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- From: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,news.answers,rec.answers
- Subject: Anime video games list (regular posting)
- Followup-To: rec.arts.anime
- Date: 15 Apr 1994 18:22:14 -0400
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- Archive-name: games/anime-faq
-
- Information I really need, aside from general updates:
- Someone said Magician Lord (Neo-Geo) was anime-based/ What anime?
- Whether that upcoming stuff ever came out.
- Information on those new planned Akira games.
- Information on that "Escape from Cyber City" game for CD-I. (Now I know it's
- Galaxy Express 999, but that's not really much information...)
- Details on Majin Saga for the Genesis/MD. Is this Mazinger Z?
- Details on that Mega-CD Urusei Yatsura game.
- Alisia Dragoon information (I never heard of Dragon Breeder).
- What Hokuto no Ken games were numbered <6.
- Info on the arcade Gundam and Dragonball games.
- Which games started out as anime/manga, and which as games. (I don't know a
- lot of these. Oh, if it started as something else, like Lodoss, I count it
- in the main section.)
- Details on the Yuu Yuu Hakusho and Votoms games.
- What characters those SD Banpresto games listed under "miscellaneous" use.
- I heard of a "Yoyo Battle" game which sounded like a Sukeban Deka game. Does
- this game exist and what is it?
-
-
- Anime-related Video Games [Last modified 4/15/94, posted 4/15/94]
-
- This article lists the anime (and manga) related video games that are avail-
- able. Most are available only in Japan. Games upon which anime was based (ex.
- Dragon Quest/Dragon Warrior) are listed separately. The list is bound to be
- incomplete, if only because I don't know every single anime that exists and
- thus can't tell with certainty that a game is anime-based.
-
- If you think a game may be out of print, let me know. While it still may be
- possible to buy it at some stores, it will save some frustration when trying
- to special order it.
-
- Thanks to all those that contributed to the list either knowingly or
- unknowingly. :-) Your help is greatly appreciated!
-
- DISCLAIMER: Because I (or Steve Pearl, who used to keep this list) collected
- many of these listings and did not write them, I cannot vouch for their
- complete accuracy. Use this as a guide only. Thanks!
- ---
- *The Systems*
-
- Since anime is so popular in Japan, there are many anime-related video games
- available there. Unfortunately, the systems that are sold in America often
- differ from their Japanese counterparts leading to many headaches and much
- hair-rending when trying to get games made for one system to them to run on
- the "equivalent" system.
-
- Japanese/American System Equivalent and Compatibility Chart
-
- Japanese American Compatibility Notes
- -------- -------- -------------------
- Gameboy Gameboy Yes.
-
- Famicom NES Only with an adapter.
-
- Famicom N/A The Disk System is not available in the US.
- Disk System
-
- Super Famicom Super NES Yes for American systems, but the cartridge cases
- may need to be filed or the slot adapted to fit
- the cartridge. Europeans will need adapters.
-
- NEC PC-Engine TG16/Duo CD/SCD games are compatible, regular cartridges
- (CoreGrafx) and the Arcade Card need adapters.
-
- Mega Drive Genesis Partial. See the video games FAQ.
-
- Sega SG-1000 Sega Master Yes.
- System
-
- Game Gear Game Gear Yes.
-
- Neo-Geo Neo-Geo Yes, but languages change sometimes.
-
- CD-I CD-I I haven't the faintest idea.
-
- 3DO 3DO I haven't the faintest idea, but probably.
-
- -----
- *The Games*
-
- The game cartridges are listed in the following format:
-
- SHOW
- Game system, "Japanese Title", "American title" (if any),
- ordering information (Company, order number), price in yen
- comments
-
- In most cases, I am not sure if the Japanese title has the same exact title as
- the show it was based on. In those cases, I list the game title as the show
- title with a question mark in parenthesis immediately after it.
-
- "Digital Comic": This type of game is almost unknown in the US (though I think
- it did start here, with "Infocomics"). It's basically a semi-animated comic
- book/anime hybrid where the player chooses the next step off of a menu.
