Category: Feature
Critical Path
Critical Path is a game that initially was an impressive demonstration of new technology, but had few redeeming qualities after the …
Goat Simulator
Goat Simulator is a joke. A deliberate kusoge. It also wasn’t meant to be sold to the public. After making their …
Hana no Star Kaidou
In the Famicom game Hana no Star Kaidou, you take on the roles of two fictional musicians – Moeta Hatano and …
Super Monkey Daibouken
“Nagai tabi ga hajimaru…” (“The long journey begins…”) proclaims the opening text of Super Monkey Daibouken. And boy, are they …
Corpse Killer
Corpse Killer is another largely insufferable FMV game from the creative Digital Pictures team, who were nothing if not prolific. …
Pray for Death
The PC was never really known for its selection of fighting games, and there’s a few reasons for that. For …
BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles
BCV, short for Battle Construction Vehicles, and known as Kensetsu Juuki Kenka Battle: Buchigire Kongou! in its native Japan, embraces …
Gordo 106: The Mutated Lab Monkey
The golden era of the late 70s and early 80s was ruled by Atari, with them and other publishers often …
Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport
Back in the mid ’90s, fighting games had reached their peak of popularity, and every major developer had at least …
Ryu Umemoto (Interview)
Growing up being a polite young boy, there were few things on my juvenile mind. Like every child fortunate enough …
Shooter Minigames of Tokimeki Memorial
The cool thing about the Tokimeki Memorial games is that they’re absolutely densely packed with content – since there are …
Richard Garriott (Interview)
Interview with Richard Garriott Richard Garriott, aka Shamino Salle Dacil, aka Don Shamino, aka Lord British, original author of Ultima …
Arena: Maze of Death
Given the subtitle Maze of Death for its US release, Arena may have an isometric perspective and dystopian future like Shadowrun, but mechanically it …