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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!

Falcom Manga

Falcom was a hot computer and video publisher back in the 1980s and early 1990s, with many of its games

Super Bomberman R2

This entry is part 34 of 34 in the series Bomberman

Considering that it was released six years after its direct predecessor on more powerful hardware, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 772: Castlevania: The Adventure (and Dee Dee Planet!)

Join the HG101 gang, and returning special guest Sara Leen/Saralene, as they discuss and rank the Castlevania game that blazes along at a bewildering speed. Then stick around for Dee Dee Planet – the eternally-delayed follow-up to ChuChu Rocket!

About An Elf

Ever since it launched in 2017, the Nintendo Switch has received countless games thanks to its immense popularity and low

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