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B-Wings

B-Wings (which stands for “Battle Wings”) is an early vertical shoot-em-up from Data East. As the title suggests, the main

Liar Princess and the Blind Prince, The

Nippon Ichi’s The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is sort of similar to Nippon Ichi’s 2013 Vita/Windows game htoL#NiQ:

Trojan

In 1984, Irem developed Kung Fu Master, the arcade game that more or less established the “walk forward and beat

Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Commando

It took them nearly twenty years, but in 2008, Capcom dug up the Commando license and published a new entry in the

Mercs

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Commando

Many of the games released in the wake of Commando borrowed themes from American action movies – Ikari Warriors was

Hyper Light Drifter

With the indie game renaissance, one of the favorite subgenres of developers has been the Metroidvania, otherwise known as a

Commando

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Commando

Throughout the late 80s and early 90s, one of the more popular arcade subgenres was the “overhead run-and-gun”. They featured

Xerd no Densetsu (Japanese Video Game Obscurity)

This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put out a whole book about them, which is available

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series Wonder Boy

The title Monster Boy is a combination of Monster World and Wonder Boy, but in spite of the smashed together

Star Ocean: The Second Story

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Star Ocean

The original Star Ocean was released in the twilight days of the Super Famicom’s life, with the PlayStation having already

Star Ocean

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Star Ocean

Telenet was an interesting company, that got started in the mid-80s developing computer software, and then riding the wave of

Dusk

Dusk is part of trend of nostalgic, indie-developed first person shooters, which aims to recapture the genre’s glory days back

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Final Fantasy Tactics

After the release of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance in 2003, the world of Ivalice become important to the core franchise,

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Final Fantasy Tactics

Final Fantasy Tactics was a huge success, though Yasumi Matsuno and his crew changed gears for their next title, the

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