Double Dragon III – the Sacred Stones

Double Dragon III – the Sacred Stones

Developer: Technos    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 01/91    Genre: Beat em up In spite of their flaws I genuinely like the Double Dragon games. I am sure like most it was my introduction to the beat em up genre and would...
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Star Wars – the Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars – the Empire Strikes Back

Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: JVC    Release: 1992    Genre: Action Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back was released at an interesting time. By 1992 16-bit really took off and NES releases were drying up. Super Star Wars was the g...
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Jaws

Jaws

Developer: Escape    Publisher: LJN    Release: 12/87   Genre: Action It’s hard to remember now but Jaws was a theatrical phenomenon along the lines of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. The movie preyed on everyone’s fear of the ocean’s depths...
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Crisis Force

Crisis Force

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 08/27/91    Genre: Shooter The end of a given console’s life is usually the most interesting in terms of releases. With years of experience behind them developers tend to craft truly amazing games n...
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Kid Icarus

Kid Icarus

Developer: Nintendo R&D1   Publisher: Nintendo    Release: 07/87    Genre: Platformer It really is amazing just how forgotten Kid Icarus has been. Aside from its little known Gameboy sequel it took over twenty years for the series to receive a...
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Bad Dudes

Bad Dudes

Developer: Data East    Publisher: Data East    Release: 07/90   Genre: Beat em up Part of what I enjoy the most about writing this blog is revisiting games that I remember fondly.  For the most part the games that were great...
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Shatterhand

Shatterhand

Developer: Natsume     Publisher: Jaleco     Released: 1991     Genre: Action One of the biggest regrets from my childhood is that I moved on from the NES earlier than I should have. With Genesis hitting its stride and the SNES on the market...
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Wizards & Warriors

Wizards & Warriors

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Acclaim    Release: 12/87   Genre: Platformer I remember thinking pretty highly of Wizards & Warriors back in the day. I will admit some of my fondness for the game stems from its Worlds of Power novelization. This...
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Rygar

Rygar

Developer: Tecmo     Publisher: Tecmo    Released: 07/87     Genre: Action I am sure like myself the NES version of Rygar was the first exposure to the series for many. Like Strider Rygar switched genres, becoming an expansive adventure rather than ...
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The Magic of Scheherazade

The Magic of Scheherazade

Developer: Culture Brain    Publisher: Culture Brain    Released: 1989    Genre: RPG I never knew what to make of Culture Brain. Where Capcom and Konami had signature brands everyone associated them with as well as arcade ports Culture Brain were just...
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