Dead or Alive Paradise
You’d think it would be rather embarrassing to play a game like Dead or Alive Xtreme in public, but nonetheless Tecmo eventually …
Smart Ball
Game Freak’s ambitious initial title was followed up by a much more standard platformer. Funny enough, it was also one …
Jelly Boy 2
In 1994 Game Freak decided to expand upon its earlier slime platformer, taking the same mechanics with an entirely new …
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong. The name alone has a particular resonance far beyond gaming culture. Before there were “gamers”, at least as …
HG101 Presents: The Unofficial Guide to Konami Shooters
Cover artwork by Rusty Shackles Shoot the core! Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: The Unofficial Guide to Konami Shooters includes 154 pages with full …
Ninja Gaiden II (NES)
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos takes place shortly after the events of the first game. Ryu has defeated …
Metal Morph
Origin Systems is a company that made video game history not only with its seminal Ultima franchise, but also with their long-lived …
Adventures of Lomax, The
The lemmings have starred in numerous games, on tons of consoles and computer platforms. They’ve had a reasonably smooth transition …
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu Hen
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu Hen is a follow-up to Bandai’s equally awful Ougon Densetsu, released less than a year after the …
