Felix the Cat

Felix the Cat

Developer: Shimada Kikaku    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 10/92    Genre: Platformer The NES is no stranger to licensed games. Outside of the Atari 2600 it is probably the platform the majority of older gamers unfortunately encountered this genre of...
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Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Electro Brain    Release: 12/15/98    Genre: Shooter As a shooter fan growing up the Star Soldier series was a staple of the genre. From its various entries on the NES to its blowout on...
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Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot

Developer: Naughty Dog    Publisher: Sony    Release: 09/09/96    Genre: Platformer The 90s were an interesting time. Mascot platformers were the most popular genre and almost every publisher had some anthropomorphic animal as their symbol. For console...
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DonPachi

DonPachi

Developer: Cave    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 04/26/96    Genre: Shooter The shmup genre is notable for being hard. That is one of the ways it derives its replay value. To complete some of the best shooters out there will require...
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Fighter’s History

Fighter’s History

Developer: Data East    Publisher: Data East    Release: 08/94   Genre: Fighting Examining the fighting game landscape today is interesting. While we have a few long running series such as Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Tekken still receiving new en...
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Xeno Crisis (Genesis)

Xeno Crisis (Genesis)

Developer: Bitmap Bureau     Publisher: Bitmap Bureau    Release: 10/28/19    Genre: Action Twin stick shooters were not common during the 16-bit era and on the Genesis even more so. Smash T.V. is the most notable of these but its Genesis port suffer...
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Cyber Core

Cyber Core

Developer: AlfaSystem    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1990    Genre: Shooter I freely admit that I did not give Cyber Core a chance back in the day. The box art did it no favors but you can say that about almost all...
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9 Years of Shadows

9 Years of Shadows

Developer: Halberd Studios    Publisher: Freedom Games LLC    Release: 03/27/23    Genre: Action Also on: Nintendo Switch I like Metroidvania as a genre. After subsisting on scraps for so long we live in an era where fans are spoiled for choice. The.....
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Getsu Fūma Den

Getsu Fūma Den

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 07/07/87    Genre: Action Konami were one of the most versatile publishers of the 8-bit era. In some form or fashion they touched every genre, from sports games to shooters and especially action. Even ...
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