Panic Restaurant

Panic Restaurant

Developer: EIM     Publisher: Taito     Released: October 1992     Genre; Platformer I’ve lamented the numerous NES titles that went largely ignored due to the 16-bit war heating up.  Most of these releases such as Shatterhand, Vice Project Doom, and Kick Master were...
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The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!

The Flintstones: The Surprise at Dinosaur Peak!

Developer: Taito     Publisher: Taito     Released: 1994     Genre: Plaformer Seriously what was up with Taito and their late NES output?  Taito released some of the finest games on the system in its twilight years that hardly anyone played.  Tit...
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The Punisher (NES)

The Punisher (NES)

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: LJN     Released: November 1990     Genre: Rail Shooter We are currently living in a renaissance period where not only are comic book movies being released regularly but they are actually pretty damn good.  The...
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Bio Senshi Dan: Increaser to no Tataki

Bio Senshi Dan: Increaser to no Tataki

Developer: Atlus    Publisher: Jaleco    Released: 09/22/87    Genre: Action Zelda II was an interesting experiment and one that remains polarizing to this day. Regardless of your feelings about it one cannot deny its scope and sense of adventure....
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Willow

Willow

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1989     Genre: Action RPG Capcom was one of the most prolific NES developers.  Next to Konami, Sunsoft and Nintendo they also probably have the highest hit ratio in terms of their releases.  A...
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Top Gun

Top Gun

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1987     Genre: Action I’ve always liked the idea of flight simulators more than the reality of playing one.  Growing up I read the Electronics Boutique catalog and their description of games...
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Star Soldier

Star Soldier

Developer: Hudson Soft     Publisher: Taxan     Released: 1989     Genre: Shooter The Star Soldier series was once an institution in Japan, with yearly installments to complement their shooting caravan competition.  The fact that most of the games we...
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Battletoads

Battletoads

Developer: Rare     Publisher: Tradewest     Released: 1991     Genre: Beat em up It is hard for younger gamers to imagine now but the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were worldwide phenomenon at one point, with merchandise in every category around th...
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Hydlide

Hydlide

Developer: T & E Soft     Publisher: FCI     Released: June 1989     Genre: Action RPG Hydlide is one of the worst games of all time; I’m going to put that out there now.  Everyone who has played it knows this.  But it...
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Stinger

Stinger

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1987     Genre: Shooter It can’t be stated just how creatively on fire Konami were with their NES shooters.  Gradius revolutionized the genre and influenced legions of shooters to come.  It w...
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