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Video Game References in Manga

Manga, anime, and video games are intrinsically tried as Japanese pop culture, so it makes sense that they’d often cross

Freedom Planet 2

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Freedom Planet

When it comes to the retro indie scene, more often than not, the inspiration generally comes from Nintendo and the

Second Samurai, The (Genesis)

Check out our podcast on The Second Samurai! The First Samurai was an interesting, if not always fondly remembered action

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 645: Die Hard Arcade

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Sega’s polygonal arcade beat-em-up that was based on Die Hard and then became a Die Hard.

Legend of Nayuta, The: Boundless Trails

Though Japanese developer Nihon Falcom was long known by RPG fans for their work on Ys, Sorcerian and many popular RPGs, the

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 644: NeoQuest II

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank what Google claims is the “underrated NeoPets RPG.” Impressive if true!

Wibarm

Wibarm is the lovechild of Game Arts’ Thexder and Falcom’s Xanadu, two of the most popular games in the mid-1980s

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis

This entry is part 4 of 11 in the series Sherlock Holmes (Frogwares)

Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis, originally released as Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin, is yet another crossover game in Frogwares eclectic flagship

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 643: Time Crisis & Xexex

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Ridge Racer of light gun games and the Xexex of late Konami shoot-em-ups.

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2006)

This entry is part 3 of 11 in the series Sherlock Holmes (Frogwares)

Thing changed up for the third game. Things changed up a lot. Returning to the first person perspective, Sherlock Holmes:

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