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New on Gaming Hell - Sonic the Fighters (Sega AM2, 1996) gaminghell.co.uk/SonicTheFigh... COME ON, MR. SONIC
This week's Arcade Archives release is Konami's Labyrinth Runner from 1988. Rescue the princess from the Devil's castle with shots, lasers and bombs as you run through mazes and even go for a mine cart ride!
Dreamwidth post!
tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/35759.html
Dreamwidth post!
tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/35759.html
January 23, 2026 at 9:54 AM
This week's Arcade Archives release is Konami's Labyrinth Runner from 1988. Rescue the princess from the Devil's castle with shots, lasers and bombs as you run through mazes and even go for a mine cart ride!
Dreamwidth post!
tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/35759.html
Dreamwidth post!
tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/35759.html
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So that's ten huge articles spanning the entire length of Power Dolls history, from its PC-98 beginnings through console spinoffs and its Steam-based end*, all based on first-hand experience with original materials! Come take a look!
*for now...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/power-dolls-...
*for now...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/power-dolls-...
Power Dolls series
Gaming is not short of either strategy games or mech-heavy releases, but few intertwine the two with the seriousness of Power Dolls. Kogado’s series set itself apart by bringing an astonishin…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:18 AM
So that's ten huge articles spanning the entire length of Power Dolls history, from its PC-98 beginnings through console spinoffs and its Steam-based end*, all based on first-hand experience with original materials! Come take a look!
*for now...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/power-dolls-...
*for now...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/power-dolls-...
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Everyone can read the final article in my huge 10-part Power Dolls series now! This English-translated, Steam-sold, new entry in the series goes for a tabletop theme... for a little while:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/23/o...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/23/o...
January 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Everyone can read the final article in my huge 10-part Power Dolls series now! This English-translated, Steam-sold, new entry in the series goes for a tabletop theme... for a little while:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/23/o...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/23/o...
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All Ko-fi supporters can read this brand new piece on Alien Breed '92 a full week before anyone else! It's a brilliantly clever game in many ways... that goes and chucks all the goodwill its built up right down the drain at the very end...
ko-fi.com/post/Alien-B...
ko-fi.com/post/Alien-B...
Alien Breed ‘92 Special Edition: In space, no one can hear you yell at
Kimimi published a supporter-only post on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 AM
All Ko-fi supporters can read this brand new piece on Alien Breed '92 a full week before anyone else! It's a brilliantly clever game in many ways... that goes and chucks all the goodwill its built up right down the drain at the very end...
ko-fi.com/post/Alien-B...
ko-fi.com/post/Alien-B...
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thinking about the funniest joke ever put into a video game again
January 22, 2026 at 5:15 AM
thinking about the funniest joke ever put into a video game again
For #OSThursday... Let's go with some DATA EAST today. Composed by Tomoyoshi Sato, the first stage theme for Night Slashers sets the tone pretty perfectly for the incredibly gory fight that awaits you with wailing guitars and creepy synth. Time to clean it up!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wuW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wuW...
Night Slashers - NIGHT SLASHERS -BGM 1-
YouTube video by Fur Q
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January 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
For #OSThursday... Let's go with some DATA EAST today. Composed by Tomoyoshi Sato, the first stage theme for Night Slashers sets the tone pretty perfectly for the incredibly gory fight that awaits you with wailing guitars and creepy synth. Time to clean it up!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wuW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wuW...
Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, we're finishing off the Taito Egret II Mini expansion pack with Wolf Fang and The Great Ragtime Show!
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, we're finishing off the Taito Egret II Mini expansion pack with Wolf Fang and The Great Ragtime Show!
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake
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Karous for PC launches January 22
The PC version of shoot 'em up Karous will launch via Steam on January 22, developer RS34 announced. It will support English and Japanese language options.
The PC version of shoot 'em up Karous will launch via Steam on January 22, developer RS34 announced. It will support English and Japanese language options.
Karous for PC launches January 22
The PC version of shoot 'em up Karous will launch via Steam on January 22, developer RS34 announced. It will support English and Japanese language options.
www.gematsu.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Karous for PC launches January 22
The PC version of shoot 'em up Karous will launch via Steam on January 22, developer RS34 announced. It will support English and Japanese language options.
The PC version of shoot 'em up Karous will launch via Steam on January 22, developer RS34 announced. It will support English and Japanese language options.
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Puyo Puyo 35th site's up https://puyo.sega.jp/35th/ 🇯🇵 they've announced multiple anniversary initiatives early, incl. a 35th popup shop from Feb.4 and some joint Sonic/Puyo stuff incl. lucky box plush (ETA June) & events @ Hankyu Sanban-gai across Feb~March https://www.h-sanbangai.com/sonicpuyo35th/
Puyo Day 2026/Puyo Puyo 35th live event announced for February 1: they're not giving much away, and what little info they've shared makes it sound nigh-identical to their regular, uneventful Quest-focused streams, but they are letting ppl attend in-person, so perhaps it'll be marginally exciting…?
