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Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic

PUZZLE GAME? Hermie Hopperhead is a rather obscure Japan-only PlayStation game, with only scant coverage in the West. It’s safe to

1944: The Loop Master

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series 19XX

In the late ’90s, Capcom began a push to bring shooters back into the arcades. They contracted several well known

1941: Counter Attack

This entry is part 3 of 7 in the series 19XX

1941 is a giant leap forward from the previous two games, fixing many of the problems of 1943 and by extension, 1942. Now that

1943: The Battle of Midway

This entry is part 2 of 7 in the series 19XX

Released three years after its predecessor, 1943: The Battle of Midway is a massive improvement. It looks much nicer, has an actual

Might and Magic II

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series Might and Magic

Might and Magic Book II plays identically to the first game in almost every respect. The stat and class mechanics are

Tyrian

The mid-90s were an interesting time in computer gaming. At the same time that computer gaming was taking its first

JoJo’s Venture

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Capcom)

After a string of hit 2D fighting games on the CPS-2 system (namely the Street Fighter, Alpha and Darkstalkers games), Capcom introduced its next (and

Live-A-Live

It’s a clever gameplay mechanic: have a bunch of heroes individually fight through their own chapters of a video game,

Blues Brothers, The: Jukebox Adventure

The Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure is your typical mid-90s movie licensed platformer. It’s not particularly bad, but also not very

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