Name this NES game

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  • TwentemarinaTwentemarina
    shingen th eruler, fuck me
  • arnpolyarnpoly
    Don't worry, happens to all of us!
  • CheesemeisterCheesemeister
    image
  • BrachabreBrachabre
    It's so weird seeing instructions on the front label
  • ne$_pimpne$_pimp
    You know a game is fun when it has the periodic table for cover art.
  • Grumble,GrumbleGrumble,Grumble
    Originally posted by: Brachabre



    It's so weird seeing instructions on the front label

    I always thought that too. Would come in handy if you were playing on a Top-Loader now that I think about it...
  • WhyNotZoidbergWhyNotZoidberg
    Is Hot B a weird nickname for Koei in their early days? I always presumed this game was from Koei.
  • MuNKeYMuNKeY
    I used to think Hot B was an "Adult" game company back in the day.
  • Grumble,GrumbleGrumble,Grumble
    Originally posted by: WhyNotZoidberg



    Is Hot B a weird nickname for Koei in their early days? I always presumed this game was from Koei.



    Much like The Black Bass on NES, Shingen the Ruler was developed by 'Another' and published by Hot-B -  It's definitely in the Koei strat vein though. Hot-B did develop games too, however. Their finest moment is for the Fami and PAL shmup, Over Horizon IMO. Beautiful game there.

     
  • GuntzGuntz
    Hot-B is its own developer, no relation to Koei.



    That is definitely the most bizarre NES label ever though.
  • MogMog
    Palamedes is the same way.



  • NESMASTER14NESMASTER14
    Yeah, I wonder what they were trying to go for with those labels. You'd think it'd maybe work as a quick reference while you're playing the game, but in 1990 the Top Loader wasn't out yet, haha. Neat nonetheless.
  • DariaDaria
    I'd imagine it's just to prevent you from losing the instructions.
  • TulpaTulpa
    Reminds me of the first Atari carts.



    "Use with Joystick controller"

    "Game 1-4 generic shooter"

    "Game 5-8 generic shooter two player"

    "Game 9-11 generic shooter with slightly altered graphics"

    "Game 12-15 we modified the score on this one, so different game"

    "Game 16-231 we figure you're not going to flip the select switch this many times, so this is just two squares circling each other"
  • gunpeigunpei
    I suspect the label instructions are so the box/manual cover could be used for reference, and as usual the label gets the same art.
    Originally posted by: Tulpa



    Reminds me of the first Atari carts.



    "Use with Joystick controller"

    "Game 1-4 generic shooter"

    "Game 5-8 generic shooter two player"

    "Game 9-11 generic shooter with slightly altered graphics"

    "Game 12-15 we modified the score on this one, so different game"

    "Game 16-231 we figure you're not going to flip the select switch this many times, so this is just two squares circling each other"

    LOL!

     
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