Jajamaru no Daibouken
Much like the second Ninja-kun game, Jajamaru no Daibouken (“Jajamaru’s Great Adventure”) ditches the vertically oriented levels in favor of more traditional side-scrolling stages. …
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, released a year after the original, tells the story of a human named Lundi and his …
Panzer Dragoon
The beginning days of the Saturn were dark indeed. Sega was primarily counting on home conversions of Virtua Fighter and Daytona USA to carry …
Alien Crush
In video games, pinball is a genre that has never had quite as much variation from one game to another. …
Nazo Makaimura
Back in the early 90s, Dynamix released a popular puzzle game called The Incredible Machine. In each stage you were given …
Riviera: The Promised Land
Sting’s Riviera: The Promised Land technically falls underneath the “RPG” banner, although it’s really more a visual novel with occasional …
Tombs & Treasure
Asteka II: Templo Del Sol (also known as “Taiyou no Shinden” or “Temple of the Sun”) was released for the computers …
Yggdra Union
Much like Riviera took the concept of the Japanese RPG and drastically reworked it, Yggdra Union begins with the basic mold of a tactical …
Maximo vs. The Army of Zin
The original Maximo sold well enough for a sequel, released two years later under the title Maximo vs The Army of Zin (or “Record …
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
After the Gargoyle’s Quest side-story series, Capcom let the Ghosts’n Goblins franchise lay pretty much dormant until 2001 (with the exception of the Wonderswan …
Keio Flying Squadron 2
Keio Yugekitei Katsugekihen (or “Keio Flying Squadron: Action Chapter”) is a bit of departure from its predecessor. Katsugekihen is a side-scrolling …
Keio Flying Squadron
Japan has no shortage of weird, quirky games, but it is unusual when you find one granted a green card …
Legend of Kage, The
Developed in 1985 by Taito, The Legend of Kage (pronounced “kah-gay”) does its best to replicate the fast-paced, high-flying action …
Captain Silver
In Data East’s Captain Silver, you play as an adventurous lad named Jim, who seeks treasure, glory, and riches. A fair …
