Rampage is one of my favorite arcade games. I first played it on the NES and rented it several times over the years. I initially thought the game was a mashup of King Kong and Godzilla. I didn’t know the game’s story, and that is what I assumed it was. Years later, I discovered IContinue reading “Rampage: From Wonderful to Forgotten”
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Dynasty Wars is a Good but not Great Beat’em Up
Dynasty Wars is a beat’em up that Capcom released in 1989. It is loosely based on the Yellow Turban Rebellion and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This game is a prequel to Warriors of Fate, another beat’em up from Capcom. Both of these games take inspiration from a manga series that places Liu BeiContinue reading “Dynasty Wars is a Good but not Great Beat’em Up”
Mastering Pac-Man, One of the Fist Strategy Guides
Mastering Pac-Man was published in 1981. Ken Uston, known for gambling, counting cards, and suing to get around being banned from casinos, is the author. This is a strategy guide for Pac-Man. This has to be one of the earliest examples of a strategy guide. What makes it even more interesting is that it isContinue reading “Mastering Pac-Man, One of the Fist Strategy Guides”