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 …
Hungry Ghosts
Developed by Japanese software house Deep Space – previously responsible for the survival horror game Extermination – and designed by their founder …
Depth Dwellers
Everybody and their mother had to put out a first person shooter after id Software’s Wolfenstein 3D and Doom hit the gaming scene. Some …
Diet Go Go
One year after the coin-op’s appearance, Data East developed an arcade-only sequel, Diet Go Go. It’s not actually a continuation of …
Vanguard II
In 1984, SNK released a sequel to Vanguard. As was to be expected, graphics and sound have been improved – it …
Dashin’ Desperadoes
The same year as Spinmaster, Data East would release another game using the same characters. It’s kind of strange they …
Last Mission
Last Mission is another long forgotten Data East game. This one is a take on overhead shooters like Thunder Force, Vanguard II, and Time …
