Operation Wolf
Taito’s Operation Wolf is not the first light gun shooter, but it is one of the most historically important. Throughout …
Changeable Guardian Estique
Cat Hui Trading’s 2024 NES/Famicom game Changeable Guardian Estique stars a transforming mecha from another planet, fighting through six levels …
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 797: Penny’s Big Breakaway (and Where the Water Tastes Like Wine!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a riveting yo-yo-based 3D platformer. Then stick around for Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, a skeletal adventure through a Depression-era United States!
Beyond Sunset
The indie boomer shooter Beyond Sunset is 80s cyberpunk to the max. Neon lights, dystopian cities, evil corporations, computer hacking, …
Pseudoregalia
Despite the overwhelming popularity of metroidvanias in the indie space, very few lean into their non-linear structure in interesting ways, …
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 796: Excite Truck (and Scooter’s Magic Castle!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an incredibly exciting Wii launch title. Then stick around for Scooter’s Magic Castle, an edutainment game featuring several minigames strewn through a magic castle!
Night Striker Gear
Taito’s 1989 rail shooter Night Striker took heavily after Sega super scaler games like Space Harrier, but gave its own …
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
During the NES era, Capcom made a name for themselves with their outstanding Disney licensed titles like Duck Tales and …
Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 795: LEGO Island (and Nightmare on Elm Street (DOS)!)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that lets you literally possess Lego people so you can live out their lives. Then stick around for A Nightmare on Elm Street (DOS), a decidedly non-vulgar take on the classic horror franchise!
Cave Walker
Legend has it that somewhere in the world lies the Great Cave of the Mystics, where the ancient wizards had …