-
- "Adventure Game": This notation typically means something with a lot of menu
- selection; if on CD it's probably similar to a digital comic or to live action
- games like Night Trap or It Came from the Desert.
-
- -----
-
- AKIRA
- Famicom, "Akira" (?), N/A
- Taito ???, Y6800
-
- ALISIA DRAGOON
- Mega Drive, "Alisia Dragoon", "Alisia Dragoon"
- Game Arts, Y7800
- (Character appeared in some manga and anime. This _may_ be Dragon
- Breeder; can anyone confirm?)
-
- AREA 88
- Arcade, "Area 88", "UN Squadron"
- (Shooting Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "Area 88", "UN Squadron"
- ???, Y???
- (Shooting Game)
- Adapted directly from the arcade version.
-
- ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS
- Super Famicom, "Armored Trooper Votoms" (?), N/A
- Takara, Y???
- (3D Fighting Game?)
-
- BASTARD!
- Super Famicom, "Bastard! [kanji]", N/A
- Cobra Team, Y???
- (3D Shooting Game?)
- This has gotten some bad reviews.
-
- BUBBLEGUM CRASH!
- PC Engine, "Bubblegum Crash!", N/A
- Naxat, Y7200
- (Adventure. It mainly features Nene, and you are part of the ADPolice,
- with Daily and Leon running around.)
-
- CAPTAIN TSUBASA
- Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa Part 1", N/A
- Tecmo ???, Y5500
- (Cinematic soccer game)
-
- Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa Part 2", N/A
- Tecmo ???, Y5500
- (Cinematic soccer game)
-
- Super Famicom, "Captain Tsubasa Part 3", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy,"Captain Tsubasa VS", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- CHIBI MARUKOCHAN
- Mega Drive, "Chibi Marukochan Wakuwaku Shopping, N/A
- Namco, Y6000
-
- PC Engine, "Chibi Marukochan Quiz de Pihyara", N/A
- Namco, Y6800
-
- Super Famicom, "Chibi Marukochan", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy,"Chibi Marukochan", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy, "Chibi Marukochan 2", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy, "Chibi Marukochan 3", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- CITY HUNTER
- PC Engine, "City Hunter", N/A
- SunSoft SS90001, Y6300
- (Action Game)
-
- COBRA
- PC Engine CD, "Cobra Koku Ryu O no Densetsu", N/A
- Hudson, Y5980
-
- PC Engine CD, "Cobra II Densetsu no Otoko", N/A
- Hudson, Y6500
-
- CYBER CITY OEDO 808
- PC Engine CD, "Cyber City Oedo 808 Kemono no Zokusei", N/A
- Masaya, Y6500
-
- CYBER FORMULA
- Super Famicom, "Cyber Formula", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy, "Cyber Formula", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- CYBORG 009
- Mega CD, "Cyborg 009"
- Nihon Telenet, Y???
-
- DETONATOR ORGAN
- Mega CD, "Detonator Organ", N/A
- Hot-B, Y7800
- (Adventure Game)
-
- DEVASTATOR
- Mega CD, "Devastator", N/A
- Nihon Telenet/Wolf Team, Y???
- (Action Game)
-
- DEVIL HUNTER YOKO
- Mega Drive, "Devil Hunter Yoko (the seven bells)", N/A
- Masaya, Y6500
- (Action Game)
-
- PC-Engine CD, "Devil Hunter Yoko Makai kara no Tenkosei", N/A
- Masaya, Y6800
- (Adventure Game)
-
- PC-Engine SCD, "Devil Hunter Yoko [kanji]", N/A
- Masaya, Y7200
- (Adventure Game)
-
- DIRTY PAIR
- Famicom Disk System, "Dirty Pair" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- DORAEMON
- Famicom, "Doraemon" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- PC Engine, "Doraemon Maze Strategy", "Crater Maze"
- Hudson, Y4900
- (Puzzle Game)
-
- PC Engine, "Doraemon Nobita no Dorabian Night", N/A
- Hudson, Y5800
-
- PC Engine SCD, "Doraemon Nobita no Dorabian Night", N/A
- Hudson, Y4800
-
- Mega Drive, "Doraemon, The Dream Thief and the Seven Gozansu", N/A
- Sega, Y6800
- (Action Game)
- Unplayable on a US system without a language switch modification to
- your console.
