Short, replayable games too long to actually make it in an Arcade, but still short enough to be finished in a single session to encourage mastery

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The Gungrave games are the last gasp of a style of game that was common in the 90s home console era: short, replayable games too long to actually make it in an Arcade, but still short enough to be finished in a single session to encourage mastery. That format kinda died out with the 360/PS3-era as the modern “AAA videogame” pushed 'em out (and as Japanese devs got priced out of the market).