List of English Friendly Wonderswan Games

By vgk_admin 7 years ago

This is a list of games for the Wonderswan and Wonderswan Color that are playable without extensive extensive knowledge of Japanese. In most cases, you just need to play around in the menu to get to the game. In some games, you would need a good understanding of how the game work to be able to enjoy them. Please look at the video to see if the game fell right to you.

The list has compiled using different sources and my own experience. The sources are listed bellow the table.

TitleGenreColor or B&WGameplay VideoNotes
Armored UnitStrategy gameB&WVideoA lot of menu trial and error
Beat ManiaMusicB&WVideo
Blue Wing BlitzTactical RPGColorVideoHARD to play: You should read a walkthrough for the general premise, the controls and the objectives
Buffers EvolutionPlatformB&WVideo
Crazy ClimberArcadeB&WVideoConversion of Taito’s classic arcade game. Similar to Donkey Kong.
D’s Garage 21: Koubo Game – Tane wo Maku ToriPuzzleB&WVideo
Densha de go! 2SimulationB&WVideoOnly if you know the general premise.

trial and error in menu

Dicing Knight PeriodAction RPGColorVideoWas developed via WonderWitch, Bandai’s official homebrew development kit. The game is a random dungeon crawler.
Digimon Digital Monsters: Anode/Cathode Tamer Veedramon VersionTactical RPGColorVideo
Digimon Digital Monsters ver wonderswanCard BattleB&WVideo
Digimon Frontiers Battle SpiritAction / PlatformColorVideo
Digimon Tamers: Battle Spirit Ver. 1.5Action / PlatformColorVideoExpansion on previous game.
Engacho!PuzzleB&WVideo
Fever Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko SimulationPachinkoB&WVideo
Final Lap 2000DrivingB&WVideoFormula One Racing.
Final Lap SpecialDrivingColorVideoUpgrade of previous game.
Fire Pro WrestlingWrestlingB&WVideo
Ganso Jajamaru KunAction / PlatformB&WVideoSequel to Ninja JaJaMaru-kun on Famicom.
Glocal HexcitePuzzleB&WVideo
Golden AxeActionColorVideoStraightforward conversion of Sega’s classic arcade hit.
Gomoku Narabe & ReversiBoard GameB&WVideoReversi Game.

Some menu trial and error.

Guilty Gear PetitFightingColorVideoPortable version of Sammy’s popular 2D fighter.
Front MissionTactical RPGColorVideoplayable quite a lot as the commands are in English
Guilty Gear Petit 2FightingColorVideo
GunPeyPuzzleB&WVideoNamed for WonderSwan creator Gunpei Yokoi. He also invented Game & Watch, the d-pad, Game Boy, and Virtual Boy.
GunPey ExPuzzleColorVideoUpdated version of the original.
Judgement Silversword – Rebirth EditionVertical ShooterColorVideo
Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight MuseumPlatform / AdventureB&WVideo
Kidou Senshi Gundam SeedFightingColorVideo
KinnikuMan Second Generations Dream Tag MatchWrestlingColorVideo
Kurupara!PuzzleColorVideo
Lode RunnerAction / PuzzleB&WVideo
Magical DropPuzzleB&WVideo
MakaimuraAction / PlatformB&WVideoThis is Ghosts N’ Goblins.
Mingle MagnetPuzzleB&WVideo
Moero!! Pro Yakyuu RookiesBaseballB&WVideo
Mr. DrillerPuzzleColorVideoThis game has been widely released in the U.S. and Europe on many platforms.
Nice OnGolfB&WVideo
One Piece Grand Battle: Swan ColosseumFightingColorVideo
Ou-chan no Oekaki LogicPicrossB&WVideo
Pocket FighterFightingB&WVideo
Puyo Puyo TsuPuzzleB&WVideo
Puzzle BobblePuzzleB&WVideo
Raku JonggPuzzleColorVideotrial and error in menus and in some in-game choices
Rainbow Islands: Putty’s PartyPlatformB&WVideo
Rhyme Rider KerorikanMusicColorVideo
Rockman & Forte: Mirai Kara no Chousen ShaAction / PlatformB&WVideoThis game is in the Mega Man series.
Rockman EXE WSAction / PlatformColorVideoThis is a title in the Mega Man Battle Network series. This game is a platformer like Mega Man Network Transmission, rather than an RPG.
RUN=DIM: Return to EarthSidescrolling ShooterColorVideo
SD Gundam: Operation U.C.Sidescrolling ShooterColorVideo
Sennou MillenniumPuzzleB&WVideo
Shanghai PocketPuzzleB&WVideo
Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling Toukon RetsudenWrestlingB&WVideo
Side PocketBilliardsB&WVideo
Soccer Yarou! Challenge the WorldSoccerB&WVideo
Space InvadersShooterB&WVideo
Tare Pan no GunpeyPuzzleB&WVideo(menu trial and error)
Tekken Card ChallengeCard / FightingB&WVideoThis game required a good understanding on the overall game to be playable.
TetrisPuzzleColorVideo
Turntablist: DJ BattleMusicB&WVideo
Uchuu Senkan YamatoSidescrolling ShooterColorVideoThis actually just a sub-game that can be selected from the main screen, third option down.
Ultraman: Hikari no Kuni no ShishaFightingColorVideo
Umizuri Ni Ikou!FishingB&WVideo
Wasabi Produce: Street DancerMusicB&WVideo
WizardryRPGColorVideoThere is an option in the settings to set the language in English.
Wonder ClassicGolfColorVideo
Wonder Stadium ’99BaseballB&WVideo
XI [Sai] LittlePuzzleColorVideoAlso known as “Devil Dice.” It was one of the few Yaroze homebrews to see a commercial release on PlayStation. It was later ported to WonderSwan.

Ref :

  • https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroGamingNetwork/wiki/wonderswan
  • http://atariage.com/forums/topic/192439-my-list-of-playablefor-non-japanese-speakerswonderswan-games/
  • http://racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7184

 

 

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