Video Game of the Year: A Year-By-Year Guide to the Best, Boldest, and Most Bizarre Games from Every Year Since 1977 is available now, and I spoke with the author about how it came to be.
A Saturn launch title — well, it was supposed to be — that's been seemingly forgotten by Sega.
Hydlide might have been derided when it arrived on the NES, but it's a vital game in the history of action RPGs.
Take a break from making art to splat bugs with a fly swatter.
Or, as it's known in Japan, Torneko no Daibōken: Fushigi no Dungeon — the first entry in the long-running Mystery Dungeon series.
The sequel to The Tower of Druaga went in a very different direction, and is even lesser known outside of Japan.
The first entry in Quintet's unofficial "Gaia trilogy" isn't as refined in some ways as its successors, but there's a damn fine game here that deserves attention in the present.
No, no, not Mega Man 2. A different (and nowhere near as enjoyable) Mega Man the second.
A first-party racing game for the Turbografx-16 that tried to differentiate itself
A key title for the Sega Saturn received a wide-release HD remake 25 years after its initial release.
Mega Man went in a completely new and wonderful direction that the world was maybe not yet prepared for.
The Japan-only Tetris sequel is a joyous puzzle battler that's long overdue for a revival.
