Tag Archives: Developer: Tose

Resident Evil Survivor

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Cassidy

“It’s Gonna Be the Death of Me. Gun Survivor, Gun Survivor.”

Resident Evil‘s first spin-off title went off the rails, to deliver a rail shooter-inspired FPS survival horror hybrid. But did its “ghost developer” Tose still manage to deliver satisfying zombie-shooting action?

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Spelunker (NES)

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Cassidy

“That Old Spelunker’s Golden.”

In one of the Famicom’s most infamous kusogē, slight falls spell fatality for an unfortunate spelunker. Does “The Weakest Action Hero in the History of Video Games” truly earn his distinction, or have the rumors of his many deaths been an exaggeration?

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Tag Team Match: M.U.S.C.L.E.

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Cassidy

“M.U.S.C.L.E. Man, I Want to Love You.”

When Kinnikuman crossed the pond to take North American toy shelves by storm, he brought with him a loathsome NES game as well. But does Japan’s appreciation for this oft-maligned cartridge run deeper?

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Ikki (NES)

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Cassidy

“Oh Ikki, What a Pity, You Don’t Understand.”

We travel back to feudal Japan in search of what is considered to be the world’s first kusogē. Needess to say, we don’t find much there, so we fast-forward a bit to 1985 instead.

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