Hardcore Gaming 101 – Page 317 – Promoting the culture of video games

January 30, 2016

Rise of Nations

In the realm of real time strategy, history has proven itself time and again a reliable subject matter. When done …

January 27, 2016

Mad Motor is a game not many have heard of, which is understandable since it wasn’t released. While games are cancelled …

January 25, 2016

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Donkey Kong Country

Being in charge of making a sequel to a hit game does not seem like an enviable task. Change too …

January 25, 2016

The shoot-em-up genre was well established in 1990, with an already rich background to draw from. Arcades were the technological …

January 25, 2016

This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Donkey Kong Country

While DKC2 was preluded by immense hype and released to glowing reviews, DKC3, conversely, had a lot of bad mojo stacked against it. …

January 25, 2016

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Paladin's Quest / Lennus

Sometime between 1995 and 1996, developer Copya Systems would find itself restructured and rebranded as Shangri-La Corp., which resulted in …

January 25, 2016

This entry is part 7 of 11 in the series Puyo Puyo

Although the Puyo series was quite a large success, Compile wasn’t able to keep itself together. Though this would usually …

January 25, 2016

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Kohan

Hero units have long been a fraught feature in RTS games, especially in single-player campaigns. Since they’re generally vital to …

January 22, 2016

The developer Arika was built from former Capcom employees, yet their first major game was the Capcom co-venture Street Fighter EX. …

January 20, 2016

Modern games designed to evoke the popular titles of yesteryear are ubiquitous. However, few manage to duplicate not just the …