Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Japanese Video Game Obscurities seeks to catalogue many of these titles – games that are weird, compelling, strange, cool or historically important. Even the older games have a visual and aural style that make them distinct from similar games from around the globe. Plus, for quite a long time, the Japanese industry developed separately from American and European output, with their own landmark titles that created trends and inspired later games. Some of these games are oddities, the kind of uniquely Japanese title that wouldn’t have been commercial viable outside of the country others may have done well but were victims of circumstance. While many of these titles have since been documented by the English-speaking video game community – and in some cases, even unofficially translated – a huge proportion of the Japanese game output is unknown outside of their native territory (and even, in some cases, within it).
For any number of reasons, not all of them were ever released outside of the country, especially in the '80s and '90s. The book has a clean layout and high quality screenshots and box art on every page.Japan has produced thousands of intriguing video games. Have you played Street Fighter II, Half-Life and Monkey Island 2? I'm sure you have, but what about Barkeley's Shut up and Jam Gaiden, Dragon Force and Puyo Puyo 2? The second strength is it includes many hidden gems. The two big strengths of this book is the reviews are by fans for fans, no cheap cash-in here. The reviews are very similar to those on the HG101 website, but excludes some of the history in favour of much shorter, succinct reviews. Have you played Street Fighter II, Half-Life and Monkey Island 2? I'm sure you have, but what about Barkeley's Shut up and Jam Gaiden, Dragon Force and Puyo Puyo 2? The One of the better greatest games lists books. One of the better greatest games lists books.
This book is full of so many gems, it is absolutely crammed to braking point and each entry into the 200 has a little 'you may also like this.' section expanding the games covered even further.Ī labour of love that, again, has a rustic quality that not everyone will gel with but I really enjoy dipping into these books.more
A labour of love that, again, has a rustic quality that not everyone will ge Has that 'rustic' Hardcore Gaming 101 feel which may put some off (questionable design, printing etc) but at the heart of this book and the rest of the 101 series is absolutely love and devotion to video games and their history. This book is full of so many gems, it is absolutely crammed to braking point and each entry into the 200 has a little 'you may also like this.' section expanding the games covered even further.
Has that 'rustic' Hardcore Gaming 101 feel which may put some off (questionable design, printing etc) but at the heart of this book and the rest of the 101 series is absolutely love and devotion to video games and their history.