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Super Pitfall

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Pitfall!

Harry’s back in the Lost Caverns, again searching for Rhonda, Quickclaw and the Raj Diamond. Unlike Sega’s arcade game, this

Pitfall II (Sega)

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Pitfall!

In 1985, Sega licensed Pitfall II from Activision and turned it into an arcade game – one of, if not

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 774: Caves of Qud (and BurgerTime!)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Freehold Games’ traditional yet ambitious roguelike. Then stick around for BurgerTime, an arcade game all about health code violations!

Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro-Chan

Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro-Chan (帰ってきた サイボーグクロちゃん) Developer: Konami Release Date: 2002 Platforms: PlayStation Between its budget price, 2002 release, and licensed

Unbound and the HG101 Japanese Video Game Obscurities book

Recently there’s been quite a bit of drama in the book publishing world. Sometime in the past couple of years,

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Pitfall!

Fans of Pitfall! didn’t have to wait long for a sequel, as Pitfall II: Lost Caverns was released for the

Now Playing: The Guide to 1980s and ’90s Movie Games now available for preorder!

Now Playing: A Guide to 1980s and 1990s Movie Licensed Games is now available for preorder from Press Run Books!

Freedom Finger

Freedom Finger describes itself as a “bat$#!% crazy space shooter”, and wow is it not kidding. You pilot a disembodied

Pitfall!

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Pitfall!

In 1979, Atari was making millions in software sales. Several programmers, who were responsible for some of the highest grossing

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 773: C: The Contra Adventure (and Rollerdrome!)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the other Konami series that wanted to go on an adventure. Then stick around for Rollerdrome, an extreme sports/dystopic bullet-time third-person shooter hybrid!

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