Props and Respect to my Homies

Just a quick shout out to some awesome game development blogs on the net. Last night my referer log lit up with links from Bruce on Games and Japanmanship. I’m going to follow Japanmanship’s lead and keep this blog roll rolling. Mainly About Games. Informative and well written it has a nice personal feel to […]

Horror Game Evolution: Cameras and Movement (part 3)

This is the last part of a three-part series of posts about how camera systems and character movement have evolved over the last ten years. In part 1 I discussed the problems that horror game developers faced when transitioning from 2D games to 3D games, and in part 2 I talked about the ways improvements […]

Quest Donation!!

Special thanks goes out to Matthew, who recently donated his extra copy of Evil Dead Regeneration to the Quest! I’m looking forward to trying this one out, as I had a pretty good time with an earlier Evil Dead game. Thanks Matthew, you’re awesome!

Database Inclusion Criteria

I’ve started a thread in the forums about the criteria I use to select games for inclusion in this site. Actually, this is the latest of many threads on this subject. I posted another one a while back detailing my frustration with the current inclusion criteria. My goal is to collect use (or attempt to […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games: Downloads

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads 16bitman has graciously included some save files for his favorite import games. These files can be loaded onto your Playstation memory card with a DexDrive or similar device. Twilight Syndrome Saikai This file will give you […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games: Other Genres

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads Legend Playstation PAL SLES-00730 This game was once planned for North American release under the title Knights of Carnage. It was made the same people that did Burning Road for PSX and later Soul Fighter for […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games: Horror

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads Deep Fear Sega Saturn Japan and Europe (NTSC or PAL) When will people learn that strange microbes and underwater research stations don’t mix? Deep Fear is a well-executed Resident Evil clone for the Sega Saturn. While […]

16bitman’s Guide to Obscure Games: Playing Import Games 101

Table of Contents Introduction Page 1: Importing 101 Page 2: Import Horror Games Page 3: Other Import Games Downloads Many moons ago I got a Playstation, and before long I came upon Metal Gear Solid. This game amazed me. I didn’t just finish it; I collected my stealth camo and went back for my bandanna, […]