Retro Gaming Australia

A joint effort between aishsha, DvD and Pennywise has yielded a translation patch for the obscure Famicom RPG SD Keiji Blader. It’s kind of a futuristic take on the classic J-RPG action offered by contemporaries like the original Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, with a bit of a Super Sentai streak.

According to the translation notes, SD Keiji Blader was meant to be a quick project for the team, but ended up taking them three years. We should all thank them for their dedication in knocking over another Japan only release.

You can get the ROM patch here.

You probably know of Takeshi Kitano, or Beat Takeshi, through his movie roles or the ridiculous game show Takeshi’s Castle. In 1986, he teamed up with Taito to release Takeshi no Chousenjou or Takeshi’s Challenge, a damn near impossible game allegedly borne out of Takeshi’s spite for video games. It’s considered to be one of the worst games of all time in Japan.

And now you can play it and understand what the heck is happening thanks to the efforts of KingMike, who recently released a translation patch for the game.

Have fun.

The Classification Board has posted a rating for a previously unannounced remix of Elevator Action.

Elevator Action was a popular Taito produced arcade game in 1983. However, its sequel, Elevator Action Returns is what we critics call “goddamn amazing.” In fact, I recommend you go and play it right now. I have yet to play the latest game, Elevator Action: Death Parade, though – it’s more of a light gun game with fully functioning elevator doors on the cab! I think it might be at the arcade at Crown Casino. (continue reading…)