Year: 2017

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September 15, 2017

Final Zone

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Final Zone

Prior to being absorbed by Namco and becoming the “Tales of…” machine, when it was still part of Telenet’s entourage, …

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September 15, 2017

VVVVVV

VVVVVV is one of the best 2D platformers to arise since the end of the 16-bit era. It is eloquent in …

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September 15, 2017

Clock Tower (Super Famicom)

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Clock Tower

The ever-popular survival horror genre has seen a many entries since the ’80s. Ranging from interactive horror novellas to innovative …

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September 15, 2017

Gimmick!

Gimmick!, a late generation Famicom title from Sunsoft, is almost ridiculously adorable. In the short comic included in the game, …

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September 15, 2017

Batsugun

Batsugun marks both an end and a new beginning for the shoot-em-up genre – it was the last shooter developed by …

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September 15, 2017

Syndicate

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Syndicate

How does one take over the world, exactly? Legions upon legions of spy films and role playing games have suggested …

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September 14, 2017

Illusion of Gaia

Illusion of Gaia can be called the oddball of the Quintet “trilogy” of SNES action-RPGs. Where Soul Blazer, Terranigma and Granstream Saga all have fairly patterned gameplay …

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September 14, 2017

Soul Blazer

One “series” that really slipped under the radar when it was released, but has since acquired a quite large fandom, …

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September 14, 2017

Mission: Impossible (NES)

Americans are practically required by law to have at least heard of Mission: Impossible at some point in their lives. …

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September 14, 2017

Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou

This entry is part 3 of 15 in the series Gradius

Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (“Gofer’s Ambition”), called Vulcan Venture in Europe, upgrades almost everything from the original game, and …