Popular games published by company Technosoft
Herzog Zwei is a Sega Genesis-exclusive game by Technosoft, published in 1989 (released in North America and Europe in early 1990). It is an early real-time strategy game, predating the genre-popularizing Dune II. Herzog Zwei combines the arcade-style play of Technosoft's own Thunder Force series with a simple, easy-to-grasp level of strategy. In Herzog Zwei, the player directly pilots a flying, transforming mech, a multi-role robot suited for utility and combat. Through the mech, the player purchases surface combat units, airlifts them across the battlefield, and issues them orders. These command activities can only be performed through the mech. Vehicles follow their assigned orders (which are fairly basic: patrol, garrison, capture base) until they either run out of fuel or are destroyed. Tactical re-deployment (mission reassignment, vehicle repair) involves a great deal of micromanagement, due to the required involvement of the mech.
Thunder Force III is a scrolling shooter game developed by Technosoft. It is the third chapter in the Thunder Force series. It was released in 1990 in Japan, Europe and the United States for the Sega Genesis. During the same year, it was retooled into an arcade game named Thunder Force AC. In 1991, Thunder Force AC was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System under the title Thunder Spirits.
Thunder Force II is a scrolling shooter developed by Technosoft. Thunder Force II was one of the six launch titles for the U.S. Genesis release. It is the second chapter of the Thunder Force series.
Known as Thunder Force IV outside of North America. You must lead the battle against the evil Lohun Empire. Their computer system is poised to destroy your Galaxy Federation's defenses. Lead the attack on their heavily defended military planet. Knock out the planet's command center to pave the way for the invasion force. Take the fight underwater to destroy massive marine battlecruisers. Launch magnetically-charged photon blasts at alien bio-machines. Twist through the labyrinthine structure of the enemy's Bio-Base. There you'll meet your final objective, the destructive regenerating computer. Cut loose with the Thunder Sword, your most powerful energy beam, as you battle this ultimate weapon!
In a grim future where a once-benevolent alien technology has turned against humanity, only a ragtag group of ace pilots can save the Earth from total annihilation. Code name: Thunder Force! Witness the first 32-bit installment of the massively popular shooter series! Five spectacular weapons with multiple power-up levels let you blast through waves of metallic predators, and look good doing it. A constant barrage of innovative enemies keeps you intrigued while you struggle to stay alive. A speaker-imploding soundtrack has your foot tapping as your fingers are mashing. Unbelievable rendered cutscenes draw, no-DRAG you kicking and screaming into the action. Put simply, it's the ultimate hardcore gaming blast-o-rama!
In year 691 of the celestial calendar, the dimensional control computer "Laxis" ran amok under the influence of an unknown interdimensional energy, striking out against mankind. Using its dimensional powers, Laxis escaped to another era. Using your dimensional controller-equipped power suit, the Arouza, you must hunt down and destroy Laxis. Starting out in space, you control Arouza, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the metal knights in Herzog, as it flies towards the enemy. In the Space Harrier vein, you see your character from behind while enemies appear from the horizon. On later stages, set above the planet surface, the resemblance is stronger, especially since you can run on the ground. You have two weapon systems, consisting of a gun and target-seeking missiles, which have a limited supply. Arouza can be upgraded using powerups released when killing certain enemies. Upgrading is a good precaution before you encounter the end-of-level bosses, since you only have one life (with a power bar, mind you) to waste.
A port of the masterpiece Genesis/Mega Drive shooter Thunder Force IV, released for the Sega Saturn in 1996 as part of the compilation Thunder Force Gold Pack II. This port removes all slowdown, allows voice clips to play along with the music, and saves your high scores.
Neorude is a RPG title developed by TechnoSoft in 1997. The gameplay utilizes an RPG style where the player uses a cursor to point characters to move or take action rather than giving out direct commands; in this case Neorude took great advantage of the PlayStation Mouse.
Kaze no Oka Kouen Nite is a first person adventure game in which the player takes the role of a young student that arrives at a town and begins the class in fall in a new high school when he will find 4 girls, that one of them can be the love of his live. The gameplay is about choosing at some times of the game between different answers that will lead that girl story in a way or another. The game let the player choose which girl story he wants to play (there are 4 possible ones, one for each main girl character) and the events and situations will be different in each girl story, but all the girls will appear in the other stories.
A scrolling shooter and sequel to Thunder Force developed by Technosoft originally released for the X68000 computer before being ported to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis game console. The Sharp X68000 version has an introduction sequence and an extra stage (top and side view) not found in the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version.
My Garden is a game similar game to Harvest Moon series, but instead or having a farm, the player controls a young girl taking care of a garden. She will have to plant different kind of seeds and different kind of plants and trees. The player can sell the plants to gain money to buy new seeds and items.
Neorude 2 is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by TechnoSoft,
Blast Wind is a shoot-'em-up game released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1997.
Koutetsu Reiiki: Steeldom (also known as just "Steeldom") is a third-person arena-based action game and a follow-up to Reverthion by the same developers. It plays very similarly to Sega's Virtual On, and includes eight playable characters each with their own unique moveset and abilities. There is a single-player campaign with unique endings for each character, as well as a 2-player split screen versus mode; the Saturn version adds system link support for two-player matches between two consoles.
Maboroshi Tsukiyo is an adventure game released for the Dreamcast and Playstation consoles, in which the player takes the role of Takashi Tanaka (the player can choose another name) that one summer evenight he meet the ghost of a girl in the park, and the ghost girl start living with him in his appartment. The first night the girl appears to one of Takashi friends and the girl vanished after seeing the ghost, the ghost can enter other people's bodies too...
A RPG where you start up and manage your own shops.
Herzog is a real-time tactics and tactical shooter game with real-time strategy elements. The game served as the prototype for its sequel Herzog Zwei and is often considered the first true real-time strategy game.
The last game in the Neorude series for PSOne features a new group of characters instead of the main characters that were on the first 2 games on the series. The game starts when the plane ship (Neorude) suffers a fire accident and crashes in a snow mountain cave. The gameplay is the same as the first 2 games in the series, a point a click adventure game with objects to use and a rpg battle system controlled for the pointer too, the player can control the speed of the combat to make the proper decisions.
Hyper Duel is an Action game, developed and published by TechnoSoft, which was released in Japan in 1996.
Nekketsu Oyako is a beat-'em-up by Technosoft released for the PlayStation in 1994 and the Sega Saturn in 1995. Neither version was released outside Japan. The title roughly translates to "Burning-Blood Family." The game is noted for its humorous presentation. For example, one stage takes place inside a whale, and alcoholic beverages (a healing item) can only be consumed by Rando while his two kids get an "adult only" message instead.