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1942: First Strike

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series 19XX

In 2010, Capcom brought the series into mobile territory with 1942: First Strike for the iOS, which is actually a whole new

Hammerin’ Hero

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Hammerin Harry

After spending the better part of a decade moonlight as a pachinko mascot, Irem resurrected their old friend for a

1942: Joint Strike

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series 19XX

In 2008, Capcom contracted Backbone Entertainment, largely known for their on-the-cheap console/arcade emulation packs, to develop new installments in some

Dragon Quest III

This entry is part 4 of 16 in the series Dragon Quest

Dragon Warrior III (subtitled Soshite Densetsu e… or “Into the Legend…” in Japan, and granted the subtitle Seeds of Salvation

Cocoron

Cocoron feels like it was developed by someone who really loved Mega Man but believed that it never reached its

Ninja Jajamaru-kun: Onikiri Ninpou Chou

This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Ninja Jajamaru-kun

Jajamaru-kun and friends were practically everywhere in the 8-bit era, but other than the lone Super Famicom Ninja-kun game, he was pretty

Ninja Jajamaru: Ginga Daisakusen

This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series Ninja Jajamaru-kun

After dallying in RPG land for two episodes, Jajamaru finally returns to the world of side scrolling in the fifth

Daiku no Gen-san: Robot Teikoku no Yabou

This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series Hammerin Harry

The second Game Boy Daiku no Gen-san game takes out heroes to the final frontier – outer space. The basic

Hammerin’ Harry

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series Hammerin Harry

Ah, the days of mascot platformers. Hammerin’ Harry – known in its Japanese homeland as Daiku no Gen-san, or” Gen the Carpenter” –

Super Valis

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Valis

The only Valis game to be released for the SNES relates to Valis IV like Castlevania: Dracula X does to Rondo of Blood – except its even less

Cybernator

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Assault Suits

Assault Suits Valken (known as Cybernator in North America) is a prequel to Assault Suits Leynos / Target Earth. That

Metal Warriors

Metal Warriors is not officially part of the Assault Suits series, but it’s easy to see where the confusion might come in. Konami

Target Earth

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Assault Suits

Yoshiyuki Tomino’s Mobile Suit Gundam, a series of series about a bunch of large robots trashing each other amidst lectures about

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Released as a followup to Lucasfilm’s massively popular Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders never quite garnered the same respect. There

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