Hardcore Gaming 101 – Page 414 – Promoting the culture of video games

January 22, 2011

Blandia

In 1984, a Taito subsidiary called Allumer developed a game called Great Swordsman, one of the first one-on-one fighting games ever …

January 22, 2011

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Tong-Nou / Chu-Teng

Even though Tong-Nou wasn’t necessarily a commercial breakthrough, Sato decided he didn’t want to stop there. One year later, in 1995, his …

January 22, 2011

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Tong-Nou / Chu-Teng

Osamu Sato. This name happens to be mentioned from time to time by gaming enthusiasts in the depths of the …

January 15, 2011

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series War of the Dead

According to some sources War of the Dead 2 was first released on the MSX2, in 1988. Which would put it a …

January 15, 2011

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series War of the Dead

Fun Factory, sometimes called Fun Project on the title screens of their games, is about as obscure as Japanese games …

January 15, 2011

“All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.” – Edgar Allan Poe Considered by many …

January 10, 2011

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Wai Wai World

Konami’s second (and final) crossover platformer is a far different entity from its predecessor. All adventure elements are excised in …

January 8, 2011

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Mother

Mother 3 was actually highly anticipated by Itoi, and he was already thinking about it back in the early stages of EarthBound development. …

January 8, 2011

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Wai Wai World

Konami’s all-star crossover game is a strange creature, fascinating yet confounding all the same. It stars original mascots Konami Man, …

January 8, 2011

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Mother

Seeing the first Mother game’s commercial success, it was only a matter of time before Nintendo asked for more. And this wouldn’t …