Hardcore Gaming 101 – Page 213 – Promoting the culture of video games

September 28, 2017

Gradius V

This entry is part 7 of 15 in the series Gradius

After the disappointing Gradius IV, the series needed a bit of a shake-up. For that, Konami brought in veteran game …

September 28, 2017

This entry is part 6 of 15 in the series Gradius

The subtitle of Gradius IV, Fukkatsu, means “resurrection”. It signaled the return of Gradius to the arcades, seeing that ten …

September 28, 2017

This entry is part 4 of 15 in the series Gradius

The first level in Gofer no Yabou: Episode II consists of a series of flaming suns, capping off with a …

September 28, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 15 in the series Gradius

The first sequel to Gradius appeared exclusively on MSX computers. It’s called Gradius 2 (or Nemesis 2 in Europe), not …

September 27, 2017

Panic Restaurant is one of the many late NES releases to fall between the cracks, and it is unfortunate that it …

September 27, 2017

The German development house Thalion remains fairly well remembered for its Amberstar / Ambermoon RPG duo, but the fact that they also made one …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Inca

South American history tells us that the Inca Empire was brought down by Spanish conquistadors. What the history books won’t …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Fantasy Zone

Fantasy Zone II and Fantasy Zone Gear weren’t bad by any means, but they both ran on hardware quite inferior to the original …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Alone in the Dark

Surfing on the success of the first game, Infogrames wanted to take a new direction with the franchise. Looking at …

September 27, 2017

Westone’s Wonder Boy series is a completely disorganized mess. That being said, it also contains some of the best action-adventure games ever …