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July 5, 2019 one Response

Magic Sword

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 08/92 Genre: Action I loved Magic Sword in the arcade but looking back I can see it for the massive money sink that it is. Arcade games were designed to drain as many quarters as...

June 14, 2019 one Response

Melfand Stories

Developer: Sting Publisher: Ascii Release: 03/25/94 Genre: Beat em up The Super Famicom library never ceases to amaze me. Even now, decades after its last release, I am still discovering plenty of hidden gems in its lineup....

May 31, 2019 7 Responses

Super Smash T.V.

Smash T.V. was a phenomenon in the arcade and next to Street Fighter 2 and Turtles in Time is the game I probably poured the most quarters into. It’s easy to see why: the Running Man was a popular movie...

May 24, 2019 No Responses

Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool

Developer: System Vision Publisher: Kaneko Released: 1992 Genre: Action Once upon a time food mascots were popular enough to receive their own video games. And surprisingly some of these games were actually good! Cool Spot is an example of a....

May 17, 2019 one Response

Brawl Brothers

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 1993 Genre: Beat em up In spite of how generic it was I still kind of liked Rival Turf. It was as blatant a Final Fight clone as possible but it still had charm....

May 10, 2019 one Response

Disney’s Aladdin (SNES)

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Released: 1993 Genre: Platformer Disney’s Aladdin was one of the biggest movies of 1992. It is easy to see why; it boasted a star studded voice cast and exquisite animation, bringing to life that fa...

April 26, 2019 No Responses

Super Tekkyu Fight!

Once upon a time Bomberman was practically an institution in Japan. The games were extremely popular and released at a yearly clip for every platform. In America the series had its fans but nowhere near the extent it did overseas. ...

April 19, 2019 one Response

Wild Guns

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Released: July 1995 Genre: Action I like Harvest Moon as much as the next man but I remember a different Natsume. At one point in time Natsume put out action games that competed with the likes...

April 12, 2019 2 Responses

Ardy Lightfoot

Developer: ASCII Publisher: Titus Released: 02/94 Genre: Platformer It is funny to look back on the mascot craze of the 16-bit era. For some god forsaken reason every publisher felt they needed a mascot. The idea that a smart assed...

March 29, 2019 one Response

Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/15/95 Genre: Shooter The Parodius games have always been the secret best series you’ve never heard of. That is mostly due to their minimal presence in the US. While the arcade games received e...

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