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Panorama Toh (Dark Age of JRPGs)

If you thought Dragon Slayer was Falcom’s first RPG, you guessed wrong. Well, admittedly it’s a bit of a stretch

Sonic’s Schoolhouse

It might not be entirely fair to single out an educational game for this sort of article. It’s entirely fair,

Survival Arts

The early nineties were a bizarre time in arcades worldwide. One-on-one fighting games reigned in the public eye thanks to Street

Dinosaurs for Hire

Video game adaptations of comic books have been a staple since the inception of games, and will continue so as

Primal Rage

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Primal Rage

Everyone knows Street Fighter II and the flood of clones and rip-offs that came in after, some of which eventually developed into

Hourai Gakuen no Bouken!

There tons upon tons of unlocalized JRPGs on the Super Famicom. Hourai Gakuen no Bouken! Tenkousei Scramble, the only game developed

Night Trap

Shot in 16 days in 1987 and created by a former Atari programmer, Night Trap would become a by-word for “sick”, used

Xanadu

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Dragon Slayer

Xanadu is one of the most important Japanese RPGs developed. According to Falcom’s website, it sold more than 400,000 copies and

Evo’s Space Adventures

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series SpaceStation Silicon Valley

About a year and a half after the N64 release, and six months after the GBC version, SpaceStation Silicon Valley was ported

Realms of Arkania III: Shadows Over Riva

This entry is part 4 of 6 in the series Realms of Arkania

The final episode of the trilogy leads the tested band of adventurers to the eponymous harbor town Riva, where a

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