Year: 2017

October 4, 2017

Dinosaur

There are no dinosaurs in Dinosaur, a dungeon crawling RPG released by Falcom in the late 80s. The final boss is …

October 4, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Blaster Master

Despite their success in the NES era, the Japanese side of the company drifted away from many of the type …

October 4, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Blaster Master

Jason Frudnick was your normal teenaged kid living in a seemingly average suburban neighborhood, who happened to have a pet …

October 4, 2017

So, some video gamers in Venezuela who really liked anime got together, made a prototype game for a game jam, …

October 4, 2017

The late 80s and early 90s were a great time for PC gaming. It was back before 3D graphics became …

October 4, 2017

Sunsoft is one of many underappreciated developers who rose to prominence during the reign of the Nintendo Entertainment System. Somewhere …

October 4, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Rastan

Released in arcades in 1987, Taito’s Rastan was one of the best fantasy action-platformers of its time. The hero, the …

October 3, 2017

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Wonder Boy

Monster World IV is the only mainline entry in the series without the “Wonder Boy“ moniker. This actually makes total …

October 3, 2017

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Wonder Boy

The fifth Wonder Boy title (and third Monster World game) leaves behind the tale of Book, and instead concentrates on …

October 3, 2017

This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series Wonder Boy

The first Wonder Boy game created strictly for consoles, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap focuses on solid action-adventuring, and …