「ぷよの日2026公開生放送～ぷよぷよ35周年記念スペシャル～」開催決定！ | トピックス | ぷよぷよポータルサイト |
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puyo.sega.jp
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Puyo Puyo 35th site's up https://puyo.sega.jp/35th/ 🇯🇵 they've announced multiple anniversary initiatives early, incl. a 35th popup shop from Feb.4 and some joint Sonic/Puyo stuff incl. lucky box plush (ETA June) & events @ Hankyu Sanban-gai across Feb~March https://www.h-sanbangai.com/sonicpuyo35th/
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"I can see the winking eyes on a spaceship corrupted by organic matter, the shading on a curved pipe, the metallic sheen on a huge steel face equipped with detachable eye-lasers."
Everyone can now read all about GG Aleste II here!
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/19/g...
Everyone can now read all about GG Aleste II here!
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/19/g...
January 19, 2026 at 7:33 AM
"I can see the winking eyes on a spaceship corrupted by organic matter, the shading on a curved pipe, the metallic sheen on a huge steel face equipped with detachable eye-lasers."
Everyone can now read all about GG Aleste II here!
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/19/g...
Everyone can now read all about GG Aleste II here!
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/19/g...
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All right, here we go! This is my extended and extensive feature on Resident Evil Village! Come walk through the game with me:
ko-fi.com/post/Residen...
ko-fi.com/post/Residen...
Resident Evil Village: A bit mouldy
Kimimi published a supporter-only post on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
All right, here we go! This is my extended and extensive feature on Resident Evil Village! Come walk through the game with me:
ko-fi.com/post/Residen...
ko-fi.com/post/Residen...
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"...the unluckiest (and most reckless) royal who ever set off to save a princess, a hero comically down on his luck."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/07/13/k...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/07/13/k...
Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru: A very tasty tale
This beautiful 1992 adventure, also known as For the Frog the Bell Tolls, is boisterous and lively right from the start, an epic battery-powered quest opening not with sombre portents of evil or di…
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 AM
"...the unluckiest (and most reckless) royal who ever set off to save a princess, a hero comically down on his luck."
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/07/13/k...
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/07/13/k...
Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, we're catching up with Arcade Archives again, starring DACHOLER and featuring other games like Bomb Jack Twin, Roc'n Rope and more!
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, we're catching up with Arcade Archives again, starring DACHOLER and featuring other games like Bomb Jack Twin, Roc'n Rope and more!
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake
This week's Arcade Archives release is Bomb Jack Twin, originally distributed by NMK in 1993. It's Tecmo's bomb collection classic Bomb Jack but with co-op, faster gameplay and crushing difficulty!
Dreamwidth post!
tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/35424.html
Dreamwidth post!
tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/35424.html
January 16, 2026 at 10:20 AM
This week's Arcade Archives release is Bomb Jack Twin, originally distributed by NMK in 1993. It's Tecmo's bomb collection classic Bomb Jack but with co-op, faster gameplay and crushing difficulty!
Dreamwidth post!
tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/35424.html
Dreamwidth post!
tepidsnake.dreamwidth.org/35424.html
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"There’s an almost arcade-like rhythm to the game, the linear world map treating the places within it mostly as compact, self-contained stages."
Click this way to read this newly-published piece on Popful Mail:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/16/p...
Click this way to read this newly-published piece on Popful Mail:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/16/p...
January 16, 2026 at 7:32 AM
"There’s an almost arcade-like rhythm to the game, the linear world map treating the places within it mostly as compact, self-contained stages."
Click this way to read this newly-published piece on Popful Mail:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/16/p...
Click this way to read this newly-published piece on Popful Mail:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2026/01/16/p...
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OK, got a fresh article for you here! This is on Kogado's One-Inch Tactics, which is currently (and technically, unofficially) the most recent game in the Power Dolls series! It's in English and on Steam and everything! Is it a grand refresh of the series? Let's find out!
ko-fi.com/post/One-Inc...
ko-fi.com/post/One-Inc...
One-Inch Tactics: This was supposed to be something new
Kimimi published a supporter-only post on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
OK, got a fresh article for you here! This is on Kogado's One-Inch Tactics, which is currently (and technically, unofficially) the most recent game in the Power Dolls series! It's in English and on Steam and everything! Is it a grand refresh of the series? Let's find out!
ko-fi.com/post/One-Inc...
ko-fi.com/post/One-Inc...
GAMING THINGS WE THINK ARE COOL!! - Both the Japanese and English dubs for cutscenes in Dark Seal II / Wizard Fire are included on the game's official OST release (tracks 04, 08, 11, 14, 17 for JP audio, tracks 18-22 for EN audio). Looks like Volov's dark work!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csjd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csjd...
Wizard Fire Soundtrack (Arcade OST, 23 Tracks) Dark Seal 2 (II)
YouTube video by Lyra2
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January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
GAMING THINGS WE THINK ARE COOL!! - Both the Japanese and English dubs for cutscenes in Dark Seal II / Wizard Fire are included on the game's official OST release (tracks 04, 08, 11, 14, 17 for JP audio, tracks 18-22 for EN audio). Looks like Volov's dark work!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csjd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csjd...
