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Shuujin e no Pert-em-Hru

Imagine being an 18 years old Japanese guy on a fun and relaxing group-vacationto Egypt with your friends. You studied

Interview: The Ten Year Quest for the Definitive Book of JRPGs

The kind folks over at Language at Play have posted an interview with me about Bitmap Books’ A Guide to

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 590: PowerSlave

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the weird console version of Lobotomy Software’s 1996 FPS.

Humankind

Sid Meier’s Civilization has not only been a household brand for decades, but has also become the de facto benchmark

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 589: Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse

MARCHROIDVANIA CONTINUES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the third entry in WayForward’s beloved series.

Eternal Darkness

Nintendo has cultivated a family friendly image throughout the company’s existence. Even as they tried to soften that image during

Buck Up and Drive

Sometimes a game comes along with a concept so crazy, it’s hard not to be impressed. Case in point, Buck

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 588: The Divide: Enemies Within

MARCHROIDVANIA RESUMES! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this PS1 love letter to Metroid.

Wanted: Dead

Imagine. Mixing the world of action games and shooters. Gory, stylish, probably a bit janky and incredibly Japanese. Misplaced in

Final Legacy

Old video games introduced many of the basic concepts and genres that are still used today, which were refined over

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