Battle"
(Laserdisc game. I don't know if it existed in Japan.)
HELL TEACHER NUBE
Playstation, "Hell Teacher Nube", N/A
Bandai, Y5800
HELLO KITTY
Playstation, "Hello Kitty Cube de Cute", N/A
Culture Publishers, Y4800
(Puzzle Game)
THE HEROIC LEGEND OF ARSLAN
Mega CD, "The Heroic Legend of Arslan", N/A
???, Y???
HI NO TORI
Famicom, "Hi no Tori Hououhen Gaou no Bouken (Hi no Tori Phoenix
chapter Gaou's adventure)", N/A
Konami, Y5300
(Action Game)
HOKUTO NO KEN (Fist of the North Star)
This show exists as a Hawaiian subtitle.
Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken", N/A
Toei Animation/Shouei System, 1986, Y???
(Action Game)
Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 2", "Fist of the North Star"
Toei Animation/Shouei System, 1987, Y???
(Action Game)
US version by Taxan USA.
Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 3", N/A
Toei Animation/Shouei System, 1989, Y???
(Action Game)
Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 4" (?), N/A
Toei Animation/Shouei System, 1991, Y???
(Roleplaying)
Super Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 5 Tenmaryuuseiden Ai*Zetsushou", N/A
Toei Douga, Y8900
(Roleplaying)
Gameboy, "Hokuto no Ken", "Fist of the North Star - 10 Big Brawls for
the King of Universe"
???, Y???
SG-1000, "Hokuto no Ken", "Black Belt"
???, Y???
Mega Drive, "Hokuto no Ken [kanji]", "Last Battle"
Sega, 7/1/98, Y6000
(Action Game)
Neither version is locked out, but the US version has renamed
characters and was changed to remove the blood. A language switch
has no effect.
Super Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken I", N/A
Toei Douga ACT, Y???
Super Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 6 Gekitou denshou ken ~ Haou he no
dou", N/A
Toei, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
This has gotten some really bad reviews.
Super Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 7 Seiken retsuden Denshousha he no
dou", N/A
(Street Fighter II clone (?))
Toei, Y???
Saturn, "Hokuto no Ken" (?), N/A
Banpresto, 12/22/95, Y5800
(Adventure Game)
Playstation, "Hokuto no Ken" (?), N/A
Banpresto, Y5800
(Adventure Game)
Same as the Saturn version.
IRIA (see Zeiram)
IRON LEAGUE
Gameboy, "Iron League", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Action Game)
JANKENMAN
Gameboy, "Jankenman", N/A
NCS, Y???
JESUS
Famicom, "Jesus", N/A
King Records, Y5900
(I never heard of this anime. What is it anyway? The game does seem
to be real, though.)
JOJO NO KIMYUU NA BOUKEN (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Super Famicom, "JoJo no Kimyuu na Bouken", ???
Cobra Team, Y9500
(Roleplaying Game)
KAMEN RIDER (Masked Rider)
Note: The US Masked Rider series used very little Japanese footage.
These games are all based on the Japanese version.
Famicom, "Kamen Rider Black", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Action Game)
Famicom, "Kamen Rider Club", N/A
???, Y???
[Did they really make this?]
Famicom Disk System, "SD Kamen Rider Club", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Roleplaying?)
Mega CD, "Kamen Rider Zo", "The Masked Rider--Kamen Rider Zo"
Toei Video, Y???
(Full motion video game, based on a Kamen Rider movie)
This is one of the last games I'd expect a US port of. Somehow, they
did it anyway.
Gameboy, "Kamen Rider SD: Hashire! Mighty Riders", N/A
Yutaka, 1993, Y???
(Racing Game)
Super Famicom, "Kamen Rider SD: Shutsugeki!! Rider Machine", N/A
Yutaka, Y???
(Racing Game)
Super Famicom, "Kamen Rider SD", N/A
Toei, Y???
(Action Game)
[Is this the same as the previous game?]
Famicom, "Kamen Rider SD: Clan Shocker's Ambition", N/A
???, 1/93, Y8500
(Roleplaying Game)
KARATE CLUB (?)
Super Famicom, "Karate Club", N/A
Culture Brain, Y9800
(Street Fighter II clone)
Electronics Gaming Monthly reported this is a manga-based game.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS
Playstation, "The King of Fighters Kyo", N/A
SNK/Dream Factory, 8/27/98, Y5800
(Adventure game based on a manga based on a game.)
KINGYO CHUUIHO!
Gameboy, "Kingyo Chuuiho!", N/A
Yutaka, Y???
(Mini-games)
Super Famicom, "Kingyo Chuuiho! Tobidase! Game Gakuen", N/A
Jaleco, 2/18/94, Y9800
(Mini-games)
KINNIKUMAN
Famicom, "Kinnikuman: Muscle Tag Match", "Muscles"
Bandai, 1985, Y???
(Wrestling game)
Gameboy, "Kinnikuman: Zadorimu Match", N/A
Yutaka, 1992, Y???
Super Famicom, "Kinniukuman: Dirty Challenger", N/A
Yutaka, 1992, Y???
(Wrestling Game)
KO CENTURY BEAST
PC Engine SCD, "KO Century Beast" (?), N/A
Pack In Video, Y8800
(Roleplaying Game)
KUJAKU-OU (Peacock King)
Famicom, "Kujako-Ou" (?), N/A
Pony Canyon, 1988, Y???
Famicom, "Kujako-Ou 2" (?), N/A
Pony Canyon, Y???
SG-1000, "Kujaku-Ou" (?), "Spell Caster"
???, Y???
(Based on the first Kujaku movie?)
Mega Drive, "Kujaku-Ou 2", "Mystic Defender"
Sega, 11/25/89, Y6000
(Action Game)
Not locked out, but the difference between the Japanese and
American versions is country-selectable, so you'll probably want a
language switch or adaptor anyway.
(Based on the second Kujaku movie?)
KYATTO NINDEN TYANDEE (Samurai Pizza Cats)
Famicom, "Kyatto Ninden Tyandee", N/A
Tecmo, 1991, Y???
(Action Game)
LEGEND OF THE GALACTIC HEROES
Famicom, "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" (?), N/A
Kemco, Y5900
Super Famicom, "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" (?), N/A
???, Y???
Saturn, "Legend of the Galactic Heroes", N/A
Tokuma Shoten, 12/6/96, Y5800
(Strategy Game)
Saturn, "Legend of the Galactic Heroes Plus", N/A
Tokuma Shoten, 10/23/97, Y5800
(Strategy Game)
LODOSS WAR
PC Engine CD, "Record of Lodoss War" (?), N/A
Hudson Soft, 7/17/92, Y7200
(Roleplaying Game)
PC Engine SCD, "Record of Lodoss War II" (?), N/A
Hudson Soft, 12/16/94, Y7800
(Roleplaying Game)
Super Famicom, "Record of Lodoss War" (?), N/A
Bec, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
LUPIN III
Arcade, "Lupin III", N/A (?)
Taito, 1980
(Action Game)
This is an odd game from the pre-Nintendo era. It doesn't have a whole
lot do do with Lupin except that you're a thief.
Arcade, N/A, "Cliffhanger"
Stern
(This laser disk game was made using footage from Castle of Cagliostro,
plus a bit from Mystery of Mamo.)
Gameboy, "SD Lupin III Kinko Yaburi Daisakusen", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Puzzle Game)
Famicom, "Lupin III" (?), N/A
Namcot, Y???
