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Zemina
Zemina (Korean language, Korean: 재미나, originally 제미나) was a South Korean software maker brand of Saehan Trading (Korean: 새한 상사) founded in 1981. They primarily made games for the Zemmix, Daewoo Zemmix, but because it was an MSX computer made to look and be played like a game console, they work on other MSX computers as well. Although many of them were copies of other games, like Super Boy I (based on ''Super Mario Bros.''), they also produced some more original ones in their later years. Korea did not have a copyright law for computer programs until July 1987. Because of that, many companies, including Zemina, sold unauthorized copies of foreign titles with their own copyright hacked in. Even after that, the new law protected only the program code, not the intellectual property as a whole, so a lot of their "own" games were ports of famous Japanese games. Most of their titles were converted to the Master System as well. In 1992, they engaged in developing exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zemmix
Zemmix is a line of MSX-compatible video game consoles produced by South Korean electronics company Daewoo, Daewoo Electronics Co., Ltd. between 1985 and 1995. The consoles were not sold outside South Korea. Hardware Console Models All consoles were designed to broadcast standard NTSC, have low and high outputs for connecting to a TV and have a universal adapter for connection to the mains 120/230 volts. The consoles also had a letter coming after the serial number. These letters indicated the color combination of the console. The key is as follows. * W - white and silver colors * R - red and black colors * B - yellow, blue and black colors For example, CPC 51W would be a white or silver Zemmix V (see below). Consoles compatible with the MSX standard * CPC-50 (''Zemmix'') * CPC-51 (''Zemmix V'') Consoles compatible with the MSX2 standard * CPC-61 (''Zemmix Super V'') Consoles compatible with the MSX2+ standard * CPG-120 (''Zemmix Turbo'') FPGA based MSX2+ compatible console ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Adventure
is a racing platform game released by Konami in 1986, and a sequel to 1983's '' Antarctic Adventure''. The game marks the professional debut of game designer Hideo Kojima, who participated in the planning. The story follows Penta, a penguin who has to bring home a golden apple in order to cure Penguette, the Penguin Princess. Gameplay This title significantly expanded upon the gameplay of ''Antarctic Adventure'' by most notably adding a greater variety of stages and enemies and role-playing elements: boss fights, purchasable items, and several minigames. Items can be purchased through three different fisherman, in exchange for fish, that give Penta new abilities. One of the items that can be bought is a gun. Level design and variety have increased from ''Antarctic Adventure''; there are forest levels, ice levels, water-based levels, caves, and even some outer-space bonus levels. There are several shortcuts, usually hidden underneath holes (which are typically harmful hazards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North Korea, South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of South Korea, adjacent islands. It has Demographics of South Korea, a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul Metropolitan Area, the List of largest cities, ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world; other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Gojoseon, Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early seventh century BC. From the mid first century BC, various Polity, polities consolidated into the rival Three Kingdoms of Korea, kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Beret (arcade Game)
''Rush'n Attack'', also known as in Japan and Europe, is a run-and-gun and hack-and-slash video game developed and released by Konami for arcades in 1985, and later converted to the Nintendo Entertainment System and home computers. Its North American title is a play on the phrase "Russian attack" due to its Cold War setting. It was ported to home systems and became a critical and commercial success for arcades and home computers. Gameplay The players assume the roles of the United States special operations Green Berets (named Steve and Ben on the Japanese Famicom ad poster) who are infiltrating an enemy military base to save POWs from execution by firing squad. There are four stages, each ending with a special group of ambushers: #Marshalling Area, ends with a truckload of jump-kicking enemies #Harbor, ends with a pack of German Shepherds #Air Base, ends with three autogyros #Siberian Camp, ends with three flame thrower operators The Soviet Armed Forces that attack throughout e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Fighter II
is a 1991 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for arcade game, arcades. It is the second installment in the ''Street Fighter'' series and the sequel to 1987's ''Street Fighter (video game), Street Fighter''. Designed by Yoshiki Okamoto and Akira Yasuda, who had previously worked on the game Final Fight (video game), ''Final Fight'', it is the fourteenth game to use Capcom's CP System arcade system board. ''Street Fighter II'' vastly improved many of the concepts introduced in the first game, including the use of Fighting game#Special attacks and combos, special command-based moves, a Combo (video games), combo system, a six-button configuration, and a wider selection of player character, playable characters, each with a unique fighting style. ''Street Fighter II'' became the best-selling game since the golden age of arcade video games. By 1994, it had been played by an estimated 25 million people in the United States alone. More than 200,000 arcade cabinets and 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Street Fighter (video Game)
