In 1984, a Taito subsidiary called Allumer developed a game called Great Swordsman, one of the first one-on-one fighting games ever made. Compared to its contemporaries like Karate Champ and Urban Champion, it focused on weapon-based combat rather than hand-to-hand karate. It had three different settings – a modern day sparring tournament, a Japanese kendo tournament, and a Roman-style … Continue reading Blandia