Category: Feature
Sonic’s Schoolhouse
It might not be entirely fair to single out an educational game for this sort of article. It’s entirely fair, …
Some More Games We Cannot Play (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Greetings! The above is actually the cover for Dragon and Princess, which we already wrote about, but we couldn’t find …
Horror Zombies from the Crypt
Horror Zombies from the Crypt – ah, if that title doesn’t spell exquisite home entertainment of the highest order. You know …
Do Dutch Wives Dream of Electric Eels? (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Most computer RPGs in the early days (and even in the modern era) are based around some fantasy or swords …
Gokuu Densetsu: Magic Beast Warriors
Mortal Kombat had a huge influence on practically every fighting game developed in America. In the mid-90s, the market was flooded …
Dragon & Princess, The (Dark Age of JRPGs)
The Dragon & Princess ドラゴンアンドプリンセス – PC-88, FM-7 (December 1982) When people think of Koei nowadays, the first association …
Yoshiro Kimura (Interview)
Photo by Daniel Feit from Wired.com: Inside Japan’s Indie Games Fest, Where Crazy Is Mandatory Q: You love travelling and have …
Interview with Ed Del Castillo
Known for his important role in Command and Conquer’s creation, Ed Del Castillo has a very lengthy resume in the …
Shinichi Sakamoto (Interview)
Shinichi Sakamoto was a composer at Westone Bit Entertainment, creating music for several of their titles, along with some occasional …
Toshiaki Sakoda (Interview)
Toshiaki Sakoda was a composer who worked for Compile during the late 80s and early 90s. Beyond providing music to classics …
Some Games We Cannot Play (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Alright, before we can go on with the regular program, here is one issue that we need to deal with …
Seiken Densetsu (Dark Age of JRPGs)
No, this has nothing to do with Square’s popular Mana series, despite the identical Japanese title. This one was actually …
Dungeon (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Koei’s final RPG for 1983 follows the classic Ultima formula closer than any of the other games shown thus far. …
Dear Esther
When approached as a game, Dear Esther is bundled frustration. A game all wandering around an abandoned island sounds like a great …