-
- Super Famicom, "Doraemon Nobita to Yousei no Sekai", N/A
- Epic [kanji], Y8000
-
- Mega CD, "Doraemon, The Dream Thief and the Seven Gozansu", N/A
- Sega, Y???
- (Action Game)
- Why do I list this name in English and the others in Japanese?
- Good question. Becaise I got this info from a magazine in English.
- I hope this is actually a different game and not the same as the
- cartridge version above.)
-
- Game Gear, "Doraemon Nara no Suke no [kanji]", N/A
- Sega, Y3500
- (Action Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "Doraemon" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- DRAGONBALL
- Famicom, "Dragonball" (?), N/A
- Bandai, Y???
- (Role-Playing. Five parts?)
-
- Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z", N/A
- Toho, Y???
- (Role-Playing)
-
- Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z [unreadable kanji]", N/A
- Bandai, Y9800
- (Street Fighter II clone)
-
- Super Famicom, "Dragonball Z II Super Futoden", N/A
- Bandai, Y9800
- (Street Fighter II clone)
- Some retailers have been calling this one Dragonball Z III, since
- it's the third game despite being numbered II.
-
- Arcade, "Dragonball Z", N/A
- Banpresto
- (Street Fighter II clone)
-
- Mega Drive, "Dragonball Z", N/A
- Bandai, Y???
- (Street Fighter II clone, due March 1994)
-
- DRAGON HALF
- PC Engine SCD (?), "Dragon Half" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
- (upcoming)
-
- EFIRA AND JILIORA
- PC-Engine CD, "Efira and Jiliora: The Emblem from Darkness", N/A
- Brain Grey, Y7500
- (Role-Playing)
-
- EIGHTH MAN
- Neo-Geo, "Super 8th Man", "Super 8th Man"
- ???, Y???
-
- FIGHBIRD
- Famicom, "Fighbird", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy, "Fighbird", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- FUGISHI NO UMI NO NADIA (Nadia; Secret of Blue Water)
- Mega Drive, "Fugishi no Umi no Nadia", N/A
- Namco, Y6500
- (Role-playing)
-
- PC Engine SCD, "Fugishi no Umi no Nadia", N/A
- Hudson, Y6800
-
- FUTURE BOY CONAN
- PC Engine, "Future Boy Conan", N/A
- Nihon Telnet, Y7200
- (Action Game [?])
-
- GALAXY EXPRESS 999
- CD-I, ???, "Escape from Cyber City"
- ???, Y???
-
- Mega CD, "Galaxy Express 999", N/A
- Nihon Telenet, Y???
- (Not yet released)
-
- GAL FORCE
- Famicom Disk System, "Gal Force" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- GEGEGE NO MOMOTAROU
- Famicom, "Gegege no Momotarou", N/A
- Bandai, Y4900
- (Action Game)
-
- Famicom, "Gegege no Momotarou 2", N/A
- Bandai, Y5500
- (Role-playing Game)
-
- GENJI TSUUSHIN AGETAMA
- PC Engine, "Genji Tsuushin Agetama", N/A
- Nihon [unreadable kanji] Home Electronics, Y5800
-
- CHARGE! GOEMON
- Super Famicom, ???, "Legend of Mystical Ninja"
- Konami, Y???
- (Action Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "Goemon 2" (?), ???
- Konami, Y???
-
- GOLGO 13
- Famicom, "Golgo 13" (?), "Golgo 13"
- Vic Tokai, Y5700
- (Action Game)
-
- Famicom, ???, "The Mafat Conspiracy"
- Vic Tokai, ???
