Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/88    Genre: Action Castlevania was an undeniable success. As one of the earliest third party games for the NES it immediately stood out with its darker theme, nuanced gameplay, and especially its vicious difficulty....
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Castlevania

Castlevania

Developer: Konami     Publisher: Konami     Released: 05/87     Genre: Action Castlevania was a game ahead of its time. When the NES launched in the US for the majority of that first year its main software came from Nintendo. As the third party...
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Chōjin Sentai Jetman

Chōjin Sentai Jetman

Developer: Natsume    Publisher: Angel    Release: 12/21/91   Genre: Action It still blows my mind that there are fans out there that are not aware that Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is based on a long running Japanese series. Even I put...
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Super Dodge Ball

Super Dodge Ball

Developer: Technos    Publisher: CSG Imagesoft    Release: 06/89    Genre: Sports I never got to play Dodge Ball in school. As a child of the 80s every TV show and cartoon depicted this vicious sport as a rite of passage for the...
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Mickey Mousecapade

Mickey Mousecapade

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/88    Genre: Platformer I have a special hatred for Mickey Mousecapade. Growing up when new games were a rarity borrowing games from friends was the only way to play new releases. Just picture....
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Kabuki Quantum Fighter

Kabuki Quantum Fighter

Developer: Human Entertainment    Publisher: Hal America    Release: 01/91   Genre: Action This has always been a strange one for me. I had seen Kabuki Quantum Fighter in the stores many times but ignored it because of its name. First of...
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Gradius II

Gradius II

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/16/88    Genre: Shooter I am sure there are millions like myself who just assumed that Konami’s Life Force was the sequel to Gradius. Both shared similar ships and near identical power-up systems ...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II – the Arcade Game

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II – the Arcade Game

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Ultra Games    Release: 12/90   Genre: Beat em up Next to Turtles in Time and Street Fighter 2 I can safely say that there is not another arcade game I have pumped more quarters in than Konami’s...
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Star Wars

Star Wars

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: JVC    Release: 11/91    Genre: Action I am not the biggest Star Wars fan in the world but I did enjoy the movies a great deal. So it is a bit ironic that I did not...
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Abadox: the Deadly Inner War

Abadox: the Deadly Inner War

Developer: Natsume     Publisher: Milton Bradley     Released: 1990     Genre: Shooter Abadox is like an alternate reality version of Life Force by another publisher. At times it is so similar I wonder how Natsume avoided criminal charges. That fac...
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