Daisenryaku

Box cover of Gendai Daisenryaku (1985)

Daisenryaku (大戦略, Great Strategy) is a series of war strategy video games by SystemSoft and SystemSoft Alpha in Japan. The series debuted in Japan in 1985 with Gendai Daisenryaku (現代大戦略, Modern Great Strategy) exclusively for the NEC PC-98.[1][2]

Games in the franchise have been released for many platforms including the PC-88, X1, FM-7, MSX, Famicom, Mega Drive, Turbo CD, Game Boy, Game Gear, Super Famicom, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Windows, Macintosh and other mobile devices.

In April 1993, Famicom Tsūshin (Famitsu) magazine awarded the Daisenryaku series a world record for being ported to the most game consoles. It was ported to seven consoles up until then, including the Game Boy and Mega Drive.[3]

  1. ^ 小西, 利明 (2005-01-27). "システムソフト・アルファー、"大戦略"シリーズ20周年記念の製品発表会を開催——『大戦略VIII』など未公開の新作も発表!". ASCII.jp. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. ^ "緊急特集!現代大戦略EX". Comptiq. Kadokawa Shoten: 48–55. June 1993. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. ^ "Bravo World Record!". Famicom Tsūshin (in Japanese). No. 226. 16 April 1993. p. 81.