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Milon’s Secret Castle

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Milon

Milon’s Secret Castle is an early attempt to blend arcade-like platforming with adventure and puzzle solving, sort of like Super

Video Game References in Manga

Manga, anime, and video games are intrinsically tried as Japanese pop culture, so it makes sense that they’d often cross

Legend of Nayuta, The: Boundless Trails

Though Japanese developer Nihon Falcom was long known by RPG fans for their work on Ys, Sorcerian and many popular RPGs, the

Wibarm

Wibarm is the lovechild of Game Arts’ Thexder and Falcom’s Xanadu, two of the most popular games in the mid-1980s

Taito Milestones 2

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Taito Milestones

The first Taito Milestones compilation was a somewhat baffling collection of titles from the company’s output of the 1980s. Thankfully,

Robinson’s Requiem

Robinson’s Requiem is a sci-fi adaptation of the classic novel Robinson Crusoe, as you control someone stranded on a hostile

A Guide to Japanese RPGs Reprint, plus PC Engine: The Box Art Collection now available!

A Guide to Japanese Role Playing Games is now back in print! Previous prints have sold out pretty quickly so

Ray’z Arcade Chronology

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series RayForce

After re-releasing the Darius games as the Darius Cozmic Collection and G-Darius / G-Darius HD, M2 has returned to Taito’s

40% off all HG101 digital books on Itch.io Summer Sale!

It’s time for the 2023 Itch.io Summer Sale, which means 40% off digital copies of all of our books for

HG101 Book Prices to Increase

Inflation comes for us all, and it’s finally come to Amazon’s printing services. Starting on June 20th, they’ll be raising

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