Virtual-On
Back in the mid-’90s and the days of arcade cabinets, Virtual On was one of Japan’s hottest games. Perhaps inspired by the …
SaGa Frontier 2
SaGa Frontier 2 was the second game in the series to be released on the PlayStation. In this installment, however, the …
SaGa Frontier
With SaGa Frontier, the series made its move to the PlayStation. It also marked the triumphal return of the series to …
Tombs & Treasure
The sequel: Asteka II: Templo Del Sol (also known as “Taiyō no Shinden” or “Temple of the Sun”) was released for the …
Yggdra Union
Much like Riviera took the concept of the Japanese RPG and drastically reworked it, Yggdra Union begins with the basic mold of a tactical …
Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyou Touitsusen
In the early ’90s, Capcom’s Street Fighter II wasn’t just a video game, it was a bona-fide phenomenon. It revitalized the arcade …
Maximo vs. The Army of Zin
The original Maximo sold well enough for a sequel, released two years later under the title Maximo vs The Army of Zin (or “Record …
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
After the Gargoyle’s Quest side-story series, Capcom let the Ghosts’n Goblins franchise lay pretty much dormant until 2001 (with the exception of the Wonderswan …
Ninja Master’s
As popular as fighting games were back in the day, there just wasn’t enough variation in the genre to coax …
Legend of Kage, The
Developed in 1985 by Taito, The Legend of Kage (pronounced “kah-gay”) does its best to replicate the fast-paced, high-flying action …
Lightening Force
After the success Technosoft had with Thunder Force III, they decided to up the ante with the next installment, and …
Ikari III: The Rescue
The Ikari franchise remained dormant amidst the rise of other genres besides shoot-em-ups. While that particular genre was still going …
Demon’s Crest
Demon’s Crest is what happens on the rare occasion when Capcom decides to take one of their dying IPs and reinvent …
Gargoyle’s Quest II
Gargoyle’s Quest was fairly successful, so naturally, Capcom made a sequel. There was still a Game Boy version a year later, …
Gargoyle’s Quest
In 1990, Capcom decided to give the lovable red gargoyle character who killed us so many times his own game. Red …
Captain Silver
In Data East’s Captain Silver, you play as an adventurous lad named Jim, who seeks treasure, glory, and riches. A fair …
Romancing SaGa 3
Romancing SaGa, released in 1995, is the final SaGa game to appear on the Super Famicom. This time, the plot focuses on …
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, modeled after Fire Emblem Gaiden, hit the GBA shortly after Rekka no Ken and it shows. With numerous …
Romancing SaGa
The first in the series not on the Game Boy, and the first in the Super Famicom trilogy, was, unfortunately, …
Fire Emblem (GBA)
Rekka no Ken (“Blazing Sword”, AKA Fire Emblem 7) takes place several years before its predecessor and tells the story of …
