I need help IDing this game.

[PrototypeFC3S]

Ok, I bought this game the other day at Bookman's because it was only $4.00. I jumped in it thinking it was some kind of Mahjong type of thing, I was wrong. I took some pictures of it, so you guy can help my figure it out, and tell me how to play the damned thing.

The company that makes it, is Imagineer, I looked them up, only to find a bunch of Hello Kitty crap. The serial on the bottom left is DMG-S4J.

Ok, here are the pictures.

The cart itself.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/PrototypeFC3S/Picture014.jpg
The bootup screen.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/PrototypeFC3S/Picture017.jpg
The Title Screen.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/PrototypeFC3S/Picture015.jpg
The game in action.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/PrototypeFC3S/Picture016.jpg

If anyone has any info on it that would be great, even if someone can tell me how to play it would be even better. :D

[Kroogah]

I have no friggin' idea about the cart, but I know that the game being played is Shogi. I don't know how to play it, but knowing the name might help. ^^;

[Aussie2B]

Shogi plays kinda like chess, from what I've heard. I'm sure you can find lots of Shogi tutorials online if you just do a Google search.

[PrototypeFC3S]

Thanks. :)

[slapdash]

If you can't find anything useful under "shogi" (and you probably will), try "shougi" too.

I know I have a copy of the rules for Shogi somewhere, but it might be buried. Of course, that's not the same as having the instructions for that cart...

I wouldn't be surprised if the game had a tutorial, and if so you could probably at least figure out legal moves from it.

[smork]

Not sure if I can help you with that particular game, but I did a little Japanese search on the company. It looks like you are finding some Hello Kitty stuff b/c that is their newest offering - a Hello Kitty game for the i-mode (japanese mobile phone). But they have also localized alot of import games for the Japanese market (so it seems):

http://www.imagineer.co.jp/pc/products.html

There really seems to be little about this game even in Japanese. I can find that it's a 1994 GB game (but you knew that already) and sold for 4700 yen new (~$45 US). I found it listed for sale currently at 945-1500 yen, so it's certainly not overpriced at $4...

As far as playing the game, sorry. I know nothing. Hope this helps a little!

[Aussie2B]

What, haven't you guys ever heard of Imagineer before? They're the makers of Quest 64, among other titles. :P