![]() It relies entirely on timing and reflexes. It’s a port of an arcade title that never got much traction. In it you participate in various circus events such as jumping through flaming rings riding on the back of a lion, tightrope walking while jumping over monkeys, trapeze, and more.Ĭircus Charlie is a pretty basic early famicom game. Release Year: 1986 Translation Available: No (Not Necessary to Play Game)Įver dreamed of being in the circus? Well this game has your number. The game isn’t earth shattering but it’s fun. There’s an emphasis on puzzles here that I rather enjoyed. It’s not a particularly impressive game technically, but it makes up for this with some decent gameplay. Your only means of defeating enemies is by digging holes that they fall in. You guide one of the so called children from an overhead perspective. Release Year: 1987 Translation Available: No (Not Necessary to Play Game)ĭespite the funny name (it’s actually a play on the term ‘booby trap’) this isn’t a parody game. Booby Kidsĭeveloper: Nihon Bussan Publisher: Nihon Bussan This one is quite a bit more deep than your typical action game on the platform. It has a very distinct colorful style with excellent level design. I really had a lot of fun with this game. The focus here is on exploration rather than straight up action. You jump and attack your foes with a myriad of different weapons. This is an early game from Atlus, and is a little quirky. We have here an action platformer with some RPG elements. Release Year: 1987 Translation Available: No (Not Necessary to Play Game) What it is: It can be completed in one sitting, and is worth the trip. It’s an enjoyable romp that’s not too challenging. It’s pretty basic stuff.īatsu and Terii is pretty generic and doesn’t have a lot to do with baseball. You attack by throwing a projectile, must reach the end of the stage within a time limit, and then face off against a boss character. ![]() Release Year: 1987 Translation Available: Yes (Not Necessary to Play Game)īased on a Japanese manga series centered around baseball this is an action platformer where you play as the two titular characters. No translation is necessary for this one! Batsu and Terii Astro Robo Sansa is a very addictive game that’s best enjoyed in short bursts. This one gives you more freedom of movement thanks to the ability to move up, down, left and right mid-air. It’s an alternate take on the Balloon Fight and Joust formula. You cannot jump, and instead rely on your gun to propel you in all directions. Import Friendly Action Games Astro Robo Sansaĭeveloper: MTL Publisher: ASCII Entertainment Release Year: 1986 Translation Available: No (Not Necessary to Play Game) What it is:Īstro Robo Sansa is a single screen game where you goal is to pop all of the balloons on screen. Without further adieu, here is my ultimate guide to the world of Famicom imports. I’m adding to it constantly so games like Fire Emblem will make their way on eventually. This is not, by any means, a list of all available imports.A quick google search should solve all your problems. I won’t link to it because that’s a grey legal issue. First of all, when I say a translation is available that means it’s a fan translation.With that said there are a few things I would like to address before we start: That’s why I decided to do it myself, and I’m starting with import friendly games for the Nintendo Famicom this time. That’s not to throw shade in any way what I was looking for was a big resource and everything I found was more focused. When I began importing games I had the darnedest time finding which games were and were not worth playing. Gamers are no longer complacent with hidden gems being left behind in Japan. Level Design-6.5 Frustration-9 Fun-6.5 Originality-6.Import gaming has been on the rise in a pretty major way. Graphics-8 Sound-8.5 Control-7 Challenge-8.5 Story-4.5
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