- (Action Game)
-
- GUNDAM
- Famicom Disk System, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi" (?), N/A
- Yutaka, Y???
- (Simulation Game)
-
- Famicom, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi 2: Capsule Senki", N/A
- Yutaka, Y???
- (Simulation Game)
-
- Famicom, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi 3: Eiyu Senki", N/A
- Yutaka, Y???
- (Simulation Game)
-
- Famicom, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi 4: Newtype Story", N/A
- Yutaka, Y???
- (Simulation Game)
-
- Famicom, "SD Gundam Gachapan Senshi 5", N/A
- Yutaka, Y???
- (Simulation Game)
-
- Famicom, "Z Gundam Hot Scramble" (?), N/A
- Bandai, Y???
- (Shooting Game)
- No longer available.
-
- Gameboy. "Operation Gundam", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy. "Knight Gundam" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy. "Knight Gundam 2" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy. "SD Gundam" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
- (Role-playing [?])
-
- Gameboy, "SD Gundam Senkokuden 2", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Famicom Disk System, "SD Gundam World", N/A
- Bandai, Y3300
- May or may not be the same as Gatchapon 1.
-
- Famicom Disk System, "SD Gundam World Map Collection", N/A
- Bandai, Y500
- (Apparently for use with the above game; not a game on its own)
-
- Super Famicom, "Kido Senshi Gundam F91: Formula Senki 0122", N/A
- ???, Y???
- (Simulation/Arcade)
-
- Super Famicom, "Knight Gundam", N/A
- ???, Y???
- (Simulation)
-
- Famicom, "SD Gundam Gundam Wars", N/A
- Bandai, Y2800
- (Simulation)
- May or may not be the same as Gatchapon 1.
-
- Super Famicom, "Super Gatchapon World SD Gundam X", N/A
- Yutaka, Y8500
- (Simulation)
-
- Super Famicom, "Super Gatchapon World SD Gundam X 2", N/A
- Yutaka, Y???
- (Simulation)
-
- Arcade, "Gundam Psycho Salamander" (?), N/A
- (Action Game)
- [And what about the home version of this?]
-
- Super Famicom, "SD Gundam Psycho Salamander 2", N/A
- Angel, Y8800
- (Action Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "V Gundam" (?), N/A
- Bandai, Y9800
- (Action Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "SD Gundam Gatchapon X", N/A
- Bandai, Y9800
- (Simulation)
-
- THE HEROIC LEGEND OF ARSLAN
- Mega CD, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- HI NO TORI
- Famicom, "Hi no Tori", N/A
- Konami, Y5300
- (Action Game)
-
- HOKUTO NO KEN (Fist of the North Star)
- Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken", "Fist of the North Star"
- Toei ???, Y???
- (Action Game)
- US version by Taxan USA.
-
- Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 2", ???
- Toei ???, Y???
- (Action Game)
-
- Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 3", ???
- Toei ???, Y???
- (Action Game)
-
- Gameboy, "Hokuto no Ken", "Fist of the North Star"
- ???, Y???
-
- Mega Drive, "Hokuto no Ken [kanji]", "Last Battle"
- Sega, Y6000
- (Action Game)
- The US version not only has renamed characters but was changed to
- remove all the blood.
-
- Super Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken I", N/A
- Toei Douga ACT, Y???
-
- Super Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 6", N/A
- Toei, Y???
- (Street Fighter II clone)
-
- Super Famicom, "Hokuto no Ken 7", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- JANKENMAN
- Gameboy, "Jankenman", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- JESUS
- Famicom, "Jesus", N/A
- King Records, Y5900
-
- KINGYO CHUUIHO!
