Light and Shadows: Wolfenstein II Visual Glitches
Wolfenstein II begins with hero BJ Blazkowicz having survived a near death experience, and awakens in an extremely crippled state. …
Don’t Believe Famitsu’s Lies – Final Fantasy Tactics’ Black Book
The Genji equipment is a series of samurai-themed weapons and armor found in most of the Final Fantasy games. In the PS1 …
Vampire: Master of Darkness
One look at Vampire: Master of Darkness (or In the Wake of Vampire, depending on which version you’re playing) and …
Grave Rivalry – The Fate of Competing Video Game Heroes
Most video game publishers kept friendly relationships with each other, rarely referencing or parodying other games or characters other than …
Dark Seed II
Dark Seed II picks up a year after the ending of the original. Mike has had the good sense to …
Gleylancer
It’s always rather nice when developers try to give shooters a storyline. Gleylancer, released only in Japan for the Mega …
Happy Halloween 2017 from HG101
Every year we post a series of spooky articles around this time of year. We actually have a whole ton …
Metroid Omoroid – Metroid II’s Commercial Catch Copy
In Japan, video games are often sold with “catch copy”, memorable phrases that are the equivalent to Hollywood movie taglines. …
Dust: An Elysian Tail
One of the most beautiful elements of the indie scene is that you get games by people who normally wouldn’t …
Mega Man (Series Introduction)
Since the release of Vulgus in 1984, Capcom had steadily built its legacy as a major publisher and developer in the arcades. …
Welcome to the new HG101!
Well, it’s been a long time coming, but HG101 has finally joined the 21st century with modern web design and …
Tokyo Xanadu
The first thing to address about Tokyo Xanadu is the title. The game was published in Japan in 2015, thirty …
