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Romancia

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Dragon Slayer

Romancia, a side scrolling action adventure initially released in 1986, is the third of Falcom’s Dragon Slayer line, which were all designed

Recca

Most of the shooter competition games of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s used a similar template – a score

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

This entry is part 2 of 19 in the series Ys

The third Ys game takes a cue from Zelda II and flings the series in a side scrolling perspective. As a result, many fans

Ys Book I & II

This entry is part 1 of 19 in the series Ys

Falcom was one of the biggest players in the 1980s Japanese PC RPG scene, particularly with immense breakout hits like

Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Maniac Mansion

Maniac Mansion was, of course, a decent success and began a steady stream of adventure games from Lucasfilm, including Zak

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

This entry is part 8 of 18 in the series Dragon Quest

Five years is a long time in the world in video games – it’s basically the entire span of a

Rocket Knight

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Sparkster

Sparkster disappeared into the background after the 16-bit era, with his presence relegated to a handful of cameos. However, it

Thunder Fox

In 1987, Taito released The Ninja Warriors, an action game where the player slowly strolls forward and fends off hordes

Maniac Mansion

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Maniac Mansion

The graphic adventure genre was born from text adventures – Colossal Cave begat Infocom’s Zork which begat Sierra’s Mystery House.

Steins;Gate 0

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Steins;Gate

It’s impossible to talk about Steins;Gate 0 without spoiling one of the major aspects of the original game. It’s something like an

Steins;Gate

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Steins;Gate

Steins;Gate is a visual novel that was originally released in Japan in 2009 on the Xbox 360, then ported to practically

Power Drift

Sega’s Power Drift is a go-kart racing game, and one of many arcade titles to use Sega’s Super Scaler technology to emulate

Dragon Slayer

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Dragon Slayer

“Dragon Slayer is unlike any other game you have played on your computer!” Falcom’s Dragon Slayer is one of Japan’s first action

Strider

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Strider

Capcom’s Strider series is set in the future, a time of the Striders, an elite group of counter-terrorists working to

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