Do Dutch Wives Dream of Electric Eels? (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Most computer RPGs in the early days (and even in the modern era) are based around some fantasy or swords …
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
Much like the introduction to the first Otogi, the player sees a scrolling overview of the story so far. It speaks …
Dead or Alive (Introduction / Characters)
There’s no shortage of violent conflict in video games, and misplaced titillation is also offered in abundance, but few franchises …
Nester’s Funky Bowling
It’s hard to measure the scope of influence the long-running magazine Nintendo Power had on the US video game market. Though it …
Monster Maulers
When people think of Konami’s arcade titles, they tend to think (with good reason) of their famous licensed beat-em-ups – Teenage …
Otogi: Myth of Demons
Otogi, as a series, was one of From Software’s most wonderful creations. Having released such incredible and groundbreaking titles such …
Cloud Master
For the most part, there is little remarkable about Chuuka Taisen, which translates to “Great Wizard of the Middle Kingdom”, …
Mario & Wario
The mouse controller for the Super Nintendo is seen as synonymous with Mario Paint. This is pretty much a given as …
Mindseeker
1988 and 1989 were very strange years for video games. For whatever reason, this period saw an odd rise in …