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

September 28, 2017

Krion Conquest, The

Usually when games borrow from Mega Man, they take the nonlinear level selection aspect or the gaining weapons from bosses. Darkwing Duck is …

September 28, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Inca

Somehow Inca proved popular enough to spawn a sequel, which ended up being a good thing, because it’s a big …

September 28, 2017

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 …