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Mario Bros. Special

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Hudson's Lost Mario Trilogy

Mario Bros. Special comes across as a strange blend of the original arcade Mario Bros. and other Nintendo games like

Punch Ball Mario Bros.

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Hudson's Lost Mario Trilogy

by John Szczepaniak When Super Mario All-Stars was released in 1993, the Western world became acutely aware of a Mario

Hellnight

by Megatron Bison Hellnight, known as Dark Messiah to our Japanese cousins, is a survival horror game released only in

Where Time Stood Still

by Larry Bundy Jr. As much as an oxymoron as it is, survival horror as a genre has been established

No Escape!

by Jave The Imagic team cranked out a lot of games in a short period of time. In fact, between

Mahou Daisakusen

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Mahou Daisakusen

Compile was one of the premier shoot-em-up developers during the 80s and early 90s, with impressive titles like Zanac, Aleste,

Onyanko Town

Micronics, the company behind Onyanko Town, wasn’t known for their original games. They were a creative-for-hire company like TOSE or

Metal Wolf Chaos

  Released in 2004 and part of a small selection of original Xbox Japan exclusives, Metal Wolf Chaos was developed by From

Freedom Fighters

Back when it was released in the holiday season of 2003, Freedom Fighters looked like it could be a bit of an

Space Harrier

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Space Harrier

Released by Sega into the arcades in 1985, and designed by the legendary Yu Suzuki, Space Harrier is a shoot-em-up

Drakengard

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Drakengard

Ever since the days of Double Dragon and Final Fight, beat-em ups have been evolving and adapting to modern gaming conventions. But almost

Sin and Punishment: Star Successor

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Sin & Punishment

When Nintendo announced the motion control remote for the Wii, longtime gamers were skeptical that it could actually enhance the

Crystalis

Known in Japan as God Slayer: Sonata of the Far Away Skies, Crystalis was developed by SNK. The game was essentially

Hydlide

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Hydlide

The early Japanese RPG Hydlide is a huge victim of circumstance. Developed by T&E Soft and initially released in 1984, Hydlide was one of

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