From an innovative way to promote one company's games to a welcome feature in shoot-em-ups by anyone who wants to implement it.
Criticized at the time for things we just do not need to care so much about in the present, or even in the past, really.
Born out of some nifty licensing workarounds for a port, Adventure Island ended up becoming one of Hudson's very own key franchises.
Hudson Soft had their own console, in partnership with NEC, but that didn't stop them from making games for their competitors.
Hudson developed one of the two Ys IV games from the ground up for their home system, the PC Engine CD-ROM, and there's an argument to be made that it's the best of classic Ys.
His name is Bonk, and that's what he does.
Konami completed their purchase of Hudson Soft a decade ago this March: it's time to look back at a once-thriving studio that spent its life doing just about every industry job there is.
Hudson Soft was a developer, publisher, had their own consoles, and even worked with the competition, and you can find links to stories on all of that here.
Well, they did.
Nintendo is shutting down the 3DS' eShop in spring of 2023, which means over a decade of dual-screen video game history will be locked away.
In order to kiss your love, you must first kiss everyone else.
The Cresta franchise has been dormant for some time, and it looks like its revival will use its oldest, best entries as a jumping off point.
