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Mortal Kombat (1992)

This entry is part 2 of 17 in the series Mortal Kombat

Somewhere on a far away island, a secretive martial arts tournament has been held for the last 500 years. The

Mortal Kombat (Introduction)

This entry is part 1 of 17 in the series Mortal Kombat

At the start of the 1990s, Street Fighter II was the absolute king of the then fledgling fighting game genre. Sure, they

Rogue Legacy

The Roguelike. Named after the 1980 computer game Rogue, a subset of role-playing games where a lone adventurer wanders through a

Magical Taluluto-kun

Magical Taluluto-kun was a manga first published in Weekly Shounen Jump starting in 1988 and running until 1992. With a premise not unlike The

Mercenary Kings

Tribute Games is one of several independent game companies looking to carve their notch in virtual history, and they seem

Pink Sweets ~Ibara Sorekara~

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Ibara

The release of Ibara was met with a rather mixed reception. Fans of Battle Garegga loved it, but most of the Cave fan base,

Jetsons, The: Invasion of the Planet Pirates / Youkai Buster

The major problem many licensed property-based video games have is applicability. In many cases, it’s akin to forcing a square

Doki Doki Penguin Land

It seems weird, looking back at Doki Doki Penguin Land now. Hisao Oguchi inherited the presidency over Sega Corporation in 2003, and

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Lufia

Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals for the Nintendo DS is a complete overhaul of Lufia II, less of a remake and more

7th Saga, The

The early nineties were an interesting time for the Japanese RPG. Final Fantasy had already been around for a few years, but

Destruction Carnival

If you’ve been around the internet long enough, you might remember a program from way back when known as Klik N’

Legions of Ashworld

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Lords of Midnight

Legions of Ashworld is a Lords of Midnight clone created by Jure Rogelj, the man behind the graphics of The Midnight Engine and the more

Midnight/MU

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Lords of Midnight

The Warhorns are sounded! Arise, Arise! Now for brave deeds and brave hearts… Sometime around 2002, programmer Jean-Yves Rouffiac attempted

Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Lords of Midnight

For the Moonprince, for Midnight and the Free! Years after Shareth was defeated, Luxor – now an old man –

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