- Gameboy, "Kingyo Chuuiho!", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- KO CENTURY BEAST
- PC Engine SCD (?), "KO Century Beast" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
- (Role-playing)
-
- KUJAKU-OU (Peacock King)
- Mega Drive, "Kujaku-Ou 2", "Mystic Defender"
- Sega, Y6000
- (Action Game)
- This game uses the same ROM for US and Japanese versions; to play
- it on a Genesis with the main character as Kujaku, you need a
- language switch. (What was Kujaku-Ou 1?)
-
- LEGEND OF GALACTIC HEROES
- Famicom, "Legend of Galactic Heroes" (?), N/A
- Kemco, Y5900
-
- Super Famicom, "Legend of Galactic Heroes" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- LODOSS WAR
- PC Engine CD, "Record of Lodoss War" (?), N/A
- Hudson Soft, Y7200
- (Role Playing)
-
- PC Engine SCD, "Record of Lodoss War II" (?), N/A
- Hudson Soft, Y???
- (Role Playing)
-
- LUPIN III
- Gameboy, "Lupin III"
- ???, Y???
-
- Famicom, "Lupin III" (?), N/A
- Namcot, Y???
-
- MACROSS
- Famicom, "Macross" (?), N/A
- Namco, Y???
-
- PC Engine CD/SCD, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross 2036", N/A
- Masaya, Y7200
- (Shooting Game)
- Character designs are by Haruhito Mikimoto and mecha designs are by
- the same staff that did the designs for the anime. The game plays
- without a SCD card, but gives better animated sequences with one.
- The US version (which would have been Robotech anyway) has been
- cancelled.
-
- PC Engine SCD, "Super Dimension Fortress Macross 2036 Eternal Love
- Song", N/A
- Masaya, Y7400
- (Simulation)
- Plans to bring this game to the USA have been cancelled.
-
- Super Famicom, "Macross: Scramble Valkyrie", N/A
- Banpresto/Zamuse, Y8800
- (Shooting Game)
-
- Arcade, "Macross" (?), "Macross" (?)
- Banpresto
- (Shooting Game)
-
- MAGICAL TARURUUTO-KUN
- Mega Drive, "Magical Taruruuto-kun"
- Sega, Y3880
- (Action Game)
-
- MAISON IKKOKU
- Famicom, "Maison Ikkoku" (?), N/A
- Bostek, Y5900
-
- PC-Engine, "Maison Ikkoku", N/A
- Microcabin MC66680, Y5900
- (Adventure Game)
-
- MAJIN SAGA
- Mega Drive, "Majin Saga" (?), "Majin Saga: Mutant Fighter"
- ???, Y???
-
- MAZINGER Z
- Super Famicom, "Mazinger Z", N/A
- Bandai, Y8800
- (Action Game)
-
- METAL JACK
- Super Famicom, "Metal Jack", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Gameboy, "Metal Jack", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- MIRACLE GIRLS
- Super Famicom, "Miracle Girls", N/A
- Takara, Y8800
- (Action Game)
-
- MOMOTARO
- Gameboy, "Momotaro", N/A
- ???, Y???
- (Is this the same as "Gegege no Momotarou"?)
-
- OZANARI DUNGEON
- Super Famicom, "Ozanari Dungeon", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- PATLABOR
- Mega Drive, "Patlabor", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- PC Engine SCD, "[kanji] Patlabor", N/A
- Riverhill Soft, Y7200
- (Digital Comic)
-
- PRINCESS MINERVA
- PC Engine SCD (?), "Princess Minerva" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
- (upcoming)
-
- RAIJIN-OH
- Gameboy, "Raijin-Oh", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- RANMA 1/2
- Gameboy, "Ranma 1/2" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
- (Action/Maze Game)
- No longer available.
-
- Gameboy, "Ranma 1/2 Netsuretsu Kakutouhen", N/A
- Banpresto DMG-R3J, Y???
- (Fighting game)
-
- Gameboy, "Ranma 1/2 Kakugeki Mondou!!", N/A
- Banpresto, DMG-R0J, Y???
