Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)
Back before Paper Mario, back before Mario & Luigi, the portly platforming plumber known as Mario took his first foray
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
Game Series
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (SNES)
While it might not be as prevalent now thanks to digital distribution and steep sales, there was a time where
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Bubble Bobble (Arcade)
In Bubble Bobble, two young boys named Bubby and Bobby have their very similar looking girlfriends kidnapped and taken deep
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The Haunted Hoard: Splatterhouse (Xbox 360)
During the era of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, many classic video game series were receiving gritty reboots. The
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The Haunted Hoard: Splatterhouse (Arcade)
Splatterhouse was one of the first horror-themed games to hit the arcade, but despite the gory deaths of its monsters
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The Haunted Hoard: Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Switch)
The original Luigi’s Mansion thrust Mario’s cowardly younger brother into the spotlight, Luigi working his way through an atmospheric mansion
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The Haunted Hoard: Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Xbox 360)
For many years, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis had hoped to create a third movie in the Ghostbusters film franchise,
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The Haunted Hoard: Dead Space: Ignition (Xbox 360)
After the first Dead Space game wowed players with its atmospheric horror enhanced by a sci-fi outer space setting, it
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The Haunted Hoard: The House of the Dead (Arcade)
As zombies began to rise in popularity near the end of the 90s, there were two video games that helped
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (PS4)
The Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series hit on an excellent formula with its combo-focused action that was approachable even if
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Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls (PS Vita)
The Sega Hard Girls are a set of characters where women have outfits based on the different consoles Sega manufactured
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Pinball Palooza: Sonic Spinball (Genesis/Mega Drive)
The Sonic the Hedgehog series is a perfect fit for a pinball game spinoff, and not just because its protagonist
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Paper Mario: The Origami King (Switch)
There are many game series that undergo drastic style shifts as the developers pursue new ideas or technology allows for
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Super Mario Party (Switch)
Near the end of the Wii U’s life and the start of the Switch’s, Nintendo’s release model of adding frequent
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Final Fight (Arcade)
After Capcom achieved some success with their fighting game Street Fighter, they were quick to get to work on a
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Double Dragon (Arcade)
It’s very hard to get people to agree on the first game to introduce a new genre, especially since many
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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (PS3)
Back before Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduced most of the world to the idea of multiple Spider-Men from alternate dimensions,
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Dragon Warrior (NES)
Often regarded as the grandfather of the Japanese role-playing game genre, Dragon Quest certainly caught on well in it’s home
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Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z (PS3)
Usually when a game features a villain as the main playable character, the setup will swing one of two ways.
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Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity (PS4)
ZUN’s unique approach to letting fans make games starring the many characters of his bullet hell series has lead to
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)
Whether you’re tidying up the house, completing a personal project, or simply enjoying some idle time outside, there are some
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