First release date: December 31, 1983
Franchises: Nobunaga's Ambition
Platforms: PC-9800 Series - PC-8800 Series - Sharp X1 - Legacy Computer - PC (Microsoft Windows) - Sharp MZ-2200 - FM-7 - NEC PC-6000 Series - MSX
Genres/Themes: Strategy - Historical
Developers: Koei, Koei
Publishers: Koei, Koei Tecmo Games
Nobunaga's Ambition, the first of the series, was released in 1983. Players assume the mantle of either Nobunaga Oda or Shingen Takeda and strive to conquer the entire land (17 areas in the Kansai and central Japan region). They manage their country to make it rich, then prepare their military forces. These then attack and defeat surrounding Clans in battle.
