Streets of Rage 3
Developer: Ancient Publisher: Sega Release: Genre: Beat ’em up Streets of Rage 2 is one of the greatest beat em ups of all time. It tops the list of greatest games in the genre regularly and is one of the...
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Battletoads (Sega Genesis)
Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: Tradewest Release: 03/93 Genre: Action Battletoads is a game that I both love and hate. It has more variety than two or three games combined and lets its creativity flow unbridled. But the...
The Misadventures of Flink
Developer: Psygnosis Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 05/94 Genre: Platformer During the 16-bit era there was a very clear divide in quality between Japanese and Western platformers. The likes of Sonic, Mario, and Mega Man all featured tight controls and ...
Annet Futatabi
Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Wolf Team Release: 03/30/93 Genre: Beat em up Annet Futatabi is a game I longed for after seeing it in a random issue of EGM. The idea of two separate video game characters starring...
Batman Returns (Sega CD)
Developer: Malibu Interactive Publisher: Sega Release: 05/19/93 Genre: Action Batman Returns is one of the most interesting movie licensed games of the 16-bit era. Like Aladdin it hit many platforms with each one being unique. But Batman’s reac...
Tinhead
Developer: Micropose Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte Release: 10/94 Genre: Platformer As the mascot platformers raged on to the end of the 16-bit generation developers would finally “get” it. The realization that it takes more than a cute fa...
The Pirates of Dark Water (Genesis)
Developer: Iguana Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 06/94 Genre: Action The Pirates of Dark Water. This one is a blast from the past. Prior to reviewing these games I had long since forgotten about this cartoon. The series was intriguing...
Super Hang-On
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 11/89 Genre: Racing Hang-On was my first game for the Sega Master System and it left a strong impression. I immediately noticed it looked better than Mach Rider on the NES but I was...
Truxton
Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Sega Release: 12/89 Genre: Shooter Truxton was a random rental back in the day before the Sega Genesis library exploded. What little I remember from my time with it is that it was brutally difficult and...
Technoclash
Developer: BlueSky Software Publisher: EA Release: 08/93 Genre: Action RPG I remember Technoclash from previews in Sega Visions magazine. The premise seemed intriguing; as a wizard from the Inner Realm you must embark on a journey to recover...