- (Quiz game)
-
- PC Engine CD, "Ranma 1/2 Action Game", N/A
- Masaya, NSCDD 0004, Y6800
- (Action Game)
-
- PC Engine CD, "Ranma 1/2 Toraware no Hanayome (Captive Bride)", N/A
- Masaya, NSCD 1006, Y6800
- (Digital Comic)
-
- Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Chounai Gekitou-hen (Neighborhood Combat)",
- "Street Combat"
- Masaya, SHVC-RA, Y8800
- ???, Y???
- (Street Fighter II clone)
- The US version is unrecognizeable, with all characters redrawn and
- rewritten as American characters.
-
- Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Bakuretsu Rantou-hen", "Ranma 1/2"
- Masaya, SHVC-R2, Y9600
- (Street Fighter II clone)
- The second Ranma game has the voices changed in the US, but is
- otherwise unedited.
-
- PC Engine CD/SCD, "Ranma 1/2 Datou, Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-ryuu!
- (Overthrow of the Indiscriminate Fighting Style)", N/A
- Masaya, Y7200
- Somewhat of a Street Fighter II clone. Only uses 8 characters:
- Ranma-kun/chan, Ukyou, Kodachi, Kunou, Ryouga, Mousse, principal.
- The game works on regular CD systems but loads from the CD more
- frequently.
-
- Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Akaneko-dan teki Hihou
- (Hidden Treasure of the Crimson Cats)", N/A
- Touhou/Shougakukan, ???, Y9800
- (Role Playing)
- Don't ask _why_ they made a Ranma roleplaying game. The game is
- mostly in kana, except for character names.
-
- Mega CD, "Ranma 1/2 ~Byakuran Aika~ (White Orchid Serenade)", N/A
- Masaya, T-25014, Y8300
- (Digital Comic)
- The soundtrack CD of this game is "Ranma 1/2 Denshi yuugi ongaku-shuu
- (Electronic Game Music Collection)", COCC-10689.
-
- Super Famicom, "Ranma 1/2 Super Battle"
- Shogakukan, Y9900
- (Street Fighter II clone, upcoming)
-
- SAILOR MOON
- PC Engine SCD, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
- (Digital Comic)
-
- Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon", N/A
- Angel, Y9800
- (Action Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon R", N/A
- Bandai, Y9800
- (Action Game)
-
- Gameboy, "Bishojo Senshi Sailor Moon" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
- (Action Game)
-
- SAZAN 3X3 EYES
- Super Famicom, "3X3 Eyes", N/A
- Yutaka/Bandai, Y9500
- (Role Playing)
-
- Mega CD, "3X3 Eyes", N/A
- Sega ???, Y???
- (Role Playing)
- Rumors are that this game _is_ being brought to the US.
-
- PC Engine SCD, "3X3 Eyes", N/A
- ???, Y???
- (Role Playing, upcoming)
-
- SILENT MOEBIUS
- PC-Engine SCD, "Silent Moebius", N/A
- [unreadable kanji] Media Office, Y???
- (It's an adventure game set in the sunk liner Titanic. You are
- the detective and you can choose 1 (or 2?) member in the AMP
- to team up with you. Different AMP members would have
- different abilities and characters, and supposedly this would
- lead to very different adventure with different AMP team
- member. There seems to be a lot of dialogue in the game and
- the graphics are excellent.)
- [Apparently delayed?]
-
- SOL BIANCA
- PC Engine CD, "Sol Bianca", N/A
- Masaya, NSCD 0002, Y6200
- (Role-playing)
- This game is terrible. It has more to do with Ys than Sol Bianca.
-
- SPACE CRUISER YAMATO (Star Blazers)
- Gameboy, "Space Cruiser Yamato" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- PC Engine SCD, "Space Cruiser Yamato", N/A
- Human, Y7800
- (Simulation. Some people have apparently managed to play this game
- without knowing Japanese.)
-
- SUPER BIKKURIMAN
- Super Famicom, "Super Bikkuriman", N/A
- Interbec/Toho, Y???
