Category: Review
Great Swordsman
You might consider Allumer’s 1984 title, Great Swordsman, a proto fighting game since it can count itself amongst the very …
Pocket Bomberman
Not content with limiting their innovations in 1997 to the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Saturn, Hudson Soft and developer …
Saturn Bomberman Fight!!
Following up an act like Saturn Bomberman is a daunting task to think about, let alone be stuck with having …
Sunsoft is Back! Retro Collection
Most American and European gamers know Sunsoft as the creators of NES titles like Blaster Master and Gimmick!, and stellar …
Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido
By 1986, Sunsoft had begun developing original titles for the Famicom as opposed to arcade ports, but those games often …
Macross: Shooting Insight
First broadcast in 1982, Super Dimension Fortress Macross mashed up intense mecha battles with pop idol concerts to create a …
Bomberman 64
When it came time to bring popular franchises into the world of 3D, everyone had different ideas on how to …
Squirrel with a Gun
The “animal goes wild” subgenre of video games is actually more varied than it first appears. A first glance at …
Rocky Rodent
Irem developed a few titles for the Super Nintendo, with a couple of original titles among their arcade ports. One …