All posts by John Szczepaniak

Kishin Douji Zenki: Tenchi Meidou

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Kishin Douji Zenki

In the mid-to-late 1990s didn’t it feel like every game series out of Japan was getting some kind of digital

Silpheed (Sega CD)

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Silpheed

Silpheed on Sega CD is a follow up, ergo sequel, to the original Silpheed on computers. Some places argue it’s actually a remake,

Arena: Maze of Death

Given the subtitle Maze of Death for its US release, Arena may have an isometric perspective and dystopian future like Shadowrun, but mechanically it

Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic

Hermie Hopperhead is a rather obscure Japan-only PlayStation game. It’s safe to say that many of the English speakers who

Divide, The: Enemies Within

Reprinted with permission from Retro Gamer Magazine For some games it would seem as if destiny itself was working to bring

Exile

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Exile

Apparently XZR II was released a mere four months after the first game – if this is the case it’s a phenomenal

Burn: Cycle

Generally regarded as one of, if not the best, games on the Philips CDi, Burn: Cycle is a combination of

Fighters Destiny

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Fighters Destiny

Fighters Destiny was released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, a system lacking in key genres such as fighters, shoot-em-ups and

Big Trouble in Little China

Kurt Russell is a phenomenal actor, starring in various comedies in the 1970s before making a string of awesome action

Snow Job

Thinking about it, FMV content always seemed best suited to adventure games, where there is plenty of dialogue and interesting

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