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This entry is part 3 of 2 in the series Valkyrie

The third title in the Valkyrie series, strangely, doesn’t actually star Valkyrie. Instead, it focuses on Krino Xandra, the second

Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller

Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller was the product of the burgeoning multimedia era in the mid-90s. PCs were finally infiltrating the

Final Zone (Genesis)

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Final Zone

While Telenet released its official sequel to Final Zone, the by now independent Wolf Team was working on this spin-off. While

Valis IV (PC Engine)

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Valis

Over the course of three games, the Valis series had gotten a bit narratively stale. Each time another demon of the week

Valis III

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series Valis

Another Valis game, another threat to peace in the Dream World. This time it’s the dictator of the newly introduced World of

Desperado 2

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Gun.Smoke

In 1991 Topo Soft granted its Gun.Smoke clone something the original never got: A numbered sequel. After the surprisingly decent rip-off/ports follows

Desperado

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Gun.Smoke

Even before Capcom themselves ported Gun.Smoke for home use, several computer systems saw a release of the game in Europe. Prolific Spanish

Wanted / Outlaw

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Gun.Smoke

Infogrames’ Wanted was another blatant clone of Gun.Smoke, but unlike Desperado, it wasn’t officially adopted into the franchise. Yet its hardly distinguishable from its

Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey and Donald

Next to Sega, the company who had the biggest success with licensed Disney video games were Capcom. Whereas Sega pitted

Super Ninja-kun

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Ninja Jajamaru-kun

An update of the original arcade games, Super Ninja-kun features improved 16-bit graphics, a much larger variety of stages, boss battles, dashing

Ninja-kun: Ashura no Shou

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Ninja Jajamaru-kun

The arcade sequel takes the gameplay of Ninja-kun and greatly expands on it. Although there are still many stages where you simply

Ninja-kun

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series Ninja Jajamaru-kun

Few are aware of it, but Ninja Jajamaru-kun was one of Jaleco’s most prolific franchises back in the Famicom days. The stubby

Syd of Valis

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series Valis

Valis SD is a weird release. It’s essentially Valis II, but it’s one of these Japanese games where they like to draw

Virtual On Marz

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Virtual On

Sega tried to take the series in a different direction with Virtual On Marz, which is essentially a home port of Virtual

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