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Meiji Ishin

A Famicom adventure game set during the Meiji Restoration era. It features strategy and action elements as well. Meiji Ishin ("Meiji Restoration") is an adventure game for the Nintendo Famicom that allows the…

29 September 1989

Meiji Ishin is an adventure, released 29 September 1989 on Family Computer.

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What Meiji Ishin is

Meiji Ishin was released in 1989. It was published by Use. It is available on Family Computer only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A Famicom adventure game set during the Meiji Restoration era. It features strategy and action elements as well. Meiji Ishin ("Meiji Restoration") is an adventure game for the Nintendo Famicom that allows the player to take an active role in one of the most important historical movements in Japanese history: the Meiji Restoration era of the late 19th century, which wrested control of the country from the Shogunate and back to the Emperor. The first half of the game is spent gathering allies which involves moving from region to region, conversing with leaders and samurai, and occasionally fighting enemies in duels. The second half gives way to a tactical strategy sim similar to Nobunaga's…
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How it plays

Its themes are educational, fantasy and historical.

What it launched against

Meiji Ishin launched on 29 September 1989, within three weeks of Disney's DuckTales, SimCity and Shadow of the Beast.

Released around the same time: Disney's DuckTales, SimCity, Shadow of the Beast.

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When did Meiji Ishin come out?
Meiji Ishin was released on 29 September 1989 for Family Computer.

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