If you love obscure retro shooters (or just enjoy watching 1980s pixel explosions), the latest EGG Console release might be right up your alley. D4 Enterprise has dropped Super Raydock Mission Striker onto the Japanese Nintendo Switch eShop — a vertical shmup originally released for the MSX back in 1987 by T&E Soft.
Never heard of it? Honestly, neither had I. But give the trailer a look, and suddenly it becomes very clear why MSX fans remember this one.
So, what’s this EGG Console thing anyway?
If the name rings a bell, it’s probably because of Project EGG, D4 Enterprise’s long-running PC storefront for retro Japanese games.
EGG Console is the newer, console-facing sibling — same preservation mindset, but packaged for Nintendo Switch.
A few quick facts:
- It brings classic Japanese PC and MSX games to Switch with official emulation.
- Releases tend to be Japan-only, at least for now.
- The games are usually straight ports, keeping the original quirks intact.
- English support? Rare. But shooters don’t exactly need subtitles.
Think of EGG Console as a slow-but-steady drip-feed of “games you never got to play because you didn’t grow up with a Japanese microcomputer.”
What’s Super Raydock Mission Striker actually like?
It’s a proper old-school vertical shooter — the kind where everything is firing at you constantly and the soundtrack sounds like it’s doing its best on two channels.
You play as a “Mission Striker,” joining the fight against the Gilsen army. It’s classic late-80s action, but with a few twists:
- RPG-style levelling after each mission based on how many enemies you shoot down
- New option weapons unlocked as you level up
- Damage-based health, not traditional lives
- 14 stages, each ending with a boss fight
- Two-player co-op with a combined attack system
It’s a very “1987 PC shooter” sort of charm — chunky sprites, crunchy sound, and just enough weirdness to stand out.
Can you buy Super Raydock Mission Striker in the US or UK?
Short answer: not directly.
Long answer: yes, thanks to the magic of region-free hardware.
The game is only on the Japanese Switch eShop, but that doesn’t stop you from grabbing it:
- Make a free Japanese Nintendo account
- Add Japanese eShop credit (PlayAsia is your friend)
- Download the game on your Switch, no problem
It’s Japanese-only, but since this is an MSX shooter, the only text you truly need to understand is “Start.”
No physical edition has been announced, and honestly, EGG Console titles seem very much digital-only.
Why it’s cool to see EGG Console doing this
D4 Enterprise might not be the flashiest company, but it’s quietly doing the work that many studios won’t:
preserving weird, wonderful, and historically important Japanese games that most of us never had a chance to play.
Super Raydock Mission Striker is exactly that — a “blink and you missed it” part of MSX history that probably would’ve disappeared otherwise.
Should you play it?
If you’re into:
- vertical shmups
- unusual MSX titles
- late-80s game design quirks
- local co-op chaos
- or just discovering games you were never meant to see outside Japan
…then yeah, give it a look. It’s scrappy, it’s strange, and you might just like it.
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Christian Cawley is the founder and editor of GamingRetro.co.uk, a website dedicated to classic and retro gaming. With over 20 years of experience writing for technology and gaming publications, he brings considerable expertise and a lifelong passion for interactive entertainment, particularly games from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.
Christian has written for leading outlets including TechRadar, Computer Weekly, Linux Format, and MakeUseOf, where he also served as Deputy Editor.
When he’s not exploring vintage consoles or retro PCs, Christian enjoys building with LEGO, playing cigar box guitar, and experimenting in the kitchen.
