Original Release: TOMY, 1999, Wonderswan Released very early in the Wonderswan’s life, this New Japan title is simple and recalls much older arcade wrestling games Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling (Wonderswan, TOMY, 1999) Where to Buy: Play-AsiaHow to Emulate: coming soon! Representing the promotion more commonly known as New Japan in the West, this Shin Nihon/Nippon…
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SOCCER BRAWL
Original Release: SNK, 1992, ArcadeOther Releases: Neo Geo CD (1995) SNK’s first tilt at arcade soccer prior to the Super Sidekicks series, Soccer Brawl offers a simplified 5 vs 5 game with robots and weapons Soccer Brawl (Arcade, SNK, 1992) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: Arcade Emulation Guide For whatever reason, you just…
LAS VEGAS EGA CASINO
Original Release: Ted Gruber Software, 1987, PCOther Releases: Enhanced PC Version (1991) An early DOS casino game collection that uses a simple keyboard-based interface that recreates slots, video poker and blackjack Las Vegas EGA Casino (PC, Ted Gruber, 1991) Where to Buy: Abandonware (download here) How to Emulate: MS-DOS Emulation Guide These days casino apps…
NICE ON
Original Release: Sammy, 1999, Wonderswan An extremely basic golf game dropped early in the Wonderswan’s lifespan Nice On (Wonderswan, Sammy, 1999) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! This is about as stripped-down a golf game as you’re going to see short of maybe the Atari 2600 era, more basic than even NES and…
PRO YAKYUU ROOKIES
Original Release: Jaleco, 2000, Wonderswan A forgotten entry in the Japanese source of the “Bases Loaded” series, this one is most reminiscent of the original NES games Pro Yakyuu Rookies (Wonderswan, Jaleco, 2000) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! This entry in Jaleco’s “Bases Loaded” series is a real odd duck. There’s almost…
KINNIKUMAN SECOND GENERATION
Original Release: Bandai, 2002, WonderSwan The Kinnikuman NES game gets a seeming direct sequel many years later on Bandai’s short-lived portable Kinnikuman 2nd Generation (Wonderswan, Bandai, 2002) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! For some reason, it seems Bandai set out to make this intentionally like the chintzy NES game (which came out…
STAKES WINNER
Original Release: SNK, 1995, ArcadeOther Releases: NeoGeo CD/Saturn/PlayStation (1996), Wii (2012), PS4/Switch/Xbox (2018) An unusual pure horse racing title with no gambling or management element, Stakes Winner is very quirky but has proven to have a small but consistent cult following over the years Stakes Winner (Arcade, SNK, 1995) Where to Buy: eBay How to…
BAR GAMES
Original Release: Accolade, 1989, PCOther Releases: Amiga (1990) Accolade combines a bunch of genres of “adult” game with the merest scrap of “adult” content, in a package that doesn’t come off well Bar Games (PC, Accolade, 1989) Where to Buy: eBay How to Emulate: MS-DOS Emulation Guide Leisure Suit Larry opened the door for mainstream…
FINAL LAP SPECIAL
Original Release: Bandai, 2001, WonderSwan The quick (and colorized) follow-up to Final Lap 2000 makes the driving action a little more challenging, but removes the checkpoint system and adds some new play modes Final Lap Special (Wonderswan, Bandai, 2001) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! When the Wonderswan Color came out Namco fired…
FINAL LAP 2000
Original Release: Namco, 2000, WonderSwan The first handheld Final Lap replicated the look and feel of the arcade original with easier handling, but traded off for a more demanding checkpoint system Final Lap 2000 (WonderSwan, Namco, 2000) Where to Buy: eBayHow to Emulate: coming soon! The first handheld Final Lap title looks the most like…