DSI Games Retro Games Collection
4 total gamesDSI Games established itself as a developer by bringing well-known licensed properties like Home Alone and The Flintstones to Nintendo platforms.
About DSI Games Games
DSI Games is a developer that made its mark in the late 1980s and early 1990s, primarily working on Nintendo's NES and Game Boy systems. They often took on the challenge of adapting popular movie and cartoon franchises into playable video game experiences for these platforms.
Players controlling Kevin McCallister in DSI Games' Home Alone had to set traps around the house to fend off the Wet Bandits. You'd gather items like toys and paint cans, then place them strategically on the floor or near doorways to trip up or stun the intruders as they moved through the rooms. In The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino and Hoppy for the NES, players guided Fred Flintstone through various prehistoric landscapes. The gameplay involved jumping over obstacles, using a club to hit enemies, and sometimes using a pogo stick to reach higher platforms or cross gaps. They also developed The Incredible Crash Dummies for these platforms, where players navigated obstacle courses with the titular dummy, aiming to survive various hazardous scenarios.
Through these titles, DSI Games contributed to the libraries of early handheld and home consoles, providing home adaptations of familiar entertainment properties. The studio’s output offered players familiar scenarios translated into interactive challenges on the hardware of the time.
All DSI Games Retro Games
4 games available
Monopoly
In Monopoly for GBA, you aim to bankrupt opponents by buying, trading, and developing properties, rolling dice to move around the board and landing on spaces that trigger actions or rent payments.
Star Ocean
In Star Ocean, you travel between planets to thwart an impending galactic threat, engaging in real-time combat and mastering a deep item creation system.
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume
You guide Wylfred, a mortal tasked with gathering heroic souls, known as Einherjar, to confront the gods, involving story choices, party management, and strategic turn-based combat where positioning and abilities are key to victory.
Valkyrie Profile
In Valkyrie Profile, you take on the role of a Valkyrie, tasked with recruiting the souls of fallen warriors, training them, and sending them to aid the gods in Ragnarok, all while managing a ticking clock and navigating a branching narrative.