Fist of the North Star

Fist of the North Star

Developer: Shouei    Publisher: Taxan    Release: 04/89    Genre: Action I discovered Fist of the North Star at a far too young age. My family had bought a random issue of the Viz single-issue release and the violence and casual nudity blew...
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Gremlins 2: the New Batch

Gremlins 2: the New Batch

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 10/90   Genre: Action After a string of bad games such as Superman, Back to the Future, and my personal biggest regret, Marvel’s X-Men I learned to avoid any game based on a popular license....
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Dragon Spirit – the New Legend

Dragon Spirit – the New Legend

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Bandai     Released: 1990     Genre: Shooter I have always liked Dragon Spirit more than most shooters. It was one of the few arcade games I ever came close to finishing before the inevitable home port which probably....
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Dragon Fighter

Dragon Fighter

Developer: Natsume   Publisher: Sofel    Release: 01/92   Genre: Action Every system has its share of games that fly under the radar. Most of the time these games are terrible; there is a reason no one remembers crap like Chubby...
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Conquest of the Crystal Palace

Conquest of the Crystal Palace

Developer: Quest     Publisher: Asmik     Released: 11/90     Genre: Action Conquest of the Crystal Palace was a random rental from Blockbuster Video. Not because I had heard of it before but because I thought the box art looked cool.  While norma...
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Shadowgate

Shadowgate

Developer: Icom Simulations    Publisher: Kemco     Released: 1989     Genre: Adventure My fascination with point and click adventure games started at a young age. I remember browsing the Electronic Boutique catalogs and reading the descriptions of ...
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Bucky O’Hare

Bucky O’Hare

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 01/92    Genre: Action Bucky O’Hare was one of my favorite cartoons growing up, which is surprising as it only lasted one season. But that one season was extremely cool in my eyes. It is also...
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Fester’s Quest

Fester’s Quest

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 10/89    Genre: Action I was never particularly fond of Fester’s Quest growing up. While most of us were stupid kids willing to play anything in front of us during the 80s that began to change...
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Mighty Final Fight

Mighty Final Fight

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 07/93    Genre: Beat em up The end of every console’s life is always bittersweet. In most cases some of the best games in a system’s library release in its twilight years. On the other hand...
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8 Eyes

8 Eyes

Developer: Thinking Rabbit    Publisher: Taxan    Release: 01/90   Genre: Platformer I really wanted to play 8 Eyes when I was young. All I had to go on were a few scant screenshots in my comic books. But that was...
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