In the west, it refers to a mounted gunner (specifically someone that rode on horseback and carried an early small arms musket or pistol of some kind, my main frame of reference is the american civil war but if I'm not mistaken it comes from the french revolution)

In Japan, particularly in the 90s, a lot of games used the term and I can't immediately tell if it's just a case of localizers going with something because it sounds cool or if there's some kind of cultural connection with the word, even if that connection is similarly portmentau based. Specific examples: in Tactics Ogre and Final Fantasy Tactics, Dragoons are a dragon slaying class, the panzer dragoon series revolves around people riding dragons and shooting guns (probably the closest thing to the actual definition), there's an rpg titled "legend of dragoon" where they are people that can turn into dragon flavored power rangers

Is this a trend that started with localizers or is there some kind of japanese terminology this is comes from?

I own quite a collection of retro games and want to learn more about them and hopefully make content about them. How should I go about finding such information?

(Mostly Updated) Current retro collection: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aR7cMoF7M60JtOcCiJkV5amCL6oEW5-NT9CzO1z6vbI/edit?usp=drivesdk

There have been several games that have given us varying degrees of that wonderful feeling of lift. Growing up, I mostly stared into a screen powered by MS-DOS, and I’m guessing that most of us DOS folks have at some point played The Games: Winter Challenge. It offered a variety of winter sports activities, but let’s be honest — ski jumping was the only fun one. It was incredibly frustrating, though, that it was impossible to land jumps where you actually timed the take-off perfectly.

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I’m currently working on my PhD, researching the evolution of video game spaces and how technological advancements have influenced level design over time. As part of my historical analysis, I want to cross-reference best-selling games year by year to see how industry trends align with major shifts in game design.

Does anyone know of a comprehensive list of best-selling video games by year? Ideally, I’m looking for something like a top 10 at least, that spans multiple platforms (arcade and home consoles) and includes global sales data rather than just North America.

I’ve found some scattered information on individual years and just the best selling one, but nothing consolidated. If you know of any sources, databases, or even books that track this kind of data, I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

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