Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents Japanese Video Game Obscurities

Author : Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-14
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781783527656

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Japanese Video Game Obscurities by Kurt Kalata Pdf

Japan has produced thousands of intriguing video games. But not all of them were released outside of the country, especially not in the 1980s and 90s. While a few of these titles have since been documented by the English-speaking video game community, a huge proportion of this output is unknown beyond Japan (and even, in some cases, within it). Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Japanese Video Game Obscurities seeks to catalogue many of these titles – games that are weird, compelling, cool or historically important. The selections represent a large number of genres – platformers, shoot-em-ups, role-playing games, adventure games – across nearly four decades of gaming on arcade, computer and console platforms. Featuring the work of giants like Nintendo, Sega, Namco and Konami alongside that of long-forgotten developers and publishers, even those well versed in Japanese gaming culture are bound to learn something new.

Author : Robert Fenner,Carrie Wood,Alan Bradley,Brian Crimmins,Eirikr Smith,Christopher Snelgrove,Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1073570045

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: the Unofficial Guide to Shin Megami Tensei and Persona by Robert Fenner,Carrie Wood,Alan Bradley,Brian Crimmins,Eirikr Smith,Christopher Snelgrove,Kurt Kalata Pdf

UNOFFICIAL AND UNAUTHROIZED! Beginning as a 1986 science fiction/horror novel, Megami Tensei has since grown to become one of the most expansive Japanese RPG series of all time, comprising of over thirty titles in variety of subgenres. As the original "monster collecting" game, the heroes converse with hundreds of demons across various world mythologies and convince them to join their cause. While early entries focused on exploring post-apocalyptic Tokyo, the series has branched out in several different directions, putting you in the role of demon-hunting detectives and high school students, across other spinoffs like Devil Summoner, Persona, and Devil Survivor. This book catalogs all of them and untangles the web of the this complicated but fascinating series, reviewing many Japanese-only entries as well as other incredibly obscure titles within the series. Included features are reviews for every mainline and spinoff entry in the Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series, including Devil Summoner, Devil Survivor, Last Bible, and all others, with over 30 extensive reviews in all; trivia and recurring elements; essays introducing the series and analyzing its use of demons; and reviews of various anime, manga, and other media tie-ins.

Author : Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Computer adventure games
ISBN : 146095579X

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The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures by Kurt Kalata Pdf

Reviews of over 300 graphic adventure games, focusing on games from prominent publishers such as LucasArts, Sierra On-Line, and Legend Entertainment but covering games from independent developers as well. Reviews primarily cover games published 1984-2000. Interviews with game creators/developers Al Lowe, Corey Cole, Bob Bates, and Josh Mandel are included.

Author : Bitmap Books
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838019146

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A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games by Bitmap Books Pdf

Author : Hanenashi Error
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1544202814

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Retro Game Super Translation Selection by Hanenashi Error Pdf

Presented by retro video game website Hardcore Gaming 101. Localization is a tricky business, especially due to the myriad of differences between both the English and Japanese languages and cultures. Retro Game Super Translation Selection examines 101 lines of dialogue from classic video games, compares how they were localized, and includes some explanation for the business or cultural reasons surrounding such changes. Originally authored by a professional video game translator, this is a localized version of a doujinshi released at the Game Legend retro game event in late 2016, and features a unique perspective rarely seen in the English speaking world! Also includes four columns by guest writers that compare English and Japanese onomatopoeia, examines different game titles between territories, explains the math behind retro games, and illustrates the many changes made to the Pok�mon Game Boy titles.Covered games include: Final Fantasy, Dragon Warrior / Dragon Quest, Super Mario World, Landstalker, Lunar: The Silver Star, Zero Wing, River City Ransom, Cybernator, Pok�mon, Lufia II, Shadowgate, Shadowrun, Maniac Mansion, Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom, and many more!NOTE: The paperback edition of this book is in black and white, but the Kindle version uses color images.

Author : Sam Derboo,Ed Burns,Michael Plasket,Audun Sorlie,Benjamin Alexander,Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798532486348

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: the Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Volume 1 (Morrocco Cover) by Sam Derboo,Ed Burns,Michael Plasket,Audun Sorlie,Benjamin Alexander,Kurt Kalata Pdf

Are you ready for hot-blooded fighting action? Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: The Guide to Beat-Em-Ups Vol. 1 covers the origins of the belt-scrolling brawler with Technos' Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun (AKA Renegade) and the world-famous Double Dragon. Also covered are the works of Capcom (Final Fight, Captain Commando, Aliens vs. Predator, Dungeons & Dragons) and Konami (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, Vendetta) as well as Sega's Streets of Rage series!

