Gomoku Narabe

One of Nintendo's earliest Famicom releases, Gomoku Narabe launched in 1983 with development involvement from Satoru Iwata. The game faithfully recreates Japanese renju rules: two players alternate placing black and white stones on a 15×15 grid, and the first to align five in a row — horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — wins. Single-player and two-player modes are available, with the AI offering several difficulty levels. The D-pad moves the cursor, A places a stone, and B takes it back. Certain versions enforce traditional renju restrictions on the black player — forbidden double-three, double-four, and overline moves — adding genuine strategic depth for experienced players.