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March 22, 2023 No Responses

Socket

Developer: Vik Tokai Publisher: Vik Tokai Release: 08/17/93 Genre: Platformer In the video game industry one of the easiest paths to success is to copy the most popular game at the time. Super Mario Brothers had its moment and...

March 8, 2023 No Responses

Lords of Thunder Sega CD

Developer: Red/Hudson Soft Publisher: Sega Release: 03/28/95 Genre: Shooter The PC Engine and Sega Genesis share a lot of games, especially shooters. As most of these titles were arcade ports they usually hit both platforms as they...

February 15, 2023 No Responses

Revengers of Vengeance

Developer: Micronet Publisher: Extreme Entertainment Release: 1994 Genre: Action Revengers of Vengeance is in the running for dumbest video game title of all time. Why they did not use the Japanese title (Battle Fantasy) is beyond me. But...

February 1, 2023 No Responses

Thunder Fox

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 1991 Genre: Action Of the many titles in the Genesis’s early years Thunder Fox is one that I frequently forget. Thunder Fox was not a significant hit in the arcade but a...

January 25, 2023 one Response

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,...

January 4, 2023 No Responses

Space Ace

Developer: ReadySoft Publisher: ReadySoft Release: 1994 Genre: Action Anyone who saw Dragon’s Lair in the arcade had to play it. More than likely they did not get very far but still you had to experience it at...

December 30, 2022 No Responses

Gods

Developer: Bitmap Bros. Publisher: Mindscape Release: 1992 Genre: Action Action puzzle games are usually not my cup of tea. Not that I am a meathead but if given the choice between shooting fools in Contra III or taxing my...

December 21, 2022 No Responses

Vapor Trail

Developer: Data East Publisher: Renovation Release: 1991 Genre: Shooter The Genesis, alongside the Turbo Grafx-16 and Sega Saturn, has one of the greatest shooter libraries of all time. The result is that it is easy to get lost...

December 7, 2022 No Responses

Toki: Going Ape Spit

Developer: Tad Corporation Publisher: Sega Release: 1991 Genre: Platformer I’ve always had a soft spot for Toki. In the days before the internet the only video game footage you got to see came from commercials or the...

November 23, 2022 No Responses

After Burner III

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 05/93 Genre: Action I like flight sims, especially flight simulators on console. That is a bit of an oxymoron as the genre excels on the PC but I make no excuse for my preferences....

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