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Dispute over a PC version of Lost Judgement may see the series come to an abrupt end
By Natalie Clayton published
news Sega can't seem to reach an agreement with a Japanese celebrity's talent agency.
This Japanese indie mech screams with the sounds of 90s anime
By Natalie Clayton published
news Bwoosh! Ka-pow! Schwiiiing!
In this bizarre '80s Mario Bros. PC port, Mario throws a ball, badly
By Wes Fenlon published
Punchman It's hard to understand why Punch Ball Mario Bros. exists, and why Mario throws a dinky ball instead of using his signature jump.
Meet the VHD, a failed LaserDisc competitor and the biggest damn floppy disk ever
By Wes Fenlon published
Format wars This fascinating, failed '80s Japanese format actually competed against LaserDisc to be the top dog in hi-def video.
The race to save Japan's incredible '80s PC gaming history before it's gone
By Wes Fenlon published
Origins Square, Enix, and Game Arts: 3 origin stories from Japan's PC boom, from inside the Game Preservation Society's archive.
March was an unprecedented month for Japanese action games
By Wes Fenlon published
Good Month There's never been a month with two games as good as Sekiro and Devil May Cry 5, and we've got data to back it up.
The story of the bizarre Mega Man DOS games
By Tyler Wilde published
Japan Week How one man made an official, Capcom-licensed Mega Man game by himself.
How a fantasy JRPG addressed the horrors of WW2 better than most war games
By Tom Marks published
opinion Valkyria Chronicles is set in an alternate reality, but that doesn't stop it from tackling very real issues.
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