Sony Playstation, "Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro", N/A
Asmic, Y???
Asmic, Y2800 (rerelease)
Super Famicom, "Lupin III", N/A
Epoch, 1994, Y9800
(Action game)
[About the Fountain of Youth, not Cagliostro]
Saturn, "Lupin III--The Master File", N/A
Mizuki, 3/29/96, Y5800
(Not a game?)
Saturn, "Lupin III Chronicle", N/A
Spike, 8/8/97, Y5800
(Not a game?)
MACH GO GO GO (Speed Racer)
The SNES and Genesis Speed Racer games, though ultimately derived from
an old Japanese show, were produced in the USA. I have no idea if
they were ever released in Japan.
Super NES, ???, "Speed Racer in: My Most Dangerous Adventures"
Accolade, $70
(Driving/Action)
Genesis, ???, "Speed Racer: The Challenge of Racer X"
Accolade, $60
(Driving)
Arcade, ???, "Speed Racer" (?)
Namco
Playstation, "Mach Go Go Go!", "Speed Racer"
Tomy, 1996, Y5800 (Jaleco in the USA)
(Racing)
MACROSS
Macross was the first series of three unrelated series which were
combined as "Robotech" in America.
Famicom, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross", N/A
Namco/Bandai, Y4800
(Shooting Game)
PC Engine CD/SCD, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross 2036", N/A
Masaya, 4/3/92, Y7200
(Shooting Game)
Character designs are by Haruhito Mikimoto and mecha designs are by
the same staff that did the designs for the anime. The game plays
without a SCD card, but gives voice and extra pictures at the start and
end of each stage with one. The US version (which would have been
Robotech anyway) was cancelled.
PC Engine SCD, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross Eternal Love Song",
N/A
Masaya, 12/4/92, Y7400
(Simulation)
Plans to bring this game to the USA were cancelled.
Super Famicom, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scramble Valkyrie",
N/A
Banpresto/Zamuse, 1993, Y8800
(Shooting Game)
Arcade, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross", ?
Banpresto, 1993
(Shooting Game)
Arcade, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross II", ?
Banpresto
Playstation, "Macross Digital Mission VF-X", N/A
Bandai, 2/28/97, Y6800
(3D Shooting/Simulator Game)
Nintendo 64, ???, "Robotech: Crystal Dreams"
Activision, $???
Gametek announced and showed a Robotech game at the Winter 1995 CES.
The game has been delayed for some time and will apparently be coming
out from Activision. It is mostly based on Macross, but uses a
Robotech title screen and music and the Sentinels character designs.
Saturn, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross Do You Remember Love", N/A
Bandai Visual, 6/6/97, Y6800
(2.5D Shooting Game)
Arcade, "Macross Plus", N/A
Banpresto, 1997
(Shooting Game)
MAGICAL GIRL COCO
Playstation, "Magical Girl Coco", N/A
Seta, Y5800
Based on a radio show.
MAGICAL GIRL PRETTY SAMMY
Playstation, "Magical Girl Pretty Sammy Part 1: In the Earth", N/A
Pioneer, Y6800
(Adventure/Fighting Game, ported from AX9801)
Playstation, "Magical Girl Pretty Sammy Part 2: In the Julyhelm (sic)",
N/A
Pioneer, Y6800
(Adventure/Fighting Game?)
Saturn, "Magical Girl Pretty Sammy [kanji]", N/A
Nec Interchannel, 8/8/97, Y6800
(Adventure Game)
Saturn, "Magical Girl Pretty Sammy Heart no Kimochi", N/A
Nec Interchannel, 1/29/98, Y6800
(Adventure Game)
MAGICAL TARURUUTO-KUN
Mega Drive, "Magical Taruruuto-kun"
Sega, 4/24/92, Y3880
(Action Game)
Game Gear, "Magical Taruruuto-kun"
???, 7/5/97, Y3980
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Magical Taruruuto-kun Magic Adventure"
Bandai/Toei, 1992, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH
Attempts to bring this show over to the US have apparently not been
successful.
Game Gear, "Magic Knight Rayearth", N/A
Sega, 1994, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
Game Gear, "Magic Knight Rayearth 2: Making of Magic Knight" (?), N/A
Sega, 1995, Y???
Saturn, "Magic Knight Rayearth", "Rayearth"
Sega, 8/25/95, Y4800
(Zelda clone/RPG)
This game is coming from Working Designs in 1998, even though
the show never quite made it to America. The game is considered to be
good quality unlike many anime-based games. It may very well be the
last US Saturn game ever.
Super Famicom, "Magic Knight Rayearth", N/A
Tomy, 1995, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
Got a bad review.
Gameboy, "Magic Knight Rayearth", N/A
???, Y???
(Upcoming)
MAHOUJIN GURU GURU
Gameboy, "Mahoujin Guru Guru", N/A
Takara, 1995, Y???
(Action/RPG)
Super Famicom, "Mahoujin Guru Guru", N/A
Enix, 1995, Y???
(Action/RPG)
Super Famicom, "Mahoujin Guru Guru 2", N/A
Enix, Y???
(Action/RPG)
MAISON IKKOKU
Famicom, "Maison Ikkoku" (?), N/A
Bostek, Y5900
PC Engine, "Maison Ikkoku", N/A
Microcabin MC66680, 8/4/89, Y5900
(Adventure Game)
MAKERUNA MAKENDOU
Super Famicom, "Makeruna Makendou", "Kendo Rage"
Datam Polystar, Y???
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Makeruna Makendou 2", N/A
Datam Polystar, 1995, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Super Famicom, "Keeper" (?), N/A
???, Y???
(Puzzle game with Makendou as a bonus playable character.)
Playstation, "Makeruna Makendou 2", N/A
Datam Polystar, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
PC-FX, "Makeruna Makendou Z"), N/A
Fill In Cafe/NEC, 3/20/98, Y7800
(Roleplaying Game)
MARMALADE BOY
Gameboy, "Marmalade Boy" (?), N/A
Bandai, Y3900
(Romance simulation)
Super Famicom, "Marmalade Boy", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Romance simulation)
MAZINGER Z (Trantor Z)
Super Famicom, "Mazinger Z", N/A
Bandai/Winky Soft, 6/25/93, Y8800
(Action Game)
Mega Drive, "Mazin Saga", "Mazin Saga: Mutant Fighter"
Sega, 2/26/93, Y6800
Arcade, "Mazinger Z", N/A
Banpresto, 1994
(Shooting Game)
MEGAMI PARADISE
PC Engine, "Megami Paradise", N/A
???, Y???
PC-FX, "Megami Paradise II", N/A
NEC, 7/26/96, Y7800
METAL FIGHTER MIKU
Saturn, "Metal Fighter Miku", N/A
Victor Entertainment, 9/29/95, Y6800
(Digital Comic)
METAL JACK
Gameboy, "Metal Jack", N/A
Takara, 1991, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Super Famicom, "Armored Police Metal Jack", N/A
Atlus, 1992, Y???
(Action Game)
MIRACLE GIRLS
Super Famicom, "Miracle Girls", N/A
Takara, Y8800
(Action Game)
MIRAI NINJA
Arcade, "Mirai Ninja", N/A
Namco
Based on a manga series. Released in 1988. (Cyber Ninja was a
live-action movie of this, which has been dubbed by Streamline.)
