1944: The Loop Master
In the late ’90s, Capcom began a push to bring shooters back into the arcades. They contracted several well known …
1941: Counter Attack
1941 is a giant leap forward from the previous two games, fixing many of the problems of 1943 and by extension, 1942. Now that …
1943: The Battle of Midway
Released three years after its predecessor, 1943: The Battle of Midway is a massive improvement. It looks much nicer, has an actual …
Tiger-Heli
Toaplan (東亜プラン) was one of the most prolific developers of shooters during its golden age. While many of their earlier …
V-Five / Grind Stormer
V-Five, sometimes called V-V and also known as Grind Stormer, was one of Toaplan’s later games. It was programmed by Tsuneki Ikeda, who …
Eliminate Down
Names like Konami, Irem and Toaplan dominate the discussion of great 16-bit shooter developers, but few words are ever spoken about Aprinet. This is because …
Twin Cobra II
Takumi, one of the four companies that formed after Toaplan closed its doors, finished Twin Cobra II. It was almost completed …
Fire Shark
Fire Shark is the vastly improved sequel to Flying Shark. The most common complaint of Flying Shark was that your plane was too weak …
Escape From Hell
The old days of computer RPGs were mostly dominated by the fantasy genre, with titles such as Ultima, and Might and Magic being …
Flame Zapper Kotsujin
For the most part, NEC’s PC-9801 platform was largely known for strategy games, RPGs and visual novels. While there are …
