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Warpman
is a multidirectional shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco in 1981. It was released by Rock-Ola in North America as ''Warp Warp''. The game was ported to the Sord M5 and MSX. A sequel, ''Warpman'', was released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer with additional enemy types, power-ups, and improved graphics and sound. Gameplay The player controls a "Monster Fighter", who must destroy tongue-sticking aliens named "Berobero" (a Japanese sound symbolism, Japanese onomatopoeic word for licking) on two different screens, the free-movement Space World and the obstacle-filled Maze World. Controls consist of a four-position joystick and a button. Berobero appear at the corners of the screen and begin to move around randomly, changing color and increasing in value as they approach the center. In Space World, the player can shoot and destroy them by pressing the button, while avoiding the bullets that the Berobero fire back. Destroying thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo Entertainment System Games
The Nintendo Entertainment System, Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System has a library of ' officially licensed games released during their lifespans, plus 7 official multicarts and 2 championship cartridges. Of these, 672 were released exclusively in Japan, 187 were released exclusively in North America, and 19 were released exclusively in PAL countries. Worldwide, 521 games were released. Its launch games for the Famicom were ''Donkey Kong (1981 video game), Donkey Kong'', ''Donkey Kong Jr.'', and ''Popeye (video game), Popeye''. Only first-party titles were available upon launch, but Nintendo started a licensing program the following year that allowed third-party companies such as Namco, Hudson Soft, Taito, Konami, Bandai, and Capcom to create titles and produce their own cartridges for the Famicom in exchange for royalty payments; Nintendo later revised the program to mandate itself as the producer of all cartridges while carrying it with the console outside Japan. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco
was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company founded in 1955. It operated video arcades and amusement parks globally, and produced video games, films, toys, and arcade cabinets. Namco was one of the most influential companies in the coin-op and arcade game industry, producing multi-million-selling game franchises such as '' Pac-Man'', ''Galaxian'', '' Tekken'', '' Tales'', '' Ridge Racer'', and '' Ace Combat''. The name ''Namco'' comes from ''Nakamura Manufacturing Company'', derived from Namco's founder, Masaya Nakamura. In the 1960s, Nakamura Manufacturing built electro-mechanical arcade games such as the 1965 hit ''Periscope''. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari in 1974, distributing games such as '' Breakout'' in Japan. The company renamed itself Namco in 1977 and published '' Gee Bee'', its first original video game, a year later. Among Namco's first major hits was the fixed shooter '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Sound Symbolism
The Japanese language has a large inventory of sound symbolic or mimetic words, known in linguistics as ideophones. Such words are found in written as well as spoken Japanese. Known popularly as ''onomatopoeia'', these words do not just imitate sounds but also cover a much wider range of meanings; indeed, many sound-symbolic words in Japanese are for things that make no noise originally, most clearly demonstrated by . Categories The sound-symbolic words of Japanese can be classified into four main categories: ; : words that mimic sounds made by living things, like a dog's bark (''wan-wan''). ; : words that mimic sounds made by inanimate objects, like wind blowing or rain falling (''zā-zā''). ; : words that depict states, conditions, or manners of the external world (non-auditory senses), such as "damp" or "stealthily". ; : words that depict psychological states or bodily feelings. These divisions are not always drawn: sound-symbolism may be referred to generally as onoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namco Arcade Games
was a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company founded in 1955. It operated video arcades and amusement parks globally, and produced video games, films, toys, and arcade cabinets. Namco was one of the most influential companies in the coin-op and arcade game industry, producing multi-million-selling game franchises such as ''Pac-Man'', ''Galaxian'', ''Tekken'', '' Tales'', ''Ridge Racer'', and ''Ace Combat''. The name ''Namco'' comes from ''Nakamura Manufacturing Company'', derived from Namco's founder, Masaya Nakamura. In the 1960s, Nakamura Manufacturing built electro-mechanical arcade games such as the 1965 hit ''Periscope''. It entered the video game industry after acquiring the struggling Japanese division of Atari in 1974, distributing games such as '' Breakout'' in Japan. The company renamed itself Namco in 1977 and published '' Gee Bee'', its first original video game, a year later. Among Namco's first major hits was the fixed shooter ''Galaxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multiplayer And Single-player Video Games