NADESICO (Martian Successor Nadesico in English, Mobile Battleship Nadesico
in Japanese)
Saturn, "Mobile Battleship Nadesico Yappari [kanji]", N/A
Sega, 5/2/97, Y5800
(Adventure Game)
NATSUKI CRISIS
Super Famicom, "Natsuki Crisis Battle", N/A
Angel, Y???
NEON GENESIS EVANGELION
Saturn, "Neon Genesis Evangelion Digital Card Library", N/A
Gainax/Sega, 9/25/97, Y4800
Saturn, "Neon Genesis Evangelion", N/A
Sega, 3/1/96, Y5800
Sega, 2/15/97 (rerelease)
(Adventure/Action Game)
Saturn, "Neon Genesis Evangelion 2nd Impression", N/A
Sega, 3/8/97, Y6800
(Adventure/Action Game)
Saturn, "Neon Genesis Evangelion Iron Maiden", N/A
Sega, 3/19/98, Y6800
(Adventure/Action Game, PC port)
Playstation, "Neon Genesis Evangelion Iron Maiden", N/A
Gainax, SLPS 01377~8, 1998, Y6800
(same as the above)
NINJA HATTORI-KUN
Famicom, "Ninja Hattori-kun", N/A
???, 3/5/86, Y4900
(Action Game)
NINKU
Gameboy, "Ninku", N/A
???, Y???
Game Gear, "Ninku", N/A
???, Y???
Saturn, "Ninku [kanji]", N/A
Sega, 2/2/96, Y5800
(Fighting Game)
Strange characters with stranger moves add humor to this
otherwise unimpressive 2-D fighting game.
OH MY GODDESS! (see Ah! My Goddess)
OISHINBO
Famicom, "Oishinbo", N/A
Shinsei, 1989, Y???
OUTLANDERS
Famicom, "Outlanders", N/A
Victor Music Industries, Y???
(Action/RPG)
OZANARI DUNGEON
Super Famicom, "Ozanari Dungeon", N/A
???, Y???
PATLABOR
Mega Drive, "Patlabor", N/A
???, Y???
PC Engine SCD, "Mobile Police Patlabor", N/A
Riverhill Soft, Y7200
(Digital Comic)
Super Famicom, "Mobile Police Patlabor", N/A
Bec, 1994, Y???
(Action/RPG)
Gameboy, "Patlabor" (?), N/A
???, Y???
PRINCESS MINERVA
Super Famicom, "Princess Minerva", N/A
Vic Tokai, Y???
PC Engine SCD (?), "Princess Minerva", N/A
???, Y???
(RPG/Fighting Game)
PUSS 'N' BOOTS
Famicom, "Puss 'n' Boots: Around the World in 80 Days", N/A
Toei/Shouei System, 1986, Y???
(Action Game)
Based on a very obscure anime....
RAIJIN-OU
Gameboy, "Raijin-Ou", N/A
???, Y???
(Fighting Game)
RANMA 1/2
Gameboy, "Ranma 1/2" (?), N/A
Banpresto, 1990, Y???
(Action/Maze Game)
Gameboy, "Ranma 1/2 Netsuretsu Kakutouhen", N/A
Banpresto DMG-R3J, 1992, Y???
(Fighting game)
Gameboy, "Ranma 1/2 Kakugeki Mondou!!", N/A
Banpresto, DMG-R0J, 1993, Y???
(Quiz game)
PC Engine CD, "Ranma 1/2", N/A
Masaya, NSCDD 0004, 12/7/90, Y6800
(Action Game)
PC Engine CD, "Ranma 1/2 Toraware no Hanayome (Captive Bride)", N/A
Masaya, NSCD 1006, 12/6/91, Y6800
(Digital Comic)
Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Chounai Gekitou-hen (Neighborhood Combat)",
"Street Combat"
Masaya, SHVC-RA, 3/27/92, Y8800
???, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
The US version is unrecognizeable, with all characters redrawn and
rewritten as American characters.
Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Bakuretsu Rantou-hen", "Ranma 1/2 Hard
Battle"
Masaya, SHVC-R2, 12/25/92, Y9600
(Street Fighter II clone)
The second Ranma game has the voices changed in the US, but is
otherwise unedited. The new American voices are _not_ the same ones
used in the Viz dub of the series.
PC Engine CD/SCD, "Ranma 1/2 Datou, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-ryuu!
(Overthrow the Founder of the Indiscriminate Fighting Style)", N/A
Masaya, 10/2/92, Y7200
Somewhat of a Street Fighter II clone. Only uses 8 characters:
male/female Ranma, Ukyou, Kodachi, Kunou, Ryouga, Mousse, principal.
The game works on regular CD systems but loads from the CD more
frequently.
Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Akaneko-dan teki Hihou (Hidden Treasure of
the Crimson Cats)", N/A
Touhou/Shougakukan, 1993, Y9800
(Roleplaying Game)
This game is mostly in kana, except for character names.
Mega CD, "Ranma 1/2 ~Byakuran Aika~ (White Orchid Serenade)", N/A
Masaya T-25014, 4/29/93, Y8300
(Digital Comic)
The soundtrack CD of this game is "Ranma 1/2 Denshi yuugi ongaku-shuu
(Electronic Game Music Collection)", COCC-10689.
Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Super Battle", N/A
Rumic Soft/Toho/Shogakukan SHVC-5K, Y9980
(Street Fighter II clone)
A US release using the Viz dub voices and named "Ranma 1/2 Anything-
Goes Martial Arts" was planned, but cancelled.
Playstation, "Ranma 1/2 Battle Renaissance", N/A
Shogakukun, Y6800
(3D Polygon Fighting Game)
This game sucks as a fighting game. Pity, too--it could have been
really good. Uses Ranma, Ryouga, Akane, Shampoo, Kunou, Kumon
Ryu, Happosai, and Genma, with Rouge as the boss.
Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Ougijaanken"
Rumic Soft, Y???
(Puzzle Game)
REVOLUTIONARY GIRL UTENA
Saturn, "Revolutionary Girl Utena", N/A
Sega, 1998, Y???
(Adventure Game)
RING NI KAKERO
Super Famicom, "Ring ni Kakero", N/A
NCS, 6/1/98, Y3000
(Boxing game, manga-based)
RURONI KENSHIN
Playstation, "Ruroni Kenshin", N/A
Sony, Y5800
(Fighting Game)
[Sony's web site had English-dubbed versions of some animation, under
the name Samurai X, but neither the game nor TV show has been picked up
in America yet.]
Playstation, "Ruroni Kenshin RPG: Chapter of the Ten Warriors'
Conspiracy", N/A
Sony, Y5800
(Roleplaying Game)
SABER MARIONETTE J
Playstation, "Saber Marionette J -- Battle Sabers", N/A
Bandai, Y6800 (Y7800 special edition)
(3D Fighting Game)
SAILOR MOON
Despite the existence of the dub, there is no sign of any of these
games being brought over to America.
Note: Some of these games say "Pretty Soldier Sailormoon" in English.
For consistency's sake, I'm leaving all the "Bishoujo Senshi"
untranslated.
Arcade, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon", N/A
(Final Fight clone)
Banpresto
Arcade, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S", N/A
(Street Fighter II clone)
PC Engine SCD, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon", N/A
Banpresto, 1994, Y???
