The Firemen: Hot stuff
Another epic disaster unfolding in a fancy skyscraper at Christmas? Gaming really does have a lot to thank Die Hard for. … Read more Continue reading The Firemen: Hot stuff
Category: /Super Famicom
Chrono Trigger: If history is to change, let it change!
Saying something nice about Chrono Trigger doesn’t take a lot of effort. Its quality and importance are so universally agreed upon that … Read more Continue reading Chrono Trigger: If history is to change, let it change!
Dark Half: A game of two halves
Balancing out the clean colours and comical stylings of Westone‘s Wonder Boy series is the Super Famicom title Dark Half, a turn-based RPG … Read more Continue reading Dark Half: A game of two halves
Septentrion: Found at sea
Septentrion is so unashamedly eager to ape ’70s disaster movie The Poseidon Adventure it doesn’t just broadly copy the setting and flow of … Read more Continue reading Septentrion: Found at sea
Super Hanafuda 2: Finding fun in strange places
I know reading an article about an old digital recreation of a traditional tabletop card game might not sound like … Read more Continue reading Super Hanafuda 2: Finding fun in strange places
Majin Tensei: HUGE art… and really tiny scraps of strategy
How could I possibly resist a Shin Megami Tensei themed SRPG, the happy combination of two of my favourite things – tiny … Read more Continue reading Majin Tensei: HUGE art… and really tiny scraps of strategy
Final Fantasy USA Mystic Quest: Hi-speed fantasy
Final Fantasy USA: Mystic Quest, also known in other regions as Mystic Quest Legend… but not that Mystic Quest, which … Read more Continue reading Final Fantasy USA Mystic Quest: Hi-speed fantasy
Bounty Sword: Sword, swords, and strategy
Pioneer’s 1995 “Active Real Time SRPG” Bounty Sword takes place in a world of steampunk-ish gritty fantasy, a place where the divide … Read more Continue reading Bounty Sword: Sword, swords, and strategy
Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: The mobile police at home
The Super Famicom’s rather plainly titled Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor game, um, Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor (from the same development team later responsible for … Read more Continue reading Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: The mobile police at home
Marvelous Mouhitotsu no Takarajima: A link to the past
This Super Famicom exclusive has the distinction of being the first to be directed by Eiji Aonuma, a name you … Read more Continue reading Marvelous Mouhitotsu no Takarajima: A link to the past
Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster 