Category: Review
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 …
Typhoon Gal
An “onna sanshirou” is a Japanese term for a woman who’s skilled at judo, inspired by the classic novel Sugata …
Sonic Rush Adventure
Sonic Rush Adventure is noteworthy for being the last unique handheld Sonic co-developed by Dimps, before they began making companion …
Sonic Rush
After working on Sonic Advance 3, Akinori Nishiyama (the director for all three Advance titles) wanted the next handheld Sonic …
Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Advance 3 is a curious game. It disregards the speed-focused design of its predecessor, but it doesn’t return to …
Zachtronics Solitaire Collection, The
If you’ve been plugged into the indie scene, you have probably heard of Zachtronics before. A small studio created by …
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Advance was a hit on arrival, and Dimps and Sonic Team began work on a sequel soon afterwards. Despite …
Sonic Advance
Following the Dreamcast’s discontinuation in 2001, Sega pulled out of the hardware market and started making third-party games for other …
