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Time and Eternity

Early in development and up to its release, the most unique thing to Time and Eternity‘s name was its novel aesthetic.

Elemental Gearbolt

One of the rare non-Namco light gun games worth playing on the PlayStation, taking place in a fantasy world and featuring a vaguely RPG-esque leveling system.

Legend of the Mystical Ninja

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Ganbare Goemon / Mystical Ninja

The first 16-bit Goemon title was also the first to be released in America and Europe. As the game begins,

Hellsinker

A ridiculously deep doujin shoot-em-up, whose mechanics resemble that of Battle Garegga by the way of Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun.

Zelda’s Adventure

One of the most annoying misconceptions perpetuated in video games is that Zelda’s Adventure on CDi is better than the

Zombie Nation

What happens when a giant orange disembodied samurai head tears up the United States of America in a quest to

Xeodrifter

As the Metroidvania genre continues to thrive, developers must progressively put more work into making their game stand out among

Xexyz

Xexyz (pronounced “zeks-iz”) unfortunately bears one of the worst titles in the NES library. Publisher Hudson Soft apparently didn’t know

Mercenary Force

Mercenary Force is a 2D hori shmup for the monochrome Game Boy. It falls under the same broad classification of

Youkai Club

Youkai Club is an action/platformer game developed by TOSE and published by Jaleco in May of 1987. This was just

Yume Nikki

    Yume Nikki (“Dream Diary”) was created entirely by the somewhat anonymous Japanese developer Kikiyama with RPG Maker. While

Yumimi Mix

ADD PASSWORDS TEXT FILE On December 4, 1988, NEC released the PC Engine CD, thus beginning the wave of CD

Wonder Project J

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Wonder Project J

  The origin of the “raising sim” is difficult to determine, but it’s probably traceable to Little Computer People in

Xenogears

  Stand tall and shake the heavens! Released in 1998, Square’s underrated RPG Xenogears is the product of two mostly

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