Category: Feature

Do Dutch Wives Dream of Electric Eels? (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Most computer RPGs in the early days (and even in the modern era) are based around some fantasy or swords …

Gokuu Densetsu: Magic Beast Warriors
Mortal Kombat had a huge influence on practically every fighting game developed in America. In the mid-90s, the market was flooded …

Dragon & Princess, The (Dark Age of JRPGs)
The Dragon & Princess ドラゴンアンドプリンセス – PC-88, FM-7 (December 1982) When people think of Koei nowadays, the first association …

Yoshiro Kimura (Interview)
Photo by Daniel Feit from Wired.com: Inside Japan’s Indie Games Fest, Where Crazy Is Mandatory Q: You love travelling and have …

Interview with Ed Del Castillo
Known for his important role in Command and Conquer’s creation, Ed Del Castillo has a very lengthy resume in the …

Shinichi Sakamoto (Interview)
Shinichi Sakamoto was a composer at Westone Bit Entertainment, creating music for several of their titles, along with some occasional …

Toshiaki Sakoda (Interview)
Toshiaki Sakoda was a composer who worked for Compile during the late 80s and early 90s. Beyond providing music to classics …

Some Games We Cannot Play (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Alright, before we can go on with the regular program, here is one issue that we need to deal with …

Seiken Densetsu (Dark Age of JRPGs)
No, this has nothing to do with Square’s popular Mana series, despite the identical Japanese title. This one was actually …

Dungeon (Dark Age of JRPGs)
Koei’s final RPG for 1983 follows the classic Ultima formula closer than any of the other games shown thus far. …