Play BS Wizardry V - Saika no Chuushin (Japan) Online

BS Wizardry V - Saika no Chuushin (Japan) is one of those weird, fascinating SNES games that never left Japan—and honestly, it’s a shame. It’s part of the "Broadcast Satellite" series, which means back in the day, you’d literally download new dungeon levels via satellite broadcasts. How wild is that?

Gameplay-wise, it’s classic Wizardry: grid-based dungeons, turn-based fights, and the kind of brutal difficulty that makes you second-guess every step. But the pixel art has this cozy, chunky SNES vibe, and there’s something oddly satisfying about assembling a party only to watch them get wrecked by a random encounter five minutes in. The episodic structure gives it a cool, almost experimental feel—like playing a lost relic from an alternate timeline where RPGs were beamed straight to your console.

Fair warning: it’s not for the faint of heart. But if you’ve ever wanted to see what happens when ’90s Japan mixed dungeon crawling with early digital distribution, this is your chance.