Commander Keen
In the early 90s, PC gaming on IBM DOS-based computers was mostly left to things like simulation and strategy games. …
Chaos Wars
The video game industry can be a funny place sometimes. Consider the focus-grouped phenomenon of the “crossover” game, which recruits …
Slap Fight / ALCON
Slap Fight, also known as ALCON (“Allied League of Cosmic Nations”) in North America, is Toaplan’s second shoot-em-up. The story takes place in the …
Tiger-Heli
Toaplan (東亜プラン) was one of the most prolific developers of shooters during its golden age. While many of their earlier …
Jazz Jackrabbit
In early 1994, the Sonic the Hedehog series was a worldwide phenomenon, especially with its recently released third game. Even before then, …
V-Five / Grind Stormer
V-Five, sometimes called V-V and also known as Grind Stormer, was one of Toaplan’s later games. It was programmed by Tsuneki Ikeda, who …
Burn: Cycle
Generally regarded as one of, if not the best, games on the Philips CDi, Burn: Cycle is a combination of …
Fighters Destiny
Fighters Destiny was released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, a system lacking in key genres such as fighters, shoot-em-ups and …
Big Trouble in Little China
Kurt Russell is a phenomenal actor, starring in various comedies in the 1970s before making a string of awesome action …
Astérix (NES/GB/SNES)
It’s almost amazing to think about, but Astérix games had been steadily released since the early ’80s, yet it would …
Astérix (SMS)
1991 would turn out to be a great year for Astérix, as he wasn’t honored with just one great video …
Goof Troop
Although there hasn’t been a new Higemaru game since 1987, Capcom didn’t completely forget about it. In 1993, they produced and released …
