Category: NES

Conan: the Mysteries of Time
October 19, 2020 2 Responses

Conan: the Mysteries of Time

Developer: System 3 Software     Publisher: Mindscape     Released: 02/91     Genre: Action I loved the Conan comics growing up, even if my older brothers only bought them sporadically. I even liked the cheesy Arnold Schwarzenegger movies from the 80s. Yet despite my...
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Air Fortress
October 12, 2020 one Response

Air Fortress

Developer: HAL Laboratory Inc.     Publisher: HAL America Inc.     Released: 09/89    Genre: Action You have to appreciate old video game marketing. Against all odds Air Fortress received a decent amount of marketing, surprising for such a low key re...
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The Wing of Madoola
October 5, 2020 No Responses

The Wing of Madoola

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Released: December 12, 1986    Genre: Adventure It’s interesting to look back and examine the evolution of certain genres. With the advent of home consoles games began to offer deeper experiences in addition...
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Power Blazer
September 14, 2020 one Response

Power Blazer

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: April 20, 1990     Genre: Action In the 8 and 16-bit days it was not uncommon for the Japanese version of many titles to be better than its international counterpart. There were many reasons why g...
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Hammerin’ Harry
September 7, 2020 No Responses

Hammerin’ Harry

Developer: Irem     Publisher: Irem     Released: 1992     Genre: Action Hammerin’ Harry is an odd series. It is very similar to Konami’s Goemon series in that focuses on one specific period in the country’s history, in this case the swinging...
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Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom
August 31, 2020 No Responses

Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Released: 1990    Genre: Platformer Disney Adventures in the Magic Kingdom is an unusual release.  As essentially an advertisement for the Disney World theme parks it should be awful.  Who wants to play a vid...
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The Karate Kid
August 24, 2020 No Responses

The Karate Kid

Developer: Atlus     Publisher: LJN     Released: 1987     Genre: Action The Karate Kid was a humongous hit in the 80s. For many of us youngins at the time it was our first exposure to karate and we thought it was the coolest...
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Blades of Steel
August 17, 2020 No Responses

Blades of Steel

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1988     Genre: Sports Believe it or not Blades of Steel was my introduction to Hockey. Growing up Hockey was not really shown on local television like the NFL or NBA so it always seemed...
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Gyruss
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Gyruss

Gyruss was a favorite of mine in the arcade back in the 80s. After playing the likes of Gradius and Space Invaders it was a nice change of pace in terms of its viewpoint and mechanics. Of course the younger...
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Operation Wolf
August 3, 2020 one Response

Operation Wolf

Developer: Taito     Publisher:Taito     Released: 1989     Genre: Action I’ve never been the biggest fan of light gun games. I was not enamored with Duck Hunt when the NES launched and outside of Gum Shoe found the NES Zapper useless.  I respec...
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