Ys III: Wanderers from Ys
The third Ys game takes a cue from Zelda II and flings the series in a side scrolling perspective. As a result, many fans …
Ys Book I & II
Falcom was one of the biggest players in the 1980s Japanese PC RPG scene, particularly with immense breakout hits like …
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
Maniac Mansion was, of course, a decent success and began a steady stream of adventure games from Lucasfilm, including Zak …
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
Five years is a long time in the world in video games – it’s basically the entire span of a …
Rocket Knight
Sparkster disappeared into the background after the 16-bit era, with his presence relegated to a handful of cameos. However, it …
Thunder Fox
In 1987, Taito released The Ninja Warriors, an action game where the player slowly strolls forward and fends off hordes …
King of Fighters ’98, The
With the Orochi storyline concluded, SNK created the first “Dream Match” title, which ditched the plot and added nearly all …
King of Fighters ’97, The
While King of Fighters ’96‘s rushed production resulted in a fun but very unbalanced game, SNK didn’t hesitate to add even …
King of Fighters ’96, The
When The King of Fighters ’96 was released, it made a pretty big impact. Besides some major changes to how the game …
King of Fighters ’95, The
The King of Fighters ’95 is a nice improvement over its predecessor, mostly because it let players choose their own team. …
King of Fighters ’94, The
The first game in the series, The King of Fighters ’94 has a lot of innovative ideas, but it’s been completely surpassed …
Earthbound (The Halloween Hack)
Before the release of Undertale, Toby Fox’s previous work in game development was entirely through ROM hacks. In October 2008, …
