Catalog notes · September 4, 2026

Bootleg Stages, Motorcycle Tracks, and a Japanese RPG

100 games joined the catalog on 4 September 2026. Here are four worth a closer look: a Konami motocross racer on the NES, a Riverhillsoft RPG on the Super Famicom, an arcade fighting bootleg, and a Genesis action-strategy game. The notes below draw on their catalog descriptions; they are not hands-on reviews.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2003 Super Plus [Bootleg]
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2003 Super Plus [Bootleg] · Arcade Systems

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2003 Super Plus

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2003 Super Plus is a 2003 Phenixsoft bootleg fighting game built on The King of Fighters 2001. The Super Plus label denotes a variant that alters the roster or move set beyond the standard CTHD2003 program, so it is treated as a separate hack rather than a re-release. The original 2003 program itself was a KOF 2001 modification, and this Super Plus build layers another set of changes on top of that lineage.

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Motocross Champion

Motocross Champion is a motorcycle racing game developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Races run on vertically scrolling tracks where the rider navigates jumps, obstacles, and rival competitors. Going too fast can make landings difficult, while slowing down costs positions, so the design rewards careful speed management rather than raw acceleration.

The release is described as a focused single-player racer rather than a character-driven adventure, emphasizing repeated attempts to improve lap performance and finish demanding courses. Among the system's motorcycle and motocross titles, it stands out for its compact arcade-style structure and obstacle-heavy courses.

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Princess Minerva

Princess Minerva is a Japanese Super Famicom fantasy role-playing game from Riverhillsoft. The campaign follows a princess and her companions through exploration, conversations, party growth, equipment management, and battles, with Japanese story text and menus shaping the flow of play. Like many JRPGs of the era, the cycle of town dialogue, dungeon exploration, and turn-based combat defines the campaign structure.

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Battlemaster

Battle Master is a fantasy action-strategy game designed by Mike Simpson and Simon Jones for PSS, with Nick Pelling credited on the Genesis version. Arena Entertainment published the Genesis release in 1991, which tasks a champion with uniting four kingdoms by defeating their enemies and recovering the kings' crowns. The mix of real-time movement and strategic objectives shapes both combat pacing and campaign structure.

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