For #OSThursday... Gamadelic, Data East's in-house band, did an incredible album of remixes with rap over songs from games like Robocop 2 and Karnov, but the Crude Buster one is my favourite. Do what you wanna do!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRw...
GAMADELIC - THE LIFELINE OF NEW YORK (from CRUDE BUSTER)
YouTube video by Sleepchao
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January 15, 2026 at 11:01 AM
For #OSThursday... Gamadelic, Data East's in-house band, did an incredible album of remixes with rap over songs from games like Robocop 2 and Karnov, but the Crude Buster one is my favourite. Do what you wanna do!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRw...
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The stream went well. It only took 2 1/2 hours to beat Chelnov!! Mostly because of this horrifying creature
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake/c...
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake/c...
TepidSnake - Handy
Watch TepidSnake's clip titled
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January 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The stream went well. It only took 2 1/2 hours to beat Chelnov!! Mostly because of this horrifying creature
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake/c...
www.twitch.tv/tepidsnake/c...
Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, the Data East games of the Taito Egret II Mini expansion Arcade Collection Part 1! Chelnov! Dark Seal! Edward Randy! And more! Because Data East!!
twitch.tv/tepidsnake
twitch.tv/tepidsnake
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Tonight on the Gaming Hell Stream, the Data East games of the Taito Egret II Mini expansion Arcade Collection Part 1! Chelnov! Dark Seal! Edward Randy! And more! Because Data East!!
twitch.tv/tepidsnake
twitch.tv/tepidsnake
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Got a fresh gallery for all Ko-fi supporters! Let's take a look at Resident Evil Revelations 2's Jp-exclusive e-Capcom limited edition. The included hardback art book's packed with behind the scenes photography, unused DLC costume sketches, and other treasures!
ko-fi.com/i/IX8X21S7VGM
ko-fi.com/i/IX8X21S7VGM
Resident Evil Revelations 2 Japanese LE box - Click to view on Ko-fi
Follow Kimimi on Ko-fi
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January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
Got a fresh gallery for all Ko-fi supporters! Let's take a look at Resident Evil Revelations 2's Jp-exclusive e-Capcom limited edition. The included hardback art book's packed with behind the scenes photography, unused DLC costume sketches, and other treasures!
ko-fi.com/i/IX8X21S7VGM
ko-fi.com/i/IX8X21S7VGM
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it's also notable for being the commercial compositional debut of one Manabu Namiki, the legendary composer notable for their STG work across NMK, Raizing, Cave, M2 & more—they didn't have to write a ton of tunes for this game, but what's there sounds great
(they also voiced one of the characters)
(they also voiced one of the characters)
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 AM
it's also notable for being the commercial compositional debut of one Manabu Namiki, the legendary composer notable for their STG work across NMK, Raizing, Cave, M2 & more—they didn't have to write a ton of tunes for this game, but what's there sounds great
(they also voiced one of the characters)
(they also voiced one of the characters)
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this week's Arcade Archives title: Bomb Jack Twin, NMK's sequel to Tecmo's hit jumping dot-eater of 1984, Bomb Jack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPafyYjCkUo aside from the simultaneous 2-player option, its main point of differentiation from the OG is being way harder, right off the rip
Arcade Archives BOMB JACK TWIN - YouTube
"BOMB JACK TWIN" is an action game released by NMK(Original work by KOEI TECMO GAMES) in 1993.The popular "BOMB JACK" is back, cuter and tougher than ever! ...
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January 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM
this week's Arcade Archives title: Bomb Jack Twin, NMK's sequel to Tecmo's hit jumping dot-eater of 1984, Bomb Jack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPafyYjCkUo aside from the simultaneous 2-player option, its main point of differentiation from the OG is being way harder, right off the rip
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Rimururu design sketches, for Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage.
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Rimururu design sketches, for Samurai Shodown 64: Warriors Rage.
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I also found this in my search, a page of fan art submitted to Famitsu Xbox in 2003!
archive.org/details/fami...
archive.org/details/fami...
![Page 96 from Famitsu Xbox, issue frrom May 2003, showcasing fan art based on Xbox games. From top to bottom, left to right, art is shown of Panzer Dragoon Orta, Dead or Alive 3, Blinx the Time Sweeper, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, Phantasy Star Online Episodes I & II, Shin Megami Tensei: NINE, Jet Set Radio Future, [Uncertain, it's showing Shuten-Douji], Street Fighter, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball and SoulCalibur II.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pgtmk5quqw2klvs54dtyepll/bafkreihzfuecyt42nh6op7wj6bomwco6ibvgq3uqd6xyyaezfxz3tfztge@jpeg)
January 12, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I also found this in my search, a page of fan art submitted to Famitsu Xbox in 2003!
archive.org/details/fami...
archive.org/details/fami...