Month: July 2021

Fatal Fury
July 30, 2021 No Responses

Fatal Fury

Developer: SNK    Publisher: Takara     Released: 1993     Genre: Fighting Anyone gamer who grew up in the 80s and 90s coveted the Neo Geo. A console with perfect arcade conversions was like the Holy Grail. The problem was no one could...
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Flicky
July 28, 2021 No Responses

Flicky

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega     Released: 1991     Genre: Action I admit to being ignorant to most of Sega’s early arcade history. For myself Sega did not exist until I played the Master System and Hang-On in 1989. While most...
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Bonk III: Bonk’s Big Adventure
July 26, 2021 No Responses

Bonk III: Bonk’s Big Adventure

Developer: A.I. Co.     Publisher: Turbo Technologies Inc.     Released: 1993     Genre: Platformer There were many casualties during the mascot platformer wars of the 16-bit era. For every Sonic and Sparkster there were countless Awesome Possums and...
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Lufia & the Fortress of Doom
July 23, 2021 No Responses

Lufia & the Fortress of Doom

Developer: Neverland     Publisher: Taito     Released: December 1993    Genre: RPG Although Final Fantasy VII blew the doors off the RPG genre in terms of popularity in the US the genre did have its fans prior to that on the SNES. There...
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G-Loc Air Battle
July 21, 2021 No Responses

G-Loc Air Battle

Developer: Probe    Publisher: Sega     Released: 1992     Genre: Action G-Loc was one of Sega’s most interesting arcade units. The R-360 cabinet would rotate in every direction and even do a full 360 to simulate the onscreen action. It is...
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Rockin’ Kats
July 19, 2021 No Responses

Rockin’ Kats

Developer: Atlus     Publisher: Atlus     Released: September 1991     Genre: Platformer Atlus is not a name I have ever associated with 2d platforming. While they are synonymous with RPGs now there was a brief period early on when they experimente...
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Metal Warriors
July 16, 2021 No Responses

Metal Warriors

Developer: Lucas Arts    Publisher: Konami    Released: 04/95    Genre: Action You can be forgiven for thinking Metal Warriors is part of the Assault Suit series. The look is not just reminiscent of that series, it is near identical. A quick glance...
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Shining in the Darkness
July 14, 2021 No Responses

Shining in the Darkness

Developer: Climax     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1991     Genre: RPG Shining in the Darkness was one of the first dungeon crawlers I ever experienced. While the genre was ubiquitous on the PC they were rare on consoles. Phantasy Star gave me my....
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Starship Hector
July 12, 2021 No Responses

Starship Hector

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Released: 06/90    Genre: Shooter Star Soldier was a big hit on the NES and one of the first big shooter series after Gradius. This was in Japan, where the series became a staple for...
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Browning
July 9, 2021 No Responses

Browning

Developer: Riot    Publisher: Telenet Japan    Released: February 7, 1992    Genre: Action The PC Engine CD has an extensive library rife with great games that were never localized. Now let’s be clear, a good many of them are...
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