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Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Midwinter

Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom (also known as just Flames of Freedom which makes sense given the change in setting) abandons the first

Midwinter

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Midwinter

One of the most interesting of the 1990s and early 2000s is the PC first-person action RPG. Games like Ultima Underworld and System

Puyo Puyo~n

This entry is part 5 of 11 in the series Puyo Puyo

The pun of the title stretches the second “Puyo” to end in an “n” to form the syllable “yon”, which

Balloon Kid

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Balloon Fight

A simple port of Balloon Fight would’ve sufficed for Nintendo’s dot matrix portable. Its arcadey roots serves well for on-the-go action, just

Hyper Iria

Ever since the late days of the Atari 2600, video game adaptations of non-video game properties have firmly entrenched themselves

Kat’s Run

Anybody familiar with racing games in the early to mid 90s can tell you just energetic and creative the scene

Puyo Puyo Sun

This entry is part 4 of 11 in the series Puyo Puyo

The pun in this title focuses on the word “SUN”. The plot revolves around the sun – Satan (voiced by

Megablast

Taito’s arcade shooter Megablast is entirely unrelated to the European computer/SMS shooter Xenon 2: Megablast. At first glance, it looks a lot like

Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen

From the very moment you boot up the game, it’s clear what Motoko-Chan no Wonder Kitchen is. Its visual style is a

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness

Up even into the 2000s, people were still trying to make the Myst formula work for them. A ton of adventure game

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

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Puyo Puyo

From this point onward, Compile started using puns with the numbering in the titles: Tsuu is the phonetic Japanese pronunciation

Puyo Puyo (Introduction)

This entry is part 1 of 11 in the series Puyo Puyo

You can’t really bring up a block stacking puzzle game without Tetris; if you show a game with blocks to

Mega Man Legends

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Mega Man Legends

The 5th generation of video games was a transitional period for the medium. For years leading up to the 32-

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