Might and Magic
There are three early Western PC Role Playing franchises that just about every fan of the genre knows. Ultima, Wizardry, and Might and …
Trouble Witches
It’s practically a fact that Touhou games (and their assorted ripoffs) dominate the doujin shmup scene. They’re obviously the most …
Jurassic Park: Trespasser
Remember being a dinosaur-loving kid of the 90s? Collecting all those plastic models and learning their names as if they …
Final Zone II
Even though Final Zone was a failure, it still passed on its legacy to two sequels. Final Zone II appeared as a PC Engine …
Ninja Jajamaru-kun
Ninja Jajamaru-kun borrows several elements from the original Ninja-kun game – as a tiny little shuriken wielding ninja, you need to clear the …
Divide, The: Enemies Within
Reprinted with permission from Retro Gamer Magazine For some games it would seem as if destiny itself was working to bring …
Commander Keen
In the early 90s, PC gaming on IBM DOS-based computers was mostly left to things like simulation and strategy games. …
Chaos Wars
The video game industry can be a funny place sometimes. Consider the focus-grouped phenomenon of the “crossover” game, which recruits …
Slap Fight / ALCON
Slap Fight, also known as ALCON (“Allied League of Cosmic Nations”) in North America, is Toaplan’s second shoot-em-up. The story takes place in the …
