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

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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.

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