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Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 730: Contra (arcade) + Astral Chain

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE IS GETTING SERIOUS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the oddly unsatisfying “original” Contra, plus Takahisa Taura’s hack-and-slash for Switch.

Parasol Stars

Like its subtitle states, Taito’s Parasol Stars is a spinoff of Bubble Bobble, much like Rainbow Islands before it. You

Legend of Kay (DS)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Legend of Kay

Out of the blue, a second Legend of Kay game was released for the Nintendo DS in 2010. It was

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 729: New Ghostbusters 2 + Shock Troopers (feat. LordBBH)

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE ROLLS ON! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank HAL’s unique take on Ghostbusters, and are joined by special guest LordBBH to cover a beloved 1997 run-and-gun for Neo•Geo.

Hit Back

Hit Back (ひっとばっく ) Developer: Tomy Release Date: 1999 Platforms: PlayStation This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put out a

Legend of Kay (Console)

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Legend of Kay

After years of developing handheld games, German studio NEON Software jumped to consoles with what became their final title. Legend

Advanced Variable Geo 2

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Variable Geo

The first Advanced V.G. game is a very mediocre take on Street Fighter II formula, with some Fatal Fury thrown

Exector

Exector (エグゼクタ) Developer: Arc System Works Release Date: 1995 Platforms: PlayStation This article is part of our Japanese Obscurities feature. We put out

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 728: Dragon’s Lair + Cruelty Squad

LATE SUMMER AND EARLY AUTUMN OF ARCADE RETURNS! Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the classic laserdisc arcade by Disney’s weirdest animator, and an indie throwback FPS.

Another Code: Recollection

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Trace Memory

Although Nintendo retained the rights to Another Code (along with the Hotel Dusk games), the series wouldn’t see a new

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