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BS Shin Onigashima

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Famicom Mukashi Banashi

At the end of the Famicom era, Nintendo mothballed its two first party adventure game series Famicom Mukashibanashi and Famicom

Yuuyuuki

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Famicom Mukashi Banashi

After having based their first ever adventure game, Shin Onigashima (1987) on Japanese folklore and subsequently honing their ADV craft

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 460: System Shock

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this 1994 action-adventure game about a lone hacker’s corpse-collecting quest to defeat an evil A.I.

Shin Onigashima

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Famicom Mukashi Banashi

  As the Japanese adventure (ADV) game genre kept increasing in popularity throughout the 1980s, games became more ambitious in

Inscryption

From the maker of Pony Island and The Hex comes Inscryption, a game both very much like Daniel Mullins’ past

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 459: Rival Schools: United By Fate

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a game where schools, instead of nurturing young minds, gleefully pit their students against each other in violent, brain damage-inducing contests. NCAA College Football 2k3? Think again!

Wonder Dog

It’s no secret that mascot platformers were a big thing in the 90s. Everyone in every industry wanted a piece

Psychonauts 2

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Psychonauts

The original Psychonauts became a cult classic in quick order, and a sequel had been craved for years. Eventually, Schafer

HG101 Digest Vol. 7: Metroid and Kid Icarus

Nintendo’s Metroid series has become one of the most influential in the video gaming sphere, to the point where it’s responsible for the whole “Metroidvania” subgenre. Learn about the history of this sci-fi classic, as well as its star Samus Aran, in this Nintendo-themed HG101 digest.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 458: Wacky Races

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank a kart racer homage to a Saturday morning classic and ponder the life choices of one Dick Dastardly.

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