All posts by Michael Plasket

Hybrid Heaven

MISSING SOME PICS, CHECK TAGS The N64 is one of the strangest mainstream consoles to ever exist. Regarded in retrospect

Tecmo Knight

Tecmo is one of the more bizarre semi-famous Japanese game companies. Back in the golden age of console gaming, they

Rez

With contributions by Vyse the Bold, Pat R., and Sam Derboo Music is just one of those things that touches the human

Metal Storm

Irem’s Metal Storm one is of the many unsung games of the NES that showed what the system is capable

Action Fighter

The genre of vehicular combat combines two thrilling virtual pastimes – racing and shooting – into one high-octane asphalt killfest.

Astro Blaster

Shoot-em-ups are at the ground layer of the development and evolution of video games. Before home gaming really took off

Star Jacker

Namco’s Xevious was influential to the genre of shoot-em-ups and was instrumental in evolving the genre up from the cornerstone of Space Invaders.

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

One of Konami’s lesser-known Famicom gems, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa stars the eponymous Upa, an energetic baby who is apparently really intelligent

Raiden Fighters Jet

This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series Raiden

Raiden Fighters Jet is the apotheosis of the Raiden Fighters trilogy and arguably one of the greatest arcade shoot-em-ups of all time.

Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive

This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series Raiden

Raiden Fighters 2 essentially follows the formula and format of the first game, but this is in no way a bad

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