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Shuujin e no Pert-em-Hru

Imagine being an 18 years old Japanese guy on a fun and relaxing group-vacationto Egypt with your friends. You studied

Interview: The Ten Year Quest for the Definitive Book of JRPGs

The kind folks over at Language at Play have posted an interview with me about Bitmap Books’ A Guide to

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 590: PowerSlave

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the weird console version of Lobotomy Software’s 1996 FPS.

Humankind

Sid Meier’s Civilization has not only been a household brand for decades, but has also become the de facto benchmark

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 589: Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the third entry in WayForward’s beloved series.

Eternal Darkness

Nintendo has cultivated a family friendly image throughout the company’s existence. Even as they tried to soften that image during

Buck Up and Drive

Sometimes a game comes along with a concept so crazy, it’s hard not to be impressed. Case in point, Buck

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 588: The Divide: Enemies Within

MARCHROIDVANIA RESUMES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this PS1 love letter to Metroid.

Wanted: Dead

Imagine. Mixing the world of action games and shooters. Gory, stylish, probably a bit janky and incredibly Japanese. Misplaced in

Final Legacy

Old video games introduced many of the basic concepts and genres that are still used today, which were refined over

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 587: Batman Forever (Arcade)

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the craziest, most visually confusing Batman game ever made.

Lunistice

The 3D platforming genre has experienced a resurgence since the mid 2010s, thanks in no small part to the efforts

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 586: Headlander

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Double Fine’s 2016 metroidvania inspired by 1970s sci-fi. And also your head pops off and flies around.

Frogun

As we’re currently in a retro revival trend for fifth gen console games, specifically platformers, there’s no shortage of options

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