All posts by Kurt Kalata

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Return of the Phantom

MicroProse’s adventure games weren’t exactly known for their originality. Dragonsphere owed a huge debt to King’s Quest, and Rex Nebular

Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake

The fourth Super Famicom Goemon game – “The Glittering Journey: The Reason I Became a Dancer” – is the best

Puyo Puyo! 15th Anniversary

This entry is part 8 of 11 in the series Puyo Puyo

Many game series release a game in celebration of an anniversary, and the Puyo series is no different. PuyoPuyo 15th Anniversary is

Ax Battler

This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series Golden Axe

Outside of the regular series of beat-em-ups, Sega also released a handful of Golden Axe spinoffs. For the Game Gear, there’s Ax Battler:

ESWAT

Sega’s ESWAT, like many ’80s arcade games, spread from the desire to create a game based off of a movie without

Power Strike II (GG) / GG Aleste 2

This entry is part 6 of 11 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

The second GG Aleste game was released in both Japan and Europe, the latter where it was known as Power

GG Aleste

This entry is part 5 of 11 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Portable systems are rarely known for their shoot-em-ups, but that didn’t stop Compile from trying. The “GG” in “GG Aleste”

Blue Revolver

The indie scene has been a hotbed of shoot-em-ups for a good long while, but they’ve become essential to the

Spriggan Mark 2

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Spriggan

The second Spriggan game has almost nothing to do with the first, changing the setting from fantasy to futuristic military.

Aleste Gaiden

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Aleste / Power Strike

Released two months before Aleste 2, Aleste Gaiden was released as part of the Disk Station Special Fall package, which

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