King of Fighters ’99, The
The King of Fighters ’99 starts the NESTS storyline, a plot of an evil organization who seeks to clone the …
After Burner
Sega’s After Burner, an aerial combat game released in 1987, ditches complexity in favor of straightforward action. Prior to this, …
Seirei Senshi Spriggan
After their dalliance with the Sega Genesis with MUSHA, Compile returned to the PC Engine with their next shooter, Seirei …
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire
While shoot-em-ups were king in the late ‘80s, the popularity of Street Fighter II caused a shift towards fighting games. …
Galaxy Force
Galaxy Force is the ultimate culmination of Sega’s “super scaler“ series, developed for their System Y board in 1988. While …
Fortune Summoners
LizSoft’s Fortune Summoners feels like a long lost 16-bit action-RPG. Published and localized into English by Carpe Fulgar, the same company that …
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
The third Ys game takes a cue from Zelda II and flings the series in a side scrolling perspective. As a result, many fans …
Ys Book I & II
Falcom was one of the biggest players in the 1980s Japanese PC RPG scene, particularly with immense breakout hits like …
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
Maniac Mansion was, of course, a decent success and began a steady stream of adventure games from Lucasfilm, including Zak …
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Five years is a long time in the world in video games – it’s basically the entire span of a …
Rocket Knight
Sparkster disappeared into the background after the 16-bit era, with his presence relegated to a handful of cameos. However, it …
Thunder Fox
In 1987, Taito released The Ninja Warriors, an action game where the player slowly strolls forward and fends off hordes …
