Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Sega was a rather pitiable entity when it came to the Master System. They had no market share, their advertising …
Fantasy Zone (Game Gear)
Unlike most Game Gear ports, Fantasy Zone Gear isn’t just a miniaturized version of the arcade/SMS game. Rather, it’s a completely new …
Galactic Protector
Galactic Protector is another spin-off that has little to do with Fantasy Zone, but features Opa-Opa in the starring role. …
Fantasy Zone: The Maze
Fantasy Zone: The Maze is a strange amalgamation of Fantasy Zone and Pac-Man. It’s a concept that actually works out …
HG101 Presents: The Complete Guide to the Famicom Disk System
By Kurt Kalata and Dustin Hubbard Released in 1986, the Famicom Disk System was an attachment for Nintendo’s 8-bit console …
Verb/ose: A Personal Analysis of the Graphic Adventure Game Genre, By Duncan R. Piasecki
By Duncan R. Piasecki The adventure game genre goes back to the late 1970s, but what makes a good one? This …
HG101 Presents: Contra and Other Konami Classics
Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHORIZED. Let’s attrack aggressively! Contra and Other Konami Classics, brought you to by long-standing …
Retro Game Super Translation Selection
By Hanenashi Error Localization is a tricky business, especially due to the myriad of differences between both the English and Japanese …
Super 3D Noah’s Ark
When id Software was still just a dream called “Ideas of the Deep” and its founders were still employed at …
Radix: Beyond the Void
Back in the mid-90s, when first person shooters were known merely as “Doom clones”, the shareware scene was flooded with titles …