Author : John Szczepaniak
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-04
Category : Computer games
ISBN : 1518655319

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The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers by John Szczepaniak Pdf

Detailed contents listing here: http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/books/the-untold-history-of-japanese-game-developers-volume-2/ Nearly 400 pages and over 30 interviews, with exclusive content on the history of Japanese games. The origins of Hudson, Masaya's epic robot sagas, Nintendo's funding of a PlayStation RTS, detailed history of Westone Entertainment, and a diverse range of unreleased games. Includes exclusive office layout maps, design documents, and archive photos. In a world first - something no other journalist has dared examine - there's candid discussion on the involvement of Japan's yakuza in the industry. Forewords by Retro Gamer founding editor Martyn Carroll and game history professor Martin Picard.

Author : Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1482742187

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Castlevania (Color Edition) by Kurt Kalata Pdf

Welcome to the hell house! Presented by the esteemed retro gaming website Hardcore Gaming 101, this book is an UNOFFICIAL and UNAUTHORIZED guide to Konami's video game series that includes 158 pages with full reviews of over thirty Castlevania titles - starting from the 1986 Nintendo original up to the 2014 Lords of Shadow 2 - plus reviews of clone games, soundtracks, books, trivia, and more!

Author : Shane Carley
Publisher : Cider Mill Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-18
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781400340521

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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t by Shane Carley Pdf

Prove you are the smartest schmuck in the room with 500 true trivia facts that sound absurd. These facts are so absurd some might even say that they sound like bull$#*t! Knowledge is power! Crush the competition at trivia night, or start the most interesting conversation ever with real facts that are hard to believe. This book is loaded with mind-blowing facts that are sure to keep you wondering, "How are these even true?" while equipping you to outsmart everyone around and blow their minds. Topics include: Science American Sports History Pop Culture Nature Put your game face on, and prove once and for all that you are the real know-it-all! Gather your friends and family 'round and get ready to learn some wild and crazy trivia and facts such as: True or False? A chicken once survived almost two years after having its head cut off. True or False? The dog that played Toto in The Wizard of Oz was paid a salary. How many baseballs does the MLB use every season? What state has jousting as its official sport? True or False? Most Canadians live south of Seattle. Stump everyone with True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t!

Author : Regina Bernhaupt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 1848829639

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Evaluating User Experience in Games by Regina Bernhaupt Pdf

It was a pleasure to provide an introduction to a new volume on user experience evaluation in games. The scope, depth, and diversity of the work here is amazing. It attests to the growing popularity of games and the increasing importance developing a range of theories, methods, and scales to evaluate them. This evolution is driven by the cost and complexity of games being developed today. It is also driven by the need to broaden the appeal of games. Many of the approaches described here are enabled by new tools and techniques. This book (along with a few others) represents a watershed in game evaluation and understanding. The eld of game evaluation has truly “come of age”. The broader eld of HCI can begin to look toward game evaluation for fresh, critical, and sophisticated thi- ing about design evaluation and product development. They can also look to games for groundbreaking case studies of evaluation of products. I’ll brie y summarize each chapter below and provide some commentary. In conclusion, I will mention a few common themes and offer some challenges. Discussion In Chapter 1, User Experience Evaluation in Entertainment, Bernhaupt gives an overview and presents a general framework on methods currently used for user experience evaluation. The methods presented in the following chapters are s- marized and thus allow the reader to quickly assess the right set of methods that will help to evaluate the game under development.

Author : Kurt Kalata,Michael Plasket,Paul Brownlee,K. McDonald,Federico Tiraboschi,Apollo Chungus,Adrian Sandoval,Dylan Cornelius,Garrett Greenwood,Jonathan Kaharl,Hugo Provost,Neil Foster,Audun Sorlie,Chris Rasa,Jeremy Signor,Bruno de Figueiredo,Robert Greene,Robert Fenner,John Sczepaniak,Michael Ayala,Mat Bradley-Tschirgi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1718757093

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: NES Cult Classics by Kurt Kalata,Michael Plasket,Paul Brownlee,K. McDonald,Federico Tiraboschi,Apollo Chungus,Adrian Sandoval,Dylan Cornelius,Garrett Greenwood,Jonathan Kaharl,Hugo Provost,Neil Foster,Audun Sorlie,Chris Rasa,Jeremy Signor,Bruno de Figueiredo,Robert Greene,Robert Fenner,John Sczepaniak,Michael Ayala,Mat Bradley-Tschirgi Pdf