- (Street Fighter II clone)
-
- TETSUWAN ATOMU (Astro Boy)
- Famicom, "Tetsuwan Atomu", N/A
- Konami, Y5500
- (Action Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "Tetsuwan Atomu", N/A
- Banpresto/Zamuse, Y9000
-
- TOP O NERAE! (Aim for the Top, AKA Gunbuster!)
- PC Engine SCD, "Top o Nerae Gunbuster Vol. 1", N/A
- Riverhill Soft, Y6800
- (Digital Comic)
-
- PC Engine SCD, "Top o Nerae Gunbuster Vol. 2", N/A
- Riverhill Soft, Y7200
- (Digital Comic)
-
- TOUCH
- Famicom, "Touch", N/A
- Toei, Y5000
- (Action Game)
-
- TSURUPIKA HAGEMARU
- Famicom, "Tsurupika Hagemaru", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- ULTRAMAN (ULTRA SEVEN, etc.)
- Famicom Disk System, "Ultraman", N/A
- Bandai, Y3300
- (Action Game)
-
- Famicom Disk System, "Ultraman 2 XXX", N/A
- Bandai, Y3300
- (Action Game)
-
- Famicom Disk System, "Ultraman Club", N/A
- Bandai, Y3300
- (Roleplaying Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "Ultraman" (?), "Ultraman"
- Bandai, Y???
- (Fighting Game)
- This game was somewhat modified for US release. (I think the
- monsters were changed to fit the English-language, Australian-
- produced, Ultraman series.)
-
- Super Famicom, "Ultra Seven", N/A
- Bandai, Y8800
- (Fighting Game [?])
-
- Mega Drive, "Ultraman", ???
- MAABA, Y5800
- (Fighting Game [?])
-
- 3DO, "Ultraman Powered", N/A
- Bandai, Y???
- (Fighting Game, upcoming)
-
- URUSEI YATSURA
- Famicom, "Urusei Yatsura" (?), N/A
- Jaleco ???, Y4900
-
- PC Engine CD, "Urusei Yatsura- Stay With You", N/A
- Hudson Soft HCD 0011~0012, Y5800
- (Video Comic)
-
- Gameboy, "Urusei Yatsura MISU Tomobiki wo Sagase!"
- YANOMAN DMG-UYJ, Y????
- (3-D Adventure Role-Playing Game)
-
- Mega CD, "Urusei Yatsura" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Mega CD, "Urusei Yatsura-Dear My Friends", N/A
- Game Arts, Y7800
- (Interactive Movie--what's an interactive movie?)
-
- USHIO TO TORA
- Famicom, "Ushio to Tora", N/A
- Yutaka/Bandai, Y7800
- (Role Playing)
-
- Super Famicom, "Ushio to Tora", N/A
- Yutaka, Y???
- (Action Game)
-
- WATARU
- PC Engine, "Majin Eiyu Wataru", "Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones"
- Hudson, Y4900
- (Action Game. Came with the TG16 basic set.)
-
- YAWARA!
- PC Engine CD, "Yawara!", N/A
- Sofix, Y6900
- (Digital Comic)
-
- PC Engine SCD, "Yawara! 2", N/A
- Sofix, Y???
- (Quiz; probably unplayable to non-Japanese-speakers)
-
- YUU YUU HAKUSHO
- Super Famicom, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Super Famicom, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho 2" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- PC Engine CD, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Game Gear, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho" (?), N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- Mega Drive, "Yuu Yuu Hakusho Gaiden", N/A
- ???, Y???
-
- ZILLION
- SG-1000, "Zillion", "Zillion"
- ???, Y???
-
- SG-1000, "Zillion II", "Zillion II: The Tri-Formation"
- ???, Y???
-
- ZOIDS
- Famicom, "Zoids", ??
- EMI, Y5300
-
- Famicom, "Zoids 2", ??
- EMI, Y5900
-
-
- Miscellaneous
- Famicom, "The Great Battle", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
- This game uses Gundam, Kamen Rider, Metalda, and Ultraman.
