Knuckle Bash
Although Toaplan is mostly known for their amazing shooters like Truxton, Zero Wing, and Batsugun, they often dabbled in other genres. Knuckle Bash was one such attempt, …
Martial Champion
Fighting games in the nineties were as common as pennies in a mall fountain. Street Fighter II had been so influential and …
Grand Master
Grand Master is a virtually unknown and underappreciated action-RPG for the Famicom. It was developed by Soft Machine and published by …
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 …
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
Much like the introduction to the first Otogi, the player sees a scrolling overview of the story so far. It speaks …
Dead or Alive (Introduction / Characters)
There’s no shortage of violent conflict in video games, and misplaced titillation is also offered in abundance, but few franchises …
