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Trio the Punch
Some games refuse to be classified by any conventional definition. Trio the Punch‘s existence defies all explanations and laws of …

Punch-Out!! (Introduction / Characters)
Nintendo’s take on the boxing world is quite interesting. While not the first boxing video game, Punch-Out!! was certainly the first one …

HG101 Presents: Japanese Video Game Obscurities
101 rare, weird and important Japanese video games!

Japanese Video Game Obscurities Update: Games That Didn’t Make The Cut
In the last update, I posted the finalized list of games featured in this book. If you’re wondering what happened …

Japanese Video Game Obscurities Update: Completion of the Manuscript and Submission to the Publisher
Hi all! Just a quick update on the status of this. I’m getting together the final steps for submitting everything …

Garyo Retsuden
Garyo Retsuden is a weird, overhead run-and-gun with a “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” motif. The heroes are three brothers: …

Atomic Runner Chelnov
Atomic Runner Chelnov, like many of Data East’s titles, is one of those games that’s regarded as a cult classic …

Boogie Wings
Boogie Wings, known in Japan as The Great Ragtime Show, is one of Data East’s most obscure arcade titles. Too …

HG101 Presents: Data East Arcade Classics
Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles Are you a bad enough dude to buy this book? Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Data East …

Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty
Even though it was hardly an exemplary game, it’s hard not to feel pity for Fighter’s History. Its only claim …

WWF WrestleFest
Please check out Wrestling with Pixels, our comprehensive look at the history of wrestling video games! By late 1991, the …

WWF Superstars
Please check out Wrestling with Pixels, our comprehensive look at the history of wrestling video games! Pro wrestling hit its …

WWF WrestleMania (Midway)
Please check out Wrestling with Pixels, our comprehensive look at the history of wrestling video games! After the steroid trial …

Sonic Drift 2
Sonic Drift 2 came out a year after the first game, and got a Western release this time (though only …

Mega Man 11
The departure of Keiji Inafune from Capcom left multiple franchises under his watch floating in limbo. Most striking was the …

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Mortal Kombat‘s previous attempts to break out of its conventional one-on-one fighting roots have been… if there’s a more condescending …

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
Despite being their most famous franchise, Falcom has often taken its time to expand the core entries of the Ys …