Demon Sword

Demon Sword

Developer: Tose    Publisher: Taito    Release: 01/90    Genre: Action The Legend of Kage. I never liked the Legend of Kage. Considering my love for old Kung-Fu movies with their aerial hijinks it should have been a shoe in to my tastes....
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Kickle Cubicle

Kickle Cubicle

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Irem    Release: 09/90   Genre: Puzzle In my mind R-Type is what I always associate with Irem. It is no secret why; R-Type is one of the most influential shooters of all time. But that one seminal...
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Whomp ‘Em

Whomp ‘Em

….Someone out there is probably way too proud of that title to this day.  Offensive title aside Whomp ‘Em is a game that I actively avoided for no good reason.  Maybe it was the goofy name, maybe it was the...
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The Legend of Kage

The Legend of Kage

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Taito    Release: 08/87   Genre: Action Growing up in the 80s I had an appreciation for old Kung-Fu flicks and ninja movies thanks to my older brothers. Yes, the English dubs and lip sync were bad but...
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Uninvited

Uninvited

Developer: Kemco    Publisher: Kemco    Release: 1991    Genre: Adventure The NES had a surprisingly decently library of point and click adventure games. But even with that in mind Uninvited is rarely mentioned. That could be due to its late release......
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Track & Field

Track & Field

If I had to trace my love of the occasional mini game collection it would probably come from Winter Games on the Commodore 64.  The limited animation looked goofy as hell but if you could nail a triple somersault in...
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Mendel Palace

Mendel Palace

Developer: Game Freak    Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 12/12/89    Genre: Action In some ways I kind of miss blindly renting games. When you were young with no disposable income game rentals were your life blood. The only problem is there was...
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Captain Silver

Captain Silver

Developer: Jorudan    Publisher: Tokuma Shoten    Release: 12/16/88   Genre: Action Captain Silver is a game that I probably saw in some old magazine I have long since forgotten. While it was originally released in the arcade I never...
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Monster in my Pocket

Monster in my Pocket

You can be forgiven if you have never heard of Monster in my Pocket.  Long before Pokemon dominated the world these little plastic figures enjoyed tremendous popularity with action figures, a comic book series, and trading cards and yes, even...
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JJ: Tobidase Daisakusen Part II

JJ: Tobidase Daisakusen Part II

3-D World Runner was not a personal favorite of mine growing up but I could at least appreciate what it tried to do.  It could have been a great game if not for some baffling design choices such as a...
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