Bomberman Generation

Bomberman Generation

Developer: Game Arts    Publisher: Majesco    Release: 06/04/02    Genre: Action While the Bomberman series is mostly revered for its raucous multiplayer little by little Hudson Soft made efforts to improve the single player modes. The Super Bomberman games had...
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Metal Slug 3

Metal Slug 3

Developer: SNK    Publisher: Ignition    Release: 11/05/04 (UK)   Genre: Action SNK set a high bar with the first two Metal Slug games. As essentially Contra on steroids they took the 2d side scrolling action genre to new heights with...
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Space Channel 5

Space Channel 5

Developer: United Game Artists    Publisher: Sega    Release: 06/04/00    Genre: Rhythm I miss that period of Sega history when they were a near endless ball of creativity. Although the Saturn failed that did not dim their spirits. In fact it...
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Kirby 64 – The Crystal Shards

Kirby 64 – The Crystal Shards

Developer: HAL Labs    Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 06/26/00    Genre: Action The last year of the N64’s life was a slow death spiral. Unlike the PlayStation which saw a slew of outstanding releases in the year 2000 Nintendo’s black box saw...
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Burning Road

Burning Road

Developer: Toka    Publisher: Playmates    Release: 09/30/96    Genre: Racing Daytona USA changed the game for arcade racing games. Sega leapfrogged everyone else with its Model 2 technology to deliver a graphical tour de force that also played great. ...
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Darius Gaiden

Darius Gaiden

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 01/29/96    Genre: Shooter I like the Darius series. Whether it is the weird alien fish angle or its sedate pace it scratches a different itch in my shooter brain. However it has always been secondary...
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Ganbare Goemon 4 Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake

Ganbare Goemon 4 Kirakira Douchuu: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/22/95   Genre: Action I love the Goemon series. This is despite the fact that Konami has made it very hard for non-Japanese fans to appreciate the series. The four Super Famicom titles that never...
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Dynamite Headdy

Dynamite Headdy

Developer: Treasure    Publisher: Sega    Release 09/94    Genre: Action To this day I am still amazed at the hit streak developer Treasure were on with the Sega Genesis. Their first release, Gunstar Heroes, is one of the top ten greatest games...
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Cho Aniki

Cho Aniki

Developer: NCS   Publisher: Masaya   Release: 12/25/92   Genre: Shooter If you look up Cho Aniki online you will be assaulted by burly men flexing and lots of homo sexually charged imagery. The games quickly garnered a reputation as...
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The Great Battle V

The Great Battle V

Developer: Banpresto   Publisher: Banpresto    Release: 12/22/95   Genre: Action The Great Battle V is an import that I have been interested in for a long time. I love Wild Guns and the few scant screenshots that exist for the...
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