Shadow of the Ninja Reborn, Natsume's NES cult classic co-op ninja action, reborn with gorgeous pixel artwork and completely revamped gameplay. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shadow-of-the-ninja-reborn/

Been thoroughly enjoying @HG101's “Arcade Cult Classics”❗

The coverage is fantastic. Blown away by how many of these I haven’t got around to playing.

The backlog grows 🎮

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Last day of the year and I'll squeak that one in: my writeup on the 5th Layton game (the first on the #3DS!) is up on @HG101 ! Still a few more to go but this episode showed Level 5 not willing to let the series go stale, which is great!

#retrogaming #AdventureGaming

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/professor-layton-and-the-miracle-mask/

New on @HG101 : my writeup of Gorky 17 is live!

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/gorky-17/

File this under "overlooked European PC game", a horror/tactical game with RPG elements with a great atmosphere and very thoughtful hand-crafted combats ! A great game from my childhood that I have revisited about every 10 years since 🙂

#pcgaming #eurogaming #CRPG #TacticalRPG #retrogaming

Also forgot to post here: my review of "Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright" is up at @HG101 !

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/professor-layton-vs-phoenix-wright-ace-attorney/

You could expect a cash-in crossover, but you would be wrong 🙂 It's a surprisingly good game, with great gameplay additions in the trial sequences (including some reused in The Great Ace Attorney), strong Layton puzzles, and (oh well) still a dozen unbelievable plot twists by the end of it. Don't overlook it!

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Here's my last reminder about the #Gaming e-book #Storybundle finishing up in 10 hours: https://storybundle.com/games

Books from #DavidCraddock, #HardcoreGaming101, #BossFightBooks, #AndreaContato and myself from #SetSideB, on #MortalKombat, #BeatEmUps, #horror games, early #arcade games, #Minesweeper, #Goldeneye, #ParappaTheRapper and more. Ten titles for $25! #bundle #ebook

A new Games Storybundle is going! I have a collection of Set Side B posts in it this time out. It's at: https://storybundle.com/games It's a good way to catch up with some of the more notable posts of the past year! If you don't follow our blog, you won't believe some of the things we've found....

There's some other interesting things in there too, like two books from David Craddock on Mortal Kombat, three from Hardcore Gaming 101 (two on horror games, one on beat-em-ups), and three from Boss Fight Books, on Parappa the Rapper, Goldeneye 007, and Minesweeper! (Titles are in the image's alt text!)

https://storybundle.com/games

#promo #selfpromo #videogames #storybundle #bundles #setsideb #davidcraddock #mortalkombat #hardcodegaming101 #bossfightbooks #horror #beatemup #minesweeper #parappa #goldeneye #ebooks

Metal Gear Solid 3 jumps to the past in this over-the-top Cold War stealth action thriller. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater/

Metal Gear May begins with a look at Metal Gear Solid for the PS1, which brought the 8-bit stealth espionage classic to 3D http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/metal-gear-solid/

Seirei Gari, a spooky Famicom adventure title from Hudson worth recommending to newcomers of the genre. http://hardcoregaming101.net/seirei-gari/

Cannon Dancer - Osman, the unofficial Strider sequel of sorts from Mitchell, recently released on modern platforms http://hardcoregaming101.net/osman/

Ghostwire: Tokyo, a horror-FPS from Shinji Mikami's Tango Gameworks that's the sort of cult game you'd see in the PS2 era from Capcom or Konami http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ghostwire-tokyo/

Eternal Darkness, Silicon Knight's survival horror tribute to HP Lovecraft, with a story that spans several generations. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/eternal-darkness/

Buck Up and Drive, a chaotic tribute to classic arcade racers http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/buck-up-and-drive/

Frogun, a recent retro-style 3D platformer that strays a bit from the crowd. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/frogun/

Lunistice, a retro-style 3D platformer that evokes the feel of PlayStation/Saturn-era games. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lunistice/

Katakis, one of the best shoot-em-ups on the Commodore 64, even if it does take quite a big influence from R-Type. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/katakis/

Time Hollow, a DS adventure game from Konami focusing on time travel. http://hardcoregaming101.net/time-hollow/

Erika to Satoru no Yume Bouken, a Famicom adventure from Atlus and Namco, mostly remembered for its profane rantings hidden in the ending. http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/erika-to-satoru-no-yume-bouken/

Marusa no Onna, a Famicom adventure game from Capcom starring a tax auditor, known in English as "A Taxing Woman". http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/marusa-no-onna/