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February 22, 2019

Darwin 4078

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Darwin

Pretty much every major Japanese developer in the mid-80s had their Xevious clones. Capcom had Vulgus and Exed Exes. Konami …

February 21, 2019

We’ve got lots of stuff planned for 2019 here at HG101! Here’s the lowdown: HG101 Digest Vol. 4: Star Fox …

February 20, 2019

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Steins;Gate

Steins;Gate Elite, a remake of the famed 2009 science fiction visual novel, was originally conceived by lead designer and producer …

February 16, 2019

B-Wings (which stands for “Battle Wings”) is an early vertical shoot-em-up from Data East. As the title suggests, the main …

February 12, 2019

Nippon Ichi’s The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is sort of similar to Nippon Ichi’s 2013 Vita/Windows game htoL#NiQ: …

January 29, 2019

In 1984, Irem developed Kung Fu Master, the arcade game that more or less established the “walk forward and beat …

January 23, 2019

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Commando

It took them nearly twenty years, but in 2008, Capcom dug up the Commando license and published a new entry in the …

January 23, 2019

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Commando

Many of the games released in the wake of Commando borrowed themes from American action movies – Ikari Warriors was …

January 22, 2019

With the indie game renaissance, one of the favorite subgenres of developers has been the Metroidvania, otherwise known as a …

January 21, 2019

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Commando

Throughout the late 80s and early 90s, one of the more popular arcade subgenres was the “overhead run-and-gun”. They featured …