Star Game is a Hong Kong–based Chinese gaming magazine — which is why it looks a little “parallel-universe official.” Inside, you’ve got a feature spread on 「K忍者傳」, which is the Chinese title for Kyatto Ninden Teyandee’s Famicom game.
Regional Chinese gaming press like this played a huge role in how kids outside Japan experienced the Pizza Cats universe — mixing official art, localized commentary, and gameplay guides.
Obscure, ephemeral, and absolutely fascinating.
Important notes:
Developer listed: TECMO (correct).
Platform icons show FC / Disk / Play / M (Famicom ecosystem).
The screenshots and maps match late-era Famicom strategy coverage.
This is not a review blurb — it’s a how-to /攻略 (strategy guide).
So this magazine wasn’t just saying “hey this game exists” — it was teaching kids how to beat it.
This isn’t a Japanese game mag, and it’s not Western either. It sits in a very specific niche:
Chinese-language regional gaming press.
Officially licensed images.
Often locally written text + translated assets.
Very low survival rate outside HK/Taiwan collections.
That’s why Carousell keeps coughing these up like buried treasure.
This stuff almost never hits Yahoo Auctions or Mandarake.
