Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
Amidst the legions of ninja-themed video games released during the ’80s, Irem had an interesting idea – what if they …
Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck, The
Even though Sega had already put out the Genesis and seeing great success with it, the Master System had a …
Escape From Hell
The old days of computer RPGs were mostly dominated by the fantasy genre, with titles such as Ultima, and Might and Magic being …
Metal Slug 7 / XX
The initial announcement of Metal Slug 7 on the Nintendo DS was a stake to the heart of 2D lovers anywhere. In …
Colonel’s Bequest, The
Envisioned by Roberta Williams, Laura Bow is the star of a short lived series that draws from classic mystery novels. …
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
In the late ’90s, the adventure game genre was dying. LucasArts’ fantastic Grim Fandango had more or less flopped, Sierra’s latest entries …
Beast Within, The: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery picks up roughly a year after the end of the first game. Gabriel has …
Psycho-Nics Oscar
Ever wonder how the Gradius power-up bar would work outside of a side-scrolling shooter? Konami eventually stuck it in the …
Last Action Hero
Released in the summer of 1993, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Last Action Hero opened to tepid reception, both critically and commercially. Simultaneously inhabiting a …
Cladun: This is an RPG!
Cladun: This is an RPG! is a unique game that lies in an interstice of retro sensibilities and modern complexity. After …
Ninja Baseball Bat Man
by Jeff “Kamatacci” Browning – June 16, 2007 The early 90s was a great time for America’s favorite pastime: the …
Shadow Hearts
If there’s one thing the video game community can always be relied on to do, it’s second-guessing itself, often in …
Flame Zapper Kotsujin
For the most part, NEC’s PC-9801 platform was largely known for strategy games, RPGs and visual novels. While there are …