(Digital Comic)
Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon", N/A
Angel, 8/27/93, Y9800
(Final Fight clone)
[French version titled 'Sailormoon' and released 1994]
Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon R", N/A
Bandai, 1993, Y9800
(Final Fight Clone)
Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S [kanji]", N/A
Angel, 1994, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S Kurukkurin", N/A
Bandai/Zoo, 1995, Y???
(Puzzle Game)
Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon Another Story", N/A
Bandai, 1995, Y9800
(Roleplaying Game)
This game is mostly in kana except for names and a very small handful
of kanji.
Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S Kondowa Puzzle
de Oshioikiyo!"
Zoo/Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Puzzle Game)
Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS Fuwa Fuwa Panic",
N/A
Bandai, 1995, Y???
(Puzzle Game)
Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS [kanji]", N/A
Angel, 1996, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Sufami Turbo, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Fuwa Fuwa
Panic 2", N/A
Bandai, 1996, Y???
(Puzzle Game)
Gameboy, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon", N/A
Angel, 12/18/92, Y3500
(Action Game)
Gameboy, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon R", N/A
Angel, 1994, Y???
(Action/Puzzle Game)
Mega Drive, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Final Fight clone)
Not locked out on the version I played, but I suspect it was a pirate
version.
Mega Drive, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S" (?), N/A
Angel, Y9800
(Street Fighter II clone)
Playdia, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Quiz Taiketsu! Sailor Power
Ketsushuu", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Interactive animation/quiz)
PC Engine SCD, "Sailor Moon collection", N/A
Banpresto, 1994, Y???
(Gallery/Mini-games)
[Apparently requires Japanese knowledge.]
3DO, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S" (?), N/A
???, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Game Gear, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon S", N/A
Bandai, 1995, Y???
(Action Game)
Playstation, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S Shin Shuyaku
Soudatsusen", N/A
Angel, SLPS 00260, 1996, Y5800
(Street Fighter II clone)
Saturn, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS Various Emotion", N/A
Angel, 11/29/96, Y5800
(Street Fighter II Clone)
SAINT SEIYA
Famicom, "Saint Seiya" (?), N/A
???, Y???
(Action/RPG)
Famicom, "Saint Seiya/the Gold Cloths" (?), N/A
???, Y???
(Action/RPG)
SAINT TAIL
Game Gear, "Kaitou Saint Tail" (?), N/A
Sega, Y???
Saturn, "Kaitou Saint Tail", N/A
Tomy, 7/25/97, Y6800
SAKURA GANBARU
Arcade, "Street Fighter Zero 3", "Street Fighter Alpha 3"
Capcom, 1998
Includes Karin Kanzaki as a playable character. (I suspect that
this manga is Street Fighter-based to begin with; anyone know?)
SAZAN 3X3 EYES
Super Famicom, "3X3 Eyes Seimakourinden", N/A
Yutaka/Bandai SHVC-33, 7/28/92, Y9500
(Roleplaying Game)
Super Famicom, "3X3 Eyes Juumahoubukan", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Action Game)
Mega CD, "3X3 Eyes", N/A
Sega ???, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
PC Engine SCD, "3X3 Eyes", N/A
NEC Home Electronics, Y???
(Roleplaying. Comes with a mostly-useless video.)
Playstation, "3X3 Eyes" (?), N/A
X Wing Entertainment, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
Saturn, "3X3 Eyes [kanji] S", N/A
Nihon Create, 4/19/96, Y7300
(Adventure Game)
Sentai series
The sentai series are one program each year, in the same time slot,
featuring a live-action team of five costumed characters. Footage
from the sentai series has been used in the Power Rangers show (since
everyone's faces are covered, it's not obvious that they are not
American actors). I will not list Power Rangers games.
Zyuranger: footage used in Power Rangers
Dairanger: footage used in Power Rangers second season (white ranger
and robots only)
Kakuranger: footage used in Power Rangers third season (alien rangers
and robots only)
Ohranger (and Kakuranger vs. Ohranger movie): footage used in Power
Rangers Zeo
Carranger: footage used in Power Rangers Turbo
Megaranger: footage used in Power Rangers in Space
Gingaman: not used (yet)
Sufami Turbo, "Carranger Zenkai! Racer Senshi", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Action Game)
SHIN KAITEI GUNKAN (Super Atragon)
Saturn, "Shin Kaitei Gunkan [kanji]", N/A
Ascii, 4/9/97, Y6800
SILENT MOEBIUS
The Silent Moebius PCE game was apparently cancelled.
SLAM DUNK
Gameboy, "Slam Dunk Gakeppuchi no Kesshou League", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Basketball game with 'cards')
Gameboy, "Slam Dunk Zengoku he no TIP OFF", N/A
Bandai, 1995, Y???
(Basketball)
Game Gear, "Slam Dunk he no Starting 5", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Basketball)
Saturn, "Slam Dunk" (?), N/A
???, Y???
Super Famicom, "Slam Dunk Shikyou Gekitotsu!", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y???
(Cinematic Basketball)
Super Famicom, "Slam Dunk IH Yosen Kanzenhan!! (Slam Dunk IH
preliminary contest complete version!!
Bandai, 1995, Y???
(Cinematic Basketball)
Super Famicom, "Slam Dunk SD Heat Up!", N/A
Bandai, 1995, Y???
(Basketball)
SLAYERS
Super Famicom, "Slayers" (?), N/A
Banpresto, 1994, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
Saturn, "Slayers Royal", N/A
Game Arts/Kadokawa/Onion Egg, 7/25/97, Y6300
(RPG/Adventure Game)
Playstation, "Slayers Royal", N/A
Kadokawa/ESP, SLPS 01363, Y5800
(RPG/Adventure Game)
Playstation, "Slayers Wandaho" (does this mean 'wonderful'?), N/A
Banpresto, 9/23/98, Y6800
(Roleplaying Game)
Saturn, "Slayers Royal 2", N/A
ESP, 8/27/98, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
SOL BIANCA
PC Engine CD, "Sol Bianca", N/A
Masaya, NSCD 0002, 6/29/90, Y6200
(Roleplaying Game)
This game is terrible. It has more to do with Ys than Sol Bianca.
SPACE CRUISER YAMATO (Star Blazers)
Gameboy, "Space Cruiser Yamato", N/A
Bec, 1992, Y???
(Strategy Game)
SG-1000, "Space Cruiser Yamato" (?), N/A
???, Y???
PC Engine SCD, "Space Cruiser Yamato", N/A
Human, 12/22/92, Y7800
(Simulation. Some people have apparently managed to play this game
without knowing Japanese. But not easily.)
STREET FIGHTER II
Playstation, "Street Fighter II: The Movie", N/A
Capcom, Y???
3DO, "Street Fighter II: The Movie", N/A
Capcom, Y???
Saturn, "Street Fighter II: The Movie", N/A
Capcom, 3/15/96, Y6800
(Yup. Game made into animation, and then back again. This is a
pretty unique category. You play the Monitor Cyborg from the
movie, studying the characters' moves and then doing them.)
SUSANO-OU DENSETSU
PC Engine, "Susano-ou Densetsu", N/A
Hudson, 4/27/89, Y6500
(Roleplaying Game)
TAIHOMAN(?)
Super Famicom, "Taihoman", N/A
Namco, Y???
(Action Game)
Electronics Gaming Monthly reported this is a manga-based game.
TAKERU
3DO, "Takeru" (?), N/A
???, Y???
[Is this the same as Yamato Takeru?]
