Ginga Ninkyouden
Jaleco’s 1987 arcade action game Ginga Ninkyouden (“Tale of the Galactic Yakuza”) tells the story of Yatchan, a young gangster …
Tank Battalion (Other Games)
Tancle (タンくる) – Windows (2008) In the mid-2000s, Namco partnered with Japanese online game developer VerX to resurrect its older …
Tank Force
It would take another six years until Namco put out the next installment in the series, developed exclusively for arcades. …
Tank Battalion / Battle City
From the late ‘70s to the early ‘80s, commonly dubbed the golden age of arcade gaming, Namco found its footing …
Tower of Babel, The
Mesopotamian mythology, originating from the earliest footnotes in human history, is a popular subject in pop culture when it comes …
Astrocounter of Crescents
Astrocounter of Crescents, a 1996 mecha beat-em-up from Korea, is many things. It’s heralded as a hallmark of the ‘90s …
Hook (Arcade)
Hook is a 1991 fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg, acting as a continuation to the original Peter Pan play/novel …
Uju Geobukseon
It may sound surprising, but long, long before they’re testing the water with Nuon or VR accessories, Samsung Electronics already used …
Manic Game Girl
Manic Game Girl is a mildly interesting piece of history that holds some unusual records behind it. First and foremost, …
Darkside Story
Darkside Story looks and feels like one of those beat-em-ups that tried to ride on the popularity ignited by the genre’s …
J. J. Squawkers
Athena is a company that fits the definition of “middle-in-the-line”. It was founded in July 1987, and stayed in the …
