Zyconix (Amiga)
Many block dropping puzzlers try to keep their visuals clean and easy to read, meaning sometimes the character of the
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The Game Hoard
Chronicling Video Game History By Playing Every Video Game Ever Released
Other Systems
Zipper (Playdate)
For those familiar with the works of Bennett Foddy, seeing his name next to one of the Season 1 Playdate
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West Bank (Commodore 64)
In the Wild West of West Bank, bandits are out to pilfer a bank’s stores of gold, and you’d think
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Knights of the Round (Arcade)
While a figure of popular folkloric legend, King Arthur hasn’t made too many notable appearances in video games, his sword
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Berzerk (Arcade)
Before Sinistar roared to terrify arcade goers, before Punch-Out!! announced your every landed blow to the arcade, if you heard
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Eggbert’s Bird Bath (Playdate)
Eggbert’s Bird Bath is a bubble popping puzzler that, surprisingly enough, technically counts as a tie-in game. While perhaps unsurprisingly
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Ninja Gaiden (Arcade)
In the 1980s, being able to port an arcade game faithfully to a home console was a difficult affair but
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Balloon Bomber (Arcade)
Taito’s Space Invaders is no doubt their most famous game, and if you see their game Balloon Bomber, it would
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1943: The Battle of Midway (Arcade)
With the World War II shoot-’em-up 1942, Capcom had themselves a hit, and it’s little surprise they wanted to get
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SonSon (Arcade)
The now legendary Capcom didn’t exactly hit the ground running with their first ever video game. Vulgus was an unimpressive
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Hyper Meteor (Playdate)
Hyper Meteor looks a great deal like the 1979 arcade classic Asteroids, but a few small changes to the formula
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Omaze (Playdate)
Omaze is a game of circles. Playing a tiny little orb yourself, you navigate through small mazes where each section
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Demon Quest ’85 (Playdate)
Demon Quest ’85 is not an RPG, despite is deceptive efforts to position it as one. The game banner depicts
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Echoic Memory (Playdate)
Echoic memory refers to the specific way our brains store incoming auditory information, keeping it in our memory for a
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The Haunted Hoard: Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (Arcade)
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, also known simply as Darkstalkers or Vampire: The Night Warriors in Japan, is a fighting game
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The Haunted Hoard: Ghostly Grange (ZX Spectrum)
Ghostly Grange has an excellent cover for an old school horror game. A hooded figure looming over a haunted house,
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The Haunted Hoard: Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999 (Neo Geo Pocket Color)
Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999 is a mess of a name that doesn’t do it any favors. The Beast Buster
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The Punisher (Arcade)
While the Punisher is best known for waging his one-man war on crime by way of firearms and explosive ordnance,
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Metal Slug: 2nd Mission (Neo Geo Pocket Color)
Metal Slug: 1st Mission was an effective adaptation of the run and gun action of Metal Slug to the handheld
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SNK Gals’ Fighters (Neo Geo Pocket Color)
When I played SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy, I had no idea it was actually a follow-up of sorts to
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Metal Slug: 1st Mission (Neo Geo Pocket Color)
The Metal Slug run and gun games are best known for their gorgeous animated pixel art and the fact you’ll
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