Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers

Chip & Dale’s Rescue Rangers

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 06/90   Genre: Platformer I almost feel bad for the kids of today. Back in the day the Disney afternoon was a solid two hour block of cartoon goodness that everyone was anxious to watch....
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The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 08/91    Genre: Action Towards the end of the NES life Konami released licensed games targeted at western gamers rather than sequels to their intellectual properties. Tiny Toon Adventures, Mission Imp...
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Journey to Silius

Journey to Silius

Developer: Sunsoft    Publisher: Sunsoft    Release: 09/90    Genre: Action Journey to Silius is an interesting game. This unassuming little title is an excellent gem in the NES library from the masters at Sunsoft. But what makes it so fascinating is ...
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Rolling Thunder

Rolling Thunder

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Tengen     Released: 10/89     Genre: Action Rolling Thunder may be a forgotten series now but looking at the current gaming landscape it was very influential. All cover based shooters can trace their heritage back t...
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Youkai Club

Youkai Club

As the NES rose to prominence platformers took over the market with every publisher getting in on it.  Even though we got our fair share there were 3 times as many platformers that didn’t come to the US.  Of course...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

It’s no slight exaggeration to say that every kid across the country wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game back in the 80s.  If you didn’t then sue your parents because your childhood was robbed.  Turtlemania swept the country...
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Double Dragon

Double Dragon

Developer: Technos    Publisher: Tradewest    Release: 06/88   Genre: Beat em up I really miss Technos. As the creators of the modern beat em up with Renegade the legions of titles that would follow all owe a debt to their work....
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Gradius

Gradius

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/86    Genre: Shooter I am pretty sure Gradius was one of my first shooters outside of the Atari 2600. That statement applies to a legion of gamers as well. There were plenty of multiplayer...
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Ninja Gaiden

Ninja Gaiden

Developer: Tecmo    Publisher: Tecmo    Release: 03/89    Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden is one of my favorite NES games of all time. It is certainly the one of the titles I haveve probably dedicated the most time to. That is due mostly...
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Fuzzical Fighter

Fuzzical Fighter

Developer: Make Software     Publisher: Sigma Enterprises     Released: May 17, 1991     Genre: Shooter I loved the Guardian Legend when I got it for Christmas as a surprise gift in 1990.  There was nothing else like it and I loved both...
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