Month: May 2021

Paperboy
May 31, 2021 No Responses

Paperboy

Developer: Atari Inc.     Publisher: Mindscape     Released: 1988     Genre: Arcade I am not ashamed to admit that when I was young being a paperboy seemed like a dream job. First of all they hired kids, which instantly made it appealing. And...
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In the Hunt
May 28, 2021 No Responses

In the Hunt

Developer: Xing/SMS    Publisher: Kokopeli     Released: 1996     Genre: Shooter The late 80s and early 90s saw shooters of all kinds. From your standard space shooter to the occasional medieval fantasy romp like Elemental Master, the genre covered ne...
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Death Duel
May 26, 2021 No Responses

Death Duel

Developer: Punk Development     Publisher: Razorsoft Inc.    Released: 1992     Genre: Action Let it never be said that crude marketing is not effective. Death Duel caused a little bit of a stir when it released due to its violence and...
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Bubble Bobble
May 24, 2021 No Responses

Bubble Bobble

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1988     Genre: Action I miss the single screen platformer. When games like Pitfall and Super Mario Bros. hit the market this once bedrock of the arcade industry began to disappear. I freely admit...
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Captain Commando
May 21, 2021 No Responses

Captain Commando

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Released: 1995    Genre: Beat em up Captain Commando was once the official mascot for Capcom. If you can believe it the goofy American superhero stereotype was used to shill Capcom products in the US before Me...
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Gradius 2 – Gofer no Yabou
May 19, 2021 No Responses

Gradius 2 – Gofer no Yabou

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 12/18/92     Genre: Shooter One of my biggest gaming disappointments is that the Famicom version of Gradius 2 never left Japan. Like many I assumed Life Force was that game. But when EGM previewe...
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Silkworm
May 17, 2021 No Responses

Silkworm

Developer: Tecmo     Publisher: American Sammy     Released: June 1990     Genre: Action There is something to be said about preconceived notions. I avoided Silkworm back in the day because the name made it sound like a Millipede spinoff. I have not...
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Realm
May 14, 2021 No Responses

Realm

Developer: Flair Software     Publisher: Titus     Released: 1996     Genre: Action Contra III is one of the greatest 2d action games of all time. Konami absolutely knocked it out of the park on their first try on the SNES and few games...
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Robocop vs the Terminator
May 12, 2021 No Responses

Robocop vs the Terminator

Developer: Virgin    Publisher: Virgin     Released: 1993     Genre: Action Alien vs Predator. King Kong vs Godzilla. We all love a good mashup. But few go so well together as Robocop vs the Terminator. The comic book series from Dark Horse...
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Ninja Crusaders
May 10, 2021 No Responses

Ninja Crusaders

Developer: NMK Co.    Publisher: American Sammy     Released: 12/90    Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden is one of my favorite NES games of all time. If I were to take count of the games I have spent the most time with Ninja Gaiden...
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