The Punisher (NES)

The Punisher (NES)

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: LJN     Released: 11/90     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 video game adaptations...
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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. And w...
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Top Gun

Top Gun

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 1987     Genre: Action I have 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 l...
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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 were...
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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: 06/89     Genre: Action RPG Hydlide is one of the worst games of all time; I am 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 was so good i...
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Guerilla War

Guerilla War

Developer: SNK     Publisher: SNK     Released:1989     Genre: Action SNK had a strange fascination with war games in the 80s. From Ikari Warriors to P.O.W. and Iron Tank the theme was pretty consistent. More than likely they were simply leveraging ...
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1942

1942

Developer: Micronics     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1986     Genre: Shooter Capcom are one of the few third parties that have long lasting hits in nearly every genre. For platformers you have Mega Man. For fighting games you have Street Fighte...
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