Ninja Five-0
(Hudson Soft, 2003)

A guest entry by offal:

Ninja Cop in Europe. This game is So. Fucking. Good. It’s like a gorgeous Genesis action game that time forgot; Bionic Commando, Rolling Thunder, and Shinobi stewed to perfection. Not one ounce of filler. Developed by Hudson, published by Konami.

Last week I was playing (read: screaming at) this game a lot! —ed

offal:

A charming game, irresistible even to the internet’s biggest asshole.

Blizzard Classic Arcade
(2003)

offal with the 411:

Before getting caught up in the High Elf and Bald Space Marine business, Blizzard made some truly great 16-bit games. With a quirky sense of humour and a dash of brash dude ‘tude, they released experimental platformer The Lost Vikings, Tim Follin scored Twisted Metal precursor Rock n’ Roll Racing, and Jim Lee flavoured Gears of War ancestor Blackthorne. All three received loving GBA ports, 90s stylings fully intact.

Drill Dozer
(Game Freak, 2006)

In time for the GBA’s tenth anniversary, a guest post by offal!

Unconventional, overflowing with charm, and tightly designed to boot. On the downside, you’ll probably end up missing your subway stop.