
Sayo-chan Cameos
As the beloved protagonist of an arcade hit that turned into a successful series, Sayo-chan naturally found her way into …

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
21 years after the last game in the series (not counting Heavenly Guardian), the Pocky & Rocky series finally returns …

Heavenly Guardian / Snow Battle Princess Sayuki
Between two of the best games on the SNES and a decent GBA outing, the Kiki Kaikai series was looking …

Pocky & Rocky with Becky
For the franchise’s foray onto the then-new Game Boy Advance, Taito once again loaned the franchise out to another developer, …

Pocky & Rocky 2
At a glance, Pocky & Rocky 2 is exactly what you’d expect from a sequel – it has more stages, …

Pocky & Rocky
After a year off, the series would make its return in 1992 on the Super Famicom as Kiki Kaikai: Nazo …

Kiki KaiKai: Dotou-hen
Often mistaken for a port, Kiki Kaikai: Dotou-hen is instead the franchise’s black sheep, an ambitious but curious mixture of …

Kiki Kaikai
Kiki Kaikai (“Mysterious Ghost World”) certainly wasn’t Taito’s first foray into run-and-guns or shoot-em-ups, but it stands out as their …

Bomberman (1990)
Aside from being the year of the first portable entry in the series, 1990 would also be the first time …

Atomic Punk
Atomic Punk marks the Bomberman franchise’s first portable entry and it’s a strong return to form after five years. By …

RoboWarrior
1990 was a big year for Bomberman, but it’s worth taking time to acknowledge 1987’s Robo Warrior (or Bomber King …

Bomberman (1985)
In the year 1985, all it took was one grueling 72-hour programming session to change the fate of Hudson Soft …

3-D Bomberman
It wasn’t unusual for sequels in gaming’s early years to try something completely different instead of iterating on established ideas. …

Bomberman Series Introduction / Bomberman (1983)
Once upon a time, Bomberman was a pretty big deal in the world of video games. As one of the …

Nanobreaker
The PS2 was home to all sorts of B-tier action games that spawned from Devil May Cry’s success, from Capcom’s …

Wonder Dog
It’s no secret that mascot platformers were a big thing in the 90s. Everyone in every industry wanted a piece …

Battle of Kingdom
Battle of Kingdom (バトルオブキングダム) Developer: Lenar / Live Planning Platform: Game Boy Release Date: 1993 This article is part of …

Lord of the Sword
As one of the few “Adventure Role-Playing” games on the Master System to follow in the wake of Phantasy Star, …

Charge ‘N Blast
Sega’s Dreamcast became known as a haven for top-notch, highly replayable arcade ports, and Charge ‘N Blast takes so many …