Batman Returns (NES)

Batman Returns (NES)

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 01/93   Genre: Beat ’em up As the movie event of the year Batman Returns hit every viable platform on the market. Even European PCs received some version of the game. So it stands to...
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World Heroes 2

World Heroes 2

Developer: ADK     Publisher: Takara     Release: 09/94    Genre: Fighting Takara were a god send for fans of Neo Geo games during the 16-bit era. For those that wanted to play SNK’s games at home the prospect of owning the...
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Taz-Mania

Taz-Mania

 Developer: Recreational Brainware    Publisher: Sega    Release: 1992   Genre: Action The explosive popularity of the Tasmanian devil has always baffled me. In the 90s he was everywhere: the cartoon had a four year run, there was plenty of merchandise,...
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The Jetsons: Cogswell’s Caper!

The Jetsons: Cogswell’s Caper!

Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Taito    Release: 12/92   Genre: Platformer I grew up on a steady diet of Hanna Barbera reruns from the 60s. In a time before streaming and cable TV being a regular thing those old cartoons were a...
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Crystalis

Crystalis

Developer: SNK    Publisher: SNK    Release: 07/90   Genre: Action RPG Action RPGs did not have a good go of it on the NES in the early years. Deadly Towers and Hydlide, despite their ambition, were the type of titles that...
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W Ring – the Double Ring

W Ring – the Double Ring

Developer: Naxat Soft   Publisher: Naxat Soft   Release: 09/28/90   Genre: Shooter Video games have always fallen through the cracks. These days the number of games that release daily borders on insanity and it is impossible to keep up....
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The Simpsons: Bartman meets Radioactive Man

The Simpsons: Bartman meets Radioactive Man

Developer: Imagineering Inc.   Publisher: Acclaim    Release:12/92   Genre: Action When the Simpsons hit they hit big. And with any popular property the licensed tie-ins came fast. While a lot of us were excited for the Simpsons video games as the years...
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Super Bonk 2

Super Bonk 2

Developer: A.I Co., Ltd   Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 07/28/95   Genre: Platformer I’ve always liked the Bonk series. For a brief time there when NEC went head to head with Sega and Nintendo the little caveman that could was mentioned...
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Märchen Maze

Märchen Maze

Developer: N.H. System   Publisher: Namco   Release: 12/11/90   Genre: Action When you think about it Alice in Wonderland makes for the perfect backdrop for video games. With its fairy plot of Alice visiting ever stranger worlds it has...
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Winter Games

Winter Games

Developer: Action Graphics   Publisher: Acclaim   Release: 09/87   Genre: Sports To this day I still remember my crushing disappointment with Winter Games. Fresh off of the NES port of Track and Field and the wild Summer I spent...
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