Category: NES

Trojan
December 16, 2019 No Responses

Trojan

Developer: Capcom      Publisher: Capcom      Released: 1987      Genre: Action      Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Capcom did not get off to a good start with their NES games.  1942 is a disaster of a video game that should be studied by future...
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Mission Impossible
December 9, 2019 one Response

Mission Impossible

Konami were one of the few NES publishers whose output I would buy sight unseen.  I even bought their sports games and I’m not even into the genre.  That being said their later output flew under my radar as my...
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Power Blade 2
December 2, 2019 one Response

Power Blade 2

Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Taito    Release: 10/92   Genre: Action Power Blade was one of the rare times the US version of a game was better than its Japanese counterpart. Power Blazer was a complete mess of a game that was...
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Gargoyle’s Quest 2
November 8, 2019 one Response

Gargoyle’s Quest 2

I was not much of a handheld gamer growing up.  Money was tight and the choice between buying more games for the console I owned and a handheld was an easy one.  But that doesn’t mean I didn’t have serious...
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Castelian
November 6, 2019 No Responses

Castelian

Developer: Bits Studios    Publisher: Triffix    Release: 06/91   Genre: Action For the longest time growing up I had an unconscious bias against European games. Long before I would learn where certain developers were based I learned to associate janky ...
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Rad Racer
November 4, 2019 No Responses

Rad Racer

Every kid looks forward to Christmas as they usually receive video games as gifts. I was no different when I was young.
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TaleSpin
October 28, 2019 3 Responses

TaleSpin

They can’t all be winners.  I absolutely love the TaleSpin cartoon.  It had a different flavor from the rest of the Disney afternoon lineup and was truly unique with its art deco design.  Coming off the back of a string...
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Gun Smoke
October 21, 2019 No Responses

Gun Smoke

I remember my anticipation for Gun Smoke.  It was the winter of 1988 and my best friend received it for Christmas.  Unfortunately a snowstorm meant I was stuck in the house for days waiting eagerly.  It’s not that I had...
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Krion Conquest
October 14, 2019 one Response

Krion Conquest

Developer: Vik Tokai   Publisher: Vik Tokai    Released: January 1991    Genre: Action Mega Man is one of my favorite video game series of all time.  Even at its lowest points I’ve still been able to enjoy the games despite...
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
October 7, 2019 one Response

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

Developer: KID    Publisher: Taxan    Release: 01/91   Genre: Action I was a huge fan of Transformers and G.I. Joe growing up. I am talking owning the toys, watching every episode of the cartoons and holding mock battles with the action...
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