TEKKAMAN BLADE (Teknoman)
Gameboy, "Tekkaman Blade", N/A
Yukata, 12/18/92, Y3500
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Tekkaman Blade" (?), N/A
Bec, 1993, Y???
(Shooting Game)
TENCHI MUYOU
(see also Magical Girl Pretty Sammy)
PC Engine SCD, "Tenchi Muyou: Battle at Onsen" (?), N/A
???, Y???
Super Famicom, "Tenchi Muyou", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Super Famicom, "Tenchi Muyou! Game Hen", N/A
Banpresto, 1995, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
[Same as the previous game?]
Saturn, "Tenchi Muyou [kanji] Gokuraku CD-ROM for Sega Saturn", N/A
Aroma, 9/29/95, Y7800
(not a game)
Saturn, "Tenchi Muyou Mimiri Onsen Yukemuri no Tabi", N/A
Yumedia, 2/9/96, Y8900
(Digital Comic)
Saturn, "Tenchi Muyou! Tokomuyo collection", N/A
Xing Entertainment, 1/17/97, Y8800
(Adventure Game; includes a CD available separately for Y2800)
Saturn, "Tenchi Muyou [kanji]", N/A
Pioneer, 3/1/97, Y6800
(Tetris Clone)
[I got a warning that this one is awful.]
Playstation, "Tenchi Muyou: No Need for School", N/A
Xing/Pioneer, Y6800
(Adventure Game)
PC-FX, "Tenchi Muyou Ryoouki FX", N/A
Microcabin/NEC, 7/12/96, Y8800
(Adventure Game)
TENCHI O KURAU
Famicom, "Tenchi o Kurau", "Destiny of an Emperor"
Capcom, May 1989, Y???
Famicom, "Tenchi o Kurau II: Zhuge Kongming Den", N/A
Capcom, April 1991, Y???
Game Boy, "Tenchi o Kurau", "Destiny of an Emperor"
Capcom, April 1994, Y???
Game Boy, "Tenchi o Kurau: Sangokushi Gunyuu Den (Legend of Three
Kingdoms' Heroes)", N/A
Capcom, August 1995, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Arcade, "Tenchi o Kurau", "Dynasty Wars"
Capcom, April 1989
(Action Game)
Arcade, "Tenchi o Kurau II: Chibi no Tatakai", "Warriors of Fate"
Capcom, November 1992
(Action Game)
Playstation, "Tenchi o Kurau II", "Warriors of Fate"
Capcom, March 1996, Y???
(Action Game)
TETSUWAN ATOM (Astro Boy)
Famicom, "Tetsuwan Atom", N/A
Konami, Y5500
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Tetsuwan Atom", N/A
Banpresto/Zamuse, 1994, Y9000
(Action Game)
TOP O NERAE! (Aim for the Top, AKA Gunbuster!)
PC Engine SCD, "Top o Nerae Gunbuster Vol. 1", N/A
Riverhill Soft, 6/25/92, Y6800
(Digital Comic)
PC Engine SCD, "Top o Nerae Gunbuster Vol. 2", N/A
Riverhill Soft, 3/26/93, Y7200
(Digital Comic)
TOUCH
Famicom, "Touch", N/A
Toei, Y5000
(Action Game)
TSURUPIKA HAGEMARU
Famicom, "Tsurupika Hagemaru", N/A
???, Y???
ULTRAMAN (ULTRA SEVEN, etc.)
Famicom Disk System, "Ultraman: Kaijuu Teikoku no Gyakushuu
(Counterattack of Monster Empire)", N/A
Bandai, 1986, Y3300
(Action Game)
Famicom Disk System, "Ultraman 2 XXX", N/A
Bandai, Y3300
(Action Game)
Famicom Disk System, "Ultraman Club", N/A
Bandai, Y3300
(Roleplaying Game)
Famicom, "Ultraman Club 3", N/A
Yutaka, 1991, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
Super Famicom, "Ultraman", "Ultraman: Towards the Future"
Bandai, 4/6/91, Y7800
(Fighting Game)
This game was somewhat modified for US release. (I think the
monsters were changed to fit the Towards the Future series, produced in
Australia in English. By most reports, neither version is very good.)
Super Famicom, "Ultra Seven", N/A
Bandai, 3/26/93, Y8800
(Fighting Game [?])
Sufami Turbo, "SD Ultra Battle Seven Legend", N/A
Bandai, Y???
Sufami Turbo, "SD Ultra Battle Ultraman Legend", N/A
Bandai, Y???
Almost the same game with some different characters.
Mega Drive, "Ultraman", ???
MAABA, 4/9/93, Y5800
(Fighting Game [?])
3DO, "Ultraman Powered", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Fighting Game)
The Ultraman Powered TV series was produced in the US in English under
the title "Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero", but has never been released
in English.
Gameboy, "Ultraman", N/A
Bec, 1991, Y???
(Fighting Game)
Gameboy, "Ultraman Club", N/A
Bandai, 1990, Y???
(Action Game)
Gameboy, "Ultraman Ball", N/A
Bec, 1994, Y???
(Action Game)
Gameboy, "Ultraman Choutoshi Gekiden", N/A
Angel, 1994, Y???
(Action Game)
Saturn, "Ultraman Zukan (Picture Book)", N/A
Kodansha, T-25501G, 9/13/96, Y6800
(not a game)
Saturn, "Ultraman Zukan (Picture Book) 2 (?)", N/A
???, 12/18/97, Y6800
(not a game)
Saturn, "Ultraman Battle", N/A
Bandai, Y???
(Polygon Fighting Game)
Pippin, "Action Designer Ultraman", N/A
Bandai, Y5800
(Digital rubber stamp set)
Playstation, "Ultraman: Fighting Evolution", N/A
Banpresto, 1998, Y6800
(3D Fighting Game)
Gameboy, "Cult Master1", N/A
???, 3/93, Y3500
(Quiz Game?)
Famicom, "Ultraman Club", N/A
Angel, 12/25/??, Y6800
(Action Game)
Playstation, "Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna", N/A
Bandai, 7/98 (expected), Y5800
(Fighting Game)
Saturn, "Ultraman Hikari no Kyojin Densetsu (Ultraman Legend of
Light Giant)", B/A
Bandai, T-13308G, Y???
(Fighting Game)
Playstation, "Ultraman Zearth", N/A
???, Y???
(Board Game)
URUSEI YATSURA (Lum)
Famicom, "Urusei Yatsura: Wedding Bells for Lum", N/A
Jaleco ???, 10/23/86, Y4900
(Platform Game)
PC Engine CD, "Urusei Yatsura--Stay With You", N/A
Hudson Soft HCD 0011~0012, 6/29/90, Y6500
(Digital Comic)
Gameboy, "Urusei Yatsura MISU Tomobiki wo Sagase!"
YANOMAN DMG-UYJ, Y????
(3-D Adventure Role-Playing Game)
Mega CD, "Urusei Yatsura" (?), N/A
???, Y???
Mega CD, "Urusei Yatsura-Dear My Friends", N/A
Game Arts, Y7800
(Digital Comic)
USHIO AND TORA
Famicom, "Ushio and Tora", N/A
Yutaka/Bandai, Y7800
(Role Playing)
Super Famicom, "Ushio and Tora", N/A
Yutaka, 1/22/93, Y8800
(Action Game)
VENUS WARS
Famicom, "Venus Wars: Back the City "Io"", N/A
Varie, 1989, Y???
(Action/Strategy Game)
VILLGUST
Super Famicom, "Armed Dragon Fantasy Villgust (?)", N/A
Bandai, 5/23/92, Y9000
Famicom, "Armed Dragon Fantasy Villgust", N/A
Angel, 1993, Y???
(Roleplaying Game)
VIOLINIST OF HAMLIN
Super Famicom, "Violinist of Hamlin", N/A
Enix, 1995, Y???
WATARU
Famicom, "Majin Hero Wataru Gaiden", N/A
Hudson, 3/23/90, Y6800
(Roleplaying Game)
PC Engine, "Majin [kanji] Wataru", "Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones"
Hudson, 8/30/88, Y4900
(Action Game. Came with the TG16 basic set.)
Gameboy, "Super Majin Hero Wataru Mazekko Monster", N/A
Banpresto, 12/12/97, Y3800
(Simulation)
Playstation, "Super Majin Hero Wataru Another Step", N/A
Banpresto, 4/23/98, Y5800
(Roleplaying Game)
Gameboy, "Super Majin Hero Wataru Mazekko Monster 2", N/A
Banpresto, 8/7/98 (expected), Y3800
(Simulation)
WEDDING PEACH
Super Famicom, "Wedding Peach" (?), N/A
KSS, 1995, Y???
(Consists of a set of unrelated subgames?)
Playstation, "Wedding Peach Doki Doki Oironaoshi", N/A
???, Y5800
YAIBA
Super Famicom, "Yaiba", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Zelda clone)
Gameboy, "Yaiba", N/A
Banpresto, 1994, Y???
(Action Game)
Game Gear, "Yaiba", N/A
Sega, 1994, Y???
(Action Game)
YATTERMAN
(Apparently an obscure manga title, not the same as Yadamon)
Super Famicom, "New Yatterman", N/A
Yutaka, 1996, Y???
(Action Game)
Saturn, "Time Bokan Series Bokan to ippatsu! Doronboh complete version",
N/A
Banpresto, 9/25/97, Y5800
(Shooting Game)
Playstation, "Time Bokan Series Bokondesuyo", N/A
Banpresto, 3/12/98, Y5800
(Shooting Game)
Playstation, "Time Bokan Series Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronboh", N/A
(Shooting Game)
YAWARA!
PC Engine CD, "Yawara!", N/A
Sofix, 10/1/92, Y6900
(Digital Comic)
PC Engine SCD, "Yawara! 2", N/A
Sofix, Y???
(Quiz; probably unplayable unless you read Japanese)
YOUNG KINDAICHI
Saturn, "Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo", N/A
Hudson, 1/15/98, Y5800
(Adventure Game)
YUUGI-OU
???, "Yuugi-Ou Monster Capsule Breed and Battle", N/A
Konami, 7/23/98, Y???
(Growth Simulation/Battle)
YUU YUU HAKUSHO
Super Famicom, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho", N/A
Namco, 1993, Y???
(Simulation/Battle game)
Super Famicom, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2 Kakutou no Shou (Fighting Chapter)",
N/A
Namco, 1994, Y9600
(Street Fighter II clone)
Super Famicom, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Tokubetuhen", N/A
Namco, Y???
(Cinematic fighting game?)
PC Engine SCD, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Yamishoubu!! Ankokubujutukai"
(Challenge Death!! Tournament of the Black Arts of War)
Banpresto BACD3001, Y???
(Fighting game with a first person perspective.)
Game Gear, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho", N/A
Sega, 1994, Y???
(Action Game)
Game Gear, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho II Gekitou! Shichikyou no Tatakai", N/A
Sega, Y???
(Cinematic Fighting Game)
Mega Drive, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Makyou Touitsusen", N/A
Treasure, 1994, Y???
(4-person Fighting Game)
Mega Drive, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Gaiden", N/A
Sega, 1994, Y???
(Role Playing)
Gameboy, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho", N/A
Tomy, 1993, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Gameboy, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Ankoku Bujutsukai (Dark Martial Arts
Tournament)", N/A
Tomy, 1993, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Gameboy, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Makai no Tobira (Door of Demon World)", N/A
Tomy, 1994, Y???
(RPG/Fighting game)
Gameboy, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Makai Touitsu", N/A
Tomy, 1994, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
Super Famicom, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Final Makai Saikyou Retsuden", N/A
Namco, 1995, Y9800
(Street Fighter II clone)
3DO, Yuu Yuu Hakusho
Tomy, Y???
(Street Fighter II clone)
ZEIRAM
Super Famicom, "Hyper Iria", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
Playstation, "Zeiram Zone", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(3D Final Fight clone)
ZENKI
PC Engine SCD, "Kishin Douji Zenki", N/A
???, Y???
PC-FX, "Zenki Battle", N/A
???, Y???
PC-FX, "Kishin Douji Zenki FX: Vajura Fight", N/A
Hudson, 12/22/95, Y7800
(Action Game)
This is a side-scrolling fight-the-bosses style game where you
can play as either Chiaki or Zenki (1-2 players).
Super Famicom, "Kishin Douji Zenki", N/A
Hudson, Y9980
Super Famicom, "Kishin Douji Zenki Battle Raiden", N/A
Hudson, 8/4/95, Y9980
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Kishin Douji Zenki Denei Live", N/A
Hudson, 11/24/95, Y9980
(Action/Cinematic fighter)
Super Famicom, "Kishin Douji Zenki Tenchmeidou", N/A
Hudson, 2/23/96, Y9980
(Board game/Cinematic fighter)
ZILLION
Sega Mark 3, "Zillion", "Zillion"
???, Y???
(Action Game)
Sega Mark 3, "Zillion II", "Zillion II: The Tri-Formation"
???, Y???
(Action Game)
ZOIDS
Gameboy, "Zoids" (?), ???
???, Y???
Famicom, "Zoids", ???
EMI, Y5300
Famicom, "Zoids 2", ???
EMI, Y5900
[All based on a toy line, which barely, barely, squeaks through into
this list due to having a 15 minute promotional anime and not starting
as a video game.]
Miscellaneous (Banpresto robot games)
Note: Banpresto has a habit of using SD Gundam characters everywhere.
Their games are often considered poor quality.
Famicom, "The Great Battle Cyber", N/A
Banpresto, 12/??, Y7300
This game uses Gundam, Kamen Rider, Metalda, and Ultraman.
(Is this one game or is there a separate Great Battle and Great Battle
Cyber?)
Super Famicom, "The Great Battle 2: Last Fighter Twin", N/A
Banpresto, 3/28/92, Y8200
(Action Game)
This is a game which uses SD figures of Gundam F91, Ultraman, Kamen
Rider Black, and "Fighter Roa" (a proprietary Banpresto character that
doesn't appear in anime or manga).
Super Famicom, "The Great Battle 3", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Action Game)
Uses SD versions of Gundam F-91, Ultraman Great, Kamen Rider Black RX,
and Fighter Roa.
Super Famicom, "The Great Battle 4", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Action/Shooting Game)
Uses SD versions of Gundam V2, Ultraman Powered, Kamen Rider ZO, and
Fighter Roa.
Super Famicom, "The Great Battle 5", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Action/Shooting Game)
Uses SD versions of God Gundam, Ultraman, Kamen Rider Black RX, and
Fighter Roa.
Super Famicom, "SD The Great Battle", N/A
Banpresto, 12/29/90, Y8200
Super Famicom, "Battle Dodgeball", N/A
Banpresto, 7/20/91, Y9600
Uses SD characters from Ultraman, (Knight) Gundam, Kamen Rider,
Dynamic studio (Mazinger-Z, Great Mazinger, Getta Robo, Boss Boroto).
Fighter Roa makes a cameo appearence.
(Dodgeball)
Super Famicom, "Battle Dodgeball 2", N/A
Banpresto, 7/23/93, Y9600
[Is this a duplicate entry?]
Super Famicom, "SD Battle Dodgeball 2" (?), N/A
Banpresto, Y???
Super Famicom, "Battle Soccer", N/A
Banpresto, 1992, Y???
(Soccer Game)
Super Famicom, "Battle Soccer 2", N/A
Banpresto, 1994
(Soccer Game)
Super Famicom, "Battle Racers", N/A
Banpresto, 1995, Y???
(Racing game)
Super Famicom, "Super Pachinko Taisen", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Pachinko/Fighting game)
Famicom, "Battle Baseball", N/A
Banpresto, 2/93, Y8600
Gameboy, "Super Robot War", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Includes Mazingers, Shin Getter Robo 1 and 2, and Texas Jack.
Gameboy, "Super Robot War 2G", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Includes Gundams, Mazinger Z, and Getter Robo.
Super Famicom, "Super Robot War 3", N/A
Banpresto, 1993, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Super Famicom, "Super Robot War EX", N/A
Banpresto, 1994, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Super Famicom, "Super Robot War 4", N/A
Banpresto, 1995, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Super Famicom, "Battle Robot Retsuden", N/A
Banpresto, 1995, Y???
(Strategic Action)
Gundam, Dunbine, and L-Gaim.
Playstation, "Super Robot Wars 4 Scramble", N/A
Banpresto, 1/26/96, Y6800
Banpresto, ???, Y2800 (rerelease)
(Strategy Game)
Playstation, "Neo Super Robot War", N/A
Banpresto, 12/27/96, Y6800
(Strategy Game)
Does not use SD characters unlike other games in the series.
Playstation, "Super Robot Shooting", N/A
Banpresto, SLPS 00554, Y???
(Shooting Game)
Uses Nu Gundam, Dancougar, Shin Gettar, Billvine, Mazinger Z,
Combattler V, and Raiden.
Playstation, "The Great Battle 6", N/A
Banpresto, SLPS 00719, 4/11/97, Y5800
Uses Ultraman, Gundam Wing, and Kamen Rider RX.
Playstation, "Battle Formation", N/A
Banpresto, 11/13/97, Y5800
(Strategy Game)
SD characters from Ultraman, Masked Rider, and Gundam.
Playstation, "Real Robots Final Attack", N/A
Banpresto, SLPS 01125, 1/18/98, Y6800
(3D Shooting Game)
Uses 12 different anime robots.
Nintendo 64, "Super Robot Spirit", N/A
Banpresto, 7/17/98, Y7800
(3D Fighting Game)
Gundam, Daiturn 3 characters, others?
Playstation, "Real Robot Battle Front Line", N/A
Banpresto, Y6800
(Strategy Game?)
Gundam and Dunbine characters, possibly others. Due spring 1998.
Saturn, "Super Robot War F", N/A
Banpresto/Winky Soft, 9/25/97, Y6800
(Strategy Game)
Gundam, Mazinger, Getta Robo, Evangelion, etc. robots.
Saturn, "Super Robot War F Final", N/A
Banpresto, T-20612G, 4/23/98, Y6800
(Strategy Game)
Famicom, "2nd Super Robot War", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Super Famicom, "Battle Commander", N/A
Banpresto, Y???
(Strategy Game)
Characters from Gundam, Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, Getta Robo, Getta
Robo G, and possibly other Sunrise's robot anime.
Super Famicom, "The Great Battle Gaiden 2", N/A
Banpresto, 1994, Y???
(Mini-games/action)
Ultraman Great, Gundam Unit 3 'Dendrobium Stamen' (from Gundam 0083),
Masked Rider Black RX, and Fighter Roa.
Gameboy, "Battle Crushers", N/A
Banpresto (?), Y???
(Action Game)
Super Famicom, "Battle Pinball", N/A
Banpresto, 1995, Y???
Super Famicom, "Battle Soccer 2", N/A
Banpresto, 1994, Y???
Super Famicom, "Super Tetsu Tama Fight" (Super Iron Ball Fight), N/A
Banpresto, 1995, Y???
(Puzzle/Action Game)
Ultraman Powered, RX-78 Gundam, Masked Rider Black RX, Fighter Roa.
Miscellaneous:
Famicom, "The Legend of the Great Heroes", N/A
Bandai, 1988, Y???
Game which uses a lot of Shonen Jump characters, including Goku from
Dragonball, Kenshiro, Seiya, Wingman, and Captain Tsubasa.
Super Famicom, "Panic in Nakayoshi World", N/A
Bandai, 1994, Y6980
Includes characters from Sailor Moon, Kingyo Chuuihou, Chou
Kuseninarisou, and Kurumi to Shichinin no Kobitotachi.
Super Famicom, "Keroppi's Adventure Diary", N/A
???, Y???
(Mini-games)
Famicom, "Nakayoshi Dai Sakusen", N/A
???, Y???
Gameboy, "Sanrio Carnival", N/A
???, Y???
(Puzzle Game)
Famicom, "Sanrio Carnival", N/A
???, Y???
(Puzzle Game)
Super Famicom, "Sanrio Shanghai", N/A
???, Y???
Super Famicom, "Sanrio Smash Ball!", N/A
???, Y???
Playstation, "Neon Genesis Evangelion Eva to Yukai na Nakamatachi",
N/A
Gainax, 7/23/98, Y6800
(Mahjongg Game)
Features characters from Evangelion, Nadia, and Gunbuster.
Playstation, "AZITO2", N/A
Banpresto, fall 1998, Y5800
(Simulation)
Features characters from Toei live action series.
*Not* Anime related, but mistaken for it:
Battle Mania (Trouble Shooters, Genesis) [no, this was _not_ a Dirty
Pair game though it certainly looks like one. Still an excellent
game.]
Dragon's Heaven (Saturn) [No, this has nothing to do with the OAV.]
Suikoden (Playstation) [the name is deceptive, and both were actually
named after a Chinese novel]
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*Games made into animation*
Sometimes the game comes first and the animation afterwards. There are lots
of these, too. Games made into manga, often serialized in game magazines, are
also very common. This list is currently _very_ incomplete. Information is
needed.
The only fan translation I know of for any of the manga is for Lunar.
Game Name American Version? Anime/manga
(of game)
Art of Fighting/Ryouko no Ken (lots) Y Anime *12, manga
Art of Fighting 2 (lots) Y Manga
Classmates (PCE CD), Classmates N Anime*5
Mahjongg (PSX)
Classmates 2 (SFC, Saturn, PC, PSX) N Anime
Cosmic Fantasy (PCE CD, Mega-CD) N Anime
Cosmic Fantasy 3 (PCE CD) N Manga
Darkstalkers/Vampire (PSX, Saturn) Y Anime*7, *9
Dragon Knight I-IV (PCE, computers, Y (PC only) Anime*5
IV on Playstation; US name:
Knights of Xentar)
Dragon Warrior 3/Dragon Quest 3 (NES) Y Anime (TV), manga*
Dragon Slayer: The Legend (TG-16 SCD) Y Anime *11
of Heroes
Far East of Eden (PCE CD) N Anime
Far East of Eden II (PCE CD) N Manga (?)
