Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
Released in 2001 in Japan, a year prior to Quest’s purchase by Square Enix, this work is the last original …
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
Following the cult attention lavished upon Tactics Ogre, Squaresoft wished to replicate that effect for its flagship franchise. Matsuno, Yoshida, Sakimoto …
Guacamelee!
Metroidvanias can be difficult to keep fresh, especially given the many, many stabs at the genre people have made over …
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
In typical Capcom fashion, a sequel titled JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future was released less than a year after the …
HG101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time
Cover artwork by Thor Thorvaldson To Purchase: Paperbacks US Amazon: Color – $34.99 US Amazon: B&W – $12.99 UK Amazon: Color – £23.00 US …
Chew Man Fu
The Turbografx-16 was always the “other system” in the states, seeming to not have the popular titles that the Genesis …
Deae Tonosama Appare Ichiban
Some retro games acquire mythical status for being both very elusive and very expensive. One such game is Deae Tonosama Appare …
Amazing Princess Sarah
To get that huge elephant out of the room at the outset: Yes, Amazing Princess Sarah is as obsessed with female breasts …
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
While they first started releasing games in 1978 with Ozma Wars, SNK quickly made a name for itself with the popular …
Ryuichi Nishizawa (UPL – Interview)
UPL Corporation (“Universal Play Land”) was at the forefront of the Japanese arcade development scene. Though relatively obscure outside of …
Bakutotsu Kijuutei: Baraduke II
The Japanese part of the title of the Baraduke sequel, meaning “Big Assault Machine Gun Vessel”, refers to the contraption piloted by …
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 2
The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 2 – Yakuza, Robots and the PC Engine – by John Szczepaniak …
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Stalker: Call Of Pripyat (COP) was to be the last S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game after GSC ceased development of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 in 2012. COP took the X-Ray …
