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November 24, 2023 No Responses

Martial Champion

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/17/93 Genre: Fighting Konami established the fighting game genre with Yie Ar Kung-Fu alongside Karate Champ. Many of us older gamers loved it as it offered something different from what we were used to...

November 15, 2023 No Responses

Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 12/18/92 Genre: Shooter I liked Image Fight. There were a number of arcade games that received both NES and PC Engine ports and while NEC’s version was always better both were respectable. Image Fight.....

October 16, 2023 No Responses

Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise

Developer: Dual Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 1993 Genre: Shooter I love Air Zonk. In a sea of shooters it rose to the top to be one of the best shooters for the Turbo Grafx-16. I will admit...

September 20, 2023 No Responses

Parodius Da!

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/21/92 Genre: Shooter It is incredible that even in this day and age Parodius remains one of the best shooter series most have never heard of. With as many ports the first arcade...

September 15, 2023 No Responses

Ane-San

Developer: NEC Avenue Publisher: NEC Avenue Release: 02/24/95 Genre: Action Delinquents and beat ‘em ups go together like peanut butter and jelly. In Japan it is the go to when you want to pound some faces in...

August 14, 2023 No Responses

Street Fighter II: Champion Edition

Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 06/12/93 Genre: Fighting Once Street Fighter II hit the SNES the floodgates were open. Arcade games previously thought impossible for home release were ported to the 16-bit consoles en masse. While the S...

July 24, 2023 No Responses

Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 12/22/93 Genre: Action RPG I think it is safe to say Ys III is the most divisive entry in the series. The switch from overhead action to side-scrolling platforming was...

July 18, 2023 No Responses

Ys III: Wanderer’s from Ys (Turbo Grafx-16)

Developer: Alfa System Publisher: NEC Release: 11/91 Genre: Action RPG Even though many hate Zelda II I loved it. Back then there were no expectations placed on video games so we accepted that a sequel could be completely different...

July 14, 2023 No Responses

Ys Book I & II

Developer: Alfa System Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Action RPG I looked forward to playing Ys Book I & II for many years. Ever since it received a perfect 10 in Electronic Gaming Monthly it seemed liked the...

June 12, 2023 No Responses

The Dynastic Hero

Developer: AlfaSystem Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 1993 Genre: Action RPG One day, one day I will untangle the messy history and lineage of the Wonder Boy series. Wonder Boy in Monster World was one of my favorite early...

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