is a 1987 fighting game developed and published by Capcom for Arcade video game, arcades. It is the first competitive fighting game produced by the company and the first installment in the ''Street Fighter'' series. It was a commercial success in arcades and introduced Fighting game#Special attacks and combos, special attacks and some of the conventions made standard in later fighting games, such as the six-button controls and the use of command-based special moves. ''Street Fighter'' was directed by Takashi Nishiyama, who conceived it by adapting the Boss (video games), boss battles of his earlier beat 'em up game ''Kung-Fu Master (video game), Kung-Fu Master'' (1984), for a one-on-one fighting game, and by drawing influence from popular Japanese Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga. A Porting#Porting of video games, port for the TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-CD was released as in 1988, and was re-released via Video game console emulator, emulation for the Wii's Virtual Console in 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puzznic
is a tile-matching video game developed and released by Taito for arcades in 1989. It was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PC Engine, X68000, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum between 1990 and 1991. Home computer ports were handled by Ocean Software; the 2003 PlayStation port was handled by Altron. The arcade and FM Towns versions had adult content, showing a naked woman at the end of the level; this was removed in the international arcade release (but not the US one) and other home ports. A completed Apple IIGS version was cancelled after Taito America shut down. ''Puzznic'' bears strong graphical and some gameplay similarities to Taito's own '' Flipull/Plotting''. Reception In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Puzznic'' on their December 1, 1989 issue as being the fourth-most-successful table arcade unit of the month. The game was ranked the 34th best game of all time by ''Amiga Power''.Amiga Power magazine issue 0, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project A2 (video Game)
''Project A Part II'' (; aka ''Jackie Chan's Project A II''; released in the Philippines as ''Super Fighter'') is a 1987 Hong Kong action film starring and directed by Jackie Chan. It co-stars Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung, and Rosamund Kwan. It is the sequel to the 1983 film '' Project A''. Chan plays Sergeant Dragon Ma once again, but his co-stars from the previous film, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, are both absent. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 19 August 1987. Plot Continuing from where the first film left off, the pirates vow that they must kill Dragon Ma for revenge. On recommendation of the Chief Inspector of Marine Force, Dragon Ma is transferred to be in charge of the district of Sai Wan after the Inspector, Chun, is thought to be staging his arrests. Though Chun has an excellent record, the "criminals" he has been engaging are shot and killed, so there is no evidence against him. Dragon Ma and his subordinates meet Yesan and her cousin, Carina, at a teahou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soukoban
is a puzzle video game in which the player pushes boxes around in a warehouse, trying to get them to storage locations. The game was designed in 1981 by Hiroyuki Imabayashi and first published in Japan in 1982 by his company Thinking Rabbit for the NEC PC-8801 computer. It was later ported to various platforms and followed by new titles. It became popular in Japan and internationally, inspiring unofficial versions, a subgenre of box-pushing puzzle games, and artificial intelligence research. Gameplay The warehouse is a grid composed of floor squares and impassable wall squares. Some floor squares contain a box and some are marked as storage locations. The number of boxes equals the number of storage locations. The player, often represented as a worker character, can move one square at a time horizontally or vertically onto empty floor squares, but cannot pass through walls or boxes. To move a box, the player walks up to it and pushes it to an empty square directly beyond the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubble Bobble
is a platform game series originally developed and published by Taito. The first entry in the series, '' Bubble Bobble'', was released in 1986 as an arcade cabinet. In most entries in the series, players control two dragons named Bub and Bob. This was followed by many sequels in both the main ''Bubble Bobble'' series, as well as the spin-off ''Rainbow Islands'' series. They were published for and ported to a wide variety of arcade and home video game consoles. The most recent release in the series is '' Bubble Bobble 4 Friends'' in 2019. Main series ''Bubble Bobble'' The first game in the series is the platforming arcade game '' Bubble Bobble'', originally released on June 16, 1986, in Japan. The game puts the players in control of two dragons named Bub (who is green) and Bob (who is blue) who need to save their girlfriends from a world known as the Cave of Monsters. In each level, Bub and Bob must defeat each enemy present by trapping them in bubbles blown from their m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemesis 2 (MSX)
''Nemesis 2'', released as in Japan, is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game released for the MSX computer in 1987 by Konami. The game is a sequel to the MSX conversion of the first ''Gradius'', which was released under the ''Nemesis'' title in Europe. It predated the similarly titled arcade sequel '' Gradius II'' (which used the Roman numeral 'II' and was distributed in Europe as ''Vulcan Venture''). It was the first Konami cartridge for the MSX to employ their proprietary sound chip the SCC, which adds five extra wave sound channels in addition to the three default channels used by the MSX's standard PSG. In a departure from other games, instead of controlling Vic Viper, the available ship is called Metalion. Unlike other titles, this game has a heavier focus on story, which is told by cut-scenes. The gameplay is mostly unchanged from the rest of the series, though there are some powerups that temporally gives the ship some enhancements. Also, when the bosses are being de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
