Coming April 4th.Hamster has announced that it will be releasing Namco's 1992 top-down action Exvania on Nintendo Switch & PS4 (thanks Famitsu!). The game will begin distribution in Japan on April 4th, with Western storefronts expected to take a little …

Ninja Five-O was originally released back in 2003.Yesterday, the video game publisher Limited Run Games revealed at IGN FanFest that it is planning to bring the rare and highly sought-after Game Boy Advance title Ninja Five-O (otherwise known as Ninja Cop) …

You can now finally try out this epic RPG in English!Hudson Soft's 1989 Japan-exclusive role-playing game Tengai Makyou: Ziria (otherwise known as Far East of Eden: Ziria) has just been translated into English, thanks to fans (as spotted by David Shadoff o …

Could we be seeing something new soon?Konami just successfully filed a trademark for Hudson Soft and Red Company's adventure game series Galaxy Fräulein Yuna at the Japanese patent office, causing some Japanese fans to speculate whether something new migh …

We’ve featured Wonderboy many times now on Indie Retro News, from the Amiga version of Wonderboy in Monster Land SE, to the previously released Wonderboy 1200; An Arcade game from 1986 as an unofficial Amiga port by Acidbottle. Well here we are with …

Originally designed and programmed for the Sharp X1 and Sony SMC-777 by Fumihiko Itagaki, and published as "Bousou Tokkyuu SOS" by Hudson Soft in 1983.Ported to Commodore 64, Hitachi S1 and Sinclair ZX Spectrum by Hudson Soft, and respectively pu …

We’re a whole halfway through the year, so it’s time for our annual look at some of the movers and shakers we’ve covered in our regular Weekly Spotlights every Sunday to see where the game of the year top ten currently lies. Before that though, acco …

Developer: Alfa System    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 1993   Genre: Action RPG One day, one day I will untangle the messy history and lineage of the Wonder Boy series. Wonder Boy in Monster World was one of my favorite early Genesis titles as …

Developer: Now Production   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 07/05/91   Genre: Shooter I never liked the Star Soldier games on the NES. With far superior competition in the form of Zanac, Life Force, and Gun-Nac they were simply too repetitive to hold …

The Nintendo Gamecube, in my opinion, was the underrated console of its generation. The PlayStation 2 (and to a lesser extent the original Xbox) took over the headlines leaving the big N’s system largely forgotten. It certainly didn’t help that …

Presented by Racketboy and G to the Next Level The Sega Saturn is definitely one of the leading consoles among hardcore classic gamers. Its strong selection of unique and engaging 2D games keeps it relevant a decade after its premature demise. While many …