- Note: Banpresto has a habit of using SD Gundam characters everywhere.
- Their games are often considered crap.
-
- Super Famicom, "The Great Battle 2", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
-
- Super Famicom, "The Great Battle 3", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
-
- Super Famicom, "Last Fighter Twin", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
- This is a game which uses SD figures of Gundam F91, Ultraman, Kamen
- Rider Black, and one last figure that Usenet couldn't identify.
-
- Super Famicom, "SD The Great Battle", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
- (Action Game)
-
- Super Famicom, "SD Battle Dodgeball", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
-
- Super Famicom, "SD Battle Dodgeball 2" (?), N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
-
- Super Famicom, "Battle Soccer", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
-
- Famicom, "Battle Baseball", N/A
- Banpresto, Y???
-
- *Not* Anime related, but mistaken for it:
- Battle Mania (Trouble Shooters, Genesis) [no, this was _not_ a Dirty
- Pair game though it certainly looks like one...]
- Gunhed (Blazing Lasers, TG-16) [name is deceptive]
-
- ---
- *Games made into animation*
-
- Sometimes the game comes first and the animation afterwards. There are lots
- of these, too. Games made into manga, often serialized in game magazines, are
- also very common. This list is currently _very_ incomplete. Information is
- needed.
-
- Game Name American Version? Anime/manga
- (of game)
-
- Cosmic Fantasy 3 (PCE CD) N Manga
- Download (PCE)/Download 2 (PCE CD) N Anime
- Dragon Knight I-III (PCE, computers) Y (PC only) Anime*5
- Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest (Fam) Y Anime, manga*
- Dragon Slayer: The Legend (PCE SCD) Y Anime
- of Heroes
- Far East of Eden (PCE CD) N Anime
- Far East of Eden II (PCE CD) N Manga (?)
- Final Fantasy (Fam, SF) Y Anime
- Flying Warriors (NES) Y Manga***
- Graduation (PCE CD) N Anime*5
- Legend of Garou/Fatal Fury (SNES, Neo- Y (SNES, Neo) Anime
- Geo, PCE-SCD with arcade card)
- Little Ninja Brothers (NES)/ Y Manga***
- Ninja Boy (Gameboy)
- Madara (Super Famicom) N Manga, anime
- Ryo Ko no Ken/Art of Fighting Y Anime
- Ninja Gaiden (anime: Ninja Ryukenden) Y Anime
- Shining Force (MD, GG) Y Manga
- Street Fighter II (lots) Y (mostly) Anime, manga****
- Wizardry (PCE, SF, computers) Y Anime**
- Ys I (PCE CD, SMS, computers) Y Anime, manga
- Ys II (PCE CD) Y Anime
-
- * Dragon Quest is the Japanese name, Dragon Warrior the US name. 13 episodes
- of this were dubbed and broadcast briefly in the USA. There is more than one
- game and more than one Dragon Quest series and I have no idea which is based
- on which.
-
- ** No, Animeigo cannot bring Wizardry to the US. Robert Woodhead would need
- the permission of the US co-owners, which he doesn't have.
-
- *** The manga for these games was translated, colored, and serialized in
- Gamepro magazine for December 1990-November 1991. I have no idea what the
- original titles of these games or manga were.
-
- **** There will be an animated SF2 movie eventually. There are two SF2 manga,
- one translated from Chinese and one Japanese original. The Japanese one is
- being released in the USA. (Neither has any connection to the Malibu comic.)
-
- *5 AD Vision is releasing the OAVs in the USA. (Graduation is renamed End of
- Summer).
-
- Questionable: Madara. Can someone confirm whether the game or the anime/manga
- came first?
- --
- Ken Arromdee (email: arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu)
- ObYouKnowWho Bait: Stuffed Turkey with Gravy and Mashed Potatoes
-
- "You, a Decider?" --Romana "I decided not to." --The Doctor
-