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Posted on December 24th, 2007 in Axel Night, Retro Obscurus by Axel Night
Oh noes, Axel has been reunited with his old NES and SNES cartridges. Now he’s pulled himself away from a Final Fantasy III binge to present a few of his lesser knowns. Today, it’s Strike Gunner STG for the SNES, an early 16-bit shooter that won’t let go of my heart strings. The review, and my first video clip attempt, down in the meat and potatoes.
Posted on October 4th, 2007 in Axel Night, Retro Obscurus, Video Games by Axel Night
The act of being a snobbish, elite game collector often requires one to reach outside of his or her boundaries in hopes of snagging that precious jem to which no mortal has bore witness. For most of us, that mysterious realm is Japan. For decades, what we did and did not play was largely decided on by what a few men in suits felt a totally foreign culture was more likely to buy. Sometimes, a game just did not sell well enough in Japan to warrant sending over to us. Some were deemed "too difficult" for the average ADHD-stricken American. Whatever the reason, there’s a gold mine of pearls for the pretentious to be had from the land of the rising sun, and you know Retro Obscurus has to go there.
Today’s game comes back at us from the east like a boomerang with big hair. Say hello to Holy Diver.
Posted on September 27th, 2007 in Axel Night, Retro Obscurus, Video Games by Axel Night
The true mark of an elitist retro gamer isn’t marked by the size of his collection or the number of games he’s reviewed on YouTube. No, that which makes us elite is the obscure games we play and collect. If only two people in the world have played your game, you are a god, no matter how much of a stinker it may be.
Hi ho, Axel the Night here. A lot of good games came out for the NES in the early 90’s that proved, even with its younger, shiny brother the SNES right at its heels, the veteran system was not ready to go quietly. With the console oozing gold in order to stay alive, several titles got ignored, either because they couldn’t compete, or because they were just too late to save their host from the glimmering 16-bit era. Today’s obscure title is Werewolf: The Last Warrior, a barely touched platformer by Data East in 1990 that didn’t quite manage to catch the world’s eye.