Articles by Bo Bayles
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Under the Microscope: Lode Runner: The Legend Returns & Lode Runner Extra |
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In this edition I’m examining the two Lode Runner games for Saturn: The Legend Returns and Extra. Although the series was originally developed in the West, it was particularly successful… | |
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Under the Microscope: Ultraman: Legendary Giant of Light |
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Ultraman: Legendary Giant of Light is a fighting game for Saturn. It’s one of five Ultraman titles for Saturn (two games and three media discs), and one of two Saturn… | |
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Under the Microscope: Yuna Remix |
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In this edition: Yuna Remix has a sound/movie/image test mode that can be accessed with a special controller from Hudson. The game also has another hidden menu with some cool… | |
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Under the Microscope: Dragon Force II |
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The original Dragon Force was very well-received in the West. It sold a bunch of copies and was praised by critics. But the sequel, published in 1998 in Japan, wasn’t… | |
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Under the Microscope: Kyuutenkai |
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My favorite Japanese cheat site has a special password listed for the PlayStation version of Kyuutenkai, the Technosoft pinball game. Translated, it says: Enter KYUTENKA4S on the password screen. You’ll… | |
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Under the Microscope: Andretti Racing |
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In this edition: Andretti Racing on Saturn has some well-known Easter eggs that involve putting in special player names. I found eight more! These show pictures of the development staff,… | |
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Under the Microscope: Steam-Heart’s |
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Steam-Heart’s is a game for Saturn that combines passable shoot-em-up gameplay with NSFW anime scenes. The visuals are less explicit in the Saturn version than the PC-98 original, but some… | |
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Under the Microscope: Planet Joker |
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In this edition, I’m examining Planet Joker, the 1997 shooting game for Saturn. This game doesn’t have a whole lot of fans because (a) it was never released outside of… | |
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Under the Microscope: Chaos Control |
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Chaos Control is an on-rails shooting game from Infogrames. It was initially released in 1995 for Mac, PC, Philips CD-i, PlayStation, and Saturn. A second “remixed” version was released for… | |
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Under the Microscope: Atlantis: The Lost Tales |
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In this edition I’m examining Atlantis: The Lost Tales, the Myst-like adventure/puzzle game. The original DOS version was a hit in Europe. But the console port was not terribly well… | |
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