Category: Feature
Critical Path
Critical Path is a game that initially was an impressive demonstration of new technology, but had few redeeming qualities after the …
Hana no Star Kaidou
In the Famicom game Hana no Star Kaidou, you take on the roles of two fictional musicians – Moeta Hatano and …
Super Monkey Daibouken
“Nagai tabi ga hajimaru…” (“The long journey begins…”) proclaims the opening text of Super Monkey Daibouken. And boy, are they …
Corpse Killer
Corpse Killer is another largely insufferable FMV game from the creative Digital Pictures team, who were nothing if not prolific. …
Pray for Death
The PC was never really known for its selection of fighting games, and there’s a few reasons for that. For …
BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles
BCV, short for Battle Construction Vehicles, and known as Kensetsu Juuki Kenka Battle: Buchigire Kongou! in its native Japan, embraces …
Gordo 106: The Mutated Lab Monkey
The golden era of the late 70s and early 80s was ruled by Atari, with them and other publishers often …
Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport
Back in the mid ’90s, fighting games had reached their peak of popularity, and every major developer had at least …
Richard Garriott (Interview)
Interview with Richard Garriott Richard Garriott, aka Shamino Salle Dacil, aka Don Shamino, aka Lord British, original author of Ultima …
Arena: Maze of Death
Given the subtitle Maze of Death for its US release, Arena may have an isometric perspective and dystopian future like Shadowrun, but mechanically it …
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (iOS Bootleg)
Every single word in this title is a lie. There are no teenagers, no mutants, no ninjas, and no turtles. …
Blues Brothers, The: Jukebox Adventure
The Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure is your typical mid-90s movie licensed platformer. It’s not particularly bad, but also not very good, …
Burn: Cycle
Generally regarded as one of, if not the best, games on the Philips CDi, Burn: Cycle is a combination of …
Big Trouble in Little China
Kurt Russell is a phenomenal actor, starring in various comedies in the 1970s before making a string of awesome action …
The Urban Legend of Shin Megami Tensei: Turn it off now!
Back in 2003, a poster on the Japanese board 2ch posted a story about how he was playing Shin Megami …
Vampire Rain
At least the premise is interesting; vampires are taking over the world! They’re lightning fast and have superhuman senses, but …
Limbo of the Lost
Game developers never mean for their product to turn out terribly. E.T. for the Atari 2600, Superman for the Nintendo …
Obscure Video Game Controversies – Hard Hat Mack
Hard Hat Mack is an 8-bit computer game from Electronic Arts. It’s clearly inspired by Donkey Kong, in that it …