Whenever anyone thinks of the best developers on the Nintendo Entertainment System, the most popular are typically Konami, Capcom, and, of course, Nintendo themselves. But what of the numerous other developers, the ones that put out games you may have read about in Nintendo Power or have vague recollections of renting on some Saturday afternoon? This book covers many of those titles, from developers like Sunsoft (Blaster Master, Journey to Silius), Natsume (Shadow of the Ninja, Shatterhand), KID (Low-G-Man, KickMaster), Irem (Holy Diver, Metal Storm), Atlus (Rockin' Kats, Xexyz), and many others. Also included are reviews of several notable Japan-only Famicom games, including Layla, Otocky, Moon Crystal, Cocoron, Cosmic Epsilon, and several others, as well as the infamous unreleased title Bio Force Ape! While these all may not be the A-listers of the NES library, this book represents some of the more interesting, offbeat, and lesser discussed titles of the system, and is essential for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of the platform!

Author : Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1519662211

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: the 200 Best Games of All Time (B&W Edition) by Kurt Kalata Pdf

Every website or magazine has their own "Best Video Games of All Times" list - here is Hardcore Gaming 101's! From early arcade classics to 3D action games, from text adventures to interactive cinema, this book includes 200 of the best video games ever released, covering over three decades of gaming history, created by developers all over the world. Each entry highlights why our picks are the best examples of their genre, and includes additional recommendations for similar games. Both rookie and veteran gamers will definitely discover some new and interesting games to check out after finishing this book!

Author : Sean Manning
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-23
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780786734443

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The Show I'll Never Forget by Sean Manning Pdf

In The Show I'll Never Forget, writer Sean Manning has gathered an amazing array of unforgettable concert memories from a veritable A-list of acclaimed novelists, poets, biographers, cultural critics, and songwriters. Their candid, first-person recollections reveal as much about the writers' lives at the time as they do about the venues where the shows occurred or the artists onstage. Ishmael Reed on Miles Davis Luc Sante on Public Image Ltd. Heidi Julavits on Rush Daniel Handler and Andrew Sean Greer on Metric Diana Ossana on Led Zeppelin Maggie Estep on Einsturzende Neubauten Dani Shapiro on Bruce Springsteen Gary Giddins on Titans of the Tenor! Nick Flynn on Mink DeVille Susan Straight on The Funk Festival Rick Moody on the The Lounge Lizards Jennifer Egan on Patti Smith Harvey Pekar on Joe Maneri Thurston Moore on Glen Branca, Rudolph Grey, and Wharton Tiers Chuck Klosterman on Prince Sigrid Nunez on Woodstock Jerry Stahl on David Bowie Charles R. Cross on Nirvana Marc Nesbitt on The Beastie Boys And many more . . . No matter where your musical taste falls, these often funny, occasionally sad, always thought-provoking essays-all written especially for The Show I'll Never Forget-are sure to connect with anyone who loves, or has ever loved, live music.

Author : Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Video games
ISBN : 1546928316

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents by Kurt Kalata Pdf

Released in 1986, the Famicom Disk System was an attachment for Nintendo's 8-bit console that allowed for cheap distribution of re-writable games. Many famous titles, including both Legend of Zelda titles, Super Mario Bros. 2, Doki Doki Panic, Metroid, and Kid Icarus were originally released for the platform. Due to technical advances, the system was eventually discontinued and was never released outside of Japan. Much of its library remained Japan-only as well, and has been sparsely documented among the English-speaking retro game world. Until now. Brought you to by long-standing retro video game website Hardcore Gaming 101, The Complete Guide to the Famicom Disk System includes reviews of every single title in the Famicom Disk System library - all of the classic Nintendo games (including their unfortunately overlooked adventure games), cult classics by Konami, revolutionary oddities like Otocky, many Zelda clones, numerous tie-ins with late 80s Japanese celebrities, and a large number of subpar licensed games from Bandai. Also includes a look at the many unlicensed titles, a history of the system, and its accessories.

Author : Nick Zverloff,Carlo Savorelli,Sam Derboo,Chris Rasa,Jess Ragan,Michael Plasket,John Szczepaniak,H. Clower,Kurt Kalata
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798715948656

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Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: the Guide to Shoot-Em-Ups Volume 2 by Nick Zverloff,Carlo Savorelli,Sam Derboo,Chris Rasa,Jess Ragan,Michael Plasket,John Szczepaniak,H. Clower,Kurt Kalata Pdf

Blast off again and check out the second in HG101's line of books on shoot-em-ups! This volume features the works of Namco (Xevious, Dragon Spirit), Toaplan (Tiger Heli, Truxton, Batsugun), Raizing (Sorcer Striker, Battle Garegga, Terra Diver), and Psikyo (Strikers 1945, Samurai Aces), as well as several other arcade and console shooters like Trouble Shooter / Battlemania, Gaiares, Phalanx, and more!