Black Tiger
Capcom’s Black Tiger is one of the many dark fantasy barbarian-themed arcade games of the mid/late 80s, undoubtedly inspired by …
Speed Rumbler, The
Capcom’s The Speed Rumbler is very much inspired by Mad Max and Road Warrior. Taking place in a vaguely post-apocalyptic …
HG101 Digest Vol. 3: The Guide to Retro Horror is now available!
Our latest book is now available, just in time to get you in the Halloween mood! To Purchase: Paperbacks US …
428: Shibuya Scramble
Chunsoft is one of the great pioneers of Japanese storytelling. In 1991, they developed and published Otogirisou (“St. John’s Wort”), a …
Dragon Lore II: Heart of the Dragon Man
So technically the hero, Werner, got inducted into the Dragon Knights at the end of the first Dragon Lore, but …
Dragon Lore
In the early ‘90s, computer rendered graphics were all the rage, ignited by fancy effects in 3D movies and carried …
Eggy (Japanese Video Game Obscurity)
During the early days of computer gaming, publishers often found products by holding game development competitions. Enix was one of …
Upcoming Books Poll
Here at HG101, we currently have a few books already in the works: The Guide to Retro Horror (due in …
Cruise Chaser Blassty (Japanese Video Game Obscurity)
Square’s first role-playing game sure has a lot going for it. For starters, it eschews fantasy traditions for sci-fi flavor, …
Fantasian (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Among the early Japanese RPG scene, Xtalsoft’s Mugen no Shinzou series is well known for combining the exploration of Ultima …
Star Control
The Star Control series, published by Accolade but primarily created by Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford, is known for …
Star Control II
Star Control II is a huge departure from the original. It takes the lore of the firstgame, which was largely …
Star Control 3
The Ur-Quan menace was successfully defeated by the destruction of their flagship at the end of Star Control II, but …
