Valis IV (PC Engine)
Over the course of three games, the Valis series had gotten a bit narratively stale. Each time another demon of the week …
Desperado 2
In 1991 Topo Soft granted its Gun.Smoke clone something the original never got: A numbered sequel. After the surprisingly decent rip-off/ports follows …
Wanted / Outlaw
Infogrames’ Wanted was another blatant clone of Gun.Smoke, but unlike Desperado, it wasn’t officially adopted into the franchise. Yet its hardly distinguishable from its …
Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey and Donald
Next to Sega, the company who had the biggest success with licensed Disney video games were Capcom. Whereas Sega pitted …
Super Ninja-kun
An update of the original arcade games, Super Ninja-kun features improved 16-bit graphics, a much larger variety of stages, boss battles, dashing …
Ninja-kun: Ashura no Shou
The arcade sequel takes the gameplay of Ninja-kun and greatly expands on it. Although there are still many stages where you simply …
Syd of Valis
Valis SD is a weird release. It’s essentially Valis II, but it’s one of these Japanese games where they like to draw …
Virtual On Marz
Sega tried to take the series in a different direction with Virtual On Marz, which is essentially a home port of Virtual …
Dragon View
In 1994, Kemco made Dragon View, also known as Super Drakkhen in Japan. Although Kemco had already ported Drakkhen to the SNES, this “sequel” plays …
Color a Dinosaur
In the early 90s, a developer called Farsight Studios got their start in the industry working on the notorious Action …
WWF WrestleMania
There are almost far too many pro wrestling video games to write about, especially those officially licensed by the World …
Emerald City Confidential
The Wizard of Oz has been a gold mine for alternate interpretations. Beyond the world famous 1939 film, there have been …
