When beat 'em ups were practically unheard of on PC, this 1993 rebel broke all the rules By Kerry Brunskill published 17 May 23 🤜🤛 The Japanese PC-98 was a system for RPGs, visual novels and shmups until Edge punched out its own path.
This 1988 murder mystery made you feel like a real detective with a box full of paper clues By Kerry Brunskill published 18 April 23 Pasokon Retro Taking notes has never been so much fun.
2000's action-RPG Wander Wonder looked like Zelda, but it's so much more than a simple link to the past By Kerry Brunskill published 21 March 23 Pasokon Retro This adventure, released in three episodes in a Japanese magazine, is from the studio best known for the Puyo Puyo puzzle games.
Everyone's still in love with Tokimeki Memorial, the game that defined dating sims By Kerry Brunskill published 14 February 23 Perfect Match 29 years later, Konami's high school dating sim has rarely been equalled and arguably never bettered.
This groundbreaking shmup was pushing PC hardware to the limit back in 1989 By Kerry Brunskill published 24 January 23 Pasokon Retro Cinematic rail shooter Knight Arms came on two floppies bursting with showstopping shmupping.
Cute cops on Kawasakis drive this deceptively deep PC-98 strategy game By Kerry Brunskill published 23 December 22 Pasokon Retro Tuned Heart blends a bubbly '90s anime style with a fastidious attention to mechanical detail, down to real guns and bikes.
Ukrainian indie Ringlorn Saga puts a fresh twist on the '80s PC game that pioneered action-RPGs By Kerry Brunskill published 1 December 22 Pasokon Retro Bringing groundbreaking Japanese action-RPG Hydlide into the 21st century.
'80s adventure Onryō Senki took horror games in a slower, spookier, direction By Kerry Brunskill last updated 23 October 22 Pasokon Retro Seeing things in the shadows.
Castlevania could've been very different if it followed the path of PC-exclusive Vampire Killer By Kerry Brunskill published 15 September 22 Pasokon Retro The castle almost travelled.
In between famous '80s JRPGs, Falcom made a shmup that broke all the rules By Kerry Brunskill last updated 21 October 22 Pasokon Retro Making magic out of missiles.
Action-RPG Elm Knight may be 30 years old, but it still feels like it's from the future By Kerry Brunskill last updated 25 July 22 Pasokon Retro Much more than just a pretty bio-armour face.
