Pig Newton
The least likely sources can sometimes make for the least likely video games. Ever hear of Wild West: Cowboys of Moo …
Puyo Puyo Tsuu
From this point onward, Compile started using puns with the numbering in the titles: Tsuu is the phonetic Japanese pronunciation …
Puyo Puyo (Introduction)
You can’t really bring up a block stacking puzzle game without Tetris; if you show a game with blocks to …
Mega Man Legends
The 5th generation of video games was a transitional period for the medium. For years leading up to the 32- …
Last Resort
Something many of these more popular early SNK games have in common is that they all borrow heavily from the …
Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons
Wander of the Dragons is another result of Million’s franchise mongering, but unfortunately it isn’t a quality product like Double Dragon Neon. …
Demon Sword
Demon Sword (or Fudou Myououden in Japan, translated to “The Legend of Acala”) isn’t technically a sequel to The Legend …
Dragon Lair
If you’re interested in the early history of RPGs, you may have read the story about the Westerner who introduced …
Vectorman 2
Sega of America’s story is one of the most interesting and troubled in the video game industry. After striking it …
Batman (PC Engine)
This would be Sunsoft’s final Batman game to tie in with a movie. It’s “based on” the 1989 film again but despite …
Man Enough
When it comes to games involving the pursuit of romance, it’s not often something that we of the Western hemisphere …
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu
King Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu (lit. “King Kong 2: The Legend Revived”), which was released after Megaton Punch the following year, could not …
Samurai Shodown Slash
SNKP has a long history of licensing their IPs to Korean studios, so it’s not surprising that Samurai Shodown would end up on …
