Category: Review

August 16, 2017

Galaxy Force

Galaxy Force is the ultimate culmination of Sega’s “super scaler“ series, developed for their System Y board in 1988. While …

August 16, 2017

LizSoft’s Fortune Summoners feels like a long lost 16-bit action-RPG. Published and localized into English by Carpe Fulgar, the same company that …

August 16, 2017

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Dragon Slayer

Romancia, a side scrolling action adventure initially released in 1986, is the third of Falcom’s Dragon Slayer line, which were all designed …

August 16, 2017

Most of the shooter competition games of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s used a similar template – a score …

August 15, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 18 in the series Ys

The third Ys game takes a cue from Zelda II and flings the series in a side scrolling perspective. As a result, many fans …

August 15, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 18 in the series Ys

Falcom was one of the biggest players in the 1980s Japanese PC RPG scene, particularly with immense breakout hits like …

August 15, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Maniac Mansion

Maniac Mansion was, of course, a decent success and began a steady stream of adventure games from Lucasfilm, including Zak …

August 15, 2017

This entry is part 8 of 16 in the series Dragon Quest

Five years is a long time in the world in video games – it’s basically the entire span of a …

August 14, 2017

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Sparkster

Sparkster disappeared into the background after the 16-bit era, with his presence relegated to a handful of cameos. However, it …

August 14, 2017

In 1987, Taito released The Ninja Warriors, an action game where the player slowly strolls forward and fends off hordes …