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First off, I'd like to extend a tremendous amount of gratitude for all of you who've donated to this Patreon. We've been running it for about a month now, so I thought I'd line out some of the changes we've implemented that have helped improve the site. For starters, and you've probably already noticed this, the front page has been completely redesigned. The main reason behind this is that it makes updating much easier, since we don't need to write huge descriptions every time we update. In the...

Thrill Kill

Mega Man Game Boy Titles

Bahamut Lagoon

One of Square's oft-overlooked SFC titles pairs up gorgeous dragons with tactical strategy.

Mega Man 9 & 10

Good old NES Mega Man got revived for two more games on modern consoles.

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Heiankyo Alien

Also known in some places as Digger, this early maze game spawned the "trap-em-up" genre, the predecessor to worldwide hits like Lode Runner.

Your Weekly Kusoge: Lunar: Dragon Song

Our sporadic column celebrating pieces of garbage briefly resurfaces to savage this massively disappointing excuse of RPG masquerading under the name of a beloved series.

500-Word Indies: Gunpoint

After a long hiatus, our quick indie reviews return. This time with a nifty side-scrolling stealth game from last year.

Megumi Rescue / Flying Hero

Rescue civilians from burning buildings by bouncing on a trampoline in these two titles - one Mark III, the other Famicom - developed by Aicom.

Megaman 5 and 6

It's another Mega Man Monday! See how Dr. Wily finally gets put behind bars for his crimes against humanity in the final two NES installments. (Spoilers: not for long.)

Spotlight Article: Fire Emblem

The Fire Emblem article has been updated, including reviews of the JP only Shin Monshou no Nazo for the DS and last year's Awakening for the 3DS

Best of PC Engine / Sega CD Music Part 16

Music samples from Valis (PC Engine), Nexzr and Puggsy.

One Must Fall

One of the better Street Fighter/Mortal Kombat clones during the mid-90s, One Must Fall 2097 controlled well, looked decent, had some great music, and an original concept (fighting robots).

June 2014 Patreon supported

Thank you so much for the support this month!

Classic Mega Man: Mega Man 3 and 4

Coverage continues of the Classic Mega Man series with Mega Man 3 and 4!

Konami Shooters in Hayate the Combat Butler, and a thanks!

First off, thanks everyone for helping us meet our first funding goal! We've redesigned the front page so individual articles are more visible and updates can be made more frequently, so they aren't all lobbed together every two weeks like we've been doing before. The minor kinks are still being worked out so it'll be ready in a day or two. We've got our engines start to help work through our posting backlog, plus we'll be posting our new freelancing rates and calls for specific articles or type...

So, hello everyone! Thanks for joining in on this Patreon! As promised, here are PDF files of our previous books for free download. Currently they're just up on Dropbox until I can figure out a better place for community downloads and how this Patreon communication thing works. Sega book: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d495c1q9n1d730u/Hardcore%20Ga...