

Uncharted Waters is a 16th century trade and combat simulation RPG for the Nintendo NES allowing players to take on the role of a seafaring trader.

Released in 1990 on Nintendo Entertainment System, by Koei.

Strategy / Turn-based strategy (TBS) / Historical
Released in 1990 on Nintendo Entertainment System, by Koei.

Strategy / Historical / Warfare
Released in 1988 on Nintendo Entertainment System, by Koei.

Simulator / Strategy / Historical
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV Wall of Fire is a gripping strategy simulation set in ancient China. Devise strategies against foreign rulers and take control of their cities to grow your own empire.

China's Second Han Dynasty has collapsed. The entire country is in chaos as warlords battle each other for control. Each claims to be emperor, however none is powerful enough to retain the title. Romance of the Three Kingdoms puts you in the role of one of the warlords of Second Century China. As a master, you must recruit the best generals in the country and win their loyalty. They will advise you in times of peace, and fight alongside you on the battlefield. Negotiate with other masters, or simply attack them. Always use terrain to your best advantage, making sure to choose the right kind of attack for the situation. In times of peace, manage your states to increase their productivity and prepare your army for battle. Romance of the Three Kingdoms combines a huge database with advanced programming to give you a game in which the characters are so historically accurate and life-like, and the game events so real, you will swear you're living in Second Century China.

Role-playing (RPG) / Simulator / Strategy / Historical
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons is an action-strategy game set in the Age of Exploration, the golden era of European global exploration in the 16th Century.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Strategy / Turn-based strategy (TBS) / Action / Historical
L'Empereur is a turn-based strategy video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by the Koei company in 1989. The user controls Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. The goal is to conquer Europe. The game begins with Napoleon as an army officer, but with victories in combat, the user may get promoted to Commander-in-Chief, First Consul, and finally Emperor of the French, with more powers and actions available at each level. As Emperor, the user also controls Napoleon's brothers, Louis, Jérôme, Lucien, and Joseph, as well as Napoleon's stepson, Eugene Beauharnais. The game has both military and civilian aspects. The user can lead armies, act as mayor of cities, and depending on the level achieved, engage in diplomacy with other nations. This historically accurate game reproduces many historical figures and the militaries of Europe with great detail.

Role-playing (RPG) / Strategy / Historical / Warfare
Tenchi wo Kurau is a role-playing game for the Famicom, developed and published by Capcom. Based on Hiroshi Motomiya’s manga and the Three Kingdoms period, it follows Liu Bei and his allies as they build an army and oppose rival warlords. Players explore towns, forts, and an overworld map, recruit generals, and take part in turn-based battles. Parties can include up to seven characters, with five participating in combat at a time.