Hardcore Gaming 101 – Page 227 – Promoting the culture of video games

September 27, 2017

Lionheart

The German development house Thalion remains fairly well remembered for its Amberstar / Ambermoon RPG duo, but the fact that they also made one …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Inca

South American history tells us that the Inca Empire was brought down by Spanish conquistadors. What the history books won’t …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Fantasy Zone

Fantasy Zone II and Fantasy Zone Gear weren’t bad by any means, but they both ran on hardware quite inferior to the original …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Alone in the Dark

Surfing on the success of the first game, Infogrames wanted to take a new direction with the franchise. Looking at …

September 27, 2017

Westone’s Wonder Boy series is a completely disorganized mess. That being said, it also contains some of the best action-adventure games ever …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 12 of 38 in the series Mega Man

After Mega Man 9 made such a big splash for retro fans, Capcom was highly eager to follow up their success with …

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This entry is part 6 of 14 in the series Shinobi

The Cyber Shinobi (or as noted on the title screen, Shinobi Part 2) sounds like it should be an amazing …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Montezuma's Revenge

In the Golden Age of video games, there was no shortage of opportunities to explore the ruins of ancient civilizations. …

September 27, 2017

People love to lament about how unoriginal the gaming landscape is, and how everything is a clone of a clone. …

September 27, 2017

This entry is part 5 of 14 in the series Shinobi

Widely regarded as the best in the series, Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master takes everything that made The …