Category: Review

Deae Tonosama Appare Ichiban

Some retro games acquire mythical status for being both very elusive and very expensive. One such game is Deae Tonosama Appare

Amazing Princess Sarah

To get that huge elephant out of the room at the outset: Yes, Amazing Princess Sarah is as obsessed with female breasts

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War

While they first started releasing games in 1978 with Ozma Wars, SNK quickly made a name for itself with the popular

Bakutotsu Kijuutei: Baraduke II

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Baraduke

The Japanese part of the title of the Baraduke sequel, meaning “Big Assault Machine Gun Vessel”, refers to the contraption piloted by

Fallout

This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Fallout

Among Fallout fans, there are two conflicting ideas about what Fallout actually is. To many players, Fallout is about exploring the post-apocalyptic wasteland, shooting raiders and

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Stalker: Call Of Pripyat (COP) was to be the last S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game after GSC ceased development of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 in 2012. COP took the X-Ray

Gigandes

East Technology was a weird company which made very few games before fading out, but they would find a decent

Hungry Ghosts

Developed by Japanese software house Deep Space – previously responsible for the survival horror game Extermination – and designed by their founder

Diet Go Go

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Tumblepop

One year after the coin-op’s appearance, Data East developed an arcade-only sequel, Diet Go Go. It’s not actually a continuation of

Vanguard II

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Vanguard

In 1984, SNK released a sequel to Vanguard. As was to be expected, graphics and sound have been improved – it

Dashin’ Desperadoes

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Spinmaster / Dashin Desperadoes

The same year as Spinmaster, Data East would release another game using the same characters. It’s kind of strange they

Last Mission

Last Mission is another long forgotten Data East game. This one is a take on overhead shooters like Thunder Force, Vanguard II, and Time

Spinmaster

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Spinmaster / Dashin Desperadoes

While they never reached the top tier of names like Konami or Capcom, you could generally count on Data East

Pepenga Pengo

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Pengo

The 16-bit revival of Pengo is basically a Bomberman ripoff, and a pretty blatant one, at that. Just like Bomberman, you’ve got a single player

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