Shoujo Kakumei Utena
While nostalgia for the 1990s has become a cliche over the years, for anime, it feels at least somewhat appropriate. …
Binary Land
Although Hudson Soft may no longer be in the limelight these days, there’s definitely something to be said for their …
Night Striker
Sega’s Super Scaler games from the mid-80s were (and still are) graphical masterpieces, able to show off extremely smooth 3D …
Galactic Storm
Sega’s Galaxy Force II, released in 1988, was the culmination of their Super Scaler line of the games, using their …
Double Dragon Neon
The Double Dragon franchise has been passed around to more developers than most people would even bother to count throughout …
J. J. Squawkers
Athena is a company that fits the definition of “middle-in-the-line”. It was founded in July 1987, and stayed in the …
Gotcha Force
by Trace Wysaske In 2002, an unprecedented collaboration was formed between two gaming giants with the announcement of the Capcom …
Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger!
The NES had a surprising number of RPGs in its catalogue. Not as many as its counterpart the Famicom but …
Tengai Makyou: The Apocalypse IV
The death of the PC-FX, plus assorted development issues, essentially spelled the end of the planned third Tengai Makyou game. …
Battle of Olympus, The
Greek mythology is full of exciting heroes, treacherous gods, and gross monsters. The Battle of Olympus, the first original title …
Soukyuugurentai
One of the coolest moments of Taito’s Rayforce (hilariously also known as Layer Section, also known as Galactic Attack, also known as Gunlock) was when …
