What do a classic arcade space shooter, a Japanese 70s disaster flick, the PlayStation 2, and the 2011 Tohoku tsunami and earthquake disaster have to do with a giant monster game? A lot. Let’s dig into City Shrouded in Shadow.
Read More Kaiju Video Games – City Shrouded in ShadowI got the chance to attend G-Fest XVII in Chicago and one of the panels I gave was a sequel to my 2019 Kaiju Video Games History Panel! I recorded and uploaded it here for your viewing pleasure (sorry for the audio quality!)
Read More KAiju Video GAmes History Raids again! G-Fest XVII 2022 PanelLearn about the easter eggs, references, and homages in Dawn of the Monsters!
Read More Dawn of the Monsters – Easter Eggs GaloreOh ye Control All Monsters faithful… You must be wondering, “where have you been, Alex? Where are the articles? Why have you slowed down?” and the answer is this. I’ve been hard at work on Dawn of the Monsters, and while there hasn’t been an update in a long time, here’s the mother of all […]
Read More DAWN OF THE MONSTERS – OFFICIAL REVEAL TRAILERSorry for the delay on this article- my time has been taken over by other things in my life, namely Dawn of the Monsters. But here is the part 2 I’ve been sitting on for a while! Despite a roaring 70s and 80s, Kong had a quieter go in the 1990s. Toho planned to make […]
Read More King Kong Video Games – Part 2I recently had the pleasure of discussing the new Monster Hunter movie with the lovely folks at the Kaiju Transmissions Podcast! In it we discuss the history of the franchise, the movie, and lots of other neat tidbits- as well as our own takes on the film. Check it out here!: -iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/…/kaiju…/id1128609095… -Google Podcasts: […]
Read More Monster Hunter Episode on Kaiju Transmissions Podcast!Despite being an enduring pop culture icon for almost 90 years, King Kong’s appearances in the virtual world are somewhat limited when compared to his monster cohort like Godzilla, Gamera, and Ultraman. Despite this, his impact on the games medium is about as big as a 50 foot gorilla. Lets take a look at King […]
Read More King Kong Video Games – Part 1Genre: Fighting Players: 1-2 Release Date: 1994 Platform: Arcade, many others (see below) Director: Jason Leong & Pete Kleinow Developer: Atari Games Publisher: Atari Games In the early 1990s, Atari Games was trying to come up with a fighting game to capitalize on the success of Street Fighter II. Not to be confused with Atari […]
Read More Kaiju Video Games – Primal RageHi all! Today’s post is a bit different than previous ones. In that it’s just a video. As covered in my Kaiju Video Games History Panel, Gamera: The Time Adventure was released in 1995 for the Bandai Playdia and, as mentioned in that panel, no one has uploaded footage of this game. . . Until […]
Read More Kaiju Video Games – Gamera: The Time AdventureAttack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Tale (怪獣が出る金曜日) Genre: life simulation Players: 1 Release Date: March 13, 2013 (Japan), July 18 2013 (NA & Europe) Platform: Nintendo 3DS Director: Kaz Ayabe Developer: Millennium Kitchen Publisher: Level-5 This is the fourth part in a series on notable kaiju video games. Giant Japanese-style monsters and games […]
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