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Night Striker

Sega’s Super Scaler games from the mid-80s were (and still are) graphical masterpieces, able to show off extremely smooth 3D

Aqua Jack

Most of Taito’s Z System games were driving titles like Chase HQ. One of the exceptions, along with Night Striker,

Galactic Storm

Sega’s Galaxy Force II, released in 1988, was the culmination of their Super Scaler line of the games, using their

Tengai Makyou: The Apocalypse IV

The death of the PC-FX, plus assorted development issues, essentially spelled the end of the planned third Tengai Makyou game.

Soukyuugurentai

One of the coolest moments of Taito’s Rayforce (hilariously also known as Layer Section, also known as Galactic Attack, also known as Gunlock) was when

Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be a Hero

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Quest for Glory

The Quest for Glory series, designed by the husband and wife team of Lori and Corey Cole and initially published

Legend of Robin Hood, The: Conquests of the Longbow

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Conquests of

Some parts of the first game referred to it as “Conquests of Camelot I”, implying that a sequel would focus

Conquests of Camelot

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Conquests of

Sierra’s short-lived Conquests series – written and designed by Christy Marx, with artwork provided by her husband Peter Ledger –

Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Phantasmagoria

Despite its mixed reviews, Phantasmagoria sold extremely well. Sierra continued its line of FMV adventure games with The Beast Within,

Scheme, The

Hardcore video game music fans might recognize The Scheme as being one of the early works of famed composer Yuzo Koshiro. Koshiro

Phantasmagoria

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Phantasmagoria

Would it be too harsh to criticize Roberta Williams? She was undoubtedly a pioneer of the adventure gaming scene, but

Altered Destiny

P. J. Barrett is just an average guy, looking forward to spending the night watching television with his sweetheart. His

Codename: Iceman

Sierra’s Police Quest series was a curious monster. Based loosely on the real-life exploits of retired cop Jim Walls, they

Blake Stone

Even a year after its original release, Wolfenstein 3D was a pretty popular game. Apogee began work on a sequel, which would

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