Year: 2016

July 9, 2016

Sugoi Hebereke

This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series Hebereke

Before Sunsoft developed their trilogy of 2D fighters, before there were bros to smash and brawl with, there was Sugoi Hebereke. This …

July 9, 2016

This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series Hebereke

“Hebereke’s Delicious Puzzle” is nothing other than a party game with Hebereke characters. There are three boards comprising four different …

July 6, 2016

This entry is part 2 of 11 in the series Fallout

Released not long after the first game, Fallout 2 is in many ways similar to its predecessor. The game reuses Fallout’s engine (with some …

July 3, 2016

This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series Hebereke

The first thing that appears after the Sunsoft logo when Hashire Hebereke is booted is a message in perfect English that states …

July 3, 2016

This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series Hebereke

This game takes Ufouria‘s premise to create a blatant Puyo Puyo clone with Hebereke characters and Popoons instead of Puyos, which are almost …

July 1, 2016

Archaeologists in video games usually have a tough time, and Jonathan Banfield is no exception. While exploring the lost Egyptian …

June 29, 2016

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Paladin's Quest / Lennus

Despite their pedigree, Enix America Inc. was one of the more peculiar localizers of the 1990s. After bringing Dragon Warrior II, …

June 25, 2016

We have games about games, and we have games about the people who play them, but Divekick is a strange beast that …

June 25, 2016

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Primal Rage

While it could never be as big as Mortal Kombat, Primal Rage managed to outdo just about every other MK competitor of the time. Perhaps …

June 20, 2016

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Image Fight

Released in 1988 by Irem, Image Fight was released a year after their massively influential R-Type. There are some similarities between them, as …