Category: Review
Magic Sword
Due to the popularity of RPGs like Dragon Quest, a number of Japanese arcade games experimented with melding role-playing elements …
Youkai Yashiki
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Arctic Adventure
The sequel to Pharoah’s Tomb, although it’s nothing majorly different from its prequel. You are still Nevada Smith, and after …
Pharaoh’s Tomb
Another game by Micro/FX and George Broussard (who somehow managed to spell his last name wrong on the title screen), …
Black Tiger
Capcom’s Black Tiger is one of the many dark fantasy barbarian-themed arcade games of the mid/late 80s, undoubtedly inspired by …
Mega Man 11
The departure of Keiji Inafune from Capcom left multiple franchises under his watch floating in limbo. Most striking was the …
Creepy Castle
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Shadow Blasters
Released in the early days of the Genesis, Shadow Blasters is an obscure side-scroller with a few bright ideas. In …
Speed Rumbler, The
Capcom’s The Speed Rumbler is very much inspired by Mad Max and Road Warrior. Taking place in a vaguely post-apocalyptic …
Kickle Cubicle
Grid-based puzzles have been around for centuries. The classic sliding-tile puzzle, often seen at infuriating moments in video games, was …
Kitty on Your Lap
It’s common to see games take on reputations more concerned with the idea the game represents than with its actual …
