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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Koneko Monogatari: The Adventures of Chatran	Pony Canyon (Marionette)	1986	Koneko Monogatari is based on the movie "The Adventures of Chatran" (also known as "The Adventures of Milo and Otis" in the US). It is an average, slow-paced platform game with cute graphics aimed at children. Collect fruits for points and avoid all hostile animals - though not always hostile looking, and dying by being hit by a rain drop is also rather uncommon I think. The game consists of 24 stages, each stage representing one month of a year with a day and night stage each. As I mentioned the game's pace is kinda slow and unexciting, but not unplayable. Worst part is the music, which is really annoying in both the day and night stages.
Akumajō Dracula	Konami	1986	This is the first Castlevania game ever and it was perhaps the best-looking game for the Famicom/Famicom Disk System so far with great and varied background graphics and sprites. Music is also very good and memorable. Konami really understood early on how to program high quality games for that console. Playability is also quite good but there are a few issues. Most prominent one the fact that when you are hit by a monster you are pushed back quite a bit, which very often results in falling down platforms and to your death. In this Famicom Disk System version you can save your game's progress on disk, making it a bit easier than the US NES version, which was released several months later in 1987.***The Japanese title means 'Demon Castle Dracula'. [Jacquismo]
Chitei Tairiku Orudora	Sunsoft (Asmik)	1987	"Chisoko Tairiku Orurdora" is the third and last game in Sunsoft's math edutainment series for the Famicom Disk System. As before this game has two game modes. The first one is a badly playable and looking platform game. You can throw bombs at enemies and when you hit them you have to solve a mathematical problem to finally kill it. The second mode is very similar the other games. You are on a route through Europe this time with your math skills being tested. Once again it features a full sized manga and manual in the box. But thats about the only positive thing about this product.
Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Shin Onigashima - Kouhen	Nintendo (Pax Softnica;Nintendo)	1987	This is the second and last part of the Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Shin Onigashima adventure game from Nintendo, released a few weeks after the first part. It is important to note that this is only playable if you have finished the first part and cannot be started independently. This is also my main complaint about this game. The rest is just the same classic menu driven adventure gameplay that already appeared in the first part. Enjoyable with the proper walkthrough, but sadly no translation available (yet).
Wardner no Mori	Taito	1988
Kamen Rider Black: Taiketsu Shadow Moon	Bandai (Human)	1988	After the unpleasant [url=http://www.uvlist.net/game-172434-Kamen+Rider+Club+Gekitotsu+Shocker+Land]Kamen Rider Club: Gekitotsu Shocker Land[/url] I didn't expect much from the second Kamen Rider game for the Nintendo. Well, Kamen Rider Black turned out to be even worse. Below average graphics and sound and a very very frusrtrating and unintuitive control scheme. It seems they put in quite a lot of enemies known from the TV show, but the levels are boringly designed. Some stages you drive with your motiorbike - even in an underwater stage. I don't know if this is in the show as well, but it feels silly and weird. End of level boss fights are seen from a zoomed in perspective with bigger character sprites. In contrast to the first Kamen Rider game this is completely linear and has no distracting RPG elements.
Bio-Miracle Bokutte Upa	Konami	1988	Very cute and well playable platform game. A baby as protagonist and a rattle as main weapon... thats unusual but it works. The game consists of seven worlds each divided into three stages with varied and cute graphics. Also some good ideas like underwater diving stages or a stage where the level is turned upside down.***BIO MIRACLE BOKUTTE UPA is an action game released in 1988, but it was never available outside of Japan. Players take on the role of baby Upa, a prince of the Akuyo kingdom. Prince Upa must take on an adventure spanning seven different worlds in order to rescue the kingdom from the dangerous demon Zai. Upa must defeat the enemies he meets along the way by inflating them. Upa can then use these floating enemies to his advantage by bouncing off of or riding on top of them. The prince must also avoid deadly thorns and pits while keeping an eye out for helpful items such as milk (to restore health) and bells (for temporary invincibility) if he hopes to succeed. If you're looking for a cute and solid platformer with a hero unlike those in most other games, then look no further than BIO MIRACLE BOKUTTE UPA.
Fuuun Shourinken: Ankoku no Maou	Jaleco	1988	Gameplay-wise "Fuuun Shourinken: Ankoku no Maou" isn't much of an improvement compared to its predecessor, which appeared a year before. Beating a handful enemies in 1vs1 combat... and thats it. They embedded the fighting gameplay into a little story, represented by a pictures and text after each fight. You have a limited choice after each scene, mostly to go "right" or "left" leading to different opponents, but it seemingly has no effect on the overall story at all. While this is a nice extra, it doesn't make the game more playable.
Donkey Kong Jr.	Nintendo	1988	Based on the popular arcade game, Donkey Kong Jr. is the sequel to the immensely successful Donkey Kong. Play as Donkey Kong's son, Junior, and rescue your dad who has been kidnapped and imprisoned in a cage by Mario. Use your jumping and climbing abilities to clamber up vines and chains, gather vital fruit and keys, and open the cage to free your father. Make sure you avoid the pesky birds, nasty electric sparks, and creepy chompers! Four different worlds filled with numerous climbing and jumping puzzles await you in this timeless classic.***The "Donkey Kong Jr." Famicom Disk System version could only be obtained via the Disk Writer method where you bought an empty disk and could copy a game for a small fee at certain copy stations. A regular version with box and manual was never available. You could order an extra foldout manual though. The game of course is identical to the Famicom version which appeared five years earlier in 1983. I think it lost a bit of its appeal over the time and the only reason to get it in 1988 was the lower price of Disk Writer games. Still playable but really short and there were many much better games around then.
Matou no Houkai	Pony Canyon (Carry Lab)	1988
Ice Climber	Nintendo	1988	As Popo, players use a trusty mallet to work their way up the mountain. They chip away at the blocks overhead, then jump up through the resulting hole to the mountain's next level. Once Popo reaches the top level, he enters a fast-moving bonus stage in which he can pick up veggies and, hopefully, reach the summit for a big point payoff. Of course, not everyone's supportive of Popo's pastime. Toppies fill Popo's holes, so players must jump through the gaps quickly. It's easy to slip off some of the icy levels, as Polar Bears, Toppies and other ferocious fauna don't want players up there. There are 32 challenging peaks to scale – players can face them alone or with a friend.***The Ice Climber Famicom Disk System version could only be obtained via the Disk Writer method where you bought an empty disk and could copy a game for a small fee at certain copy stations. The game is not a direct port of the cartridge version, but from the Vs. Ice Climber arcade game. The differences to the cartridge version from 1985 however are minor and I think this game lost the rest of its appeal over those three years. Its fun for a few tries, but you soon start to realize that the gameplay is rather dull and unspectacular.
Tama & Friends: 3 Choume Dai Bouken	Bandai (Advance Communication Company)	1989

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