Dun Darach
Gargoyle’s second adventure game was initially based on Lewis Caroll’s The Hunting of the Snark. Interviews from as late as 1987 …
Heavy on the Magick
With their instantly recognizable style, the first three Gargoyle graphic adventure games each take a different approach to the same …
Tenchi wo Kurau (Game Boy)
Despite many sources claiming that Tenchi wo Kurau for Game Boy is a port of the NES original, it’s actually a totally …
Kuri Kinton
Taito’s 1988 side-scrolling beat-em-up/platformer Kuri Kinton is, for all intents and purposes, a rehash of Irem’s seminal Kung Fu Master AKA Spartan X, that had …
Tir Na Nog
The games industry has changed quite a bit in the past thirty years. While today’s biggest blockbusters are the work …
Consuming Shadow, The
The horror stylings of H.P. Lovecraft have had a massive influence on the horror genre at large. Countless works channel …
Enduro Racer
Released in 1986, Yu Suzuki’s follow up to Hang-On is… well, it’s “Hang-On on dirt bikes”. Enduro Racer uses the same underlying technology as the …
Blood & Magic
1996 was a rich year for PC real-time strategy games. The seminal Warcraft: Orcs and Humans had been released in 1994, refining …
Cat and the Coup, The
In the early 1950s, a progressive political leader named Mohammad Mosaddegh was democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. His administration’s …
Mr. Pibb: The 3D Interactive Game
For as long as video games have existed, there have been games based on the food and drink you’ve probably …
Ninja Golf
By the late 80’s and onwards into the early 90’s, ninjas were an unquestionable part of pop cultures. From an …
