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Bokosuka Wars

This game revolves around a leader who must lead an army in phalanx formation across a battlefield in real-time against overwhelming enemy forces while freeing and recruiting soldiers along the way, with each…

31 December 1983

Bokosuka Wars is a real time strategy (rts) developed by ASCII Entertainment, released 31 December 1983 on FM-7, MSX, NEC PC-6000 Series and PC-8800 Series.

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What Bokosuka Wars is

Bokosuka Wars is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by ASCII Entertainment and released in 1983. It is available on FM-7, MSX, NEC PC-6000 Series, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This game revolves around a leader who must lead an army in phalanx formation across a battlefield in real-time against overwhelming enemy forces while freeing and recruiting soldiers along the way, with each unit able to gain experience and level up through battle. The player must make sure that the leader stays alive, until the army reaches the enemy castle to defeat the leader of the opposing forces. The game was responsible for laying the foundations for the tactical role-playing game genre, or the "simulation RPG" genre as it is known in Japan, with its blend of role-playing and strategy game elements. The game has also variously been described as an early example of an action…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Bokosuka Wars launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Bokosuka Wars come out?
Bokosuka Wars was released on 31 December 1983 for FM-7, MSX, NEC PC-6000 Series, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 Series and Sharp X1.

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