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Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Maniac Mansion

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

This entry is part 8 of 17 in the series Dragon Quest

Five years is a long time in the world in video games – it’s basically the entire span of a

Rocket Knight

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Sparkster

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

Maniac Mansion

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Maniac Mansion

The graphic adventure genre was born from text adventures – Colossal Cave begat Infocom’s Zork which begat Sierra’s Mystery House.

Steins;Gate 0

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Steins;Gate

It’s impossible to talk about Steins;Gate 0 without spoiling one of the major aspects of the original game. It’s something like an

Steins;Gate

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Steins;Gate

Steins;Gate is a visual novel that was originally released in Japan in 2009 on the Xbox 360, then ported to practically

Power Drift

Sega’s Power Drift is a go-kart racing game, and one of many arcade titles to use Sega’s Super Scaler technology to emulate

Dragon Slayer

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Dragon Slayer

“Dragon Slayer is unlike any other game you have played on your computer!” Falcom’s Dragon Slayer is one of Japan’s first action

Strider

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Strider

Capcom’s Strider series is set in the future, a time of the Striders, an elite group of counter-terrorists working to

Nin²-Jump

Japanese developer Cave has been known for their long running line of distinct shooters, but they occasionally branch out into

Revolter

Taken on its own terms, there is little of interest about Revolter, a vertically scrolling PC88 shooter released in 1988. A

Longest Journey, The

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Longest Journey, The

By the latter half of the ‘90s, the adventure genre was on its last legs. By the turn of the

Earnest Evans

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Earnest Evans

Earnest Evans desperately wants to be Indiana Jones – you can tell this just by looking at the American cover.

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