Year: 2017

September 25, 2017

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Wonder Boy

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair is a departure from both the previous games, but like Monster Land, blends two seemingly …

September 25, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Bubsy

It was a tough time for platforming games back in the 16-bit era. Mario, the little guy who revolutionized the …

September 25, 2017

Spanish developer Locomalito has been releasing 8- and 16-bit inspired retro games since 2008, from just around the time when …

September 24, 2017

It’s easy to admire Legend Entertainment, simply for fighting the good fight. The purchase of Infocom by Activision in 1989 …

September 24, 2017

Techno Soleil was a small start-up company during the PlayStation era, and their first game Gaia Seed is a simple sprite-based 2D …

September 24, 2017

Released in 1991, IGS/Alfa Systems’ Sinistron quickly got lost in the crowd both in Japan and in the US, due …

September 24, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Sparkster

Sparkster was Konami’s entry into the overcrowded “xtreme rodent” market. He’s an opossum, but you can barely tell since he’s …

September 24, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 15 in the series Gradius

Konami’s first original shoot-em-up was the arcade game Scramble. While Scramble saw a follow-up called Super Cobra, a different project …

September 24, 2017

Space Harrier‘s release in 1985 was followed by many imitators. Their quality is as varied as their settings, running the …

September 24, 2017

While the NES was on its way out in 1991 thanks to the advent of the SNES, games were still …