It took a couple of decades, but Nihon Falcom finally made their own version of Ys IV, and it's great.
The shift to the sixth generation of consoles brought a number of overhauls in the Extreme G formula, but they worked.
Twinbee was a series of vertically scrolling shoot-em-ups, until Konami correctly decided it would also work as a side-scrolling platformer.
20 years and one day later, Rogue Leader is still a fantastic arcade flight game that the franchise hasn't managed to top for a number of reasons.
Final Fantasy VI's opera scene is much, much more than an unexpected set piece for a video game from 1994: it's a vital storytelling component, one that enriched both the game and its narrative.
The Neo Geo was not known for shoot-em-ups in the same way it was for fighters, but Blazing Star is one of the former that's still worth playing.
A masterpiece in a number of ways, but one that's largely unknown for just as many reasons. Lack of Love deserves a second chance in a time that might appreciate it far more.
With Sega Genesis games on the Nintendo Switch Online service, and a Genesis controller available for use with them, it's time to take a look at both versions of this gamepad.
A strategy RPG designed by someone who really did not like the original Fire Emblem, and it shows.
What was once a prohibitively expensive Japanese-exclusive Mega Drive game is now available worldwide on modern platforms, and it's great.
Turn off your brain and shoot some tanks.
Certainly not the faithful reproductions of the original films the marketing might have led people to believe they were, but they're still quality run-and-gun games. And absurdly challenging, too.
