The population of my Japanese import Megadrive games increased by three today, as this rather marvelous package arrived in the post.
First out of the box is Darwin 4081, a largely forgotten shooter based on Data East's equally obscure Darwin 4078 from 1986. I've no idea what this one's like, but it fills a hole in the collection.
Next up is Same! Same! Same!, aka Fire Shark. An excellent vertical shooter by the legendary Toaplan, this, along with the rock-hard Tatsujin, ranks among the best shoot-em-ups they produced for the Megadrive.
Finally, there's YuYu Hakusho Gaiden, not to be confused with Treasure's YūYū Hakusho: Makyō Tōitsusen, as I did - I thought it was cheap. Thanks to my schoolboy error, instead of an excellent beat-em-up by Japan's best developer, I'm left with an unintelligible RPG which I can't play.
Still, I've just learned that Hakusho Gaiden was developed by Gau, the team behind Ex-Ranza (or Ranger X outside Japan) - at least I've learned something I suppose...
