Well, that’s kind of rude. Sure, the title heroine of Sylphia , a 1993 Compile shooter for the PC Engine, may not seem all that social...

There’s a good deal of talk these days about how video games depict women, from the latest Game Developers Conference scandal to that Femin...

Toren Smith passed away on March 4. Many remember him as a pioneer in the manga-translating world, and there’s a lot to his story: how he sc...

You most likely know that 1up is closing. The site endured numerous layoffs and cutbacks in recent years, and it was just sold to Ziff-Davis...

Alisia Dragoon was overlooked quite often in its day. The game's North American cover, with its bikini-armored amazon and gawking orcs, ...

It’s hard to dig up any details on Anchor . I can’t find any production sketches or promotional art from the film, and I’ve never seen so mu...

Real shame about Quintet, you know? It started so well. Masaya Hashimoto and Tomoyoshi Miyazaki played big parts in making Nihon Falcom game...

It’s time to confess something: I liked BloodStorm . Yes, that BloodStorm . Strata’s 1994 arcade fighter that tried to outdo Mortal Komb...

Our story begins with Athena , perhaps the most detested game that SNK released on the Nintendo Entertainment System. While most of SNK’s ea...

It’s unfairly hard to dislike Lupin III. He’s one of the most appealing staples of the anime industry, and perhaps that’s due to his inspira...

Westone’s Monster World IV is full of adorable details. There’s the smile that heroine Asha wears after filling a bucket with water. There’...

A wise observer once described Gainax as two diametrically opposed anime studios in one. Good Gainax takes chances and creates interesting ...

Much can be written about Diehard GameFan. Originally a catalog for Dave Halverson’s Diehard Gamers’ Club, the magazine launched in 1993 and...

Let's discuss Undercover Cops , Irem’s gem of an arcade brawler from 1992. It follows the rules of a Final Fight clone, but it adds all...

Nintendo conquered the second half of the 1980s with video games, but the publishing industry certainly helped. While Nintendo Power stands ...

It’s time I talked about toys. I’ve acquired a number of them over the years: some bought, some received as gifts, and some offered as promo...

It’s very hard to find an NES game with a decent story—or any story at all, for that matter. Many of them have premises, introductions, moti...

[Might Have Been tracks the failures of promising games, characters, and companies. This installment looks at Nuts & Milk, released for ...

[Tape Test covers notable anime available in North America only through old VHS releases. This installment looks at Twilight of the Cockroac...