Fatal Fury/Legend of Garou (various) Y (SNES, Neo) Anime (two) *7
Fatal Fury II (lots) Y Anime*7, manga
Fatal Fury Special (lots) Y Manga
Final Fantasy 5 (Super Famicom) N Anime*11
Fire Emblem (Super Famicom, NES (?)) N Anime*5, manga
Flying Warriors (NES) Y Manga***
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna (PCE SCD, PC-FX, N Anime*5
Saturn)
Gradius (lots) Y (mostly) Anime (?)
Gowcaiser (Neo-Geo, PSX) Y Anime *12
Graduation (PSX, SF, ???) Y (PCs) Anime
King of Fighters '94 (???) Y Manga
Little Ninja Brothers (NES)/ Y Manga***
Ninja Boy (Gameboy)
Lunar (Sega CD, Saturn) Y Manga
Madara (Super Famicom) N Anime, manga
Mega Man/Rock Man (various) Y Manga*9
Megami Paradise (PCE SCD) N Anime*5
Momotarou Densetsu (Gameboy/F/SF) N Anime
MS Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny N Manga
Ninja Gaiden (anime: Ninja Ryukenden) Y Anime
Pocket Monster (Gameboy, SF, F64) Y (upcoming) Anime (TV) *14, manga
Power Dolls (Playstation, PC) N Anime*5, manga
Psychic Force (Playstation) Y Anime
Quo Vadis (Saturn) Y Anime
Romancing Saga, Romancing Saga II (SF) N Manga
Sakura Wars (Saturn) N Anime
Salamander/Life Force (lots) Y (NES) Anime
Sentimental Journey (PSX, PCs, ???) N Anime (TV)
Samurai Shodown/Samurai Spirits (lots) Y Anime*5, manga*10
Shining Force (Genesis, GG) Y Manga
Sonic the Hedgehog (various Sega) Y Anime*9
(Super) Street Fighter II (lots) Y (mostly) A,A(TV),M *4, *9, *10
Super Mario World (SNES) Y Manga*8
Tekken (PSX) Y Anime (CGI actually)
Toshinden (Playstation, Saturn) Y Anime, Manga*10
Umihara Kawase (SF) N Manga
Underclassmates (?) N Anime*13
Ultima (NES, SMS, SNES, computers) Y Manga
Valis (PCE/TG-16 CD/SCD, SNES, Genesis)Y (mostly) Anime*6
Virtua Fighter (arcade, Saturn) Y Anime (TV)
Virus (Saturn) N Anime (TV)
Wizardry (PCE SCD, SNES, computers) Y Anime, manga**
Ys I (TG-16 CD, SMS, computers) Y Anime, manga
Ys II (TG-16 CD) Y Anime
Ys IV Mask of the Sun (SF, Mega-CD) N Manga
Zelda series (NES, SNES) Y Manga*8
* Dragon Quest is the Japanese name, Dragon Warrior the US name. 13 episodes
of this were dubbed and broadcast briefly in the USA. There was a second
Dragon Quest TV show, which is obviously based on the games (it uses some of
the same music, for one) but I don't know on which ones.
** Yes, the Robert Woodhead who worked on Wizardry runs AnimEigo, and no, he
can't bring the anime to America without the permission of the US co-owners,
which he doesn't have. (Hey, I thought it was a creative idea when _I_ asked
it too.)
*** The manga for these games was translated, colored, and serialized in
Gamepro magazine for December 1990-November 1991. I have no idea what the
original titles of these games or manga were.
*4 There is an animated SF2 movie, and a prequel TV series. There are
several SF2 manga; one Japanese one was released in the USA, and another
(using mostly Cammy) was serialized in Game On! USA. (None of them are
connected to the earlier Malibu comic, or to the live-action American movie.)
The animation has been released in the US, but with changed music and cuts
(even the 'uncut' version contained a few cuts). In turn, the animated movie
was made into manga, which was also released in America. The TV series is
being released on video by Manga Entertainment, with changed opening and
closing sequences (even in the subtitled version).
*5 Released by AD Vision in the US. Samurai Shodown is dubbed, the others
subbed; Classmates is renamed End of Summer.
*6 For April Fools Day 1993 I did a fake "Valis OAV Synopsis", but have since
received several references to a real Valis OAV. It was supposedly released
1990 and may have been a limited edition only available through a contest.
Update: The February 1997 Anime V contains a bonus listing all the anime
ever released on video. Valis is _not_ in there, either as Valis or as
"Mugen Senshi Valis". Did they ever really make it?
*7 Released dubbed in the US by Viz. (or to be released, for Darkstalkers)
*8 Serialized in the US in Nintendo Power.
*9 Unrelated to the US cartoon.
*10 Some of this manga appeared in Game On! USA. Samurai Shodown had 7
chapters, Toshinden had the one-shot, and Street Fighter II Cammy had 6
chapters.
*11 Released in the US by Urban Vision.
*12 Released in the US by USMC. (USMC's web page says episode 1 of Gowcaiser
is dubbed and 2-3 are subtitled, which sounds sort of odd.)
*13 Released as First Loves and First Loves 2 in the US by Soft Cel.
*14 To be dubbed as Pokemon in the US in fall 1998.
Web pages:
The anime Super Famicom site is at
http://www.extremezone.com/~majortom/sfc/ .
There is an anime Playstation game site (which is really about Japanese PSX
games in general) at http://www.aiai.com/~freddy/animepsx/ .
A page for Dragonball games is at
http://www.chickasaw.com/~david/frames/ .
There is another at http://www.bayside.net/users/gokou/dbvgames/ .
Appendix: emulation
Video game emulators allow video games to be played on a PC or other computer
by simulating, in software, how the original machine's hardware runs. In
order to be able to run an emulator, the PC has to be many, many, times the
speed of the original--emulating the original's CPU may not be hard, but all of
the hardware in the machine, including the sound and graphics processors, has
to be emulated at the same time.
Video game emulators are probably many people's only hope for playing most of
the above games, if you're willing to stoop to a little piracy, since it's
illegal to have a ROM image of a game you don't own. It's fairly easy to find
lots of images on the net, though not all of them. It is also possible for
hackers to modify the ROM images to fan-translate the games, and a few games
have been translated this way. (Obviously, you can't download CD games off the
net; to run those you have to have a CD to put in your computer's CD drive.)
Systems up to the Super Famicom/SNES and Neo-Geo have been emulated. There
are Playstation and N64 emulators, but they are primitive and basically
useless if you just want to play the games.
It's beyond the scope of this FAQ to list all the emulators that exist.
Check out comp.emulators.game-consoles for more information.
Oh yeah, and if you want to play the Urusei Yatsura game for Famicom on
Nesticle, flip the mirroring. On fwnes, make sure it uses memory mapper 3.
--
Ken Arromdee |They said it was *daft* to build a space
arro...@inetnow.net |station in a swamp, but I showed them! It
karr...@nyx.nyx.net |sank unto the swamp. So I built a second
http://www.inetnow.net/~arromdee|space station. That sank into the swamp too.
--------------------------------+My third space station sank into the swamp.
So I built a fourth one. That fell into a time warp and _then_ sank into the
swamp. But the fifth one... stayed up! --Monty Python/Babylon 5