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Ghost Sweeper Mikami

First published in 1991, in Weekly Shounen Sunday, GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!! (or “Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle!!”,

HG101 Guide to Shoot-em-ups Vol. 2 and Metroid/Kid Icarus Digest in latest Storybundle!

HG101 Presents The Guide to Shoot-em-ups Vol. 2 and HG101 Digest Vol 7: Metroid and Kid Icarus are available in

Ironclad

Developer Saurus worked as a second-party subsidiary of SNK for the Neo Geo and probably is most famous for its

Sigma Star Saga

Today WayForward Technologies is most famous for Shantae and other quality releases and reboots. In 2005, however, WayForward had not

Warlock

In 1989, Warlock, a fantasy horror film directed by Steve Minerand starring Julian Sands as the titular warlock, saw the

Puggsy

Initially released in June 1993 in PAL territories for the Genesis (with a Sega CD port the following November and

Santa Claus Jr. Advance

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Santa Claus

Released just over a year later for the still recent Game Boy Advance, Santa Claus Jr. Advance is quite different

Santa Claus Junior

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Santa Claus

German developer NEON Software is perhaps best known for their PS2 cult title Legend of Kay, but they were also

Daze Before Christmas

In the early 90s, Norwegian developer Funcom made their trade with licensed platformers based on animated films (Disney’s Pocahontas, A

Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon

Though it was made with good intentions and was, by some accounts, successful at educating children about diabetes, Captain Novolin

Hydra Castle Labyrinth

It doesn’t get much discussion nowadays, but gaming as a whole has a lot to thank Konami’s Maze of Galious

Grapple Force Rena

There just seems to be something special about grappling hook mechanics that many people really like. Being able to grab

Calico

Video games are about many kinds of experiences. Some are about challenge. Some are about competition. Some are about experiencing

Tangle Tower

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Detective Grimoire

Five years after Vian brothers tried bringing Detective Grimoire into the commercial indie world, we finally have a sequel. They’ve

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