TOP 57 SNES / SFC | CAPCOM SOCCER SHOOTOUT / J. LEAGUE EXCITE STAGE '94 (CAPCOM, 1993)

J.League Excite Stage (Japanese: Jリーグエキサイトステージ Hepburn: J Rīgu Ekisaito Sutēji?) is a series of Japan-exclusive soccer video games developed by A-Max and published by Epoch.

he series was based on the J.League, and started with J.League Excite Stage '94. After two more titles for the Super Famicom, which were extremely successful, the series was later ported to the Game Boy Color and PlayStation, but without causing impact.

The gameplay progresses in a side view, similar to an arcade soccer game. There are different formations to choose from, and all the players (except the goalkeeper) can be positioned anywhere in the field. Up to four players (Super Multitap required) can compete in a series of games that include Exhibition, Full J.League Season, and All-Star Game modes. There are also Penalty Kick, Indoor Soccer (also known as Saloon football), and Training modes. The game boasts a realistic style including bicycle kicks, side tackles, diving saves along with several other moves. Players can strategize to be either neutral, on the offensive, or on the defensive. A complete board game map with all the players as dots appear on the top of the screen. All the players' names are in Japanese. Own goals are treated differently than normal goals and are given their own cutscene.

The two sequels provided few improvements over their predecessor. Unlike in the first title, the goalkeepers can be either automatic or manual. In J.League Excite Stage '95, the penalty shoot-out was modified, switching to a split screen view. The most significant innovation of J.League Excite Stage '96 was the inclusion of beach soccer. This last title is still very popular these days and it is often considered to be one of the best and most complete soccer games of all-time, not in terms of realism, but gameplay and fun.

Between 1997 and 2002, A-Max developed other series of soccer games entitled Dynamite Soccer, and it is possible to verify few similarities with Super Famicom's J.League Excite Stage. These games were released for the PlayStation, except J-League Dynamite Soccer 64.

TOP 50 MD | GHOULS 'N GHOSTS / DAIMAKAIMURA (CAPCOM, 1989) - SIR ARTHUR IN GREAT DEMON WORLD VILLAGE

Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Japanese: 大魔界村 Hepburn: Daimakaimura, lit. "Great Demon World Village") is a side-scrolling action platform game developed by Capcom and released as an arcade game in 1988, and subsequently ported to a number of other platforms. It is the sequel to Ghosts 'n Goblins and the second game in the Ghosts 'n Goblins series.

A Sega Mega Drive/Genesis port of Ghouls 'n Ghosts was also released by Sega in 1989 in Japan and North America; and in 1990 in Europe. MegaTech magazine noted that although it was a good game, they felt the price of £45 was too high, This version was re-released as a handheld TV game with Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition in 2005 and as a downloadable Virtual Console game for the Wii in 2007.

The gameplay for Ghouls 'n Ghosts is similar to that of Ghosts 'n Goblins. The player controls the knight Arthur, who must advance through a series of eerie levels and defeat a number of undead and demonic creatures in his quest to restore all the people killed by Lucifer (Loki in the English-language Mega Drive and Master System versions), including his beloved Princess Prin Prin, back to life. Along the way, Arthur can pick up a variety of weapons and armor to help him in his quest. While the core gameplay remains the same as its predecessor, the game now allows Arthur to fire directly upward and directly downward while in mid air.

By jumping in certain spots, players can cause a treasure chest to erupt from the ground. By firing his weapon at the chest, players may uncover new weapons, gold armor or an evil magician that changes Arthur into an elderly man or a helpless duck. The gold armor allows players to charge up the weapon to release a powerful magical attack. Each weapon has its own special attack, with the exception of the special weapon (see below).

There are five levels and Lucifer's chamber at the end, considered a sixth level in itself. To defeat the game, Arthur must complete level 1 to 5 twice. Upon completing level's 1 to 5 the first time, Arthur is taken back to level 1 again but this time a special weapon appears during the game, which can only be collected if the player is wearing the gold armor. To enter Lucifer's chamber the player must have this special weapon equipped and defeat the penultimate boss.

MiiTOMO - LA PRIMERA APP DE NINTENDO PARA SMARTHPONES - MY NINTENDO

Miitomo (ミートモ Mītomo) es una aplicación de mensajería social desarrollada por Nintendo y DeNA para dispositivos iOS y Android. Hace uso de los personajes Mii para fomentar la comunicación entre sus usuarios. Es la primera aplicación de Nintendo para dispositivos inteligentes.

Miitomo está disponible en 8 idiomas en su lanzamiento, cuya fecha es el 17 de marzo de 2016 en Japón, y 31 de marzo de 2016 en otros 15 países (España, Reino Unido, Irlanda, Australia, Nueva Zelanda, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Alemania, Austria, Bélgica, Francia, Italia, Luxemburgo, Países Bajos y Rusia).El 17 de febrero de 2016 se abrió la preinscripción para la aplicación. La aplicación solo se puede usar conectado a internet.

Al empezar la aplicación, el usuario debe crear un personaje Mii. Después aparecerán preguntas para iniciar conversaciones amistosas. Las respuestas le aparecerán a los amigos hechos cara a cara, o a través de otras redes sociales (Facebook o Twitter). Los usuarios se pueden comunicar para conocer más detalles de sus amigos.

La aplicación hace uso del programa de recompensas de Nintendo llamado My Nintendo.

Los usuarios pueden cambiar la apariencia de sus Miis. Algunos accesorios y ropa para el Mii son de pago. También se puede añadir a los Mii en fotos hechas con el dispositivo.

Miitomo fue anunciado el 25 de octubre de 2015. Nintendo firmó un acuerdo con DeNA para el desarrollo de 5 aplicaciones, planeadas para ser publicadas hasta marzo de 2017.

TOP 47 MEGADRIVE / GENESIS | GLEY LANCER (MASAYA, SEGA, 1992)

Gley Lancer (グレイランサー), also known as Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer, is a 1992 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Masaya for the Sega Mega Drive. The game was released exclusively in Japan on July 16, 1992, and was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on February 26, 2008, in Europe on May 16, 2008 and in North America on July 21, 2008.

The gameplay in Gley Lancer is similar to most shoot 'em up games on the Mega Drive.

During the game, the Gley Lancer can toggle through four different speeds. This is always done in a 1-2-3-4-3-2-repeat order, although the starting point can be chosen in the game options. By shooting silver and blue pods, the player can pick up various weapons which take the form of Gunners:

Twin Shot: Fires a rapid stream of double blue energy pulses. Basic weapon.

Laser: Fires thin white lasers. Not quite as powerful as Twin Shot, but pierces enemies and inflicts multiple strikes on large enemies.

5-Way: Shoots an arc of five purple energy pulses. Although the range is excellent, it suffers from a low fire rate—only one salvo from each Gunner can be on-screen at once.

Burner: Shoots moderate-range fireballs that can track along any solid surfaces they strike.

Spread Bomb: Shoots flickering blue bombs. The bombs have low speed and fire rate, but create secondary explosions upon striking an enemy or solid surface.

Saber: Generates a continuous, short/mid-range beam of purple energy.

Bound Shot: Fires a stream of rapid green energy pulses that reflect off of solid surfaces.

The player can have up to two Gunners. Both Gunners will always have the same weapon, with subsequent power-ups overwriting them both.

In addition, at the beginning of the game, the player chooses one of seven formations to use for the Movers that the Gunners are mounted on.

Normal: The Gunners will face in the same direction the ship is moving. While C is held down, the facing of the Gunners is locked, regardless of how the ship moves.

Reverse: Like Normal, except that the Gunners will face the opposite direction of the ship's movement.

Search: The Gunners will automatically aim at the nearest enemy. Tapping C will toggle between the Gunners aiming at same or different targets.

Multi: Each Gunner is restricted to either the top or bottom 180 degree arc of the ship. Horizontal motion will cause the Gunners to swivel in that direction. Although this prevents concentrated fire in any direction except the horizontals, it permits three-way firing. Holding down C, or only moving vertically, will keep the Gunners aiming in the same directions.

Multi-R: Like Multi, except the Gunners will swivel in the direction opposite the ship's horizontal motion.

Shadow: The Gunners imitate every motion of the ship, following a short distance behind. However, they can only fire forward. Holding down C fixes their positions relative to the ship.

Roll: The Gunners constantly spin around the ship at 180 degrees from each other. Normally, they shoot away from each other, resulting in a kind of spiral fire pattern. Tapping C toggles between this and the Gunners both firing forward.