All posts by Nick Zverloff

Oh Shit!

Oh Shit! is such a bizarre creation, one that’s totally unashamed to swear and steal at the same time. It’s

Twin Cobra II

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Twin Cobra

Toaplan went bankrupt in 1994, leaving its staff to scatter to the winds. One of their final projects was Twin

Twin Hawk

Twin Hawk is notable for giving the player the ability to command a whole squadron of planes in addition to the

Vimana

Vimana is one of Toaplan’s most unique shooters. The level design is particularly creative, along with a unique charge shot and

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

Blandia

In 1984, a Taito subsidiary called Allumer developed a game called Great Swordsman, one of the first one-on-one fighting games ever

Vasara

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Vasara

The Vasara games are two fairly unique manic shooters. They’re set in medieval Japan, but feature giant flying robots, much like Compile’s M.U.S.H.A. and Robo Aleste.

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

Neugier

The Super Famicom was home to a number of excellent action-RPGs, amongst them Illusions of Gaia, Soul Blazer, Terranigma, Brain Lord, and many others.

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

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