50. Mario World II: Yoshi’s Island (SNES) The more experimental of Mario’s adventures tend to be the weaker titles in the series. Not so Yoshi’s island which features Yoshi carrying baby mario through a series of crayon drawn worlds filled to the brim with ideas, invention and Miyamoto sparkle. 49. Galaga (Arcade) Of all the […]
Top 100 Countdown – 60 – 51
January 7th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | 2 Comments »
60. Secret of Mana (SNES) Another classic Squaresoft RPG. Secret of Mana combined real time combat with Square’s traditional outstanding plotting, evocative graphics and great soundtrack. 59. NiGHTS (Saturn) Sonic Team’s unique game of acrobatic aerial twists and high score seeking intensity has a fond place in many gamers hearts. This is another game we’d […]
Wii Virtual Console releases for January
January 5th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Wii | Comment »
Japanese Wii owners have a few new games to choose from this month: Nintendo 64: Mario Kart 64 Super Nintendo: Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu Genesis/Megadrive: Bonanza Bros. Gain Ground TurboGrafx-16: Alien Crush Moto Roader R-Type II Soldier Blade NES Ikki Ice Climber Kid Icarus Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Top 100 Countdown – 70 – 61
January 4th, 2007 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | Comment »
70. Renegade (Spectrum) This awesome 8-bit arcade conversion actually managed to portray genuinely painful looking attacks out of a few pixels and blobs of colour. The knee in the groin move still makes us wince today. Nobody who played this will ever forget Big Bertha. 69. Bust-a-move 2 (Playstation) Accessible and deep, this charm filled […]
Top 100 Countdown – 80 – 71
December 29th, 2006 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | 2 Comments »
80. Cannon Fodder (Amiga) War had never been so much fun. Sensible Software’s wonderful take on warfare sees you leading a squad of troops through hostile territory – the game caused moral outrage in the U.K. despite it carrying a strong anti-war sentiment. Your little troops all had names, and losing a man (a frequent […]
Top 100 Countdown – 90 – 81
December 28th, 2006 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | 4 Comments »
The countdown continues… 90. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (PC/Amiga) The greatest text adventure in the history of the universe, if you don’t know what a text adventure is – try this. If your boss doesn’t know what a text adventure is you can play it at work. 89. Gran Turismo (Playstation) Before Gran […]
Free Oblivion Content
December 26th, 2006 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Xbox 360 | Comment »
Owners of Oblivion on Xbox 360 have until January 1st to download `Mehrunes Razor`, a bonus quest that previously cost 250 MS points. Japanese owners may need to do this via a non-Japanese gamer tag.
Top 100 Countdown – 100 – 91
December 26th, 2006 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Charts | Comment »
Its here – the top 100 video games of all time according to Japan Gaming Guide! Starting today with 100-91, here goes.. 100. Suikoden (Playstation) Because we loved fleshing out our castle, and the way the game progressed from turn based combat through to massive battles. 99. Gunstar Heroes (Genesis/Megadrive) Never before had shooting stuff […]
Merry Christmas Everybody!
December 25th, 2006 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Misc | Comment »
Just a note to wish all our readers a very merry christmas – and a happy new year. Hope to see you all again soon!
Wii Love you Datel!
December 18th, 2006 ThreeHeadedMonkey Posted in Wii | 1 Comment »
Those of you wanting to play non-Japanese Wii games on your Japanese Wii may be relieved to hear that Datel are working on a new version of ‘Freeloader’, the region free software that worked so well on Gamecube. Apparently, later versions of Freeloader can already be used with Gamecube titles on the Wii. If they […]