The final entry in this energetic little trilogy, titled Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story III: Sabakareshi Mono, debuted on the Saturn three short months after the previous game, Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story II: Ao wo Uketsugu Mono, which itself released roughly three months before the opening effort, Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story I: Senritsu no Blue. As is … Continue reading Saving the best for last
As the name suggests Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story II: Ao wo Uketsugu Mono is the second release in this little Saturn trilogy (for the sake of clarity I think it's worth stating that this is a completely standalone experience and doesn't require the first Side Story's disc for anything), released just a few months after Senritsu no … Continue reading I’m blue (and so are you)
About fifty minutes. That's roughly the time it takes for my much-used coffee machine to heat up, gurgle away to itself for a bit, and then politely switch off the handy keep-warm hotplate that sits underneath the huge glass jug now filled with sweet, sweet, caffeinated bean juice. Funnily enough that's also roughly how long … Continue reading The length of my coffee machine
The WonderSwan exclusive "Novel Theatre" game Terrors 2 offers users three unrelated but hopefully spooky stories to choose from once the standard-issue creepy laughter's died down on the title screen, with a shorter fourth, final, and equally disconnected tale unlocked after you've cleared them (and made sure you've saved too). This bonus piece isn't a … Continue reading Pocket-sized panics
The original Arc the Lad was something of an early success for the PlayStation, managing to sell hundreds of thousands of copies in Japan alone since its release in June 1995. Considering this was at a time when Sony's upstart console was still an import-only curiosity for the rest of the world and the game (as well … Continue reading One more one more go…
Bandai's WonderBorg is best known as a relatively expensive novelty accessory for the WonderSwan, their fantastic Japan-only handheld. It's exactly the sort of odd plastic lump in an oversized box guaranteed to get mentioned in those familiar "Ha! Look at the weird gaming things people could buy in Japan!" listicles alongside portable fishing sonars and … Continue reading An electronic sausage
Maverick developer Kenji Eno has a lot to answer for: He's the only creator who's ever made me check to see if my potential game purchases included their matching braille instruction sheet and his Saturn-born sci-fi horror Enemy Zero blessed/cursed me with an unreasonably high tolerance for horror-tinged FMV adventures. I love them, I think. … Continue reading NO FEAR
How could anyone possibly resist a game with a title like Countdown Vampires? And then I found out there was a tank-controlled survival horror game lurking behind that marvellous name - I was but a moth to the game's flame. A completely lost cause. I didn't care how much it cost, who was responsible for … Continue reading Countdown Vampires
Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster 