宇宙戦艦ヤマト ● Genre: Simulation ● Release Date: 12/12/1992 ● Developer: HUMAN ● Publisher: HUMAN ● Media: Super CD-ROM ● System Specific: PC-ENGINE

■SF ANIMATION MASTERPIECE ! SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO for the NEC PC-ENGINE is a simulation game based on the cult classic TV animation series of the same name created by the legendary illustrator「LEIJI MATSUMOTO」. The game puts you in command of the legendary battleship and her crew during their unforgettable one-year journey to save Earth from an invading and seemingly unbeatable alien force.

The series 26 episodes are translated into 9 different game scenarios where your leadership skills will determine whether the YAMATO will manage to return to Earth triumphantly or become lost forever among the endless sea of stars...

ダンシングアイ  ● Genre: Puzzle ● Release Date: 1996 ● Developer: NAMCO ● Publisher: NAMCO ● Media: Arcade System Board ● System Specific: SYSTEM 11

BOOTY... MONKEYS. IT'S AN ENTIRELY NEW PUZZLE ACTION GAME ! (JUST A BIT SUSPICIOUS) Undress all the 32-bit 3D polygon bishoujos you could ever want (as well as other not-so-lovely stuff) in this fantastic puzzle action game based on the classic TAITO arcade game「QIX」.

バレット ● Genre: Shooting ● Release Date: 1987 ● Developer: SEGA ● Publisher: SEGA ● Media: Arcade System Board ● System Specific: SYSTEM 16B

■SHOOT THE NEVER ENDING SWARM OF BAD GUYS ! BULLET is a twin joystick action shooting game made by SEGA for their prolific SYSTEM 16B board. The game is probably best remembered for its relentless shooting action and insane amount of enemy waves that are constantly thrown at the player. BULLET is also one of the rarest and more often overlooked SYSTEM 16B games, and as far as I know it was never released overseas either.

The SEGA PLAYERS ENJOY CLUB or「SPEC」was a fan club formed by SEGA in 1988 prior to the release of the MEGA DRIVE mostly to support their incoming line of next generation stuff.

Hi. As you all have probably noticed I've been pretty much MIA in these past months. And while I've been short on time these days due to the busy holidays, the truth is that I've run into so many hindrances while running this blog that it's just bedazzling...

The latest in the long list is that my PC gaming controller broke and thus I cannot play action games right now. But more importantly, this means I cannot take screen captures for the blog, which is what really interest me the most.

There's a whole lot of awesome old and forgotten retro game stuff to talk about, but it's like fate doesn't want me to run this blog... (T^T)

Anyway... Like I said there's a lot of retro stuff to share so I'll think of something to write about, even if its just small semblances of games and other stuff I wanted to feature.

If a lighting strike doesn't hit my netbook or something, then I'll try my best to make this blog active again.

Thanks a lot for your visits.

バッドランズ ● Genre: Interactive Movie ● Release Date: 1984 ● Developer: KONAMI ● Publisher: KONAMI ● Media: LD-ROM ● System Specific: LD-V1000

■THESE ARE BADLANDS, PARTNER ! Meet BUCK a hard-working man whose wife and children have been brutally slain by a vicious band of thugs led by the ruthless LANDOLF. BUCK has only one mission : To avenge the death of his family.

Not until LANDOLF and each member of his mob is dealt with will BUCK have his revenge -- Can You Collect The Reward ?

ディーダッシュ ● Genre: Survival Horror ● Release Date: 1988/1 ● Developer: TECNO SOFT ● Publisher: TECNOSOFT ● Media: 5" 2D Floppy Disk x2 ● System Specific: PC-8801

■ALIEN OUTBREAK SURVIVAL HORROR ! The space transport ship「SOPHIA」is en route to an important planetary colonization assignment when all of a sudden two of her crew members「LOUIS」and「DICK」are awakened from their cold sleep by the sound of the ship's alarm.

「Multiple unidentified alien forms have been detected inside the ship.」

With the rest of the crew nowhere in sight. LOUIS and DICK have no other choice but to try to shoot their way through the hellishly alien infestation and search for a way to get out of the ship.

忍者 ハヤテ ● Genre: Interactive Movie ● Release Date: 1997/01/17 ● Developer: ECSECO ● Publisher: ECSECO ● Media: CD-ROM ● System Specific: SEGA SATURN

【 THE CLASSIC TAITO NINJA LD GAME ! 】 Follow the exploits of the young and intrepid ninja HAYATE in a fantastic and exciting (not to mention hilarious) animated adventure set in feudal Japan. A classic arcade LD game from the 80's brought back for the new 32-bit generation.

NINJA HAYATE is part of the two-disc release「INTERACTIVE MOVIE ACTION : TIME GAL & NINJA HAYATE」. However, I think both games are relevant enough to deserve separate entries.