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Super Hydlide

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Hydlide

Debuting in 1987 for Japanese PCs, the Genesis version of this game actually made it to America, titled Super Hydlide. It’s

Virtual Hydlide

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Hydlide

Hydlide attempted to enter the third dimension with Virtual Hydlide, released in the early days of the Sega Saturn, and published in

Hana no Star Kaidou

In the Famicom game Hana no Star Kaidou, you take on the roles of two fictional musicians – Moeta Hatano and

Future Wars

Founded in 1988, French development studio Delphine International gained worldwide recognition through their two cinematic action games, Out of This World and Flashback.

WeaponLord

As popular as swords and sorcery seems to be among video game developers, there is a surprising lack of Conan the

Super Monkey Daibouken

“Nagai tabi ga hajimaru…” (“The long journey begins…”) proclaims the opening text of Super Monkey Daibouken. And boy, are they

Cruise for a Corpse

Delphine’s third and final adventure game is a murder mystery, one heavily inspired by the works of Agatha Christie. The

VM Japan

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Vantage Master

VM Japan, subtitled “Vantage Master – Mystic Far East”, is the first (and currently only) true sequel to Vantage Master. The

Star Jacker

Namco’s Xevious was influential to the genre of shoot-em-ups and was instrumental in evolving the genre up from the cornerstone of Space Invaders.

Dead or Alive

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Dead or Alive

The original version of Dead or Alive was first released in the arcades on Sega’s Model 2. It’s the same board used

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