All posts by Kurt Kalata

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Eric the Unready

It’s easy to admire Legend Entertainment, simply for fighting the good fight. The purchase of Infocom by Activision in 1989

Rocket Knight Adventures

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Sparkster

Sparkster was Konami’s entry into the overcrowded “xtreme rodent” market. He’s an opossum, but you can barely tell since he’s

Gradius

This entry is part 1 of 17 in the series Gradius

Konami’s first original shoot-em-up was the arcade game Scramble. While Scramble saw a follow-up called Super Cobra, a different project

Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Alex Kidd

For Alex’s last adventure, Sega tossed him back to the 8-bit Master System and decided to fuse him with one

Alex Kidd in Miracle World

This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Alex Kidd

Sega was a rather pitiable entity when it came to the Master System. They had no market share, their advertising

Fantasy Zone (Game Gear)

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Fantasy Zone

Unlike most Game Gear ports, Fantasy Zone Gear isn’t just a miniaturized version of the arcade/SMS game. Rather, it’s a completely new

Galactic Protector

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Fantasy Zone

Galactic Protector is another spin-off that has little to do with Fantasy Zone, but features  Opa-Opa in the starring role.

Fantasy Zone: The Maze

This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series Fantasy Zone

Fantasy Zone: The Maze is a strange amalgamation of Fantasy Zone and Pac-Man. It’s a concept that actually works out

Radix: Beyond the Void

Back in the mid-90s, when first person shooters were known merely as “Doom clones”, the shareware scene was flooded with titles

Syndicate Wars

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Syndicate

Syndicate Wars follows the basic plotline established in American Revolt – Eurocorp has taken over the globe and installed each of its citizens

Cadash

It’s hard to underestimate the impact that Dragon Quest and Wizardry had on the Japanese video game landscape. Beyond the clones that flooded the

Growl

There’s something fascinating about the rather twisted morals of 80s action movies. If the cause was strong enough, any kind

Denjin Makai

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Denjin Makai

The recognized timeline of beat-em-ups started with Renegade, moved through Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Final Fight, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and ends up

Toonstruck

Drew Blanc is miserable. Despite being an immensely talented animator working on one of the most popular cartoons of its

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