Play Kishin Kourinden Oni (Japan) Online

Kishin Kourinden Oni came out in 1992 for the Super Nintendo, developed and published by Koei. It was part of that wave of action RPGs that tried to blend exploration with real-time combat, though it never got the same attention as some of the bigger names on the system.

You control a young warrior exploring a world filled with Japanese folklore monsters. Your goal is to defeat the demon king by gathering scattered pieces of a sacred mirror. The game uses screen by screen navigation, with sword combat that feels deliberate and a bit heavy; you also use a bow for ranged attacks against flying enemies. It moves at a measured pace, and the difficulty can be unforgiving, especially in later areas where enemies hit hard and checkpoints are sparse. Playing it feels like slowly carving a path through a world that doesn’t want you there.