Gradius IV
The subtitle of Gradius IV, Fukkatsu, means “resurrection”. It signaled the return of Gradius to the arcades, seeing that ten …
Gofer no Yabou: Episode II
The first level in Gofer no Yabou: Episode II consists of a series of flaming suns, capping off with a …
Gradius 2 / Nemesis ’90 Kai
The first sequel to Gradius appeared exclusively on MSX computers. It’s called Gradius 2 (or Nemesis 2 in Europe), not …
Super Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone II and Fantasy Zone Gear weren’t bad by any means, but they both ran on hardware quite inferior to the original …
Cyber Shinobi, The
The Cyber Shinobi (or as noted on the title screen, Shinobi Part 2) sounds like it should be an amazing …
Gain Ground
People love to lament about how unoriginal the gaming landscape is, and how everything is a clone of a clone. …
Shinobi III
Widely regarded as the best in the series, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master takes everything that made The …
Altered Beast
Altered Beast – or Jyuuouki (“Chronicles of the Beast King“ in Japan) – is something of a Sega classic, owing …
Week of Garfield, A
Licensed games have a reputation to be terrible, especially licensed Famicom games, and A Week of Garfield is no exception. It …
Lone Ranger, The
In the later days of the NES, Konami developed a number of licensed games specifically for the American market. Some …
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
A drastic departure from the original, Wonder Boy in Monster Land thrusts our hero into a medieval world, and replaces …
