
Sayo-chan Cameos
As the beloved protagonist of an arcade hit that turned into a successful series, Sayo-chan naturally found her way into …

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
21 years after the last game in the series (not counting Heavenly Guardian), the Pocky & Rocky series finally returns …

Heavenly Guardian / Snow Battle Princess Sayuki
Between two of the best games on the SNES and a decent GBA outing, the Kiki Kaikai series was looking …

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 499: Kingdom Rush
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the hit tower defense game from Uruguayan developer Ironhide Game Studio.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 498: Balan Wonderworld
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Yuki Naka’s triumphant swan song, a classic that will never die.

Pocky & Rocky with Becky
For the franchise’s foray onto the then-new Game Boy Advance, Taito once again loaned the franchise out to another developer, …

Pocky & Rocky 2
At a glance, Pocky & Rocky 2 is exactly what you’d expect from a sequel – it has more stages, …

Pocky & Rocky
After a year off, the series would make its return in 1992 on the Super Famicom as Kiki Kaikai: Nazo …

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 497: Wolfenstein: The New Order
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank another good reboot of the Wolf 3D series, this time in the 1960s.

Kiki KaiKai: Dotou-hen
Often mistaken for a port, Kiki Kaikai: Dotou-hen is instead the franchise’s black sheep, an ambitious but curious mixture of …

Kiki Kaikai
Kiki Kaikai (“Mysterious Ghost World”) certainly wasn’t Taito’s first foray into run-and-guns or shoot-em-ups, but it stands out as their …

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 496: The Wonderful 101
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game that’s half Pikmin, half X-Men, all fun!

Taito Milestones
Taito Milestones is a collection of ten games from Taito’s early history, with releases spanning from 1981 to 1987. Alpine …

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 495: John Madden Football
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a truly historic video game by the most unlikely of video game creators.

Stella Deus
The Japanese strategy RPG scene in the middle of the 2000s was dominated by Nippon Ichi. With Disgaea: Hour of …

Contract J.A.C.K
Coming after the success of No One Lives Forever 2, Monolith developed a third game, which is more of a …

No One Lives Forever 2
No One Lives Forever 2 (or NOLF2) had a lot of expectations from fans after the critical awards that the …

The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Founded in 1994, Monolith Productions made a name for themselves in the mid-1990s with first person shooters like Blood and …

Magic Castle
The year is 1997. Keiichi Matsunami and Hiroyuki Itoh have left their job in order to make their own job, …