Heavy Barrel
While Data East was one of the most prolific arcade developers in the late 80s and early 90s, they were …
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
The best part of the original Lufia lied in its opening moments, with the defeat of the Sinistrals. Lufia II is a prequel, elaborating …
Bloody Wolf
Data East’s Bloody Wolf involves the harrowing story of two commandos sent into enemy territory to – what else? – …
Ninja Princess
Capcom’s Commando is usually hailed as the originator of the run-n-gun genre, but Sega’s Ninja Princess actually came out two …
Ghost House
In Sega’s Ghost House, you control a boy named Mick, who looks vaguely like Alex Kidd’s Transylvanian cousin. The goal …
Sword Master
Many developers clamored to release games on the ailing NES when they knew that the next generation was coming in …
Castle of Dragon
Sword-and-sorcery fantasy is perhaps the basest you can get for video game inspiration. You know, games with dragons, wizards, barbarians, …
Space Quest V
It took him a total of three games, but Roger finally found his way home to Xenon after the conclusion …
Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Ys III was often regarded as a bastard child of the series for moving to the side-scrolling perspective. Aware of the …
