Strider (NES)
The NES version of Strider was developed simultaneously with the more famous arcade version, but it’s a huge departure from …
Space Quest IV
Space Quest III already fudged quite a bit with the fourth wall, what with you having to rescue the Two …
Ninja Warriors, The (SNES)
The title of this game is confusing – it’s simply called The Ninja Warriors in Western territories, which seems to suggest that …
Gradius Gaiden
Gradius Gaiden is the perfect example of how to evolve a series. Graphically, it does to Gradius what Symphony of …
Space Harrier II
Space Harrier II was one of the first titles for both the Mega Drive and Sega Genesis when released in their …
Shark Attack
Back in the early ’80s, digitized speech was a pretty snazzy thing. That is, if you could understand it. You …
Dragonstomper
If you ask RPG fans what the original console RPG was, odds are most will tell you it was 1986’s Dragon …
Bust a Move: Dance Summit 2001
Dance Summit 2001 is a spiritual successor to the Bust a Groove series released on the PlayStation 2. While Enix of America had …
Litil Divil
If it’s better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven, that must mean serving in Hell really stinks. That’s …
