Sunsoft's Dead Zone makes an excellent first impression, cleverly reusing your chosen save file name in the cast list displayed shortly before the game begins, with you naturally playing the hero, Kirk. What's especially brilliant about this is seeing everyone else played by "HVC-022" - that's the Famicom Disk System's product number. This thoughtful little detail is … Continue reading Hoping for better futures
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Gall Force: Eternal Story, HAL's Famicom Disk System vertical shmup, is technically based on the 1986 movie of the same name, although the similarities between the two are minimal. There are many benefits to this loose approach to the source material: Nobody interested in playing a Disk System shmup has to feel left out because they've not seen … Continue reading HAL-GAL