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Dolphin Blue

Dolphin Blue is a bit of an oddity. Developed and published by Sammy for their Atomiswave hardware, it’s a run-n-gun arcade

F-Zero

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series F-Zero

What’s faster than F-1? Even though F-Zero is part of Nintendo’s long list of franchises that are only dug out from their

BloodNet

BloodNet, a neo-futuristic RPG/point-and-click hybrid developed and published by Microprose, is something of an anomaly in the cyberpunk genre. It’s

Ancient Domains of Mystery

Ancardia is a fantasy world not unlike other fantasy worlds: it has elves who’re long-lived experts in magic and archery,

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Cast of the Seven Godsends

Raven Travel Studios was founded in 2011 by three people (programmer, artist and music composer) from Italy’s indie gaming scene

Techno Cop

Throughout the 1980s, gory violence in video games was very limited. The controversial 1976 arcade classic Death Race had players

Tomba!

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Tomba

Tokuro Fujiwara was one of Capcom’s most respected (and feared) employees. A graduate of Osaka Designers’ College, Fujiwara was recruited

Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Tomba

The sequel to Tomba!, subtitled The Evil Swine Returns, improves on a few important points. Most strikingly, the sprites have been replaced

Donkey Kong Land III

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Donkey Kong Country

The third Donkey Kong Land had two releases, one for regular Game Boy and the other for Game Boy Color that was

Mega Man Legends 2

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Mega Man Legends

The numbered sequel marks a return to form as the player is put back into Mega Man Volnutt’s boots. With

Soma

Warning: Soma is one of these games that are the more effective the less you know about them going in. This review

Trauma Center: Second Opinion

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Trauma Center

Second Opinion is somewhere between a remake and an expansion of Under the Knife. The most notable change, of course, is the

Trauma Center: Under the Knife

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Trauma Center

The unveiling and release of the DS, and later the Wii, was an exciting and anxious time for Nintendo and

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