“Ii desu tomo” – Golbez’s Famous Line
In Retro Game Super Translation Selection, there’s a section explaining the famous “You spoony bard!” quote from Final Fantasy IV, …
Rock ‘n Rage
Rock ‘n Rage is a comedic, music- themed run-and-gun, featuring characters that teeter perilously close to infringing territory. During a …
Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective
In the years after Bubsy 3D, the character and series had since become a joke among video gamers, especially thanks …
Heiankyo Alien 3671
Heiankyo Alien was resurrected for a 2017 release on Steam by Mindware, the same developer that put out Cosmic Cavern …
Light and Shadows: Wolfenstein II Visual Glitches
Wolfenstein II begins with hero BJ Blazkowicz having survived a near death experience, and awakens in an extremely crippled state. …
Don’t Believe Famitsu’s Lies – Final Fantasy Tactics’ Black Book
The Genji equipment is a series of samurai-themed weapons and armor found in most of the Final Fantasy games. In the PS1 …
Vampire: Master of Darkness
One look at Vampire: Master of Darkness (or In the Wake of Vampire, depending on which version you’re playing) and …
Grave Rivalry – The Fate of Competing Video Game Heroes
Most video game publishers kept friendly relationships with each other, rarely referencing or parodying other games or characters other than …
Dark Seed II
Dark Seed II picks up a year after the ending of the original. Mike has had the good sense to …
Gleylancer
It’s always rather nice when developers try to give shooters a storyline. Gleylancer, released only in Japan for the Mega …
Happy Halloween 2017 from HG101
Every year we post a series of spooky articles around this time of year. We actually have a whole ton …
Metroid Omoroid – Metroid II’s Commercial Catch Copy
In Japan, video games are often sold with “catch copy”, memorable phrases that are the equivalent to Hollywood movie taglines. …
