An important part of fighting game history just became playable outside of Japan for the first time
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Knuckle Heads, Namco's 1993 Japan-exclusive arcade fighting game and answer to Street Fighter II, is now available on PS4 and Switch.
Capcom still sees Mega Man as an important IP, and is considering new games
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Capcom revealed that they still plan to make games for the canon-wielding android Mega Man, which they describe as one of their highly-valued IPs.
Square’s Chrono Trigger almost had a fighting game, according to veteran dev Seiichi Ishii
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A desire to work with Akira Toriyama’s character designs almost led the Tekken creator to make a Chrono Trigger 3D beat’em up...
Hashire Hebereke: Remake of classic Japanese SNES game featuring cute racing penguin to get first ever global release
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Following on from the successful Ufouria; The Saga 2 remake, Hashire Hebereke Ex will bring another Sunsoft game featuring the cute penguin to global audiences
This piece of Japanese PC gaming history is getting a mini revival
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Amidst the mini retro console boom, cute working versions of Japan's PC-88 series of microcomputers from the 80s are being released.
Classic Sega arcade cabinet recreated as detailed working miniature
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Sega's arcade racing classic Power Drift has been recreated as a fully playable miniature, creator documents the struggle.
Shin Theme Park: Inside the Japan-exclusive remake of 1994’s cult classic management sim
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How Shin Theme Park on PlayStation 1 and Sega Saturn put a fresh Japanese twist on UK developer Bullfrog's original 1994 release.
How did the niche gem Suzuki Bakuhatsu come to be? The producer explains the bizarre bomb disposal game’s origin
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Takehiro Ando reveals how the PlayStation 1's quirkiest Japanese puzzle game ended up featuring cute models, weird bombs and a robot anime parody
Einhander: Square’s fiendish, stylish and polished space shooter classic
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We look back at the challenging but well-crafted Psone era scrolling shooter Einhander, examine its legacy and why it is still worth playing.
The Last Express, the 90s real-time adventure game that still feels groundbreaking
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Looking back on Jordan Mechner's cult classic adventure game that takes players on a thrilling and intriguing ride on the Orient Express.