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December 18, 2021

BS Shin Onigashima

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Famicom Mukashi Banashi

At the end of the Famicom era, Nintendo mothballed its two first party adventure game series Famicom Mukashibanashi and Famicom …

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December 16, 2021

Yuuyuuki

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Famicom Mukashi Banashi

After having based their first ever adventure game, Shin Onigashima (1987) on Japanese folklore and subsequently honing their ADV craft …

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December 14, 2021

Shin Onigashima

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Famicom Mukashi Banashi

As the Japanese adventure (ADV) game genre kept increasing in popularity throughout the 1980s, games became more ambitious in …

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May 26, 2021

Famicom Detective Club (Switch Remakes)

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Famicom Detective Club

This article will refer to content discussed in the articles for original Famicom Disk System games (Part 1 and …

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May 23, 2021

BS Detective Club: The Past that Disappeared in the Snow

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Famicom Detective Club

Since it was only distributed via Satellaview broadcasts, there is no official cover for this game and this flyer is …

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May 21, 2021

Famicom Detective Club Part II: The Girl Standing in the Back

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Famicom Detective Club

This article covers the original Famicom and Super Famicom versions. For the Switch remake, please see the upcoming Part 4. …

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May 19, 2021

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Famicom Detective Club

This article covers the original Famicom version. For the Switch remake, please see Part 4 posted later in the week! …

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April 15, 2021

Zeliard

In 1986 Ken Williams travelled to Japan to sell licenses to Sierra On-line games, and during the stay he acquired …

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July 22, 2020

Karuizawa Yuukai Annai

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Yuuji Horii Mysteries

The final game in the Horii Mysteries trilogy is also the least known. While still being a text-driven mystery adventure …

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July 20, 2020

Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsuku ni Kiyu

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Yuuji Horii Mysteries

Roughly 18 months after Portopia’s initial release in June 1983, the spiritual follow-up Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Ohotsuku ni Kiyu was …