All posts by Kurt Kalata

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Dragon Warrior’s Forgotten Prophet

The manual of the original Dragon Quest / Warrior mentions a great prophet, called Mutsuheta (ムツヘタ) in Japanese and Mahetta

The Anime Influence of Side Arms

Side Arms sits in the middle of Capcom’s loose “Flying Guy” trilogy. While not particularly obscure, it’s generally not as

Iron Meat

Konami’s Contra series showed obvious influence from R-rated movies like Predator, Aliens, and Rambo, but the games were still fundamentally

Beyond Shadowgate (2024)

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series ICOM MacVentures

While the ICOM MacVenture series may have begun on the Macintosh, it’s fair to say that most gamers experienced them

Shadow of the Ninja Reborn

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Shadow of the Ninja

Tengo Project is a small team consisting of developers who worked on Natsume’s 8/16-bit titles and have been remaking their

Haunted Castle Revisited

Originally released in arcades, Haunted Castle has long been regarded as one of the worst Castlevania games, thanks in no

Finger Flashing

Finger Flashing (ふぃんがあ ふらっしんぐ ) Developer: Affect Release Date: 1999 Platforms: PlayStation This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put

HG101 State of the Union 2024 – It’s our 20th Year Anniversary!

Here’s a look at some of our recent and upcoming projects! HG101 Presents: Sega Console Classics Vol. 1 It’s been

Parasol Stars

Like its subtitle states, Taito’s Parasol Stars is a spinoff of Bubble Bobble, much like Rainbow Islands before it. You

Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken

Lightning Legend: Daigo no Daibouken (ライトニングレジェンド 大悟の大冒険) Developer: Konami Release Date: 1996 Platforms: PlayStation This review was originally published in

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