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UK 1987

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Expert

This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put out a whole book about them, which is available as both a full color hardcover and a Kindle ebook from Amazon! If you’d like to see more of these features, please check out the book and if you enjoyed it, leave a five star review so we can do a follow up with even more interesting, offbeat, or historically important Japanese games!

Although the 90s saw plenty of Japanese developed first-person shooters, only a few of them reached the PlayStation. Among these was Expert, a Wolfenstein 3D-like shooter where you play as a member of EXPERT, a SWAT team that must ascend and clear out a government building occupied by terrorists.

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Moon Alien (1980)

Nichibutsu

Source

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Mahjong Vanilla Syndrome, 1991

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Big Fighter by Nichibutsu

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Sei Senshi Amatelass

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Current Status

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The Ladyhunter on MAME is seriously the most entertaining mahjong ive ever come across. im shook. Batman is playing against women and bonks them with the batarang.

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Four Decades Later, Arcade Classic “Moon Shuttle” Achieves Console Liftoff

Four Decades Later, Arcade Classic “Moon Shuttle” Achieves Console Liftoff | #retrogaming #Nintendo #PlayStation #retrogames #NintendoSwitch

“Never tell me the odds!” -Some deadbeat dad who got murdered by his kid Publisher Hamster has announced that Moon Shuttle is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Nichibutsu in 1981 and later ported to the Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit and TRS-80 CoCo, this is the first time that an arcade-perfect version…

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Hoy le damos duro a este.

[elliotwashington]

Moon Shuttle/ムーンシャトル for Arcade made in 1981 by Nichibutsu

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Terra Cresta II

Developer: Make Software   Publisher: Nichibutsu    Release: 11/27/92   Genre: Shooter Terra Cresta is a game I thought very little of. It is not a bad game but at the same time it did not stand out. While the NES is not the first platform you think of when it comes to shooters it has a more than respectable library nonetheless. Sadly Terra Cresta is just another title filling the shelves. What I…

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PC Engine - King of Casino

Title: King of Casino / キング オブ カジノ

Developer: Algorithm Institute

Publisher: Victor Musical Industries

Release date: 27 March 1990

Catalogue No.: JC63006

Genre: Casino Games

Format: HuCard

One of only three HuCard casino game titles out there, with the other two being Pachio-kun Juban Shoubu and Namco's World Jockey. The PC Engine CD had three more Pachio-kun games and Nichibutsu's Slot Gambler. At least it's not as risqué as, say, Haunted Casino on the Sega Saturn.

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Arcade game from Nichibutsu, 1980, reimagined in mosaic tile.

The attraction mode suggests "Take a trip to the Space War."

It is a fun shooter in the style of Galaxian / Galaga.

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This is the Commodore 64 rendition of the classic 1980 arcade game by Nichibutsu. A vertically scrolling space shooter, Moon Cresta garnered popularity during the golden age of arcade gaming. In this game, players maneuver a spaceship capable of docking with additional modules to enhance firepower.

It encompasses various stages with waves of enemy attacks, challenging players to achieve the highest score by defeating foes and navigating obstacles.

Personally, I regard this title as an exceptionally challenging and immersive space shooter hailing from the early era of arcade gaming. Kudos are due to the developers of this port, as it remains remarkably faithful to its arcade counterpart, especially in the gameplay department.

In the past, encountering home console and computer ports that bore little resemblance to the original was not uncommon – impoverished and inferior versions of arcade hits were disappointingly prevalent.

This was not always the fault of lesser systems; more often than not, a gamer's frustration stemmed from incompetent or lazy programmers delivering subpar versions despite extensive advertising.

The Moon Cresta port serves as a testament to the fact that dedicated developers could truly work magic. I'm delighted by this, as Moon Cresta has etched its place in gaming history, becoming an integral part of retro gaming culture.