Tetris Battle Gaiden is one of those beautiful games that somehow never left Japan. It’s a competitive form of Tetris, where each player picks one of 10 playable characters and faces off against either the computer or a human opponent. All of the things you’d generally expect from such a game is there.
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Kirby’s been on a lot of extracurricular outings, but at heart, the pink puffball is still most at home in the side-scrolling world of running and jumping. So which should you play? Read on for our recommendations!
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Chrono Trigger is a legend; it is an icon. When people talk about RPGs that have gone on to shape and influence other games, it’s named. We could even call it a work of art. But, have you ever thought to really think about some of the ways in which it’s altered our virtual worlds?
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The Wars didn’t always have commanders. Famicom Wars and Game Boy Wars sent Red Star and Blue Moon against one another, and that was that. You were some faceless commander, with no noteworthy backstory or specific skills. It’s only with Super Famicom Wars that distinct commanding officers made their debut, and it changed the series for the better forever.
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Advance Wars started the series in the West, but it was Super Famicom Wars — the series’s second home-console entry — that implemented so many of the ideas that would make those games shine. Check out our video for more!
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It’s weird to think of Advance Wars as some sort of series for importers. After all, we’ve seen the last four entries in the West, in some cases several years before they’re released in their original Japanese form. The last title, Days of Ruin, was released in the U.S. and Europe in 2008, after a breakneck localization process that saw completely different English names and conversations in the two regions. Japanese players could buy it… in October 2013. As a digital-only Club Nintendo reward. This is just the latest in the Famicom Wars franchise’s rocky, questionable release history, one sometimes affected by real-life conflict.
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While the Fire Emblem series is experiencing a renaissance, the same can’t be said for its longtime compatriot, Advance Wars. The other strategy franchise from Intelligent Systems has been dormant since 2008! Still, there’s a lot to love in its history, and until we’re given another new one, digging back into those older titles is the way to go. But where should you start? Read on.
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Sega 3D Classics Collection affords every Nintendo 3DS owner the best opportunity. This is the first time Puyo Puyo 2 has been released overseas. Which is absolutely insane, because for many people, this is the installment that comes to mind when they think of Puyo Puyo.
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There are many great reasons to get into retro imports: the games are generally less text-intensive, the tech’s usually easy to overcome and there’s little risk that you’ll be burned by importing something that gets localized later. So what are your best bets on the SNES? Read on!
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