Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom
Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom (also known as just Flames of Freedom which makes sense given the change in setting) abandons the first …
Puyo Puyo~n
The pun of the title stretches the second “Puyo” to end in an “n” to form the syllable “yon”, which …
Balloon Kid
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 …
Puyo Puyo Sun
The pun in this title focuses on the word “SUN”. The plot revolves around the sun – Satan (voiced by …
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
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- …