A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g. ''World of Warcraft'', ''Call of Duty'', ''DayZ''). Multiplayer games usually require players to share a single game system or use networking technology to play together over a greater distance; players may compete against one or more human contestants, work cooperatively with a human partner to achieve a common goal, or supervise other players' activity. Due to multiplayer games allowing players to interact with other individuals, they provide an element of social communication absent from single-player games. The history of multiplayer video games extends over several decades, tracing back to the emergence of electronic gaming in the mid-20th century. One of the earliest inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MSX Games
The following is an incomplete list of video games for the MSX, MSX2, MSX2+, and MSX turbo R home computer Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a s ...s. Here are listed games released for the system. The total number of games published for this platform is over 2000. (Please see external links) See also * Konami Game Master (1988) * List of Konami games Notes References External links * {{Video game lists by platform # MSX games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandai Namco Entertainment Franchises
is a Japanese multinational toy manufacturer and distributor headquartered in Taitō, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Toys & Collectables America and Bandai UK, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California, and Richmond, London. Since 2005, Bandai is the toy production division of Bandai Namco Holdings, currently the world's second largest toy company measured by total revenue. Between 1981 and 2001, Bandai was a manufacturer of video game consoles. Bandai was founded by World War II veteran Naoharu Yamashina as Bandai-Ya on July 5, 1950, as the corporate spin-off of a textile wholesaler. The company began as a distributor of metallic toys and rubber swimming rings, before moving to metal cars and aircraft models. It was renamed Bandai Co., Ltd. in 1961 and achieved considerable success with its action figures based on the anime ''Astro Boy''. History Origins and success with toys (1947–1968) In 1947, Naoharu Yamashina began working for a Kanazawa- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Video Games
An arcade video game is an arcade game that takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. All arcade video games are coin-operated or accept other means of payment, housed in an arcade cabinet, and located in amusement arcades alongside other kinds of arcade games. Until the early 2000s, arcade video games were the largest and most technologically advanced segment of the video game industry. Early prototypical entries '' Galaxy Game'' and '' Computer Space'' in 1971 established the principle operations for arcade games, and Atari's ''Pong'' in 1972 is recognized as the first successful commercial arcade video game. Improvements in computer technology and gameplay design led to a golden age of arcade video games, the exact dates of which are debated but range from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. This golden age includes ''Space Invaders'', '' Pac-Man'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcade Archives Games
Arcade most often refers to: * Arcade game, a coin-operated video, pinball, electro-mechanical, redemption, etc., game ** Arcade video game, a coin-operated video game ** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade video game's hardware ** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board * Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games Architecture * Arcade (architecture), a series of adjoining arches * Shopping mall, one or more buildings forming a complex of shops, sometimes called a shopping arcade Places Greece *Arcades (Crete), a town and city-state of ancient Crete, Greece Italy * Arcade, Italy, a town and commune in the region of Veneto United Kingdom * Arcade Club, an amusement arcade chain United States * Arcade, Georgia, a city in Jackson County * Arcade, New York, a town in Wyoming County * Arcade (village), New York, a village in Wyoming County * Arcade, Texas, an unincorporated community in Ector County * Arden-Arcade, California, a census-des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Video Games
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Bomberman (1983 Video Game)
is a List of maze video games, maze video game developed and published by Hudson Soft. The original home computer game was released in July 1983 for the PC-8800 series, NEC PC-8801, PC-6000 series, NEC PC-6001 mkII, FM-7, Fujitsu FM-7, Sharp MZ, Sharp MZ-700, Sharp MZ-2000, X1 (computer), Sharp X1 and MSX in Japan, and a graphically modified version for the MSX and ZX Spectrum in Europe as ''Eric and the Floaters''. A sequel, ''3-D Bomberman,'' was produced. In 1985, ''Bomberman'' was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It spawned the Bomberman, ''Bomberman'' series with many installments building on its basic gameplay. Gameplay In the NES/Famicom release, the eponymous character, Bomberman#Characters, Bomberman, is a robot that must find his way through a maze while avoiding or destroying enemies. He can set bombs to attack enemies and destroy rocks that block his path; initially, the bombs explode after a short delay. Doors leading to further maze rooms are hidden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
