Famicom Friday

Here's a game that many of you probably already know, however there are some significant differences in the Japanese version for Famicom. And for you who haven't heard of Battletoads before here comes an introduction to a great classic! Battletoads...

Kinnikuman: Kinniku-Sei Ōi Sōdatsuhen (キン肉マン・キン肉星王位争奪編) was released in 1987 by Bandai for the Famicom Disk System. Translated it's called Kinnikuman: Scramble for the Throne. Kinnikuman literally translates to Muscleman, and the game is based on a Japanese manga/anime series....

Karate Champ was developed by Technos Japan for Data East in 1984 as an arcade game. The game was later ported for several different systems, among them also the Famicom Disk System in 1986. As the title suggest it's a Karate game,...

Gorby no Pipeline Daisakusen (ゴルビのパイプライン大作戦) was developed by Compile and published by Tokuma Shoten. It was released in Japan in 1991. It is a puzzle game, similar to Pipe Dream for the Game Boy. What makes this game unique...

Hebereke (へべれけ in Japanese) is a game developed by Sunsoft in 1991, it's success lead to several sequels, like Hebereke no Popoon for the Super Famicom. The game is also known as Uforia in the US and Europe. Both the...