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- …
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 …
