Alien Storm
Sega’s Alien Storm is essentially the spiritual successor to Golden Axe. Also directed by Makoto Uchida, Sega’s expert of scrolling beat-em-ups, the game …
Simon the Sorcerer Spinoffs
To fill the gap between the second and third games, Adventure Soft released two spin-off titles featuring Simon and various …
Truxton II
Not very many people know that Truxton received a sequel, probably because it was only released in arcades and for the FM …
Shooter Minigames of Tokimeki Memorial
The cool thing about the Tokimeki Memorial games is that they’re absolutely densely packed with content – since there are …
Lane Mastodon vs. The Blubbermen
By 1988, text adventures were on their way out. Infocom kept hacking it at, but their overlords at Activision …
Sky Target
Once again, Sega masks its lineage by giving a completely new name to what’s obviously a new installment in the After …
After Burner III
Strike Fighter is essentially a variation on G-LOC, except it’s more faithful to the original After Burner. The pace is much faster, there’s …
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The
Beginning as a radio show in 1978 and eventually evolving into books, television shows and a Hollywood motion picture, The …
El Dorado Denki
Many early text adventures sent you to exotic locations, to explore the pyramids or Egypt or South America and uncover …
Mission Critical
Science fiction loves to do two things – show us how awesome the future might be, and show us how …
StarQuest: Rescue at Rigel
Fantasy role playing is great and all, but after a while it can grow monotonous. This was apparently what Connelley …
Gemini Rue
Gemini Rue begins with a sullen young man strapped to a rather scary-looking chair. He’s surrounded by doctors, and they’re …
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (iOS Bootleg)
Every single word in this title is a lie. There are no teenagers, no mutants, no ninjas, and no turtles. …
Trouble Witches
It’s practically a fact that Touhou games (and their assorted ripoffs) dominate the doujin shmup scene. They’re obviously the most …
