Psycho Soldier
After releasing Athena, SNK apparently decided that they liked the character so much that they’d re-use her in a completely …
SegaSonic Bros.
Sega found massive popularity with Sonic the Hedgehog, a cute-but-cool animal mascot that almost singlehandledly turned around the fate of …
Let’s help crowdfund Japansoft: An Oral History
Back in 2013, The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers project began on Kickstarter, as dozens of developers of classic …
Hurry Fox (Japanese Video Game Obscurity)
Like many Japanese computer game publishers in the 80s, Micro Cabin developed a number of adventure games. Alas, their first …
Black Bird
Yoshiro Kimura is known for offbeat games, particularly titles like Moon: Remix RPG Adventure and Chulip. While these titles were …
Captain Commando
Final Fight was a huge success for Capcom, and thus the company followed it up with a number of similar …
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is a compilation of games from SNK’s early history, before they were known for the Neo …
Knights of the Round
Of the three arcade beat-em-ups Capcom released in 1991, it’s easy to get the two fantasy-themed ones confused. The King …
Happy Halloween 2018 from HG101!
Happy Halloween! Like most websites, we’ve been doing Halloween-themed articles for awhile now, and this year we actually put out …
King of Dragons, The
Capcom had a small thing going with swords and sorcery arcade RPGs, starting with 1987’s Black Tiger and evolving into …
Magic Sword
Due to the popularity of RPGs like Dragon Quest, a number of Japanese arcade games experimented with melding role-playing elements …
Youkai Yashiki
The article is featured in HG101 Digest Vol. 3: The Guide to Retro Horror. Please check it out! Youkai Yashiki …
