Play Meimon! Takonishi Ouendan - Kouha 6 Nin Shuu (Japan) Online

Meimon! Takonishi Ouendan - Kouha 6 Nin Shuu is a Japan-only Nintendo Entertainment System release from 1990, developed by Irem. It arrived late in the NES lifecycle, a time when developers were still finding inventive ways to use the hardware for niche genres, and this title stands out as a peculiar blend of sports support and street brawling.

You control a six-member cheer squad that behaves more like a gang, navigating through urban environments to stir up school spirit by any means necessary. The main objective involves moving screen by screen, engaging rival groups in chaotic fights to assert dominance and rally your team's morale. Signature mechanics include timed button combinations to execute cheers (which boost your team's performance) and direct combat sequences where you punch, kick, and throw opponents. The pacing is brisk, with sudden shifts from cheering to all-out brawls, and the difficulty can spike unexpectedly due to the precise timing required for effective cheers. It feels like managing a barely controlled riot where every successful chant or punch brings a strange sense of accomplishment.