King of Fighters XII, The
The King of Fighters XII represents a radical shake-up for the series. It’s the first since the golden days of …
Daiku no Gen-san: Kachikachi no Tonkachi ga Kachi
A notable departure from the arcade-style action of its predecessors, the sole Game Boy Color installment is more of a …
Rhythm Heaven
Even though Rhythm Tengoku was one of the last GBA games released by Nintendo, it still proved remarkably successful. In 2008, they …
Rhythm Tengoku
The WarioWare series was widely beloved when the first entry hit the GBA. It invented new sort of a genre …
Darkstar: An Interactive Movie
Darkstar: An Interactive Movie (not to be confused with Darkstar One, the outer space flight sim that was released on …
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller
Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller was the product of the burgeoning multimedia era in the mid-90s. PCs were finally infiltrating the …
Valis IV (PC Engine)
Over the course of three games, the Valis series had gotten a bit narratively stale. Each time another demon of the week …
Super Ninja-kun
An update of the original arcade games, Super Ninja-kun features improved 16-bit graphics, a much larger variety of stages, boss battles, dashing …
Ninja-kun: Ashura no Shou
The arcade sequel takes the gameplay of Ninja-kun and greatly expands on it. Although there are still many stages where you simply …
Syd of Valis
Valis SD is a weird release. It’s essentially Valis II, but it’s one of these Japanese games where they like to draw …
Obscure Video Game Controversies – Hard Hat Mack
Hard Hat Mack is an 8-bit computer game from Electronic Arts. It’s clearly inspired by Donkey Kong, in that it …